>>3 sometimes you gotta man up and take a chance. I can tell you this much, girls like attention so she shouldn't be weirded out. Just as long as you don't over do it and she thinks ur a stalker.
But guess what? There are these great devices calls phones and emails. Tends to help peeps stay in contact when they aren't face to face a lot.
Don't text her too much. Try calling her sometimes too.