salt in my hair ~ sun in my heart

This was supposed to go up a looooong time ago, but I actually forgot that I had these pictures! Cassie and I decided to go down to North Carolina and visit the best place in the world, The Outer Banks! We had so much fun that day! It was a really long day. We got up at 5am drove 5 hours to OBX and then stayed at the beach and got sufficiently sunburned then came home and got home around 10pm. It was a very amazing day! We went to sonic THREE times in one day! I wish there was a sonic around me! I am so excited because I will be returning to OBX this Sunday for our annual fmaily vacation! I'm so ready to feel that sun again!!!!!!

killing me softly

I have had quite a day.. week.. month.. summer. Seriously I have been having a hard time these past few months.. I mean I know why. I miss him like crazy and it is eating me up inside. Long distance sucks so bad.. The nights that I spend by myself with no one to talk to are the worst. Sometimes I find myself laying in bed staring at the ceiling trying to make myself daydream about how great it will be to see him. Sometimes it makes me smile and even makes me happy, but then I remember its not real.. not yet at least. The day I finally get to touch him and be in his arms will be the best day of my life. Just for him to be within arms reach, now that is a daydream. 

I love him to the ends of the earth and back again. I cannot wait to see him! I still feel a gaping hole in my chest from time to time because I still feel empty inside when he is not here to make things better. I have discovered that he really loves me even when I am not too happy with him. He thinks its funny when I'm mad. He tells me he loves me. He tries to fix things when they are bad. He goes out of his way to make sure I am okay. And he honestly gives me to choice but to stay with him. Because I would be the dumbest person on the face of the planet if I let him go. 

land of the free

So it that time of month again (no not that…) Its box time!! So I have made a box for Mr. Wonderful for every month since I left and I have promptly posted pictures and details of the box on here! Except for last months because I mailed it off in a hurry and didn’t have my camera so I took some low quality camera phone pictures of it.. It was definitely not post worthy so I did not post it. Anyways! I made this box inspired by the fourth of July! So red white and blue were my best friends this last couple weeks! But I had so much fun making this package! Although that confetti was killer... I took paint color tiles from the store and used a star paper cutter and cut out each one individually... it took way too long. I should have just paid that buck fifty to but already cut confetti.. anyways I am still on the countdown til I get to see Mr. Nicolas! Only ____ Days!  

So like I have said in other 'box posts' There are always four flaps that I get to decorate. It being July, well kind of, I went with a patriotic theme. The top and bottom flap were my theme 'land of the free' I threw in pictures of me because well I can! Then I spelled out JULY with my body and cut it out... yes I know I am a complete weirdo, but you know what? I don't care! I love him so much I do ridiculously embarrassing stuff all of the time.. so this shouldn't come as a shock! 

So now to kind of explain what is inside! Soooo I like sending him edible things because. lets face it, he is a poor college student... So I decided to send him peanut butter and a quote on quote "s'mores pack." I sent marshmallows, chocolate, and graham crackers. Hopefully he actually makes s'mores with them instead of just inhaling the chocolate! Then I got some glow bracelets and random red white and blue pencils (I was trying to be festive, okay?) Then I got him some 'starburts' just for fun and some mini candy bars! Then I made little cards with kisses on them. This is how I am sending him my kisses! (cheesy I know) then on the back I wrote reasons why I love him! and put those on the top, sprinkled the confetti and sealed it up and sent it off! 

xoxo