Road Trip :)

Well this weekend was long, exhausting, wonderful, and full of love and happiness.

I was definitely stressed out on Friday, I was so excited to finally see Cody after our 12 days apart, I know... We're babies, but it's hard and it sucks to be away from each other for that long. Anyway, he got here right when I got off of work, so I looked and felt super tired, probably smelled like sweat, poop, and pee, and all I had eaten all day was a piece of string cheese... So that's what my breath smelled like, I know it's gross. I'm just bein real. So I went to the bank and deposited my awesomely fantastic paycheck for the week and then met my love at Starbucks. We were technically supposed to leave right when he got there but we both needed gas and I needed a shower... And I needed to pack... Me? Procrastinate? On packing?? No! :) well, to finish packing I had to finish my laundry too, luckily it was already in the dryer so it could finish while I was getting cleAn, and Cody got to nap.

So finally when we do get on the road 2 hours late for our 7 hr drive I still had not eaten and I was driving first cause I didnt ant to drive in the dark. I got all the way to haymarket before Cody made me stop and get food in my belly Because I was CRANKY! And he doesn't like being in the car while I drive because I drive like a grandma... So my love took over and drove the rest o the way himself, I did help by navigating better than the gps and staying awake with him.

We had an interesting encounter with a stereotypical old black man at a gas station "hey yAll a real pretty couple. Y'all real pretty. You need to marry that girl. That girl is gunna make you real happy" it's so much funnier to hear Cody tell it. But it made us laugh and helped us wake up our brains a little.

When we finally got to Charlotte at like 1:30 am we were soooo tired, Cody had been awake since like 4 and I had been since 5. We were excited to get some sleep.

Seeing tories was fun and Kaitlyn is so precious and adorable and sweet and not evil at all. Cody and I got to babysit in the morning while Tories bought some last minute suff for the party. It was a fun, great experience to share with him. Kaitlyn seemed a little apprehensive with Cody at first but she warmed right up and he was wonderful with her. He even changed a diaper :) he's so cute. And I didn't sleep so great that night so he watched her while I got reAdy and played with her while I supervised from my nice, comfortable laying down position. He's great. Really, truly the best. I'm the luckiest.

The party was fun, I got to eat a hot dog which was exciting and made me really happy and excited, its really the little things that make me haply and excited... Usually little things dealing with food. What can I say? :) any way... It was great to see tories and kaitlyn and Tories mom.

when we got back to my house Cody did homework while I made food and when he was done we watched the first half of the Colts game. 2-1, baby. I hate watching him go though. It's the worst :( and I hate leaving him when it's my turn. But we had a great weekend and I was so happy with how everything was. We make a really good team.

Oh and for the record, I got Kaitlyn a microphone that records your voice and plays some little kids songs (think the itsy bitsy spider, old McDonald... That stuff) and a card with monkeys on it that sings "taking care of business " when you open it :) she loved both.

this weekend

I get to meet a baby girl who is turning one! One of my best friend's daughter is celebrating her first birthday so Cody and I are making a trip to the beautiful NC mountains :) I can;t wait to meet Kaitlyn and see Torie!!!!!!! :) :) :)

Oh and you know I got the best presents, you know... the loud ones that make parents hate you. It's my specialty :)

confession:

sometimes I hate football.

12 days

is too long to be away from my love. I hate hate hate hate hate it. It's sad. :(

In case you don't know, he's something pretty spectacular. His life, and who he has become as a man is inspiring. He is continually optimistic and trying to find the best in situations, and teaching me to do the same. He trusts, he trusts in God to take care of him, his family, me, and everyone else he loves. He trusts that things are going to all work out in the end for the best. And they do, but he knows that and trusts that ahead of time. I always think the worst is going to happen and everyone is going to end up dead or mangled. I might be exaggerating. Might. Probably not.

He's the strongest person I know. When life throws crap at him, he doesn't just take it and live with it... he learns from it, and he still smiles, he doesn't let it ruin or control his life... he just moves on with a smile and fixes it if he can, or he finds some sort of good in it. I can't do that. I'm glad he can or we would be one depressing, pessimistic couple and no one would want to spend any time with us... not that they do now :] He has goals, he identifies them and how he can reach them -- or the order of priority and when they need to be reached -- and he works toward them. For example, if he is saving money to buy a house. He saves a good chunk of his paycheck every week and will work overtime when he can and put all of that to his goal. He's driven and works hard for and earns everything he has. I like that in a man. And it's all paying off, he's in the market of looking to buy a house. At 20 years old. Crazy.

He treats me so well, he is so patient with me when I probably don't deserve it, he goes out of his way to do things because they will make me happy, he sacrifices his time and energy to serve me and love me.

Cody, you are the sweetest, nicest, most loving, patient, forgiving, wonderful, best, strong boyfriend in the whole world. You're my man.

This was taken almost a month after we met. I knew then that he was something special, but I wasn't aware of quite how special yet, though. And the BFFs that we love so much.

This was taken on Labor Day, it's hard to imagine all we've been through in the past 8 months. I love you, boo.

well...

Maybe it's about time I wrote on this.

The overview of the past 3 months are:

-I loved being in Georgia with my family there. They rock. I love them.

-I went to Cody's cousin's gorgeous wedding and everyone asked when we were going to get married, because he's the next oldest... so clearly we're getting married like, next week.

-I was a counselor for a 5-7 year old mini week of camp at Roanoke Christian Service Camp in Washington, NC with the Averys.

-Straight from there I got to go to Elizabeth City and spend a couple days with the gorgeous Chelsea Overton and relax and just be chill and friend-like. I love hanging out with her. And I saw Kaya, too :)

-After Chelsea's, I went to Suffolk and got to love my boo and go to a college retreat weekend at his home camp, Camp Rudolph. I really enjoyed having that experience with him, I love him. And it was also good to have a weekend for me and God before...

-I went right to Indian Lake to staff a Sr High Week. So fun, so good. Love love love.

-After spending 2 weeks away traveling North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland I was excited to get home, but unfortunately an 18-wheeler didn't want that as much. It was made pretty evident when one drove right into my driver side mirror. Thankfully I wasn't hurt and only my mirror was damaged. Which Cody fixed (I actually did a lot myself with his supervision) with JB Weld. Again, I love him and I'm so thankful for him.

-That was a Friday, On Monday I started my month long nanny job with a little boy, Nathan, who is turning 3 tomorrow. It went really well minus the one toilet overflowing incident... and the fact that they didn't own a mop. Fun times.

-Labor Day weekend was all over the place with Cody, we stayed Friday night at his house, looked for houses for him on Saturday and then drove to the lake to spend less that 24 hours with my family before going to MACU to visit there

This past week I started my new permanent position as a nanny for a PRECIOUS, SWEET, ADORABLE 19 month old girl named Alexandria, or Alex. Which is better hours and better pay than my last job (score)! I love her name, I think it's beautiful, and I also think it's cool that it's a name of a city we live so close to that is also beautiful and magical. She has Reactive Airway Disease, which I was semi-nervous about because I have to administer a Nebulizer treatment every morning, but after doing it once it's really easy and she takes it really well and gets to watch Dora during it :)