20 Things I Love About My Boyfriend

Today is my boyfriend's 20th birthday and in honor of that, I am listing 20 things I love about him. I wish I could be with him today, but I will get to see him in 13 days plus we're going to have our weekly skype date. If you haven't gotten on skype yet, I highly recommend trying it out. It is extremely useful when talking to people who you don't live close to anymore. Anyway, here's the top twenty things I love about my boyfriend:

1. His smile
2. The way he can always make me laugh
3. His eyes
4. How he makes me feel safe and complete when I’m in his arms
5. His laugh
6. His kisses
7. His hugs
8. How handsome he is
9. The way he doesn’t make me do things I don’t want to do
10. How supportive he is
11. His hair-especially the flip
12. His sense of humor
13. His height
14. That he can cook
15. His appreciation for my quirks
16. His intelligence
17. How I can tell him anything and he doesn’t share it
18. How he’s just as odd/weird as I am
19. His love for Chili’s and Italian food
20. How amazing he is

I would list more, except I wouldn't want to go on and on about him and bore you.  I hope his birthday is amazing and not completely lame. I would like to also wish a Happy Birthday to my best friend, my pastor's wife, and one of the girls in my choir, as well as anyone I don't know who has a birthday today.

Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving I went to Maine with a friend rather than going home.We made a pie and went to beach even though it was freezing, which was a lot of fun. While it was nice to go farther North than I've ever been in my life, I still missed my crazy wonderful family and my boyfriend. So it was a bittersweet Thanksgiving, but the food was good and my friend's family were welcoming.
This year I have many things to be grateful for: a loving relationship, doing well in school, having a job to help pay for things (like plane tickets), my brother and sister, my parents, my wonderful aunts, uncles, and cousins, my faith remaining strong even though I'm away at college, friends, friends' parents who let me stay at their house over Thanksgiving, and gradually getting over my shyness/not being assertive.
God has blessed me this year and I can only hope that the coming weeks before New Year's Day are just as blessed. I only have to survive multiple papers, presentations, projects, and tests before I can go home for Christmas Break, if no winter storms affect my travel plans.
So when you read this, I hope that you realize how blessed you really are, even though it may not seem like it, and I hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Something New

Hello to anyone who reads this. :) I am writing this blog about long distance relationships and how college has played a role in my faith. As I grow older, the reasons behind this blog will most likely change as I graduate from college and move back to Texas (where my boyfriend is). I hope you enjoy reading my blog.

Here's a little background about me:

• I've never written a blog before (so you'll have to bear with me as I'm learning)
• I've been dating my boyfriend for 2 years although we've been friends for 6
• We're 1037 miles apart and only get to see each other approximately 141 out of 365 days of the year
• I'm a Texas girl going to college in Virginia
• I have a passion for vintage clothing and am on a quest to find reasonably priced vintage clothes in San Antonio, TX and Roanoke, VA
• I've been a Christian my whole life
• I'm an Art History Major with Minor in Elementary Education and a concentration (which is basically a second minor) in Anthropology
• While my ultimate dream is to become an art conservationist (someone who preserves art), I am planning on becoming an elementary school teacher while getting my masters.
• I have a sister and a brother, who are both younger and taller than me
• I fully support the armed forces (my brother's signed on with the Navy)
• Although I've lived in Texas most of my life, I don't really have a heavy Southern drawl.
• I love to write

 So there's a little introduction into my life and what this blog will be about. Hopefully I'll write again soon.