The Countdown is On!

As of today I am half way to seeing Bubs!! Ahhhhh!

One could say that I'm just a little obsessed with countdowns..considering I count down to pretty much everything. Counting down the days until I get to see Steven comforts me in a really strange way. It almost makes it seem like time is going by faster. The countdown app on my phone gets checked daily even though I already know the exact number of days to every event on there.

Spring Break/Colorado to see Steven? 30
San Diego to see Bubs play baseball? 78
Summer? 113
Move into the Alpha Phi house? 204

I also have countdowns to Thanksgiving and Christmas...Who really needs to know the exact number of days to their favorite holidays? Apparently me. But here's where I get really weird, neurotic, creepy, insane, and psychotic, along with any other words that could possibly describe a mentally ill person...

Days until Steven's Graduation (in the year 2016, mind you...)? 1,183...yeah...Clearly this one's coming up pretty quick so I should definitely start getting ready for it, right? Ask him the day that he graduates, he'll have no idea and look at you like you have 7 eyes because it's that far off!


So that's that, but guess what?!?

30 days down, and only 30 more to go! 

And I couldn't be more excited!!! 

Lovin' the Love

I love love. I love when I see couples holding hands and kissing. I love when I see a man carrying a bouquet of flowers from the store and knowing that he's going to give them to the woman he loves. I love seeing little old ladies and their husbands out on a date together. I love pictures of people in love. I love airport homecomings when two people run into each others arms with the biggest smiles on their faces.

I also love being in love. I love having someone that I can share everything with. I love that I turn my head to look for my man every time I hear the name Steven. I love having someone who can make me laugh so hard I cry, and comfort me when I need it. I love being in love with my best friend because it's without a doubt the best feeling in the world.

This year, since we couldn't be together, Bubs and I had a little different way of celebrating. Just because we weren't in the same state didn't mean that we could blow off one of the best holidays! So, we had our own little date last night using Google+ (it's pretty much just a version of Skype). It was so much fun because we actually felt like we were together. We laughed and talked about lovey dovey stuff and it was pretty perfect. 

We also gave into the overpriced Valentine's presents this year to make up for the lack of seeing each other...I'd say that it was definitely worth it! Because let's be real, what girl doesn't love flowers??

(We're fond of the kiss on the cheek pose...)

I hope that everyone had a great Valentine's Day, filled with lots of love! xox

A Weekend in Colorado: Snowboarding in Vail

For Christmas, Steven bought me a ticket to see him the weekend of my birthday!

I flew out of Santa Barbara on Friday and landed in Denver around 6pm. I had a 3 hour layover for a 17 minute flight to Colorado Springs...pathetic right? So, I decided to skip the connecting flight and make the one hour drive to the Academy for a few extra hours with my man (I was with him before my flight would have taken off!).

A little homework before the flight...

We had a cozy dinner and spent the rest of the night talking, laughing and just enjoying each others company.

On Saturday, at zero dark thirty, we headed to vail for a day on the slopes. The drive was beautiful and scenic and I got to hold bubba's hand the whole time. It's funny how I used to take for granted simple things like that.

Steven's always ecstatic to be able to use his military discount and that day I was too considering our lift tickets were only $70 apiece (a whole lot cheaper than the regular $130)! The snowboard he rented for me at the academy was only $20 for the weekend. Perks of being the property of the US Government, I guess.

By 9 am, we were on the slopes having so much fun. The weather was beautiful and the snow was perfect. The only break we took was to grab a fun lunch at the top of the mountain. We stayed on the slopes until the lifts closed at 4. 

   

On our way to the hotel, we stopped to get some hot chocolate. Getting hot chocolate from the gas station is one of our weird little traditions. Hot chocolate out of the machine is seriously one of the best things on this planet.

That night, we stayed with 3 of Steven's friends from the Academy. We all went out to a fun dinner, hung out and relaxed! 

I must say, it was an extremely fun birthday eve!