surprise saturday Skype date!!

Skype date days are always on wednesdays because it's the day 

he get's out of work early and the day i don't have to work... 

but recently we've been getting to Skype wednesday's and saturdays!!!

Yea so this is turning into a two times a week "thing"

and i couldn't be happier about it!!!

I mean look at that face, it's something i could see everyday if it was possible!!

We spent this Skype date talking about the ghost that's in my apartment...

you see, my hairdryer was 10 feet from me and it turned on by itself the other day...

BY ITSELF!!!!!!!!!!

Hello paranormal activity...

ok so maybe i hadn't completely turned it off that morning

like the little button wasn't pushed completely over........

I still blame the ghost...It's more dramatic!!

We also talked a little bit about what we're doing while he's here this summer,

as most of you know he's here for 3 weeks!!!!

I wish i could give more details on everything we are doing, 

but i kind of want to keep it a secret till that time comes.

Let me just tell you...what we are doing is CRAZY and EXCITING!!!

If you guess right in the comments i'll tell you if you're right or wrong ;)

So yea...we had a nice two and a half hour Skype date :)

this is like our 15th or 16th Skype date...which we consider to be real dates

as we're normally eating or drinking something while they are happening!!!

It's all very romantical ;)

have a great Sunday everyone!!!

-Emily

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TEXAS!!!!

Ah Texas, my big beautiful Texas...

Today you are 177 years old!!!

If you've been to Texas you will know the words above...

"The stars at night are big and bright {clap,clap,clap,clap}

DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS" 

these words which i normally sing while sitting at the Rangers ballpark in Arlington

make my little heart swell with pride for my state!!!

I mean we even have our own language

I may be biased but i do firmly believe that Texas is the best state in the world!!!

{Freedom of opinion}

;)

So happy birthday Texas...I am so so grateful to be a part of this great state!!! 

-Emily

Letter Decorating Tutorial

Senior Year in high school i was itching for a job where i didn't have to work for someone...

I really disliked the idea of having a real job for some reason!

So what did i do?? I created my own job..

Because I'm a creative person, and well people like me so it was easy!!

I think i started making these for my dorm room

for my first semester of college. 

I was making them for myself and my future roommate as

a gift for wanting to live with me ;)

So it all started with 2 letters...an E for Emily and an M for Mandie! 

It ended with selling over 150 letters

and making a profit of about $1200

{wowza}

I posted the letters on FB after feeling very proud of myself for creating something fun and cute!!

Then i started getting messages asking me to make these for other people for their dorm rooms.

one thing led to another and I had a small business!!

I sold the letters at $10 a piece because well...a lot of work goes into them

and they are personalized..and i lived at hobby lobby for like a year

while working on these!!

I did everything from Initials to Universities to full names!!

I did this so much that i got involved in the Bazaar my school was putting on!

I ended up selling about 30 letters that day...made around $280 in one day!!

Pretty good for it being a hobby turned business..

Now what you're wanting to know is how i made these...Well since i'm no longer

in the letter making industry i'll share all of my secrets so you can make your own!!

Materials Needed:

Letter{s}

Scrapbook paper

gems

bow/flower/anything you want to use

modge podge

foam brush

Hobby Lobby sells the letters, they are white and normally at the end of an aisle..

retail for 2.99 but you can get them at 50% off every other week which is 

when i went shopping for materials!!

I used scrapbook paper on top of the letters...there is an entire aisle of paper

so there is literally so many patterns you can make...

I also had gems and bows to complete the look...

Now when you start you'll want to lay your paper down

so that the print side is face down...then you'll trace your letter...

MAKE SURE your letter is face down so you see the back 

of the letter when tracing it!!!! 

Trace the letter as close as possible and then cut it out!

Once it is cut you'll lay it on the letter to make sure it covers all regions.

Then take your modge podge and your brush and paint a thin layer of modge podge onto the letter..

then you'll put the paper over the modge podge..try to put it as close to where it needs

to go as possible because it's hard to move after you've set it on..

It takes practice so don't get too upset if it doesn't work the first time...

Then add gems and other frilly things and you'll have your cute letter ready to go!! :)

I hope this helps those of you who have wondered for a while how i did this..

If you have any questions just let me know :)

-Emily

Nerds

There comes a time when someone walks into your life, 

they don't try to change you or mold you into their perfect person,

but they accept you for who you are, and even join in on the fun...

They wear lenseless 3D glasses with you...

they plan adventures with you...

they laugh at your silly pick up lines..

because if you were my socks you could go everywhere with me...

{It's golden}

They think your cute when you snort and laugh

they find it amusing that you get nervous when they stare at you

they laugh at your silly stories about everything that you've done in your life

they love learning new things about you

they say sweet things like i'm so lucky to have found you

They make it hard for you to say goodbye at the end of Skype dates

by telling you that you're amazing

and pretty 

and funny

and they make swoony faces at you 

and tell you not to go.....

They=Tom

Boy am I one lucky lady!!!

:) :) :)

-Emily

**ps don't be afraid to follow this little blog, I'd love you forever if you did!! :)

runaway trip

If i could runaway, i think i would!

As grateful as i am for school...I'm just drained...

It doesn't hold the same excitement that it had a year ago..

or two or three years ago.

I'm too busy to go do anything fun..
The most fun i have is skyping Tom on wednesdays...
which is amazing and i would rather do that than anything else!!
Other than that, i'm either working or studying...
Am i sounding whiny?? Because i don't mean to be...
It just comes out around this time of the year :/

Maybe it's senioritis or maybe it's the feeling as though i could be doing better things with my time

than sitting in a classroom learning the same things i've learned in previous semesters.

I'm just very very very over it...

BUT i have to stick it out...obviously it would be a shame to spend 

all of this time and money and not finish it out...

plus i do have exciting things to look forward to..

{Paris}

If i could runaway i think i'd go somewhere warm..

maybe Bora Bora...or Tahiti...
a girl can dream

It's not often that i drool over pictures that aren't food....but this is an exception!!

Who would be going with me on this little adventure....
Starts with a T and end with an OM ;-)
Maybe even the families can come...I mean who would pass up a runaway trip like this???

No one that's who ;)

Le Sigh...I need Spring Break more than i need food!!!!

And that's pretty dramatic because i love food!!!

-Emily

*Images via Pinterest 

Flower Power!!

Saturday was another skate day...it was actually a special skate day because

i was home in Texas and Tom was going to get to meet my family..

Like really meet them...

On my way home from Arkansas on friday i stopped by Target...DUH

and i found this AMAZING flowery cap that i might be in love with...

and i might have worn it 99% of our Skype date...

I LOVE IT!!!!!

anyways...

So yesterday you got a glimpse into Tom's World...

I thought he did an AMAZING job writing up a little synopsis of our little story!!

He mentioned the fact that he met my family...

Well this is the second time he's met my parents but this time was more...serious!!

What do i mean by serious??? 

Well there were some serious questions being asked by both my parents..

which makes sense right???? Well until you hear their questions...

My dad...oh how i love him...He sits down next to me and starts talking about Bill Cosby..

He then proceeds to tell Tom every Bill Cosby skit he needs to go watch...

specifically..Chocolate Cake, The Dentist, and Tonsils!!

He then says he has some serious questions...I think OH man here it comes...

and my dad says two words...Star Trek...Oh dear...this might be worse than a serious question...

He asks Tom who his favorite star trek captain is...

Then they talk about Dr. Who...

I mean it was nerdy...i was falling asleep listening to them ;) 

BUT It was also pretty amazing to hear them go on and on about this stuff!!

Then my sister calls me via FaceTime on my phone...

So i proceed to hold my phone up to the computer so they can talk...

Yea Skype, FaceTime and real time...all at the same time!!

My mom comes in after i hang up with my sister and by this time i think Tom is drained..

meeting families is stressful and he's met 3 of the 4 in one sitting...

But in comes my mom and she sits next to me and they chat for a minute...

THEN she says she has a serious question and i see Tom get a little nervous....

then she says i need you to send me recipes...So i can cook for you when your here..

My mom is the sweetest!!!

So the serious questions turned out to be silly/nerdy/sweet questions...

Tom never had anything to worry about :)

In other news, I did go home this weekend and i was in such a frenchy mood

that i forced my family to go to La Madeleine's...ok they were all very willing...

Because It's AMAZING!!! It's like the closest thing to french food we have in Texas!!!

I got a Croque Monsieur Sandwich and it was amazing!! 

I texted Tom, because it's a sandwich with melted cheese on Top...

Tom and I have this thing about melted cheese...It kind of get's us strangely excited!!

It's sooooooo good!! I just can't even handle it...I cry daily because there

is not a La Madeleine in Arkansas..It's a shame really!!!!

le sigh..

-Emily

Hey Y'all {Blog by Tom}

Before you start reading you should know

that today my blog is being commandeered 

by none other than Thomas himself!!

He's here to give you a little view into his perspective.

Which is so exciting....
when you read this, read it in a British Accent!!
and GO...

...

 Hey y'all ;-) 

OK so I know by now you may know a little about me, 

yes its me, Tom the goofy looking guy from the photos.... Hi!! 

So yes, The names Tom, I'm 22 and I'm from Liverpool England.

One day last November I was messing around with the idea of a penpal, 

one thing lead to another, I met Emily and well, the rest is history :) 

From the start neither of us were looking for anything serious 

but it really wasn't long before things began to get that way 

I mean we're so alike, both middle children that love to travel, 

who sneeze if they get bopped on the nose too hard

We get closer every time we talk which is a 

lot and one way or another I’ve ended up with, 

an American girlfriend..... I lucked out ;)

So like I said things have gotten pretty serious between us 

which can be difficult as we live so very far away

But as you know besides talking we send letters/boxes which are amazing 

and also we skype every Wednesday

 Wednesday's have since become the best day of the week

The skates have recently been getting a little mushy too, which is amazing!!
Oh and I'm flying to America in June to see her

On a recent skype date I even got to see Emily’s family, like the WHOLE family!

There was mum, dad, her big sister (via FaceTime) 
and even her little brother came in to say hi, it was great!!

I mean it was a little nerve racking meeting the family but I think 

it went pretty well and it helped that they were all so nice 

and actually seemed excited about me coming :-)

I can’t wait to get over there and meet everyone properly 

and I’m pretty sure there’s more family for me to meet too...

Emily's not like any girl I've met before.

She's sweet & funny & smart and she makes me SO happy

I couldn’t imagine her not being a part of my life now, I love everyday that we talk!

And I can’t wait to see her in person so I can tell her just what she means to me.

{This is what our skype dates look like from my end}

I’m really excited to see where this goes.

And if theres one thing I know about Emily, it could go anywhere...

She’s Amazing.

Anyway, it was nice to say hi ;-)  

-Tom