Tom&Emily Dates!!

I was talking to Tom yesterday...

He was telling me that Texas was on the news in England.

Sadly the news wasn't the kind of news anyone wants to see.

My thoughts and prayers are with the people of West, Texas.

I hope that they can find a way to heal and build up again after this horrible disaster.

Prayers are also with Boston as they continue to piece together that awful tragedy.

It has been one really really bad week!!!

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So yesterday Tom told me he has never EVER had a cookie straight out of the oven...

He's never enjoyed the delectable oooey gooeyness of a nice warm choco-chip cookie!!!

Due to his his lack of cookie experience, we now have a cookie date planned.

Yes, a cookie date.

A date that will consist of baking cookies from scratch in my momma's kitchen.

He THINKS he will just be reaping the benefits of my baking...

but what he doesn't realize is i'll probably make him do most of the work!!

I mean the boys gotta learn to bake some cookies...ahem...biscuits!

Dates are a fun topic of discussion with Tom.

Obviously our dates consist of a computer screen in between us.

It's not ideal, but it's all we can have at the moment.

We're technically "dating" each other...we're just unable to actually go anywhere.

So you can imagine when he gets here we will be going on LOTS of dates.

Starting with a Birthday Dinner Date for Tom

since he'll be turning 23 right before he gets here!! :)

I officially only have to wait another 2 months for Tom to get here.

How crazy is that??? I feel like time is flying by.

My only hope is that is slows down starting June 19th

so we can really take in the short 3 weeks we will have together.

I hope you all have an amazing weekend!!! 

-Emily

Springy spring-time!!!

Spring is officially here!!!

I know this because it's supposed to be 90 degrees in Texas this week...

Ok so that's more like summer weather, but i don't hear anyone complaining!!

 

The cold has moved it's way out and the warm sun-shiny-ness is here to stay!

I always end up in quite the pickle around this time of the year.

My winter clothes are no longer acceptable, and my spring clothes

from the previous spring are a little worn&torn.

 

Sooooo basically, i need to do some shopping,

and i've found quite a few peices that i'd love to see in my closet this spring!




















 Images found here:
 

Basically i would love to have all of this in my closet....now ;)
If only the things you pinned magically appeared in your wardrobe!!!
That would be the life ;)

Also I just purchased some 5'' Chino shorts from J.Crew for $20.00
Yeeeessssssss please!!!
AND they're bright red, which i loovvvee!!!
Super excited about them if you can't tell...i just love a sale!!!

-Emily

 

 



Study Abroad!!!!

I knew about study abroad programs way before i even

stepped foot on my universities campus.

And yet i told myself multiple times that i would NEVER go on one.

Why was i so closed minded?? I'm not really sure.

I think it was a fear of the unknown.

I had a hard enough time settling into College without having to

think about doing it 4,000 miles away from home.

The more comfortable i got in school, the more i got curious about the programs.

I was still telling myself that it would never happen.

I was completely ready to stick to the status quo of how things were going.

Then something changed.

One day in Chapel I heard from a group of students who had studied abroad.

It literally changed my mind instantly. I knew that it was something i needed to look into.

I then told myself to wait for a sign...now i don't normally rely on signs.

But when you ask for a sign and are given one in the same day...you should probably listen up!

The same day i asked for that sign, there was a Chapel announcement about Paris.

It consisted of Blynn standing up in front of everyone and telling us

10 reasons to study abroad in Paris in the Spring.

He said things like the Eiffel Tower and Crepes...and then he said discount.

That's when my ears perked up and i really started listening.

The discount was $1789...the trip would be discounted by that amount.

That amount is actually the year the French Revolution began...

clever, i know!!

Right after we were dismissed from Chapel i called my dad.

I asked him if it would be ok for me to look into this a little bit more.

He said yes, thank goodness!!

So i went to a meeting...that meeting led to an application..

that application led to a lot of other meetings...

and then on February 1st I landed in Paris, France.

It should be known that i signed up to go to Paris in October of 2011,

and was in Paris in February of 2012.

It was a whirlwind!

We're getting close to the Year anniversary of when we left Europe

and our trip was officially over.

This time last year i was sleeping in a hostel in Scotland.

Studying abroad means different things to different people.

To me it meant adventure, and an eye opening experience

to what is out there in this amazing world!

I'd do it all over again if i could...

Oh wait, i might get to!! ;)

If you get the opportunity to study abroad, TAKE IT!!!

It's such an amazing experience that you will hold dear to your heart for the rest of your life!

-Emily

Boston

My thoughts and prayers are with Boston.
 "This world is not my home, I'm just passing through"
and i'm thankful for that!

Those words always  run through my mind during these troubleing times,
they bring comfort and peace.

I don't think there is an answer for why things like this happen.
For why groups of people or individuals feel the need to attack anyone.
It's senseless and frustrating.

I stole this quote from a friend of mine, Ashley Alexander.
"The only thing evil deeds prove, is the strength of the human spirit,
and the inability of anything to separate us from the love of God."

No matter where you are in the world, keep Boston in your prayers.
We don't just need to come together as a nation,
in times like these we need to come together as people.
And we are all people.

-Emily

{50} SKYPE DATES!!!!!!

It all started with an awkward 45 minute Skype call.

I remember being really really nervous about it, 

I even made a little agenda of things we could discuss 

just in case we ran out of things to say...

The agenda consisted of jokes and some questions about how he pronounced things.

The call only lasted 45 minutes because I had planned it that way.

I wanted it to be short and sweet because i knew I was going to be awkward!!

I wanted to save him having to look at an overly awkward Emily for another hour.

I honestly wasn't sure how it had gone..I knew i wanted to see him again,

but you never know how the other person is feeling.

Not to worry, obviously we continued to Skype each other.

It was pretty soon after the first one that we both decided there needed to be another one!

Apparently, even though we were both super awkward that first Skype,

we both enjoyed it enough to do it again...and again...and well...again!!

Recently Tom and I decided to count up all of our dates to see how many we had done.

I counted them off and he took a tally, one by one they started adding up.

When i had finally finished going through our Skype history, he counted them.

We were both pretty amazed to see that we had exceeded our expectations.

We have officially had 50 Skype dates.

Some of them have lasted an hour and some have lasted 5 hours.

We've had Skype dates that involved jokes, and magic tricks and ridiculous pictures. 

At one point during these dates he decided it was time to book a flight.

We've become incredibly close during this crazy and amazing adventure.

I can't wait for him to get here, i can't wait for people to meet him!!

I can't wait for people to see us together, and to see how we are around each other.

I know it can be hard to understand something that starts online.

I just personally don't find anything wrong with it, and i've been lucky enough to find

this amazing guy who totally gets me and my quirky self.

PLUS he's british, cherry on top my friends!!!

To finish this post off i think a nice little summer Tomily {Tom&Emily} hint is appropriate;

Hint #1 is here

Hint #2 is here 

hint #3 - "Stars and Signs" 

Have a great monday everyone!!!

-Emily

Caterpillars

You know that feeling you get in your stomach 

when you see that cute boy across the room....or on your computer screen??

Most people call that feeling butterflies...

but we like to call it caterpillars!!

It was a few weeks ago when i was texting Tom,

he said something that probably made me blush and go all giggly.

I was going to text him back with some butterflies 

but i didn't have a butterfly image in my emoji's,

siggghhh....whats a girl to do???

So i texted him a caterpillar instead.

I mean a caterpillar is the first step in becoming a butterfly.

To make a long silly story shorter...

we now call that feeling "getting caterpillars" 

because we're cheeeeesy ;)

and i love it!! 

{life is made up of small pleasures}

Y'all have a great weekend!!
-Emily

Skype date number....1,084????

When Tom and I first started Skyping we decided to only Skype once a week.

You know to keep it special, to keep us excited about it.

That kind of went out the window a few weeks ago.

While i was home for spring break, we skyped every single day.

And in the end it spoiled us.

Spoiled us real bad!

So now we get sad when we don't get to see each other everyday,

or even every other day, basically we're sad if we can't see each other at least 3 times a week.

Even 3 times a week isn't enough any more...

Basically, we can't get enough of each other ;)

We're becoming a little bit restless, we're getting more and more 

excited about his arrival in Texas on June 19th. 

We Skype so much that his mum notices when we don't get to Skype.

She'll say stuff like "not skyping with emily tonight?"

Then Tom says "no" with a sad face and goes on his way...

heartbreaking...i know!!!

I am just SO excited for him to get here!!

68 days...68 days....68 days!!!

We already have it planned out that we will be skyping

every single day this summer until he gets here.

Then we will Skype every single day after he leaves...

but i don't want to think about that part :/

I'm just going to focus on the wonderful and amazing 3 weeks i will have with him :)

With this guy, we are such a silly pair, but we're perfect!!

I wouldn't want to be silly with anyone else ;)

girly sigh...
Have a great thursday!!
-Emily