he knows me...

too well. 

in between shifts today i decided to check the mail

...my poor, neglected mail box...

and there i found the key that means i have a package :)

oh yes, a package from my boy.

now many would think...a water bottle???

however

 i'm kind of a nerd when it comes to water bottles

and a little obsessed when it comes to my water.

now let me tell you...this water bottle is

pink

camelbak (love)

has a built in water filter

which means my long fourteen hour days can be filled with filtered water all day long.

can you tell i'm pretty in love with it??

my boy is the best.

seriously best gift ever.

he knows me all too well

so spoiled. so stoked!

so originally the plan was to visit the boy half way through training

but then the craziness of my new program was added to my work schedule and it looked near to impossible

not to mention it would cost a pretty penny to go visit him for such a short period

...but then we found out we got separation pay...
{you can tell we're newbies huh?}

 so we prayed
and i had a mini meltdown on skype
so we prayed some more

the next morning i re-looked into the possibility of going..

there were better flight options

professors pushed backed assignments 

and

some of my cases at work didn't have enough hours for october
aka..i am obligated to take time off

so i think it's a little obvious...but i'll go ahead and state the obvious

i'm going to see my boy!


i feel incredibly blessed to have this opportunity. i know a deployment is in our future...so i am going to take full advantage of him being away from me in the states and having the freedom to just hop on a plane to see him.

so spoiled to have such an amazing husband.
so spoiled to have god help path a way for this trip.
so SO stoked to see my boy!

{seriously i haven't stopped smiling since last night when i booked the flight}

:)

framing a letter

frame letter project...finished. 

{picking up from my previous letters post}

bought a frame from the dollar tree.

grabbed some leftover fabric and turned it around so it looked a little faded.

stitched 'p.s. i love you' (drew with a pencil first of course!).

found my favorite section from one of the letters from boot camp. 

folded it up and stitched the letter on the fabric.

hot glued a couple of rosettes. 

sorry there aren't any full pictures...i would have been in big trouble if the boy saw i broadcasted his letter :)

i'm so happy with how it turned out! 

now i just have to figure out where to put it...

t-shirt necklace

as i'm walking out of the door, i get a call that my morning case is canceled. 

no work for me.

now the responsible thing would be to work on the mound of homework sitting on my living room floor. but quite frankly...i'm pretty over homework. so i decided that since that three hour block was designated for work, i would work on crafts.

(i really really needed a break)

alright, here's one of my projects today. 

t-shirt necklace

i've been eyeing the beautiful turquoise necklace that's been floating around pinterest.

sold on etsy.

however i wanted to get the basic gist of it, so i decided to take it down a couple notches before i took on that many strands :)

go grab an old t-shirt and cut one inch strips. you can cut as many strips as you want (the more you cut the thicker the necklace) just make sure to do them in three's because you will be braiding. i chose to keep it simple this time and just cut three. tie an over hand knot at the top and braid about twelve inches. 

at the end of the braid i hand stitched the strands together. then looped one of the strands around so it would look a little cleaner. i stitched on the back side so it wouldn't show. 

now lay it out and find the lengths you want, i made my lengths different. once you figure out your length cut the end of the strands so its even. 

then tie those three strands around the other knot. in most of the tutorials i found they just left it as a big knot. i went ahead and stitched the ends of the back of the necklace so they didn't stick out.  

there you have it. 

pretty stinkin' easy and pretty much free jewelry. 

i love it and can't wait to make my dream turquoise one :)

alright...back to the homework :/

george's coffee

half way through my three hour lecture i looked down at my coffee...

george???

instantly a huge smile on my face.

there were no boys in the coffee house, i know this because i was eavesdropping on the only two girls in front of me :)

it was a phone dying, only got to text the boy twice kind of day. 

not sure how or why george made it to my cup.

but

i am so glad it did.

thank goodness for the small things.

letters

SOMETHING that's been in the back of my mind.

And I REALLY want to do. 

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I love the idea, definitely want to make one for Valentine's Day.

However, for now I was thinking of something super basic and I'm sure already done in many homes. What if I put one of the boy's letters he wrote me in boot camp. Find my favorite lovey dovey part and put it in a frame by my bedside. An extra reminder every morning I wake up alone and night I fall asleep how much he loves me. AND how much better a-school is than boot camp...communication wise at least! :)

I grabbed my box full of memories and began to read. 

A letter every day. 

I knew our love was strong, but after you put a marriage through boot camp..you really discovery the strength of  love.  

LOVE that boy.

Hmm...well I ended up doing a little more reading than crafting...but it's just what I needed. The letter was picked and the frame crafting will have to wait.

perfect 'pick me up'

I was beginning to drag during a break from one of my workshops at school. My caffeine was wearing off, my tummy was grumbling and my mind was trying to wrap around the mound of homework. My dear friend noticed my glazed over stare and said "I know just what you need".
She pulled out her phone and here you have it.

OHMYGOODNESS. Can we seriously all start our mornings off like this?!