Crunch Time

These next few weeks are going to be so surreal. Currently, (twice a day) I am quizzing Elliot on the 11 General Orders and everything in the Helmsman. I have made him notecards on almost every inch of that book haha.

This is my last week before my vacation week off with him. Then he leaves on the 5th. Ladies, this is crunch time to say the least.

We were talking last night and realized we haven’t been away from each other for more than 2 weeks in the (almost) 3 years we’ve been together. 

He’s my best friend, my lover, my boyfriend, and my roommate. And this whole thing is going to be hard. And we know it.

But I am so proud of him. And I am beyond ready for the next step in our lives.

Bring on the writer’s callus, baby! This love is about to go old school. 

#ldr  #boot camp  #uscg  #coast guard  #boyfriend  #personal  

I had a dream about you last night.

I shouldn’t miss you but sometimes I just do.

You would know the right things to say right now and you would fix everything I am hiding deep down inside.

#friendship  #miss  #personal  

I am so PROUD!

My boyfriend is officially in the United States Coast Guard!

Elliot got the call today that he made it into the CSPI program! He meets with his recruiter soon and will find out when he leaves for bootcamp!

I was shaking when I found out. He has worked so hard! I am so proud and excited.

Off to celebrate!!!!

#uscg  #united states coast guard  #milso  #military  #girlfriend  #proud  #coastie  #personal  

→ I'm exhausted! Stayed up all night watching old 90's shows on Nick :)

#90s are all that  #90s Nick  #Nick at Night  #Love  #Personal  

We find out if he’s in this WEEK!

Elliot talked to one of his buddies who is a recruiter and he said the CSPI acceptance letters should be in the mail this week…

HOLY HELL, this is it! The final stretch until we find out if he’s in the Coast Guard! I’m so excited for him! 

He also talked to some of his friends and he will most likely be leaving the first week in June for bootcamp! 

Everything is coming together… His hard work and our determination is finally going to be paid off. 

FINGERS CROSSED!

#uscg  #cspi  #coast guard  #boyfriend  #milso  #personal  

The winds are changing…

I’ve been in a rut lately but I think I figured out what it is… I haven’t been doing anything I’m passionate about. I’ve been on for so long (graduation, moving, my parents wedding, Elliot’s USCG stuff, getting our own place, school, the works) that I haven’t relaxed. I am really going to work on that. 

I’m not sure if I’m going to change my major or what but I hate my classes at the moment. I’m joining a studio so I can get back into art. I’ve started reading and going out more. I’m even going to College Night at the High Museum Saturday with some friends after I go to this Volunteer Leadership thing I work with. 

I’m sick of sitting here waiting on the next step to hit us. I want to take life at full force and see what happens. 

New year, new place, it’s time for a change.

#revelation  #personal  #wow i should have done this a long time ago  #change  

For those who care…

Our new place is amazing. It SO quiet though. I’m used to a lot of noise and now it’s just us and the cats. Elliot went to watch football with his dad and do laundry while I tried to sleep off this illness. When I failed miserably, I drowned myself in loneliness by watching the show Bones…hahah.

Anyways, we picked out paint colors…

Kitchen-Orange

Living Room- Teal

Bedroom- Red and Purple

Bathroom- White (we have vintage light green tile going up most of the walls <3)

The Spare Room and Hallway are unknown.

Unfortunately, with us going to Seattle and moving out within the same month, one of our cats has not adjusted. Milo woke me up in the middle of the night crying. I also caught him pulling some carpet up this morning…. :( I feel like he is me in this situation. I can’t even begin to think what he is gonna do when Elliot leaves for bootcamp.

On the plus side, it took 20 minutes with traffic to get to work instead of an hour like it usually does. (: And Decatur is amazing. It has a lot of perks that Atlanta does (since it practically IS Atlanta- one zip code over) but much more eclectic and indie. It is also family-oriented and extremely safe.

My neighbors are an actress (she was on the pilot episode of Grey’s Anatomy) and an older oriental lady who reminds me of a friend’s mom who I used to know. All she said was “It’s vvvvverryyyy quiet here. No parties.” I tried to explain to her that not only am I not the partying type but Elliot is going into the military and can’t afford to screw up. (Although, we did take advantage of the housewarming surprise his best friend brought over…That probably contributed to my sickness now that I think about it…)

Just an update…I guess. Or maybe I just needed to talk about it, since finding someone to talk to can be pretty tough sometimes.

#personal  

Aghhhh!

Elliot’s interview for the Coast Guard CSPI Program is tomorrow at 1:00! (The poor babe is sick, though)

And we sign our lease at 3:00! I can’t believe it’s finally here!!!! 

My life is changing for the good. Now…all I have to do is hold on for the ride (:

#personal  #uscg  #cspi  #moving in together on our own holy hell  

I’ve officially given into my Bones addiction. Starting with Season 1. :)

#bones  #personal  

Wake up call…

I woke up yesterday morning to sweet kisses from my boyfriend. It was right at that moment that it hit me. I really don’t know if I’m ready for him to go to bootcamp. He will be gone this whole summer and every break after that.

This semester is the last semester we will share a schedule and a school. He will change this summer, most likely permanently (and I know for the better, but still). I love him the way he is. I just don’t want to be left behind. 

I had no idea I felt like this at all until that moment and I just started crying. Every time someone has asked me how I felt, I’ve been 100% supportive and on board.

I do support, love and respect him…

…but… I really don’t want him to go.

He’s the most important person in my life. He’s my best friend. He’s the one that changed my life. He made me a better person. We’ve haven’t been apart for more than a week in over two years. What am I going to do without him?

We move into our apartment a week from tomorrow. We’re making a home for ourselves. This should be the time of our lives and I’m starting to (for lack of a better term) freak out. 

I know I’m going to have to be the strong one here. But at the moment, I feel pretty darn weak. 

#personal  #bootcamp  #boyfriend  #uscg  

Elliot is finishing his Coast Guard CSPI packet this week!

…it’s becoming so real.

#personal  #boyfriend  #Coast Guard