Sicky Bloggy Evening//Be Mine

Last weekend was a blast. I had the best Valentine's Day a girl could ever ask for. Friday morning I got coffee with Aaron on his break from work, and then had to go do some school stuff so I didn't see him until he picked me up for dinner. We went to dinner at Outback, which is literally 5 minutes away from my apartment. It is so funny because the vast majority of the time, we usually eat in Portland at local places so it was just different to go to a place like Outback. I have to say, that was the best service I've had at a restaurant in a long time. Dinner was amazing. We ate, we laughed, we enjoyed being together. It has been two months of being together and I can't imagine being with anyone else. Just the amount of love that has existed in our relationship from the beginning and continues to grow as the days pass. It is just great. Saturday we went on our first road trip to Bend for the night and made a stop at 10 Barrel Brewing. My favorite brewery hands down after that trip. My favorite beer is called Pray for Snow, and of course, its a seasonal beer. I finally have a favorite and its something that isn't offered all year around. Aaron tells me that it means that I just have something to look forward to at Christmas. He's great. Our relationship is something that I can cherish and I never want to take that for granted. I didn't realize how much I wanted someone that believed the same things I did until I met him.

He's my best friend without a doubt. 

Be. Mine.

A.M.S.

pray for snow. 

I haven't been feeling 100% lately, and I think that's largely due to the fact that school is definitely stressing me out and driving me nuts. Which is totally counterproductive because it makes it hard to do my homework and study and just live in general. I hope it gets better. I just can't wait to be done. I am so done with school! One more term! Wednesday I register for my last term, and I can't wait to run my degree audit and just have it say DONE. Well it won't say done, but pretty much. Aaron has been so incredibly supportive of me in my schoolwork and it makes me feel so encouraged. I love it. I am so thankful for his love and support right now. It just makes me so hopeful and excited for the future, even if there are a lot of changes ahead. 

Late Night

It is way too late for me to be blogging but I can't help it. It is on my brain. So many incredible things have happened over the past week, and I mean that in every sense of that word, Incredible. It snowed in Portland. Can you believe that? The last time it snowed I was in high school, and here I am being snowed in my apartment in 2014. I was so grateful for the time off to just relax and make endless Panera Bread runs with Aaron, we had so much fun playing in the snow, taking pictures, and just enjoying each other's company. One thing I have noticed since we have started dating is we have a tendency to talk, a lot, like excessively, like thank goodness we aren't in high school because we would most definitely get in trouble for it. I love that, I absolutely do because we are never finished getting to know each other. There is always something else we can talk about. Monday, February 10th, Aaron turned 28. The start of what he grudgingly refers to as his "early-late twenties". I'm sure a lot of people question our 6 year gap that exists between Aaron and I and to that I say, yes it is bigger than most couples, but who am I to argue with what works? And this definitely works. He has my heart, and I have his, and God has both of ours. After that, age is just a number. I am so grateful that I got to share this birthday with him and his roommates. It was definitely a great day. This week I also got my nose pierced again! Just a lil stud, nothing extravagant of course, but it was great having Aaron and my co-worker there for me for some moral support. Wait til my family sees....eek. Haha. Third times the charm? We will see. Friday is Valentine's Day and I would love to say that we are doing something very romantic, the truth is I'm not sure what our plans are for this weekend, but I will definitely let you know. Maybe keep your fingers crossed for us this weekend. Either way, with him by my side, I could care less what we do. I think we definitely celebrate loving one another every day of the week. Next weekend I meet his parents!

Aspen's first snow!

And he absolutely hated it.

I mean he HATED it. 

eskimo kisses. eek I just love him. 

 My cousin made berry cobbler. Can you say the most perfect snow day treat?

Just some Aspen snuggles. Best way to start the day. 

I LOVE my job sometimes. Puppies? Yes please. 

28 has never looked so good. Until it's my turn, that is :) 

Just a lil something. Love having my nose pierced again.

My life feels like its going a billion miles/hour right now but its okay I can handle it because of the amazing people and support I have right now. I cannot wait to see what God has in store for me.