A Post About Valentine's Day

So as you know my Valentine is in Costa Rica but I am trading him in this year for this girl:

 :)

We have a hot date that includes dinner at Moe's and Gnomeo & Juliet.

I am pretty excited.

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The other day watching TV I saw this Hallmark commercial and I thought it was super sweet:

 

 

How cute is that? 

"I love us"

Even though Matt is gone I still got to enjoy these pretty flowers that he had his sweet momma order for me. 

So on Monday we have 11 more weeks/80 more days till he comes home 

and 3 or 4 more days till I can skype with him again. 

Man, am I ready to hear his voice.

I miss my Valentine.

1/4 Completed

Yes, another Matt update. : )

As of this past Monday it has been 4 weeks since he has been gone. We have 12 more weeks to go!
I have had a lot of people ask if I have been able to talk to him. The answer is yes. We have been able to to skype and gmail chat quite a bit. However, the last time I have talked to him was Saturday night and I won't get to talk to him until the 18th or 19th. So far I have been okay with this but I am sure in a few days it will hit me.

The reason why I can't talk to him for 13 days is because he is in Nicaragua staying with a host family for 5 days and then doing "touristy" stuff the next 5 days. There are 2-3 days of travel in there to get back to his QUERC station.

He emailed me these 2 pictures from a hike they went on. 

I think after these 2 weeks are done time will fly by and Matt will be home. I have staying busy with work, soccer, and babysitting Rhys. My free time, I am getting to spend time with friends and I have actually enjoyed my alone time! I have a Valentine's date with Lori that I am super excited about too.

Snow Days

I am so ready for spring time. I need sunny skies and warm weather, pronto.

However, this girl is loving the snow:

I can't complain to much because having the 2 days off work was nice.

Wedding Website

Just created our wedding website, check it out!

http://www.mywedding.com/randiandmatt/

thirteen weeks to go.

So I just redid my blog.
I like it.
And that house up there in the picture is where Matt and I will live.
Yes, I Randi will live on a farm.

Anyways...
Back in September I was asked to help coach the Yukon JV soccer team. At first I though "absolutely not!" But after I thought about it I decided I should at least try it out.
So far it is going good, I am actually enjoying it.
I always remembered spring soccer flying by when I played so I am hoping it will keep me busy and then Matt will be home. *fingers crossed*

As far as wedding planning has been going we have the date, the venue, the dress, the DJ, the photographer, the flowers and a bridal shower set. Pretty much everything else we have left we can do throughout the next 6 months and when Matt comes home. It is still so unreal to me. I can't wait to marry my best friend, but I think I am more excited for him to come back home.

3 weeks down, 13 more to go.

1 down, 15 more to go

Weeks that is. 

15 more weeks till my cute fiance comes home.

I know it has only been a week but I am doing a lot better than I thought.

As long as I get to skype with him at night I am okay.

Don't get me wrong, I miss him like crazy

but I can't dwell on that.

I just have to be strong. And I have been so far.

I can do this, I CAN do this.

So Matt has left the country.

He left yesterday morning.

It was hard, man was it hard.

Yesterday was a so-so day. I only had 2 major break downs 

one was in the morning and then one at bed time.

I was lucky and I could fall asleep, I was afraid I wouldn't be able to.

But I had to pull out my teddy bear and snuggle with it to do so.

Today was a good day.

I went dress shopping AND found THE dress.

(I will share that story another day)

I had a girls night and watched Beauty and the Beast.

It was much needed.

I am so scared to be without him.

He is my best friend, we are always together

and not just because we HAVE to be but because we WANT to be.

The longest we have been apart is a week, so this is a whole new experience.

I can't imagine when it comes to be March and 2 months have past and I am use to being without him.

I hate looking forward to March and knowing that will be my new "norm"

We are able to email each other and skype but in 2 weeks they are taking away their wireless.

Which is understandable because he doesn't need to be skyping, emailing, or facebooking

all the time while he is there but I know once that is gone, communicating

will be less.

I am scared.

I have cried every time we say "good night" while skpying.

Pushing the end button is so, so hard.

 

 

(113 days to go)