Being in a long-distance relationship I never understood when people would say they miss their significant others when they saw each other earlier that day and the day before and etc. 

Now that Derek’s been home for a while and things are going well I can’t wait for him to get off work. Things are just complete when he’s here. Especially being at this place, it doesn’t really seem right or normal to be here without him.

I’m so thankful he is back living in Chicago and the days of long-distance are behind us.

/end mushy lovey-dovey post 

Can I just mention that tonight is my last being in a long-distance relationship! After a year long deployment to Afghanistan and another year of him being on the East Coast and me being in the Midwest and then a few months of me being in Europe. In addition, before we even started dating, I had already been had my heart set on him. After all of this, tomorrow it is all over. And the end of him being in the Army and me being his trusty milso. 

Derek is getting out of the Army and I am flying down to him to bring him back home. The past couple of months have been tough, no doubt about that, but I have to be optimistic that after everything we have been through and that this is just what we have wanted for the last couple of years that this is what will work. 

On to a new chapter for us, one with us being in the same place and hopefully sooner than later we are in the same home. 

Derek is my baby and I want nothing more than for this to work and I am ecstatic that tomorrow we will really be able to start what we have wanted for so long now. 

Also, things between me and my honey have been changing a lot. Before I left to come here things were pretty bad, but now I am only excited for the future. Maybe I am just a bucket of love today, but I think we will be able to turn things around and get back to what is important. 

He was in the field all week and just getting simple texts from him this morning made me remember why we are together. 

Ups and downs come and go.

Tonight is one of them, distance is getting to me. It doesn’t seem to matter how long it has been since we have been together or until we will see each other again, it just sucks. I want to be there for him when he comes home and I want to hold him as he sleeps. 

I remember so well how happy I was just to get a sentence message from him a year ago and now talking on the phone for hours or seeing each other every 4 to 6 weeks isn’t enough. I think it is so much different because he isn’t deployed and we actually could be together, considering the circumstances, but we aren’t. We have two different lives in two different states and I hate this the most. 

I wish I could give you a kiss good night and sleep in your arms. I miss you so much my sweet boy. I can’t wait until the time that we don’t have to leave each other. You are my world Derek and I am more than happy to have the world that I do. I hope everything with the week is going well and I can’t wait to hear whatever you want to tell. Honey I love you more and more everyday. You’re the love of my life and my other half, simple as that.

Started at 4:30AM (EST), first flight 6AM, landed in ATL at 720AM and next flight was at 1120AM. Then got to Chicago at 12PM (CST). Took the L to a bus to my apartment. Packed to go home and some packing because I am moving. Then got back on the L and got to the train to go to my parents.

I’m about to get off the train and meet my Mom at her office to go home.

I wouldn’t have given this weekend up for the world. And I am glad we were able to have one extra night together. Ill do this crazy traveling for us as much as possible.

Also, junior year is over and I’m on summer vacation for about the next four weeks. And I am going back to my old job tomorrow.

A bus to a train to a plane to another plane to Derek.

Its almost 5:20 and I’ve already been up for an hour and a half-if I wasn’t sure before we’d know this is love.

I can’t wait to be back with him. Back with my best friend.

No matter if he has to work a lot today and tomorrow I will be so happy to be there when he gets home.

Last final this afternoon, then packing, dinner and gelato with my sister and tomorrow (really early tomorrow) I will be on my way to see my honey. My junior year will be over.

I am so fortunate to start summer with my amazing man.

Also, I’m leaving to study abroad very soon! Its only a month away!

Also, I am the luckiest girl. I hurt my boyfriend big time, he decides to forgive me, I say I need to be there this weekend and he makes it happen. My man is the best one in the world, at least for me. I am over the moon. As soon as finals are over I am starting my break off by going to my other half. I’m not trying to gloat, I am just really astonished how things have been working. 

I just know we need some actual time, we are fortunate enough to be able to pull it off. Thank you Army for letting us work with you.