Let's talk about Love

ahhhh so my valentines day wasn't just yesterday! Mine started Friday! (well maybe Thursday night) As most of you know Tyler and I have been dating for over 2 years, and recently he has been relocated to Greenville SC for a fantastic new job! So needless to say we don't get to do stuff on the designated day. But we make up for it! Tyler came up to Durham on Thursday night after work and Friday he had set up a sweet couples massage

Tyler, at this point, had never had one so he was super excited! I have had a couple so I excited in a different way! Afterwards he was like "oh my goodness that was amazing, I need to make this a weekly thing!" but massages really aren't that cheap, so making them a weekly thing is wishful thinking! But it was fun and a new bonding experience for the two of us! My gym had a fun couples thing going on and your significant other could work out with you for free. Tyler and I have tried working out together before and if we do anything other than run and abs we get annoyed real quick! So I was hesitant to ask him if he wanted to do the gym thing, but I did. Well we ran and we worked out and it was wonderful. We've both been in this health kick lately (or at least trying to be healthy) But we are trying to lose weight in a healthy way and eat better and just get healthy and for the both of us being so far apart its definitely working, but it was really cool to be together this weekend and share those working out experiences together. I got to see a little bit of the way Tyler puts his mind to it when he works out. And seeing the weight shed off of him is such a joy for me because I know he is happy and with him being happy I am happy. We decided to do our valentines dinner Saturday night. We had a gift card from Christmas to go to Olive Garden. So we headed that way!

We also didn't think it would be the same with out these two crazy ladies so we invited them along

It was so much fun to spend such a special night, not just with Tyler but my mom and Elgie as well. The next morning it was kind of sad because I knew it was Tyler's last day and he would be leaving in just a few hours, so what other way to spend the last couple hours of our valentines weekend then praising the one who brought us together, in church. So we head to Newhope and again, its one of those almost bonding experiences that I have really missed having him in church with me, and sharing the intimate times that I have with the Lord with him.

I seriously think this is one of my favorite pictures of us. It is us in a nutshell! Well my sweet ty ty left and it was even worse this time. It seriously gets harder and harder every time we have to leave each other! Feb. 14th Valentines day is here!! I woke up and had a sweet present from my mom waiting for me down stairs! Chocolate and a stuffed animal! Mom and dad had to work so I got to spend the day with my grandma Elgie! We had such a fun and sweet day!! She loved her presents!!

She sat and hugged her little stuffed monkey all day long and talked to her and it was soooo sweet and made my day! Every time I walked into her room she would show me that sweet little monkey that we finally just named "no no"! I watch creepy murder shows all day long and I am addicted to the ID channel, so I had watched lovers kill each other all morning and all of a sudden my door bell rang. I was totally freaked out, I looked out a window and didn't recognize the car in the front yard, but i had a feeling like I should answer it, so I peeked out through the side window and there stood a man with this bouquet of gorgeous flowers!! Tyler had sent me flowers.

And it really brought me to tears, because I was just at home, no one around, and he still was sweet enough to send me flowers. I know it wasn't for show and wasn't because everyone I worked with or went to school with was gonna see, because they weren't. But he sent them just to me. I seriously realized just now that I am so lucky and I don't know how I got this way. Also, thinking about it people say stuff about how you should show how you love someone everyday and not just valentines day. I am so lucky that yesterday was seriously just like a normal day between us, I mean the flowers were a nice addition but Tyler acts like every day is Valentines day! And just when I thought my day was over, I had volleyball practice at 7 last night and I get there and the guy I coach with had gotten each one of us a single rose.

Last night, I just laid in bed and thought about all the love I had around me. I have love from every angle possible. And even if I don't feel like it I have a love from a Heavenly Father that is unconditional and every day and non stop. The love that He has for me is never failing and is something that no one can take from me. Man, I am so lucky to have the love from everyone. Wow. People love and hate Valentines day for whatever reasons, and I could go on and on about all the negative stuff from yesterday coming from all social networks, but yesterday for me was so sweet and special that I don't want to bog down my blog with it all. Thank you everyone who made me day yesterday so special. You all mean so much to me!