Christmas Package.

Christmas Package 

sent in October.

Oh the life of a missionary girlfriend.

So I wanted to share what

I did for his package!

It's really cute,

and he is going to LOVE it!!

I sent him

12 presents

First one opened on

December 14.

"On the first day of Christmas

I send a little tree

And special decorations

you will plainly see.

Reminds me of your servie

to your Father up above,

I think of you so often

and I'm sending you my love."

Gift: Small Christmas Tree and decorations

"On the second day of Christmas

I know you have your tree,

this special ornament

you will plainly see.

When placed upon the tree

it will remind you of my love,

and all the blessings Father

grants us from above."

Gift Idea: A picture frame ornament

with a picture of us inside.

"On the third day of Christmas

you're always on my list,

here's something fun to eat

so you know that you are missed"

Gift Idea: Favorite Food

"On the fourth day of Christmas

we are steeped in tradition

and so to you out there

i am making this addition.

Christmas carols I've sent alont your way

I hope these songs will brighten

each coming day"

Gift Idea: Church and Christmas music

"On the fifth day of Christmas

a very special night

I wish I could be with you

the spirit is just right."

Gift Idea: Pictures

"On the sixth day of Christmas

you want peach on earth

here is a picture

to remind you of your worth"

Gift Idea: Armor of God picture

(missionary picture)

"On the seventh day of Christmas

my heart begins to swell

the love I feel inside for you

I could never tell

Please wear this token of my love

with you all day today

If others ask just what it means

this is what you'll say-

I am loved!"

Gift Idea: A tie with our inicials on it

S & E

"On the 8th day of Christmas

I send you something funny

Be prepared to laugh

I know you'll love it hunny"

Gift Idea: Jelly Beans and a laughing pill

(you press the button and it laughs hysterically)

"Tis the night before Christmas

and all thru the house

not a creature was stirring

not even a mouse.

This stocking was stuffed

by your girlfriend with care

with hopes that this Christmas

is more than just fair"

Gift Idea: Stocking stuffed with

letters from family, a tape, and candy

"On the tenth day of Christmas

I send you some tunes

so listen to them often

and know that i'll see you soon"

Gift Idea: More Church music

(my favorites so he can think of me)

"On the eleventh day of christmas

this day is so specific

what i want to do

is make you feel terrific.

While visions of sugarplums dance in your head

remember i love you

while lying in bed"

Gift Idea: Pajama pants on Christmas Eve :)

"Christmas day is so spccial

tho your miles away from home

Whisperings of the spirit

tell me you are not alone.

This gift youve enjoyed

at this time of the year

has kept my thoughts close

and helped me feel near"

Gift: I made him a notebook for letters

or for his journal.

The front cover and back cover

is a collage of our pictures and memories.

I can't WAIT for him to get this package.

He is going to love it.

I love you Elder Shawn Larkin!!!!!

But Who's Counting?

Peace out 600's.

What's up 500's?!

599 days until I see my best friend! <3

132 Days that I will

never

have to do again.

19 weeks I will

never

have to do again.

4 !/2 months that I will

never

have to do again.

Are you starting to understand?

599 days.

85 weeks.

19 !/2 months.

! year, 7 months, 3 weeks
until I get to be with
the love of my life.
But who's counting?

By the way!
Shawny had his first
BAPTISM
Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011 :)
He is so happy
and it definitely makes
everything so worth it.
He makes his girlfriend SO proud!

I sure do love him :)

Ps. Isn't this so cute?

I love you so much Elder Shawn Larkin :)

Vintage.

Vintage PhotoShoot

Naomi Leu Photography

Time's Passing.

4 Months Down

20 more to go.

Time is passing

and I'm loving every minute of it.

I'm not going to say that the

past four months

have been easy;

because I'd be lying to you.

They have been the

hardest

days of my life.

But it's all been worth it.

He has grown so much

I have grown so much

and we have

grown so much more in love

with eachother.

I have also gone

3 weeks

with out a letter.

Thank goodness for email right?

This morning I woke up

and it was one of those mornings.

I just knew today was going to be a bad day

until I checked the mail box.

And not just one

but TWO

letters were there for me.

They were amazing!

He always knows just what to say.

So bring it on-

20 more months.

20 more fast sundays.

8 more months til the year mark.

87 more weeks.

609 days.

We can do this!

I'm so happy that time is starting to pick up.

There are a couple things/people

that are helping me so much.

My Family

They put up with so much.

So many emotions.

But they support us so much!

Cosmetology School

Ever since I started,

I have stayed really busy

and made so many friends.

My Best Friends

Alexis Strahm

She has been there through

every tear,

every excitement of a letter,

every anticipating monday

waiting for his email,

she's the best.

Holly Stoddard

she waited for her missionary

and has helped me with so much.

she has been there thru all the hard times

and helped me get over bumps in the road.

She always gives me the best advice

and has helped me realize the

good things in waiting for a missionary.

I couldn't do this with out her.

My Job

Bath & Body Works

I just recently got a new job.

I love it!!

I'm really looking forward to it

keeping me extra busy

and getting more money.

Having a missionary is pretty expensive ;)

hahaha.

The MG's

I have met some

amazing women

through an amazing Facebook page called

Waiting For A Missionary.

They are such a great support system

and some of my closest friends

i've actually met thru there.

It's so much help to have friends that

completely relate.

I love them.

Prayer

I have grown such a stronger testimony

in prayer.

I have relied so much on the Lord

to help me get thru this hard time in my life.

Going a day without the love of my life

is the hardest thing

but with the Lord on our side,

anything is possible.

I'm so grateful that I can kneel in prayer

whenever I need someone to talk to

and he is always there to listen.

I couldn't do it without him.

Last but not least,

Shawn

His letters and emails

help me so much.

I consider myself the luckiest girl in the world

to have such an amazing man

and the most amazing letters.

He always knows what to say

This was in his last letter

"I really cant get over how lucky I am to have you.

You are so amazing and you changed my life forever.

You are an amazing example to me and I look up to you so much.

You are my best friend, you always have been. I am so blessed

to call you mine. I can't express enough to you how much you

mean to me. I hope you can feel my love every day that I am away

from you. i am so thankful for this gospel Emmie. I love our Heavenly

Father so much and I'm so grateful to be serving him. Thank you

for helping me get here. and supporting me 100%. I love that

we are taking this journey together and that I will return to you in 20 months.

I love you so much, always have, always will"

Butterflies.

Chills.

Happiest, luckiest girl in the world.

I love you Elder Larkin!!!

So much!!!

609 Days Left.

My heart will wait.

The Best Song

I whisper goodbye,
I know it’s not
for the last time,

I know it’s not easy, this could never be easy.

5000 miles with traffic
of you on my mind,
They’ll be pain they’ll be glory,

 you don’t need to worry.
Cause my heart will wait,

My heart will wait for you,

Oh my heart will wait,
My hearts gonna wait for you, always.
I hear your tears

they’re falling down
through these wires,

Pouring out just to reach me, calling out for some meaning,

With all those times we sat and dreamed of life,

Oh how the future it could be,
flawless drawings of beauty,

So don’t give up

don’t give in,
Don’t stop believing in me,

 this is just the beginning,

Cause my heart will wait,
My heart will wait for you,

My hearts gonna wait for you, always.

My heart will wait .. for you,
It’s gonna wait for you .. always,

And then I will be with you ..
I love you Elder Shawn Larkin <3

More than you could even imagine.

611 Days Left.

Oh my heart will wait,

Smile.

17 weeks down, 87 more to go.

So before Shawn left,

me and him made a chain link for my room.

104 chains

because there are 104 weeks in two years.

on the even weeks

he wrote down a reason why he loves me.

on the odd weeks

I wrote down a reason why I love him.

I thought it would be cute to start posting some of them

(if they aren't too personal)

-I love him because of his laugh.

His laugh

is a very special thing.

In fact;

it was the very thing that pulled me in.

His laugh could make

ANYONE

smile.

Whenever I was having a bad day,

he would make me laugh

and then I would hear his laugh

and it made me so happy.

It takes a lot to hear him laugh really hard

and I so happened to hear that a lot.

"I'm gunna smile

cuz I wanna make you happy.

Laugh

so you dont see me cry.

I'm gonna let you go in style.

Even if it kills me

I'm gonna smile.

i'm gunna smile

so you can find the courage.

Laugh

so you wont see me hurtin'

I'm gunna let you go in style.

Even if it kills me,

I'm gonna smile."

-Smile by Lonestar

I love you Elder Shawn Larkin! <3

612 Days Left.

What is Love?

What is Love?

-Is it living every day to be better for someone?

-Living to be what they need or what they want?

-Is it a feeling?

-A force that drives us to be better,

& to change our lives to make them happy?

-Does it help us to show how we feel?

-Does it bring the immense joy and pain that

comes from someone holding onto every fiber

of your soul?

-Does it bring long nights and day dreams

just of seeing their face?

-Does it create a bond that connects you

no matter how far away?

-Does it show you things that remind you of them

that you never would of noticed before?

Whatever it is

it is more than worth it.

They make you happier than anything

or anyone ever will.

Dont let go of that.

It is worth it.

More that worth it.

Even if you do have to wait.

In the end,

just think of how happy you will be.

So what is Love?

Its the feeling that I have for Shawn.

Its the feeling the Lord blessed me with to feel

while being so far away from someone.

It helps me hold on during the hard times.

Its the feeling I get after a long, hard night

knowing that he is thinking about me too.

Love is powerful.

And I'm the luckiest girl in the world

to be feeling it for my amazing missionary.

I love you Elder Shawn Larkin! <3

613 Days. 

So close, but yet so far.

I've never been so excited

for conference weekend.

I have grown so much

spiritually

the past couple months

while Shawn has been serving a mission.

Not only was I looking forward to

hearing the words from

the great leaders of the church;

I was happy to know

that although Shawn is 6,037 miles away,

we were both doing the

exact same thing

at the exact same time.

All of a sudden

6,037 miles didnt feel so far away.

My favorite talk was by

Elder Robert D. Hales.

He said some amazing things that really stood out to me.

-no matter how hard the circumstance, we will gain something from the experience

-thy will be done

-sometimes we pray, but don't receive the answers we want because we aren't ready

-the Lords answer will come, but it may not be on our own time

-be kinder to one another, even kinder to ourselves

-we wait upon the lord

-to wait means to hope, anticipate, trust

-plant the seed of faith and nourish it

-pray always, ponder in your heart

-stand fast and press forward

-we will one day rest from all of our afflictions

-prayer is answered sometime, somewhere

-never give up on the Lord; His blessings are eternal, not temporary

-He knows, hears and loves us

-press forward in faith

 

I love General Conference.

 

I love Elder Shawn Larkin <3

615 days.

Larkin Lane.

I've lived in Kaysville

my whole life

and I have never heard of this street before??

Lets just say

it totally made my day.

Turns out

it was actually named after my boys family!

Cool huh!

I love you Elder Shawn Larkin <3

more & more every single day.