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.