the final count down..

kimball and i have officially been away from each other for eleven days. leaving us with two days to go..the countdown begins. (as if the countdown hasn't been going from the moment we were away from each other) the first three days he was in virginia his phone was dead and he had no charger. we went primitive with his house phone at night until he got a hold of a charger that fit his phone. oh blesses technology, how lost we would be without you. so basically he stays up super late (he is 2 hours ahead of utah time and 3 ahead of az time!!) so he doesn't ruin any of my plans at night (which without him are usually really lame) and then we talk, on average, for 2 to 3 hours. yes, we still find things to talk about. quite easily actually :) and as grateful as i am for phones to talk on i just really want him back. the first few days it was like can't wait to see you! but now it's just annoying. i find myself literally saying "please just come home" almost every night. i sound like a sob story and so overdramatic and i agree that i am a bit over the top but for those of you who know me i am not a dramatic person. i'm kind of just ready (really ready) for him to come back so we can do everything together again. we never realized how much we loved doing even the mundane things together until we weren't there to do them together. kimball makes everything better just by being there. i feel a disclaimer coming on; i looooved being home! i always love being home! i am so glad i had time with my family and kat. between sewing and sister outings and lunch with various friends i was loving arizona but i am very happy to be back in p-town. tomorrow will be oh so fun as i carry boxes that are way too heavy for my weak little arms out of kimballs apartment and into my new apartment in the quad (i'm sad to be leaving the street..) but after getting settled in it will only be a matter of hours until kimball is back! and then we can continue in the fun, i feel a dance party will erupt soon after his arrival. thats generally how we roll (see corresponding picture). so happy to have someone that makes me so happy :) because i am blessed.

Finals are over!! To celebrate Kimball, being the sweetest guy ever, planned the rest of the weekend :) of course my camera came everywhere we went....

kimball found out i had never been to cabelas and was determined to "fix" that :) we thought about getting this one but settled for a old school one costing around 25 grand..just kidding.

bees game!! kimball and i both LOVE baseball and luckily there was one more home game we were able to grab tickets for. it was, obviously, really fun despite the bees loss :( but it was okay because they played nola (the new orleans team) which is my nick name! p.s. notice the alternating black and white..i may have also had a yellow cardigan with me :)

so last winter i took a bowling class..yes a bowling class. you'd think this would make me amazing, right!? wrong. i got worse! since then kimball and i have gone a few times and i taught him a couple things i learned. of course it works for him; he demolishes me EVERY TIME. so much for a semester of practice!

my favorite :) there was a meteor shower lasting all last week that was supposed to be amaaazing. we drove up to vivian park and soon found many others had the same idea (oh college towns) so we set up our blankets among the other awed students and watched as the sky fell down. it was just cool enough for jackets and blankets; i can't believe i'm about to admit this but i'm excited for fall and winter. i've had a wonderful summer but i know how much kimball loves his winters so i suppose it's his turn. plus, i love fall clothes :) so, back to this night.. i, being me, wanted to take a picture..in the dark..in the middle of a bunch of other people trying to watch stars. kimball laughed (as he should have) but flattered me and took one..it turned out HORRIBLE. so we tried again, sending a huge flash, yet again, out over the masses. again, the picture was no bueno. third times a charm? hahah i was praying! we were laughing so hard as we snapped this third picture and decided it was cute enough to stop there :) such a beautiful night full of wish making.

so grateful for such a beautiful person in my life who takes such good care of me and never fails to make me smile.

because i am blessed.