Did I mention.....

November is when I knew I'd love him for all my life?

Well, it's the truth.

It started in September, Blossomed into October, and by November we were inseparable. 

I remember our first November when he went home to visit his family for leave, and we spent HOURS on the phone. He even made his omelets mushroom free, because he knew I hated them. 

Aw, love is sweet.

It's so crazy how quickly time can pass us by. It's been years already? YEARS? 

(as in MORE than 1? MORE than 2?)

Well, isn't that sweet as can be.   :)

P.S.

11.11.11 is coming up. How awesome is that? For as long as I can remember, I made wishes at 11:11. Every wish has come true so far. You better believe that on 11.11.11 AT 11:11 I will be making worlds sweetest most epic wish. It should actually be declared 'Best wish day'! 

Happy November!

xoxo

Alyssa

Darling, Don't be afraid.

I will be brave.

I will not let anythingTake awayWhat's standing in front of meEvery breath,Every hour has come to this.
One step closer. I have died every day waiting for you.Darling, don't be afraidI have loved you for a thousand years. I will love you for a thousand more.

Hearing this song makes me feel all happy inside.

Recently, I've had a rough time accepting that soon I will be thousands of miles away from K. I earn the ribbon for worlds biggest worrier. I'll come out and tell ya, I'm scared. I hug longer, kiss more, and I make sure he knows what my heart is feeling. I have been fighting with my thoughts lately. I've never been this way, and I don't know if it's because I finally had a taste of what 'normal' could be like for us...but boy oh boy...I'lllll tell ya. I'm ready for this to be over, and it hasn't even begun.

He always jokes that I'm like a mother bear protecting my cub. I'd keep him in a bubble if I could. I love him for always being so brave, and standing up for what he believes is right. He's good at making himself useful. Wherever he is, people are quite lucky to be surrounded with his warm heart and kind spirit. He's good at what he does, and as difficult as it is for me...I'm attempting to learn to just let it be. This is what he was intended to do when God gave him life. He's here to protect, and he does a damn good job at it.

That boy turned my world around. He is another part of me, and I pray everyday God gives us many years to learn, grown, and love one another even more than we do now.

Enough of the sappy stuff....

listen to the song, and fall in love.

xoxo

Alyssa

Bell Pepper Salsa....aka Fabulousness!!

Ingredients:

1 Red bell pepper, 1 Yellow bell Pepper, 1 Orange bell pepper

1 Green pepper

1 Red Onion

3 Large Tomatoes

2 Cloves of Garlic

2 TBSP of Lime Juice

2 TBSP of white wine Vinegar

4 TBSP of Olive Oil

1 Jalapeno

2 TBSP of Sugar

A dash of Oregano

2 TBSP of fresh basil

Garlic Salt 

1 cup of Tomato Sauce

Chop all of the Ingredients and mix together!! Refrigerate and enjoy!!


*We decided to make brown rice and topped it off with some Tilapia and the yummy salsa!! Not long after dinner..I maaaaaay have had some more salsa with Tortilla chips. The flavor was AMAZING!! This was SO easy to make, and I plan on making HUGE batches full to put in Jars for the Holidays! :)


xoxo

SO it's been a while because...

SO much has happened!!

I'm not sure when the last time I've written on my blog, which is a little depressing. I'm back, and I'm here for an update on all that's gone on!!

Kyle flew to California 1 day after he graduated from his training program on the East Coast. We were together for two beautiful weeks, and then we had to say our dreaded 'see ya later'. It was more difficult than I had imagined. Of course you can probably guess....I was extremely emotional. It was quite pitiful actually. I know it's not forever, but I'm just anxious for us to finally be able to have a somewhat normal life. Normal Schedules, Normal city, Normal people, Friends, BBQ's, and a home just for us!

For the first few days we were staying in Dana Point at the Doubletree. Dana Point is one of our favorite spots, and it felt nice to be there together again. On our second day together, we had our photos taken!! These are the pictures I've been saying I wanted to be taken for MONTHS AND MONTHS!! 

Heres a preview!

 

:) Check out our photographers website when you get a chance!!

www.kristenbooth.net

Now that Kyle's gone, I'll have a lot more time to update here! I missed it!

Hope everybody is doing well!

xoxo

Alyssa

3 weeks and 2 days from now...maybe?

I will be able to wrap my arms around that hunk who stole my heart!

As of right now, we've got 3 days together before he deploys. We're keeping fingers crossed they allow them to have a little more time with their families, simply because we're just not ready to say good-bye.

I'm sure not ready.

We're going to have a photo shoot with a local photographer, so I'm on the hunt for a cute dress!!

wish me luck!!

xoxo

Alyssa

Missing that boy....

Being without him this time just stinks. It's worse than last time. Plain and simple. I miss our life, and having him there by my side. I know this is only temporary, but it feels like it's been years since I've seen him last. I don't know why all of a sudden I've turned into some big baby, but I sure hope I snap out of this soon.

xoxo

Alyssa

It's been a while...

I'm back in California with my family. The move went well, and all of our big stuff is in SD. We will be moving it in a handful of months, when he's home for his first real visit. That's when we will be setting up our lives here, again. Kyle is on the East Coast training, and will be back sometime in September. He'll have about a week off and then he deploys overseas, and will spend a total of 365 days in Country. (He does get some time in between to come home.) It stinks knowing we'll be living this way for years, and not just 1 deployment. I know we'll get through it, though. We had ourselves trained before on how to be long distance. We'll just be tapping into that experience, and hopefully time will slow down while he's home for those few short weeks. I certainly didn't think that we'd have this lifestyle again. After all, we did say goodbye to the Marines. He's loving this. He's happy. THAT is enough for me to hang in there.

(Cody and Kyle...Yup! he's sure having fun there!)

Since I've been home, I've spent a lot of time with my best friend Jill. Her husband is stationed in 29 palms, and even though that's where Kyle was stationed...I've never noticed the horrible gross awful insects. The bugs there are SO gross. Bless her little heart. I killed a few crunchy ones for her (compliments of her husbands shoes!) I've also spent many mornings with her new puppy, Marley Marles Barkley Jones. ;)

(Her after a walk!! She was POOPED out!)

It's nice to be home. I've decided this Beach-City girl

will NEVER be a small town girl. Why did I ever leave this place? :)

Hope everybody is doing well!

xoxo

Alyssa