Home

There's something I realized laying here in bed, Archimedes oversees and away at a training while laying here in bed not falling asleep with him on Skype for the first time in a few weeks. I discovered something that filled me with joy.

Home is where we are together. 

I mean this in the sense that, even in different countries, thousands of miles apart, there's such a comfort I find in him. Whether its a skype call or a phone call, talking to him, being with him feels like home. His sarcastic words, silliness, absolute loving and caring for me are the four walls that make me feel so safe. Being physically with him was even more comfortable, but even apart he's my home. 

That's my happy revelation for the night.

Á Bientôt!

Vegas Fun

So for the weekend my family went to Las Vegas for my Nana's 75th birthday. Being only 20, it was a bit of an inconvenience hanging out with people all over 21. Luckly there were a few things I could enjoy, such as the Titanic exhibition in the Luxor and the wonderful Thunder Down Under show we saw for my Nana's surprise present.

The whole weekend was a surprise for her, she knew she was going with my auny and uncle, but had no idea the rest of us would be there. It was wonderful surprising her at dinner the night we arrived and she realized we were all there. She thought it was absolutely wonderful. She then got surprised with the present of one VIP ticket to Thunder Down Under the next night.

The next day, my mom, sister, sister's boyfriend and I went to see the Titanic exhibit in the Luxor. It was absolutely fantastic. It houses "The Big Piece", the largest piece of the Titanic brought to the surface. At the begining of the tour, you're given a passenger card and at the end you learn if they survived. It was cold and beautiful, replica rooms helped you feel what it was truely like upon the grand ship. At the end, we learned that my sister and her boyfriend's passengers didn't survive, but mine and my mother's lived. Mine was the mother of the oldest living Titanic survivor, she was only 9 weeks old at the time. Although saddening, it was a wonderful experience.

After the exibit, we went shopping since I couldn't gamble. I ended up buying a really lovely dress from the Bettie Page store (pictures soon to come) and a cute skirt from H&M that has kitties on it.

The Thunder Down Under story will be in my next post, for now I must continue home. 

Á Bientôt!

Tiffany Nails

You know, I've never really been big into Tiffany...ever... but I think the blue is such a pretty color. Here's my nails I've done with different designs with a matte topcoat. 

Happy 4th of July

I work a good portion of the day, but I'm really excited to go home and swim and bbq with my family. I was really excited about a month ago when I discovered the flag bowtie, I knew I had to have it and it'd make today so fun. I love at work when people comment on my bowties, its such a fun way to be individual.

Happy Independance Day to all, thank you to all the troops who are so amazing, keeping us safe, especially those working today in the States and overseas. I shall spend my 4th evening after the BBQ with Archimedes on skype even though its already the 5th there <3

Funny French Professor Phrases

Although school is over I realize this has been a draft for a while and I just find them hilarious so here's some more silly things my French professor says:

N'y! The knights of N'y!!

*far too much laughter* Pope Pias VII? Pape Pie? Pie VII??? Pie... like peepee. Little Pie?

"I'm not a very good mime"
"But Pierre! You're French!!!"

Happy but Sad Times

After coming off the amazing high that is seeing my Airman, he's once again left. His stay was only a week and immediately after he had to leave overseas for a year. He recently arrived and now the game of patience begins once again. Work always makes it easier, something to just take my mind off it for a bit, but this time, I really REALLY miss him. We only had a week together and I just dont think I was quite ready to let him go. It was so weird for both of us sleeping alone and just being apart from each other felt very lonely. I know he'll be back soon and we'll find a nice schedule of seeing each other via Skype in the mean time, It'll just take a while. Until then, love and patience prevail and time passes much faster when we're apart.

Slán go fóill

Archimedes Visited!

I haven't updated this in a while, mixed between work and the stress of Archimedes visit being delayed over and over AND OVER. We had planned it that he was to come on the 1st of June, but higher up decided it'd be better as an en route leave, so to finish all his out processing stuff took most of the month and when he was finally done, we had a week left. Luckily that week was when my family planned to take a trip to Catalina. It was amazing being off work and being able to see him, I admit I cried. I thought he was going to arrive much later in the night, but he called about 10ish saying "Do you have a weird mailbox?" I was super confused and answered, "I don't think its weird...... waiiiittt how do you know what my mailbox looks like?" and I ran outside to find him sitting against his car. The week in Catalina was amazing and my family really really loved him. We went on so many adventures together and even though it was only a week I really got used to him being around, just doing every day things with him. 

The morning after he arrived, on our way to Catalina

On the ferry over to Catalina 

Having ice cream later that day

Snuggling in bed being lazy was the best

Took a walk down to Lovers Cove and relaxed for a while

He makes me laugh a ton, such a weirdo

Yey! Kisses! 

Flying Fish watching. You'd be surprised how much they run into the sides of the boat

Hike up to Wrigley Memorial

Celebrated my birthday with my family while we were there, my mom got me this cute little hat.

Watching fireworks on the beach

Pretty Fireworks

Another pretty one

And this..... this is why I love this man. He snags my sun hat and  lets me take a picture of him being totally silly.

P.S. There is more to come :) This is just all I had on my phone.