Blessings/Challenges

So for the last week i have been going kinda crazy. I found out friday morning last week that Daniel, Steph, and Justin where all leaving today for school and I knew it was coming but I didn't know that fast. So i thought I should probably get started on a gift for him. I gave his sister something and needed to get his. So i went to the store after finding out what top five pics Daniel and i both like and I printed out the pictures and got the stuff to make my project work.



I did a travel package for him, every 50-100 miles or so i have a package for him to open up. I wrote up the directions to the place he was staying and in those directions I also encorperated the directions for the gifts. I gave him some treats that he likes that he can munch on. He doesn't know that I have his old box cutter that our friend Ellie had decorated for him when we all worked together. I am giving that to him for his second to last gift so that he has something to open his boxes with. Then with the pictures i planned on just doing one colage with them so that he could put them in a picture frame i got him, But i got into it and ended up making five of them. I am lucky to have a laminator machine and so i laminated them all. I also printed out some wallet size pics of our favorite ones and did them as well. He will be starting his trip in an hour in a half. Right now they are all at the Epling house sleeping so they could avoid sitting in the holiday traffic that plagues the Bay Area! So then they will be driving for 14 hours and wait a day or two till they need to move in and get started on classes. I have been spending every spare moment i can with Daniel to make sure we get time in for us. This is going to be a huge challenge for me and i have already broken down several times today alone! I would stay up till three doing the little quiet project and then i would get up at 6 or sometimes 7 and do the loud projects that required me blasting rock and roll music to make a mix tape for him to listen to and keep him awake with as he drives. Last night and the last few nights I have gone over to his place to help him pack and we have had some fun times.



I just got a "FLIPCAM": in the mail the other day for the tv show that i am working on and so i have been playing around with that and i can try and post some of the vids i have done so far with that. This morning i went over right after dropping off my sisters for school with the impression that I would help Daniel load up his car really fast and then they would be off by 10 am. We got his stuff all done and loaded in like thirty minutes.



Then i had asked him to give me a blessing, I have had several things on my mind lately and have been looking for direction and guidance and felt that a blessing would be the best thing. So after we got Daniel's car all packed up we went and he gave me a blessing. He kinda knew some of the things i have been thinking about but nothing of real detail, yet the blessing was spot on. Proving to me that the words do come from the lord. As he was speaking i starte crying and when the blessing was over i had tears streaming steadily down my cheeks. Daniel still isn't totally sure as to why but he just sat there watching me not really sure what to do or how to handle it. I am so thankful that my man has the presthood and knows how to listen to the spirit to help me out. I was so glad to have him in my life to do that for me today it was the best part of the whole day.



As the day went on things just kept changing and getting later and later and difficulties arised. I had to be to work at 5 so shortly after 4 i had to leave everyone and Daniel made me promise that I wasn't going to cry more than three times. He thinks im at two right now. I get emotional and a tear or two fall, but on my way to work i couldn't contain myself so there was a river starting in my car. Hey, don't judge, i love this man and he is the greatest. He makes me so happy and loves me for me and who i am. He enjoys me and we are great together. He has been so much of my life that he and I are both kinda worried as to what i will do now with all that free time. I do have lots to do and hope it will keep me distracted from how much i will miss him but im sure that is only wishful thinking right now. I need to get ready to go to BYU-I in April of next year.

So this is my day and i am just waiting for the call saying they are getting started on driving which will be with in the hour hopefully. So sleep well yall or what ever it is
your doing enjoy! I will sit on the couch all cuddled in my enormous robe and grib and hug tightly the plastic bag containing Daniel's sweatshirt that he sprayed for me to smell over the next four months.

One of the reasons this is so hard for me to say bye to him is cause I have had a long distance relationship with every one i have dated up till i met him. I thought that i wouldn't have to go through that again and i know what is coming.

Have a great night and ill talk to you later.

Issue 33 9-3-2010