LDR Tuesday: A real positive view. :)

So at work today, I had mentioned to my coworker Charlie that my girlfriend lives on Ohio. Much to my surprise, he was very interested in it and started asking all sorts of questions. "How'd you meet?" "How long have you been together?" And other questions. I told him our story and he listened with respect and it made me really happy that somebody was so interested. I explained to him in the short version of what her and I went through and he was telling me how amazing it is what we have. He explained how it's amazing that two people can have a connection that carries that sort of distance and time frame. It really hit close to home for someone, who had never been in a long distance relationship to say something like that. It felt great. I had this pre-existing notion that nobody and I mean NOBODY could understand an LDR if you've never been in one. But he made some good points.

I wished that all people could have that mentality, we get such a bad rap for being in LDR's but when you have such strong feelings for a person, the time and distance doesn't matter. Love is love....feelings are the same no matter where you are because everyone's heart beats the same. LDR's show the true magic of love because it shows that love can carry across miles upon miles of distance and make you feel closer to that person than anything ever before. If you can trust somebody that far away from you, not being able to see what they're doing.... that's beyond special. It also shows how special a simple phone call, text, message, or Skype date is. You cherish every tiny moment you spend talking to them. You cherish each talk you have even if it's about nothing. Most relationships, you'd get tired of talking to them every day but for me, getting to talk to her every day makes me complete. It's hard to go a day without talking to her. I cherish each and every conversation, memory, funny time we had, or "nothing" conversations. :)

There's so many more reasons to appreciate the fact of a LDR than to shun it down. There's so much more passion within the realtionship because you don't rely on looks, hugs, kisses, and touches; you rely on conversation and personality; passion and love; honesty and hope; serious moments and moments where you  laugh together and make the best of each moment. You can have a relationship that goes many miles, it just takes patience and effort and anybody willing to give that to another person is somebody well worth keeping.

That's why I love you Maria (since I know you're reading this. :P) Because you strive hard to keep us strong as I do too. You love me for all that I am and despite this distance between us. You allow me to be myself without fear of judging, without fear of not being what you want. You allow me to not only love you as my girlfriend, but also as my best friend. My best friend who I can share every inner most feeling with, every desire, and anything else with you.  Thanks for giving so much of yourself as I have with you. I love you.

Skateboarding Monday: Stuff.... that is all. :P

Lately, I haven't been skating at all due to the full time job and exhaustion that it creates but I definitely want to get our there one of these day and get to it. In terms of skateboarding "news" I got none that would've be already known.... hence the new "Berrics" opening up. But I'm sure if you're a skater and at least know enough about pros and happenings in skateboarding, you'd know that.

Truth is, I got lazy today and had nothing to write about. But here is an old Skate Montage that my friend Colton and I threw together. We lost #1 so unfortuantely, this is out of order.A number 3 may happen eventually that will completely blow this one out of the water. I have Sony Vegas Pro 10 for editing now and an HD camera and we've gotten substantially better at skateboarding.... just trying to find the time to film it all, edit it, and upload it, is a bit hard due to my schedule. Anyways, Unique Skateboarding 2

I'll try to have a better post next week but no guarantees. :P

Music Wednesday: Great songs for Long Distance Couples.

It's still musically relevant OK?! :P These are the songs I listen to when I miss my girlfriend.... which is every.freaking.day! Enjoy. :)

Starting with Far Away by Nickleback... yes, I KNOW it's Nickleback, but this song is great... I only just recently started listening to it because it's one one of the CD's my lovely girlfriend burned for me.



#2 She is by The Fray.... it's so perfect for me!



#3 The Distance by Hot Chelle Rae.... because it's obvious. :P My favorite line, "The distance is what's killing me, time and space have become the enemy, and what I need, is so far away." That line hits close to home..

#4 By Your Side by Lifehouse.... not really a long distance song but it gives you hope for them to be "by your side" eventually. :) 

#5 Come Home by One Republic.... not to get confused with One Direction. I need her to come home where she should be. :/

#6 Tomorrow and Forever by One Step Away... he only says, "I'm running just as fast as I can, to get to you across town..." Not really long distancem but I use it as a metaphor. Me working this job I'm in now is like "running across town" to see her, where she's so close and yet so far.

#7 I Can't Wait by Runner Runner not really a long distance song either, if at all... but for those who love your signifant other so much you want to marry them, this song is PERFECT. By far one of my favorites. :)

#8 Anywhere But Here by Safetysuit..... "I'd rather be anywhere but here without you" I think we all feel like that... 

#9 Set Fire to the Third Bar..... self explainable.... this song is obviously long distance. First paragraph sums it up.. "I find the map and draw a straight line

Over rivers, farms, and state lines
The distance from 'A' to where you'd be
It's only finger-lengths that I see
I touch the place where I'd find your face"

#10 Wait For Me by Theory of a Deadman.... the fact our significant other is willing to wait for us like we are for them is simply a gift within itself, this song does a great job showing that. :)

#11 All or Nothing by Theory of a Deadman.... "We got our backs against the ocean

It's just us against the world,Looking at all or nothing...Babe it's you and I".... we all take on these long distance relationships with hope and passion. This song shows that passion in them vs. the world.

#12 and lastly Perfect for Me by Ron Pope. There's a reason why we stay in these LDR's, there's something really special about that person that keeps you fighting to make it work. For me, my girlfriend is perfect for me in every way. There's a line in the song that hits the heart HARD.... especially with all that my girlfriend and I have been through... "It's not always easy, but somehow our love stays strong, if I can make you happy, then this is where I belong" I feel it fits LDR's well because they're not easy.... it takes a lot of time and effort but when a person is perfect for you, you fight to keep that love strong. :)

LDR Tuesday: UPDATES! :D

So much has happened within our relationship the past few weeks. First off, we've argued a substantial amount less after a big argument we had. Things are really smooth for us. :)

A big thing that happened is the fact that because of my new job, I can easily save for the trip to go see her now! It's MOST likely going to happen and I can't even contain my excitement! We don't have a set date yet but we're HOPING for August. I'll be staying in a hotel (due to parental issues :/) but she'll have her license and we'll go do lots of fun things together. We'll probably go to a little ice-cream shop called Softies, take walks, star gaze, and who knows what else? :)

Also, we'll get to start video chatting again on May 11th and I am ecstatic for that because I miss her gorgeous eyes and smile.

We've had a lot of serious talks about the future lately and I think what's going to happen is she'll be moving in with me sometime after August.... no idear how long or anything but that's our hopes. I can't wait to start living a life with her because this distance is really getting on my nerves. :P

Lastly, out 10 months are this Saturday and our ONE YEAR on June 13th. I simply can't believe it, that seem like such a short time ago, I told her I loved her and here we are a year later and my love for her has only grown. :)

This relationship still to this day means everything to me and it always will.... I love how this is the one thing in my life that will forever be there.... I KNOW it with all my heart.

Anyways, that's LDR Tuesday for this week, lots of updates, lots of happiness, and lots of love. :)

Til next week....

I'm back!!! FInally!!! Also, life updates (LDR stuff will be updated on Tuesday)

So as if you couldn't tell, my laptop is finally fixed. It's been rough.... things kept going wrong. The wrong screen was ordered, couldn't find a cheap replacement, found a middle man to order a screen but his distributor chaged policies. It's been dreadful but I'm so happy now. :D

Anyways, on to life updates. I guess the main thing is really that I quit my jobs at KFC and Carl's Jr. because I got offered a job at a full-time production plant building cabinet frames.It's called Lanz Caninets. I get paid $10 an hour, 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, and then overtime which is common because summer is coming up, in fact I have to work tomorrow (a saturday). Unfortunately though, because it's only my 3rd day, overtime doesn't count this week because I haven't worked 40 hours yet. This job will help me save for an apartment and my Ohio trip but the trip is to be talked about on Tuesday. Also, my friend Trevor took over my old job at KFC so if he gets good hours, we're going to try to be roommates.

I guess not much else has happened since my laptop incident but it's still been pretty busy. Thanks for coming back to blog at waiting for me, I'm happy to be back. :)