Six Months Together

So, this is gonna be a mushy post. I usually don't write blogs that are all about my boyfriend, cuz I don't figure people want to hear about how much I love Josh, blah blah blah. But today is out sixth month anniversary and I want to blog about him.
So, we started officially dating November 24th, 2012, making today the six month mark in our relationship. We knew each other for most of the fall semester of 2012, but we're both involved with other people when we first met. After a while we both ended up single. We started hanging out more, and before long we were dating. It's been such an amazing time since then. We made it through Thanksgiving Break, Christmas Break, Spring Break, two semesters worth of homework and exams, and plenty of fights. We are now enduring 3 and a half months of summer break away from one another before we return to Liberty University in August.
Let me tell you, this man is amazing. He is helping me with so many things. My self-esteem, my trust issues, my abandonment issues, and so much more. He is patient, trust-worthy, loving, strong, protective, loyal, and kind. He puts up with all my crazy mood swings, and never judges me. I know I can tell him anything and that I am always safe with him. He makes me feel special, needed, and loved.
He loves to spoil me and take me out on dates. He takes me to movies and dinner a lot, and we go shopping rather often. A lot of times we just look at stuff, but he doesn't mind looking at clothes with me. I also look at video games and stuff with him, so it all works out. (Course, I love to play video games as well. :)) He loves to randomly buy me stuff. He tells me I'm beautiful every day and loves making me blush. The first words out of his mouth every day are "Hello, Gorgeous". Sometimes, I just catch him staring at me, for no reason whatsoever. He always makes sure I am taken care of, and that I'm taking good care of myself. If I need something, he makes sure I get it. He goes places with me, just so I won't have to go alone, and doesn't mind at all. He loves cuddling just as much as I do. We watch so much TV together, and always snuggle while we do. He'll try anything with me once if I ask nicely, and is willing to talk out any issue with me. He has the cutest habit of wiping my tears off my face when I'm crying, and gives the best hugs.
Yes, despite all this, we still have fights and don't always get along. But we always talk it out, and come to some kind of agreement. We never make threats like "I'll leave you!" when we're angry. That's not okay. We have made it through a lot in these six months, and I hope we have many more together. His smile makes my heart light up. :)
Joshua Daniel Bray, this is for you. I love you so much, I can't wait to see your adorable smile in August. :D <3

This crazy, insane, amazing semester!!

Hey guys! I realize I haven't posted in a long time. I thought I should, but I wasn't really sure what to write about this time. Then I started thinking back over this semester and I realized that's what I wanted to do. I wanted to write about this past semester.
This past semester has been so amazing and so crazy. For one thing, I decided to take 18 credit hours like I did my first semester, but this time with my 200 and 300 level classes. That was a mistake! And my grades show it...but, I digress. This was also the first time I had friends in almost all of my classes. Only two of the six did not have someone I knew. My biology class had my friend, Joey, History class had my friends Sarah and Josh(not my boyfriend Josh), Psychology had my RA, Cori, and my friends, Kati, Angela, and Jeshad, and English had Sarah and Ciara. That just left Theo and Math with no friends. So classes were definitely a lot of fun(even the ones that had crazy teachers. :P). Lol.
This semester also included many, many homework and study sessions with my good friend Sarah Ross, who I was taking History and English with. Sometimes, they were long and tedious, and I honestly just wanted to go snuggle with my boyfriend. But, thanks to all her help, I pulled out with a B in English and passed History with a C. Without her, I'm pretty sure I would have failed History and maaaybe gotten a C in English. So, I am very thankful to her for all her time and help. And to God, for helping me.
I made some new friends this semester, that's for sure. My friend Jon has become my little brother, and has become quite special to me. We love watching people's faces when he calls me "big sis" and I call him "little bro", because although he is younger than me, he is over a foot taller than me and is somewhat wider than me. But, he will always be my little brother, and I am so glad I met him. I also met Amber, a girl who was in my boyfriend's Drama Appreciation class. They got grouped in the same group for a project and I ended up tagging along to one of the meetings. After that, we became pretty close, and spent more time together. She is so much fun and has such a positive outlook on life, even when she's sad. I love her so much. She ended up dating my "big brother", Daniel, and I am so happy for both of them. They are so good together and deserve a good relationship. :) I actually became friends with a guy named Michael this semester who previously had a been a friend of my other friends to me. And I met and become friends with Sterling, which was lots of fun.
I also ended up rooming with my "little sister", Hailey, this semester and am glad of it. Sometimes we fight and want to kill each other, but we always love each other, and are there for each other. She will always be my little sissy, and I love her. We vented to each other many nights, and had lots of fun together. And no matter how mad we got at each other, we always said good-night before we went to sleep, and knew that everything was fine.
There were some really specific memories this semester, as well. There were random trips to the Pet Store with Daniel or Sterling, and the random fishing trip with Michael and Sterling. There were double dates both with Hailey and her bf and with Daniel and Amber. There were trips to Doc's Diner with groups of friends, and special dates with Josh. There were days spent with Sarah, and nights that Hailey and I stayed up talking for hours. There were visits from people who had left Liberty, like Rebecca and Bradley. And, by far the most memorable of all, was the day we went hiking to see Michael propose to his girlfriend, Brandi. I will always remember that day for so many reasons.
Also, throughout this whole semester, my boyfriend Josh and I have stayed in a committed, healthy relationship. It's been a lot of work, and we have had some interesting fights, but we have stuck it out and are nearing our 6 month mark in less than a week. I am so proud to call myself his girlfriend and hope we have many more semesters together.
Overall, this has been my best semester yet, despite my grades. So many friends that I'll keep for a lifetime, so many memories to cherish, and so many lessons learned. I know not all of my friends are coming back next semester, and I will miss them so much. But I know we will stay friends for many years to come. I will always look back on this semester with fondness, and hope my next four will be just as amazing!
Thanks for a great semester, everyone!! :D <3