Over The Year Mark

   It's been so long since I've updated this blog, I figured it was about time I did! Best thing that has happened since last time is the fact that I hit my year mark in September! It feels so great to say that! I still can't get over it! I look back at how hard things have been and everything Wyatt and I have gone through to get to where we are now and it's incredible. We truly have a unique journey and I love it.
   As most of you may remember, Wyatt and I don't email every week like we used to. Not because we were ending things, but because we wanted him to get the most out of his mission. I knew that would be hard, but it has proven to be not necessarily easy, but doable. For a time we got to "check up" on each other thanks to a great elder in his area haha.
   For those who are just starting the wait or they are waiting for the wait to begin, let me tell you how great it is that your man has somebody who supports them as much as you do. It's not easy for either of you two to say goodbye but because of your faith and devotion to each other, you let him serve the Lord. Like any relationship, these ones take work and lots of it to make it last. I have had my doubts many of times throughout the year and I still get them, but as one of my best friends reminded me, "doubt your doubts" because the Lord knows what you need.
   I have been one of the girls who is very open to dating and waiting. I faithfully wait for Wyatt in my own way. Each one of our "waits" are different and it's tailored to you and your missionary. As I've met new guys and everything, my love grows for Wyatt and I find myself reassuring myself that I still want to be with him. That's what works for me and maybe it will work for you, but that's for you to decide.
   I sent Wyatt a package just recently so the rest of this post will be about the package :) I'll try to keep up on this blog more often than I have the past few months!

This is the inside package that I made for him! It's not quite finished but boy do I love this one!

The final product!

I got Wyatt this shirt off of https://www.ldsboutique.com/ 

I also got him this pillowcase from Seagull book so you can probably find it here:http://www.seagullbook.com/

These socks I got from Deseret Book but I'm sure you can find them online too:https://deseretbook.com/

Got him a few favorites and some candy apple making kit for the fall season

Just some little things I added. I got him some Spanish CTR rings so that he can give them out to the kids he teaches or just kids he meets :)

If you don't remember, I made Wyatt a binder for him to keep that holds pictures of things I do over the two years he's on his mission so that he can keep up. You can read the details of that here:http://missionarygirlfrienddiary.blogspot.com/2015/04/keep-him-posted.html

This is month 6:

Month 6 continued...:

Month 7:

More of month 7:

End of month 7/Month 8:

Month 8 continued:

More of month 8:

Month 9:

Month 9 again:

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Month 10:

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Month 11:

Month 11 again:

End of Month 11/Month 12:

Month 12:

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I'll do these all again in 6 more months! :D

No package is complete without a couple of ties!! And I always put little messages on them!

Threw in some fall cookies that were easy to mail as well as two Halloween treat bags, one for Wyatt and one for his companion. And to top that all off, I filled it with love (hearts)!

Making packages really make time go by so much fast and I LOVE making them!!! 

I'm so proud of Elder Johnson and I'm grateful every day of what we have! I know that this next year won't be easy either but I'm soooo ready for it and I can't wait to see Wyatt at the end of this final year apart! Here's to 11 more months (since he hit 13 months on the 17th). Love you babe!!!