Emails & Letters :)

I always knew that Jared would most likely not be allowed to email me at all during his mission. At least, that's what I tried to prepare myself for. I didn't want to get my hopes up. Low and behold, I woke up on the morning of his first pday in the MTC and his name popped up with an email from him! I totally freaked out :D

How lucky am I that the week he entered the MTC is the week they changed the rules about emailing? I feel so blessed :) I'm so proud of Jared. He's been in the MTC for 3 weeks now and is working so hard on learning the language and how to be a missionary. He's one of the most dedicated and hard working people I know. He's so obedient and follows all the rules. I know that being an obedient missionary will bless him in ways I can't even describe. 

On his second pday, I got his email in the morning and was happy about it :) Little did I know that I'd receive another email from him at 5:00! I was so surprised :) It's little things like that just totally make my day. Apparently he didn't use up all of his time in the morning and got to use the rest of it at 5:00. 

I was super excited this past week to tell him that I'll be living in Italy this summer :) He had no idea that I applied or anything. I asked him in a Dear Elder how he would feel if I did apply, and this is what he said, 

"I think you should definitely go to Italy if that is what you want to do.  I mean, why not?!  How cool would it be if we both could at least speak some Italian when I got back?  And I know you love Italy and you love teaching...It's the perfect combination :D Just follow your dreams Desiree.  Although, I am so glad you still asked for my opinion. That makes me very happy to know that we are still that close and you still consider me your closest and best friend...because you are definitely mine! :D :D"

<3

Now I feel even better about spending my summer working in Italy. I love that he's supportive and wants me to follow my dreams no matter what. That's just one of the many things I love about him :) To sum things up, he's loving it in the MTC but can't wait to finally start teaching in Italy. We're both happy and we love receiving letters from each other :) 

Letter to Santa

I was at Chick-Fil-A last night and they had a table where you could write letters to Santa. So I wrote one and then put it in their little mailbox <3

Letters = Happiness

I love letters :) 

He's so silly :) I love it.
Wanna know something sad though? Last night I fell asleep 7 minutes before Preston got online to email. I. was. so. upset. with myself.
BUT, I got a letter today. Which made it better :) I still felt quite bad though.
Anyway, how cute is he? I love him a lot :) Every time I get a letter I feel like the luckiest girl in the world. He is so good to me :) If you don't have a boy this amazing already, go find one and make him yours :) You won't regret it.

Anniversary Package to Him :)

I sent this envelope package to Preston today for our anniversary next week (July 8th @ 1:13am) :D

I know he's gonna love it :) It's nothing that special, but it's still special :) It consists of:

• 20 pictures (mainly from the st. george MG roadtrip and just summertime)
• A candy necklace. Candy necklaces have always been our thing :) 
• 8 page letter
• A "What I Love About You" book that I got from Walgreens. Can I just say, best thing ever! I highly suggest it. It asks questions and has fill in the blank pages. Questions like, "Our favorite memory together is" and "If it wasn't for you, I never would have:" and "If they made a reality show about us, It'd be called:" it was just really fun and I know he'll love it :) 
• A DVD! He asked for it :) It's 16 minutes long of all our memories on video along with a slide show at the end to "Our Song" which is I Swear by All-4-One. 
• And his favorite beef jerky. It couldn't be all lovey dovey stuff, right? :) 

So then of course, I got this from Preston the other day.

And he said I can't open it till our anniversary. How could he do that to me? I am going crazy. And I know it looks like a normal envelope with just a letter.. but it's not. It has stuff inside it :) a few little items... and.. I CANT WAIT! (I just noticed that the envelope matches my bedspread lol) 

Countdown till anniversary: 9 days

My Boyfriend is a Missionary

Guess what I got today????????? :D

(excuse the lack of makeup) 

Yep. That's TWO! These are two of the letters that got lost during my letter fast last month. They finally showed up! Which means his memory card showed up! I could not have been happier :) And his letters are getting even more amazing every single week :) I know that his mission has strengthened our relationship beyond words :) It's the most amazing thing.
After reading the letters and watching the videos I just sat there and thought about him.

Do you remember when you little, and how you'd honk at the missionaries and wave hi? Or how your family would have them over for dinner and you thought they were so old? Well, I was thinking about this. It's crazy to think that MY boyfriend is one of them now. I think it's amazing :)

He's a missionary! :) 

Love him :) 

Surprise! :)

Today I got back from the MG road trip (stories and pictures to come later) and the first  thing I did was check my email. To my utter surprise, I had an email from my new friend Jenó in Hungary. He sent me these two pictures of Preston! :)

It made my day :) Especially since it's a holiday in Hungary tomorrow so I won't get to hear from him this week. Isn't it crazy how the smallest things can make an MG so happy? :) Yep. That's me :) 

I just love my boy! And my new Hungarian friends :) 

P.s. We did baptisms on the MG road trip and guess where the names were from? Hungary :) I may have freaked out a little :) 

Letter Fast is OVER!

For you girls in the MG group, you know I've been venting lately about my recent lack of receiving letters. Today marked 3 1/2 weeks without a letter and what do I wake up to?
My mom was waving a letter in front of my face! Pretty sure I was still half asleep but all I could say was, "Nooo wayyy!!!!!!!"

I can't even tell you how amazing it was :) And look at everything that was included! It was worth the wait :) This is what was included:

1. The letter :) 

2. The 13 Articles of Faith in Hungarian :) 

3. A bunch of missionary cards :) 

3. A coupon for a big mac in Hungary :) 

4. Yes, those are cookies :) They're called, "Jó Reggelt's" and they are so good :) 

5. Two Hungarian coins :) 

It's safe to say that I'm beyond happy, and the first day of June has started out wonderful :) 

Recent Mail :) :(

I have had a love-hate relationship with the mail lately. I go out to check the mailbox everyday and for three weeks, still no letter. I know they are out there somewhere... They just aren't finding me :( But that's my hate relationship with it.
My love relationship comes when I finally got the newest addition to my keychains :) my fake name tag:)
(p.s. No, I didn't mess up. His name is supposed to come before"Elder" :))

It also totally made my day when I got this in the mail from the amazing, Miss Ryann Newby :) 

She knew I totally loved the Royal Wedding, and I know she did too. Which is why she was so excited for this stamp that she got from her mish, but then was sooo generous and sent ME one! :D I know what you're probably thinking.. It's just a stamp, right? Wrong. It's a Royal Wedding stamp. It's freaking awesome. And you know it. That's all I have to say about that. Thanks again Ryann!!! :D

It Takes 6 Days, Give or Take :)

It's stuff like this that makes my day :) 

It also makes my day that it took 6 days to get the letter :) I thought it would probably take around 2 weeks to get letters from over 5,200 miles away :) How do things keep getting so perfect? :)

It's True :)

Welcome to Hungary!

Preston is officially in Hungary now :) WOW! The 10 1/2 weeks in the MTC went by fast :) I'm liking this :) But I really just want to use this post to brag about it :) He's one amazing missionary :)
Today was somewhat hard because I had the phone call yesterday, and I guess I'm experiencing the post phone call. I woke up sick this morning, and all day I've just felt, bleh. Also, knowing that I won't be getting a letter for a couple weeks doesn't help either. So here's the awesome part, my mom came in and told me there was letter from Preston in the mailbox! I thought she was joking. I received my last letter from Preston on Friday because Wednesday was his last Pday in the MTC. So how could I have another letter? But there it was!

He said he wrote this yesterday! He sent it out right before they got on the bus to go to the airport. He wasn't supposed to be writing that day, but he said he decided he must. I also love that he included the "kisses" For some reason it felt like a "P.S. I love You" moment :) I loved when he said,

"I really just want to tell you that I love you and that you mean the entire world to me! You have been the greatest blessing in my life! Honestly. You really have changed my life for the better"
and..
"So, right now (when you're reading this), which is probably Tuesday or Wednesday, I am halfway around the world! So we may not be close physically. We almost couldn't be any further away from each other. But at the same time, I feel right next to you. I'm always thinking about you and looking back at our memories. I hope that I can always keep you close mentally and emotionally. So that one day, we can be close to each other again physically. All you have to do........ is wait :)" 


I swear that sometimes our missionaries are prompted to say certain things. I'm just so happy :)

<3 <3 <3 So proud to call him mine <3 <3 <3

:D

he is SUCH a goofball :) I love it :) 

Lets hope the mail doesn't take toooooo long..

Go do the Lords work babe!!! :D

Letters & Sugar Make Me...

I just got a LETTER!!!! My last letter from Preston while he's in the MTC. He leaves for Hungary in 2 DAYS! I'm excited :) I'm in a good mood :) Plus, I have a ton of easter candy surrounding me. I've eaten probably waaaaay more calories today than I care to mention. This is me right about now:

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Now on to more serious business, I love my missionary. More than I know how to say :) Being in the MTC has made him mature in the gospel, but he is still my same Preston :) 

Our men may be missionaries, but they can still be boys at heart :)

I'm just a super happy girl right now :) 

TWO ♥

I have officially lived through 2 months without the love of my life. (Technically it was 2 months 4 days ago..) So I have lived 2 months and 4 days without him :) I feel like I've really learned a lot these past two months, and my testimony has been strengthened beyond belief. Remember how I had a list of goals for last month? I accomplished probably 3/4 of them :) I finished D&C, I sent a letter every week and a Dear Elder everyday, I baked something new once a week, saw Never Say Never again, decided what job I want over the summer, blogged once a week and tried a new food :) (it was cuban food, super yummy!) The ones I didn't accomplish were: I didn't complete 10 volunteer hours (I only completed 4) I didn't work out three days a week, and I didn't watch Titanic... Although I did see Titanic the Musical :)

This month was easier but also still very hard. It seems to have gone by slower than the first month, but I know it'll speed up :) 

This month I have received:

• 4 letters
• 2 memory cards (videos!!) 
• 1 cassette 
• and 4 personal emails along with the family email :) 

I feel extremely lucky being able to get the stuff that I've been getting. I know some girls don't get near that much. I know that once he actually leaves for Hungary (in 12 days) the mail will probably get a little slower. But I seriously cannot WAIT until the call from the airport! I am counting down the days :) Probably because I've decided to do something this fall that involves leaving Utah and I haven't told Preston anything about it yet. So that's one of the main reasons I can't wait for the phone call :) But overall, this month has been really good :) I want to thank ALLLLLLL the MG's who talk to me on a daily basis to make this whole process 100x's easier. I really have come to love you girls :) You are all amazing and you mean more to me than you know. You guys are always there for me and always help pick me up when I'm feeling down. I really couldn't be doing this without you :) In conclusion, this is what 2 months down looks like:

Eh, I'm getting there :) 

I love you Elder Wright <3 <3 <3

Letters Make Me Freak Out :)

I got a letter!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was one amazing letter :) 

(this was me when I open the mailbox and saw the letter ^^^^^^^^)
<3

I love this movie. Not the sad parts, just that the fact that they communicate through letters makes me smile :) I love everything they say to each other over letters. It reminds me of me and Preston :) 

One thing I really love is that Preston has already grown and matured spiritually, but yet he is still the same :) Recently I've been trying to be more spiritual in my letters because I want him to see me as 100% supporting him, and growing along with him. I loved that in his letter he said:

"I think your letters are perfect! Seriously! I wouldn't say there is anything you need to change. I love them :) Don't worry about what you say. You don't have to be spiritual! Seriously, it doesn't make a difference in my attitude or anything. I know you are spiritual :) and don't get me wrong, I love that you are spiritual in the letters! But I am still in love with the same old Desiree that can be super honest about everything! Don't be afraid of what to say. Just be yourself! :) Thanks babe :) I haven't changed as much as you might think. I'm still me :)" 

Oh I am one happy girl right now :) I also loved that we both had the same favorite Conference talk. Elder Scotts :) :) He said he was thinking about me the whole time and hoped I was thinking about him :) Seriously girls, a mission is the best thing our men can do. Our relationship has never been this good. I know I'm only in my 3rd month, but it's just getting better :) Heavenly Father is blessing us both so much! It's unbelievable :) 

I love Elder Preston Wright <3

This is How I Feel When I get Letters :)

<3

"Choose Your Love and Love Your Choice"

I love General Conference so much. I also really wish I was a guy so that I could have gone to the Priesthood session. I'm glad to hear that President Monson encouraged the RM's to get married as soon as possible when they get back. Hope Preston heard that part ;) I'm sure he did. Speaking of Preston, I am more in love with him than I've ever been :) His letters are amazing and so are his videos. I really believe his mission has blessed us both so much already. I know some girls say their boys change a lot. And I'm sure Preston will, but right now he's still the same Preston :) he's just slowly becoming a better version of himself. In his last letter he said, 
"I really haven't changed that much. I mean, I'm always going to be me. So you don't have to worry about me being totally different when I get back. Cuz I won't be :) I just love you so much! I love to think about those first few days that I'm back with you. I know that within a day or two, we'll be right back where we were before I left. I know that :) Up until we get married I want us to be like we were before I left." 
I love him more than anything :) I choose him. I choose to wait for him. He is more than worth it. I choose to better myself while he's gone. I choose to become so much closer to my Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. I love my choices :) And I know they are the right things to do. That is one thing that will never change :) 

JK

Just Kidding. 

Ya know my last post when I was frustrated about not getting a letter? Yeah.. I take that back :) I got the most amazing letter/cassette/MEMORY CARD today. I knew Preston would never not write unless it was basically an emergency. He just proved me right :) Looks like the postal system was just being stupid. So I just wanted to post because now looking back at what I said yesterday, it seems stupid. 

The memory card = The most amazing thing ever. I suggest every MG to try this :)

Hungarian is the craziest language. He just loves to make me translate :p 

<3

No Letter = Venting

Today is Friday. Today is letter day. Usually I absolutely love Fridays. But not this Friday...
Preston has now been in the MTC for 5 1/2 weeks and I've gotten a letter and email every week. His Pdays are on Wednesdays and because of the fact that I live only 20 minutes away from the MTC, I usually get letters on Thursdays or Fridays. On his pday this week, I never received an email. I was pretty down about that. But then I said to myself, "Only 2 more days and I'll have an amazing letter". I tried to stay positive. Then today,  I was so excited about the mail coming today. Probably more excited than ever. But once it finally came and I looked all the envelopes, there wasn't one for me. I looked through them again making sure I didn't miss anything. Still, no letter. And then of course the tears came. We had talked about this so much before he left. I would tell him that I'll understand if he's busy. But I told him even if he just wrote down 3 little words and sent it to me that it would be way better than not getting anything. He told me he would write every week.. And I thought for sure I'd at least get letters every week while he's in the MTC. I didn't think that would be a problem. But we're only 5 weeks in and he's already not writing? Or did the letter just get lost? I doubt it. I'm trying to stay positive but when he asked me to send him Dear Elder letters everyday, I decided I'd do it because I'll do anything to make him happy. So every morning I wake up and send him a Dear Elder. Not because I really want to, but because he asked me to. And I asked him to send me one only once a week and he can't even do that? He's not even in the field yet.. So then I thought to myself, "Is this foreshadowing how the rest of his mission is going to be?" I can't help but think that now when he's actually in Hungary who knows when I'll be getting letters. The thing is, I know he loves me and he knows how much letters mean to me. Which is why I can't picture him not writing... *sigh* I really just hope the letter got lost... Here's hoping for a better week, and a better Friday.

ONE ♥

Preston has officially been gone for one full month :) I'm so proud that i've even made it this far. Back at day two I can fully remember saying to myself, "Can I please be at one month already? I will be so happy when that happens" And here I am :) Time actually flew by. I hope it stays the same :)

This month I got:

• 4 letters
• 3 personal emails
• 2 cassettes 
• and 32 pictures :)

It has indeed been the hardest month of my life, but also one of the best :) It's an amazing thing to only communicate with someone you love through letters. It has brought me and Preston so close. I also believe it's because Heavenly Father is blessing both of us so much. 

And of course being a girl, I am pretty creative! I absolutely love sending packages. It's kinda my thing. I'm gonna send one every month. It'll just be as a celebration that it's been another month down :) This is his "One Month" package. 

There was a reason for almost everything I put in it. Here's what I put in: New cassettes, tissues, pirouettes, mentos, pictures, missionary action figures, a letter and a memory card with a couple video's of my on it :) 

So I decided to make some goals for this month. I have a lot of stuff that I need to accomplish while my man is gone :) So these are going to be my goals for this month (I'll probably add some as the month goes on) 

1. Finish D&C (I started the day Preston left)
2. Complete 10 volunteer service hours
3. Work out at least 3 days a week
4. Send a letter every week and another package at the end of the month :)
5. Bake something new once a week
6. See Never Say Never again (hehe)
7. Decide what job I want to have over the summer
8. Blog once a week :)
9. Watch Titanic (I've been wanting to watch this since Preston left but I haven't been able to do it..)
10. Try a new food :)

There will be more goals to come :) Overall....

What a month it's been :)
          

Can I Just Say.. :)

Can I just say that I LOVE days like these???? :) :) :) 

I went to school just to hear an apostle speak at a Institute devotional (Elder Cook) and I come to find THIS waiting for me! :)

I was so excited :) Wanna know what was in it????? :)

A cassette, 32 pictures, AND a letter :) Oh my goodness I was beyond excited. 

This was my favorite one :) My missionary is seriously so handsome :) :)

After all that excitement, I got ready and went to Preston's house to hang out with his mom and sister :) It's been 23 days since the last time I was at his house. I honestly thought I would be nervous going back, but I wasn't :) It felt normal :) I went in his room, it just brought back so many memories. Anyway, We ordered Cafe Rio and watched a movie :) It was exactly what I needed. In Preston's letter, he told me to keep hanging out with his family :) One thing I loved that he said was, 

"You have no idea how much I love that you have been sending me stuff every day! It puts the biggest smile on my face :) I love it so stinkin' much! Just like I love you :)" 

I just love my missionary. To death. Only 100 1/2 more weeks.......