ONE YEAR DOWN!

Feb 9th 2012

(I know that was technically yesterday.. but it doesn't matter)

Preston has officially been gone for one year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 We have now passed the halfway mark. And now he only has 11 months left because he comes home in January. Seriously, yesterday I was freaking out. I walked out of my house and went to school, basically looking/acting like this...

So instead of writing about how excited I was. I'll just show you the video that contains all my happiness :) Enjoy!

p.s. I really do love him more than the day he left. I didn't expect the first year to be so easy. I can't wait to experience this next year. There's no way I'm not waiting for him :)
You can't tell. But in this picture I was dying inside. This was taken on the curbside at the MTC a year ago from yesterday. I just really can't believe we've come this far :)

New Goal/Update

Alright ladies, I have set a new goal. Here it is:

Blog once a week

Doesn't seem that hard of a goal, right? But it totally is for me. It's hard enough living in Hawaii and going to school at the same time. But I'm also working at the Polynesian Cultural Center. And then I live across from the beach. So... where does blogging fit into that? Yeah, it comes in last on the priority scale. But I just wanted to give kind of an update :) 

I love living in Hawaii. I love going to BYUH. And more than anything, I still LOVE my missionary more than anything in the world. Exactly a week from today, we will be hitting the highly anticipated one year mark. I can't even believe it. Another thing is that recently I started casually dating. I prayed about it and felt like I should go on some dates and make friends and what not. I mean, I didn't date at all the first year, so I feel like it's the right thing to do for me. Preston on the other hand, wasn't so happy about my decision. But before he left, we both decided that me dating would be ok to do while he's gone. But he kind of changed his mind since he's been gone. Which is totally understandable. So recently we had a little rough patch, but we worked through it and I believe we're stronger because of it :) He thought I was getting serious with other guys which is totally not what was happening :) I just want to say that fighting for what you love, and what you want most in the world is 100% worth it. Waiting for Preston isn't even hard because he's what I want :) I've always known that, and I know it more now than I ever have before. Will I continue dating? Yes. Why? Because it strengthens my love for him every time :) Alright. Enough with boring words and sentences. Here are some pictures of my recent life :) 

La'ie Hawai'i temple :) 

Working at the PCC :)

The people I hang out with every day :) 

Hukilau Beach (1 min from my house)

Sunset Beach on the North Shore :)

My bedroom :) 

Night swimming :) 

My church :) 

Entering campus :) 

Sorry such a long post. But it's been almost a month since I blogged. I didn't want anyone to think I was struggling with waiting or anything :) I've just been so busy. 

One last thing.. You didn't think I was going to have a post without including a couple recent pictures of my adorable Preston, did you? :) 

He loves Hamburger Helper :)

Pretty sure this is against mission rules.. whatever :)

I love him so much :) :) 

And for any of you who are following my youtube channel, I put a video a while ago but if you didn't see it, you can view it here :) 

ONE MORE WEEK till ONE YEAR DOWN! :) 

*insert happy dance*

I'd like to end with something my friend and creator of the Beehive Organization said yesterday, "Sometimes doing the right or best thing isn't always the easiest, however you can rest assured knowing that you will be blessed somehow for choosing the better option. . . This is what I will tell myself & all of you today! Before committing to a decision think about what will benefit you eternally or make you a better person. If there's any doubt, don't do it."

Thanks for that Linsey :) There's so much truth in that. Don't do something if you have any doubt. Because you want to be able to do it 100% and feel completely at peace with the decision :) 

Until next week... 

The Beehive Organization :)

Ok girls, there is this group on Facebook called The Beehive Organization. Basically, you can any custom missionary girlfriend item/picture that you want. You should go here to visit it :)

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Beehive-Organization/295101173874433

She made this adorable picture for me:

Also.. I really want this jacket and think it's stinkin' cute

p.s. if you like the page, write on the wall and say Desiree sent you :) 

Thanks! :) 

Packing for Hawaii!!

Why did I procrastinate packing for Hawaii until the night before I leave. The same night that the Bachelor & Pretty Little Liars starts. I am regretting it... I started a little packing yesterday and this how it ended:

Packing makes me tired. I'm gonna have lots of fun tonight... :)

p.s. Who else is excited for those two shows? I know I AM!!!

New Goal: The Hunger Games

Now that my boyfriend is on a mission, I do stuff like this. Spend nights in the library reading depressing books.

But seriously, I have an announcement. Ok world. I've officially given in. I just finished the 3rd chapter of the first book in the Hunger Games series. I was always against reading it because it's what everyone else was doing. But my MG roommate (Kaydee :)) somehow talked me into reading it. So this was how I spent my night. Reading. In my local library. With my sisters. They'd always look up and say, "What part are you on?" and then smile and nod their heads when I told them. I figured it's something new to start and enjoy while my boy is gone :) I'm always up for setting new goals. Which is why I'm going to finish this book before the movie comes out, and then see the movie. I'll let you know what I think of the books.. So far, as of Chapter 3, I'm not that big of a fan and think it's pretty depressing.. But I will admit, it's addicting. 

Happy 20th Birthday Elder Wright!! :)

Today. Wednesday, December 28th 2011 is the day my sweetheart, Preston Dale Wright turns                 20 years old!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOVE!!!

And this is a picture of us exactly one year ago today. We went bowling :) 

I am just proud of him. So I am going to celebrate this blessed day by sharing 20 reasons why I love him

(expect some really random reasons)

1. I love his honesty, and that he tells me everything, and I can tell him everything.
2. I love that he appreciates a good key change in a song - just like I do.
3. I love all the crazy things he's done just because I asked him to. Ex: Dying my hair
4. I love his testimony of the gospel, and I love how he values it and how he's spending 2 years of life in the service of the Lord.
5. I love that he waited in line with me ALL day long to see Twilight :) while wearing an "I love Twilight" Basically I just love that he goes to sappy chick-flicks with me.
6. I love his attitude towards his family and his mom. He's so respectful in every way possible.
7. I love that he would tell me "Goodnight" and "Good morning" and "I love you" every single day. And how he'd wait up for me to get ready for bed because he wanted to call me to say Goodnight. 
8. I love how he just lights up a room simply by smiling :) 
9. I love that he goes Black Friday shopping with me :) even when it's way too early in the morning.
10. I love that he took me to do baptisms in my favorite temple (slc) right before he left. 
11. I love that he always gets me the best/most meaningful presents :)
12. I love that he always remembers our month anniversaries, even when I sometimes forget.
13. I love when I'm driving and he just starts singing to me :)
14. I love that he writes me every week and records himself just because he knows how much videos and letters mean to me.
15. I love the way he listens to me when I have to vent, complain or just simply talk.
16. I love the way he says he loves me after he teases me.
17. I love that every day, I find a new thing to love about him.
18. I love that he smiles and always tells me, "You're gonna love it" when I have to go to a doctor to get a shot, or get blood taken. Because he knows how much I hate it.  I also love that he always comes with me :) 
19. I love that he trusts me. 
20. I love that he loves me, and makes me feel like I'm perfect for him :) Because I know that he's perfect for me :)

 Preston, if you're reading this, Happy Birthday Sweetheart <3

I love you :) 

xoxoxxx

Merriest Christmas Ever!!

I will never forget this Christmas. It was the first year I actually "came home" for Christmas. It was the first year without my sweetheart. It was the first Christmas since I've lived in Utah where there wasn't any snow on the ground. It was the first Christmas I got to skype with him :) It was the first year where I wasn't too excited about opening any of my presents because I had already opened my package from him. And nothing beats his presents :) Basically... This Christmas was amazing. Here's a little view of it:

We got so much time to talk. I really am one lucky girl :) 

"Ok I'm gonna take a picture"

"Should I do this?"

"Yes. It looks great :)"

I opened this package in front of him over skype :) so he got to see my reaction. And let me tell you. I was freaking out. I got the one thing I've been wanting for SO long!! His name tag!!! I also got:

One of his ties soaked in his cologne <3

A memory card with 30 videos <3

An amazing light up glass keychain with our picture etched inside <3

A little scarf <3

A card with Hungarian money inside <3

And of course, an amazing letter <3 <3 :) :) 

I am in love with it :) and him :) he's seriously the best.

A few weeks ago Preston asked me to email him some pictures. So I said, 

"Of course! Here are a couple of my favorites. Am I allowed to know why you randomly need these pictures?"

"I just love you so much :) is that a good enough reason? :) Because you are the love of my life!! :)"

"Ok..."

But now I know why he needed pictures. For this :) :) ^^^ I freaking love it!!! Without fail, he gets me thee best gifts every year.

I wore the cologne soaked tie all day. Who wouldn't? You can't really see it but I'm also wearing his name tag <3

My sister gave this to me for Christmas. She knows me all too well :) 

Last but not least, the same sister gave this JB poster. I'm seriously so excited about it :D

Like I already said, I will never forget this Christmas :) Only one more to go before he gets home! And only 136 days till Mothers Day..... :) 

Here's a little thought on talking to him at Christmas. It was the best thing in the world. We weren't awkward, we just laughed and talked like he never even left :) And I mean waiting hasn't been getting harder as time goes on or anything. But it recharged my waiting battery 110% :) But for those of you who didn't get to talk to your boys, you are also lucky, in a way. I wouldn't say that I had a "post phone call crash" but as soon as hung up, a little piece inside of me felt as though I was back at the beginning. Cuz for those couple hours that I got to talk to him, it felt like he was home. And hanging up felt like saying "see you later" again. Of course I was still happy :) but it just made me miss him a lot more than normal. I'm fine now though :) In fact, I'm more than fine. I am so freaking pumped for this next year! I am so excited for the packages that I have planned :) I'm not worried that waiting will get hard during these next 14 months. Because I know it won't :) I'm living my life, writing him every week, praying for him every day, focusing on myself, and just having fun :) He's still on my mind 24/7, but that's just because he's always with me. Always in my heart. Which is why I feel like I can be happy, and enjoy everything that this next year will bring :) I just can't wait!!