Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Sorry it's been a while since we have posted anything on here but its been kinda crazy! We have to get internet access whenever we can. Well our first Christmas in the apartment was pretty good. We got us a Christmas tree and a Wii for Christmas. We also went over to our friend's house for Christmas eve and that was fun...we were there until almost midnight.
On Christmas day we went down to Brandon's family down close to Topsail Beach and that was fun too. We ate way too much but it was worth it!
We also made a decision. Our original wedding date was set for June 18 2011. Well we have been debating whether to move it up to be sooner or not. The reason why is because we orginally wanted it to be in 2011 was that way I would be out of school before we got married...well since I won't be out by then anymore we wanted to move it closer. So we wanted to move it to June 2010. Now we are moving it to our official date...September 25, 2010.
This is a good date we feel because it gives us plenty of time to plan. We don't want anything big and extravagant just us and a couple of bridesmaids and groomsmen and a small inexpensive reception. So there its official September 25, 2010...SAVE THE DATE~~~~!

It's November!

It's been a while since I last updated this blog...sorry. I haven't had time and neither has Brandon to be honest. We have had a busy past month or so.
Brandon and I were out helping out on a family friend's farm called Lazy-O-Farm which is an educational farm where kids get to learn all about the animals and pick a pumpkin out of the pumpkin patch, and go in a maze. They always seem to have a blast. We had fun but now that their busy season is over with there isn't much need for too much help out there.
During the process of working on the farm Brandon was job hunting and......HE FOUND A JOB!!! So he is no longer unemployed...yay!!!! As for me, I am still in classes and I am still unemployed....oh well.
I also had the chance in mid October to go wedding dress looking with my little, bethany. I found the perfect dress but I still have a year and 7 months or so before the wedding at least as far as I know right now so hopefully I will find one that I love just as much in this time. Right now we still are not able to save any money for a wedding but we will...I have faith.....you got to right?

As soon as I get new pics of me and Brandon I will be sure to post them but for now I must say bye because I need to go to class.

It's almost been a year...~Still loving it~

So let me say that this whole month has been crazy! Moving back from working down at Caswell, moving into a new apartment, starting a new college, and trying to stay sane....that's a job in it's self. But anyways I bet you all are wondering what my title for this blog is all about. Well today is September 18,2009.....in ten days it will be September 28, 2009 that means that it has been a year since me and Brandon became official. That doesn't really seem like a big deal to a lot of people but it is to us.
It's weird to think that just over a year ago was the first date that I went on with Brandon bowling. And I am not going to lie I wasn't really sure at that point if anything was really going to happen between us but it did. I can't imagine life without him in it now which I still can't believe. And knowing that in a year and 8 months or so we will be getting married...of all things.Who would have ever thought that? certainly not me.lol.
But anyways this has been a good year with many more to come. We are still in the process of organizing and moving stuff into the apartment but its still really nice to be able to kick back in our own place whether its messy or not or sparsely furnished but hey what more do I need I got my man to keep me laughing...which believe me he does.
It's been a year...wow!!!

Ours!

So I have been meaning to update this for a while now but now I finally got around to it. I am finally home and spending every moment that I possibly can with the most amazing man in the world. It's about time!
When I got back in town the thursday after Brandon picked me up from Caswell we moved into our apartment.....that's right our apartment. Just the two of us. We have been there for 2.5 weeks now and we love every minute of it. Given we barely have anything unpacked because we don't have my dressers for clothes or anything yet but hey who cares. We have our own place...finally.
We live in the same county as we did before because I have to go to school at the community college but we get to start making our place our home. Some people think that we should get married before we move in together but we are doing things our way and we know that in the end our lives will be better for it.

"Home is where the heart is"

Only 2.5 days until I am homeward bound!!!

Okay so I said in my last blog that the countdown has started and I meant it. I haven't been able to stop thinking about going home. It feels the like the closer I get to going home the further it seems to be.
As much as I love being here working at Caswell and serving God I am ready to be home with my wonderful fiance and back in the real world where I actually have to make my choices of where I need to go and what I need to do instead of having the luxury of having everything planned out in segments like it is while I am in what is lovingly called "the Caswell Bubble".
Me and Brandon are ready to be where we can see each other more than once in a blue moon. That will be a really good thing. We both know about the tension that happens when we are talking on the phone because we know the other person is missing them terribly and all they really want to do is hug them. I know that is how I feel about being away from Brandon and I am pretty sure that is the way he feels about me. However don't take my word for it...afterall we are getting married in less than two years so I think it is safe to say that neither one of us can imagine life without the other anymore.
So yes I am on countdown mode so that it can be me and brandon again facing the world with no regrets and anxious to start our lives together. This is going to be good.

Countdown Mode!!! Coming home!!!

So I find myself counting down the days now until I get to be home with Brandon and friends.....gosh it gives me butterflies! I realize that I have only been away for like 2.5 months but 2.5 months is a really really really long time when you actually have a reason to be at home. Don't get me wrong last summer I worked down here at the same place and it was amazing and I was a little homesick but not this much.
I guess that's when you know you are really and truely in love with someone is when you can't stand being away from them. My focus this summer has been on God and the camps theme this year was iLove talking about loving God and people. This has only made me see how precious a relationship is and that you should always cherish it as long as its there. That't why I am on countdown not including today I have 9.5 days until I get to be back home. And I love that it is getting closer and closer.

God didn't bring us this far just to let us down..

SO its me (Krysti) again. I just thought that I would make an entry because it has been a while and we haven't had very much time to think nevertheless sit and type what we are thinking. So me and Brandon have now been without actually having anymore than a couple of hours to see each other for about a month and half and it is really hard. We have had wuite a few break downs over the phone because of this. I think that this is very funny because neither of us ever pictured ourselves ever being this way over anybody which I just think shows us that you will never know how you will feel until you are in that situation. I remember I use to mae fun of people who were always mushy about there boyfriend and such however I am now understanding it more and more everyday.
We have kinda hit one of life's pot holes though. After Five and a half years working with one company Brandon got layed off about 1.5 weeks ago or so. This has been very stressful as those of you have faced this sort of thing know because he isn't sure when he is going to find another job. The good news is though is that he has had a couple of possibilities and today he is actually going to interview for a job. So keep him in your prayers as he tries to find another job as the rest of the nation is trying to find jobs too.
Although this has been a difficult time and it seems that we always go through something after another we always have to keep telling ourselves that God didn't bring us this far to dissapoint us now.