My Very First Link Up!

I decided that since I see these "Link Up"s all over the place, I might as well give it a shot!  Be sure to check out Ms. Monologues and link up too! So, here it goes.

Hey there bloggers of the world.  My name is Katie. I just turned 19 this year and I looove blogging. I've been blogging here on "Trampling The Pansies"  Since March 23rd of this year.  I started this blog to begin documentation of my life with my Marine.

He is currently stationed 591 miles away from me and we're rocking that whole long-distance-relationship thing. It's really difficult, but we both know that it will eventually be worth all the heart ache when we can be together again.

I spend most of my time working as a relay operator for the deaf and hard of hearing in a call center. That's where I make all of my blog updates (in fact, that's where I am right now!) When I'm not working, I like to work in my garden, work out, cross stitch, and come up with project I can do to keep me as busy as possible.

I'm starting school at the community college in the fall for law enforcement to eventually become a police officer. At least that's the plan now. When you're 19, things have a way of changing at the drop of hat, a fact I'll probably never get used to. 

My original plan was to be a Marine. That was driven to a sudden halt when I broke my arm and ended up disqualified. I was forced to change all my life plans.  That's something that I'm discovering won't stop until...well ever.

I love to sew and learn new things and I like to blog about anything and everything that pops into my head. Some times I post a zillion pictures, and some times I don't, but you can trust that you'll see something from me at least once a week. I really love to blog :)

Thanks for visiting from Blog Star, and I hope you liked my very first "Link up"!

My Best Friend

Okay, basically, I feel like I have been trying to write this post forever and it has only been yesterday and today.

I started yesterday, but then I got busy. Then this morning, I couldn't think of how to put things. But now that I have worked from 4:00am-6:30am, taken a trip to wal-mart, eaten a bunch of food that is definitely not appropriate for breakfast, and taken a nap while watching a movie on the couch in the break room, I am refreshed and ready to start not only my regular 7hr. shift, but this post I have been trying to conquer for what seems like a million days...

July is a pretty big month for J and I. As of July 1st, we have known each other for 1 year. The 4th of July is the anniversary of our very first date and July 12th, we have been together for 1 year (I say it still counts even though we aren't technically together right now, we might as well be.) 

So I figured that maybe I should tell you about him! Most of what I've said about him is just whining. So maybe I should tell you how great he is too huh?

Basically, J is your average guy. He like to hunt, fish, and shoot guns. He likes to learn new songs to play on the guitar and sing (except he won't sing loud enough for anyone to hear him even though he's actually really good.) He has more cammo gear than I have ever seen in my life and the coolest toys to play "Army Guys" ever. He's not the biggest fan of video games, but he'll play them when he's bored or if he feels like it. He has a big family that has definitely rasied him right.

He always opens my door for me whenever we go through one or get in or out of the car (actually it was kind of hard to get used to just sitting in the car and waiting for him to come around and open the door for me.) I've never had to pay for a meal (except for his when I've got my mom's card and it's like, whoo not our money! Or there's some special reason I want to pay) Every moment we have spent together has been...amazing.  I don't know how I could have found someone better to love. I probably could have found someone less complicated that wasn't a Marine, but I don't want them.

So there you have it. That's J in a very small nutshell. There's a lot more to him that just a couple paragraphs, but that's what you get. ;)