One Year and Six Months

So today marks exactly 1 year and 6 months with my lovely boyfriend. I made this super cool collage of some the best pictures we've taken over this year and a half. Ain't it awesome?

Awh we is so cute. I don't want to be overly mushy or anything. But I am going to give you a little insight into our relationship over the past year and a half. 

Here are  reasons why I fell in love with Tim. (These aren't in any particular order and there are more reasons than this.)

Reason Numero Uno: He makes me laugh. No seriously. It's crazy how much and how hard he can make laugh. I know this is something that everybody says, but it really is important to me. I am silly and ridiculous more often than I am serious. He's the same way. He has such a unique sense of humor and his laugh is precious and AH. I just love that we can laugh together and find the same things funny. I also like that we can pick on each other as jokes and not really ever get offended. (Most of the time.)

He would kill me if he knew I put this up but it makes me laugh EVERY time.

Reason Numero Dos: He has a huge heart. He is so caring and giving. He has so much love to give and it amazes me how he can love me in spite of how annoying and crazy I am. I mean seriously. It's crazy. He loves people (usually) and animals and his family is really important to him. It's just awesome to see and know and love a man who is manly but has a sensitive and loving side that he's not afraid to show.

Reason Numero Tres: He can handle my crazy. This is big y'all. If you know me personally then you know that I have severe ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyper-activity Disorder). I have been taking medication for this disorder since I was 5. When I don't take these meds, I go buck wild. No joke. Tim loves me like that, well to an extent. He has always told me that he loves getting a glimpse of who I am for real, without the meds holding me back. He is the only person who has EVER said that to me. It was/is a huge deal that he can handle that. Excluding the ADHD, I am still 50 shades of cray and he loves every part of me. Whatta man, whatta man, whatta mighty good man. 

Okay that's all you get right now. Don't wanna make anybody jealous. Our relationship is by no means perfect, but at the end of everyday we know that we love each other and that we will overcome any obstacle put in our path. He's more than my boyfriend, he is my BEST FRIEND. I am so thankful for him.

With love, Carly ♥

Cheesy Couple

I had a hard time figuring out what to write about today. So I naturally turned to Pinterest for inspiration. It worked. I was on Pinterest and I was looking through everything and I came across a few pins all in a row that were about things to do as a couple. Some were funny. Some were cute. So it got me thinking. Tim and I are both romantics but we are romantic in different ways. He's like the fairytale, loving, and storybook kind of romantic. Me? I'm cheesy. There are things that I wish Tim would participate in with me but he thinks they are way to cheesy. Let me explain via el listo. 

4 Cheesy Couple Things

#1: Ridiculously embarrassing pet names. I know, I know. Stupid. But I can't help it. There are times when I wish we had dumb nicknames for each other that only we used. I tried this once. Didn't go over well. He thought I was insane. Maybe I am?

#2: Halloween costumes for couples. I have been trying so hard to get him to dress up with me. It's not happening. I suggested a few last year. I wanted to be a Taco Bell sauce packet and for him to be a taco. He said no. I said I could be a nurse and he could be a doctor. Nope. I also thought we could be like Tarzan and Jane...definitely not. I'm going to keep trying though. Perseverance, my friends.

Except more tasteful girl costume :)

#3: Professional pictures. I this is becoming a thing and I definitely want in. Tim seems to think that this would be conceited. You know, like us showing off how cute we are. So he says he won't participate unless we are taking engagement pictures. I just want good pictures where he isn't acting crazy or making weird faces. I also want one of those super cute pictures where you're kissing and the girl pops her foot and its at sunset so its just a silhouette. Wow, I might be a little neurotic. Moving on.

#4: Sing for me. So my amazing beau has a beautiful voice and is super talented. No, I'm not just saying that because I love him. It's totes true. He's been in countless choirs and musicals and singing groups. We sing together all the time like in the car and stuff. So fun. But I've asked him probably a thousand times if he would sing to me and he won't. I don't know why. It's super frustrating though. I love hearing him sing! I wish he would like record a video of him singing and then randomly show up. Like in this commercial! (Cheesy, I know!)

I tried for 30 minutes to get the video on here so you would have to go to a new page but it didn't work. So instead click here to see the video before reading on. Sorry peeps. 

Those are the biggest things that I can think of right now that I wish Tim would participate in or do for me. Don't get me wrong. He's amazing and I wouldn't trade him for the tastiest piece of cake in the world. But I'm a sucker for the cheesy things. I think he'll come around though. ;)

*What's something cheesy you and your man have done/do?*

With love, Carly ♥

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Honesty Hour

WHOO! Hello bloggy friends! It's been a while, I know. Been crazy here! Here's a quick update before I launch into my actual blog post! I got to see Tim this past weekend for the first time in over 2 months!!!! It was amazing. We went to the movies twice, once to see Iron Man 3 and another time to see Oblivion, Both of which I highly recommend. It was great seeing him and being near him again. I can't wait to see him again for July 4th! Here's a few of the pictures we took this weekend:

Ain't he just the cutest thing ever! I just love him to pieces!

Okay, so now I want to launch into something I want to start doing every Friday! If you want to join in on doing this with me, shoot me an email at carlyparrott@gmail.com and we can decide on topics each for each week. SO having said that, every Friday I will do a post called "Honesty Hour", where I will pick a topic (or whoever wants to join me in this can help pick the topic) and the post will be completely and utterly honest. YAY!

So this week's Honesty Hour is about online shopping...yes you read that right. ONLINE SHOPPING. Don't lie girls, or guys, we all suffer from the need to shop online. It happens to the best of us.

I'm going to just come right out and say it...My name is Carly and I am an online shopaholic. Whew, I feel better. Now when I say that, I don't mean that I literally buy everything I see. I'm just saying that I love shopping and making wishlists for random reason and of different things. I do this online because if you know me, you know that I HATE shopping in the stores. Too much pressure to buy. Can't handle it.

I have a butt ton of bookmark folders named different things. I have a lot of notes on my phone with lists of things I want to buy offline. Not all of it is even for myself!

But here is where it gets real bad. I make all these lists and folders but I have no job and no money therefore these are literally wishlists. Things I will probably never buy because by the time I have the money, I won't even like whatever it is anymore. I know. It's sad. But it's a guilty pleasure. I can't help. I'm cheap and stingy with no money and no job. I'm an online shopaholic.

My guilty pleasures for places to shop online are Etsy and Amazon! And maybe Target if I'm feeling sad that Boone doesn't have one. Yes, I know it's crazy. Anyway, that's it for this week's honesty hour.

Where do you like to do your online shopping?

Hop on over to my friend Hayley's blog for a blog link up make new friends thing!

With love Carly ♥

Reminiscent

So as I sit here watching Kitchen Nightmares, doing laundry, and packing all alone in this apartment, I have decided to reminisce on this past school year seeing as today was the last day finals. PRAISE HIM! It has been an eventful one that's for sure, but overall it has been amazing. I'm gonna do two lists so this post doesn't go on forever and get all sappy! This first list is 5 major events that happened to me or that I participated in (fair warning: most involve Tim! haha!)

1. Moved into my very first big girl apartment with 3 of the most BEAUTIFUL girls I know!

(Sidenote: not a huge fan of this picture and we actually took a better one today before everyone parted ways for a while but I don't have access to that yet!)

2. I turned 20! WHOO! Not really an important age but I am thankful that God blessed me with another full year of life!


3. Celebrated ONE WHOLE YEAR with this amazing and hilarious man!


4. Found out that my sister's best friend who is like another sister to me is PREGGERS! OMG! So excited!

5. Finally, I used my entire spring break to move the man I love 757 miles away so that he could pursue his dream. I am so proud of him and can't wait to see him in 9 days!Okay so this next list is 5 things that I have learned throughout this year. Little nuggets of knowledge!

1. I believe that I have found friends that will last me a lifetime while here in college and how lucky am I that I get to live with 3 of them!!


2. It's the little things! It's the stupid jokes, mistakes, clumsy moments, and sentences gone wrong that make those stressful times a little easier!

3. Hard work pays off. Seriously. That one speaks for itself.

4. God is amazing. The verse below has become my new motto, thanks to the amazing Beth Moore.


5. Finally, I learned that family is the most important thing. Whether it is your actual family, your church family, or your family of friends, it's the glue that holds you together and makes you who you are.
Okay folks, those are my nuggets and life events! If you have any topics you want me to talk about or anything, just shoot me an email: carlyparrott@gmail.com

With love, Carly ♥