It's over so soon?

And just like that, our week is over. The time leading up to it was so slow, and the time together so fast. The good news is our next visit will be our wedding in just 4 months, then visas to be worked out and then i'll never have to say goodbye to him again (well, you know how I mean). We had a great week and thank you all for your advice on what to do! Saturday Craig and I got a tattoo (dont tell my mom lol) Craig's was quite detailed and we had to go back again on Sunday so they could finish it up. His took 9 hours in total! Mine was 2hrs and If I had had to go any longer I think I would have cried! It's my first one, I got a daisy, for my dad. He passed away 9yrs ago. His birthday is in April and daisy is April's flower. I wanted something that would show at the wedding since he wont be there, so I got it in the middle of my back. I'll post a picture of it here. We had lunch with my mom and step dad that day as well and it went great! it was the first time they had met Craig and mom wanted to spend more time with him, but she works nights so it wasn't really possible with her having to sleep during the day. Monday we were supposed to spend time with my best friend Karen, but alas, Koda had other plans for us. Sunday night we ordered pizza. It came, but we had to run to the corner store so I put it on the stove and out we went. We were only gone a few minutes, and I honestly didn't even think about Dakota getting the pizza until we were already driving and I thought well...it's just a few minutes, i'm sure it'll be fine. Ohhh how wrong I was! We walked back in the door and the first thing we see is the pizza box, empty of course, and Koda across the room licking out the remaining drops of garlic butter from its little container. Sigh. I dont have to tell you the effect it had on his stomach. I had to cancel our plans with Karen because of him having to go to the bathroom repeatedly. He finally started getting back to normal on Tuesday lol. So the rest of the week we didn't do a whole lot, we were thinking of going to the Fort Worth Zoo, I really wanted to show him that as he loves animals as much as I do but we were quite lazy and as it was so hot outside we never quite got around to getting excited about walking around the zoo in 100 degree heat. But even though we didn't do much, it was still perfect. We relaxed and watched loads of movies and american TV shows I had recorded on the DVR to show him. It was really nice. Our visits are usually so jam packed with things to do that we hardly have time for relaxing, so it was great! Dakota especially loved it lol he adores Craig. He's still kind of mopey and not playing much, he really misses him. He kept looking for him saturday night after I got back from the airport, even in the shower lol. A few things Craig did get to experience while here: a bacon egg and cheese biscuit from McD's (american biscuit, english biscuits are cookies), cornbread, steak - texas style!, and 2 diff kinds of mac and cheese, of which he is not a fan lol! OHHH! I nearly forgot to talk about this!!! There is a show on TLC called 'my big fat gypsy wedding' and it's about 'travelers' that live in England. O M G i'm completely addicted! I'm glad Craig was here when it came on, I honestly couldn't believe my eyes!! If you haven't seen it, you MUST watch!!!! and if you do, tell me your thoughts!

What to do what to do

It probably goes without saying, but my love will be here in 2 days! in fact, in exactly 2 days because he lands at 7:20!! We have lots planned but I still feel like there are things I should be showing him while he's here. Why cant I think of anything? If the weather is nice I would like to take him to the Fort Worth zoo - that's a must see in my book. But what else? As a side note...i'm SOOOOOO happy and excited!!

Nesting?

Ya'll....I think i'm nesting. Is it weird that i'm nesting for Craig's visit? LOL I think it is. I was up till 4am saturday rearranging my apartment and cleaning because I couldn't sleep and I want it to be perfect. Not that he cares, he's seen it before, but I'm just so happy to be preparing for his visit! and i'm VERY happy to be able to say to people who ask 'he'll be here next week' YAY i'm so happy!!! Another weird thing I do? I record movies and american TV shows on my DVR that I think he would like :) 

Koda's visit to the vet

My furry monster is going to be fine. The angry looking growth on his neck is a skin tag. They cleaned it up and gave me some ointment to put on it, she said he had likely scratched it and cut it with his toenail and that's why it was black in the first place, from the dried blood. Gross, I know, but i'm so relieved that's all it is. He has to go in a few months time to get his teeth cleaned so she's going to cut it off then. She did say he has broken one of his canine teeth :(  it's not bothering him and it's not sensitive so it didn't break into the pulp thank heaven, but it IS noticeably shorter than the other :(  my poor snaggle toothed baby. But all in all he's very healthy and we all know he's happy so I guess I wont worry about the tooth overmuch. True to Dakota form, he was the center of attention in the office, howling at people who didn't come love on him lol, he steals hearts everywhere he goes. He's just so precious and he knows it! He even said 'I love you' to the vet tech when she offered him a treat :)

2 more weeks!! and a new friend!

Well I don't mean to keep counting down like I do, but i'm so excited I just can't help it! LDR's are NOT easy by any stretch of the imagination, and even less so when your love lives across the world and your visits are few and far between. So yes..in exactly 2 weeks Craig will be on an airplane on his way to Texas (me!) and i'm already on cloud nine!! It's gonna be a long 2 weeks isn't it? lol sigh....

On another note, I found a new friend! Kimberly, she's also in a LDR with her englishman and she lives in the US as well. I admire her strength, they have done it for 11yrs and I can't imagine how hard it's been on them, because I know how hard it is on Craig and I. But it's always nice to talk to someone who is in a similar relationship and understands what you are going through with the distance. and besides that, it's just always nice to meet a new friend! I have a few friends now that either live in England now or are transitioning to move there and it just feels good to already make friends that you have things in common with.

Dakota going to the doctor

So the other night i'm petting koda....and i feel something on his neck. so i sort through all the fur and see a black spot. It looked like it might be a tick to me. I went and got my neighbor, Chris, who said she has experience pulling them out etc. Ok..good. I really didn't think I could do it. At All! So she tried a few things to get it to come out on it's own and nothing worked. Then she got the tweezers *cringe*. She tried and tried to pull it out and the only thing that happened was it started bleeding badly. Ok...it's a tick...she squeezed it and it's bleeding. and it looked much smaller after. good yes? not so much. It turns out this is not a tick afterall, it's a growth. a black one. I cried and cried and cried. My poor baby. He's going to the vet on saturday so we'll see what they say. I feel like a horrible mommy for having put him through that and it wasn't a tick at all. Granted, he was a trooper, layed there and trusted us completely and it didn't seem like it bothered him much so at least I know it's not hurting him. But wtf is it? :(

3 weeks!!

Craig will be here in 3 short weeks and I couldn't be happier! well...I could...only if he was already here!! I can't wait! The visits are few and far between but oh how I cherish them. This will be our last visit until we get married in October, just 5 months away. What will it feel like to be married to the man of my dreams and to never have to say goodbye again? Heaven!