Little Alexx Blog

The past 2 months have been the longest Josh and I have been apart since we met each other! As you know, I’m not the biggest fan of long distance, because the days apart are long and the days together go by in a blink! It’s worth it though. I just really really missed my freaking boyfriend. It has also been about 4 months without seeing my family and 6 months since being with my best friend. I was in desperate need of being with my people and I was so blessed to have time with all of them this week!!!! I may or may not have also cried a bit as well from happiness.

This week was good, as I write this on the plane, sitting next to a very tired man who is snoring very loudly. It’s been amazing weather in Charleston, sunny and 80° everyday so when I got to Arkansas, I was freezing cold, as one could imagine. It was a nice change but I gotta admit, I’m ready to be back in shorts and a T-shirt 😂 I really must like Josh a whole lot to come back to the cold to be with him…. 🧐😏 and yes, I was the girl in a turtle neck, double layers of pants, a winter jacket, and a hat when everyone was wearing jeans and a long sleeve…. no shame here! I can’t help that below 50 is a no go for me!

I haven’t really felt good the past few days (no, not Covid) and Josh took good care of me. I now have a cute habit of falling asleep at 8pm so when it comes to that time of the night, I curl up on the couch snuggling with Rosie while Josh works at his desk editing photos (because I like to be near him, because I’m a simp for my man) and I completely pass out without fail, until Josh carries me to bed and tucks me in. I remember nothing, of course but it’s a nice way to fall asleep at night… even when I steal all of the covers later in the night and Josh freezes to death (sorry babe!)

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Josh went to work, I worked on school work, kept Rosie entertained (that’s a joke, because she sleeps all day long), caught up on Netflix shows, the usual. We went shopping for some fall clothes, had a double dinner date night (say that three times fast) with one of Josh’s coupled friends, played a sick game of cards against humanity, (I should have won but I was cheated of my win!!!!!), went and had dinner with Josh’s family because I adore them ❤️ and packed for our weekend to Fayetteville! We were shooting a wedding and also I introduced Josh to my best friend Mary Elizabeth and Joe for the first time, no pressure;)

First off, it had been great weather up until we got to Fayetteville and then all of a sudden, FALL hit! HARD. I was half frozen to death but nevertheless, I persisted. The wedding was insanely gorgeous and more than a few times I had to blink back tears that were stinging my eyes. I really hate crying in front of others so when I was younger, I would stop myself from crying in public by fixating on something small I could count, usually lights, or the tiles on the ceiling. Try it next time, it works pretty well!

Anyways, so aside from Josh and I both wanting to cry over just how beautiful and sweet the wedding was, plus we are both cry babies, it was actually a really great (cold) night.

We got done with the wedding, went to check into our hotel and headed to Mary Elizabeth’s for drinks and hanging out. We lasted like 2 hours and it took Magnolia (Mary Elizabeth’s pup) falling asleep on Josh and I’s lap to call it a night, knowing we were grabbing lunch the next day with everyone! We slept like logs 😴

The next day, after sleeping in a bit too late, we went to have lunch with Mary Elizabeth, Joe, and Mom and Yiayia who came all the way from Branson to see us. It was a very much needed reunion💜 love you all

The last night before I leave I feel like is always the hardest. Mostly because I leave so early in the morning, so I pack the afternoon before and I think seeing my suitcase sitting by the door puts a bummer on everything but it’s always just bittersweet. We want to enjoy every last minute together but still, we know I have to leave:/ My visits never seem to be long enough, but I’ll be back soon for the holidays, next time with little Hemy boy, and then we’ll have a full house with both of fur babies❤️🐾

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Have a great week! Wear your mask, don’t be a jerk, and VOTE!!!! 🌊💙

Today’s Mantra:

“I AM taking a deep breath, knowing it will all be okay.”

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