And there he goes

 Hi, and welcome! (Forgive me because I'm not the greatest at this blog thing haha.) I'm Leah and seven years ago I met my best friend Maximillan. I could tell you a million long item list of why he is the greatest, but trust me he really is! This is us after we had been dating maybe a year or so, not too many pictures exist of the beginning, so consider this a privilege. ;D

After we graduated we did our first 2 years of communitty college together and traveled alot! One of the things I love most about Max is he is a fantastic adventurer. He is always ready to do anything and inspires me to crazy fun things like jump off cliffs into the ocean, get close to wild bison, and backpack into back country because the stars and campfires are worth it. That is so cheesy, but those are just a few reasons why he is the best.

The day he graduated boot camp is one of the top 5 best days of my life. That was the longest we had gone without seeing each other since we were 15. I learned a lot during that time about being strong and optimistic. Of course there were days when I was sad and wanted nothing more then to burrow into my bed.. but then what the hell would I write to him about? So I went out and took pictures and we made giant signs saying "We Miss You Maxi" to places like Disney Land, Downtown San Diego, our neighborhood. Just all over! I wanted him to know that he was always on our minds and even though he wasn't here, he was inspiring us to adventure. He said all those pictures was what helped the best!

Then during one of his leave periods to come home, he proposed!! After a week long backpacking camping trip into back country and 14 miles in (mind you carrying all of our gear on our backs), this is where he proposed! We had the whole lake all to ourselves and shared this incredible excitement despite how tired we were.  This day also ranks in the top 5 best days of my life. Can I just say again how awesome he is?! Crazy part, we decided to elope on our anniversary... which was 5 days after he proposed. He had everything ready to go and all that was left was for me to say yes! That hike down the mountain was my favorite- not only did I feel like a badass but we had this crazy adrenaline rush from being so excited and talking about all the details that we didn't even notice how exhausted we were. I wish we timed our way back down because I swear we set a record.

We eloped on June 6th, 2013 with our close family; and obviously this is so far the best day of my life! He is my best friend, and lucky enough for me- check out how incredibly handsome he is! I can't even begin to explain how much he means to me, but without Max I have no idea where I would even be. It's been hard because since we married he graduated A-School and went to his permanent duty station in Pearl Harbor; and I've stayed in San Diego to finish school. It almost works out perfectly because he will return from deployment about 2 weeks (**fingers crossed he doesn't get extended**) before I graduate in the spring!!! Once I'm graduated it's off to Hawaii I go!! So this deployment/my school is the last thing standing between us being together! 

The main lesson we took from boot camp was to be optimistic. Being adventurous and finding the good in things; and then sharing those with the other person is what kept us going forward. Max doesn't want me to feel left behind and sad, and I don't want him to feel stuck on a ship- so we do things to make each other feel better! That's honestly the only way I could ever want it to be, besides with this being our last obstacle I can hardly contain my excitement to get this deployment going and OVER WITH! So welcome to my little life and remember this is going to be the greatest adventure yet.