Day 28: Describe the look of your dream apartment/house together!
Richard: I really like modern designs, but Cat tends to like places with a bit more character. So, probably something like a town house in Georgetown (like House of Cards) but modern features inside.
Cat: Sounds perfect to me. 🙂
Even on days where the distance seems to be too much, I will always remind myself why I am waiting for you and then it doesn’t seem so bad.
I love that LDRBN is challenging us to think about our monthly goals as individuals, as a couple, as bloggers. I think it’s so great, and I look forward to setting new goals every month! I hope you guys set your own goals for the week/month/year. Remember: “Shoot for the moon! If you don’t make it, you’ll fall upon the stars.”
1) Be more consistent and frequent in my blogging.
While I have been pretty diligent about keeping this blog active, I know I can do better! And I really do want to do better for you guys! I am 100% here for you, and I want to improve showing that to you guys every single day.
As a sub-goal to this main goal: I would love to collab with one or even a few of the bloggers that I’ve met just in the past few weeks! It could be a video, a photo set, or something! I’m really flexible on the kind of project that it could be, but I would just love to interact with some other LDR bloggers on here.
FYI: If you’re an LDR blogger and I don’t follow you, like this and I’ll follow you back!
2) Sharpen my French, improve my Italian and learn Portuguese!
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Basically, I’m going to live on Duolingo next month, haha! If you guys don’t know what Duolingo is, it’s this great app where you learn how to speak, write and read all types of languages. If you haven’t checked it out yet and learning a foreign language is something you want to do, I highly encourage you guys to check it out!
I have been studying French for a long time, since grade school. So, it’s just about sharpening my speaking and writing skills there. I started learning Italian in college. I would love to build on that knowledge in my spare time because it’s such a beautiful language! My mom’s best friend is from Brazil, and she’s planning to come for Christmas. As part of her Christmas gift, I want to surprise her with my Portuguese and maybe even write her Christmas card in Portuguese!
3) Interact with you guys more
I decided that every week, I’m going to have a Q&A session. It might be once or twice a week. I’m going to devote an hour (or two) to hanging out here and answering any questions you may have about me, Richard and me, LDRs, love, etc.
There is absolutely no judgment on here and I would give you my most empathetic, genuine advice. I want nothing but the best for all you beautiful people!
EXTRA CREDIT: Do 1 pull up.
You guys this is so embarrassing, but I literally cannot do a pull up to save my life. I don’t know if I’ll be able to actually achieve this by the end of the month because I have never been able to do one, but anything can happen in 30 days, right?! *optimism* This is going to be one of my goals every month until I achieve it! I’m determined!
What are your monthly goals? Use the tags you see below – I would love to see what you guys have in store for the month of August!
Day 23: What is your favorite memory together?
Cat: One of my favorite memories with Richard is going to the Christmas market for the first time with him in Manchester. I had never been to a Christmas market before, and I felt like our relationship was really blossoming into something quite serious at that point. It was a really special Christmas. 🙂
Richard: Hmmm, that’s a difficult one. I think the first time we visited London together and stayed in Grosvenor House on Park Lane. We had a really nice time and personally made me realise that me and Cat are in it for the long haul and a good life was on the horizon.
Day 21: If you haven’t met yet, what’s the first thing you’re going to do together? If you have met, what’s the first thing you’ll do when you see him/her again?
Cat: After almost 8 months of not seeing him, I’m going to give him a huge hug and a big kiss! Is it September yet? Haha!
Richard: I imagine a long kiss! I’m not sure what our plan is after the airport, but I imagine we will have dinner with Cat’s mum and have a nice catch up.
Day 17: Have you ever watched a movie together? Which one(s)? Which ones would you like to watch together?
Cat: Yes! We’ve watched a lot of movies together:!the entire Harry Potter collection (Deathly Hallows Pt. 2 at least 5 times – Richard was such a good boyfriend to sit through all the replays of that, haha!), Filth, The Campaign, Foxcatcher…
I can’t wait to watch Get Hard with Richard. He’s going to laugh so hard!
Richard: Yes lots! Too many to mention really but Harry Potter, Hunger Games, Zoolander, The Campaign and lots of other comedy films. We also watched a lot of musicals on film. Definitely a benefit of having lived together.
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