Episode 11: Put You On the Team!

Check-In: It's been about a week since I've last gotten a chance to write and it feels like a LIFETIME! My life has been on a roller coaster lately and it is the SCARIEST thing in the history of the world, but I'm living it. Anyway, I realize I haven't been mentioning blissful moments lately so TODAY! we shall get into the bliss of long distance.

SO! Saaaaaam is .... wow, I don't even know what to say, he's just different... for me anyway. He just really indulges me. For instance,  I told him I wanted a picture, he sends me 5, plus  voice recordings and ALMOST a video but I think he forgot about that lol. And the other day we were playing with an app to see if we would have ugly kids or not (don't pretend like you haven't done it!) and .... turns out SAM thinks our kids are ugly unless they have some photo editing sooo... there's that. But otherwise it's really nice to get attached to my phone sometimes and just make our own little fun. It's different because in South Africa, we would text all the time but then we would see each other and talk and hang out and now we don't have that option. BUT!

Ladies and Gentlemen I forgot to mention that I have been dutifully trying to get back to my love. Most recently, by trying to get the attention of natural hair blogger HEYFRANHEY! So basically Fran is offering one of her subscribers tickets to go anywhere in the world [naturally you know where I want to go] ...

Straight to South Africa to make good on all my promises!!! 

It's only 5 days worth of a trip but I could use those 5 days!!! And all I can imagine is just the moment I get off that plane and he's there, and I'm there, and you've got that face of someone who hasn't seen someone they think about everyday for a year, and then suddenly its just happened... and all these scary, exciting emotions come rushing into you and you don't know whether you're going to scream or collapse or puke. ..... lol yeah that's definitely what it will be like. But he is calm; so maybe SAM will hug me, and tell me that he missed me. And maybe we will take a taxi van back to Chesterville/Cato Manor and I'll take in the sights, sounds, and smells of the country I've secretly missed ever since America called me home. I can meet his mom or maybe his dad, and they will look at me funny as I try to impress them with my Zulu, which is awful.


Or I'll visit my South African granny and little sister and everyone! Take pictures to share with everyone who has been supporting me on this blog, supporting my journey, sharing their advice and experiences with me. It would just be sigh, Amazing. I know some people out there are going to read this and be like oh snap! I want to go somewhere! You're more than entitled to feel that way, but if there are others of you out there who really want to see this win, I'd love if you throw a shout out for me with HEYFRANHEY. You could link this blog in there (I know I did), or just like my comment, send her an e-mail, or even post a comment yourself and maybe she'll see just how desperate I am  passionate we all are about keeping love alive over here. But don't worry, even if I don't win, I'm not giving up. I got to make it back at least once to remind myself that this is all real.

#Team Special Delivery <3!!

Me & Lil Sis Zinhle!

P.S. I try to make this blog a complete reflection of what SAM and I go through in a long distance relationship in hopes that it's helpful for others. BUT, have I become the bearer of bad news? Do we need more positivity on this blog or are we doing alright? Let me know! Comment, Share, and.....

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