Dear Corey # 10

Dear Corey,
   I can't believe that it's already October and you've already been gone for a month. It's wonderful and sad at the same time. It is becoming easier everyday.. I'm beginning to get used to you not being around. (As much as I don't like it) The days are getting shorter and the temperatures are beginning to get a bit chiller. It seems so weird  to think that we really didn't know each other at this time last year.

I feel like I've known you all my life. I don't think that I have ever felt so close and connected to someone before. Of course both have us have been in longer relationships before, but there's just something about you that I feel like everything just makes sense.. like there's no other answers I should be looking for. I believe what you tell me because I know that you would never do anything to hurt me. As we are approaching our one year anniversary next month on the 17th, I started to realize how lucky I really am.

You are nothing short of amazing. You are always trying to make me smile and make me happy even in the hardest of times. You always try to be there for me, even when you physically can't.. I appreciate everything that you do. I've never experienced someone like you and I don't think I ever will. You are one of a kind and I never want to let that go. You have made this indecisive girl know exactly what she wants in life. Not only just wanting to be with you forever.. but what I want to do as a career and how I want to be as a person when I get older. You have helped me be stronger and happier. I have people from my past tell me that seeing me with you is the happiest they've ever seen me in my entire life so far.(I think that says something) This time apart from you is showing me how much I want to be with you and how amazing it's going to be when it's just us.. together. 

I love you so much honey bunny, xoxo

Love always,

Taryn 

Dear Corey # 9

Dear Corey,
  It's been four days since I left you up at Northeastern. I know it hasn't been all that long but I have still have my ups and my downs. I'm so frustrated and sad that you're not here but I still try my best to be positive. I try to think about all the great memories we've shared.. like right now I'm looking at the yellow leaf you found for me that is in the shape of a heart. I just want it to be September 25th already.. I want to be there in your arms... there in your bed cuddling with you and there just looking into your eyes and kissing you. I miss your warm hugs and your tender words and the way you make me feel so safe and loved. I know you love me and you better know I love you. It's just really hard. I always wonder if your thinking about me.. or if you ever feel weak sometimes like I do. Or am I just feeling this way alone? I want to be in love with you forever and I hope you do too. Thinking these thoughts give me hope. I want a forever with you and I'll do whatever it takes to make that happen.

I'm fighting for you boo boo & I love you very much

Love always,
Taryn xoxoxoxo

Dear Corey # 8

Dear Corey,
   This is this first day.. with me living without you. I must confess, I feel very lost and lonely. I don't know what to do.. I don't know what to think.. I don't want to eat.. I don't want to do anything. I hope you're having fun up in Boston.. I really do. Unfortunately for me in CT... I just need a few days to decompress. I miss you like crazy.. and it hasn't even been twenty four hours. I know we'll make it.. I have no doubt.. but without your physical presents here with me.. it just feels like someone ripped my heart right out of my chest. I love you so very much... and I cannot wait to reunite with you in twenty days... which feels like a life time.

I'm trying to stay strong for you boo boo bear...

I love you always,
Taryn xoxoxoxo

Dear Corey #7

Dear Corey,
  That day I've been dreading for so long has finally arrived. Today is September third.... my last night with you for a long while. As much as it is hard for me, I'm also comforted in knowing that everything is going to turn out okay for us. I know I'm with you right now.. as you're reading this over my shoulder. But I just want to let you know how much I truly am in love with you and every second I am away from you, I will be thinking of you. You mean everything to me and I am the luckiest girl in the world to have you. When I'm feeling sad and lonely I will think about all the great memories that we have shared already and all the amazing times that have yet to come. I love you with all my heart and promise to stay strong for you


I love you always,
Taryn

Dear Corey # 6

Dear Corey,
   I had such a wonderful time with you this weekend in Boston. It made everything seem so really; and brought my hopes up for our future. I'm so glad that you got to tour Emerson College with me for your first time, my second. But now you know why I am so in love everything about it. I also thought your dorm looks adorable, well from the outside at least lol. This weekend was just what I needed to help me feel more confident in you being in another state for 8 months. Especially sleeping in Paulina's apartment, it just made me picture how amazing it would.. will be when we live together in the city someday. But, never the less... 12 days left... I promise to make the best out of every solitary second. I'm going to watch Pride & Prejudice on E! I love you soooo much boo boo and I can't wait for more fun life experiences together!

I love you so much!
xoxoxoxo
Love always,
Taryn

Dear Corey # 5

Dear Corey,
     I'm so glad I've gotten to see you so much lately. I seem to get butterflies in my stomach every time I talk to you or get to see you. I anticipate seeing you the times we are apart but cherish the times we are together. In about two weeks from now you will be leaving me to go to Boston. I hate that our summer together has have gone by so fast. But I wouldn't trade it for the world. You have helped me grow and learn to love myself and I thank you for that. I know that we will make it through these grueling months that you'll be away from me. I appreciate all the little things that you do to show me that you love me. I love your text messages, your phone calls, skypes, facebook im's. I believe in you, and I believe in I believe in us. I hope you know that.

As for what happened today, you are obviously in Boston for your orientation. I do hope you're having fun.. but not too much fun. As for me, I woke up in a weird mood. I did nothing but think about everything! I just wanted to quiet my thoughts so I asked my mom to take me to Target to get all of my back to school supplies. Then I went home, had lunch.. and thought more. In fact, I thought so much that I couldn't even watch Ina, I had to just sit on my couch and stare at the ceiling and think. I miss you. I miss you a lot. But I trust you and I know that you're having fun. So I'm happy...

I'm going to go drink some tea and sit on my porch. I hope I get to see you tomorrow night...

I love you no matter where you are.

I miss you.

xoxoxo

 Love always,

Taryn.

Dear Corey # 4

Dear Corey,
    I love you, I'm sorry about not being stronger. I'm really embarrassed that I can't show you how capable of being able to handle this long distance thing. I'm so sorry, I feel bad making you upset.


... I love you.

Love Always,
Taryn

Dear Corey # 3

Dear Corey,
  Today I baby sat two elementary school children and two chihauhaus. It was a blast, obvious... not really. But money's money right?  I realized as I got in my teeny bikini that, your girlfriend really needs to shed.. about seven pounds... minimum. I know it bothers you when I criticize my body image. But I miss looking smoking hot for you. I want to be 102 again. I've been eating right while you've been gone and hitting the gym and nothing, no improvement. I'm starting to get really discouraged. I just want my old body back. Especially with you going away, I want to look as sexy and as thin as I possibly can. Since you're the most handsome man I have ever laid eyes upon. I need your help when you come home tomorrow. GET MY ASS INTO SHAPE lol. Anyways, off of my tangent, today I did next to nothing. Other than babysitting, I did minimal grocery shopping for essentials of course. I need deoterant but they didn't have the kind you like so much so I didn't buy any.. I must go tomorrow. lol After that I made my mom a scrumptious dinner- chicken with lemon zest, lemon juice, thyme, salt and pepper. Along with rice and summer squash with herbs. The meal was delicious, the only problem is that.. apparently catterpillars are make themselves feel at home in my herb garden. As I was cutting into my chicken breast, I saw something too green to be any of the herbs.. and too big. I was like mom, "Is this a kitty pillar?" She said, "why yes it is Taryn.. you roasted a kitty pillar" "More protein for you!" I quickly flicked it off into the garbage and cut off the piece it was touching. lol
       After my dinner, I tried calling you.. which clearly wasn't working. Then I decided to go run a mile up at the track. Since I need to and all. Now I'm talking to you, and I can't wait for you to come home tomorrow.. even though I probably won't even see you. Oh well.

I love you so much honey.

Love Always,
Taryn

Dear Corey # 2

* A side note for everyone.

I have offically changed my blog from Zest (an interior design and culinary commentary blog) to Dear Mr. Northeastern,. In the past few months, I have been over analyzing all the possible ways my boyfriend Corey and I; who have been together as of today for 8 months 2 weeks and 2 days can stay together while he's away at college. I know that 8 months going on 9 months doesn't seem like a very long time but, it seems like we've been together for years. Both he and I have had long term relationships in the past lasting several years. But now that we're together, everything just makes sense. Unfortunately I am exactly 6 months younger than Corey. His birthday being October 27th and mine being April 27th. That means I that still have to wait one more year until I can meet him up in Boston when I hopefully get into Emerson.. or Suffolk for a double major in Broadcast Journalism and Producing. This blog will help the two of us do what most people claim to be impossible, and that is have a long distance relationship. An hour and a half a way and we're going to make it work somehow. This blog is going to be written in diary or journalistic form because it is being written for Corey to read. But please feel free to follow this blog and help support my hope and my efforts for staying together with the guy I love with all my heart.

Thank you readers,
Taryn

Dear Corey,

I don't know why it's all centered like this.. but it is lol. Anyways today I got up around nine once again and checked my facebook. I was pleasantly surprised to read Piper's facebook status that read "I have service for five hours!!! YAY!" or somthing of that nature. I was very happy to talk to you today, hearing your voice put me in such a good mood. After speaking with you for a few minutes, I went to my doctors appointment, and you know everything about that lol. I don't think I need to blog about it. After that I was told that my dad was in the first wave of officers to be called to the work shooting in Manchester this morning. I was very upset because I know he left without his vest this morning, not thinking he'd be dealing with anything quite like this today. Luckily he was okay, but he was very shaken up.. I don't blame him. I feel bad for all the families of all the victims. All of this sadness made me miss you and wish that I could just be in your arms.. oh well just two more days.. right? I hate that you've gotten me into this "..." thing. I miss my commas and and semi colons lol. After that I went to lunch with my mom and then a little shopping. I got a new dress, that I plan to where when I drop you off on dreaded September 3. I also bought Peter Pan's finally.  But I have to go to bed since I have to be at work at 7:30 tomorrow morning. I'm pretty bummed if that I couldn't talked to you tonight. It's fine...

I love you, goodnight.

Love always,

Taryn. 

Dear Corey # 1

Dear Corey,
   This is my first post on the new blog, I hope you like it. This is a good head start on the updates of my life while you're gone; since you're on vacation right now... five hours away... with barely any cell phone service or internet capabilities. Let's face the facts, I miss you. I miss you alot and it has only been two days. It's only Monday and you come home Thursday night. I never thought I was going to miss you this much. Maybe it's because I can't just send you a text whenever I want to say hey or whatcha up to boo boo bear? I miss you're hugs and your voice and everything about you. I can't wait to cuddle with you when you get home. I'll be waiting.
         As for what I've been up to since you left. Yesterday, which was August first (Rabbit Rabbit) just incase you forgot, I woke up around nine and took a shower with the new shower head. It was wonderful of course.. I can't wait for you to try it out with me ; )! Then I went to Nordstroms to find bras obviously.. where I gave you the surprising news of my new bra size... Oh LORD! lol Anywho after that I went to the Fairwell party for our European friends. I wish you could have been there, they all liked you so much. Especially Paula and Riccardo and of course Sarah too. It was sad, but I made my mom promise to have a EF kid next year. And since my grandma says for my graduation present she's taking us to France, Germany and etc.. hopefully we can visit everyone!
    Today,  I offically said goodbye to everyone. It was really sad.. Sarah was crying so much. But I promised we'd come visit her. And then I did nothing and went to work and talked to you! YAY!! Oh and I cleaned my room!

I love you so much honey bunny and I can't wait to see you again.

Love always,
   Taryn xoxoxo

Time Flies.

Hey Readers,

I would say I'm off of hiatus but I'd probably be lying; and I would never lie to you guys lol. My life is just so busy and time is just slipping through my fingers. It's the end of April already and my birthday is just next week- I can't believe it! Another year old another year wiser right? haha. Well my life, what has been going on? I got a new phone to help me with my obession with organization called the Blackberry Tour, I absolutely love it! Corey and I celebrated our five month anniversary which means that I have only five more months to spend with him and give him all my love before he leaves me for Boston; where I hope to venture to in 2011. Which isn't soon far away either. Speaking of Boston, I visited Emerson College this past Saturday and I absolute adore it, it's my first choice and then it's Suffolk University, University of Hawai'i at Manoa and Keene State.
     I need to get of this small town before I explode, I'm done with math classes and homework! I just want to get go out there make a difference be a news caster or an editor of a home decore magazine. I want to do what I love the city with so much history and opportunties. Once again I promise to try and write more frequently, hopefully I'll have more to talk to about like Proms and SAT's :p yah right.

Off to a good start.

Hello Readers,
    It's Monday once again, and I had to admit that I was a little cranky having to go back to my studies. Luckily it wasn't as bad as I predicted, but I'd still rather be on vacation. Any ways I saw these pictures and thought of all the delicious treats Corey and I had over vacation. Unfortunately strawberries make my throat itchy but I decided to have chocolate covered strawberries anyways. Then later in the week we had homemade cookies which was lovely. Have a wonderful everyone!

-Taryn

Tuesday Night

Hey there Readers,
    Valentines Day was lovely, we went to Starbucks and chit chatted for a bit, had reservations for 9 and then had Cold Stone. It was wonderful, except I spilled water all over Corey at dinner and then accidently gave him a black eye when I was showing him how flexible I was because I can put my foot behind my head. Oh well it was still lovely. But anyways today is boring, I have a headache and I am offically done with all the snow; I want spring now! How was everyones weekend?

Here are some new trends in fashionable bedrooms.

A Day Off.

Good Afternoon Readers,
  Today I decided to take the day off and relax. But that doesn't stop me from making reservations for Sunday! I think well as of right now, Corey and I are going to a cute restaurant called Burtons. It has a cool atmosphere that just screams romance. So all of this reservation making has got food on the brain; which reminds me of my overall inspiration for everything, Ina Garten. You may have seen her on the Food Network, or if you have ever been to the Hamptons you may recognize her restaurant, Barefoot Contessa. But anywho I decided to look up her recipes on her website and it gave me some good ideas for my week off.

Banana Sour Cream Pancakes (Makes 12 pancakes)

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

3 tablespoons sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt

1/2 cup sour cream

3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon milk

2 extra-large eggs

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 teaspoon grated lemon zest

Unsalted butter

2 ripe bananas, diced, plus extra for serving

Pure maple syrup

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Frozen Berries with Hot White Chocolate (Serves 6)
2 half-pints raspberries


2 half-pints blueberries

1 pint strawberries, hulled and sliced thick

1 cup heavy cream

10 ounces good white chocolate (not chips), chopped

½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Peach Raspberry Shortcakes (Makes 6 to 8 shortcakes)


2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon sugar, plus extra for sprinkling

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 teaspoon kosher salt

12 tablespoons cold unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), diced

2 extra-large eggs, lightly beaten

1/2 cup heavy cream, chilled

1 egg beaten with 2 tablespoons water or milk, for egg wash



To assemble:

1 cup heavy cream, chilled

2 tablespoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

2 ripe peaches, peeled, pitted, and thinly sliced

1 pint raspberries

Zest of 1 orange removed in long strips

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Honey Vanilla Pound Cake (Makes one 8-inch loaf)
½ pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at cool room temperature (see note)


1¼ cups sugar

4 extra-large eggs at room temperature

2 tablespoons honey

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

1 teaspoon grated lemon zest

2 cups sifted cake flour

1 teaspoon kosher salt

½ teaspoon baking powder

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Blueberry Coffee Cake Muffins (Makes 16 muffins)


12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature

1 1/2 cups sugar

3 extra-large eggs, at room temperature

1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

8 ounces (about 1 cup) sour cream

1/4 cup milk

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

2 half-pints fresh blueberries, picked through for stems

Preheat the oven to 350

Snowed In

Good Evening Readers,
   Today New England experienced another large snow storm which put the capital city into an upoar. Luckily for me, I live in the country and had nothing better to do today but visit Corey and then eventually go to work a little after noon. All this snow is making me want to have spring come sooner. I can't wait for the warm weather, cute clothes and of course my birthday! These pictures are a little inspiration for spring.

Could be the cutest wedding ever!

Love is in the air.

Hello Readers,
     Valentines Day is right around the corner and for once I won't be spending it alone. My project for the week is to make a home made book by me called "17 Reasons Why I Love You". It will be 17 pages long expressing the reasons as to why I fell in love with him. The number 17 is because our anniversary is obviously the seventeenth. lol What are all of you doing for your lovers?

Oh yeah, this is us.

Colors

Life, man

Hello Readers,
   Today consists of bra shopping, eating vegetarian and watching scary movies with the boyfriend; sounds pretty good to me. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Love song.

Good Afternoon Everyone,
   Another week is coming to an end, and the weather is colder than ever. New England had quite the dusting of snow last night and it's fair share of black ice this morning. Unfortunately I have work tonight-I just love waitressing! Tomorrow, I'm doing a sweatpants and movie night with Corey and then work again on Sunday. But here's a little amusement for all of you while I'm away.

Oh la la, Saturday Night

Hello Readers,
    I did a few little updates on my blog, I hope you all are proud of me now that I figured out the widgets! But anywho, I did absolutely nothing productive today; but tonight I'm going out for Five Star Italian at a little place near Hartford called Cavey's. It should be fun seeing the whole family and all. I hope all is well for all of you & have a lovely rest of your weekend.

-Taryn

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Sunday Morning Rain is Falling

Hey there readers,
   I've come to realize that I'm really bad at this whole blogging thing. I don't know how to put up cute little pictures on the side or do anything really productive. Sorry if this blog isn't as interesting as most, but I only have this thing to express how I'm feeling or what I think is interesting to me. I don't think many of you know much about me. So let me interduce myself, I'm Taryn; from Connecticut. 5'2, currently blonde.. as of tuesday brown hair, freckles and green blue eyes. I have a messy past that I'm not proud of and several interesting stories. I have a boyfriend who I've been dating for two months now and I'm pretty sure he's the best boyfriend I've ever had. I wish I could do alot more with my time and talents, but I can only do so much with where I'm at in life.
     I originally wanted to be a sustainable archictect because I look at the world differently then most people. I see buildings as works of art and self expression, some kind of a magestic beauty. I draw all of the time and I am in love with nature. I'm a writer, definitely better with words than numbers. So I thought to myself that perhaps I should be a journalist for a home magazine like Real Simple or Better Homes. I don't mean to ramble.. I just have had so much on my mind lately. I'm younger than most believe and all of my friends are finally able to start there quest to make their perfect lives or concur their dreams. I still have a year or so until I can finally breath.
    I think I'm going to start putting up more photographs of my life to make this blog a little but more personal. I hope you guys still find me interesting after all of this. I promise to post more often.
             
-Taryn