Farrah Blakely

Hi everyone! Sorry I've been off the radar for a little while, work's been a little crazy, and I've been traveling to see Ian, as well as making plans for our next big trip! I just got back from New York a week ago, where we were celebrating Ian's 100th night weekend at West Point. 100th night is such a huge deal because it signifies the (less than) 100 nights left until graduation and commissioning! I personally was a huge fan of Ring Weekend because of all of the excitement around getting class rings (and because it was warm, let's be honest), but 100th night was also really exciting! In addition to the normal dinner and speaker, this time it was the current Surgeon General of the Army, there's also a play written, directed, and performed by seniors that showcases all of the big events during their time at West Point.  It was also really neat that this event was semi-formal for both guests and cadets. Ian and I had a great time playing cadet o...

  Hey y'all, so if you don't know yet, I recently got engaged over the weekend! I am seriously over the moon at the fact that I get to marry my best friend. I'm so excited to start planning and getting everything ready to go, and if you all would like to see more blog posts related to my wedding planning process, just let me know! Ian did a great job with the proposal. I am so lucky to have such a sweet and patient man that I now get to call my fiancè.His proposal was super low key and intimate, just the two of us, which is exactly what I wanted. I feel like a proposal should be special and about the two of you and getting to spend the rest of your lives together. We went to a spot that is special to us, we've been going there since we were in high school and had breakfast, and we just got to spend time with each other. He seriously could not have picked a more perfect day. We were the only people there and the lake and trees were so pretty. Also, he did a gr...

Let's talk about long distance relationships for a minute. Ian and I have been in a long distance relationship for over 2 years now, and let's be honest, there are times when it really sucks. I mean, not only are we in a long distance relationship, but he's also in the military. There's no way around it, and I'm not going to lie to you all and say it's sunshine and roses all the time. I feel like the question I get asked the most often is, "how do you all do it? I don't think that I could." Sure you can! Anyone can do it if the other person in the relationship means the world to you. About how we do it, we honestly just do. Lots of commuting between New York and Tennessee, lots of time in the airport, and lots of Face time dates definitely help! I know that's not an awesome answer, but we just make it work because we really care about each other, and we know that there is an eventual end date to the distance. I know we are definitely not a uniq...