fairy tales do come true.

Today marks an exciting day on {long distance loving}--it's the first post in a new series I'd

like to call {distance makes the heart grow fonder}. For those of you currently in long

distance relationships or for those who swear never to be in one, the stories in this series will

encourage you that anything is possible...with the right dose of love and patience.

I'm thrilled to share the first story of long distance survival from Sarah--she's one of my  all-time favorite bloggers, who lives an enviable life in Switzerland with her husband JB. I love reading about their incredible adventures on her blog, complete with her gorgeous photography and her impeccable sense of style. Most of all, I love their story as a couple. Their tale of survival bridges many years and 

area codes...and it really is one for the storybooks. Read on to understand why :)

Name:  Sarah Tucker {the beautiful lady behind fairy tales are true}

Significant Other's Name: JB

When did you start dating?  We started dating in May of 2007.  

At what point did you begin dating long distance?  From the start, and until we married.  Although we had a solid friendship and grew up along side one another.  Truth be told, I have had a crush on my husband since the wee age of 5, however big a crush you can have at that age.  He was my brothers friend and a few years older.  I can say I've been going to JB's games since I was 5, only on account that I was attending my brothers as well (:  !  

How did you fill your days while you were apart?  I am an introvert, so it wasn't too difficult for me to fill my time alone. I have close friends that I was able to see all the time and those friendships really helped me. I also went to graduate school, so work and school kept me super busy!  

What do you find most difficult about being long distance? We were never a car ride away, always a plane ticket, and though we saw each other often I would ache to just to do normal things - go to the grocery store, cook dinner, watch a movie on a weekday.  

How has long distance changed your relationship?  I can say when we had pre-marital counseling as was required by our pastor before we were married,  we had to take a really long test, and it came out that we had the highest communication score our Pastor had seen.  I think the long distance really helped develop that skill.  We had to talk, to communicate in every way we could think of, just to show we were thinking of the other, since we couldn't just hug, kiss, or hold the others hand whenever we wanted.  

What do you enjoy most about the time you have together?  I love it all.  Being able to wake up and have our coffee together, long dinners, cooking for him, and well just doing almost everything together.  I can't get enough (:  

What sacrifices have you made in order to make things work?  My husband was playing baseball in the states prior to our marriage which meant late night games, and lots of late night phone calls.  I was working and going to school, which meant I had to wake up at the crack of dawn.  But I always wanted to hear his voice, even if it was way past my bedtime and I was half awake.  Of course we had to sacrifice not seeing each other all the time, for knowing that one day we'd be married.  I can say from the beginning I knew I'd be his wife one day, and vice versa.  

How has your life changed now that you're back in the same place?  Oh my stars!  it's the very best.  It also doesn't hurt that we are living in Switzerland and my husbands job only requires a few hours a day of him.  So now we spend all the time together and I love it because we are each others best friends and we adore adventures.  especially ones together!  

psst: If you have a story about long distance that you'd like to share {be it in the past, 

current, or on the horizon}, please email me! I'd love to feature you in a future post!

I'm looking for stories about love, friendship, and everything in between. xoxo {av}