How to get back my ex?

My ex and I had been together for about 3 1/2 years. Everything was amazing and then when she went off to college we started having some communication problems. I took her for granted because i was too focused on playing my basketball season at college. She then told me she needed her space. I didnt know what to do so i bugged out, i began texting her all the time and she would almost never respond. Eventually she came to my house and we talked and I apologized for what i had done and that i knew i was wrong. She told me i was saying all of the right things but she didnt want to be with me right now. I asked her if there would be a chance in the future and she told me you never know what can happen but she didnt know what she would feel like in the future. She wanted to be friends and i accepted but told her that im always going to want to be more then just friends and my main goal is to get her back. A few days later her grandfather died, i knew i had to be there for her so i drove 4 hours to be at the wake and the funeral. I went there unexpected and she was happy to see me. After that she didnt talk to me for about a week and a 1/2 and then she finally texted me. during that time i did not contact her at all. she barely said anything to me in the text though. then a week later she text me again and slowly but surely she began talking to me more and more. Every once and awhile she will call me and tell me that she called me to tell me something but she would only talk about that for like 20 secs before going to ask me what i have been up to. We then began to talk to one another every other day. then one day i had a basketball game and she was in town visiting her friend and she showed up at my game without me even telling her i was there. We hung out that night and we played ping pong and she flirted with me, playfully joking around chasing me around the house and hitting me with the paddle with a smile. the next day she needed to take a train to go to her school for a dance rehearsal. i offered to drive her so she could sleep in instead of having to wake up so early. she told me she would let me know in the morning if she wanted a ride. the next day she texted me and asked if my offer was still on the table and i said of course its not a problem. we went out to eat and had fun and then went to the mall and aslo had a good time just joking around. i dropped her off and she gave me a hug and told me she had a lot of fun hanging out with me and it was nice to see me. i then told her i dont like saying good bye to you and then she said awww and gave me another hug and told me she would let me know the next time she was gonna be in my town and then she left. she texted me 5 mins later and said thanks again for eveything :) after that she still talks to me every other day but somedays its longer then others and sometimes the conversation doesnt really go anywhere but other days its amazing. this past week she went to california to visit her girlfriend from school the whole week and before she left i told her that i loved her and she said i love you too. she didnt talk to me at all the whole week and then once she got back she texted me with one text and didnt respond back when i asked how it was. i dont want to be stuck being just friends with this girl. i love her more then anything in this world. i want to respect her wishes and im trying to show her that im trying to change for the better. i have too many feelings to be just friends. i know she is very busy this summer, she has 2 more weeks and then goes away from july 9th to august 14th for a dance camp. i want to try and hang out with her one more time before she leaves and if it isnt going so well i was thinking of telling her how i feel. i would say something like this "i want to be completely honest with you right now. i truly believe we had a great relationship when we were communicating with one another and then once we stopped thats when it went down hill, so right now i want to communicate with you on how i feel because i feel like we need to start communicating somewhere if we are ever going to work out. i love hanging out with you and i love talking to you, your amazing and the girl i want to be with. i want to be your man. i want to take care of you and love you. and when your sick i want to bring you your favorite soup and just make sure your okay. i want to protect you and make you feel safe. i want to be with you and i really want to try and make this work because i believe we have something really special together. we understand one another and have such great chemistry, i want to know what you want exactly though, are you going to go out and be looking for someone else to be with and hook up with other people or are you just too busy right now to be with me, i want to know if im waiting on nothing or if there is a chance?" Do you think this is a good idea? and if not what should i do then?