USMC Spouse Ball 2011 / Promotion

There Is A Wonderful Group Called Armor Of Light! They So Graciously Decided To Talk To Our FRO And Put Together A USMC Spouse Ball Since Our Husbands Are Deployed! I Had A Lot Of Fun With All The Wonderful Ladies! I Have To Say Although My Hubby And I Don't Make A Big Deal About Going To The Ball...I Sure Did Miss Him! We Have A Few Months Left Of This Deployment And For That I Am Thankful! But I Am Ready To Hold Him In My Arms And Me In His! But As I Said I Still Had Fun With All The Ladies! We Even Had A Beautiful Cake Donated For Us! We Did The Cake Ceremony Where The Guest Of Honor Cuts The Cake Then Passes It To The Oldest Marine Who Then Passes It On To The Youngest Marine. What We Did Was Chose The Spouse That Was Married The Longest And The Spouse Who Has Been Married The Least Amount Of Time! It Was Awesome! So I Have To Share Some Exciting News! My Husband For Promoted To SSgt On Nov.1st! I Am So Very Proud And Happy For Him! He Has Been Working So Hard For It! So On Nov.1st He Was Like A Little Kid On Christmas Morning! I Am Just So HAPPY For Him! I Know He Will Have A Lot More Responsibility And Longer Hours And Yes It Will Get To Me At Times And We Will Probably Argue Over It! But I Know He Wanted This Promotion! So Congrats To My Wonderful Husband! I Am So Proud Of You My Love! I Can't Wait To Hold Each Other Again! I Love You With All My Heart!

 

Over The Hump

Hey All!

I know it's been a long while since I have written or logged on! Again work has kept me busy. Also I just got back from a very much needed vacation! I went to Cancun! WOOT! I had a lot of fun! So It's Been Over 4 Months Since My Hubby Deployed! I Am Glad We Are Over That Hump! I Can't Believe It's Already Going To Be November! So Much Closer To Holding Each Other Again! I Have Already Ordered A Welcome Home Sign! Those Tend To Take About 6 Weeks With Regular Shipping! Buildasign.com Is Awesome! You Get To Make Your Own Welcome Home Banner! You Can Put Pictures And Clip Art On It! The banner is free! All you have to do is pay for shipping! The earlier you do it the better...that way you won't have to pay $30 for rush shipping! Oh also since I have not been on in awhile! I you all obviously don't know but my hubby is getting pinned on to SSgt. on the 1st of November! I Am So Proud Of Him! He has been working very hard to get this promotion! Yay! He did it! Now we are both on the down hill side of this deployment! Which I am very Thankful to God for! And I Will Continue To Pray To God To Keep My Husband Safe From All Harm! And For A Safe Return Home To All Those Here Who Love Him! Especially ME And The Mutts! They miss him too! Sorry to keep it short again...but I have to finish cleaning the house and doing laundry! 

Almost

Hey All,

So I Have Been MIA Lately! Just Staying Busy With Work! So Time Has Been Going By Quickly For Me...Which I Am Thankful For! We are almost halfway done with this deployment! YAY! I Miss My Boo Boo Bear A LOT! I can't wait to have him home with me again! I am planning a little surprise for his homecoming...But I cannot say what it is because he reads my blogs at times. But I know he is going like it! At Least I hope he does! We are planning on taking a little mini vacation. We have not decided when or where yet...But I am going to give him time to rest and readjust to being home again before I have any Welcome Home Parties or vacations. I know he wants to be home at least for the first week back. Still kind of scared of the reintegration process. I know it takes time but we shall see what happens how it goes! I learned being a military wife hope for the best and prepare for the worst...And boy does it suck sometimes! But what can I do? I see it kind of as a rat race in the military! Well I am ready for the holidays cause that means months closer to seeing my wonderful hubby again! I can't wait! Well I am keeping it short today cause I am at work at the moment. I will try to write more often! Later!

Time Flies!

Well I feel like I have been neglecting my blog. Just been busy still with work and the gym 3x a week. And then I just started horseback riding again and I am leasing a horse now. Cannot afford to buy and maintain one at the moment. So the next best thing and closest experience is leasing. I am doing a half lease which means I have the horse to myself 3x a week. So I now have a full-time job, gym 3x per week and horseback riding 2-3x per week. I am pretty much booked up for most of the week. We will see how long I can keep this craziness and it at some point it becomes too much then I will have to go back to riding once a week. Which will stink if I do have to. But I'll have to take it a day at a time. 

Well I cannot believe it's already September and like I usually feel...I cannot wait for this month to be over because it will be one month closer to seeing My Marine again. I cannot wait until the day I see him walking off that bus and being safe in each other's arms again. It's the best feeling in the world! I have to admit time has been flying and I thank God for it! I Thank God for giving me the strength to get through this deployment everyday and for keeping my husband safe from all harm. Although it stinks to have my husband so far away for so long...I am still very blessed to have my family so close by to help me through this as well. And although my in-laws are in IL they have been great support and I to them. We keep in contact through Skype a lot. Which is always such a Hoot to talk to them. Oh I almost forgot. I hired a professional organizer to help me out with my garage. It was a total mess! And that is an understatement...LOL! But We started at 9am and did not finish until 4:30pm BUT we got it cleaned! I am having Vet Donations coming by my house Friday to pick up a lot of things that we no longer use. But hey they are still in good conditions and others may have a better use for it than we do. So besides that nothing else has been going on. Sorry it took me so long to blog again. Thanks for reading.

   

Missing Him

Well not much new has been going on. The FRO is have a ball in November for all the Ladies that have Deployed Spouses. Which I will go to because it helps to be around friends who I know are going through the same thing I am. It helps me feel not so alone. I have been hanging out at my Mom's house a lot since My Hubby left which is good cause it helps the evenings go by a lot quicker. October my Mom invited me to go on a vacation with her to Cancun, Mexico which I will be going, so long as they have WiFi for my laptop. That way I can talk to My Hubby. I will be there for about 10 days. I have to find a goal for me to do in September still. Lately I have been Missing My Husband more than I usually do. Although I get to email with him a lot which I am very lucky to be able to do I just Miss Him So So So So Much! Well I know this blog isn't much but it is bedtime for me.  

Getting By

Hey All,

Sorry for not writing in a bit. Work keeps me busy and so does my family and hobbies I have going on right now.  I work an hour away from home and that is where most of my family live too. So I see them everyday which I am very thankful for...specially when we are going through this deployment. My mom always wants me to stay at her house which, which is fine with me. I stay with her at least twice a week. But sometimes I just want to go home and be alone for awhile and clean the house, do laundry, feed and play with my dogs etc... So it's been very nearly 2 months since My Husband left and I Miss Him SOOOOOO Much! I am trying to set new goals for myself each month. That way I have something to look forward to. I am still trying to come up with one for September. I am just ready for the Holidays to begin. I think once October starts i'll feel a little more relief knowing that it won't be SOOO far away for my Husband to come home! Although I am afraid of what life will be like after deployment I am more than willing to get through it together. I just wonder if it will be like my dream reunion that I dream of ever since we left each others arms or if we will have a hard time with reintegration. I know I shouldn't dwell on those things because it makes me crazy most of the time and I get very anxious for him to be home already but I just can't help myself at times. I get to email with him everyday which I am SO Thankful To God For! He calls me anywhere from 1-3x a week which again I Thank God For. I worry about him constantly because I Love Him So Very Much! I Just Want Him To Come Home Safe so we can hold each other again! But then again what Military Wife doesn't...lol! Well that is about it for now. Not much going on right now besides me working and going to the gym 3x weekly. I am excited about losing weight and get healthier and Surprise My Husband when he gets home! Can't Wait!

Missing My Marine

Keeping it short tonight cause tomorrow is a work day. All I can say is Thank God another week is over and that is a week closer to seeing my hubby again. I Am Happy I Got To Video Chat With My Hubby This Morning! It Always Makes Me Feel Better. So I have been having these strange emotions lately. Before my hubby deployed he recorded videos for me telling me he Loves Me and Goodnight Videos. I also recorded him packing for deployment and him just being his goofy ol' self. Every Time I Watch The Videos...it's surreal for me to see him actually standing in our living room. I don't know why! I just really Miss Him. Can't Wait To Have Him Home. I'm a bit afraid of the reintegration process. I don't know is it too soon to worry about that. I mean we are a little over a month into this deployment. Oh well I suppose I will have many worries until We Are Safe In Eachother's Arms! Ok I am off. Work tomorrow.

Finding My Way

Well even though my sleep schedule has still been messed up some. I am getting more into my own routine on the day to day life. Although I still feel like I'm new to this life I am feeling a bit better about it. This past Friday all the wives in my husband's unit got together and had a potluck. It was really helpful to see that even though I feel like the only one going through all this I'm actually not. It helped me to see a different point of view on things. It also help me meet new people and they are all great ladies. Very nice and so welcoming. It also distracted me from the constant worry of my husband. I was just able to relax and just be one of the girls. Although I still cannot wait to August to be over already...lol!

So Friday I also had my best friend stay over for the night and she went with me to the potluck. Her hubby just started a new night job and she is not used to sleeping by herself so she asked if she can come sleepover. So we had a slumber party lol! I guess you can call it that. I had fun though. Then the next day we got ready and went to have lunch at Hometown Buffet. After that I dropped her off at home and then I headed to my mom's house. I ended up staying the night and for once I actually got a good night's rest. I woke up the next morning had a small breakfast then drove home. When I got home I had a nice video chat with my Hubby! I was SO SO SO SO Happy to see him. I Miss Him Very Much! I chated with him for about an hour or so. Which I LOVED! He then had to go to bed cause he had PT early the next morning. He says all is well and it's been quiet which I am VERY Thankful For. I pray to God everyday and night to keep my husband safe from all harm as well as the Men & Women of our Armed Forces and their families. Whether they are here or over seas. So after a video chat with my hubby I got another call from Skype from my in laws. They are the nicest but craziest bunch you will ever meet. But I love them all! My sister in law moved to Colorado a few months ago and my in laws started to miss their grand daughter so they surprised me on Skype when she was there with them. They drove met my sister in law in Nebraska and took my niece up to IL with them until September when she starts school again. So they are very Happy to have her for a couple of months! So all in all it was a good weekend.

Feeling Lost

Today I got to talk to my Husband on the phone and that always makes my day. I Love hearing his voice and knowing he is Safe. So I realized that I can no longer watch all those Homecoming shows. It just hits too close to home for me. I am very happy for those on the show that get to hug and be with their loved ones again, buuuttt with my hubby deployed I can't help but feel a little bit of jealousy. Not because I hate them but because that is THE ONE THING that I want the MOST right now. Is to have my husband safe and back in my arms and me in his. I really try everyday to be positive and substitute all my negative thoughts for positive. It's harder than it sounds but it does seem to be helping. Everyone has their own methods of survival and that is just one of mine. I cannot believe it's already August and already I can't wait for it to be over. Then again that's what I was saying when July first started. I know that's how I am going to be until He Comes Home Safe!

So lately I have been in a bit weird mood. We have been married for 4 amazing years now and somehow I feel like I still don't belong. I guess you could say I don't feel like a "Seasoned Wife". I feel awkward without my husband around base. I feel like a noob. Just because this is MY first deployment with him married but his fourth...I don't feel like a Marine Wife. It's hard to explain I hope I'm making some sense. I talked to my Husband a little about this through email yesterday and he told me that at deployments I am new to it because we were fortunate enough to not have him deploy for the last 4 years. Last time he left was in 2006 and we were still engaged. I don't know if this is normal or if other wives have felt the same way. But I got to thinking and realized that being a Marine Wife isn't about how many times your Husband has deployed but the simple fact that you are there Loving and Supporting him in what he chose to do. No matter how many deployments we have under our belts we are still all in this together! I am Damn Proud of the fact that I Love and Married One Of The Few Good Men and he Loves me back. Even though deployments can Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo it! (excuse my language) I am very proud of him and the of our troops for what they do for this country! Yes that was my patriotic moment for the day lol!

Now the other thing that is driving me a little crazy is civilians who ask me the same questions all the time when they find out the my Hubby is in the military. I have days where I feel like I just want to scream if one more person asks me "Do You Miss Him?" "When is he coming home?" "Does he get to come home for the holidays?" "Aren't you afraid something will happen to him?" "OMG how long? You still have a long time to go!" etc etc... I have to count to 10 and remind myself that not everyone understands how Military life works. Instead of making angry remarks I just have to politely tell them you know what yes I do miss him everyday but I would appreciate it if we did not talk about it. I suppose everyone is different and for some people it helps to talk about it. And I do sometimes. I just don't like being pushed into talking about it. Well that was my venting for today! It's time to go spend sometime with my family now. Thanks for reading.

1 Down 6 to go

I haven't written in awhile. I don't know if I mentioned it before but work has been keeping me busy. Since I work an hour away from home with my family I sometimes stay there one night and then come back up. I don't like leaving my dogs by themselves. Well I made it through my first month of deployment which I have to say was difficult but we made it. Now today is not the exact date and I can't say cause of OSPEC reasons. But anyways yeah...July has gone by so quickly and I pray that the rest of the months go by just as quickly if not more. But all I can do is take a one day at a time. I get to talk to him once in awhile through Skype and I LOVE every minute of it. The signal is always very good but hey I LOVE It! I just started using the Donut of Misery and I believe today it was at 16.5% I'm liking how it keeps getting more green. So I think I am being tested here. Everything seems to go wrong while my hubby is deployment. I needed to take his car to get serviced but well turns out the battery is no longer working so now I have to get it towed to Wal-Mart Car Center and get the battery changed. I also have to get the tires changed on the car. Then I found out I had a mouse in the house lol. It took me 2 dang weeks to catch the critter...but I finally caught it. They are little but they creep me out! Well I am keeping it short today it is 3:43 am and I have a lot of things to do tomorrow. Later! :)

Happy 4th Anniversary Boo Boo!

Today is our 4th Anniversary. I couldn't be happier to have married My Marine! I wouldn't trade it him for anything in the world. This is our first Anniversary apart but my sister in law put it in a way that I liked a lot. She told me "remember this is only #4 out of all the anniversaries you guys have to come" That put it in a new perspective for me and suddenly I wasn't as down. I pray that that statement is very true for us. I am also so surprised and happy because my husband sent me from flowers for 3 days straight. He started on Tuesday and I up until today...Our Anniversary. He wrote different love quotes on the 3 different cards for each day. Even though he is deployed it means a lot to me that he would think of something so sweet and think of me to do something like this. I know I am Loved by him everyday and vise versa but he just made me feel that much more special. To top it all off I got to video chat with him for the first time. Our last deployment we were not able to video chat at all so I am happy we got to do it on such a special day to us. It was so surreal seeing his face moving instead of just still in pictures. I know it compares nothing to the day he comes home and we get to hold each other once again but it was still such a great feeling. Next week will be a month since he left. 6 or so months to go. All I can say is I cannot wait for that day we get to see each other again. So I don't know if I mentioned it in my last blog but my uncle had 2 brain surgeries to drain 2 clots. Well good news he is doing so well that they discharged him from the hospital today and he got to go home. They were debating on whether to admit him into a therapy center to make sure the surgeries didn't mess anything up but they doctor saw him well enough to let him go home. Well that was my day and all I can do is take it day by day and pray the time goes quicker! LOL! Thanks for reading. Remember to keep ALL our men & women in the armed services in your prayers! Just like I keep my husband in mine ALWAYS! I Love You Boo Boo! I am so lucky to have you in my life. Thank you for loving so much! You are the BEST and I Love You Always! MUAHH!!!

Blah

Finally got a chance to blog again. I have been busy with work and family. My uncle had to have brain surgery to both left side and right side of his head. They inserted a tube to drain out some blood clots he had. Thank God he is doing better now. They took the tube on the left side out but still has the right. We are hoping it drains soon so they can take it out as well. But he is talking now and he recognizes people. He can move all of his body which is great. So yes I have been in and out of the hospital with my aunts and uncles and cousins visiting. Work has been...well work lol! Oh I joined a L.A. Fitness gym and got a personal trainer. Today is my second session. My legs still hurt from the first one lol...but that was expected. My trainer is good so far. She is only 21 but she knows her stuff. Trying to lose weight and get in shape that way I can surprise my hubby when he gets home. Speaking of my husband. I got to talk to him this morning and I always feel great after talking to him and know he is doing well and he is safe. This Thursday July 21st is our 4 year anniversary. I am a little bummed that he won't be here. This is our first anniversary and holidays without each other. In that sense I am grateful that up until now I got to spend all the special days with him. These holidays will be hard but each one of those days is a day closer to holding each other again. It will be a month this 28th and I cannot believe how fast it has gone by already. Today is just one of those days that I know there is family around me but I somehow still feel alone. I have a sense of emptiness inside me without AJ. I have my good days and my bad days. Today is just ok. It feels like homecoming is years away still. I try to keep as positive and busy as possible and it is helping me so far. Thank God! Well it's gym time for me thanks for reading hopefully I will have more time to blog these coming weeks. Later :)

Reality Hit Me

Reality finally hit me that my husband will be gone for 7 months. I'm fine during the day when I am at work but as the day starts to wind down I get a lonely feeling at the pit of my stomach. I suppose that's a bit normal right? It's almost been 2 weeks and you would think it gets better but for me I just got slapped in the face with the reality of it all. I try to keep as busy as possible but during the end of the day it goes downhill. I am trying to be strong for my husband because I know he doesn't need to worry about me cause he has enough of his own out there. It gets a little better after I have a good cry. I also am so afraid for his safety but I am trying to keep my thoughts positive and think of how good it will be to have him in my arms again when he gets home. I think I am going to do a workshop they have here called "Spouses in the Midst" it's for those spouses who have deployed Marines/Sailors. I think that will help me a lot. To know that I am not the only one going through deployments. I am happy when I get to talk to him but when i'm not talking to him I worry about him a lot. I know he is busy doing his job but I can't help but worry. My brain gets the best of me a lot! I think I am going to start my scrap booking soon to help me pass the time while I am home alone in the evenings. Luckily I have my family to spend the weekend with. I stayed at my mom's house last night with my cousin and I was fine around people. But I have to come home to let my doggies out and feed them. They do good when I stay one night away but I don't like leaving them much. Well anyways I need to find more things to do around here. I think I will start to clean out the garage. We have a lot of things we just don't use anymore. I will do that tomorrow since I have nothing else to do. I will probably go to Wal-Mart to buy a new fan for the house. Our other one broke it tends to get hot without one. So yeah I think I know what I am doing tomorrow then. Time for bed I am getting sleepy.

4th Of July Recap

I got to talk to my husband on the 4th of July! I was so so happy. I missed hearing his voice and it always feels great. He says he is doing good that it's just really hot there which he expected anyways. So our 4th July was good. The whole family went to my mom's house. There was about 30 people there. All my cousins, aunts & uncles were there so I had a lot of fun visiting with everyone. Some I had not seen in awhile so it was good to see them again. So Tuesday has been a week since my hubby left and I have to say it has been going pretty quick but I can't wait for this month to be over already. I just think about it that everyday is a day closer to seeing him home safe. Well on a different note I joined LA Fitness by my moms house since I work close to there anyway. I got a personal trainer and tomorrow is my first session. I'm excited kind of but I am dreading the workout and the soreness the next day lol. Well it's inevitable with working out. Specially when I am picking it up again for the first time in 6 months. But I have a lot of motivation to keep going and stick to it. Number one and foremost to do it to be healthy and number 2 I want to surprise my hubby when he comes home safe to me. I want to stick to it even after he comes home. It just always feels good after the workout. Maybe not the first week or so but you get the notion. Sorry to cut it short here but it's bedtime for me. Work tomorrow then the gym! So later all! :D

Happy Birthday to my Marine

Friday was my hubby's Birthday. He turned 27 and he is excited cause he said he get the "old man" PFT...lol! So since he is mainly dealing with data stuff I get to talk to him through email more on then on the phone. But so long as I get to talk to him I am happy. Although I prefer to hear his voice at this point I will settle for emails. Well as I was saying it was his birthday so I decided to make the cake in a jar and they came out awesome. I barely sent them out today, but better late than never right? He says he is doing fine and I am happy to hear that. He also told me that the temp average is about 120. It was 85 here today and I was going crazy so I can only imagine here. On a different note my brother and his family came down from Utah to visit. Tonight was their last night here so my mom took us all out to dinner at Benihana (Japanese food). One of my favorite places to eat ever. My parents have been going there for a really long time so they pretty much know us there. We all had a blast there. Alright well sorry to cut it short but I need to get some sleep if I going to get anything done tomorrow. Later All!

So It Begins

I sent my husband off to his deployment. I am lucky to have such a great FRO. She made it about family time so the Marines could spend time with families. They had all sorts of goodies with coffee and they served breakfast. We got to spend an hour with them before they got on the bus. When the time came to say our See you laters (I never say goodbye) I hugged him tight, told him I loved him and whispered in his ear come back home to me. I didn't cry because I did not want him to worry but I balled like a baby in the car on my way home lol! I got to talk to him last night on Facebook and then this morning on the phone. It's feels great to hear his voice. He says he is doing well but I miss him a lot already and it's only day 2. I just pray that I keep myself busy enough so the time will fly by. That's about all I can do at this point. So as any other military spouse I am glued to my cell phone, but I expected that. I am staying at my mom's house for the week and she pretty much has a full house. My brother's family is visiting from Utah and they have 3 kids. Then my other brother has 3 out of 4 kids for the week. They are also staying at my moms. So I get to sleep with my mom on her oh so comfy eastern king bed. I can't complain. I am glad the family has been keeping me busy. Tonight I will be driving home and staying there. I have to clean my house after a tornado of military gear blew through my house...lol!  Then I have to go let my doggies out and feed them. I am sure they are restless so I will take them out for a walk one at time. There is no way I can walk 2 Saint Bernards on my own. Nico pulls me pretty hard already now imagine walking 2 Saints. No thank you! I am dreading a bit staying home all alone cause then I have too much time to think and then I tend to get sad. Well I have to face it sooner or later and it might as well be sooner. I just want to get into a routine and I know that could take awhile specially when it's so fresh. But we are both going to get through this deployment.

So I have been getting all these questions from friends and family about deployment and my fears. They tend to get old after awhile. I try to be have patience but it doesn't always work when they ask dumb questions. I went to the grocery store yesterday and on the back of my car I have an Eagle, Globe & Anchor and at the bottom is says Marine Wife. Well one of the ladies that works the register parked next to me. So I suppose she saw my sticker ( lol who doesn't its big enough). After I grabbed all the items I was looking for I went to the register to pay and it was the same lady from outside. She starts talking to me about the USMC and how her ex b/f of 2 months was a Marine. I was just thinking to myself  " Well this should interesting" Then she asks me if my husband is home or deployed so I told her that he was gone for 7 months. She said she didn't know how I did it because her b/f was gone for 2 weeks and she would feel lonely.  I didn't really say anything and then she realized that he would wouldn't be here for any of the holidays and she asked me if he would get to come home for the holidays? Well I read this post on milspouse.com and it was I think 100 things never to say to a military spouse. Well I just couldn't help myself and plus I was running on very little sleep so the word vomit just came up and I said "well he put in for leave to the taliban but we are still waiting on a response." The lady behind me started chuckling because the cashier says " Well I hope they approve it soon." I wanted to laugh but I didn't want to be mean so I just grabbed my groceries and went on my way. I got a good chuckle out of it. I understand that not all civilians will understand the military world and how it works. Like I have said before unless you have lived in it somehow you just don't fully understand, and hey there is nothing wrong with that. Well I am hoping to get to talk to the hubby again soon but all I can do is wait. Everyday is one day closer to having him in my arms again...alive, well & healthy ( and preferably in one piece lol ).

Dreading This Deployment

What can I say besides I need some sleep. In the past 2 days I have gotten maybe 6-7 hours sleep. All I can say is that the hubby is leaving very soon and it's just now hitting me that he will be gone 7 months. I get very emotional lately when people ask me questions about his deployment and I know that's normal for any military spouse who has or is going to have a deployed husband. It's just completely draining all my energy. I try not to cry only because I don't want to worry him at all. I know God has a plan for each of us and that things happen for a reason but even then I know it's not a guarantee that he will come home. And that just plain sucks! But I have faith in God and I know he will bring him home to me alive, well & healthy. The same way I am sending him off. I know I will have my ups & downs just like any other military wife. I plan to keep myself as busy as possible & of course try not to stretch myself too thin. I am lucky to have my family so close by for support. Even though they will not fully understand what it's like but unless you have lived military style no one understands. I am just happy to have my family and friends here with me. I sure am going to miss his goofy butt. 

So yesterday we celebrated his birthday at my mom's house since he will not be here. He had a blast hanging out with family & friends. It was a very nice day for the swimming pool. All my cousins, nieces & nephews were in the pool. They love my husband and since he is 6'2 and has the energy of a 5 year old they pretty much use him as human jungle gym. I don't think he minds though. He absolutely loves kids and I can't wait to see what he will be like when God decides to bless us with a child of our own. So back to the party. My uncle cooked for all of us ( there was about 30 of us there)...an assortment of different tacos and Tijuana (city in Mexico) style hot dogs wrapped in bacon...YUM! I ate way too much though. I had 5 tacos and a dang hot dog. I so have to work it off now. All the family also said see you later and good luck on his deployment to him. I am very happy he got the food he wanted and so much fun. Now today he wants to go to Best Buy and see if he see's anything to spend his b-day money on. What can I say...BOYS & their toys!  Now when I get home I am going to try and get in a nap cause I am completely exhausted.

Deployment Hobbies

Well for the past week I have been trying to find hobbies to do to keep me busy during deployment. A full time job does help but when I get home it's a different story. So I figured I would start scrap booking and then send it to the hubby as one of his x-mas presents. I love being creative and I have done it before so I said why not pick it back up again. I recently started looking for scrap booking materials and I came across this neat brand called Tattered Angels. They have a variety of products but what it all revolves around is this cool spray bottle full of ink. They all come in different colors. I was watching how-to tutorials and let me tell you you can make so so many creative and neat crafts out of this. If you want look up a video called something along the lines of "Tattered Angels Fantasy Box" This lady made a beautiful box with these spray inks. I am probably going to have to order some of theses very very soon. That's just one project I have in mind. I will be staying on base for this deployment and luckily my family lives an hour away and that it also where I work. So some weeks I will be staying with my mom at her house. She has given me permission to redecorate my old room and I have this grand idea in mind for it. The hubby won't let me do it here (plus it's hard to do anything on base housing) so I figured why not. My sister-in-law is an interior designer so hopefully she will help me out a bit. The colors I want to use are pinks, black & white. Not everyone's taste but personally I have always loved this color combination. I will post pictures of the ideas I had in mind.

Not too sure about painting the walls that Hot pink color but just something along these lines of design. I just love the Chandelier decor. It just always amazes me. So we shall see what happens with this project. Things don't always come out the way you plan them so I will have to take one day at a time. Oh also I actually got this idea from a wonderful awesome woman called Brittany Barlow. I think I mentioned this before but she does the video blog on milspouse.com. Any who I got this wonderful idea from her to make cake in jar and send it to your deployed love one. All you need is 16oz (wide mouth works best) mason jars or you can also use 8oz if you choose. Cake mix an oven and cookie sheet. You simply spray the inside of the jar with cooking spray they fill it up half way or less. Put the jars on the cookie sheet and put them in the oven. Everyone's ovens are different so you might have to adjust the temp. Some are baked at 350 degrees and others at 400. You just have to kind of test it. The best way is to stick a toothpick in the jar and if it comes out clean your good to go. The best way to seal it is to boil water then put the water in a bowl and put the lids in the hot water for about 30 seconds then simply seal it and your good to go. So those are just some of my ideas. Oh I almost forgot...if you have mot already heard of this cool site called oplove.org. They do pre-deployment, deployment & homecoming photography for military families. They waive all their fees. Go to the site and look for photographers in your area. They book up pretty quickly so take advantage of it early. Well that's it for me. I hope you all found this helpful and have fun with whatever hobby or project you decide to take on :)

Father's Day

Hello all...


So as you noticed I have not written in a couple of days. Just been busy with work & life. So technically yesterday was father's day only cause it's now 3:19 am here. Although we lost my dad almost 2 years ago we celebrated it for my brother's at my brother Eric's house. They were awesome and had brunch at their house. My sister in law in I believe 3 months pregnant and she up and running everywhere cooking breakfast. I have to say my brother makes very good omelets. The whole family was there and the kids had a blast playing with each other. It was a change from the rest of the years. Usually we go out to brunch in a hotel or restaurant here in the San Diego area. I haven't been disappointed yet. So in a nut shell it was a good Sunday morning with the family. Now on a different note... I found this poem last year by a women named Tami Blackwell. It of course brought many tears to my eyes but it's a good one...so I will share it with all of you. 

Happy Father's Day

by Tami Blackwell

Give 'em a hug, a great big kiss. Because one day, he will be greatly missed. My daddy has gone far away from this land, I miss the precious touch of his loving hands. I never knew last year was the last day, I could look at my daddy, hug him, and say: "I love you, Daddy! Happy Father's Day!" Don't let one day go by without telling him how dear he is! Remember you may not have another year to tell him this! All I have now is great memories, a heart full of love and eyes full of tears, and to remember his love throughout the years. Now I will have to look up at the stars and say, "I love you, Daddy! Happy Father's Day!" Please remember when you pray, to thank your  heavenly father up above.  For your father he gave you with so much love. "He lived, for Jesus died; He died, for Jesus Lives." Now on a happier note...I know probably most of you military wives have heard of an awesome thing called Daddy Dolls. It's a wonderful pillow that you can put your husbands full body picture on it. It is mainly bought for children so they can have their mommy or daddy everywhere they go while they are deployed or just away for a little while. Mind you it does not only have to be for children. Some of you ladies such as myself do not have kids yet that aren't furry (for me anyway lol). You can always buy one just for yourself  so you can sleep with him at night. The next best thing since the real one isn't around. They come in 2 different sizes I believe. They recently added a Daddy Doll that is 3 ft tall. They tend to be a bit on the pricey side but from other military spouse I heard they are worth it. Especially for the little ones. I will post the website as well as some pics on here. Which again can be seen at http://www.daddydolls.com They don't only have the dolls they also have other goodies as well. Go check them out! Here are some examples: This is the "original" size... And this is the "Big Daddy Doll"  I just ordered one myself since we are getting ready for a deployment and I cannot wait to get it. So that's all for now. I hope this idea works for you :)

Just Another Day

So I had an interesting morning. I was on my way out to work about to walk to my car and then I saw a dog walking toward me from out of no where. It looked like a Husky mix and had the parti eyes. She just walked up to me and licked me & started smelling me. She was a very sweet dog and I couldn't just leave her. Luckily I work with family so I caught a break from being late. The hubby and I took her to PMO because I know the animal shelter is closed during early hours. But they told me the shelter had a drop off that was open. So I drove back on base to take her to the animal shelter. She was good the whole way there. I rolled down the back windows for her and she sat down the whole time sticking her head out the window. It was really cute. Luckily when we arrived at the shelter they scanned her for a micro chip and she did have one. I am going to call tomorrow morning to see if she is back home safely. We'll see what happens. Besides that nothing else happened today. The hubby marinated some ribeye steaks since 8:30pm last night in some honey teryaki sauce. He grilled them up for dinner and mashed potatoes and corn for dinner. It was very yummy! He is getting really good at the grill. It was a good investment. Besides that I have work tomorrow but I also have my riding lesson. Which I have to say I am excited about. I was out for about 2 weeks cause my back went out. We shall see how my back feels after i'm done riding. That's all for now. Later :)


Oh I forgot to mention...If you don't already know about this. There is a wonderful site called http://www.milspouse.com,  I absolutely love it. There is a wonderful video blog called The Deployment Diaries. It's an awesome video blog through the eyes of one military spouse. Her name is Brittany Barlow. Even if your husband isn't deployed she just has so many cute ideas and so many info on military life and what we go through as the Silent Ranks if you will. Go check her out as well as the site. It's a really good resource and hey it's even a magazine. I have only been subscribed to the magazine for a few months but it's very much worth it.

Deployments Suck

Hello this is my first time blogging so bare with me here. I am going on 4 years of being a Marine wife and although it's a pain in my butt most of the time I wouldn't trade it for anything. I am very proud of my husband and the job he does. This month has been crazy for us because we are getting ready for a deployment soon. So not looking forward to it...but then again no one does. No kids for us yet just 2 horses...what I mean by that is our 2 Saint Bernards, Kalli & Nico. They are a handful but those are my children for now. We are planning on TTC when he gets back from deployment. But then again it is the Marine Corps and I have learned never to make plans. We'll see how things play out for us. We went to family day this past Friday and I took my nephew and we all had fun. I got to know more of the other Marine wives. So far they are all nice ladies and welcoming. The FRO for this unit is very cool. They organize a lot of spouse functions...for example they get together every month for coffee either here on base or at a coffee shop off base. I haven't been yet because most of them are in the AM and I work full time. They also have spa nights and they have a spouse USMC ball when the boys are deployed. So far so good. I just want this deployment to begin so we can get it over with or just not happen at all (we all know that isn't happening though). Hey a girl can dream lol! Thankfully I have a full time job to keep my mind busy while hubby is gone and I have all my family very close by. Now I just need to think of a hobby to do for after work. Recently I have picked up horse back riding again. I am loving it so far. I am looking to lease a horse so I can stay busy after work. Hopefully it will happen soon. Well that's all for now. It's time to go to bed. I have work tomorrow. :)