Moving Woes

It's been awhile since I last wrote and so much has happened since then. The hubby came home, my sister got married, and we've decided I'm going to move 4 months ahead of my husband so that we can save money and start looking for a new place to live.

Don't get me wrong. I'm ready to move. But I'm really not ready to go. I don't know if its the right choice for me to leave now, but I don't know if its the right choice for me to stay here and not save up either. Neither of us will have a job when we get to where we're going, we're going to need a down payment plus pet deposits for an apartment or town house. And several other major things. I'm stressed beyond normalcy and I'm ready for it to just be done with. I don't want to leave my house without my husband by my side. I'm going to miss him, my house, and everyone here in general.  Not to mention I have to get the pups ready to fly (getting shots and such), have a moving sale (as we wont be leaving with half as much as we have), set a move out/pick up belongings date, and just spend time with the hubs. This is going to be a rough next 6 weeks. :(

Blech...

I'm bored. I'm being lazy. I'm tired. I'm ready for him to be home already, dammit. But at least I have a busy month ahead of me. Lot's of babysitting, I've made our car rental reservation (which was super cheap considering!!) and I've been looking into the space a program and their flights. I hope we don't get passed up b/c some higher up wants to use it too. Guess we'll have to wait and see! But at least flights aren't that expensive if we were to have to buy them :) I'm ready to go home and see everyone. Especially the bestest Heather. So soon!!! And to go to Florida with her and hopefully her hubs too :) We shall see. I got her something today, and it'll be arriving in her mail in a few weeks :) She's gonna die when she see's it and I'm not telling what it is :) Ok... Time to go play Gardens of Time on FB. I'm completely addicted to it

The Last Little Bit

So, it's the last little bit or so before the hubbers comes home :) And I've got plenty to do to get ready for him! Well, more so his family and getting ready for his leave and us going to TENNESSEE than him actually coming home. Haha. For him it's just a matter of cleaning the house like it hasn't been cleaned before, i.e. in every nook and cranny that is in this small but large house. And possibly buying some new things to decorate/make the house more homey. Although, it's pretty homey already. Then, his mother and sister are coming for a week after he gets back. Which should be interestingly fun. Then, we leave to go on post deployment leave! So super stoked. So to keep me busy while I anxiously await all this fun stuff to happen I have a few days of babysitting, helping Lauren out w/ her medical stuff, and not much else. I seriously hope I babysit more than I'm actually scheduled to sit for. Three days. That's it. I need more! Hah. Anyways, its 12:33am and I can't sleep so I'm playing Gardens of Time on facebook and am actually enjoying it a lot. It's kinda like an eye spy game. Love those types of games!! :) I'm seriously addicted to this game though! :) Oh well! I'm gonna go play it some more haha

Blech

I've put off writing for awhile now and thought I'd put my thoughts down finally.

I've been babysitting every night for the past week and a half. Thankfully Sunday night is my last. I miss having my nights with Lauren, Liam, and myself doing nothing. And going to the beach in the morning, I've been too tired lately. And working out and doing Insanity. I've been slacking in that department and have therefore put the 5lbs I lost back on in 1 month. :-/ Oh well. It happens. However, I WILL lose at least 20lbs before the hubbers comes home. It's not that I need to, I just want to be what I was when we married. The skinnier me. Meh, we will be there soon.

I've been debating on deleting my facebook for the past few days as well. I'm tired of all the drama it makes available. The want to look at something and then tell someone else because it was on facebook. Nobody says they found something out from so in so anymore. They say that they found it out on facebook. I don't need that. Everyone I know and love and truly care about have my phone number and can reach me there. I miss when that's how people found out how you were doing. They actually talked to you over the phone or in person. Not over the internet where it becomes so impersonal. I miss the people connection. We will see what happens though. I may just keep it because it's interesting to see what others are doing even if I don't talk to them anymore.

On another note, the house is slowly getting fixed from all of the problems I've been having. The dishwasher finally got fixed last week and the wall got repainted since it wasn't mildewing where the water leaked through the wall. And, the wall the dogs ate has finally been filled and re-textured. Now I can re-paint the wall green to make it look like it never happened. :) Yay!! Then, after that... That's it! All of the filters have been replaced and are up to date, the stove trays under the coils are new, and the lights have been replaced in the ones that have gone out. Ugh, I'm just ready for him to get home already! My house feels so empty without him here. But soon!!

And, then.... WE'RE GOING TO TENNESSEE!!!!!! I love leave.. :) And that I FINALLY get to see my bestest friend!! And as a side note, Jon gets to see his bestest friend.. Haha jk. We're both super excited to finally see our other halves :) And see how they are doing since we'll hopefully be following in their footsteps in a year!! :) Well, a little less than a year but we'll see! But for now, I'll leave you with a pic of me and the bestest and one hell of a view behind us :)

Sad Goodbyes and Good Tidings

Today I said goodbye to a new friend. A Mrs. Greene. Her hubs is in a different battalion that's about to deploy from out here and she came to spend her hubs' pre-deployment out here with him. It was awesome getting to know her and getting to spend all that time with them. It made my last 3 weeks pass by so much more quickly than they would have. But, he's leaving soon and she left to go home today and it was a sad day for her. I know she cried quite a little bit and then cried a lot more. I feel so bad, I don't have any real words of encouragement. Just that it'll go by faster than she thinks and to keep as busy as possible. I haven't had much in encouragement just my wonderful friends to lean on and keep me busy so that I'm not always thinking about him being gone. But, I know she's strong and that she can do it.

My little sister is now getting married in September of this year. Quite a little jump in the last 2 weeks from everything that's going on. But I wish them the best and I hope things only get better as life progresses for them :) I've also gotten the hubs homecoming window information!! And let me just say that I'm so stinking excited I can't wait for him to be home and for me to wrap my arms around him! And I'm so ready to go to Tennessee and see Mr and Mrs B :) I misses them so much!!

Tangled and a Recant... Maybe. :)

Tangled came out on dvd on tuesday!!! So, I bought it today :) And I'm watching it w/ Mrs. Greene. It's such a good and cute movie!! I'm so happy I bought it. Now I can make the hubs watch it when he comes home!! And in other news, the little sister has decided to stay w/ her dude for now and try to work things out. Ugh. I'd wish she'd make up her mind since she changed it like 4 times in an hour and half today. I only wish the best for her and I hope they figure out what is best for them. :) I'm just wanting them to be happy if they stay together and not be mad at each other all the time. :) <3

Spring Break and a Break Up

This last week was my little sister's spring break from college and she and her friend, Liana, came to see me for the week. :) It was so much fun! And so awesome to have the break from everything going on. It rained and was very dreary for most of their stay but we still had plenty of fun. We had a girls night the second night they were here and we played Cranium. Absolutely love that game!! Then we tried to go to the beach on wednesday, not so lucky at that. Frieday night we went to PF Chang's and then on the Moose's McGillyCuddy's. That was a lot of fun!! Saturday was an off and lazy, sleeping all day kind of day. Sunday was the beach at the Lagoon's in Ko'Olina and then a Luau, followed by drinks and packing. It was a short lived week but it was definitely needed. I miss my family. :)

In other news, Jonathan is doing well!! And not really doing much. :) His packages are still taking FOREVER to be delivered to him since they only get a mail drop like twice a month. Ugh. Whatever. My little sister is breaking up with her fiance. Which really sucks for the heartbreak and heartache that this is going to cause. But I can't say that I'm really that upset about it. He just wasn't the right man for her. I'm glad she's realized this before it becomes a marriage and a divorce. I just hate that she has to go through that right now. I'm hoping that she'll look at it for the better, and since she's the one doing the acting here, I think she'll be better for it.

Now to finally start again on the school work. :) I will finish before he comes home!!! Maybe. :)

Sunday Cleaning Day... Kinda

This morning started off great. I did some laundry, I changed the sheets on my bed, I took the sheets off my bed, and I gave the dogs a bath. Then, I just quit. And watched Megamind (Hilarious) and just hung out with Mrs. S and baby Liam, who is pulling himself up on his own, if he has your fingers to hold on. And, is almost crawling too!! :) And Mrs. C. We've had a fun relaxing day and enjoyed playing around with the boys and not really doing anything. But, I really need to finish cleaning and setting up for my seester and her friend to be here tomorrow!!! So excited!!!! We've got a lot of plans for this next week to go and do so they can see as much of Oahu as we can show them. :) Anyways, I'll blog more later. House has my attention. What a great show!! :)

Big Girl Panties

Just that. Some girls need to grow up and put their big girl panties on and be an adult. :)

The End. :)

Hawaii's Housewife Recluse

Yep. That's me. I've decided that outside my friends of old, new friends can kiss my butt. I'm tired of getting burned and being blamed for things I didn't do. So here's to the next year stuck on this island and not doing anything with anyone new. The hubs can kiss my a**. I'm not going to throw any parties for his friends nor am I going to any parties his friends throw. I didn't like his friends wives in the first place. Guess I found out why. Should be interesting to see what he says and to see how the rest of this goes down.

The Wait

It is currently 0200 in Hawaii right now.. And I am awake waiting on a Tsunami that isn't going to hit for another hour or so. This should be interesting to see what really happens. I hope it's like last years Tsunami that wasn't really much of a rise in the sea level. Although they are predicting it to be around a 6ft rise in sea level. I'm just glad I didn't have to evacuate from my house. Although they did start evacuating up to a block from me. So now I have my friend, Mrs. S and her baby Liam, and Mrs. C and her 2 cats here at the house. Both girls are in bed and I'm wide awake. :-/ Oh well!! Should be interesting in about an hour!

In other news, my other half is 25 today!! What an old man!! :) I'm hoping he's having some what of a great day.. Not much to have a great day where he's at and while he's worrying about me. Haha. But at least he'll know that I love him and want him to have a great  birthday.

I start school today as well. :) I'm super excited to start school but I don't really know what I'm supposed to do since I haven't gotten an email or a letter from the school I'm going through. Guess I'll be calling them once I really wake up. And I also have a dr's appointment. I don't feel good and haven't for the past few days. Stupid sinus infection :-/ Oh well. Gonna go so I can watch the news now and wait patiently for this Tsunami to hit. :)

The New and Improved.... Pink Kindle

Just wanted to share my accessories that I bought to go with my kindle. :) One is a decal that is pink with hearts on it and a dot design and the other is the pink carrying case that has a book light powered by the kindle battery. :) Very happy with these!! :)

Kindle Surprise

I got my kindle last thursday! Finally. :) It took forever but I'm enjoying it so much! I've already read and finished 2 books. Haha. I've also ordered my mom one for her birthday. It and the carrying case I ordered for it arrived today. I'm waiting on the decal I ordered for it now and then other than putting books on it, it'll be ready for her to use when she gets it in April. :) My little sister is going to take it back with her so that she can give it to my mom in person. I'm so super stoked and can't wait for her to get it. :)

Did Insanity and Zumba today. :) Enjoying the workout even though white girl can't dance. Haha. But it's a lot of fun doing both and really sweating the weight away. I feel like I've lost so much weight already. I know I've lost quite a few inches. My clothes are starting to get baggy. And that totally works for me!

I start school on friday!! I'm excitedly anxious. Haha. I haven't been in school in a few years and I'm excited to go back and do something but I have no idea what to expect. I've never done online classes. The hubs' birthday is also friday. He turns 25. :) He's getting so old. He told me he was hoping that it could just pass quietly. I don't think so! It's his birthday! And if I have any say about it and he gets to call, then I'll be singing Happy Birthday to him. We shall see!

Welcome Home Banner

I ordered a welcome home banner through buildasign.com because they offered free military signs, you just pay the s&h. Which was fine for me. :) I got it today and am very happy with it!! Yes, I know, its several months early but hey, I'd rather have it now than it come too late!! I'm so happy to have it! It made me cry when I opened it and looked at it to make sure it was all right! And no pics til he comes home b/c I want him to be the first to see it!!

In other news, been doing insanity with Mrs. S, and I've lost 2 lbs!! Go me! Haha. I can't wait to lose the next 15 lbs!! And more! So super excited!

My little sister is getting to come out and see me for her spring break! I'm so excited! I saw her over Christmas but not very much and she's coming for the whole week! I'm stoked! She's also bringing one of her friends we grew up with, with her. This should be an interesting week! And it's only 2 1/2 weeks away! Yay!! There's only three people I need here now :) The hubs of course, Heather, and her hubs!! I miss our little get togethers and everything we do together! Just a little bit longer though!

Insanity Day 3

Well... As predicted today wasn't pretty good. Mrs. S and I got through the first and second session of intense cardio no problem. The third came and we were definitely about to pass out. Then new moves were introduced... And yeah, we didn't do half of those. But, we did do the whole dvd workout.. minus a few resting points. It was a lot of fun and we plan on only doing the first few dvds to get into shape before we move into the really intense stuff. But, all in all, a great day 3.

I got my hair toned today. :) It's a pretty white blonde now. And, I was supposed to babysit. But, as soon as I got to Pearl Harbor, Mrs. F called to tell me Mr. F was home and I wasn't needed. Which is cool. I got to drive thru a torrential downpour on my side of the island. It was AWESOME!! And the thunder. Oh the wonderful thunder. :D It's been making houses shake and Its just so wonderful to finally hear an actual thunderstorm out here. :) So happy and content right now!

I also filed for MyCAA to get my certification in Medical Billing. It'll be interesting and something to do while I'm still out here and unable to finish my BA in History. Meh, I'm good with that. :) At least I'll have certification to do something other than being a secretary or working in a restaurant. Works for me! Now, to tell the hubs :)

Insanity Day 2

So, day two of insanity. Not as bad as yesterdays but in a way worse than yesterdays. There was one exercise that Mrs. S and I just couldn't do. At all. Ugh... Maybe in 15 days when we have to do them again we'll be able to. Guess we'll see! My legs are even more sore than they were last night but its a good sore! I'll take it.

The rest of my day was great. I had a babysitting interview this afternoon and I hit it off with the mother very well. I have to go to her house at 715 in the morning and ride along as she takes her children to school as that is one of my job details for this family. Then, I'll go over there tomorrow afternoon and babysit for the evening until their mother comes home. It shall be lots of fun! I'm looking forward to it.

Mrs. S and I went to see the Army recruiter today to get some information for her and possibly the hubs. He's in that stage of maybe he'll stay in and maybe he wont. So, I went to get info for him. Yeah... Right. That guy didn't tell us much for anything. He has some good information but not much for me to give my hubs. So, in other words, he has to get his own info when he comes home. Oh well. :)

Then, ROSS!! Gotta love that place! Got two new doggie beds since mine like to eat and pee all over the ones they had. Meh. They don't like the beds yet but I'm sure they will tonight when I refuse to let them into my big comfortable bed. I sleep alone tonight. I'm tired of the bruises Apollo gives me :-/

Insanity Day 1

:-/ That's all I can say. :-/

Mrs. S and I started Insanity tonight. Holy crap. I am so sore right now. And we only did half of the fit test. Half. The other half we plan on doing tomorrow night. The fit test is obviously a fit test, you do 8 exercises, each of them as many times as you can in one minute. Let's just say they are definitely hard exercises that take all your strength. I have a feeling that we'll only be able to finish only half of our exercises for the first few weeks. But, that's ok. We're going to be walking afterward for as long as we feel like walking so maybe like an hour or two. And on top of all of that I'll be going to the gym before hand to run on the elliptical for 30 minutes before doing insanity. I'm so proud of myself tonight! :) And so proud of Mrs. S too! We kicked some butt... A little bit anyways. :)

Now, on to watch the Bachelor! <3

XBox Kinect and the Kindle

I have been wanting the xbox kinect since I played on it a month or so ago. It's so much fun! And, no need for a controller! I'm really thinking about getting it this week. But I'm not sure if I will. We shall see! I do know that I am going to get the Kindle tomorrow or tuesday. I'm super stoked. I've been wanting one since my bestest got one for christmas. I can't wait!!

Little Girl Adventures and Everything Else

We all know that I don't want to have a little girl when the hubs and I start to have children. I want all boys.

So, I babysat a 6 year old little girl this week. She's so adorable. And such a little girl. She loves doing her hair by herself, wearing skirts, and playing with all sorts of little girl toys. And she has A LOT of toys at that. Her room is littered with toys, she has a toy room, and the garage is full of all of her toys. It was so much fun babysitting her. She played little girl games and all of that. She made me want a little girl. Big deal for me. Haha. I totally can't wait to start having kids!

Other than that, I have been doing nothing... But being lazy. And waiting for Mrs. S to get back from home so that we could do Insanity together... Which is why I haven't been posting about it. :-/ But we can't wait to start it. We're starting on monday :)

So on the babysitting note... I'm saving all of my babysitting money up so that the hubs and I can go to Tennessee and Virginia this summer for 2 weeks. I can't wait! We're going to stay with our bestestes Mr and Mrs. B and then all four of us, hopefully, are going to Virginia to see my older sister Mariah and her hubs. And hopefully do a little bit of some touristy things while we're there. I'm so super stoked! So after tomorrow, we'll have a little over $900 in our savings. Almost enough for our round trip plane tickets. Yay! Can't wait!!!!

Been talking to the hubs a bit here and there. He's doing well, just wanting to come home. And I know a time frame. :-) Which makes me happy. I can't wait!! He says hi to everyone. :-)

INSANITY!!!!

Last week I ordered the Insanity weight loss program. I got it in the mail today and plan on starting it tomorrow. I'm super stoked!! All I want to do is lose a little bit of weight and tone the rest of my body. But, the catalog assures me that I'll be able to do both in just 60 days.. Hmm Ok. We'll see. It also came with a nutrition plan, which I plan to follow to a T. I did my calculations and I'm supposed to get 2000 calories a day to achieve my weight loss that I want.. Well... I'm going to do 1500 or 1800. I'll decide tomorrow. I have to eat 5 times daily though. I barely eat once daily now... Hmm that'll be a tough choice and oh so much fun. :) But, at least the food choices are good and one's I'll eat. I just have to go to the store and buy over half of the things on the list. Oh joy! I will be joined by my friend Emily, starting tomorrow, and then Lauren, when she returns to the island. This will be so much fun! :) And, as an added bonus.. I'm making all of you go along the journey with me!! Whew-hew!! So, starting tomorrow, Day 1, and you'll get daily updates after we do our workout :)

ZZZZzzzzz

I should be sleeping. But I'm unfortunately not tired. Its 4am here and I've had a tylenol pm. Which usually makes me pass out. Not happening tonight. Not yet anyways. We'll see in a few hours. But, today is my best friend, Mrs. B, and her hubby's 2 year anniversary!!! I just wanted to say yay! And I hope that their day is going wonderful so far!! :) Even though its only 9am for them :) I loves you Heather!! :)

Move, design, and decorate

As we all know, I babysat last week and made a nice little bit. Well, I went shopping yesterday and got some clothes and mainly a lot of things to put in my downstairs. I rearranged my whole downstairs. In our house, the kitchen, living room, and dining room are all open space. No walls between anything. It's up to the person living there to make the best of it. Well, I had it one way that wasn't like anyone else's house and I loved it. But, I wanted to move it around because every time we go to play wii we have to move the couch back and then move it again. So I changed the rooms around and put my couch where my table was. :) It's very nice and so much more open now. I also bought curtains and hung them today. They're a cream color and they actually go great with my couch, carpets, and my white walls. It looks so much more homey now. And I LOVE it! :) I also bought a shelving unit that has the colorful cloth drawers you put in them. It's very nice and I have it in my new dining room :) I'm very happy with how everything turned out. It'll take some time to get used to, but I can. It's just the hubs who's going to have a problem with it. :) So I'll leave you with a pic of the 'new' living room :) And Emily and her pups, Brewser! :)

Tuesday Shmoozday

So, it's tuesday night. I'm bored. I'm tired and I wanna be done babysitting already. :) I am babysitting for a Colonel (sp) in the Air Force. She's a single mom of a 6 year old daughter who is so adorable. :) I met them b/c of the Major I babysat for last year. And now I've met another couple who wants an on call babysitter for their four children. I don't know what rank they are though. I'm going to do it for now, until the hubs comes home anyways. Not sure if I'll do it after that though. Maybe off and on if I don't have to stay over night. :) We shall see.

It's been 5 days since I last talked to the hubs. I'm positive he's ok and I think I know what he's doing since he sorta warned me ahead of time. :) But I still miss his voice. I can't wait til he gets to use a computer again too. We're gonna video chat :) Which will be very nice since I haven't seen his face since the day he left :-/ But we'll see. I can't believe how fast the months are just flying by either. They just seem to be going so quickly. Which makes me uber happy!

I can't wait for Mrs. S to finally be back in a month. And Mrs. G and I were chatting today about when she's coming back and for how long. It makes me very happy to know I'll be seeing them soon. I just wish Mrs. B and her hubs could come out when the hubs is home :) It'd be a very big surprise. But, we'll see. Haha. But I can't wait to see where they're going to live the rest of their lives! :) And the hubs and I are too :) Yay!! But I'm gonna go, gotta get the kid in bed. :-/

Goodnight all!! Have a wonderful night!

It's Sunday!

It's a beautiful Sunday out here if I do say so myself. It looks like rain tonight though. Which is ok by me! :) Today is day 3 of working out at the gym. It should be day 4 but instead of working out at the gym friday night I had a girls night. I ran yesterday on the eliptical for 20 minutes without a problem. :) It was very nice! And then we worked on our legs and our abs. Today is the eliptical again then arms and abs. :) Should be fun! I'm glad to be working out. I thought it would make me more hungry but it really hasn't. Not yet anyways. Guess we'll see in the next few weeks. I'm gonna go by a scale so I can see my progress but I'm afraid to b/c I don't want to know but I want to know?! I'm weird. Haha. Other than that the weekend has been great. Talked to the hubs 3 nights in a row which was awesome. But that's about to change :( Oh well. I know he's ok and hopefully safe. Hope everyone has a wonderful sunday night and great start to their week tomorrow!

Stairmaster Hell or Eliptical Agony?

Tonight I worked out in a gym for the first time since 2005... I know its sad its been that long but I had a fun time. However... EVERYTHING is dead right now.. My arms feel like lead jelly, my legs just hurt period, and my abs are really sore. :-/ I thought you weren't supposed to really feel it til like a day later.. If so, I'm gonna be really dead in the morning! Hah. Oh well. But its my new goal to go everyday and do an hour workout. 20 minutes cardio and arms, core, and legs. :) I went with my friend, Mrs. D, tonight and I had a lot of fun with her. We plan on going every night together now. But, I'm gonna stick to the Eliptical. :) Tomorrow I'm buying Zumba so I can work out at home during the day as well. I want to lose 35 to 40lbs and be what I weighed when Mr. R and I married and have very nice and svelt thighs! :) Wish me luck in my new endeavor!! :) I'm super excited.

Old Friends, New Friends, and Somewhere in the Middle

Old friends. I have lots of old friends. Some I wish I were still friends with. That the things said and done to each other didn't happen. And since they have that we could forgive each other. I have an old friend, Ms. B, She was  my best friend up until I moved away from home to be with my husband. I heard things were being said behind my back about me from her mouth. I blew up on her. I know I stood up for myself but I feel that I did it the wrong way and wish we were still talking. I have another old friend, Ms. K, we were best friends in high school. I went to college. We got into a bad situation and I blamed it on her. I stopped talking to her completely. I wish we still talked. Although I do talk to her little sister all the time.

New friends. I have lots of new friends. Some I wish I knew  better than others. Some I wish I hung out with more. But I will continue making new friends because thats life.

Somewhere in the middle. I have lots of friends in the middle. They're not old friends but they no longer count as new friends. Friends like my best friend, Heather, and several other friends like Mrs. G, both Mrs. D's and both Mrs. R's, Mrs. M, and Mrs. S. Some of these friends I don't know as well as I know others and some I don't hang out with as often as I like. Two have moved away. I will see both again here in a few months but its not the same. I miss them both dearly.

I love all of my friends and would love to be friends with my old friends again. Make new ones. And see my in between old and new ones. :) I wouldn't be me without the friends that I've had, have, and will have. :)

Meh meh meh

The weekend is here... For most of us that means getting to go out and do things with our spouses/loved ones. It could and should be so for me as well. But I don't feel like it. And, before you ask, No, I'm not depressed :) Just feeling kind of meh. I don't want to see anyone or go and do anything. I just want to keep myself locked up in my home and read my books. I've read another 5 in the past few days... I have a problem. :-/ I only have 3 of my new books left. And sadly, they aren't new books to me. I've read them before. But it's been a long while since I have read them.

My week has been a very productive and I fully enjoyed it. I had a girls night with some of my friends. I've cleaned and gone shopping. Gone to Ipac to get a few answers. But mostly, I read. I turned my tv on for the first time in a week last night. But only to watch my favorite tv show Bones. I love that show. And have found the books/author that the series is based on. :) What joy! I have been contemplating about the decorations I am still wanting to buy and put up in my house. It's a constant change that I enjoy. I'm going to help a friend, Mrs. D, decorate her entire house to make it more homely :) I'm excited. I feel I should have gone to school for interior design instead of history. Oh well, maybe in a few years I can.

On another note, I spent an hour on the phone with Heather yesterday discussing our future and making new changes to it! And I have to say, I'm super excited about these new changes in our plans! So much so that I can't wait for a year to pass already! Hah. And, we've made plans for me to come see her in April for 2 weeks! I'm stoked that that's coming up quickly now too! And, I'll get to see where we plan to spend the rest of our lives. :) As I've said, we will not be separated no matter what our husbands think! Ha. Good thing they love us so much and are such best friends!

I've talked to Jon 3 times this week alone! That makes me super happy. But I know that the phone calls so often wont last. I'm sure I'll be getting a last phone call very soon. :-/ But hey, I can do it! The last phone call I got from him I was at a spouses round table offered to us by our FRO and Chaplain on base. It was very interesting to be there, even though there wasn't a huge turnout. But I did feel a little out of place. Is it me or do I just not take this whole deployment thing as serious as most other wives do? I don't cry over what he's doing or that he's gone. Instead I'm proud. More proud of him than he will ever know. I understand the harshness that is deployment. I understand that I wont get to talk to him whenever I want. That's what makes him being home so much more meaningful to us. I felt so out of place because I don't feel like I'm having a rough go at it. Yes, Heather leaving was a major blow and I broke down about having both of them gone. But, I'm stronger than that. I'll see them both again. I trust in God to see Jon through hell over there and bring him home safe and unharmed. And I know that Heather and I wouldn't be able to live without seeing each other at least once this next year, and if we can swing it, twice! But we'll see how my resolve goes over the next few months and if I break down again for Jon. :) I doubt it. I'm stronger than that and yes, it would help make me feel better, but it doesn't really do him any good.

I am strong. I am proud. I love a man who loves the Marine Corps and I will bear that burden happily. Because God saw it fit that my soul mate should be encased in a man who puts his love for his country above all else. And for that reason, I will be forever grateful and happy. Because I know, that as he loves his country, he loves me more.

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! :)

Who are you calling a Cootie Queen you lint licker!

So, I changed my name to the title of this blog. :) Just thought everyone should know! I love that commercial :)

Monday Funday

Today I've gotten completely out of my funk... I hope :) I went to the beach this morning for 2 hours. Which was really weird without Heather. But it was nice and relaxing. Then I drove by Heather's house. They're painting and cleaning it for someone to move in by weeks end. That will be even more weird. Then I went in to Honolulu to go to Victoria's Secret and Walmart... Didn't make it to Walmart but I did buy some cute panties and a bra at VS. :) I love VS! Their panties are my favorite!! Haha. And I'm sure Jon's too. ;) Then, I drove all the way to the Kaneohe mall just to have my rings checked (3 days late) and to get some books at Borders. Well, 2 clean rings and 7 books later I left the mall. :) I should be good on books for the next 2 weeks right? Let's hope so! I gobble them up like nobodies business! Haha. Then I went by the Paki to get some sprite and stuff for girls night tomorrow night. Which is going to feel pretty small since two of my girls aren't here right now. And one of those isn't going to get to have a girls night with me til I come see her in her new home :) Which, I can't wait for! And, Jon can't tell me I can't go. :) I made him promise me that I could. And I'd go anyways whether he wanted me to or not! Haha. In between all of this that I've been doing all day I've talked to my mom, who's department got a letter from my husband and his fellow marines today. Thanking the University of Arkansas for the boxes they have sent of candy and the support that they've been giving. I think it made a really awesome splash at the University today. My mom said that everyone was delighted to get feedback and to know that it made it and how happy they made the marines. I'm sure more boxes are being fixed to be sent now! :) Which is good for them. They will at least be well taken care of. All of them :) And, Last night I got to talk to Jon for 31 minutes of completely uninterrupted satellite phone time. :) It was wonderful. There were no 'whats' and 'huh's' or 'can you here me nows'. It was perfect bliss for me. We got to talk about everything that we haven't been able to talk about. And, the furbabies got to hear daddy's voice. Which made them super hyper! But all in all, the last 24 hours have been better than this last weekend of complete depression. :) Hope everyone's having a great night!

Sunday Blues

So, it's Sunday night. I'm sitting on my couch with Ares laying across my legs and Apollo wondering aimlessly around the downstairs. We're  watching Law and Order: SVU. It's a marathon on USA today. I love this show! It's horrible the things that are portrayed but so interesting to watch. I've cleaned my house, well, the downstairs anyways. And checked my mail. Nothing for me. I'm completely bored out of my mind and have been all weekend. I'm thinking of going to the beach tomorrow morning but we'll see. If its raining I probably wont. :( But I hope its not. I really should go out and do things but sometimes I really just don't want to. I know I shouldn't seclude myself and I know things will be different in the next few weeks when school starts and I'm out actively doing more. I'm just being a Debbie Downer right now. :-/