Day 138 - Eight Fears

08.  I am afraid that I will not be able to have children

07.  I am afraid that my husband will be injured while on deployment (or worse)

06.  I am afraid that I won't be able to find a job right away when I move next summer to Washington

05.  I am afraid of spiders

04.  I am even more afraid of thunder & lightning

03.  I am definitely not a fan of heights

02.  Driving alone late at night makes me nervous

01.  Irrational fear of my leave being denied, even though I talked to Human Resources and they assured me it would be approved... Just really impatient waiting for the approval

Day 137 - Nine Loves

09.  I love my husband more and more every day

08.  I love my nieces and nephew as if they were my own

07.  I love to read books and blogs

06.  I love that my parents have been married for 41 years

05.  I love Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Lattes

04.  I love buying home decor with leaves

03.  I love to travel

02.  I love to listen to worship music

01.  I love God  - "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. ⁷ And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. " Phillipians 4:6-7 (my favorite verse EVER)

Day 136 - Ten Day Challenge

Ten Secrets... this may take me all afternoon to write... maybe just some facts


10.  I drink at least one cup of coffee every morning

09.  I have worked for the same company for 7 1/2 years 

08.  I would love to go back to school, but have no idea what to study... thinking about Finance

07.  I enjoy reading and can typically finish a book in a day or two

06.  I collect turtles and dragonfly knick knacks

05.  I made my own bouquet for my wedding and proudly display it in a vase

04.  I have travelled to Seattle, Canada, New Orleans, Washington DC, Delaware, Maryland, New Orleans, Lake Tahoe, Napa Valley and San Francisco in the last ten months.

03.  I will be adding Las Vegas to my travels in the next month.

02.  I took my first airplane ride at the age of 21

01.  I just did my budget through next June and can pay off two credit cards in the next six months

And on a side note:  Hubby got his leave approved. I am so excited to see him. 15 whole days together!

Day 128 - Thankful

It's been a little while... Super busy with my sisters wedding and now getting back into my routine at home. It was a wonderful getaway, but I so wish my hubby could have been there. Up in the mountains, far away, with family.

Thankful that this is another short work week.

Thankful that I get to spend my Thanksgiving with my nephew and both of my nieces.

Thankful that the days on the calendar pass by and it is getting closer and closer to my hubby coming home for two wonderful weeks.

Thankful for a husband who loves me.

Thankful to dream about next summer and spending the rest of my life with my husband.

Day 116 - Something Fun

(X) Gone on a blind date

(X) Donated Blood

( ) Skipped school

( ) Watched someone die

(X) Been to Canada

(X) Been to Mexico

( ) Been to Florida

( ) Been to Hawaii

(X) Been on a plane

( ) Been on a helicopter

(X) Been lost

(X ) Gone to Washington, DC

( ) Hugged a homeless person

(X) Swam in the ocean

( ) Swam with Stingrays

(X) Been sailing in the ocean

(X) Cried yourself to sleep

(X) Played cops and robbers

(X) Recently colored with crayons

( ) Ran a marathon

(X) Sang Karaoke

( ) Volunteered at a soup kitchen

( X) Paid for a meal with coins only

( ) Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch

(  ) Seen the Northern Lights  

( ) Been Parasailing

(X) Been on TV

(X) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't

(X) Made prank phone calls 

(X) Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans

(X) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose

( ) Fed an elephant

(X) Caught a snowflake on your tongue

( ) Fired a gun

( ) Been to the Opera

(X) Written a letter to Santa Claus

( ) Serenaded someone

( ) Seen a U.S.President in person

 

( ) Been kissed under the mistletoe

( ) Watched the sunrise with someone

( ) Driven a race car

(X) Been to a National Museum

( X) Been to a Wax Museum

( ) Eaten caviar  

(X) Blown bubbles

(X) Gone ice-skating

(X) Gone to the movies

( ) Been deep sea fishing

(X) Driven across the United States

( ) Been in a hot air balloon

( ) Been sky diving

( ) Gone snowmobiling

( ) Lived in more than one country

(X) Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets

( ) Seen a falling star and made a wish

( ) Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful Geyser

( ) Seen the Grand Canyon

( ) Seen the Statue of Liberty

(X) Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle

(X) Been on a cruise 

( ) Traveled by train

( ) Traveled by motorcycle

(X) Been horse back riding

( ) Ridden on a San Francisco cable car

(X) Been to Disneyland OR Disney World

( ) Been in a rain forest

(X) Seen whales in the ocean

( ) Been to Niagara Falls

( X) Ridden on an elephant

( ) Swam with dolphins 

( ) Been to the Olympics

( ) Walked on the Great Wall of China

( ) Seen a glacier 

( ) Been water-skiing

(X) Been snow-skiing

( ) Been to Westminster Abbey

( ) Been to the Louvre

( ) Swam in the Mediterranean

(X) Been to a Major League Baseball game

( ) Been to a National Football League game

( ) Swam with sharks

( ) Been White Water Rafting

Day 115 - Mondays

Mondays are never any fun; however, I use Monday as my countdown to my hubbys leave. If it is approved then I will see him in Six weeks! I have pictured that day at the airport picking him up over and over in my mind. How glorious and amazing it will be to have him in my arms. It has been four months since the last time we hugged, kissed, or held hands. Looking back at the time that has passed astounds me that it has been that long. But then I am quickly brought back to the reality that he will return and it will be more than four months til he returns home forever. Next summer is in my thoughts every day. It gets me through each day. Our future.... moving to Washington State! Kinda scary for this California born and bred girl, but so exciting at the same time. I can't wait to get up there and decorate the house, find a job, cook dinner at home, curl up on the couch together. I'm going to miss my family like crazy, but it will be temporary. Long enough for hubby to retire from the Reserves in October, put the house on the market and for him to put in a transfer to California. Then we can buy a home here and start our family. It gets me through each day here knowing there is so much to look forward to.

Talked to hubby this morning and he has a cold. Probably the weather change. Spending the last six months in over 100 degree weather and then having it drastically drop to 60 degree weather can do that to ya. And so that I can document things that happen while he is there, they have a new General and he has decided to make some changes. When hubby first arrived they had nowhere for his class of 28 to go. They held them for a few weeks until they could find assignments. They placed them in random places all over the country. Thankfully my hubby was sent to a place that is for the most part really quiet. The new General has decided that they should be placed back into their original assignments. This means hubby goes back a place that is not so quiet nowadays. I really try not to worry about his safety. It is always in the back of my mind, but I try not to dwell on it. But with this possible move in the next month... I am worried. And honestly, I have been having some panic attacks (chest pain) recently that I can only relate to this deployment. Every day is something different. I suppose I will never get used to the way the military operates and changes things that suit them.

It is wedding week here in California... so happy to only be working two days this week. Wednesday my family will be driving up to the Bay area. My sister has found the most amazing Lodge/Resort to be married at. We arrive Thursday afternoon. That evening will be the "something blue" rehearsal dinner. Friday morning is breakfast and then to the bridal salon/suite we will go for makeup and hair. The ceremony is at 3pm. The weather forecast is predicting rain and/or snow.... Praying it holds off until Saturday since it is set to be an outdoor ceremony in the mountains. Saturday morning we will be driving into Lake Tahoe after breakfast and spending the evening there. I can't wait to take my nieces and nephew swimming in the heated indoor swimming pool. And Sunday is back to reality driving back home. Time to memorize my Maid of Honor Speech :-)

Day 112 - Eight Month Anniversary

Today we have been married for eight months... God just knew what he was doing when my husband and I met!  We had a short courtship and a long distance one as well. But every day I fall more in love. It really is true when they say you will just know. I was single for a great portion of my life so falling in love and being married is so sacred and special to me. I really never thought I would meet somebody. But patience is a virture and there really is somebody out there for us all. Being apart isnt easy but waking up every day knowing we have the rest of our lives together puts a smile on my face and gets me through each day. Each day I think of all the things we will get to do... traveling, having babies, going to the movies... Next summer cannot come quick enough. I am ready to get this deployment over with.

As of now I am really looking forward to my husbands leave next month. Right in time for the holidays! I cant wait to spend our first christmas together and new years.

Next Friday I get to stand next to my baby sister as she marries. Its been an exciting year and is only getting better.