Day 232 Neighborhood

My neighborhood... But I'm looking forward to moving to a new neighborhood in Washington as soon as hubby returns.

Day 231 Bananas

Fruit... Going Bananas kind of summarizes how I feel most of the time during this deployment.

Day 230 Up

Let's see if I can keep up with this.

Here is my Up... Could signify that it's the first day of March and things are looking up... Getting closer and closer to the end of this deployment. I'm just happy it's March because it's our wedding anniversary in a few days , my niece's 8th birthday, and a trip to Disneyland has been booked.

Day 222 - Snow Days

Hubby has been stuck on the eastern side of the country for over a week now because of snow. In all the brilliance that is the U.S. Military they sent him over to pick up new uniforms. Yes... uniforms. Can't just mail those out could they?! No they are making the soldiers travel all over Afghanistan to pick up new uniforms. And do they get to exchange them? No! They have to keep the old uniforms that they cannot wear and turn them in when they demobilize. So my hubby that I love and adore because he is so smart took all those uniforms in his sea bags to the post office on base and mailed them back to his FOB.  The snow has finally stopped and the sun is shining; however, there is no traveling out of the airport due to some conflict going on between the US and Afghanistan... it's always something.

So we are on Day 222... don't ever let anyone tell you gets easier because it does not.  You just manage. You take it day by day. But day 222 is so much better than day 2. Every day is a day closer to my husband coming home. And since he went back after R&R we have Face Time... the best invention ever! Seeing my husbands face is AMAZING!

128 left.... give or take - since nothing is ever set in stone with the military. But I can't wait til this part of our journey is over.

Day 200 Time passing slowly

We have hit 200 days. It doesn't seem to be any faster. I'm so glad January is over and we are another month closer to homecoming. January has been really slow. In some ways it felt worse than July when he left. But I try to stay positive and look toward the future.

Day 175 Officially halfway

Today marks 175 days of deployment... We are halfway through and its all downhill from here :-) looking back I can't believe we made it to this day. 175 days is a long time but it has kind of gone by quickly. I just pray the next 175 days goes as fast. I am adjusting back to work and hubby being back in Afghanistan. We had a wonderful time together. I enjoyed being off of work for almost three weeks and am looking forward to this summer. I've already begun packing for my move. And we now have FaceTime which has been so nice. I love getting to see my husband every day.

Day 170 What a blessed 2011

2011 was by far the best year of my life and I know 2012 is going to be just as amazing.

January brought me the man of my dreams, my best friend and soul mate.

February was filled with a trip to Washington state and a marriage proposal. And news of deployment.

March was when I married my love and was filled with more travel to the Washington DC area and Washington state. We also celebrated my nieces 7th birthday.

April sent my hubby to Louisiana for training.

May took me to New Orleans to visit my husband and I also turned 39.

June brought hubby home before he deployed and we traveled to Canada.

July was spent celebrating the fourth with my family in San Jose and the birth of my niece on the tenth. Hubby left for Afghanistan and I began counting the days until his return.

August was survival mode and adjusting to deployment.

September was my nephews fourth birthday and another month closer to hubby's return.

October was my sisters bachelorette party in the Bay Area.

November was the month my little sister was married in Tahoe. Thanksgiving was spent with family.

December brought my hubby home for 15 glorious days. We spent our first Christmas together and spent three days together in Las Vegas.

I truly cannot believe we have made it almost halfway through this deployment. It doesnt get easier but it is all downhill from here. It was our last time saying see you soon. Next time he is home for good. And I am so excited for the day he returns. I look forward to the day we find out when he gets to come home for good. 2012 brings big changes with my move to Washington state and I am slowly packing my stuff for the day he comes with the U-Haul.

I'm so blessed and can't wait to see what 2012 brings.

Happy New Year!