Graduated.

Not technically but I did graduate Core, which is the beginning of my journey through Hair School. We had a party to graduate through core and we watched movies and ate WAY  too much food! Everyone who brought something, it was delicious.
I passed my Written test and Floor test missing only 4 questions on the written test and 1 on the floor test which I say is pretty damn good. I have 2 weeks until I start taking actual clients. I am not scared at all which seems strange, I am actually more worried about keeping up with my worksheets and tests but as long as I stay focused on what is most important (Which is keeping myself in high standards so I make the Deans List and the Honor Roll) Then I should be fine. But truly and honestly I am so ready to start taking clients, I know there will be mistakes but that's what school is for. If you are looking to do something fun or just a trim or some foil work or anything, (I do eyebrows and scalp treatments and deep conditioning too) Please please please come to me because I would LOVE to work with anyone! I want to play with everyone's hair ASAP!

Nothing really new I am sorry I stink at updating my blog. Dave started school, He's just taking 3 classes, (I am not sure credit wise) But he seems to like it, I like that they're paying for everything in his school down to his books, and then we are getting pell grants in cash for us to survive off this semester. He's also saving us LOTS of Cash right now by driving his awesome motorcycle to and from school. It scares me a bit that he is on the freeway a lot driving a motorcycle but he leaves early enough that there isn't much traffic.

My family is amazing, I am sooo grateful for my Mom and Dad for letting us live rent free under their roof. They're AWESOME and I am truly blessed!

Also I am looking forward to the state fair soon! I want some cinnamon roasted almonds so bad it could kill me!! And maybe a funnel cake and some hotdogs and the frenchfry potato tornado thing I got last year... sooooo yummy!

School post

So I haven't blogged since I started school because I have been BUSY! And that is an understatement. The school is amazing and I love all the people there but it stresses me out, because I want to be the best and I am not. Here's how the structure works. You first start in Core, which is an overview of EVERYTHING in a matter of 4-5 weeks. Then a test then a haircut. Then you are in Protoge which is an assistance job kind of helping others out on the floor and learning of course. Then you are in Phase 1 and then phase 2. I know that I will have 2000 hours to learn and perfect everything but I just want to do my best now. Learning is much more difficult, but I love it, I love hair and I love everything I am learning I am just grateful I have 2000 more hours to go til I know everything they can teach me.
I did my first haircut, if you want to see it check my facebook page. I also got to assist on a "film." In school they have teams such as (production team, design team, student council.) Production team was doing hair and make up for a film students film to get into film school. It was an amazing experience and I got a feel of what it would be like in a real life production, just on a smaller scale. I also won a drawing that the school had for fundraising. I got a basket full of product, a hairstraitner, giftcards, headbands, sunglasses, keychains, lip stick. It was a pretty cool basket.
Dave and I are good, I am just getting situated to waking up before him every morning, even though I don't wake up that early it's still earlier to me than I was waking up before school. It's hard to wake up when Dave get's to stay in bed for as long as he wants. I am just glad he starts school soon and will have to wake up early again too. I dunno how he did it when we were in the Marines. I got to sleep in while he woke up around 3-4 in the AM. I would be mad at me every day when I woke up that early, but good thing he loves me.
Also my first haircut is coming up! (yikes!) I have learned some basic cuts and shapes and layers but they are not that pretty. (Like I said thank god I get 2000 more hours to learn all this) But I think my dad is willing to be my model and he's a good sport, if I botch it up too badly I can take it up, but I think my mom would be madder than my dad would. She loves his longer locks.  That will be on the 30th and my mom is being my model for color on the 29th. It's not real color I am putting into her hair. I am just practicing the technique of putting color into the hair cause there are many different color applications, but we're just putting conditioner into her hair and faking it. I don't start coloring anyones hair until protoge. I will also eventually need some models, I know a few people but I need my options open in case I need someone with longer or shorter hair.
Also Darwin is good :) We love him! He got a harness so he can go outside and "play" but can't get far. I don't trust my kitty outside.
That's really all for now! I'll blog more and post pictures I have soon

For my married friends

I know I am not the only married woman that some days wants to hammer-fist their husbands in their dome piece just because the way he is breathing. 90% of the time is just because I am being a little overly sensitive and well a brat.

It's hard being married but it's a job I am willing to take on because the good times are so much better when it's with MY Dave. My Dave is sweet to me and cooks for me when I am so grumpy and tired that I don't want to do anything but sit on the couch and complain. He cleans the house even after I am so mad that I have to go to work when he doesn't have to and I throw a temper tantrum because of it. (I seriously am jealous when he gets to stay home and I have to work especially because I work the weekends and he never has to now) He says I love you even when I am playing the "Don't talk to Dave because he said something that irritated me so I'll show him by not speaking to him." In other words he's a better man then I give him credit for and I am a bit of an immature, self centered, know-it-all brat. No matter what days of the week it is or what side of the bed I wake up on I should just be thankful for every day that my husband is here with me and wanting to be with me (for reasons still unknown to me.) 

Here's to marriage, we got almost 2 years down and I want to make many many more years together. Through all the bad times and through the good times. I know it's hard to always get along, but I know he makes it all worth while, and I hope I do the same for him.

Good... no I am talking REALLY GOOOOOOOD

Remember my post earlier about how karma is a bitch and those who do the right things will be rewarded and those who do the wrong thing will get theirs in the end. Well he won't get his not for a while I suspect but Dave got his (cause he's amazing) and he is getting out 3 months earlier than we expected. Expect us in Utah at the end of April.
So in case you have not followed my blog very closely I am NOW the florist at Albertsons... I am pretty awesome at it. If you are my friend on facebook I posted a few pictures of some corsages and boutineers I made for the local high schools winter formal. My department usually turns a 400$ day and that friday I sold an 800 $ day which is doubling it. My manager is pleased and I was just happy to have that day over with. Now we are looking at Valentines day. The single most crazy day of the whole year for Floral Departments, AND our store is one of the bigger Albertsons and since we're a big store we gotta do everything big. We have the whole front end set up in pink and red hearts with tables lined up ready to make flower after flower arrangement. And that's not all we also do Chocolate Dipped strawberries fresh right in front of you. It's going to be ONE hectic weekend.
This week I was scheduled to work 9 hour days from wednesday to sunday and I assume monday is going to be another kind of those days. (It's great for the money I will receive) Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow is all set for prepping roses, and greenery, and filler, and a freaking LOT of bouquets. I am talking 12 or 13 shopping carts FULL of flowers sitting in freezers in various parts of the store already, and I guess that's only the HALF of it. (Ya I was freaking out a little too) But my store manager has been amazing through this holiday. He has made sure I have had the help I need and I really am not stressed about it at all. I am going to have so much help over the weekend that I feel confident that we will beat last Valentines sales goal.
There is this one lady who works with Albertsons and the balloon place we order balloons/helium/flower accessories/etc from. She helps out all the florists in all the stores from Riverside to San Clemente. She came in today to see how I was doing in this process. She looked at everything and asked a couple questions that I could answer right off the bat and I felt confident about what I was doing. I guess she had come into help me do things (cause she just spent the last hour or so helping the albertsons floral department down the street, the florist there has worked there over a year and she needed more help than I did) There was nothing she had to do or anything to suggest. I was on top of my game today. She loved how everything looked so much she took pictures of what we were doing and how things were set up so she could give examples to every other store. She told me how amazed that I had only been working there for 5 ish weeks and I already had more learned and finished than the girl who had over a years worth of experience. If my head wasn't already big enough...
I was very proud of my work today and I felt soooo happy that I am getting such positive feedback already. I know I do a good job but when others who have been doing this longer than I have take notice and pride in my work it really makes me feel special. Like all the hard work I put in is paying off. It's been such a great experience working there and I am going to miss it and all the amazing people I have met, but I am ready to move home already. (Too bad they don't have albertsons in spanish fork anymore.)
After my amazing day I came home to my cutest husband ever who had picked up the house clean and cooked my dinner. I live such a blessed life! He told me it's cause he couldn't watch television. (We are trying to save money before moving home so we took it off our plan) But I know he did it cause he loves me and wanted to show me it.
I couldn't ask for a better day and I know this weekend is going to be great but wishes of luck couldn't hurt either ;)

Christmas Time

Christmas is now over and have we been enjoying ourselves out here in the freezing area known as home. Dave's parents and my own only live about 4 blocks away total and the rest of my family is mostly within driving distance so we did a LOT of party hopping but I better enjoy that cause we will be doing that for the rest of our lives. For Christmas I was most blessed because I had my husband home in the flesh, others are not so lucky. I realized that I don't ever have to loose him, he is never going away from me and that made my Christmas all the more special. So I cherished him and spoiled him with gun cleaning stuff. He spoiled me with clothes and games and a new tempurpedic pillow. If you don't have one you should really get one cause it's the most amazing thing I have ever used to sleep in my life. On Christmas eve we got all of Dave's family (the ones that were present) to play apples to apples. Seriously was the funnest night so far. Everyone was laughing and Dave said the most memorable quote of the night. ("You haven't seen twilight? Even I think he's tasty!") I guess you had to be there... We have been enjoying just about everything Utah has to offer...except the weather. I wish California's weather would have followed us. We had a major snow storm and school actually closed, I don't remember many snow days in my life but I remember driving my happy ass to school every morning even in the snow...so I was a bit jealous of the snow day.
Dave and I were spoiled by all the family gifts to us, I think his favorites are the gift cards from sportsmans or the Cableas shooting game for Wii. Darwin got a Christmas Dinner of turkey and he was happy with just that.
We have a little over a week left in Utah and we're gonna miss it, but the way things are going we might be back before you know it! Let me explain why. So Dave is supposed to be done with his 4 year term in the Marine Corps in August, and the Marines like all work places do sometimes overly accepted too many new Marines and they want to get some of the guys not staying in out early, so the only rules about that is you have to be accepted to a college. Well say hello to the newest college acceptante for Utah state university. He has done almost everything to get ready to go to school next fall. He's been accepted and talked to the VA (veterans assistance) and we know almost everything we can about using his GI bill and getting going on our new life together. I can't say we both aren't a little afraid of that next step cause it will be a completely new lifestyle, Dave won't be working anymore just full time school. We are deciding to move back in with my Parents for that because it would be hard for me to be making the money, since I want to go to school too we figured we will be living with them to help us out. (I think my mom is pretty excited for that) I will be going to cosmotologist school and finally doing what I have always wanted to do. We have a lot of good things coming our way, just gotta wait to get out of the Marines, once and for all!

I will try and keep this updated more often!!!

Adjustments

Changed my blog, I kind of like it.
I wanted to say how thankful I am and feel like making a bullet list of things I like and am thankful for.

• My cute, sweet, spicy husband is home with me with all his pieces attached and he is his same goofy self. 
• My friends, you girls who were there for me for the same ride well you know who you are and I couldn't appreciate you more. Thank god I had you girls!
• My cute family more importantly my cute mom and mom in law. So lucky to have these crazy people in my life
• My cute ball of fluff named Darwin, he's so fat and obnoxious and I love him so much. 
• My AMAZING boss and job. I was very fortunate to get hired so quickly and have such an amazing understanding boss who will let me take 3 whole weeks off for all of Christmas and come back. I am so blessesd
• Along with that amazing job the Big Cheese boss of Albertsons likes me so much he wants me in a different department, most likely Deli, Starbucks, or the bakery. Either of those would be awesome, Good skills that I can take with me when we get out of the Marine Corps for a Job.
• Starbucks Iced Peppermint Mocha with fat free milk and no whipped cream. In fact anything with chocolate and peppermint is my cup of tea lately
• Netflix... enough said

 That's all I can think of at the moment, but I am really looking forward to going back to Utah for a long break that is well needed and deserved.
On another note, I loooooove my blackberry, I love it so much and when my first one kind of broke (the touch pad that moves everything around stopped working) I got another one as soon as possible, then it happened again, and again. I just got my newest one #3 and it has the same exact problem. All I want to do now is throw it into a dumpster, instead I am getting #4 and waiting patiently for my upgrade so I can get anything BUT a blackberry. Anyone have a favorite phone? Tell me what you have and if you like or dislike it.

Back to life

I suppose some of you may be wondering why I have not posted anything in a while... I been busy okay. Guess I will update a bit... So Dave's been home for over 2 weeks now. Thanksgiving was great. Sarah and I made seperate parts of Thanksgiving dinner and met up at her house. We played Wii and ate and had a good time. The weekend before my mom and Dave's mom came to visit and we had a good time hanging out with them. The day after Thanksgiving my Grandpa was in town and took us to lunch, and that night Dave and I went to Harry Potter 7 pt 1... Seriously I hate hate HATE that they made them in 2 parts. Makes me not want to watch it again until the 2nd part comes out. Really it's soooo rediculous, but they followed the book fairly well. I been working a lot at Albertsons and they are being sooo awesome and letting me take 3 weeks off for Christmas and for Holiday Leave. Leave starts next weekend and we will be in Utah until the new year.
Really there isn't anything new, just getting situated back into being a married couple that lives together.
Something exciting is we might be getting out of the Marines 3 months earlier than we guessed... I think we will have to wait and see but It could happen. Fingers crossed.

I won't ever sleep alone again.

The title alone says 1000 words but in short...He's HOME!!! I get to kiss his face instead of sending them to the moon. I can call his phone or just roll over in bed and look at him. There's no more maybe in our future. It's a bright and ready future just awaiting us ahead. He has all his body parts... I had to check them all out head to toe and he is happy to be home and I wouldn't have him anywhere else. I thank God every day for returning him to me safely and I catch myself just staring at him...amazed really. Blessed to say the least. I am so overwhelmed with happiness that I am sure it'll never fade.True to what I said earlier it was by far THE best day of my young life. Not many can experience the pure joy of seeing your husbands face after a seven month deployment. A difficult and frightening deployment at that. Now I will  never be done gushing over how amazed and happy and how incredibly blessed I am....but I know you all wanna know how everything went...soooo here it goes...
The night before he got home I was still in denial... like the Marine Corps was actually playing a trick on me... that he isn't really coming home... that I'll be alone in this apartment forever. So I slept great surprisingly...I got up relaxed and just did nothing until about 5:00 pm..when I decided he had to have landed in the United States by now...that's when the butterflies hit. I was hopping off the walls so I had to leave... went to Sarah's to calm myself...cause she is generally the calm one of the bunch...or she puts on a good front about it. We kept getting random times on when they were supposed to be home... we were all confused so we all showed up at 9:30 to say the least we were there for QUITE a while. Didn't kill my mood...just intensified it. They were dropped off at the Armory to turn in weapons and then march to where we are, and when we heard they were in formation we got into a good spot to identify those coming in. Glad we were where we were. We watched a couple marines who were injured and sent home early due to injuries come in first and we clapped... once a Marine always a Marine. They're all hero's in my eyes. Then we saw them marching in. The anticipation vanished and was replaced by pure joy and excitement. I knew then and there that the wait was over and I had indeed done what most women cannot do. I watched them all march in and I only had eyes for my Marine, I looked through the crowd and when I spotted him my heart melted, I shed a few tears of pure happiness. I guess he saw me too cause there was no walking through the crowd to find him, he knew where I was and I knew where he was. No one else mattered at this point I walked strait forward and wrapped my arms around my Husband for the first time in almost 30 weeks. I never wanted to let go, I think an explosion could have gone off behind us and we wouldn't have noticed... (he might but it's just a Marine thing)  I was over the moon happy. When he was ready to get his gear and get the hell out of there I just needed a few more seconds holding him close to me. Smiles from ear to ear for the both of us. We found his bags quickly and threw them in the car and I got to hold his hand the whole drive home. I was just thankful to have him home again I know everyone else is too.
Thank you to those who helped me this deployment, the prayers and support was much needed. We will be seeing family soon and our momma's are coming out to visit this coming up weekend to see their favorite son and son in law for the first time in seven months. I will worry about cleaning up for them later, for now I am going to look around the room with the dirty pack on the floor the pants laid over the chair and the cover on the sofa, and the boots laying in the middle of the floor as the best thing that could ever happen to me. My Marine is home, and he won't ever be leaving again, even if I have to gorilla glue his feet to the floor which he knows I am very capable of.
Anyways enjoy the pictures my Friend Michelle Fay took. Glad she was there to capture this very precious moment for me.

He's soooo tiny!!! Finally saw his face

First reaction to seeing his face

Best hug in the world

No more kisses to the moon

Seriously so Blessed

Let me just feel your face a little

Together at last!!!

I also want to point out this is my 100th post on this blog. I thought that was a good sign, so I left this post until he was home to talk about. He is currently asleep... and I have just stared at him for a good 5 minutes just to hear him breathing, just to see him laying in our bed. To hold his hand while walking around. I will leave it at that.

Comments...

So I realize that most of the friends who possibly read my blog have stopped probably because I was tired of chasing my friends around to hang out with me while my husband was on a combat deployment, so I know I got raunchy and I was a total bitch at times, but seriously the last 6 posts haven't had one comment, I think the one before that my mom commented and if I don't count her (Not that I don't love you mom but you comment on almost all my posts) Than it'll be the last 8 posts that no one has commented. Okay, maybe I am just boring?
I don't know what to write, well I do know what to write, what I want to write about but since I can't really say much on the World Wide Web about the things I want to talk about then I just have to keep it to myself.
I will tell ya one things I really really can't wait to have my Husband home. Just a small list of things I want to do when he comes home... "Explicit," Snuggle, Kiss, hug, "explicit" kiss, snuggle, watch a movie, make dinner, shower, "explicit," Kiss some more, Snug, Fall asleep in his arms.
Hmmmmmm yep I like that list of things. PS have I mentioned it has been a LOOOOONG 7 months!? Looking back I realize it went by fairly quickly, (not quick enough) But it did cause I kept busy and didn't sit around and do nothing. I am so very very thankful for the few that were there for me through this whole deployment. You know who you are but I will mention a few.
Mommy! You are amazing, thank you for not beating me when I was whiney, or grumpy. You knew what to say and when to say it and you kept me busy. You were a great support and I don't know what I would have done without you.
Daddy, I am so grateful for your optimisim through this. There were times where all I could do was think the worst of everything, but you kept on reminding me the sun will shine tomorrow. Thank you for being there, you made this deployment easier for me to handle, I wish I had your optimisim.
Momma Sue, I feel we went through all the emotions of this together, I am thankful I had your support, I know many wives that don't have a great Mom in law like I do... I tell ya I don't know how they manage. I am glad you were always there.
Jim, I am sooooooo thankful that Dave has you, you are such an amazing support for him and for me. You knew what he needed and what to send him and that was such a huge relief and to know that he isnt only getting stuff from me but getting stuff from you guys helped me through this a LOT! Thank you thank you thank you!!
Paul, My job was all I had when I went back, I knew you would hire me back and I know you knew this would be hard for me. Thanks for keeping the tissues handy, and letting me get away with stuff I wouldn't normally get away with, thank you for letting me take the time off to be with my friend in her time of need, thank you from the bottom of my heart for understanding. You are a good man and I appreciate your kindness.
Sarah, Michelle, Stacia, Amy, Angie, Lanette, (and any other of my marine wifey friends) You were the best support a girl could ask for. Thank you for keeping everyone updated on rumors, or information, or anything entertaining. Thank you for being my friend. I could NOT have done this deployment alone and having girls go though this with me has really made all the difference in the world. So truly blessed to have you all in my life
Abbey Jo, I got to hang out with you more than anyone else the whole time I was there. (Not exaggerating) Thanks for being my escape for a while, movie, dindin, or just some shopping. Even though I didn't see you as much as I would have liked you were the only friend who actually followed through with plans. Thank you for that.
Erkle, thank you for seeing me, really thank you I am glad you are my friend enough to see me before I go, even though we were a little late getting to finally see each other you at least made an effort through the whole time trying to see me.
Brad, Jason, Stu, Ashley, Beth, Dan, Cassi, Richard, Kris, Wes. Thank you for putting up with me at work, I know I was a pain at times but when you asked about Dave you seemed for the most part actually interested in how he was and how I was. I appreciate that.

Anyways, coming to a close, to anyone I might have hurt along the way, it wasn't without difficulty, If I could have let you into a sneak peek of how my brain has felt these last 7 months well you would probably be a crabby bitch too. I am sorry now, it doesn't mean I am not still hurt by whatever it is you might have done, but I am sorry that I took the time out of my life to be mad at you.... hmm I still sound like a bitch... it's okay I am over it.

Hurry up time!

Day 6-Favorite super hero and why

My favorite super hero has to be Batman, because he wasn't born with any special powers he took his resources and decided to fight crime with them. Sort of reminds me of the men who join the military, they take what they have and put it towards defending our freedom just as batman defends gotham city. 

Day 7-A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you

This man is a Combat Veteran. How many of you can say that about yourself. As much as I miss him, and how happy I am he will be home in a matter of weeks, he really has made me strive to be a better person. I want to be a better person for this man. (Even when he makes that face) He's my other half, my saving grace, the one I wake up thinking of and dream of falling asleep. He did his time in hell and now has to live with those memories of where he has been. I pray for him daily and I love him with everything in me.

Day 8-Short term goals for this month and when you'll accomplish them 

Ummm so I have quite the list of things I need to do... Starting with eyebrow waxing, nails done, car registering, banner making, homecoming outfit shopping, field day the house, finish decorating. So much to do now and sooooooooooo little time! 

I have made a decision now to do something for our men that are still over there. I can't do much and I want more than anything to just have them all come home, but since that wont happen I have decided I am going to send 1 care package a month to troops in Afghanistan. I feel that's the little part I can do to help these men and women. They deserve so much more than that for what they are doing, but that is my part and I feel that I can help them. So starting Jan 2011 I will do that once a month. Hope I can brighten their day a little...  

PS HAPPY FRIDAY and Hallowiener!!

Wedding Ring

I can think of no better explanation. When I chose to get married as young as I was I knew the choice, I knew that it would be difficult to be married, especially to a man in the Marine Corps. I took on all of my vows from that day forward, and never looked back. Now that only a few weeks seperates me from the rest of my life, I find it easier to be thankful for this deployment. I hate it in every sense of the word so don't get me wrong, but weather I wanted it or not it made me grow. I have learned patients even though I didn't want it, I learned the value of friendship and how close knit Military spouses and families can grow. I learned the value of life and death, and that FREEDOM is far from FREE. The power of prayer is amazing, even if you don't always get what you are asking for, it's for a purpose and whether you find that out now or 20 years from now it'll be beneficial to your life. I learned to not take any moment for granted. If I could take snap shots from my eyes I would because these eye's have seen enough sorrow for one 7 month deployment. They have seen more love and friendship in one room than my entire life span. They have seen happiness at its peak, and anger and frustration. 

My hope from this point on is to take what these last 7 months have taught me and remember them in the rest of my life. There are times where I will want to scream, cry, laugh, smile, whine, and bitch, but as long as I remember who I am and what I have gone through to get here... than I think I'll be good. 

Take some time out today to tell the people you love how much they mean to you. No need for a special occasion to do so. Just let them know. 

bursting at the seams.

For those who have a military spouse, you may know how I am feeling, its like you're running on auto pilot some days. Like your body is going and going but your heart and head is somewhere else. I feel like this month I am going on auto pilot. I don't feel all here, my heart is somewhere else. Nothing I am doing has all of me in it.
Tonight I was thinking we are getting very close and there are so many things to do and there is less time that I thought. I imagined how it'll be like when he comes home and how long it'll take to get everything back to normal, whatever normal is. I started thinking of what I miss the most of him. Just a small list well here it goes.

• I miss him calling me Wifey, no matter where we are or who we're with he calls me wifey, and when he calls he says "Hello, Wifey" I love that I am his wife.
• I miss when he comes home he would throw his cover across the room and kissed me. 
• I miss in the morning before work he would come in and snuggle me before leaving. No matter how long it was he always did that, he always smelled like peanut butter from either eating it from a spoon or putting on toast.
• I miss his salty lips when he would come home from work... he says he isn't salty but he tasted salty, I assume it's cause he would stand out on the grinder a while to get word they could leave
• I miss the late night "Dip/Slurpee" runs.
• I miss the way he talked when he was joking or teasing he would sound like such a goon. 
• I miss all the goofy ass things he says "I hate horses that run" or when he was rubbing my back and I asked him to stop he said "um... no I think I'll keep going until you like it. 
• I miss him teasing me... I know that is weird but I miss that a LOT, he's a trickster and I am more often than not fooled by him all the time. I need to stop believing him.
• I miss his smell... especially after the shower... the soap he used smells so good to me. I bought new shampoo and body wash and open it and smell it just to be reminded of him.
• I miss snuggling him on our tiny couch, and our tiny bed... we make it work it just gets us closer. :)
• I miss those long girly eye lashes blinking at me.
• I miss him bugging the cat, I actually miss him feeding the Darwin in the morning... ment I get to sleep and Darwin would leave me alone for a...half hour until he was hungry again.
• I miss goodnight kisses.
• I miss his companionship. 

That's the smallest list I could think of... I can't wait to have him home.

Life is too short.

As I sit here in my new apartment in California knowing I am only a couple months away from seeing my husband again, I reflect on how truly blessed that he is safe and knowing he is coming home. There are those who's husband/wife's passed away and there is nothing to take away that hurt. War or not Life is to short. I moved to Spanish Fork Utah and became friends with my across the street neighbors. The boy my age was Colton Johnston. He got married right out of high school with a girl I graduated with as well. They had a 3 year old girl named Oaklee, and had their son Bridger who was only 7 months. When I heard he had passed away I was in shock. Its hard to realize the person I graduated with and lived only across the street with for so long passed away. Leaving his beautiful wife Stacie and his two children behind.
With military I am only too accustom with things of this magnitude, it hurts no more or no less than anyone else, but with the military we get a certain benefit... lets be honest NONE of us actually want the things the military provides after the death of our men or women but it's nice to know we won't have to worry about that. At the tender age of 21 when Colton died he was between jobs and wasn't covered with insurance yet, and the lack of life insurance she is not only left to grieve her husband's loss but she is now trying to cover medical, and funeral costs. I know to those of you reading can spare some money to this cause.
We all know what it could be like, some have experienced, some have not but I know this is the #1 worst nightmare that could ever happen. (war or not)
I know this is sad post especially for just moving and having a lot of exciting things happening for me, but I think that this cause is blog worthy. Click on the link below and donate.

If you feel the need spread the word around and help this family in any way you can. 

Thank god every day for your loved ones, With us or not they are the reason we live, we keep going on for them. Pray daily. God bless.