Anticipation

Waiting, waiting, and waiting. I just found out my hubby's headed this direction for his leave. The waiting seems to be dragging on but excited that he's heading this way and just trying to get things done so I can hang out with him while he's here.

Visiting

   Today was a good day to sit and visit. This morning the boys and I took it easy. Then I went to a baby shower for another army wife. After that I met up with another one of my friends that just relocated back to the area, yet another army wife. After that I came home and visited with my mother-in-law who babysat the boys for me this afternoon. And then another one of my friends from college stopped by for a little bit so we sat and talked, It was a refreshing, relaxing, and fun kind of day.

I got the best news

   I'm not saying but I will say I'm very excited. I'm looking forward to this upcoming weekend. I had a good evening too, hanging out with some kiddos and relaxing.

Long Day

   Today was a good day but a long day. I had an unusual fitful sleep last night and started the day off at six. I didn't get home until nine this evening. Thankfully, it was a good day and I got to text back and forth with my hubby some. That was comforting for several different reasons. I'm thankful tomorrow is Friday and I'm also thankful for all the people that have helped me out countless times this deployment. One of these days I'm going to make a list and I'd probably leave out some unintentionally anyways. For all my moodiness about others not understanding and sometimes not caring (because they are living in their own worlds), aren't we all more or less, there really have been people that have reached out to the boys and me in little and big ways this deployment.
   Anyways, with all that said, for the last thirty minutes I've been sitting here and listening to songs from other army wives deployment play list. I've been meaning to put one of these together and haven't. But this is the one I like the most out of them all and the first time I heard it was tonight.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DluELMLYdlA

What Would I Do Without My Friends?

   So glad I have some great friends. Thankful for my army wife friends. Also, thankful for my church friends, and my amazing co-workers. I'm just thankful I don't have to do it all on my own, even when my hubby is far away.

Every Week Needs to be a Four Day Week

   Rest creates miracles! Yesterday I got the housework and laundry done after being away for Saturday and part of Sunday. I got a lot done at work today and have decided that every week needs to be a four day week :) If only I could make that happen. Well, I've got some ideas that I'm looking into.

Ready for this to be over!

   Only two and a half more months but I'm so over this! Ready for Adam to be home but worried about reintegration too. Ugh! Guess I'll just focus on what I can control for now. Glad to have the day off but ready to tackle the rest of the week.

Weekend Get Away

   I enjoyed my weekend away with some other army wives. Shopping at the Outlets, eating, and some good socialization. Thanks to my mother-in-law who watched the boys. Only two and a half more months to go! Yea! And I don't have to work tomorrow :)

Finishing the Week off Strong

   I had a good and productive day at work. This weekend I'm taking a break with some other army wives. I'm looking forward to some fun and relaxing time, along with some shopping. Time for some quality girl time :)

Productive Day

   Today was a good day. I got a bunch done at work, made tacos for dinner for the boys and I, and then rested and relaxed with my boys. I briefly got to talk with my hubby again today so overall a good day.

Taking a Break

   The last couple of days I needed a break. I was feeling a little overwhelmed by life. I literally went to bed as soon as I put the boys to bed last night and slept until my alarm clock went off this morning. I also had a great supervision meeting so now I'm ready to tackle the rest of this deployment and finish it off strong. It also helped that my hubby called me yesterday and we got to talk for almost twenty minutes. I'm pretty sure that's the longest we've talked since he's been gone and it's been almost two months since I talked to him on the phone. It was actually kind of strange to be able to talk to him but nice at the same time.

What a day!

   Nothing exciting to report! We went to church this morning which was nice because it was kind of like being back home. It'd almost been a month since we'd been there due to our sickness before our vacation. When we were in Pa we visited the church we went to during the last deployment and it was nice to visit even though there were a lot of changes (kind of the way life goes), it's so nice to be back at our home church.
The rest of the day was finishing up house work and going grocery shopping along with some relaxation and even getting some paperwork done for my job. I may not be able to get all the paperwork done at once but I'm going to keep at it (and also try not to get overwhelmed in the process), just like my life at the moment. So ready for this deployment to be over! On one hand, two to three months seems doable, but on the other, it seems never ending. One day at a time, and one foot in front of the other.

Spontaneous

   Sometimes spontaneity is a good thing. Today was a lazy Saturday. Some of our friends asked us to go the zoo so we enjoyed the nice weather and took some time out to relax together.

Friday Night Relaxation

   Yea for Friday nights! Relaxation with the boys and a friend to celebrate her birthday. One of the positive things about deployments is I spend more time with my friends. Glad I have people to share life with during these times.

Back to Work

   Back to work I went today. It was busy and there is plenty of things today. It was nice to be back but now I have to get use to the morning routine and the work week again.

New Year Resolutions 2012

 Okay, so I rather like the resolutions. Last year I did a blog about them almost two weeks into January and I actually sticked with them throughout the year. So here's a recap of my 2011 goals.

Resolutions!

Now that I am almost two weeks late on this I've decided to write out my resolutions.

1) Blog Daily
I've already mentioned this is an outlet for me and gets me away from my other life tasks. I hope that this blog also starts conversation with others.

2) Work Out 3-5 Times a Week
I hate the way American society is so hung up on the way they look but for this season of my life I've decided I want to be healthier. I also love the feeling of sweat, knowing that I'm getting healthier is actually a good feeling. Plus it's a great stress reliever.

3) Simplify My Life
I haven't decided exactly what this means. I just know I decide to do everything and get stressed out so I am trying to cut back on my activities and follow some kind of schedule yet with flexibility in it. So for now my objectives to this resolution is
a) make freezer meals at least 1-2 times monthly
b) make crock pot meals 1-2 times weekly
This will at least make dinners easier at home easier after working and exercising.

 

Now on to my goals for 2012.

1) Finish this deployment out strong.

     a) daily devotions.

     b) continued communication with Adam (weekly emails)

2) Continue to teach the boys responsibility.

     a) putting their laundry away

     b) cleaning up their toys

     c) taking responsibility for their own actions

3) Keep current with my paperwork for my job. More difficult than stated.

    a) daily paperwork

4) Enjoy family time when Adam gets back, even with reintergration and everything.

5) Learn to relax and not fill up my time with to do lists.

6) Find joy in the small things.

7) Take a photography course.

I realize some of these goals are vague but it's all I've got right now so this is where I'm starting from and I might add on if I want throughout the year.

Home :)

   I just got home. We had a pretty smooth drive today and I'm just thankful to be home. Now to go back to work and school tomorrow.

Snow, Anger, and Prayer

   The drive to Pa was nice weather and pretty smooth except for Nathan being sick. I can not say the same for the drive back to Ok. I fought snow for at least four hours on my twelve hour drive today. I do not like to drive in snow. Adam doesn't mind it, I think he even relishes the challenge but I'd be happy to avoid it all together. I was angry that he isn't here to drive through it for me or at least with me.
   So I put prayers to work on my drive today. I saw at least six cars that were on the side of the road for accidents. I sent up prayers for them and kept pushing through. So we have made it halfway and have another halfway to go.

A start to the New Year

   Welcome to 2012. We started the year with our family in Pa and will most likely end 2012 with them too. We will see, time will tell. I'm thankful for the time we got to spend with family and friends here. I'm also ready to head back to Ok and be at our home and get back into our routine. We've got a few more things to look forward to until Adam rejoins our family again in the end of March hopefully.
   I know I started this blog as a 365 day blog for one year of deployment but the honest statement is this deployment isn't over and I feel like we've got more to say so I'll most likely continue through the end of this deployment into reunification and reintergration.