Cabin Fever

Out of the shadows

2011-09-23T22:43:00.001-05:00

Hello there last and final reader that I'm hoping is still out there somewhere. Ok, so you probably aren't a "reader" per-se since there has been nothing to read. It's me, just popping in for my bi-annual update. Honestly, I was more thinking about what to do with this blog... it's obvious that it no longer has the same meaning for me that it once had. The whole reason I started this blog was

The Belle of the Ball

2011-01-11T16:46:00.001-06:00

Well it's that time of year folks... the ROTC annual "spring" formal is this February 4th and I need a dress. I'm taking any and all suggestions really. I've been to a couple of these things already but the dress I wore last year was an overpriced HUGE mistake and I really didn't even feel pretty in it. The dress I wore prior to that was lost somewhere between moving... sad, cause it was a

Finally a 2010 post

2011-01-10T20:13:00.000-06:00

I started my 2010 in review post but SO MUCH happened in 2010 that I just couldn't sit down and wrap my brain around the whole thing. I remember there were LOTS of smiles and some tears. 2010 was without a doubt the best year of my life to date... and I only hope that the years to come will do it justice. So, without further adieu... here's MY 2010. January: (image source)

Green to Gold & GI Bill Finances

2010-12-28T16:01:00.000-06:00

Two posts in one day? I know... what has gotten into me? The VA This isn't so much a rant, just a stomp-your-foot kind of frustration. You see... this Green to Gold thing, while wonderful and a huge blessing, can come with it's fair share of decisions. At first glance, it's great! (ok... it really is GREAT... but like I said, I'm stomping my foot) Full scholarship, get your degree, become an

Christmas Recap

2010-12-28T12:47:00.001-06:00

Hello all! I'm hiding out under behind my desk.. if you see them... you know... my employees... tell them I left. No, better yet, tell them I am EVERYWHERE.... watching... Ugh... I wish I could have put a pause button on the Christmas vacation and continued sitting there in my underwear on the couch wrapped up with my husband watching movies. And no judgement about the underwear... wearing

One year

2010-12-13T16:20:00.000-06:00

(Photo taken by Lindsay Gray Photograhy) A year ago today my sweet, handsome, amazing husband took me to the very top of a hill in middle Tennessee. We talked over a glass of wine about how wonderful life has been since moving to Tennessee. He told me how much he loved me and how beautiful I looked. Then he did it - he proposed and my world was forever changed in that moment because I knew for

Compromise

2010-12-12T09:57:00.000-06:00

I've heard it many times. In all of my marriage advice seeking, I often heard the term "compromise" thrown in to the mix. And it's true. I've learned that not only in marriage, but well before throughout the course of our relationship. Everything from restaurant choices to duty stations have encountered a compromise at one time or another and this Christmas was no different. My husband is

To Bridalplasty or not?

2010-12-01T19:57:00.001-06:00

Ok... I have no idea why I'm watching this, maybe it's because it's the first channel I flipped to when Sgt. went to study and I saw an airman in uniform and a bunch of women oohing and awwing. I've seen a few commercials for this and wondered if I'd want to watch it. I must say I'm a sucker for trash TV... While I'm not really for or against plastic surgery as a general rule I wonder how Sgt

Well, I'm not dying. So that's good.

2010-11-30T10:09:00.000-06:00

Thanksgiving came and went and my first Thanksgiving hostess job was a great success! The turkey came out wonderfully and everything tasted pretty good. I broke the cardinal rule of hosting and used a few new recipes that I'd never tried before but all in all they were good. We had some friends over and had a great time! The wine I picked out was even requested the next day! (I know my wine)

My First Thanksgiving

2010-11-24T14:40:00.001-06:00

Well tomorrow is D-Day folks. My very first role as the Thanksgiving hostess. Sgt. and I just had the wedding of our dreams down in Texas which meant frequent trips by me, and a good amount of money spent by us both so to save my employer from any more heart attacks by asking off and to save money by not traveling - we're staying home. Our first Thanksgiving as a married couple. We've

The Great White Chili

2010-11-21T20:58:00.002-06:00

** Please excuse the un-appealing look of my blog. I'm still waiting on my new design to come through! So, we had a chili cook off at my school as the finale for our canned food drive. I was determined to enter a white chili. However, finding a recipe I was happy with was a little more difficult. I could have sworn I saw a recipe on my friends blog so I looked and looked to no avail. (Now, I

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

2010-11-18T07:08:00.002-06:00

Cabin Fever is about to get an overhaul. So stay tuned! We're talking new look, easier navigation of pages, and maybe even a new name! I've been away from my blog for far too long and now that I'm back, I can't wait to give her a face lift! ** And please ignore the pink and green mess that it is right now. This is just so that I can have something plain from blogger on there before the

One Month!

2010-11-16T06:36:00.000-06:00

Well, here we are, officially married a whole month! Now, typically I'm not into celebrating monthly anniversaries - I tend to forget which day it is the whole ANN as in annual or anniversary (to turn yearly).... so Sgt. gets away with the one date and I don't have to set fifteen different reminders about the day start figuring out my own definitions for long standing words and languages. Trust

Veteran's Day - A different perspective

2010-11-11T12:05:00.000-06:00

*** This is a disclaimer that it's possible that the following post came out wrong, or heartless. So, if what I said can be taken two ways, and one of those ways made you angry, sad, hurt, or upset.... I meant the other one. Thanks. I always think back to where I was when Sgt. was deployed. I remember how worried I become and how any hint as to what he was doing or where he was could bring

New Tradition

2010-11-10T06:08:00.000-06:00

I keep meaning to post about this new tradition we've got going on around here. You see, I am a commuter, a worker drone who wears heels and carries Starbucks into the office everyday. I am a salaried slave to the early childhood education field. This equates to leaving my house by 8:00am and not returning to my house until 8:00pm (yeah, seriously). I don't have a cubical, but I do have a

The Dentist

2010-11-02T20:28:00.000-05:00

So, last night I woke up to excruciating pain in my lower jaw. We're talking punch-you-in-the-face-wish-I-had-a-way-to-rip-my-tooth-out kind of pain. I brushed my teeth again... not helpful. I poured ambesol all over my tooth and gums... still didn't help. Water was too cold, and closing my mouth at all was too much pressure. I tried and tried to go back to sleep when I finally caved, kissed

The bedding debacle of 2010

2010-10-25T17:09:00.001-05:00

So... we registered for bedding, and then the bedding that we wanted kind of disappeared. So while shopping one day my Step Mom insisted she get us bedding and that there was this great sale at Stein-Mart and she knew we would find something there. So I went... and I was swept up by sale prices. Words like "20 piece set" and "Under $200.00" flashed before my eyes and I'm a fan of any good deal

I am married!

2010-10-18T10:27:00.000-05:00

That's right ladies and gentlemen, he put another ring on it. Right now my husband is taking a shower so I had a quick moment to hop on and give you the short version of the best day ever! The day was beautiful, not too warm and not too cold. The ceremony was perfect... we were even able to light our unity candle despite the soft breeze flowing through the outdoor chapel. We didn't cry but

And cue the tears...

2010-10-15T06:47:00.000-05:00

Today is my wedding rehearsal... WOWWW I can feel myself near spontaneous tear fest almost every minute - or maybe that's just because i just got finished picking out the readings for our wedding... which is tomorrow. Yeah. Procrastinate much? Aside from ridiculous family drama, we have been very blessed and fortunate to have so many helpful hands throughout our wedding. I just hope this

Going to the chapel... 4 days away!

2010-10-11T19:42:00.001-05:00

Well we made it to Texas on Friday after a very stressful drive! We woke up at 1:00 am and left by 2:00 am - with four hours of sleep we hit the road, hoping to make it to Austin in time for Sgt.'s 6:55pm flight. The drive was insane. We barely made it to the airport in time for his flight when we found out that it had been delayed. Great. Did I mention that my fiance was nice enough to get

A 1/4 of an inch to an 1/8 of an inch

2010-10-05T15:51:00.000-05:00

So this morning I stumble around at an early 4:00 am but hey, it's all worth it when the man wakes me up with a Chai Tea Latte. He gets up insanely early.... like 2:00am these days trying to get all his homework finished up (taking 18 hours... and volunteering and such makes for a very tired fiance) so I try and get up a little after him so we can have at least 10-15 minutes to chat and visit

Confessions of a prior-service-cadet's fiance

2010-10-04T21:44:00.000-05:00

I'm a stalker. A post Stalker. And by post I mean Army Post. Dear blog world, my name is K.J. and I frequently google future possibilities. Does anyone else do this? Eh... maybe not.. I guess that wouldn't surprise me... especially because we don't KNOW where that will be. It's interesting to me though. I like to look up different posts around the country, see how their website is set up (

Marriage Advice - Any and All

2010-09-29T07:05:00.000-05:00

I'm seeking any and all marriage advice so please, leave comments. You see... while I am excited and giddy at the thought of being married and marrying Sgt, I am also deep down, secretly terrified. There. I said it. I'M REALLY NERVOUS ABOUT BEING MARRIED! I think Sgt. and I have done a pretty good job in preparation for our marriage. We've done the book that has 101 questions to ask each

The Army Goes Rolling Along

2010-09-24T07:37:00.000-05:00

ROTC is a strange world. It's made even more strange when you've been a part of the active duty Army, in some form or another, first. It's crazy to think that this time next year we will be finding out if the Army will take us back. It never really occurred to me that not going back to the Army would be a possibility, until yesterday. A lot of the friends we've made while Sgt. has been in

I miss my blog

2010-09-23T06:29:00.000-05:00

I really do! I just feel like I've been away from it so long I don't know where to start so this is my third attempt at blogging again after my very long absence. No promises but hey, it's worth a shot! I am getting married in 23 days!! WOW. I seriously can not believe it. I keep telling Sgt. that getting married only makes me feel really young, not old. Kind of like "Wow... I'm in my

Sale!

2010-02-13T12:46:00.001-06:00

Just so you know... Ann Taylor Loft is having a 50% off sale right now online... ok back to shopping!

Wedding question Wednesday

2010-02-03T16:54:00.004-06:00

In an attempt to plan a wedding, not let the wedding plan me.... I'm going to TRY and not post wedding talk all the time. The same way I TRY and not talk about it every single day. It's a work in progress. I figured a Wedding Wednesday is the best way to go about that! So guaranteed every Wednesday... I'm going to talk about our wedding in one way or another. All the other days... well, I

With all these two cents, I could start a piggy bank.

2010-02-01T21:07:00.005-06:00

You know how you get engaged and then you and your fiance sit down and talk about all the details you want in your wedding. You start thinking about colors and venues and food and music and decorations, and you're so excited. Then you call your parents and they ask how the plans are coming and you tell them all of your great ideas and they're so thrilled and happy and say things like "Oh,

Hello, is anyone still there?

2010-01-31T08:04:00.009-06:00

I have been a terrible horrible blogger since the move to Tennessee. Every time I log in to see how everyone is doing, I am shocked to see I still have followers. The good thing about a blog though is it's always here... no matter what I can come on back and have a chat. It's not even that I have nothing to talk about, LOTS has happened since the last time I blogged, I guess it's just one of

Veterans Day

2009-11-11T05:54:00.003-06:00

I wrote this last year sort of out of the blue for a Veterans Day blog. I hadn't planned it out, I just sat down one morning trying to say thank you, and out came a poem that I'm pretty proud of, but more importantly, others were able to connect with. I thought it appropriate to post it again, just because it still rings so true. Today Sgt. is home, and he will be coming up to my school today

What to do

2009-09-26T14:36:00.002-05:00

Sgt. just left for work so it gives me some free time to be a computer bum. I mean, I could be a computer bum while he's here but he's just too much fun to hang out with. Since I already cleaned the apartment last night while he was in the field until midnight... I am back to my blog.To be honest, I have been thinking about my blog a lot lately. What to do with it? It's not really that I don't

Awesome August

2009-08-23T15:51:00.002-05:00

Well blogging time again around Cabin Fever huh?August has really been a fantastic month for us! Here are some of the highlights:-Sgt. is now officially "Air Assault" stamped after passing the 10 day course (*cough* two weeks *cough* - off on Sunday's + Travel) with flying colors :) It was shockingly our biggest separation since moving to Tennessee 6 months ago (yes, it's been that long, crazy

about that time

2009-07-17T19:27:00.002-05:00

It's interesting to think what my life would be like today with just a few short shifts in fate. Recently a very close friend of mine, who also happens to be an Army Girlfriend, gave me some bad news. Her soldier applied for the same program Sgt. was accepted into and he was rejected. Granted, it's not like free candy, and Sgt. worked his butt off not only on the packet for the application but

Oh, you're ganna want to hear this one

2009-07-13T04:28:00.003-05:00

Here is a story of how our first car buying experience together went....The back story here is that my poor Protege came to an early end when she was rear-ended back in May. The car was totalled and my dreams of continuing to not have a car payment seemed teetery at best.In reality, getting hit was probably a blessing because my transmission was going out anyway and getting the settlement for

He saw me in my Spanx

2009-07-05T10:21:00.002-05:00

Seriously.For a little background here, I don't know if anyone else out there owns a pair of Spanx but they are these wondrous little body shapers you can wear under any clothing to smooth everything out and hold anything in. I bought mine while in college and have loved them ever since. And yes, they are the obnoxious and embarrassing from-under-the-boobs-down-to-mid-thigh kind. (And now that

Pearls while road marching

2009-06-24T20:35:00.003-05:00

Here's a nice recap of the last few days since I've been meaning to post since Saturday!This weekend was really great! Really, we had one of the best weekends and we never left far from home (and honestly spent very little money). So Sgt. is training/getting ready for Air Assault school which is coming up in... oh... 8 weeks? August. Anyway, Air Assault (I was going to put AA but... didn't

Life is good

2009-06-07T11:18:00.002-05:00

So Sgt. and I were goofing off on the computer the other day when he went to my blog link and I knew I hadn't posted in a while but a whole month? Seriously? I don't think that's happened since... well.... ever?Honestly? Life is so completely wonderful and going so well... I have nothing to say, other than just that. It's great. SO SO Great!Sure, Sgt. and I have had our disagreements since I

Should be doing lesson plans....

2009-05-06T21:27:00.002-05:00

But I'm not.Because I'm actually awake after 9pm!! Can you believe that? Seeing as I've been falling asleep on the couch beginning at 8:40 lately and Sgt. has been getting a nice nightly arm workout by carrying me to the bedroom (yeah, he actually does :) although I'm halfway incoherent and probably drooling most of the time). I don't know what it's been these past few days - I hope to God I'm

You're gana miss this....

2009-04-18T17:33:00.002-05:00

That's the song that's playing right now so I figured it appropriate for a blog title. Why not, right? Potato Patato... or something like that.Hiiiiiii!!No, I don't have a good excuse for not blogging...So want to hear what I've been up to? I know you're very interested. For starters it's been a little over a month since Sgt. and I made the big leap into living together and it's going so

Thank you Sam.

2009-04-03T18:25:00.003-05:00

My blogging is sporadic. I know, but mostly it's because I do not get on a computer at work anymore. Not once, the entire day. When I get home in the evenings, I like to spend time with this guy I know :) so... basically moral of the story is I haven't checked my e-mail in 4 days. Ooops!However, I couldn't pass this one up.I am now working as a teacher at a day school/learning center/fancy

Still

2009-03-29T08:46:00.002-05:00

On the weekends Sgt. works double shifts from 3pm until 7am. The house is quiet when he's gone and I often occupy myself with laundry or cleaning or movies, sometimes all three and then some. I go to sleep early because there is no one here to play chess with or to cuddle with on the couch listening to the Michael Buble station on pandora, like we do lots of nights. (which is a FABULOUS station

Lazy Saturday

2009-03-28T16:35:00.002-05:00

So lets re-cap my day shall we? I got up, showered, and started coffee. About then, the man of the house made me some cereal ♥ and we finished watching the movie "The Lucky Ones." After cereal, I put a load (yep, just one...) of laundry (cough:uniforms:cough) into the wash (dried them too). Then I read exactly two sentences of "On Killing".After my exhausting two sentences I wrote up the

The Ugly Kite and Me.

2009-03-23T12:19:00.004-05:00

Some of you may or may not know about the Ugly Kite travels. A while back I was browsing through blogs and came across one who had posted one day about people hosting "Ugly Kite" which is apparently a decorative item people in Germany put all up in store windows and on front doors. Well my turn to host Ugly Kite came a few days ago and I thought you all might enjoy a little view of what we were

I love loud music

2009-03-19T17:25:00.002-05:00

Ya know, in the car when it's just you driving and it's a pretty day outside... the sun is shining and you would roll the window down if you hadn't just spent 30 min. straightening your hair. Good thing is, I'll have plenty of time to listen to the radio now on my drive to work in the morning.What's that?I GOT A JOB!!!One I am SUPER excited about... back in the classroom folks! :) I have to get

Tennessee Two

2009-03-16T07:41:00.003-05:00

Good morning good morning!I'm in a good mood, sorry for all the cheer fullness, I know it's a Monday and the last thing anyone wants on a Monday is that upbeat person fluttering around but I need to be in a good mood today, I need to be positive and upbeat because today I need to find a JOB.A job, along with my camera cord, an iron scrolly thing, and a couple of other miscellaneous items are

I have a blog, right?

2009-03-10T22:12:00.002-05:00

Hello out there. Can anyone hear me? It's me, KJ... I vaguely remember having a blog before moving. Sgt. arrived without incident and it was wonderful to finally say hello to someone and not just goodbye. We got lots of visiting done today, and my wonderful boyfriend installed a new stereo in my car as a surprise for our trip (and because I've had the most god awful radio for two years)... oh

8 days

2009-03-03T08:44:00.002-06:00

Well, we're 8 days away from the big move! Packing is progressing along nicely... although I have no idea how I ended up with so much stuff. I think gremlins are sneaking into my apartment at night and putting things conspicuously around the room, because there is absolutely no way I have acquired that much stuff, right? RIGHT?This weekend I said my first "goodbye" and it was probably one of

All about us!

2009-02-25T11:09:00.003-06:00

I'm interrupting the regularly scheduled update for a more lighthearted post, but before we get to that, there are a few housekeeping things to take care of: As you read from my last post all my widgets were deleted :( very sad, which means that all the blogs I had on my sidebar are gone... more sad... so if you would please, leave a comment so I can have you all in one place and can add the

Oh No!

2009-02-24T08:38:00.001-06:00

I lost all my widgets :(Please, lets have a moment of silence for all of the annoyance it will cause me to put them back up.I'm glad my other background is gone though!

17 days

2009-02-23T08:30:00.002-06:00

17 days to go until the move!Packing has begun... and I swear I did not know that there was that much dust on my bookshelf! Also, those huge ziplock storage bags are awesome, I totally recommend them.In other news, my cousin's wife was sent home on hospice care Friday. I went to see my family this weekend and it was all very sad. She's just 27 years old... young, newly married... but she has

Tennessee or Ten-i-see?

2009-02-14T08:53:00.002-06:00

I'm determined to get back on to the blogging horse. The Mrs. was right when she said it's hard when you've been away for a while!I finally quit the unglamorous second job (Linds, nights are free again! Drinks, dinner?) and feel a huge weight off my shoulders. I was going to wait until a week before the move but after going back and forth about it, I decided the small amount of extra money it

So I was just thinking....

2009-02-04T10:34:00.003-06:00

(anyone remember that episode of Everybody Loves Raymond? No?)So I was just thinking...That I need boxes, but I'm too cheap to pay for them, and I don't need many, just a few. What I really need are those ginormous zip lock bags that you use to store blankets and stuff in! Hmm... Wally world?That I have a problem. A, I love looking at furniture and day dreaming, problem.That it's single digits

Spring?!

2009-01-29T11:44:00.005-06:00

Proof that I have potential to trick myself into believing I know anything about gardening, or that I will ever be capable of being the perfect image of wonderful homemaker and Marth-Stewart esq extraordinaire! beautify a home one day!Look what I made! Or grew? Ok, so I watered it... that's all... but I'm proud of myself! This little beauty has been growing on the filing cabinet next to my desk

short and sweet

2009-01-20T12:13:00.004-06:00

This is my five seconds that I will talk about the inauguration and recap my thoughts as I watched the whole thing:-CNN has too much background noise-I never knew Randy Zuckerburg, co-creator of facebook, was a woman-Jenna Bush's husband looks like the all American quarterback-I wonder if all the first ladies had to coordinate their outfits so no one clashed or was too matchy matchy.-Sasha and

I need your help

2009-01-16T15:50:00.003-06:00

Does anyone out there know how to center your sidebar titles? They're always pushed to the left but the pictures will be centered and it's annoying the crap out of me. I tried the HTML < center > thing and got nothing.... any other ideas?Err... I mean center the pictures... am I making ANY sense? Any at all?

Mix-Matched updates!

2009-01-16T08:34:00.002-06:00

Well it's Friday, and who really has the fortitude to focus solely on one thing for very long when it's Friday? Not me. It's that time again when I have lots of little topics I wanted to blog about but nothing that's really interesting enough on its own, however, with their combined power (trying to think of that line from the Captain Planet cartoon.... drawing a blank...) they could possibly

Want to know a secret?

2009-01-13T10:26:00.003-06:00

Someone once told me that sometimes people mistake patience and waiting as faith.... when in reality, more often, faith is taking action, doing something, and believing that things will work out, or at least work out the way they're supposed to. I think it can be both, but I particularly like this thought today. :)See... if we were talking in real life I would tell you that I have some news to

Great mood!

2009-01-09T08:25:00.003-06:00

If you're in a cranky mood or have a general aversion to happy people today, don't read this post. I'm just warning you. You might walk away with the "Well, aren't we just a ray of freaking sunshine!" attitude. :) - see, it already began with the smiley faces.I am in a GREAT mood today. Great. For no particular reason, just feels like a great day. Things are wonderful, my hair looks good, and

Two birds

2009-01-06T14:24:00.005-06:00

Caroline over at USO girls tagged me in a survey-ish thing! Thank you Caroline, it's always nice to feel the love :) So, I figured I'd kill two birds with one stone and do my six non-important things about myself PLUS add six things about my trip that might be quirky or interesting. Heck, maybe they're not, but it's worth a shot! Anyway, point here is you're getting a two-fer so I hope you enjoy

Hello 2009, nice to meet you.

2009-01-03T23:12:00.004-06:00

WOW. I can't believe I went this long without posting. Truth be told, I've only even been on a computer maybe four times since I've been gone... which is impressive considering most of my life can be tracked using one! I feel bad... like I should have put in for leave or something... woe is me to have left you all hanging and not staying up to date with all my favorite bloggers!There is lots

Baby, it's cold outside!

2008-12-19T10:24:00.005-06:00

Well time is drawing nearer for my big trek across the country over the holidays!Tuesday early morning I will leave for Tennessee and then Sgt. and I will board a plane the next day for Cold Northern State! I'm starting to get anxious, as I do before most trips. I am so excited, but of course there's all the stuff that has to get done between now and then! Trust me, there's a lot of it, I know...

Light bulbs, and other bright things :)

2008-12-15T12:27:00.003-06:00

I haven't posted in a while... and there's a very good reason. First reason is because (and I'm giving you the WAY simple and short version because I could ramble forever if I wanted to) blogging for me is an outlet, sort of a way to vent and get things off my chest (obviously right) - well Sgt. and I were talking last week and I had a light bulb moment that my dear, sweet, wonderful boyfriend

The soldiers' night before Christmas

2008-12-08T10:05:00.003-06:00

*For those of you who are elementary teachers and mommies this is an actual children's book, written by Trish Holland and Christine Ford, illustrated by John Manders*'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the baseOnly sentries were stirring - they guarded the place.At the foot of each bunk sat a helmet and bootFor the Santa of Soldiers to fill up with loot.The soldiers were sleeping

The Grinch

2008-12-05T11:50:00.002-06:00

The Grinch: That's what it's all about, isn't it? That's what it's always been about. Gifts, gifts... gifts, gifts, gifts, gifts, gifts. You wanna know what happens to your gifts? They all come to me. In your garbage. You see what I'm saying? In your garbage. I could hang myself with all the bad Christmas neckties I found at the dump. And the avarice... The avarice never ends! "I want golf clubs.

Standing still

2008-12-04T09:59:00.003-06:00

I feel like at the moment, that's what I'm doing. However, my mind is not exactly sure what to make of it. The initial reaction is "MOVE!" "WHY are you just STANDING here?!" but then somewhere deep down a faint voice says "just wait..." "take a deep breath" "stand still"This standing still notion has infiltrated all the areas of my life. And like I said, it's not a bad thing, I'm not upset or

Weekend Re-Cap

2008-11-30T13:45:00.002-06:00

This post will be short as I am about to head out and see if I can sneak any last min. weekend sales around town.. (general store anyone? Must be a small town thing)Sgt. and I woke up bright and early this morning at 3:00 am... ok, I woke up at 3:00, turned our alarms off, and then got back in bed.... WE woke up at 3:30. Left the house by 4:45 and he's now safely back in Tennessee. As always,

Thanksgiving Eve (long)

2008-11-26T08:53:00.004-06:00

First things first - I think I'll stick with this background for a little bit... at least through the weekend because I don't think it's horrible, and I don't want to keep messing with it. What do you think? I'm sorry if it looks like pink just vomited all over my blog.... it's supposed to be some kind of chic Christmas background.... whatever, I'm not exactly someone who would consider

under construction

2008-11-25T13:43:00.001-06:00

Please avert your eyes, I've changed my new layout fifty times and am growing very frustrated so it's staying as this for now... which I don't like, and apologize for. But the good news is I DID figure out the 3 column thing!! (I'll post info later) but for now, I'm going to lunch.Adios!

Terrific Trio!

2008-11-25T10:14:00.003-06:00

GOTCHA! Wow... I bet a ton of you just freaked out thinking I was pregnant. Nope, not a part of that blogging club :).No, no... This is a much more complicated issue for me... I understand how babies are made, I do NOT understand how to get a freaking three column layout to save my life! I've even tried adding the HTML for a layout that SAYS it's three column but it's not letting me move page

Let's talk Christmas

2008-11-19T12:40:00.002-06:00

I know, it's a week before Thanksgiving still but I'm ready so I will be unapologetic! 1. This weekend I'm going to start decorating my place for the holidays :). I don't think I'll finish it all, but I plan on getting the lights put up and pulling out the decorations... hopefully I'll be able to post some pictures! I'm trying to think of themes for this year. Most of the stuff I have is pretty

Can Not DO IT

2008-11-17T10:15:00.005-06:00

I can't. I can't form a well written, thought out post right now if my life depended on it. I want to blog, and I keep starting, but it's like 10 different subjects that only have about two sentences of elaboration available - and that doesn't make for an interesting post. Then I thought, ya know what, I'm just going to ramble and if I end up with bullet points, that's what I end up with.Ok, here

Neat stuff!!

2008-11-13T15:21:00.002-06:00

So, for all of you who have a loved one stationed somewhere else around the world this holiday season, I wanted to share this little bit of information with you!If you go to Stripes, which is a military newspaper publication found on many posts and bases throughout the world (including to areas where our military is deployed), you can send a holiday greeting to your loved one for free! You can

11/11

2008-11-11T09:45:00.004-06:00

**Let me start off first by thanking ALL of those who have served our country in her short but profound history. The men and women who grace our history books, and especially those who don't. For those who never got a proper thank you from their generation, and for those who some stories are just too hard to tell. For those who come by this blog and have loved ones who have served or are serving,

Great, GREAT weekend!

2008-11-10T13:06:00.003-06:00

Well, got back in last night around 6:45 - 7:00 pm (honestly, I can't remember). I beat Sgt. home - we were texting each other the last hour or so updating where we were... I was sure he was going to beat me back to his house due to traffic on I35 but I came out victorious! Honestly, he really should have won, but I live in the boonies, therefore have less traffic lights than he does, and to

On the road again...

2008-11-07T09:42:00.004-06:00

Yay! It's Friday!! Around 1:00pm today, give or take 30 min..., I'll be hitting the road on my way to Texarkana for a weekend with Sgt.!Now, Texarkana is not the most glorious place on earth, but it's got it's own flavor and of course, who could miss taking a picture in front of that sign! Ok, ok... so really, we're meeting there because it's pretty much half way between where I live, and where

and there's more!

2008-11-06T16:33:00.004-06:00

The fabulous Becca and wonderful J.L.S. both tagged me for another award in the blogosphere! I totally geek out over things like this and am probably a little more excited than a normal person should be :) but hey. Thank y'all so much!! **Their blogs are totally awesome, and are linked through their name but sometimes my font color doesn't show it's a link so I wanted to make sure you knew!**And

Blogger love!

2008-11-06T08:31:00.002-06:00

Yay! My very first blog award :)... actually I don't know if it's an award, more of a sticker statement but I am very flattered! Thanks Loqui!Now, according to her post I'm supposed to answer all these questions and then tag 6 other bloggers who's blog's I love (this is going to be tough!) Truthfully, I'm supposed to answer these questions with just one word, but as Loqui pointed out, I'm not

The next president.

2008-11-05T11:39:00.002-06:00

Last night I parked it in front of the TV with a glass of wine and Sgt. on the phone to watch the election coverage in real time together.Hopeful and with constant commentary, we watched polls roll in. We discussed with slight sarcasm in our voice the things we disagreed with. With nervousness in our voices we watched Florida and Virginia go back and forth.As the California polls closed and

Holiday fever.

2008-11-04T15:22:00.004-06:00

Things between Sgt. and I are going wonderfully! Really, it's good to feel like we're getting back to "us." We continue to talk about our time apart and all that was involved with that which I think is important and healthy, but we are now able to discuss it without hurt feelings. We can talk about what we were feeling or trying to say and there's not this big worry that it's going to upset

I love you

2008-10-31T09:36:00.002-05:00

And if for no other reason, that one is good enough.Sgt. called. So no, we didn't quite make it to our two weeks. Truth is, I was dying for him to call anyway, I missed having him there. Sgt. is my best friend, the person I want to talk to as soon as anything happens. On top of that, I am in love with the man. Not getting to share things with him or having him a part of my life, hurt. The

Good company!

2008-10-28T11:53:00.002-05:00

Things at work are pretty slow today and the office is freezing so I'm doing my best to stay huddled in my chair. There is a large stack of files that need to be alphabetized calling my name but I'll get to it soon enough.Last night I met up with Lindsay at a restaurant in San Antonio and I had so much fun!! Sushi was extremely tasty, drinks were good (and necessary after the last week I had

Manic Monday

2008-10-27T11:07:00.003-05:00

Well, after that downer of a post on Saturday, I headed into town to the bookstore (again) and stopped off at Starbucks to try one of their new signature hot chocolates! I give the salted caramel hot chocolate 4 1/2 stars!A little bit later on I met up with Sgt.'s cousins and we went out to the house to visit, play scrabble, relax and eat. Good times, good company, it pretty much made up for the

Only twice?

2008-10-25T12:44:00.003-05:00

Well, it's been a pretty slow morning. Despite my efforts to stay busy, after cleaning and showering and curling my hair (because it takes a while and I wasn't doing anything else) and reading some of a book... I'm out of things for the time being so I figured instead of wallowing I'd blog.Last night was good. Went to the local high school football game and watched Sgt's cousin experience her

Thoughts throughout the day

2008-10-24T13:20:00.002-05:00

Well things are going ok. Made it through the entire work week which is pretty impressive in my case... especially as badly as I've wanted to contact him. Still not sleeping well at night at all, but I've managed to attempt to start sleeping in my bed again. Last night was the first night and it took me a while to fall asleep, and then I continued to wake up every 30 min. or so for a while.

Woah... chills

2008-10-22T16:39:00.003-05:00

He just texted me."Listen, I know we're not talking... but I couldn't go through THIS day without saying I hope you're doing ok. Take care"I immediately hit reply and said"I'm not, I freaking hate this. But I hope you're doing ok too."But when I went to hit send I didn't have signal and it wouldn't go through... so I wasn't able to send it and took that as a sign. I didn't reply, but god I

Blog Letters I

2008-10-22T15:01:00.004-05:00

Well, weak moment number 1. Here it is. I want to call him so bad. Don't worry, I'm not, but I want to. I want to hear his voice, ask how he's doing, and hear him say that this is the worst damn idea he's ever had.... I'd settle for just hearing his voice.This just HURTS. I hate it.I decided that in my moments of weakness, much like I did while he was deployed, I would write him a blog

Unniversary

2008-10-22T08:54:00.002-05:00

Witty huh.Well, today would've been Sgt's and my anniversary. Nice huh? Safe to say I pictured this day going much differently. This morning while unlocking the door to work a cockroach fell on my arm. No, you can't make this up. I suppose in a weird way that was sort of icing on the cake huh? Never mind the fact that the incident of a cockroach making contact with my body even on a PERFECT

Highways and Broken Hearts

2008-10-20T20:14:00.002-05:00

Well, home now... I guess if there is a good thing in all this it's that sometimes you CAN go home again. Was anyone else really dreading the drive down as much as I was? I mean c'mon... who wants to sit in a car for 1000 miles with the person who is going to dump you within the next 24 hours? And I'm not even a glutton for punishment!! The first couple of hours sucked, I was sad and he didn't

Shades of gray

2008-10-16T22:43:00.004-05:00

It started out with Grey's Anatomy and somehow ended in a gray area.I guess out of all the talks we've had over the last couple of weeks, last night could be considered "The Talk." We were sitting on the couch watching Grey's... Sgt. got home late last night, Thursdays are his long days with school so I didn't see him until around 7:30 yesterday. When he came in we said hi... things had been a

Getting somewhere

2008-10-15T09:06:00.002-05:00

Yesterday I tried my best to start a new day. There's something to be said for being stubborn, if for no other reason than I just refuse to continue doing the same unhappy dance every day. Went on a day long job interview, so that helped take my mind off of things. When I got home, no one else was here so I decided to hop in the shower and wash the day off. Sgt. came home about thirty min.

Confused.

2008-10-13T20:55:00.002-05:00

I'm just very confused.I'm sitting here, still in this house, still in his room. He's at the waffle house with his best friend right now (whom is also who he lives with), which is a tradition of theirs. Which isn't a big deal, I have traditions with my friends too so no big deal, enjoy the waffle house! What I do have a little bit of an issue with, is the way he approached it:"We're going to the

One more day

2008-10-09T07:49:00.002-05:00

We made it through one more! :) Progress is progress right? Yesterday we didn't even growl at each other so I think that's a sign of moving things in the right direction.Maybe I'm thinking about things too much... but I'm trying to remember every little thing (the good) so I can appreciate the effort we're both making at the healing process. Yesterday during the day the text message issue was

baby steps

2008-10-08T08:36:00.002-05:00

After I posted yesterday (and if you haven't read that one, you might want to do that first, just so you can catch up) I took a long nap. I woke up to a text message from Sgt."Hey, I think you're asleep right now but I'm still at school, should be heading home in the next 30 min or so!"I wrote back: "ok! Want anything in particular for supper tonight? Drive safe, love you."I'm trying....Sgt: "Hi

The first 48 hours

2008-10-07T14:11:00.002-05:00

Well, arrived here in Tennessee just fine!I left at 4:00am on Sunday, I stopped in Austin to get water, in Waco to get gas (and pee), in Texarkana to get out of the FREAKING CAR (and to get gas), stopped just outside of Memphis for... more gas, and arrived in Nashville just after dark, around 7:00. About 15 hours and it was alll worth it!Sgt was getting so excited for me to arrive, he kept

Anxious excited, definitely!

2008-10-04T06:33:00.003-05:00

Well... by this time tomorrow I will be well on my way to Tennessee! I have to work all day, so I didn't figure I would have time to post... and I couldn't leave my blog just hanging! :) So you're all getting an early post about the trip!As my title suggests, I'm a little bit anxious. I just want to make sure I get there safely... but also, that once I get there, things between Sgt. and I will

Handbags!

2008-10-01T12:15:00.002-05:00

handbag planet is launching on October 15th and they're giving away 24 handbags in 24 hours!! Go to their website at www.handbagplanet.com to enter and win a free handbag!

New month, new day, new post!

2008-10-01T11:14:00.002-05:00

After lots of deep breaths and considering all the options we decided to go ahead and get the car fixed. Take the financial hit, but still make the trip up to the Volunteer State. I'm trying my best to be positive, to look on the bright side, to feel encouraged and uplifted... things happen in life and we couldn't really have anticipated this, just do what you gata do and move on, right?Sgt.

Please, not now.

2008-09-30T17:29:00.005-05:00

So. What is one to do when the month long "vacation" you've been looking forward to since June with the love of your life, starts to slowly slip away piece by piece? You cry... or yell... or cuss a lot. In my case, all three.NO!! THIS IS NOT HAPPENING TO ME RIGHT NOW! I'M SUPPOSED TO BE LEAVING IN 5 DAYS!!!1000 mile trip, makes sense to take the car in to get it looked at prior... ya know, just

Hi, this is the Army, we just wanted to let you know, we're still here.

2008-09-29T17:58:00.004-05:00

Know how I know?7:00 am - me - "Yeah I had a nightmare you were in Iraq on patrol and, I don't really remember it all (fib) but it was strange"Sgt - "Well my dear, I can assure you, I'm not in Iraq and I'm not on patrol"me - "*smile* I know! Best news ever!"Sgt. - "*pause*... Yeah, I guess"2:00 pm - Sgt - "Hey babe, what are the chances that your first Tuesday here you will be available most of

So I need your opinion...

2008-09-25T12:16:00.003-05:00

Well, I don't know why I make definitive statements anymore. It's just funny how life doesn't ever really seem to go exactly as you planned. (I like it though... keeps me on my toes :))Case in point... a few months ago while Sgt was home on R&R, we discussed what we would like to do should he get Green to Gold and come home. We both agreed at the time that we didn't want to live together before