Life as of late

So I used to be real good at keeping up with this but for some reason I just have been lazy......or maybe nothing exciting has happened in my life that I want to share with the world....ok the two or three people that read this. ha

Today marks 3 months down and only 9 more to go.....I guess this is kind of getting me ready for being pregnant now with a 9 month wait.....right?! Either way, in that time, JCB and I will be whole again! I can't hardly wait for it.

Speaking of JCB, We have recently celebrated our 9 month anniversary. It's crazy to me to think that this time last year I was engaged and waiting to marry the man of my dreams and now today, I have him (kinda). God is so stinkin' awesome. He really knows what he is doing.

I babysat last night for the first time in over a year and a half. My last family had 6 children and I loved watching them. Last night though, I watch two little boys who were pretty easy to entertain. I really didn't have to do much! Why is it though, that at 830 when they were in bed, I was exhausted?!?! I used to do this all the time with more children. Am I getting old or something?!?! I hope not. This should be a regular thing so I hope I can get my energy back!

Other than all that, I have been working on getting all my christmas shopping done, though I still have lots to go. Marrying into a family just as big as mine means a lot of people to shop for. Today I am working on making a present, so we shall see how it goes.

Til next time!
HDB

8 months

Today is the 8 month anniversary of the day JCB and I said "I do!" Now, normally, if he were here, we would celebrate by having a really nice dinner and then spend some quality time together sitting on the couch or walking the dog. However, since my handsome hubby is an ocean away, this is how I will be celebrating the day.

~Walk/run with the dog
~Babysit some crazy kids for a couple of hours
~Talk to JCB on the phone for 28 mins
~Eat some dinner (probably a frozen pizza or pre-made BBQ Chicken)
~Clean the bathrooms
~Clean the kitchen
~Watch a little TV
~Write in the journal
~Go to bed before 10:30

Sounds delightful, yes?! I can't really complain that much. Talking to JCB on the phone whether it is for 30 minutes or 3, really is the highlight of my day. Of course, it doesn't happen every day, but when it does, it makes me smile.

So what have I don't the last 50 days that he has been gone (I only know the number of days because of my journal!)? Well, having a house that still needs to be made "your own" helps a lot! I have finished painting all the rooms, including the dreaded guest bathroom that had floor to ceiling wall paper that had to be torn down before hand and took 7 hours to do so. I have completed JCB's office witha wall devoted to his world traveling. My wonderful father came last week to hang 2 ceiling fans, fix one that was already here, hang 4 lights, unclog a bathroom sink and shower head, fix the light out side, and teach me how to weed eat the yard. Whew......I think that's all of it. See what I mean when I say wonderful father!!!!

In the past week I have taken up running out side twice a day. It has been at least 5 years since I have had a runners body (high school) and man o man is it killing me. Marriage really does get you out of shape, and it does it fast. Needless to say, I have felt no difference other than really sore legs. Jones is loving getting outside though.

So, not to drag on and on but that is what I have been up to the last couple of weeks. Staying busy and not letting my self dwell on the poop! If you know what I mean! Oh and since it's no fun reading a blog without a photo, please enjoy the photo of Jones right after his bath yesterday!



Til next time
HDB

Hot Feet

On one hand I am happy that JCB tried to teach Jones some fun and exciting tricks, but when it's 100 degrees out side, I don't really want a 45+ lbs hairy dog laying on my feet...ya know what I mean?! This will be a great trick for the fall and winter months, but right now....come on dog.....lay on the marble fireplace! I do have to say, Jones has been a great help since the hubby has been gone. He is really good for a laugh and at night he cuddles with me in bed. That is definitely a plus in my book! One thing he has been doing the last two days, is smelling my flowers. I picked some from my front yard and made a couple of arrangements. Here is a super cute photo of it!!



So what is the point in having to re-take the drivers test when you move states?!?! I mean, I have been driving for 7 years, with only a few issues......so why does that have to be completely redone!? NOT COOL!!!! Luckily, I don't have to change my DL to the new state because I'm married to an active duty soldier! Whoo hoo!!! I just have to go back to GA and get my name changed legally!

Anyways, that's really all I have to say this time around. Maybe something exciting will happen to me soon and I can blag all about it.......But I'm pretty sure that won't be so. For now I'll just leave you with another photo!! I sure do love my hubby!!!



That's one of my favorite engagement photos!! Thanks J. Anne Photography!

HDB

Oh how we take things for granted

The last few days at my house have been a little warm......ok it's really been stifling! Our A/C has been going down the whole for a while now but it finally quit on Thursday. I mean you know it's bad with the dog and I are sitting int he car int he garage to get cooled off! Poor thing, he thought we were going for a ride but we just sat there. Oh well, thanks to the A/C company we are now in a cool house! WHoooooo hooooo! I can not take a shower and still feel clean when I get out. It's awesome.

On another note, it's been 14ish days since JCB left and I am just waiting and counting down the year til I get to sit on the couch and watch tv with his arms wrapped around me. It really is the little things in life you don't realize how much you love them until they are gone. I don't care if he wants to watch the stupidest show on earth, Top Gear, I'd sit right with him and love every second of it!

So I'm off to GA tomorrow to visit with my family and it's going to be great! We are heading to Six Flags this weekend and I'm going to do some shopping with my sis! I can't wait! It's been too long since we had girl time. Hopefully this weekend will help the time go by fast til I get to cross another week off my list!

Well, that's all for now. I'm off to take a shower in my air conditioned house! Oh I'm so excited!

HDB

Life actually does go on

These last couple of days I feel as though I have been attached by the finger tips to my computer. I don't want to clean, go to the bathroom, shop, eat, ANYTHING for fear that if I get up from my computer I'll miss a message or an e-mail from JCB. This is not how the next year of my life is going to be, is it?! It's not yet even been a week and I realize that life does go on. While part of me is missing right now, I still have a life to live...things to do. For one I have a 45lb pup that has to have someone to play with or he goes crazy. I really can't complain about Jones though. I know in some of my previous posts I may have complained about him driving me crazy but since JCB has been gone he has been an angel! An absolute perfect animal! I know people say that dogs can sense when something is wrong with their masters, but since I had never really experienced it I guess I didn't think it was true. But these last couple of days have proved me wrong. Not only do I have the most perfect animal to take care of, I have an amazing friend that could only have been sent to be from up above. Emmie and I met when her husband and JCB were in class together. (the time JCB and I met) I met her at a formal in June 09. You know how it is these days, you meet someone, spend a little time together, and you automatically have to be facebook friends. 7 months later, while catching up on facebook we realized we actually live in the same state....the same city of the same state.......God's plan or what?! Neither of us knew anyone else here and while being a newly married woman in a new town is fun and exciting, friends are always needed and welcomed! We have clung to each other and it keeps us sane! Now I must say, puppies are good, and so are friends, but the one important person you must have in your life is family. I have the most amazing family in the whole world. Not only have they called to check on me at the best times, but my wonderful sister sent me a great little package. It was very unexpected. I guess you can call it a survival kit for a newly single army wife. Bubble bath, oreos, nail polish, dog bones to keep Jones occupied while I'm having a moment, and a beautiful picture frame with me and my love in it. Needless to say it was so thoughtful, it brought me to tears.

All that being said, yes, I am sad and yes, there are times I feel like falling to the ground and balling my eyes out.....but the fact of the matter is, Life does go on! There is nothing you can do about. You have to get up every day and keep moving. One of JCB's favorite movie quotes is from Nemo...."Just keep swimming, just keep swimming...." That's what I have to do, keep swimming. I know there is one of many people that can help me with that but the main one is Jesus....He is the only one that can really get me through the next year.

If you are a praying person reading this, I have a request. Please pray that I will remember that and turn to Him in everything! He is my strength and He can get me through.


This is the last photo we took together before he left!

That's all for now!
HDB

Single and married all at once

So it finally happened. JCB is gone, off to war, for a year. What am I supposed to do?! So far today is day 2 and this is what I've done.....

-Cry
-Sulk
-Watch TV
-Check Facebook a million times
-Trip to PetSmart for Jones
-One load of laundry(half way done)

That's about it. Is the next year of my life going to be this depressing? I sure hope not. I wouldn't even want to be my friend if I were like that. So this is what I intend to do about it.

-Going to my parents this weekend for a visit
-Bake some yummy Lemon Poppyseed Muffins
-Clean my entire house(leading up to deployment, I got really really lazy)
-Work part time
-Maybe finish my degree

Anyone have any other ideas?!

It just seems so weird right now. Kind of like JCB isn't gone, but at work. I can deal with that....until it gets about 7pm and then what? Most people come home from work by then. Not my husband though. He is gone. Gone to a foreign country to fight for our freedom. To protect us over here so we can go to the movies and not worry about anything. So we can go to the pool or the beach this weekend without having to look over our shoulder and wonder if a car bomb or something like that is going to go off and end our life. I'd have to say that is a wonderful feeling.....don't you agree?

So all I have to say is, my husband is AMAZING and I LOVE him with all my heart. My heart that is partially broken right now. But all I can do about it is pray that my heavenly father will look after him and keep him safe. Bring him back home to me in one piece. It's kind of amazing how easy it is to get into a routine when you have someone to take care of and live with as one, and how easily everything is turned upside down when that person leaves.

So for now, I pray. Pray that the love of my life will be safe and come home to me soon. And of course, I bake.....what else is a girl to do?



-HDB

TuTtI mElOn

We have had a wonderful weekend. I do really like it when the army gives JCB a 4 day weekend! Yesterday for the 4th of July we went up to a quaint little town called Clayton NC, to hang out with some of JCB's old college friends and aside from the illegal fireworks from a couple of houses down, we had a blast. Since we moved to NC we haven't met too many people our age, nor have we met any people that are "our kind of people". We aren't the type to hang out all night at a club or sitting around gambling and drinking. We'd rather sit around and tell stories about each other or playing Uno or Wii....what is so wrong with that? So being able to sit around last night with people our age who were "our kind of people" was really really nice!

Today has been great too but for entirely different reasons. One of the most fun things for me is to just spend time with JCB. We started out our day by sleeping in since we didn't turn in until about 1. After that we decided to go on a bike ride....and anyone that might know me, knows that I love going on bike rides. This was especially good because I know JCB hates doing any kind of physical exercise unless he had to.......i.e. Army PT. Our bike ride was followed by Karate Kid.....ps...it was good. Our movie theater is in a new shopping center and we just found a new shop called Tutti Melon. Tutti Melon is a frozen yogurt/gelato shop. Let me just say.....OMG.......It is so good!!!!!! I had a mango/strawberry yogurt with chocolate chips, strawberries, peaches and Reeses pieces. WOW!!! AMAZING!

We have happy tummies and hearts filed with love for each other...I know it sounds cheesy but it's totally true. JCB deploys in a week and we are savoring every possible minute we have together. He is really the best thing that I have ever had!

On another note....our pup Jones has something to say.....please enjoy!



Until next time....HDB