Day One

Last night I took Jake to the hotel. I didn't cry. I got a little teary eyed though. He called me before he went to bed, too. I went to bed around 1am and woke up at 2:45 freaked the 'eff out! First of all, I remembered that he wasn't there. Second, the power had completely gone off in a surge. Apparently the loud noise was what had woken me up. Even our clock that glows was off. Guess it's time to change the batteries. I went back to sleep and got another call from him before he left at 4:30ish! I feel so bad for him though :-( He didn't get any sleep two nights in a row. He told me that his roommate came bursting into the room at 11:30, and woke him up. Then he couldn't fall back asleep. I bet he's exhausted today, my poor baby!

Kept myself busy today. Well, mostly. I got up, at breakfast and took a shower. Played on my computer a lot longer than I should have ((but that isn't new)). Actually went grocery shopping before 1 o'clock. Bought a new book that I've been waiting for... Awakened ((from the House of Night series)). Made myself lunch. Salmon with lemon, basil, and dill on top of brown rice. It was pretty much amazing :-) I started reading my book and my father-in-law texted me to see if I wanted to go to my brother-in-law's wrestling meet ((I have 3 BILs and 1 SIL. The youngest BIL, and my SIL are both in middle school)). So I went. He lost his match, and was pretty upset... but I was happy for the company. Then we went to their house  for dinner. Meatball subs! And now I'm home getting ready to read, cuddling with my cat, Dante. Waiting on Jake to call with his scripted arrival speech. End of Day 1.

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Fare Thee Well, My Dearest

Well... the hubby leaves me for boot camp today :-(

I haven't cried yet, but I still have to drive him to the hotel. He'll stay there for the night and leave tomorrow. Ahh! I hope this 2 months goes by fast.

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It's Official!

Okay, for anyone who wanted to know our FB page is called Patriotic Princesses ((the name was my SIL's awesome idea))! Here is the link to the page. Please join if it applies to you and help us get started :-)

Tagline:

A page dedicated to females dealing with the military in one way or another. We want to provide a place to vent, seek advice, or even debate some issues.


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Notre Premier Anniversaire

If you couldn't tell... I love French. I got straight A's all through high school in it and tested into the highest level my first year of college. I miss it. I want to relearn it since the whole college thing has been a stop-and-go-and-stop- and-go process for me.

Ah, onto the subject of ze blog. Hubby and I had our one year anniversary on the 7th! He got me a dozen beautiful roses, a photo album, and a disposable camera to fill it up. I was surprised at how thoughtful everything was! He is truly amazing. Oh! my card was also the sweetest ever! Suffice it to say, he did a good job.

Basically we just spent the whole day together. We went on a drive. I made us steak, scallops, and broccoli. And we watched some movies and went to bed. It was a fairly long day despite how short that description was. We watched The A Team which was awesome :-) I love me some Liam Neeson. He's old, but hot AND had a dreamy voice. Bradley Cooper isn't bad either. Mmmm.
We also watched Get Him To The Greek and Letters To Juliet, both of which were pretty good.

Right now my sister-in-law and I are making a Facebook page! WooHoo! We're trying to think of a name, but it will be for military wives/significant others. Her hubby... my hubby's brother is in the Army and was in the Marines. I will definitely let ya'll know what the name of it is once we get it figured out. That is... if anyone reads this and it applies.

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Busy Bee

Things have been busy since I've gone back to work. I either working, driving, or sleeping. That and trying to spend as much time with Jake as I can.

I am really starting to get nervous, and unhappy about him leaving for boot... but then I think about all the ladies who have husbands on deployment... and I feel silly. Sure I'm going to be sad and lonely, but I will get to see him after 2 months (maybe longer). I can suck it up. It'll be good for me to get a little taste of what a deployment is like.

With that I'll leave you, as I must prepare for another day at work. Closing shift. Ugh.

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I'm Not A Weirdo-- Honest.

So if you've come to my blog, because you saw that I am now following you... it's because you're either a Navy wife/significant other or military wife/SO. I'm getting ready to jump into this life sooner than I can imagine, and I just want to have some other ladies' perspective.

I will not be offended if you remove me. I understand all about that.
I will be happy if you follow me in return! :-)

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Auld Lang Syne: Hello 2011

"For auld lang syne, my dear,

for auld lang syne,

we'll take a cup of kindness yet,

for auld lang syne."

Out with the old, in with the new. A lot is going to stay the same 2011, and a lot more is going to change. For me at least.

I'm going to start my life as a Navy wife (rhyme unintentional, but smiled upon). I only have 18 days until Jake leaves for boot camp. That's crazy. A while back I was thinking that it couldn't come soon enough, because I was ready to start a new chapter. Today, I can say that I'm getting nervous and antsy. Eighteen days just isn't that many. Don't get me wrong, I am so ready to start off fresh... I just don't know how I'll handle this Navy business yet.

On a good note, only 7 days until our one year anniversary! 2010 has been a great year in itself, all because I was lucky enough to marry the love of my life. This reminds me that I need to get cracking on Jake's gift. Shhhh.

I mentioned in a previous rambling that I had an idea for my NYE post. And I'm sure it's expected: Goals. Some are very unoriginal, but they are some goals I really want to stick to. Here's to hoping!

o      Lose some weight/get in shape by the time Jake gets home from boot camp!

o      Lean how to sew using patterns! ((Make my own clothes!)).

o      Fit into skinny jeans.

o      Stop eating out ((once a week at the most)).

o      Finish my story or start a new one.

o      Take pretty pictures.

Lose some weight/get in shape by the time Jake gets home from boot camp!/Fit into skinny jeans.

1 and 3 kind of go hand in hand, but I have to finish #1 before I can even dream about making #3 a reality. I have 2

months, and possibly a little longer to achieve my 1st goal. My mom and I have made plans to workout together at least 3

times a week. We're making it a competition :-)

Lean how to sew using patterns! ((Make my own clothes!)).

As for goal #2... I really love to shop and get new clothes. ModCloth has become one of my favorite clothing stores,

because they have so many different and original dresses/outfits. But they are so expensive! I want to be able to make my

own stuff. I already know how to sew. I just need to learn to use patterns.

 Stop eating out ((once a week at the most)).

We spend way too much money eating out. It will be less, when Jake leaves, but still... it's a waste of money and it conflicts

with goals 1 and 3.

 Finish my story or start a new one.

A couple of years ago I started a story on MySpace. It wasn't very good, but it was a creative outlet. I love to read, and

writing my own story felt awesome. I want to get back into that, even if no one will ever read it.

Take pretty pictures.

Another creative outlet... photography. I am no professional by any means, but taking pretty pictures makes me happy. I

get inspired by flickr and wish that I could take pictures half as good as some of the photographers on there. Practice can't

hurt.

I could add to this list, but then I'd have to think, and right now I have a headache from hell.

I've been sick since the 23rd, as you know. But the day before yesterday it went from the sniffles to stomach bug. I even

had to call off of work today. That was the first time in over a year. I'm feeling a little better now, and I seem to be keeping

everything down... so that's good news. I hope tomorrow I feel completely better, because I have to open. Hopefully it won't

be too busy, being a holiday and all.

Well, adieu to you and to this year. Happy 2011!

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