Frightful Awakening!!!

So... it was just after 2am here and I was suddenly awaken at alomost exactly 2am by this:
I was sleeping on my stomach, neck turned to one side when suddenly I felt something fall on/near my head and I reached up quickly to move it away/figure out what it was when I grabbed at it it was squirmy and damp and kicked and I immediately knew it was......... A FROG!!!!!!!!!!!
OMG!!!!!! A dam frog fell on me in our bedroom!!!!!!!
Well I immediately screamed and threw it in the dark cuz I knew it was a frog and I didn't want that stupid thing on me! I hate frogs!!!!!
So then I turned on the light and was slowly trying to look for it and couldn't find it!!!! :s well I decided to go to the bathroom and get a drink... as I came back with my glass of water I set it down on my night stand then promptly sat down on the egde of the bed on my side and..... there it was!!!! Perched on my night stand just on the other side of the lamp.... yup... you guessed it... scared me again... but I knew I had founf it... well I wasn't gonna touch it with my hands... GROSS!!!! So I ran out to the other room and grabbed two of Tanners extra bowls to catch it in... well as I turned back into the room he wasn't on the dresser!!! DAMN IT!!!! But I looked on the floor and ther he was... then he tried to jump between the bed and the wall so I chased him so I could catch him in the bowls... man was he a damn high jumper.. kept gettin away from me for a while... but finally somehow through all his hoppin I caught him in between the two bowls... so I put on my shoes and called Tanner to come outside with me and I headed outside to get rid of him.... sigh.... my heart has finally settled down and isn't beating so fast anymore and I'm not shaking either anymore....
I do NOT understand how a FROG gets into my BEDROOM!!!!!! UGH!!!!
Sigh... well now slightly terrified of my own room my covers are un done and me and my pillow are at the other end of the bed for the night... away from the window... hopefully I can fall alseep again since I gotta get up in 6.5 hrs to work a full day! Sigh...
Anyway... that's my story.... I also attached a picture of the damn thing after I had gotten him outside...
I'm sure you will, if this is read at the right time, laugh hysterically at this story and at me... and it really is a funny story... just not to me.. yet...

Laura's surgery day and missing my hunny...

Today was kind of a long day... lol worked 5:30am-8:30am and then immediately got in the car and drove an hour down to Butterfield to pick up Laura and then drive us both back up to Kato again to take her to ISJ to have her varicose vein surgery this morning. And this was a surgery they told us would take maybe 3 hours... so I was gonna go back home and shower and do whatever during her 3 hours... lol yeah 3 hours my ass! LOL I had barely gotten out of the shower, dressed and gotten my contacts in when the hospital called me and said Laura was out of surgery.. yeah.. she was done in an hour after going in LOL oh well it was fine..

After picking her up we went for dinner since she was STARVING lol and did some walking around for her and then headed back home and spent the rest of the day watching 27 Dresses and 21 Jumpstreet! HAHA yup... now I'm gonna be stuck on that series too! HAHA my own fault for agreeing to watch it cause Sara said so! LOL

Well that was it for the day.. lol now just back working on editing photos at my parents house for the weekend cause I'm supposed to go to an old elementary school friends wedding reception and dance tomorrow in Slayton.... See.. I really want to go cause I haven't seen this friend in years and I would enjoy getting to see her and her new life and I also love weddings and dances lol but here's where I'm torn.. I don't have anyone to go with... And I really really don't want to go by myself.... I always feel weird going somewhere by myself.. that and Slayton is a ways away from Mt Lake... So.. Here's where I'm really missing Garret... Now I know he doesn't really like weddings that much.. not like I do lol but I know he'd probably go with me if he were home... cause it was something I wanted to go to and important to me... but as we all know.. he's not here.... he can't be my wedding date tomorrow.. or for any of the other 2 or 3 weddings I have to go to this year.... sigh... So, I'm torn... not sure what to do... and no idea till later tomorrow what I will end up doing... sigh...

And just when one thing is depressing for you... there's always 5 or 6 or so other things to follow that make you sad... like my phone not working most of the day for me, my computer seeming like it's going to hell already too and I just bought it, I can't find a good job, and can't seem to get it right to get working on finding a better job, and also knowing that sleep tonight isn't gonna come any better than it has for the last 4 or 5 nights.... sigh... Garret I can't wait for you to at least come home for a few days... I need my bestie near by for just a lil while to make it all better like he always does... :'( not that things with him and I are ever easy either.. but he's always confidant and knows things will work out and does what he can to help make me feel better.... sigh...

Well... anyway... there's my day.. and my vent... maybe you'll hear later this weekend how tomorrow turned out...

Many thoughts... And one adventure...

Well Monday was a GREAT success!!! Thank you Joleen and Alicia sooo SOOOO much for what you helped me with on Monday!! I had sooo much fun and the pictures are going to be awesome!!! Can't wait to get through them all!!

This week haven't done much besides the photo shoot and working... Yesterday had quite the headache and so all I mostly did was watch tv and relax and take a nap just to feel better... two long days in a row.... it caught up to me finally.... (I think it was still catching up to me today still too)

Tanner and I had quite the adventure yesterday after I got home from work as well. After I came downstairs and was bringing Tanner outside we got into the garage and there was a surprise for us at the side door... a little baby bird!!! Omg! It startled me because I didn't see him... Tanner was the first to get close to the door we were going to go out of and suddenly he ran into something that suddenly squawked really loud  at him which startled me lol and I then realized it was bird in our garage... which isn't where he was supposed to be lol so my first reaction was to get Tanner because he didn't need to be chasing him all over the garage.. I wanted to get the bird out... so I picked up Tanner to keep him away and you'll never guess what my second reaction was....... Yup, that's right it was: "GO GET THE CAMERA!!!! This my chance to try to get up close pictures of a little birdy!!" So that's what I did... with dog in hand I ran back inside downstairs grabbed my camera and ran back out to the garage and took some pictures of the bird sitting by the door!! LOL loved it!!

After I was finally done with my bird photo shoot lol I tried to shoo the bird over so I could open the door since he was behind it and then get him outside... didn't work.... he went scooting over under Chris' shelving instead lol so I hunted down some things to wear as gloves cause I thought that was the best way to get him was to grab onto him and then with Tanner's help and the bird's squawking lol I found where he was hiding and cornered him and grabbed him! And of course once I caught him he started squaking louder and then Tanner got all excited and barking because he could hear the bird but couldn't get at him in my hand! lol So once we made it outside I finally decided to put him hear Kate's flower garden near the garage hoping he would find his way... And I really hope he found somewhere to go and is ok... but yeah... that was our adventure yesterday LOL I also found out today after googling it that I'm pretty sure the birdy was a baby blue jay!! How cool!! :)

Today was... I don't know... it was fine for the day.. work was a little long this morning because all I wanted to do was be done and get back home and head for Mt. Lake again.... but I did have a horrible headache while at work so that made it seem longer... a headache I also wasn't able to get rid of most of the day... eck!

I spent majority of the day after I got to my parents, playing Rack-o with my sister again... it's our new favorite addictive game! lol And then anything that could go wrong for me did.... Phone decided again that he didn't want to have service and send my messages.... at least it turned itself back on all day today... and then my cd I was trying to make with pictures on it wouldn't work and so my computer screen went funny when I tried to force the cd maker close and so I had to push the power button to turn off the computer and when I turned it back on that's when the worst happened.... I lost my trial version of Adobe Lightroom.... my photo editing software...... UGHHHH!!!!! I'm soooo mad! I was trying to keep the computer on continuously since last week as to keep my trial version which had expired up and running to continue using it on my laptop and I wanted it for the weekend since I'm going to be at home for a long time so that I could work on Monday's photo shoot... well... that's not happening anymore... Now I have to wait till I get home and can get on Tom's computer where I have another trial version of Lightroom that I just got before my other one ran out and can do all my editing there! PISSED!!! I wanted to do photos over the weekend here... now I'll be a week behind... UGHHH!!! I just really really wish I had money... which I don't... cause then I could buy the software and have it all the time as my own... but I just don't think Garret would let me spend 300 dollars on that even though I really need it... sigh....

Horrible day.... so SOOOOO mad at technology and everything.... made my life much MUCH more depressing... I need more money cause I'm completely broke... I need a new job... I need my software back... I need new photo gear... and I really need a good photography job... but can't seem to get anyone to hire me.... I'm soooo depressed.... I suck....

Catching up again LOL

Well since I last blogged I have done quite a lot LOL I spend all of Wednesday after work editing pictures! I had 4 "sessions" to edit up before going away for the weekend because I knew the weekend was going to be busy and I wouldn't get to the pictures then and I have major plans for Monday (tomorrow) lol
This weekend was quite the long and fun one LOL I again spend this weekend at home and enjoyed myself while I was there. Tanner and I traveled home on Thursday afternoon and then spent the afternoon playing "Racko" with my sister and we made supper and played Racko some more lol
Friday I went shopping in Worthington with my mom and sister (yes... I come home from Mankato, shopping town, and they decide we all need to go shopping in Worthington, the opposite direction! lol didn't help I said I needed to go boot shopping, which we did do in Windom! Yay for new riding boots!!! hehe)
Friday evening I got to spend with my bestie LOL at one of our most favorite places! VOSS PARK!!! LOL I love that place... such a home away from home for me and just soooo relaxing.. Got to sit around a bonfire and had a drink and chatted and laughed with good people.
Saturday I went to by other bestie's daughter's 2 year birthday party! Good time as well! I STUFFED myself!! LOL Abs had soooo much food there and all her, I and Danielle did while we were there was eat!! LOL (really yummy food! But so bad for trying to be on a diet! WHICH I might add I have not exercised once since Garret has been gone for the last week and a half! UGH still need someone to help whip me into shape! Those boys CANNOT come back fit and in shape and I still pudgy and so horribly out of shape!) GRRR
After the bday party guess where I went.... Yup... Voss Park with Laura again!! lol and again another campfire, drink (much stronger than the night before's lol) and good laughs and good people again! I CANNOT wait for the next time I get to be at Voss!! I enjoy that place, and Laura's company ALOT!
Today I got to ride on Wagon Train with Laura!! It's my birthday present from her every year for the last 4 years now! hehe to you it might not sound like much cuz I could maybe ride horse with Laura almost anytime lol but Wagon Train is different and I don't much care if that's what my present from her is every year... I look forward to it ALOT and even though I'm usually very very sore before we even hit noon break on our ride I still enjoy it and look forward to next years ride. Though maybe next year Laura and I can ride more before Wagon Train and our butts and everything else won't be as sore next year! LOL
Well.. I think that's all..... OH WAIT!!! NO!! I want vent about my dog!! LOL That little turd WILL NOT sleep in the bed with me anymore... I don't know if he's just cooler wherever else he finds to sleep at wherever we're sleeping at or what... but he's only slept with me 2 nights on a bed since last Sunday night... UGH! Makes me very sad and makes the bed much bigger and lonelier at night now... but oh well... he is a MAJOR SPAZ!!! LOL
Anyway... on to finishing...  going to finish getting things together for tomorrow and finish watching this episode for The Big Bang Theory and then go to bed. Gotta work early at McD's and then have a VERY long and FUN day planned with Joleen and Alicia... Sorry guys... Can't tell you what we're doing till I get done with it and Joleen and Alicia get to see the finished product! BUT maybe if you're lucky I'll blog tomorrow or Tuesday and there will be a sneak preview in my blog of it!!! HEHE
Night!

Photo session day and catch up!

Ok.. so I know some of you were worried about me there for a while because I hadn't blogged in the LONGEST time lol well.. that's due to the fact that my soldier came home for 5 days... and then I went home to see family and friends the day he left... lol yes I know I still had access to a computer or my phone to blog but I just didn't get back into during any of that time lol but see that's the same thing that happened with me workout... UGH didn't do that ever the entire time Garret was home and still haven't gotten into it again... I NEED to.... Seriously someone out there needs to help me get my rear into gear with this diet and workout... I need it... especially since today after doing my soldier wifely duties lol I went shopping at Plato's Closest for more jean shorts because I don't have too many that fit me right.. I found three pairs that I took home with me but still didn't feel fully satisfied with how I looked and felt in them... I really hate summer in some ways... I love wearing shorts and tank tops but they don't cover up all the imperfections I got that I don't like as well as jeans and my other nice tops do in the fall and winter.... UGH... though I will admit some days I'm much better at eating a little bit better when the boys aren't home lol but I couldn't get myself up early enough today to work out before going and doing my stuff for the day... but anyway... somehow I need it in to gear here and shape up and thin down a bit to look better, keep healthier (so I don't end up in the hospital again, not that NOT exercising has anything to do with why I ended up there in the first place, it would just help for it to not happen again), and feel better about myself and give me that chance to feel great in that awesome camouflage bikini that I bought a few weeks ago lol
But anyway.... I had a great time with Garret while he was home.. was WAY too short of a time though... but it was still good even though he was a butt the last day and had a little too much fun... and most of you know what I mean... lol we didn't do anything special but just had a good time doing random things together.... also had a great time going to Applebees to eat with Karla, Alicia, Joleen, and Kora on Thursday after the guys all left. Was great to do on a sad day.... though speaking of it being a sad day... I will say that I'm very proud of myself for that day and the entire weekend up through today so far.... I haven't cried yet since they left on Thursday! Trust me that AMAZING for me... even with the depressing news I got at Sears on Thursday I didn't even freak out and cry or anything on the way home that afternoon in the car.... I'm doing well surprisingly... I have no idea where this so far stuff side is coming from.. still super sad my best friend is gone and I won't see him till July sometime and then who knows after that.... and sad it's kind of lonely here sometimes.. but still doing well and not freaking out (and I'm sure Laura's glad for that lol) and not cried once yet.... I'm so impressed with myself... I even survived making a deployment slideshow last night with two sad songs on it.... wow... like I said idk where this stuff streak is coming from lol but I like it and hope it continues!!
Anyway... had a good weekend hanging out with my Laura and my Abby!! Can't wait till this weekend to see them both again and go on Wagon Train with Laura!! (YAY I get to ride her horse all day Friday!! Thanks dear!! :)) And then get to celebrate Abby's baby girl's 2 year birthday on Saturday!! YAY!! And then something REALLY awesome to look forward to for Monday... but that's still a slight secret to all of you that know nothing about it yet... you'll find out and maybe my blog Monday or Tuesday will have a sneak peek in it... hehehe... Today was also fun... even though it was so freaking HOT out lol Joleen and I took Kora to do a little photo shoot!!! It was fun.. and HOT lol but she was a little distracted by the fact that there were animals there so she wasn't big into getting her picture taken lol oh well... just means we'll have to do it again! lol
So... yeah.. there's my catch up... we'll see when I blog again.. probably tomorrow evening after maybe helping Alicia and Joleen do some moving and going out to dinner with the military ladies... who knows tho... haha Thanks for reading if you made it this far already... if you're looking for a photo there could be tons for them for everything that's gone on and happened since my last blog but I'll leave you with a photo of two couples from deployment day on Thursday :)

Day 13: Friday, May 27th, 2011; Pizza night/girls night!

Today was the first pizza night with Alicia and Joleen without the men folk being involved so of course it also became girls night as well. It was soooo awesome lol

We had so much fun with each other and with Kora! We had pizza at Joleens like usual and were sitting around chatting and watching cars with Kora when we got the idea that ice cream was needed! Lol well guess what... we went down the road to Culvers then! Lol that was a blast! Kora was sooo frickin entertaining! Her new thing that she picked up there: "holy hannah, Mel!" Lol so cute and funny and she just kep repeating it and repeating it! Lol we also had a blast discussing photo sessions that were gonna do and all our crazy ideas for them and all the different location options for them! We're gonna keep busy and entertained with them!! Lol

After culvers we went back to Joleens and hung out and talked more about random fun stuff and was entertained more by Kora! It was such a good time and much deserved and needed even though tomorrow will be a very good day cuz my baby comes home for a few days!!!!!!! Yay!!!!!!! =D

But these pizza/girls nights will have to happen often ladies!!!!! It will be something soooo much fun to look forward to and will definitely help the next year or so to fly by much faster! :)

My picture.. lol is me sitting at the railroad tracks not far from my house on the way to Joleens waiting for the train to go by... lol

Day 11 & 12: Wednesday & Thursday, May 25th & 26th, 2011; wives complaining.

So, again I missed my Posting yesterday lol go figure so I'm doubling it today to make up lol

Yesterday was good getting to go out with the military ladies in New Ulm. It was again very good to get to go out with them. Good to learn new details about the deployment and also meet new people who are involved with soldiers and who are going through the same things. It was a late night but very good.

Today was good... wrok though was something different though... while at work (McDonalds) we ended being really busy at one point and I was sent back to help roll buritos... and while back there I was able to hear the conversation that two ladies were having with each other and the conversation was about both of them complaining about ones husband and ones fiance either not helping out with chores at home or that they're men do chores but then complain about needing praise or wanting to be thanked for what they have done at home...

Now here's the thoughts that I ended up having after hearing all this coming from them... I was like seriously... maybe you guys should quit your complaining about your men and what they do or don't do or what they think they need to hear after the chores they do.. cuz guess what.. there's one of us here who would be grateful to just have her hubby home to let out with things at home or to complain about things we do or don't do. Now I know garret and I don't always see eye to eye or we fight or disagree on who should do what and when. And we've definitely complained about each not doing what the other wanted. But at this time that these two were complaining all I could think of was you two should be thankful that you get to be with your men and you get have each other around to do stuff together cuz I would love to have my baby home just to be with and do household chores and such together. I really wanted to blurt it out to them but kept it to myself... sorry if those two read this and don't like what I say. But its my blog and my opinion... some people won't ever know what its like to lose your love for a year and then learn to cherish all the little things and learn that some of the stupid complaining doesn't ever matter anymore compared to not even having them around... oh well..

Day 10: Tuesday, May 24th, 2011;

So today was the second day of my goal to workout. Like I said this was day 2... it was great! I don't lnow if I'm working out long enough or doing the right sort of thing... see I really don't like my weight and I know that my guys are gonna get the chance, even if not on purpose, to lose weight/workout and shape up. So I want to do the same while they're gone. I don't want them to come back looking great and here I've been lazy and not done anything and they all look good and I still don't look that great.

But I got to do cardio boxing today which was so much fun! I really enjoyed it! I hope that I can figure good food out and drink lots more water daily and definately keep working out daily and shed some pounds and inches for myself and for my hubby even though he doesn't care and loves me the way I am.

So.. we'll see... hope I can do it... motivation to continue every day from somewhere would be great. My picture from today is just from after doing my workout lol

Day 9: Monday, May 23rd, 2011;

I really enjoyed my day off today. Didn't have to work at either job all day! Yay!

So, I got to do some errands. Went to St. Peter and got my wedding ring back!!! Yay!! Took it in over a week ago to get sauttered(sp) together. Was very glad to get it back! Feels better to have it back on! :)

I also went to Mankato and did a few errands. On my way to Kato, my mp3 player came upon one of the most wonderful songs I have found in the last few days: "End of May" by Michael Buble.
Here are the lyrics: (you have to read them)

Golden haze,
Another morning feels like yesterday.
End of may..
Now you’re gone and there’s still bills to pay.
And you know it doesn’t help to make believe, you’re sitting next to me.
It doesn’t help, to make believe that you are right behind me
Saying it’s okay.
Longer days,
More time to sit and watch the pendulum sway.
In quiet rage I’m staring at this empty notebook page.
In times like these you feel like you are done with feeling,
You feel you want to stop the pain from healing
Because you feel like you’re the only one who’s ever felt this way.
Some days in a daze, there’s brighter days.
Funny how the feeling never stays,
But I know I’ll have to come to terms when I’m awake,
Thinking about you is the icing on the cake.
Makes me realize the fact you’re gone for good for goodness sake.
http://www.hotnewsonglyrics.com/michael-buble-end-of-may-lyrics.html
Golden haze, another morning feels like yesterday.
End of may, a year is gone and I still feel this way,
When we meet again I’ll ask you how you’re doing
And you’ll say fine and ask me how I’m doing
And then I’ll lie and I’ll say ordinary, It’s just an ordinary day.

Here also is the link to the Youtube page where you can watch and listen to the song! Please do!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY78PQOrQW0


I found this song a few days ago.. I don't remember how I came upon it, but as soon as I started listening to it, it was amazing! This song is almost perfectly describing what is going on with us military families lately! Now one thing, this song is actually a break up song. So in some spots and some of the words sound a little more obvious to it being a break up song, but if you listen to it with the thought in mind of us losing our loved ones for a year it's soooo touching as a farewell military song! The title is absolutely perfect! Since it's the end of May and this is when they're leaving us.

Idk... I love it.. and it's gonna be my song for the next year! Maybe it'll be touching to someone else too. The song didn't make me cry as I listened to it about 10 times on the way to Kato.. but just made me contemplative about the whole thing... Wasn't even sad about it... which is weird for me... May be that today was good and it was beautiful out... or that a week has past since the guys left... or that it's less than a week before they come back and I get to see them for a few days again... Idk.. either way it was still weird that I was ok with listening to the song and being ok with everything for a little while.

Either way.. glad to be ok for one day... instead of depressed.. though I will admit, was a little depressed when I got home and wanted to do something outside since it was so gorgeous out and couldn't think of anything to do.. and no one to do anything outside with...

But anyway.. my picture to day is me in the car after I got my ring back! haha

Day 8: Sunday, May 22nd, 2011;

Omg! Guess what... I've finally caught up with myself!!! AH! I'm actually writing on a day that is actually happening!! :)

Today I had to work a few hours at Sears. Was kind of uneventful. Helped a new girl learn the ropes a little, and only shot one photo session today... By the way, random thought, one of the worst things about Sears... Not being able to get to take the photos that I take at that place and be able to bring them home and use them myself in my own portfolio! Ugh!! I take soooo many pictures that every now and then and there are many of them that I love! And I would absolutely enjoy getting to share them online and let people see what I have done since I graduated and that I can actually do some photography... UGH! Another topic for another day maybe... photography... and not having a job where I want to be... UGH!

Anyway... today was uneventful after work... came home and tried to fix my car window by myself... that failed... didn't succeed at all... bummer... now I need someone to help me fix it... grrrr.... darn Tires Plus....

Then I cleaned out Tanner's kennel... since he has issues with making a mess in it quite often when he is left alone.. which is another hard part of Garret and Tom being gone.. There's no one home ever now to leave Tanner with.. now he always has to go in his kennel and be alone for hours while I'm gone to work and whatever. Now I know he's a dog.. but he's got feelings too... trust me! I can see it in him! I know he's a brat and needs to learn to be alone often while I'm gone... but I feel bad leaving my buddy home alone without either of his buddy's Tom or Garret. But I guess both he and I will have to get used to it... hopefully he learns...

After I cleaned the kennel, I headed back inside and did all the dishes.. which was long over due lol because last week Garret and I didn't do many things cleaning related because we had many other things to do for him and when we had down time we did fun things and things together instead. But the dishes are clean now and just have to be put away!

So, I accomplished 2 tasks that I told myself I had to do today and then did another one on top of that! Great feeling! Guess onto tomorrow and the hope to do a few more tasks that I need to do before Garret comes back from AT... And get my ring back! :)

Today's picture.. I just took it outside when I took Tanner to the bathroom. lol Tanner looks funny I know but that's because he HATES cameras! LOL

Day 7: Saturday, May 21st, 2011;

Yesterday; I had to work for quite a few hours at Sears. Was ok... Except that I ended up on a 2 hour lunch break and then had to go back to work for like an hour roughly and I ended up not even doing anything there for that last hour... ugh..

Then I was told that I had to work on Sunday too... UGH! Which made me very upset... for many reasons... One: I really wanted to be able to go home for the weekend and hang out with friends and go to Donny's b-day party and D's farewell party... but it was too much gas to spend to just go down for one night and come back in less than 24 hours... So, that made me upset that all I wanted to do was go home and not be alone, get to be with some of my closest friends and hang out... instead I had to work for only a few hours and not get be with friends and just had to be home alone (though yes, Tanner was home with me, but it's not always the same to have a single, non-speaking dog, at home. You need someone to talk to or just be around some times.)

Also what made me upset about it was the fact that I got my hopes up for not having to work and the possibility to get to go home... but that's what happens when you have to be on call. Being on call sucks!!! It means never knowing if you have to work or not. You might have to work but maybe you don't have to. It also means not getting to set actual plans with anyone because you have to say. Well I'm on call, so I might be able to do that with you or maybe I can't. It would just be nice to say I have to work that time. Can we do it after I get off work or let's try it another day when I don't work. Sigh...

Anyway... that's all... So my picture for Saturday is me sitting outside at the pic nic table after getting home from work, disappointed that I can't go home...

Day 6: Friday, May 20th, 2011;

I unfortunately had to work the Friday morning at McDonalds but only for a few hours and then I got off work and brought breakfast home to Laura (who was still at my house cuz she had spent the night) lol and we watched two movies before she had to head out.

It was great to have her there for a while! It was really sad and depressing to have to see her go. Of course I know that she couldn't stay forever cuz she doesn't live with me; but it was just nice to have someone else around hanging out downstairs with me for a while. I know we'll have to do again and will do it often as we can!

It was just more sad because I ended up having to go into work at Sears, which was really upsetting because after Laura left all I wanted to was go home with her and go ride and hanging out with her and whoever else! Oh well... Finally got myself to do some things and then met Abby in Kato and helped her pick out some decor for her birthday party! lol

Well my picture today is just of me on the couch and of what I am wearing... Since it's Friday there's something specific that I wear on Friday's for a certain reason... My "Support our troops; Red Friday's" gear! I got a new Red Friday's sweatshirt while I was in St. James at the deployment ceremony so that's what I was wearing this Friday! :)

Please if you have anything red, wear it on Friday's! I got 3 specific soldiers leaving (and many more that I know and care about) that will be gone for a year or more!! Please make it ""Red Friday's till they all come home! " This is important to all of us who are missing our soldiers and hoping with all our hearts they make it home safe to us!!!! Thank you!!!

 

Day 5: Thursday, May 19th, 2011;

Thursday, after I got off work, guess who I got to hang out with; Laura!!!! Haha Laura decided to come up to Kato on Thursday to hang out with me! We went to the mall and had lunch and did a small bit of shopping there and at Walmart! By mistake we found Laura a new awesome shirt that she just had to have at Maurices! haha

Then we went back to my place to hang out for the evening and night! It was a good time. We played Guitar Hero for hours! LOL till our eyes got tired and sore and our tummies were hungry! LOL It was fun because I hadn't gotten to play Guitar Hero for that long in a very long time or even since I had gotten my own game! And I hadn't gotten to play with Laura in ages! :)

Then we made supper together and watched TV and movies for the rest of the night! We may not have talked a whole lot. But we chatted and it wasn't about HAVING to talk constantly but just having someone else there to be around you while you were at home.

My picture is of me in the mirror at Maurice's while Laura was trying on her shirt that she ended up just having to have. lol

Day 4: Wednesday, May 18th, 2011;

So... Since I'm behind on my postings for each day (and I'm really trying to catch myself up so that I can post more actual thoughts behind each day as it goes) I really don't fully remember what happened or any real thoughts for this day.

I know the one thing that I did, which is what my picture is all about, was watch the season finale of NCIS (which reminds me that I haven't watched the season finale of NCIS: LA) because since I was out with the military ladies on Tuesday night I didn't get to watch NCIS on TV. So, I was catching myself up on what I had missed the night before :)

Sorry this post is short! lol I'll catch up with myself soon here and be up to date and the posts will be more interesting. Sorry they're not much to read!

Day 3: Tuesday, May 17th, 2011;

Today I had to work in the morning and for some strange reason it was nice to be there (which by the way is way weird for me because I don't like working at McDonald's) but I think it was nice just because it was somewhere else besides having to be at home with no one else there.

I was also looking forward to this evening because Kate (my other housemate who lives upstairs at my place) had arranged for a bunch of military wives and girlfriends to get together out at Westwood Bar and Grill for supper and a small get together since all our men were gone.

This was great! I really enjoyed getting to be out by the lake (even though it was really cold and windy lol) and getting to chat with ladies who were going through the same thing I was. Made me feel less alone. :) It was wonderful to know I wasn't the only one feeling lonely and sad. There were many other ladies going through and feeling the same as I did, even if it seems like I was the only one or that everyone else seems to appear to be stronger than I am.

I can't wait till Wednesday when we get to do this again! :) Great for all of us!

My picture for today is just silly. LOL all it is is me in my bed before going to sleep. Wearing my hubby's Gulf Company sweatshirt! HAHA basically had to take a picture before forgetting for the day!

Day 2: Monday, May 16th, 2011;

Monday was the first day by myself at home. Though I guess I wasn't solely alone cuz I have Tanner at home with me. Monday was pretty lonely especially after the really sad, lonely and depressing evening on Sunday after coming back after the boys left. (And for those of you who don't know, when I say "the boys" I'm talking about my hubby Garret, our roommate Tom Grev, and our housemate Chris Wilson)

On Monday I was able to solve one of the problems that I had found out about on Sunday evening; got a new tire for my very worn tire on my car. Tanner and I went into town just to do two errands and we ended up in kato for like three hours, two if which were spent at the tire shop lol crazy long day but at least we solved that problem on our own and Tanner got to be with me.

Monday's picture is just me showing off my silly sunburn that I received while being outside all day on Sunday hanging with the soldiers! :)

Day 1: Sunday, May 15th, 2011; Leaving for AT

Sunday was the day that all the guardsmen headed to St James to pack their stuff on the convoy for two weeks of annual training up at Camp Riply. It was also the day that St James was hosting the deployment ceremony for all the deploying soldiers.

This is ceremony was very nice to go to because it was something I had never been to or seen before. Even though it was the beginning event to a very emotional day it was an event and memory that I would have regretted if I hadn't gone to. I was glad I went.

It was so cool to see all the support that our awesome soldiers have and that all us families have such a great backing behind us during these trying times.

It was also cool to see all the families and then watch the convoy take off and leave town. Very cool and emotional.

The picture I have of me for that day is the picture I got of me and Garret together while a group of us sat around in front of the armory waiting for the bus and everyone to get on and go.

Starting out

So this blog was a suggestion from my friend Chelsey Koopman who is also an Army Wife with a deployed husband. She said she was gonna start one to have some place to put her thoughts out there during the deployment her husband is on and I totally liked the idea!

I decided I wanted to do the same sort of thing with a little added twist! But as a small disclaimer, same as Chelsey, I'm using this to put out whats in my head and it may not come out sounding grammatically correct or whatever but it's me venting to a computer screen or phone screen and giving myself someone to "talk to" when I don't have anyone else to talk to.


Here's my twist to this blog. I hope to post every day... or try to post maybe a few times in one day if I miss a few days or whatever... but I have so far taken a silly or interesting photo of my self either on my phone or on my camera and I hope to post about each day as it comes and add a picture to that post.

The, picture every day, thing was kind of an idea to show off to my hubby, Garret, what I was kind of doing everyday and if he ever or often sees this blog he can keep up with my venting as if he's still here with me! :) hehe This way he can also avoid any of my venting too like he never heard it lol

So, combined with my picture a day idea and Chelsey's suggestion to do a blog to keep busy and use it to just talk somewhere, this is what I've come up with!

Remember, I might not post every day. But I hope to take a picture of myself doing something or something of some sort and then post about every day as it goes through out this deployment... So, here's the start. Hopefully tomorrow I will catch you all up with the past few days and it's pictures for each day!

Hope you enjoy reading and comment and follow along as I start this new journey!
Thanks
Melissa