Knock on wood

Our house is getting ready to undergo some major changes.

I can not be more excited.

Everything is already paid for,

We are just waiting on the product to be shipped to the store for pickup.

More will be posted on this as soon as the project is underway. 

I realize I am way behind on posting pictures from babygirl's big birthday bash.

Or even posting about it at all! 

I will also be catching up on this in the next few days.

My problem is, 

My camera stayed in the diaper bag during the whole party! 

The only photos I have are on my phone from when she was eating her smash cake.

I am so bummed.

I have to hit up a few people to see what kind of shots they got.

I'm trying to play catch up on the ol blog here.

Bear with me.

I'm trying to get my thoughts and ideas in order.


s/n:
After gushing all last week about it being Husband Week.
He didn't even notice.
Not once did he say anything at all about it.
I had to tell him to look.
Big jerk ;)

Husband Week (part 5)

HUSBAND WEEK

Has anyone enjoyed this as much as I have?

Maybe just my husband.

He was saying a while back that I never mentioned him on the blog anymore.

Gotcha babe.

A whole week just for you. =)

Here is my last scrapbook entry.

Written April 21, 2008:

   So I definitely slacked off on writing in this. My last semester has been incredibly draining. I'm constantly busy and that takes a toll on us. I thought you were done with me. Never in a million years would I have guessed that the end of this deployment would be the hardest part. Many things have been said and done that are totally regrettable. I miss you with my everything and I am dying without you. I need you home with me because I truly am lost without you. You still want to talk and work things out but all it comes down to is the fact that I need to let myself go and trust you. Our marriage is officially about to begin because you will finally be here with me. I have to learn to let go and follow you, because you are my husband and you have never made a wrong decision concerning us. I love you with my everything and I am truly grateful every singe day that you never gave up on me and you fought for us over this past year. In only two weeks you will be here and I will finally be happy again. 

Don't let our squabbles, insecurities or stubbornness ever tear us a part.

You are my everything.

My heart.

My love.

My life.

I'd be completely lost without you.

Husband Week (part 4)

HUSBAND WEEK 

Written February 23, 2008:

   A whole year later and we are still just as crazy about each other as the day we met. I can't believe a whole year has gone by. Time really did fly. So much as happened. I am your wife! I am halfway done with college. And now you are close to coming home! 

   You are my everything and nothing can ever or will ever change that. Just do you know, I would go through a million deployments if I knew that in the end, I would always get to be in your arms. I love you forever and always, my cuppycake! 

In the scrapbook that I made while hubby was deployed I kept a bunch of mementos from our honeymoon. In one of the Ripley's museums we did this little fortune teller thing. 

It reads:

One of those rare brilliant marriages which only happens to the really fortunate seems to lie in store.

No wonder I chose to keep that.

And today's song with meaning..

We played this song at the wedding after we were announced husband and wife.

We started it at the chorus.

It meant so much to me.

Left and right we were being told that marriage wasn't the right choice.

We were too young.

We were in the middle of a deployment.

We should go to college first.

We should enjoy more of our youth.

We should wait.

A few more months... A few more years.

But

He is an answer to prayer.

He is my dream come true.

I could not ask for more. 

I wouldn't have changed anything.

Marrying my best friend was the best choice I have ever made in my whole life.

Husband Week (part 3)

HUSBAND WEEK

Written May 11, 2007:
   Your pass was amazing baby. I had so much fun being with you. Enduring the distance and time away from each other is all worth is when we get to say hello again. Each time I see you again for the first time, I get butterflies in my stomach. Time away and all the pain and heartache is all worth it when you give me that second or third 'first kiss.' 
   I love you with my everything and now I can officially countdown the days until this deployment is finally over.

That first kiss is always amazing.

It is always worth it.

No matter how long the separation.

Being a military wife, I get to experience the first kiss rather frequently.

Written January 2008:

   The month of December flew by. Everything was crazy. Final wedding plans were coming together and I didn't even care. I was only focused on you and that you were coming home to me! You got here and I bawled in your arms at the airport. I could not believe you were finally in my arms and that I could actually touch you. The first week you were home was nice, but crazy! We fought a little and it was all my fault because I was stressing over the wedding. Christmas was fun. But then came.. the wedding!

   It was everything I ever dreamed of as a little girl. I got to be the gorgeous fairy tale princess walking down the aisle to my hero. My Prince Charming stood before my eyes. Every second of our wedding was breath taking to me. My heart just about pounded out of my chest. Then we kissed. The preacher declared us husband and wife. Mr & Mrs. And I smiled. I smiled at you because you made all my dreams come true. You made me yours and I promised myself to you for the rest of my life. You gave me the whole world when you said I do. And I could not ask for more.

If you ask my husband what song I walked down the aisle to at the wedding

He wouldn't have a clue. 

He was too caught up in the dress to hear the music.

But this was the song.

Husband Week (part 2)

HUSBAND WEEK

I love reminiscing. 

Reading over old thoughts of mine.

When those thoughts include love and my hubby, 

It's just a reminder of why I fell in love with him in the first place.

Written May 3, 2007:
   So the days seem to drag on. I get to leave in just three days to visit you on your pass before you officially leave.  I'm really nervous about everything. The realization of you stepping foot on Iraqi soil frightens me. I think about you and your unit's safety constantly. You keep reminding me to not worry, but I do! 
   Lately I seem to take everything out on you and I sincerely apologize! So I know how much you wanted a ring or something before you left for Iraq and I finally got the funds to buy you one! But you found out about it and I was not happy, mister! I had it engraved 'Forever Yours' so that not only will you remember my promise to you, but that you will always have those words right there in front of you.
   I love you dearly baby. In a matter of days I will have conquered my fear of flying and will be in your arms!

You will always be my hot electronics boy.

Don't know that story? 

There's stalking involved.

And after school seasonal jobs.

Red shirts and khaki skirts.

Dropped stacks of bath towels.

Scanners to the eyes.

Broken Christmas bulbs.

And plenty of pretzels with cheese in the break room.

I will be posting music videos all week.
The songs all have meaning to me towards our relationship.

They are songs that instantly make me think of hubby, 

or are a memory of he and I.

Husband Week (part 1)

I have officially declared it

HUSBAND WEEK 

on this blog.

If you aren't interested in reading about me gushing or being all romantical.. 

Then tune in again on October 10 

In which I will be going back to our regular scheduled program ;)

As we lay in bed at night discussing our future,
Plans and dreams.
I want to remember our past.
Our ups and downs.
Our togetherness and separation.

Separation due to deployment.
I have ten months to prepare for our next one.
This is possibly not enough time... just kidding.

I kept a scrapbook of letters and things while hubby was deployed in 07/08
This week I will be sharing some of the letters I wrote.
Just as a reminder of how in love I was.

It seems so small now.
It's crazy how life and time makes love multiply.

Sometimes I forget that you are all mine.

I want to break you out of our comfort zone.

Out of this daily routine we've created.

I want to give you butterflies.

Make you fall in love with me all over again.

Be my boyfriend forever, okay?