Soo, our big trip to Ireland is getting closer and closer. The ticker on the side of my blog says 3 weeks and 6 days as of today!! Holy cow!! In 4 weeks I get to see my husband. Mind Boggling!!
I started this boot camp with a few of the other army ladies and its kicking our butts. I haven't been this sore in a very long time. It's pretty sweet. I am noticing my body change for the good, and not getting bigger. lol. We have two more weeks left of it, and I'll be in a better place. I can actually do push-ups now. Brad shared with me the army standards for women taking PT tests. I need to be able to run 2 miles in about 20 minutes. I think that might be do-able if I work up to it. I also need to be able to do 17 push ups in 2 minutes. that might be do-able as well. I suppose I have a goal to work towards now.
anyway, that's the update as of now.
Oh, the units 2nd annual Spring event is this Sunday. I'll put some pictures up later of all the fun we'll be having.
adios!
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Best Weekend EVER!!
I've got to say, I was dreading this weekend leading up to our one year anniversary. I was nervous about how things were going to go down or events that were going to happen or not happen.
Friday night, I spent the evening with my two favorite Montana ladies, Cenzie and Debbie. We treated ourselves to mall massages . . . best 30 bucks I've spent in a long time. Then, this morning the FRG held a belly dancing class at the unit. Some other ladies and I learned how to shake it the right way. We made our phone calls after. Had a great lunch with Cenzie. THEN . . . this is where it gets great.
We checked the mailbox on our way home to see if a care package had come for us. My mom sends us care packages from time to time. this one has a bottle of wedding wine in it, a card from my parents and some other goodies. But the best part was what was left at the front door.
Beautiful flowers from my wonderful husband. It's too bad that he can't be here to celebrate one year of marriage with me, but its the thought that counts. I plan on going out to a nice dinner with some girlfriends tmrw night to celebrate and do it up right.
One year ago today, I was getting last minute details put together and eager for pictures and to get this show on the road. It was a long 4 years of dating Brad and it all boiled down to that one day. March 20th, 2010. Best day of my life so far. I am so happy that he is my husband. I dont think I could have found a better guy out there to support me in my choices and live my life with! He's so absolutely amazing and I am so thankful for him every day.
We also get to start counting down the days till Ireland. Since Brad is half a day ahead of us, he is on day 35 till he gets to leave. I dont leave Billings till the 26th, but that's alright. It's getting closer with every day though. Before we know it, it will be here and hopefully time will stand still for a few days. I can't even imagine what its going to be like to see his handsome face again after not being able to see him for 7 months. Skype just isn't the same. To be able to touch my husbands face will be a dream come true. To hold his hand and have his arms around me, it will be the best feeling ever!!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO US!
Friday night, I spent the evening with my two favorite Montana ladies, Cenzie and Debbie. We treated ourselves to mall massages . . . best 30 bucks I've spent in a long time. Then, this morning the FRG held a belly dancing class at the unit. Some other ladies and I learned how to shake it the right way. We made our phone calls after. Had a great lunch with Cenzie. THEN . . . this is where it gets great.
We checked the mailbox on our way home to see if a care package had come for us. My mom sends us care packages from time to time. this one has a bottle of wedding wine in it, a card from my parents and some other goodies. But the best part was what was left at the front door.
Beautiful flowers from my wonderful husband. It's too bad that he can't be here to celebrate one year of marriage with me, but its the thought that counts. I plan on going out to a nice dinner with some girlfriends tmrw night to celebrate and do it up right.
One year ago today, I was getting last minute details put together and eager for pictures and to get this show on the road. It was a long 4 years of dating Brad and it all boiled down to that one day. March 20th, 2010. Best day of my life so far. I am so happy that he is my husband. I dont think I could have found a better guy out there to support me in my choices and live my life with! He's so absolutely amazing and I am so thankful for him every day.
We also get to start counting down the days till Ireland. Since Brad is half a day ahead of us, he is on day 35 till he gets to leave. I dont leave Billings till the 26th, but that's alright. It's getting closer with every day though. Before we know it, it will be here and hopefully time will stand still for a few days. I can't even imagine what its going to be like to see his handsome face again after not being able to see him for 7 months. Skype just isn't the same. To be able to touch my husbands face will be a dream come true. To hold his hand and have his arms around me, it will be the best feeling ever!!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO US!
Monday, March 14, 2011
The saga continues
So, nothing new has come of this landlord tenant issue quite yet. Both Brad and I are trying to contact people to get the best information we can get to make the best choice for what to do next. I suppose now we are sitting ducks.
I am not really enjoying the fact that life doesnt seem to stop or give you and kind of down time. If it's not one thing, its another. Life was pretty good there for a week or so...so I guess that was my down time. Now I am dealing with this landlord. I'm hoping that this will be fully resolved by the time Brad comes home in September, but who knows. Then I think we'll need to ask each other, is it worth the amount of trouble to get money back?
On a much lighter note, Brad and I will be celebrating our one year anniversary on Sunday. We are in single digit territory now. How exciting, yet bitter sweet. I know we have many years ahead of us to celebrate, however the first year I think is kind of a big one. In the many years we dated, we never had an annivesary. We just aren't that kind of couple. We dont even know if we started dating at the end of september or first two weeks in October. All we know is that it just happened. We started hanging out and all of a sudden we were dating. So who knows. We certainly don't care. :-)
I have decided that I will be going out to dinner to treat myself. I have invited anyone who wants to come. So Debbie is going to be my date, along with Cenzie and Mindy. Anyone else who wants to attend...the other 2 of you who actually read this...I will be going to Jakes steakhouse on the west end. I'm going to have a nice drink, maybe even two ( I have to have one for my husband you know ) and a nice dinner. I will toast to having married my best friend and the best guy out there for me. I love him dearly and am finding that as it gets closer to Ireland, the days are dragging on and aren't going by fast enough.
So hurry up and come and go march...lets get on with april so I can see my husband!
Love you Bradley Thomas!!
I am not really enjoying the fact that life doesnt seem to stop or give you and kind of down time. If it's not one thing, its another. Life was pretty good there for a week or so...so I guess that was my down time. Now I am dealing with this landlord. I'm hoping that this will be fully resolved by the time Brad comes home in September, but who knows. Then I think we'll need to ask each other, is it worth the amount of trouble to get money back?
On a much lighter note, Brad and I will be celebrating our one year anniversary on Sunday. We are in single digit territory now. How exciting, yet bitter sweet. I know we have many years ahead of us to celebrate, however the first year I think is kind of a big one. In the many years we dated, we never had an annivesary. We just aren't that kind of couple. We dont even know if we started dating at the end of september or first two weeks in October. All we know is that it just happened. We started hanging out and all of a sudden we were dating. So who knows. We certainly don't care. :-)
I have decided that I will be going out to dinner to treat myself. I have invited anyone who wants to come. So Debbie is going to be my date, along with Cenzie and Mindy. Anyone else who wants to attend...the other 2 of you who actually read this...I will be going to Jakes steakhouse on the west end. I'm going to have a nice drink, maybe even two ( I have to have one for my husband you know ) and a nice dinner. I will toast to having married my best friend and the best guy out there for me. I love him dearly and am finding that as it gets closer to Ireland, the days are dragging on and aren't going by fast enough.
So hurry up and come and go march...lets get on with april so I can see my husband!
Love you Bradley Thomas!!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
update on the mess
I got an early start on this whole issue. My phone date with the JAG officer went better than I expected. He gave us some options, one of which I will not go ahead with. He had suggested that I try and talk to her informally, however that would waive my personal rights that I am protected by. Instead, I will be calling around to some different people tomorrow and see what my options are. Unfortunately, this particular awesome and amazing JAG officer is in California, and works for a unit in JAPAN. So he's kind of a busy guy. He however has been a great help with this landlord tenant issue.
Cenzie, my house mate, is catholic and it was Ash Wednesday today. She will be participating in lent this year...not sure what she is giving up, but I'm sure it'll be good. It should be interesting to see what she gives up and see if she sticks to it. She's one determined woman, so I have no doubt in my mind that she wont finish this.
There is still lots of female drama around here. No shortage of that with army wives. Heaven's no. If someone isn't happy, we let each other know, or let the whole world know. Either way, it gets out there for people to respond to. I am guilty of doing this occasionally via facebook. Last night, when I was livid with the landlord issue, I posted it on facebook, but I post happy things as well. Such as our one year wedding anniversary is in 10 days. AND I can gladly say that I will get to see my husband at the end of next month. Now isn't that just something to shout from the roof tops? I'm thinkin so!
It's time for this young army wife to hit the hay, but I'll keep ya'll posted on the landlord issue.
Cenzie, my house mate, is catholic and it was Ash Wednesday today. She will be participating in lent this year...not sure what she is giving up, but I'm sure it'll be good. It should be interesting to see what she gives up and see if she sticks to it. She's one determined woman, so I have no doubt in my mind that she wont finish this.
There is still lots of female drama around here. No shortage of that with army wives. Heaven's no. If someone isn't happy, we let each other know, or let the whole world know. Either way, it gets out there for people to respond to. I am guilty of doing this occasionally via facebook. Last night, when I was livid with the landlord issue, I posted it on facebook, but I post happy things as well. Such as our one year wedding anniversary is in 10 days. AND I can gladly say that I will get to see my husband at the end of next month. Now isn't that just something to shout from the roof tops? I'm thinkin so!
It's time for this young army wife to hit the hay, but I'll keep ya'll posted on the landlord issue.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Just when I thought...
Just when I thought that life was going well...it throws me a curve ball. I am no longer going to Kansas City. The higher ups didn't get my paperwork soon enough and I don't have orders or a flight. I'm not frustrated by that. It's the other curve ball that life threw me that I'm less than impressed with.
My old landlord, those of you know whom I'm speaking of, did something that was less than wonderful. I was expected a good 800 dollars back in our deposit. Instead, the certified mail i went to the post office to pick up...we get nothing back. AND to top it off, we technically owe her 260 dollars. Screw that. We don't owe her anything. She isn't allowed to deduct rent out deposit and she did exactly that! You best believe I will be calling the JAG office tomorrow and legal action will be happening. I am protected by the United States Army and could have 'lived' in that house for another 4 months RENT FREE and she couldn't have done anything about it. I am livid at the moment. Some people just don't know who they are messing with and what kind of trouble they can get into.
It's realllly hard as of right now to not be a small person and be nasty. It is taking every bone in my body to be a big person and be responsible.
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
My old landlord, those of you know whom I'm speaking of, did something that was less than wonderful. I was expected a good 800 dollars back in our deposit. Instead, the certified mail i went to the post office to pick up...we get nothing back. AND to top it off, we technically owe her 260 dollars. Screw that. We don't owe her anything. She isn't allowed to deduct rent out deposit and she did exactly that! You best believe I will be calling the JAG office tomorrow and legal action will be happening. I am protected by the United States Army and could have 'lived' in that house for another 4 months RENT FREE and she couldn't have done anything about it. I am livid at the moment. Some people just don't know who they are messing with and what kind of trouble they can get into.
It's realllly hard as of right now to not be a small person and be nasty. It is taking every bone in my body to be a big person and be responsible.
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Monday, March 7, 2011
March Madness
No, I'm not referring to basketball. The month of March has promised a few different things.
The most important one to MY life is a ONE year anniversary that Brad and I will share on different sides of the world. On the 20th, we will be married for one entire year! It doesn't feel like we've been married for a year, it feels like 6 months since he hasn't been here to experience the married life with me. I know i signed up to be married to the army, but celebrating these milestones without him isn't fun. However, on a positive note I had a nice visit with a woman from the church I work at. She came into the nursery looking for the bathroom and we ended up talking for a little bit. She saw my ring my my finger and asked if I was old enough to be married and have children. I corrected her and told that I am married, but no children for us yet, as my other half if in Afghanistan. I told her that we will be celebrating our one year anniversary this month and she told me that she and her husband have been married for 67 years!! They got married right around the same age and Brad and I! If that's not motivation, then I don't know what is! How awesome that they are still alive and enjoying life together, 67 years later!
March also brought a baby shower into my life. We celebrated Ashleys little baby boy who will be born in the month of may! She's about 6 1/2 months old and is ready to meet her son! It was a good time had by all. She had about 7 people show up and got lots of clothes for Finn to wear.
I will be traveling to Kansas City at the end of this week for some FRG training. It's the perk of being involved in the FRG, they pay for your traveling! :-) I've never been to Kansas City, so it will be a new experience for me. I'm not sure what the training will be about, but I'm eager to learn more about how I can help the families get through this deployment.
I'm ready for this deployment to be over. I miss my husband more and more each day and find myself not as happy with life. On the positive side, we have 1 month, 3 weeks and 6 days till Ireland!!!!! I need to stay focused on that.
I'm also going to get back into the gym and get my body in shape. I haven't been a gym since thanksgiving! EEK! baby steps I suppose! The weather here in Billings is getting a little bit nicer, so that's some motivation to get my butt in gear and back in shape.
The most important one to MY life is a ONE year anniversary that Brad and I will share on different sides of the world. On the 20th, we will be married for one entire year! It doesn't feel like we've been married for a year, it feels like 6 months since he hasn't been here to experience the married life with me. I know i signed up to be married to the army, but celebrating these milestones without him isn't fun. However, on a positive note I had a nice visit with a woman from the church I work at. She came into the nursery looking for the bathroom and we ended up talking for a little bit. She saw my ring my my finger and asked if I was old enough to be married and have children. I corrected her and told that I am married, but no children for us yet, as my other half if in Afghanistan. I told her that we will be celebrating our one year anniversary this month and she told me that she and her husband have been married for 67 years!! They got married right around the same age and Brad and I! If that's not motivation, then I don't know what is! How awesome that they are still alive and enjoying life together, 67 years later!
March also brought a baby shower into my life. We celebrated Ashleys little baby boy who will be born in the month of may! She's about 6 1/2 months old and is ready to meet her son! It was a good time had by all. She had about 7 people show up and got lots of clothes for Finn to wear.
I will be traveling to Kansas City at the end of this week for some FRG training. It's the perk of being involved in the FRG, they pay for your traveling! :-) I've never been to Kansas City, so it will be a new experience for me. I'm not sure what the training will be about, but I'm eager to learn more about how I can help the families get through this deployment.
I'm ready for this deployment to be over. I miss my husband more and more each day and find myself not as happy with life. On the positive side, we have 1 month, 3 weeks and 6 days till Ireland!!!!! I need to stay focused on that.
I'm also going to get back into the gym and get my body in shape. I haven't been a gym since thanksgiving! EEK! baby steps I suppose! The weather here in Billings is getting a little bit nicer, so that's some motivation to get my butt in gear and back in shape.
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