This is GREAT news to me, that I'll be nannying till September 2nd or 3rd!
I thought that I wouldn't be working for the rest of the summer, so this is awesome news! Now Brad and I will have more funds for our Washington trip!
Speaking of our washington trip, it's all coming together. Still not sure about when we will be back because we don't have solid dates for when Brad gets home.
Life.Is.Good!!
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Nicole's visit!
So it's been two weeks now and I have had every intention to blog about Nicole's visit for a a while, but things have gotten in the way. I am fully moved into our new place. Things are put away in proper places and have found homes. So as I sit here on the floor with my computer attached to the internet cable ( I can't figure out how to get our wifi working ) I thought it would be a perfect time to blog about her visit.
They arrived on Monday afternoon during a HUGE downpour. I've noticed that it's kind of rare in Montana, especially during the summer, to have a few hours of rain. I know for the seattle-ites, it's the norm, but it rained for a a good 3 hours leading up to Nicole's arrival. She text me and said "Megan, you told me not to bring a jacket because it was supposed to be nice! IT'S RAINING!!!" Monday afternoon, after it quit raining, we ran some errands and got ready for our yellowstone trip the next day. We didn't quite think this one through though. A 16 month old . . . in a car . . . for hours at a time. Malachi is teething, was probably uncomfortable in his seat for long periods of time and was generally frustrated a good part of the time. Nicole and I decided that on Tuesday, he probably scared the animals away with his screaming. Once we got to our hotel in west yellowstone and got some food into him, things were better. We played on the bed, and then all 3 of us passed out. It was a long day.
Wednesday was great however. We got an early start on the day and saw some more animals. We saw a part of the park I had never seen before, so that was nice. There is always construction going on, so I figured when we had a good 2 mile back up that it was due to some construction. Boy was I wrong. cars were stopping to take pictures of the fields full of bison . . . yes, it's kinda cool, but really, a two mile back up was a little crazy.
We had the best intentions of making it home Wednesday evening in time to do boot camp, but it wasn't going to happen. Instead, we came home, had a nice home cooked meal and Nicole and Malachi passed out early upstairs. I think Nicole was hard on herself because she wanted to stay up and have adult talk, but it's hard raising a 16 month old. So Thursday night we stayed up I think till midnight. There was an awesome lightening storm that we got to watch from my front patio while we talked about life. It was nice to have some real girl talk. Nicole is one of those really good friends that you don't have to talk to all the time and you still feel so close to her. I am so happy that she is my friend and know that our friendship will last!
They left on Friday afternoon after yet another BIG rainstorm. This one has really cool lightening and thunder with it. I'm glad that she got to experience a Billings storm. They are pretty amazing.
UPDATE ON BRAD:
Time seems to have stopped. Maybe not stopped completely, but it's slowed down tremendously. They leave Afghanistan next week ( the week of the 22nd of August ) and plan to be stateside late in the week. They have to spend a few days at Ft. Dix, in New Jersey, and then they fly home. Brad and I are hoping that he is home within the first week of September.
This is mind boggling to me. I've waited so long to have him home with me, and now that its almost here, I'm actually kind of scared. Maybe scared isn't the right word. I have a crazy amount of emotions going through me. I'm anxious. I'm nervous. I'm excited. I'm ready to have my husband back, but it's all going to be an adjustment. Not just for me, but for him as well.
We have been talking more and more about our trip back to Seattle and the dates that we will be back. It's gone from the 3rd week of September, to now the 7th . . . so we'll see what happens and when we are there.
I know I'll have to share him with family and friends and I am mostly okay with that. I can't promise perfection because this is one of the few times I am allowing myself to be greedy and sort of hoard my husband. lol. yes, other's have been eager to have him back, but I don't think unless you are a military spouse of a deployed solider, you really know what it's like to be alone for a year. To have your true love and life companion gone with only emails and minimal phone calls as your communication. It's hard. This year has been hard and I've learned quite a few things about myself.
So here is to the hope that the next two and a half weeks go by super quick, because this waiting game is no fun!
They arrived on Monday afternoon during a HUGE downpour. I've noticed that it's kind of rare in Montana, especially during the summer, to have a few hours of rain. I know for the seattle-ites, it's the norm, but it rained for a a good 3 hours leading up to Nicole's arrival. She text me and said "Megan, you told me not to bring a jacket because it was supposed to be nice! IT'S RAINING!!!" Monday afternoon, after it quit raining, we ran some errands and got ready for our yellowstone trip the next day. We didn't quite think this one through though. A 16 month old . . . in a car . . . for hours at a time. Malachi is teething, was probably uncomfortable in his seat for long periods of time and was generally frustrated a good part of the time. Nicole and I decided that on Tuesday, he probably scared the animals away with his screaming. Once we got to our hotel in west yellowstone and got some food into him, things were better. We played on the bed, and then all 3 of us passed out. It was a long day.
Wednesday was great however. We got an early start on the day and saw some more animals. We saw a part of the park I had never seen before, so that was nice. There is always construction going on, so I figured when we had a good 2 mile back up that it was due to some construction. Boy was I wrong. cars were stopping to take pictures of the fields full of bison . . . yes, it's kinda cool, but really, a two mile back up was a little crazy.
We had the best intentions of making it home Wednesday evening in time to do boot camp, but it wasn't going to happen. Instead, we came home, had a nice home cooked meal and Nicole and Malachi passed out early upstairs. I think Nicole was hard on herself because she wanted to stay up and have adult talk, but it's hard raising a 16 month old. So Thursday night we stayed up I think till midnight. There was an awesome lightening storm that we got to watch from my front patio while we talked about life. It was nice to have some real girl talk. Nicole is one of those really good friends that you don't have to talk to all the time and you still feel so close to her. I am so happy that she is my friend and know that our friendship will last!
They left on Friday afternoon after yet another BIG rainstorm. This one has really cool lightening and thunder with it. I'm glad that she got to experience a Billings storm. They are pretty amazing.
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UPDATE ON BRAD:
Time seems to have stopped. Maybe not stopped completely, but it's slowed down tremendously. They leave Afghanistan next week ( the week of the 22nd of August ) and plan to be stateside late in the week. They have to spend a few days at Ft. Dix, in New Jersey, and then they fly home. Brad and I are hoping that he is home within the first week of September.
This is mind boggling to me. I've waited so long to have him home with me, and now that its almost here, I'm actually kind of scared. Maybe scared isn't the right word. I have a crazy amount of emotions going through me. I'm anxious. I'm nervous. I'm excited. I'm ready to have my husband back, but it's all going to be an adjustment. Not just for me, but for him as well.
We have been talking more and more about our trip back to Seattle and the dates that we will be back. It's gone from the 3rd week of September, to now the 7th . . . so we'll see what happens and when we are there.
I know I'll have to share him with family and friends and I am mostly okay with that. I can't promise perfection because this is one of the few times I am allowing myself to be greedy and sort of hoard my husband. lol. yes, other's have been eager to have him back, but I don't think unless you are a military spouse of a deployed solider, you really know what it's like to be alone for a year. To have your true love and life companion gone with only emails and minimal phone calls as your communication. It's hard. This year has been hard and I've learned quite a few things about myself.
So here is to the hope that the next two and a half weeks go by super quick, because this waiting game is no fun!
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