04
Apr 2012

Life Just Works

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These last two weeks have been a bit of whirlwind around our house. The husband made rank and found out he was advancing in May or June; which is such a blessing. He works so hard and loves what he does so much. It makes me happy to see him succeed doing something he loves. We are so, so proud of him. Then we got some news about our time in Kodiak that may or may not benefit us. So many things with that are up in the air, so I won't even bother discussing them right now. But, knowing that … [Read more...]

15
Mar 2012

Building

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I have a million things that I could talk about today. I could talk about the tears I shed when someone I consider to be a dear friend, though we've never met in person, messaged me on Twitter to let me know that she was expecting. She wanted to tell me, personally, before announcing it because of the struggle that we've had getting pregnant again. I cried not necessarily because I was upset that she was pregnant and I'm not, but because that simple gesture showed me that she cared and that … [Read more...]

23
Jan 2012

6 Things I’d Tell a Younger Me

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It's no secret around here that I absolutely hated high school. I spent most of my time wishing that I could change myself...my circumstances...my life. Looking back now at both my high school career and my life as a "tween" (isn't that the current term for that almost a teenager phase?) I wish I could go back and tell that girl a few things; share a few older woman insights and perhaps cut back some of that grief and heartache. All of those girls who walk around acting like they are better … [Read more...]

09
Nov 2010

Marital Strife & Support

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It’s been a while since I wrote a post about marriage. Possibly because for  the last {almost} 8 months, the depth of my marriage has been carried out through a series of phone calls throughout the day, occasional cards and letters, lots of trust & faith, and a countdown widget on my cell phone. No matter, I have pretty strong feelings about relationships and marriage. Maybe because I remember the times in my childhood when my parents fought in front of my sister and I (because they … [Read more...]

21
Oct 2010

It’s a Love Story…Part Two

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{If you didn’t read the first part of mine and my husband’s love story, you can find it here!} I don’t think anyone really and truly believes that life after the “I do” is going to be a fairy tale. I think that we like to try to convince ourselves of that, but who really ever believes that it is possible? Josh and I honeymooned in Saint Augustine, Florida. We spent hours walking through the little historic town, lounging by the pool, and eating by candlelight. It still feels like … [Read more...]

19
Oct 2010

It’s a Love Story…Part One

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This was recently my Guest Post over at From Here to Eternity. A lot of my readers ventured over to read it there, but there were even more that didn’t. So, because I love you guys so much and because I love to share my story, here ya’ go! Part Two will be up for you to read on Thursday, so be sure to check back and catch the end of our story! _________________________________________________________________________________ Every little girl dreams of being a part of a love story. Of being … [Read more...]

13
Jul 2010

In a nutshell…

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It’s been way too long. Since I’ve written a decent and worthy blog post, that is. I was doing pretty good about keeping those of you who are interested informed on the happenings in our lives. Then hubby came home and I pushed this little blog to the side. Because family time was definitely more important than blogging. {Especially since I didn’t really have that much to talk about to begin with.} But today, I’m going to sort of give you the rundown on what we’ve been up to and then I … [Read more...]

19
Apr 2010

The Best & Worst Day of my Life

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I’m back to the blogging world. I’ve been MIA for a little while, but hopefully I am going to be able to get back on some kind of schedule. Some kind of normalcy is much needed. The past week or so things have been way busier and way more frustrating and emotional than I ever cared to have to deal with. But we’re dealing. The best way that we can with the best attitude that we can. First, I do want to thank each and every single one of you for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers on … [Read more...]

02
Mar 2010

Mother-Wife or Lover-Wife?

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Find the balance between being a wife and a mother is hard. It's a headache. It's an adventure. It's a never ending choice that has to be made: "What is going to be the most important thing to me today?" And I feel like more often than not, our poor husbands lose out on that choice. I don't think we ever mean anything by it, but it happens. And it can take it's toll on our marriages if we aren't careful. For me, their are some things that I just have to have in order to be the best wife and … [Read more...]

20
Feb 2010

California, here we come…

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Well, after almost exactly 2 years, the Coast Guard finally cut Hubby his orders to go to A-School-exactly two months before he has to report. He got the email today saying that he will be leaving his station and heading out to California on April 19 {our anniversary, of all days}. It's a bitter sweet kind of emotion for me. I am more than ready to leave Florida. Really. Living in Florida is very over-rated and there hasn't been a whole lot here for us, to be honest. There will always be fond … [Read more...]