July 2008

I know what you are thinking... It has been forever since I've posted anything on here. And it has. I have no excuse. So here's what's new.
Chris and I are now at our first official Army Post. Yay! I am loving it down here. The ward we are in now is fantastic. We aren't the youngest and not the oldest. Our apartment is HUGE! It has a cool set up and we have been able to upgrade our couch and tv. Watching Heroes on a 37" is so much better than on the 20". Our cats adjusted really well to the new place and love to run around and enjoy having a room of their own.
The cat room won't last for a long time since in July 2008 we will be bringing home a wonderful new baby! I am so excite! Morning sickness lasts more than just the morning, but hasn't been too overwhelming. Chris has been totally wonderful and sweet. My parents are through the roof. I don't think I've ever really seen Bruce so excited. He said he might even babysit for the baby. My mom couldn't wait to tell everyone, but she doesn't want to be called "grandma", so we have been trying to figure out alternatives. She likes "g-ma." I'm not such a big fan.
So that's what's new. :)

Trip Time!!!

I am so excited!!!! I get to go visit Chris next week!!!! Yay me! That's then news from my corner of the world.

Just blowing off steam

I got a message from a "friend" the other day that really ticked me off. I'm sure he meant it to be just a friendly warning, but it really sent me over the edge. I really hate it when people asume they know what you are going through, especially if they have NEVER been in a situation even remotely close to mine. My "friend" said to me that he hopes my marriage will be able to withstand Chris being in the military, because it's tough. Excuse me? How does he know that being married in the military is tough? He's not married nor has he ever been even close to being married. Also, he has never seen Chris and I together. So how does he know anything about our relationship? He also doesn't understand what kind of commitment we have made. He only knows about regular marriages that often end because the couple doesn't want to try anymore and divorces run rampant. Ugh. And another thing he said was, "you won't be able to go live everywhere that Chris goes." Hello! I do know this. Chris and I didn't make this decision lightly. It wasn't like one day Chris said "I'm joining the army because I saw a cool commercial." I'm not dumb and I know that there is a high possiblity that he will get deployed some where I can't go, but do you have to point that out all the time?
Another thing that bothers me is this: Everyone asks how I'm doing, but they really don't want to know the real answer. They want me to say "I'm fine. I am keeping busy and Chris is doing great." They don't want to hear, "This really sucks. I miss Chris incredibly and I'm worried about him getting deployed. I don't sleep well and keeping myself busy doesn't stop me from thinking about any of it." If I was to say any of that they wouldn't know how to react and then they would try to comfort me and say it will be okay. How do they know? So I stick to "I'm fine."
One thing that is really fine is my marriage. Chris and I talk as much as we can on the phone and that is great. Hearing from him helps me feel better. So if you catch me after I've talked to him and ask me how I am... I'm doing okay probably is the truth. :)

New Office

So today was my first day "working" at Redstone. Redstone is one of the association we manage and from now on I will be down at their clubhouse for four hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Tuesdays I will be out here from 1-5pm and Thursdays I will be here from 9-1. It was slightly boring today, but I can't complain, because the rest of the employees are moving all our stuff into our new office. Ha ha, suckas. :P They are having a moving company help, but it was nice to get away from the chaos. Redstone is located really close to c-470 and Kipling, so I think I might just hop on the highway and go to the temple after work on Tuesday. Woot! After we are settled into the new office we will get my computer up and connected to the laptop at Redstone so I can work like an IT guy on my computer back at the office. Kind of cool. :) I am excited about my new position and the lady I will be assisting is awesome.

Busy

I am so glad that time is cooperating with me and flying by not crawling like a snail. One thing I'm sure that helps is being busy. For the next month I am booked. This week alone I have visiting teachers coming tomorrow, Wednesday is family night, Thursday is the first day of moving at work (we are moving to an office even closer to my apartment), and I am going to see an old friend on Sunday. Plus, it is Jessica's birthday and Sabrina's due date on Saturday! I am so excited for them. :) Then May is crazy... Cindy's birthday, My birthday, Jessica's high school graduation, Brad's college graduation, Enrichment night, Christy's baby shower, and that is only the beginning. :) Wow!

Chain Lock

So on Monday night some guy tried to get into my apartment! YIKES!! He was trying to put a key in the lock, so my guess is he was just drunk and confused, but it kind of freaked me out a bit. I was yelling through the door "You've got the wrong house! Please Go Away! You've got the Wrong House!" I know that probably wasn't the smartest thing to say, but it was late and I wasn't thinking straight. So, I bought a chain lock yesterday and went to install it and remembered... my door is made of metal. :( Great... so now I have to figure out if I can install the chain thing on my door anyway or if they make one of these lock things for metal doors.

Two Years!

Wow, time has gone by so quickly. Today is our anniversary! Okay, to some people two years isn't a lot, but it seems like we got married just a few months ago. A lot has happened in two years. We lived in Albuquerque, NM and moved to Lakewood, CO. We were sealed in December and now Chris is almost done with Army Boot Camp. (Thank goodness!) It is kind of sad that I don't get to spend anytime with Chris today, but I am so excited to see him in less than 10 Days!!! Hurray!

Military ID

Last Friday I took a half day and went to Buckley Air Force Base. I had received the paperwork to get my military id and insurance from Chris. When I got there I signed in at the visitor's station... I guess I wasn't really paying attention because I started seeing people who came in after me going up to the counter. So I re-signed in. This time I was listening and heard my name. The guy that called me up said that he had tried to pronounce my name a couple of times earlier. LOL. Then, while he processed my information to get on the base I sat back down. Two army guys came in and sat down by me. I turned to them and asked them about the tear gas chamber. They were really nice and told me not to worry. "He will only have to do it once and it will sting a bit, but it will clear your sinuses." They asked me about what job Chris would be going for and said it was a cool job.
Later after getting on the base I had to go take my id picture. There I had to sign in on a computer and didn't know whether to put civilian or dependant. I was glad when the guy behind me was nice enough to know that I needed help and asked, "are you married to someone in boot camp?" YES! He helped me fill out the rest of the info.
It is so nice to see that there are nice, helpful people out there still. I got my base stickers for my car, my id and all of my insurance in place, thanks to the help of kind people.

New blog for a new adventure

I have created a new blog by request while Chris is away in training and perhaps even when he gets access to a computer I will continue working on it.
The site is www.goarmychris.blogspot.com
I will hope to keep everyone up to date on what he is doing there. Enjoy!

Army

On January 23rd Chris will leave for boot camp. Mixed feeling from me. Excited for the changes that are to come and that Chris will be working with computers and doing something he enjoys, but sad that for 29 weeks (10 for boot camp and 19 for specified job training) Chris will be away and I won't get to see him. So wish us luck.

Christmas 2006

Hey! I know it has been quite some time since I posted anything here, but I've been busy. I know it is just a lame excuse, but too bad.
Christmas this year was all planned out and set to go... Then it snowed. Nick couldn't fly in, we couldn't drive out, my sister couldn't get to our place to watch the cats, and we had no food in the house. But soon things were back on schedule. We dropped the cats off with my grandparents, Nick flew into Albuquerque instead, and we managed to dig our car out of the mountain of snow it was under. We met up with Jonathan and Kate in Colorado Springs and we were off.
Being down in Albuquerque with all of Chris's family was great!!! Chris got sick from all the stress before we got down there and being outside too long in the cold and I in turn got his cold ten times worse. :( Stupid weak immune system. But we had a wonderful time. Christmas was completely different from how my family works, but it was awesome. We got to see everyone open each present and I love seeing everyone so happy (especially if you consider that everyone was up at 6:00 am).
In Chris's family all the sibblings and spouses "draw a name" and do presents that way. This year Brad had me and made a couple of my presents into this really cool drag racer. :D
Then on the 26th Chris and I were able to go to the Albuquerque Temple and recieve our endowments and we were sealed for time and all eternity!!!! Whoo hoo!!!! It was incredible!!! Words can't explain how wonderful it is to be able to go to the temple and to be sealed. :D
Overall... This was one of the best (although not very restfull) vacations and Christmas's ever!