One of those Days

So yesterday I posted the pictures up from the photoshoots... and Nathan left a comment saying that they were good! That ment so much to me to see that he was looking at what I had done that it put the biggest smile on my face....

Now I can't seem to stop crying. I know he's gone, I just don't want to believe it and today was a day I knew. Cause if he was home I would have showed him all the pictures, but I can't and so that made it so he went and looked and left a comment! SO reality kicked in for me today!

Busy Day

Woah if I had days like today everyday I think this deployment would fly by. I had a 10 AM photoshoot at Northeast Creek Park and then another at 1 PM at Mikes Farm... by the time I got home I had an Hour to shower and get ready to head to base for Bowling!

So I am now in charge of setting up our girls Nights out and this month we went Bowling! Tons O'FUN!! Let me tell you! I wish other wives would come out with us because it seems to be the same group of girls that go to these events! Anyways its things like this that help make it thru the deployment!

Time For BED!

Our Kind of Love

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Rain

If all the rain drops were lemon Drops and Tequila Shots... oh what a day this would be!! So it has been raining here since SUNDAY!! Total rain Fall... 23 inches! Monday had to call property Management cause there was water comming in from the ceiling... and around the fire place!! Found out that the owner needs to put a new roof on!! Had to call them back out also to fix the tarp on the roof cause it blew around so much that it lifted the thing up and it started leaking again. I can say that I am glad I don't own this home!! So half of Jville is flooded and the streets are now rivers... Oh speaking of Rivers... No more River City Baby!!!!! I got to talk to him today... 1st an Email then a Phone call... I love hearing his voice on the other end of the line!!

1 Month Down

I can't believe it has been a month... feels like 3 I swear., but I know the 1st 2 and last 2 months drag by... so come on Second month hurry up and get past us! Yea 1 month Down... Now can River city come down too! Thank You!!

Sunset Cruise

So I went out on a Sunset Cruise with the other wifes of 3/8 all i can say... FUN FUN FUN!!! Seriously, and later this evening I found out that they wanted me to become the Girls Night Out Coordinator, so I excepted! We did this cruise one month after they left... so As the Girls Night out Corridinator I am going to do it one month before they come back too!!! Ahhh I have so many Ideas to do for girls Night out... 1st up Bowling!!!

HELLO RIVER CITY

Oh how I hate River City... really!! If you don't know what River City is, its where they block them from talking to us... Reduse Communication... and it SUCKS. Why, caue you never know when it starts and then when it stops... it's just like one day they fall off the face of the Earth and then finally someone decides to bring them back. What gets me peeved is the fact I know higher ranking people still can use their email and what not cause they need it for "work" Yeah if they are going to put the Command in River City they should do it for everyone... even the top Dog... Sorry I am now off my Soap Box

1st Phone Call

So I just got off the phone with him, YEA!! Erica had come by to pick up her pictures and right in the middle of our conversation I get an Unknown phone call.... I answer and don't hear anything for a couple of seconds then came Hey Babe! Instant tears to the eyes and a smile to my face!!!

Somthing fell thru the cracks

So I was keeping up with school and Preparing for Nathan's deployment at the same time. Turns out that I let somthing slip thru the cracks that I didn't even notice and it's a major problem now! I needed a background check done by the day Nathan deployed, though I didn't know this. And since it wasn't done the dropped me from my classes at UNCW!! Great just great! Like things aren't already bad and just went worse! I talked to my advisor and we got my background check complete. She is going to talk to the Dean of the Education for me to be readmitted into my classes. Even my Professor knows what is going on with me and the Deployment and I am caught up in his class so he is going up to bat for me as well. They understand the stitation I was in with the deployment moving up and classes started that week, so I hope the Dean is just as understanding... saying prayers to find out it I am still in class?!?

One day at a time

So I got home from school today and went to the freezer to pull out dinner for us... then cried! Cause it's not for us anymore just me... oh how I got to get used to this again. Now Off to the post office for my care package boxes! Gotta start somewhere right??

One Last Kiss

So yesterday Nathan left on Deployment. He was suppoes to leave on the LCAC's yesterday but that for what ever reason didn't happen, so he spent the night on the beach. Early this morning my mother in law and I went to the beach with Alyssa and Caleb to watch the LCAC's take off to the ship. In A rush I forgot the beach bag with all of my sunblock in it... and didn't once think that I needed it until I notice I was already red. Anyhow I didn't think I was going to get to see him at all until I got a text from him saying there were a lot of people on the beach and then we got to see each other. Not for long though he gave me a hug, his mom a hug then I got another picture of the 2 of us then one last hug and kiss then he was off... I will hold onto that moment until he gets back... and this major sunburn probably for a week! I would do it all over again leaving the beach bag at home and now look like a lobster with raccon eyes cause of my sunglasses.... just to know I got that extra hug and kiss!

Nathan's Poem he left for me

He left this for me at home the day he deployed

days speed past
as the weeks fly by
and the years come and go
before we even get the chance
to see it show.

but just remember
evertime you smile
you make time stop
so I can enjoy it for a while

The time has come

for you to leave again,

and I hate knowing I'll be here

without my best friend.

I will try to smile for you

though this pain is tearing up my heart,

because I know the moment will come

when we will have to part.

You know me

I will start to cry,

but I remember what we say

this isn't goodbye!

It's I'll see you later

when later is so far away;

Why can't tomorrow

be Homecoming Day?

So until then

your love will get me through,

to the day where I can

wrap my arms around you!!

Myrtle Beach

So we decided to go to Myrtle Beach for the Weekend. Nathan had a 96 and I decided to skip school today so that we could enjoy our last weekend together for a little while. We had a great time... we said when we left that we wouldn't argue or worry about money! We didn't!!! I have to say though I was dumb because I forgot to pack my shorts and it was 90 degrees outside, luckly we went to Old Navy when they had a sale going on. Nathan had a first with me, going to eat Lunch at Dick's resturant!!! He had never been so I can say I warned him, and he liked it, just not the hat they made him wear, though he thought mine was funny! I had a first with Nathan, going to the beach at night. It was nice... had a little moment but it was nice just walking and talking, hearing the ocean. Then outta no where pinch! I mean razor sharp pinch on my foot, and then see blood!!! Damn Crabs... It was nice experencing the beach at night, but I think from now on I will just go when I can see what I am stepping on!

Deployment has been moved up!

So We got word Last Night that in stead of leaving at the end of September they will be leaving sometime this month!!!! All I can say is I'm not at all looking forward to sleeping with the phone, weeks with no communtication, sleepless nights, getting "unknown"phone calls, when date night becomes "chat" night, crying when I miss his call, checking facebook, dropped calls, and busting out all my motto gear. But above all this I am a Proud Marine Wife!!!

Deployment Brief

So today we had our deployment brief... and I can say that I have been handling this up coming deployment very well until today. It got to me today where I just needed to cry!. It sucks knowing when he's going to leave... and that he's been training for so long. If you take the amount of time they have trained until now I have spent a month and a half with him and by the time he deploys I will have spent 2 1/2 months out of 7 1/2 months... this just sucks... there is no way to prepare for this... it was easier on the military side cause the training gets you ready. This side you are constantly being left alone. Knowing that you are facing a 7 to 8 month time to be alone, who needs to train what feeling alone feels like? If you gone thru it once you know what it's going to be like... CRAPPY, LONELY, HARD, SUCKY!!!! But we manage, put the fake smile on and act like nothing is bothering us, that this is our life, though in the moment we may hate it.

Surprise

So today is Nathan's Birthday... and he had no clue what I had in store for him!!! I planned a surprise party but I knew it wouldn't be a surprise really cause the Marines had them off for a 72 weekend! Anyways I went to school then left there and went to pick up Jody from the airport... that's Nathan's older brother for y'll who don't know and they have the same birthday but 4 years apart! Got Home with Jody for Nathan to see Jody and ask how he got here... then we left we and grapped a light bite to eat as I tried to stall... knowing everyone was getting to the house!! So when we finally got back home he was like "are you serious" thinking that the neighbors were having a party and they were parked in front of our house... he quickly realized it was us having the party!! He had no clue what I had planned today... he just told me I was the best... so I knew I did a good job making him happy!!

Unexpected

So I got a call from Nathan last night that he was back on base and I needed to come pick him up at 8... so I got there at 8 knowing the Marines have finally been good to me, but won't let him off eariler than that. Well 3 and a half hours later I was finally leaving with my man to go home... so I did get to spend time with him on our Anniversary... even if it was only for 30 minutes!!

Happy 2nd Anniversary!

So this day Sucks... I don't have my Husband home, I decided to go get my own present which is getting my nails done!!!

Nathan Anderson I love you
More than 2 years ago when we said I Do!!

So even tho we aren't together today
I hope you feel the love I'm sending your way!

Happy Anniversary babe!!!

I'm a SEAHAWK!!

Got the papers today that I'm now a student at UNCW!!

Moving

So I fell down the stairs at our townhome and tore 2 ligaments... have a boot on for God knows how long and Nahan is in the field (nope they didn't let him come home) and today was moving day!! We moved from our lovely townhome to a bigger home it has 3 bedrooms plus a room next to the kitchen which I am declaring Nathan's man cave!! I can say it's been a pain in the ass trying to get everything done and moved over but at least people that didn't do to the field came and helped me out!!! They are all gone now but they got the beds, computer and tv set up and the cable guy came also! So I am going to start the process of unpacking... I have already decided that I regret moving!!!

Taylor Lautner

So for Alyssa's Birthday I brought a date since my Husband was in the field... and she totally loved him!!!

What to do when you Husband is in the field

Dye Your Hair!!!

Missed another Birthday

Oh this sucks... seriously how is it that the Marines have him gone on my birthday for the past 3 years!!! I guess it's just Karma for all the shit talking on Marines when I was in the Navy!!! Thank goodness for Alyssa... she is my bestie here in good ol Jville. She threw a party for me last night! She the best. I for sure know that I can always depend on her to put a smile on my face and have a good time... even if we don't do a thing but smoke on our back patios... This is the type of bond that you hear about wives having...we step in and do things when our husbands are gone... anyhow Tonight it's game on at Hooligans!!

And training begins!

So the guys are going to start going out to the field again to do training for the up coming deployment... it so far away that I am not to concerned about it but I know for sure that it's going to sneak up on all of us. I know a couple months from now that today will have felt like it was just yesterday... but for now I am keeping myself busy and not thinking about it!! So off to host my friends baby shower... then coming home to write a 5 page paper.... YUCK who wants to write a paper... but hey it keeps me busy!!

Home for the Holidays!!

Yea!! It's our Second Christmas married but first together... since he was deplolyed last year! Had an awesome time at home with family and friends... I drove most of the way down to Houston and don't think I ever want to drive back again... LOL I can't imagine taking kids with you and we aren't to that point in our life yet. While at home we stayed with my parents and Nathans parents and got to visit all our siblings...

My parents got us tickets to the Texas Bowl too... who was playing NAVY!!!! I had shirts for us made as well and at the game we got a lot of comments and laughs from them!!