Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Welcome to the Army

Well, for the first time since he came home from Germany in October, I am going to bed alone and Cpl D isn't going to be coming home in the morning. He is in Yakima, Washington, in the field for 10 days of training. It is cold, rainy and snow is expected on Thursday there, and he has already text messaged me once informing me that everything that could go wrong has gone wrong, and they only left 12 hours ago. I am not that lonely yet, after all I have my attack cats, Patches and Paws, to keep me company, and so far they are doing a great job. Both of them are on herbal pep up supplements (as I have to put it in their communal water bowl) and let me tell you, it is amazing, they are like different animals, I am tempted to try a little myself - don't worry it is for humans too.

I am trying to think of ways to keep myself busy until Cpl D returns so I don't get too down while he is gone, so far I have purchased two new novels that I intend to read, I'm going to try one new recipe that I know he will not eat and I really want to, and I am considering getting a massage this weekend seeing as Friday is my payday, but we shall see how everything pans out. I am going to be a pathetic girl and do what I did for the 4 months between when I saw him in May and when he came home to me in October, I am sleeping with his Notre Dame sweatshirt, it gives me comfort and frankly that is all that matters, I don't care if it makes me a little pathetic, so long as I'm not crying myself to sleep or anything. Besides this is a good test for White Sands, which is supposed to be for an entire month...eeek!

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Busy Busy Busy

Cpl D and I have been super busy the past couple of weeks and it does not help that I was struck down with a nasty sinus infection that sapped all my strength and made me miss 4 days of work (luckily I can work from home). To say the least, yet again, I have been a bad blogger. Let me catch you up on what has been going on in our lives, the three second update. Cpl D turned 24 last week. We didn't really celebrate too much though because I was really quite sick although I was able to surprise him with dinner reservations for this past Sunday night in Seattle at the restaurant on top of the Space Needle. He was, needless to say, really excited because he has been wanting to go back and had really wanted to try the restaurant there. The above picture is the two of us all dolled up for dinner. I think we look pretty cute.



We spent the afternoon in Seattle, going to Pike's Place Market to buy my dad some Turkish Delight (I now know why he didn't share the last time he was here...adult food my foot! It is just yummy and he didn't want to share any!). We wandered the market trying to find a unique gift for Cpl D's father who has a birthday approaching soon. Then we headed over to the Seattle Center and the Space Needle where we were lucky enough to catch an amazing view of the Space Needle at sun down. We had an amazing dinner in the revolving restaurant at the top of the needle, where, over the course of two hours we made two full revolutions and enjoyed a complete view of the Seattle skyline.


For the other big news going on in our lives, I can only provide limited details, and for that I am sorry. I will, however, tell you all that I know at this point in time. Cpl D has decided to re-enlist, for those of you who are hearing about this for the first time by reading about it on the blog, I'm sorry, please feel free to call us and yell at us, but the decision was only made on Thursday evening of last week. He has also decided to change careers within the army, and has picked Military Police, or 31B, as his new MOS. The Advanced Individual Training (AIT) for this MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) is 3 months and takes place in Missouri. I will not go with him for the three month training, but will remain behind in Washington and continue to work. We do not know when he will get a school date, although we are hoping for April, so that it will not interfere with our October "Honeymoon" plans in Hawaii. Sorry all, but I do not have any more details than that. I will try to blog more regularly this month, as I know I have been a bad blogger recently.