New day

So I decided to start this new blog/journal to justify my thoughts and put them down during my husband's first deployment. No one will probably ever read this but it helps me to put my thoughts down, and I think it might help with the ease of this deployment. Or at least I'm hoping so. Haha! :)

First things first, I'm married to this incredible human being, Randy. I've known him since I was about 14, we've been together for 5 1/2 years and been married for a little over 2 years. Best time in my life I'll tell ya.

In November of 2008, he decided to join the Army. He signed up for 4 years as a 68W. (Combat Medic) I couldn't be more proud of him as he's serving our country and his family. I find that I fall more in love with him a little bit every day.

We don't have any kids yet but we plan on it soon. We do have four furbaby's though. Odin and Biff, who are American Bulldogs, and two cats; Lily and Harvey. We have a very happy little family that I wouldn't trade for anything.

So he hasn't actually deployed yet.. We're still in the "PRE-D" stage.. but it's going to be very soon. A little too soon actually and the time certainly snuck up on me. I've been dreading it for a couple months now, and I find at as the time gets closer I get more emotional. For the last two weeks I have cried at least once every day. I'm going to miss him so much and I'm worried about him.  But I pray every day that God keeps him safe over there. Plus I can't wait for R&R. :) Two weeks of having him all to myself during this deployment.

I've just been an emotional wreck the last couple weeks.. but I know that I have a good support system to help me out. After he leaves I plan on driving back to WA to spend a couple weeks with my Mom and friends, then I'll head back down here, and hopefully soon we'll get a call that our house is available on post. (we've been on the housing list for 3 months!) After that I plan on going to NY and spending a couple weeks with all my in-laws and then grabbing his cousins and little sister and having them spend the summer with me. And thennnnnnn after that I would like to start school. It's something I've wanted to do for awhile but I'm a huge procrastinator and haven't yet.. which is why I'm 27 and just quit a crappy department store job. :\ Oh well... but anyways I think going back to school would really help with this deployment and keep me very busy, which is what I need. :)

Well I guess that's it for now. Need to finish my cup of coffee, (almond joy flavored coffee creamer is the best btw) and get my boys out for their morning walks.