Update On Life

Well, it has been almost a month since my last blog. I just haven't had anything to write about. My life is not very interesting at the moment. And I can not say where Mike has been, where he is at or where he is off to next. After he left Hawaii, I was no longer allowed to say anything. These pass weeks have gone by so fast. The day for Mike & I to be together again is coming up so quickly. He and I are both amazed and very happy. We are hoping that time will keep moving along and maybe go by a little faster. Mike has been thinking about re-enlisting, but he's not for certain just yet. As a good husband would he asked my opinion about it and how I would feel. I told him, that he knows I'm with him 100%, no matter what he decides. I know that my opinion, thoughts & feeling matter in the decision of him staying in... but he will always have to make the last say in it. I told him I would be alright with it, so now he is really considering it! I know that he will stay in, just because I know him. On other news... we are having a team of 8 people come to Costa Rica. They are a puppet team for VBS (Vacation Bible School), they'll be here for 2 weeks. I know while they are here time will fly by pretty fast. Since those 2 weeks are going to be packed with a lot of busy stuff. In case you what to know how long Mike & I have been married and the bottom of this page is a counter up. It will tell you how long we have been married. And there is also a count down, for how many days there are left till Mike is back from his deployment. So enjoy!

...Where My Heart Is & Who My Heart Belongs To...

...My Heart Is On The USS Peleliu...
...My Sailor Is A Fireman... All The Flight Deck Fireman...
...My Sailor Playing Guitar Hero's... His On A Little Break...
...The Beautiful Sunset At Sea...

Hello & Good Bye

On May 29, Mike & the ship arrived in Oahu. He had duty the following day, he said it was alright... that we did not mind it so much. I was just so happy because Mike & I got to talk on the phone... not a lot of course. I just longed to hear his voice, so I did not mind when our phone calls lasted only 10 minutes. His last day in Oahu... him & some of his buddies went to North Shore to snorkel. Mike said he saw turtles and it was really cool. I am so happy that Mike was allowed off the ship & I am so happy he had a really good time in Oahu.
Today... June 1, they are sailing back out to the ocean blue! I do know where they are headed, but for safety reasons I am not allowed to disclose that information. I will keep you up to date with what I am allowed to say, which is not a whole lot! I just ask you all to pray for him & the rest of the ship.

You know your soldier/sailor is deployed when......

1. You wear old sweatpants and sweatshirts to bed.

2. You can watch whatever you want on TV without arguing with him first

3. You get up in the middle of the night to check your e-mail.

4. You sleep with your cell phone incase he calls in the middle of the night.

5. You love watching cute love movies because it reminds you of all the cute things he does when he's home.

6. You haven't shaved your legs in weeks.

7. The mailman knows you because you are always out waiting for him to come.

8. You start paying close attention in class when the words "military" or "iraq" are mentioned.

9. You suddenly have an obsession with anything military related.

10. You see someone wearing an army, navy, or usmc shirt and you get this overwhelming urge to talk to them.

11. You make friends with strangers online just because they are in the same situation as you and are the only ones that can truly understand what you are going through.

12. You can't decide what to wear when you meet him at the airport because his flight comes in at a ridiculous hour in the morning and you want to look cute, but not too cute, because your cutest outfit you want to save for your first full day together.

13. Your first Christmas together is... apart.

14. You find yourself checking your e-mail every fifteen minutes.

15. You know all the time differences between where you are and Iraq, Ireland, Kuwait, Italy, Germany, Korea, and every state in the U.S.

16. The highlight of your day is getting a letter that was mailed a month ago.

17. And if you don't get a letter, the highlight of your day is writing him a letter that you know he will be able to read in a month.

18. You realize that HOMECOMING is so much more than a football game.

19. You want to hit any happy couple you see together

20. You get excited about "unknown" phone numbers calling you.

21. You've exhausted every idea a brain could have of what to put in a box.

22. You see a "support our troops" sticker on a car when you are stuck in traffic and you find yourself guessing about who they know that is deployed and thinking about their entire life story.

23. When the clock says 11:11, you find yourself wishing for the same thing every time: a call from your soldier/sailor.

24. You get excited when its only 5 months until you see your Soldier instead of 7!

25. You can't stand girls that talk about missing their boyfriends who live a few hours away. You just want to yell "drive and go see them, then" because if you had the chance, you would jump on the first plane to go see your soldier/sailor no matter how far it is.

26. You don't know what teams are on top for football, basketball, etc.

27. You wouldn't dream of walking out of the house without the cell phone and every number you have is forwarded to that cell.

28. You find yourself randomly crying from just looking at a picture of the two of you together.

29. You find yourself randomly crying and you sometimes have no idea why.

30. You stay on the internet for hours searching for anything and everything about the military.

31. You talk to your friends about him so much that they know his full name, birthday and how great of a guy he is.