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.

Mike's Deployment

Today at 9 am Mike's ship deployed out on the humanitarian cruise. The deployment is only 121 days long, its not as long as his last one. Mike told me that when they are out there they don't even know what day it is, because they wake up, work, eat, shower, got to bed and repeat the same thing everyday that they are out. Of course some people keep a log or count down the days. But most of them don't because it to hard for them to think about. Being away from family, is really hard on alot of them! What Mike does when he is out is he works out alot. Because it keeps him busy and helps him not think about how far away he is from the ones he loves or how much longer the deployment is.
But when you wake up at 6 in the morning every day and you sit around in the hot sun waiting for aircrafts to crash and you don't get off your shift tilll 9 or later... life pretty much sucks for them! Don't get me wrong, Mike has told me that deployment is not all that bad. When the ship pulls into a port that they can get out on the town they enjoy that. Especially if they can find a place where they can call their family. They also go shopping!
So not everything about the deployment is totally bad. Just the fact that snail mail is slow, they hardly get to check their e-mail and they work really hard when they are out. Mike and I are hoping that deployment fly's by super fast. We miss each other and can not wait to be together again!

Costa Rica

I got in last night. It was an alright flight I suppose. It was 3 hours from San Diego to Houston, I had a 3 hour lay over and it was about 3 hours & 30 minutes from Houston to San Jose. I was so tired when I got in! But at least I got to talk to Mike, I was so happy! Of course I started to cry... but it was so worth it.
Mike leaves on deployment on Wed. He's not that excited about it. But he'll be happy when he pulls into ports and finds a place to call me or check his e-mail or whatever he can't do on the ship.
Yes we are counting down the days... haha... 138 days till we see each other again. It will go by fast I know that. I have a really good feeling!!

Costa Rica & Deployment

Tomorrow is a big day for Mike & I. I am leaving to Costa Rica for about 4 to 5 months. I'm really excited, but at the same time really sad. Mike is not coming to Costa Rica with me, instead he is going on a 4 month deployment. Mike leaves on the 23rd, which is in what 3 days. I could tell you what Mike is going to be doing on his deployment, but all I can tell you is that it is an humanitarian cruise. I'll be helping my parents out with their minestry for 4 to 5 months. Honestly, Mike & I are hoping that these months away from each other will go by super fast. After Mike comes back from his deployment he will be coming down to Costa Rica for about 1 week. Pretty much so he can meet my Dad, see my home and to fly with me back to San Diego. For those who read this blog, please just pray for Mike & I.

Road Trip!!

Day 1 - (May 2, 07)
Today we drove up to see my sister Eden and her little family. The drive was about 7 hours long. It was so much fun! I of course had to sing off key and at the top of my lungs, lol. Mike of course would then turn on the radio and try to drown my awful singing out.
On the way up to see Eden & the family, we saw 3 different car accidents, an elderly person driving down the wrong side of the highway (who got pulled over by a cop), lots of cows, horse's and a few goats. We finally arrived at my sisters around 4:30 pm. Mike got to meet my sister Eden, my brother in law Steve & my precious little niece Olyvia. Olyvia turned 1 years old about 1 month ago.. so Mike & I bought her this really cute piggy bank!
Day 2 - (May 3, 07)
Well, Mike and I have been married 2 months today! Its pretty cool!! We went to the pool for a little bit.. It was was cold out, but thank heavens the pool was heated. Olyvia loves the pool. She was all excited and happy. Mike, is a great swimmer. And he likes jumping in the the pool and making a big splash, which by the way made Olyvia laughed! Eden spent her time taking pictures. Me on the other had.. I can't swim!I guess you can say I almost drowned, but since Mike is in the navy and a really good swimmer, well he saved me. He picked me up a throw me to the shallow side. Its nice when your prince charming knows how to swim! After the pool, we watched Spider Man 1 & 2, since 3 is coming out... Mike wanted to re watch 1 & 2. So we did!
Day 3 - (May 4, 07)
Today Mike & I drove back to San Diego. We stopped of in Oxnard, its about 3 hours from San Diego. We visited his brother Jeff for about an hour. We had dinner together and socialized. This time on the way back to San Diego, Mike & I got to see 2 car accidents... and because of one of those accidents we got stuck in a 1 hour & 30 minute traffic jam! Finally we got home around 10:30 at night. We were so tired we just passed out! So that is the lovely tale of our first road trip together as a married couple!

Don't Make Plans!

Well, we had originally planned to see my sister and her family while Mike is on leave. Then we decided to go to NY, to visit Mikes family. Which now, we are doing neither. We decided just to sit back and relax here in San Diego. We are not sure what we want to do for 10 days. But we'll figure it out... as we always do. So far this is all that is going on in out little lives! Oh, I will be writing a quote every week... so enjoy!

Division Pic-nic

Today we went to a division pic-nic. The division was the flight deck. It was alright! It was around 10 in the morning and a little chilly out. I was not hungry. Mike on the other hand... well, when is he not hungry, lol! The sun finally came out and it was not hot, but very nice. That was pretty much our excitement for the day.