Last weekend until December

This weekend is the last weekend we get to spend together until December!! :( That's such a long time from now!!

We have a few things planned for the next week, luckly after today I am off work until he's gone. Saturday we have a BBQ at a friends house so that will be nice, plus he'll get crabs one last time before he goes. Monday we are probably going to King's Dominion, I am SO looking forward to that!! I love roller coasters AND the water park will be open too! OH! Not to mention they are running a special right now for free addmission for all military ID cards holders! I can't wait to go it's going to be so much fun and fun is what we really need right now!

No matter what we do this next week, most importantly we will be spending it together, I can't wait for it. It seems like it's been so long since we've been able to hang out, just me and him.

The last thing I wanna do....

Is ask my 24 year old husband if he has made an appointment to get his will made....

Sighhhhhhhhh

Is it December yet?

Bad News

Well, like usual the military has changed it's mind. Just found out Alex will now be leaving two days sooner then planned. I know, to a normal person two days doesn't sound like that big of a deal-- I am not going to see him for seven months, it is a big deal.

Feeling bummed out today.....

HeartsApart.org

Okay so now that I got that intro outta the way, I am ready to begin with my first REAL post! :D
This weekend Alex and I had an AMAZING opportunity to have our pictures taken by HeartsApart.org Learn more about them by clicking here: http://www.heartsapart.org/index.php?pid=1 Hearts Apart provides such a great service to our troops and their families. I really think this needs to be more known throughout the military community.

For the shoot we had to drive up to Springfield, PA (about 2.5 hours) but that is nothing compared to what we got from them! We had a 4 hour photoshoot with an amazing professional photographer, Fred (http://www.fredtroilo.com/) that was comprised of over 200 photos, professional make-up AND they print out a bi-fold weatherproof card for Alex to take with him! BUT WAIT, there's more! We get ALL of the photos, yes ALL of the photos-- FOR FREE!

It was such an awesome experience; I really don't know how to thank them enough! We should be getting the pictures back this weekend and I can hardly wait! I will post some of the pics for you to see once I get them, but until then here is a teaser:


I must say, I have one hot husband ;)

PS- If anyone has any tips for this blogging stuff, please send them my way! For instance how to have a link in your post, but not have THE LINK, etc! :D

Welcome!

Hello! Welcome to my life! I am going to give this blogging deal a try while my husband (Alex) is deployed to Iraq for the next 7 months. He hasn't left yet, but will be shortly.

This isn't Alex's first deployment, however; I was with him on his first. I feel really bad because I'm not so scared about him leaving, I am more scared of me being stuck in Maryland for 7 months by myself. You see, I am not from Maryland, nor do I feel like I have any TRUE friends here either. I do have friends, just not the type that I can run and call any moment of the day if I need them. So I feel with him leaving, I am going to be in this big 'ole world all by myself.

I keep thinking of all the things we aren't going to share because he'll be gone and it makes me so sad. Some of the things he'll miss, there will always be next year for, but some of the things we will never have again. Things he'll miss: 4th of July, Ocean City, my 10 year reunion, my 3rd half marathon, my 28th birthday, his 25th brithday, our 5th anniversary, h20, Thanksgiving, among many other things I am sure. All I have to hold on to are the things we will be able to share once he gets back; Christmas, New Years, another amazing week long cruise, starting our family, etc.

It's going to be a long, hard 7 months... Please stick around and help me through....