About time...

I finally get to see Brian!!! Today I am flying to Georgia for two full days!!! I am so excited and can't believe that we have been apart for as long as we have. I must admit that in the beginning, the first month or two, time seemed to just fly by but when the third month hit it sure slowed down, almost to a halt. It has been a rough few weeks and I am just so excited that this whole thing is almost over. Woohoo!!! Brunswick Georgia here I come!!!

Disneyland

Thursday was the BEST day for a trip to the Happiest place on Earth! No crowds and perfect weather! My best friend Whitney has been in town and as our last hooray before she leaves me next week, we wanted to do something fun. I am not joking, it was PERFECT! We spent half the day in California Adventure and went on EVERYTHING, then we went to Disneyland and went on all the big rides and even a few smaller ones. We also watched the Aladdin show and the Captain EO show! Here are a few pictures of our day!

Happy Birthday Hannah!

This week we celebrated my adorable sister's birthday, she is a whopping 9 years old!

Isn't she cute?!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HANNAH BANANA!

Baby Shower

This last Saturday I went to my cousin-in-law's baby shower. It was a lot of fun seeing family and celebrating the soon to be newest edition to the giant family. Here are just a few photos:

My gift. I especially love the tag, it was so fun using all my new card making stuff!

My beautiful cousin Nicole and I.

The awesome centerpieces.

It's here...

the time I have been dreading... This past Tuesday I dropped off my husband at LAX and sent him on his way to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco Georgia for FOUR whole months. It has been 5 days and I have done everything I can to keep myself so busy that I don't have time in my day to think about it. Unfortunately, I am slapped into reality every night when I come home from work and every morning when I wake up to find that he is not there and will not be for a long time. What makes this worse is the sheer fact that I don't even know if or when I will be able to visit him. We had talked about me flying out there or him flying out here on a weekend but came to the horrible realization that it would be no cheap affair and would be for so short a visit.

How am I doing? I am ok. I am keeping busy. Yes, I do miss him, Yes, I know this is only going to get harder and Yes, I know it will go by fast. However, none of that keeps me warm at night, none of that is there for me when I get home and none of that is comforting to me; but you hear of these stories of husbands and fathers, wives and mothers going off to war and leaving families behind in constant fear of the unknown... not knowing what they are facing, not knowing how they are being treated, not knowing if they will be coming back home. I could never imagine saying goodbye to my Brian and thinking that that could potentially be the last time I could ever see him again. It is heart wrenching to me and I am deeply humbled by the many men and women that do it, leave their families to defend our nation and esentially sacrifice themselves for us and our freedoms. I could never imagine doing that, I have nothing to be sad about, I will see my husband again and it won't be for a short time before he is shipped back out, or because he got injured and sent home, it will be because he has graduated and is ready to start his career.

I am grateful for a husband who is so hardworking, so diligent in keeping the commandments, so focused in getting where he wants to be and not settling for what is easiest. I am so proud of him and excited for this new adventure he is beginning. I miss him already but I know this is where he is meant to be. I love him with all my heart and look forward to these weeks to fly by.

Meanwhile I have lots planned to keep me and my mind occupied. I have endless projects and I hope to blog about them as I complete them, but don't get your hopes up too much... I am terrible at blogging. :-)

Good News!

Brian got a job! He will be working for Home Land Security in the ICE division (Immigration and Customs Enforcement). I am so excited for him and the adventures that lay ahead for him. He reports to the academy, which we are 98% sure is in Georgia, on February 17th.... YES THAT IS SOON! That's not all! Since he will be leaving in a matter of weeks, and will be gone for a while, and won't know how long until we'll be able to take a vacation, we will be leaving this THURSDAY for a very fun and exciting vacation! Now I know any sane person would take advantage of the tropical weather in areas such as Hawaii or Gulf of Mexico, especially this week with all the rain and cold weather, but we, the insane, have decided to go to a colder and wetter place... Washington DC! Now you might be thinking one of two things A) Wow you guys are nuts! or B) Wow you are going to freeze! BUT we are so excited! We have been to many tropical places and decided to do something a little different. We just booked our trip today and leave in 4 days! I can't believe how fast somethings happen. I am just so excited and can't wait to see all the wonderful things Washington DC has to offer. We have never been that far east before and just couldn't be more excited!

Happy Birthday Dad!

My dad, along with two of his brothers, celebrated his birthday last Saturday. I wanted to do something special for him so I made him these awesome cupcakes! Aren't they awesome?! I now have ten bottles of different colored sprinkles, it's great! Here are a few pictures.
Happy Birthday DAD!!!