hopped on his zoomin, super-fast motorcycle (it's not that fast, Mom... Don't worry) and drove up on the hill where all the super ginormous houses are and watched the sunset over the little valley we call home. There are just times when you see something and think 'Heavenly Father made that just for me' and this was one of those moments. It was so beautiful. Of course there are things about this place that I don't like and I really have no desire to spend the rest of my life here, but for now it's amazing. Everything I need is here in some form or another. Right now, it feels like it was made just for me.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Like It's Made For Me
Ok, southeastern Idaho was never my destination in life. I never, ever thought 'I can't wait to grow up, get married and move to Pocatello' when I was a little girl. I'm not complaining to be here, not really. A lot of amazing things have happened to me in this little college town, meeting and falling head over heels for my husband being the least of these. It's almost like this little town was made for me. I have quite a bit of family in town (who I really ought to keep in touch with better... and I know it!) but I know that if I ever need anything I have a list of numbers I can go down and find someone to come to my rescue. It's amazing to know that and, oh, what a comfort when my husband has to answer the call of the US Army. My grandparents are an hour away. My bestest girl friend lives seven minutes away (lemme tell ya, it sure beats seven hours!). But, what really drove this point home was the amazing sunset we had last night. The view of the western horizon from our house isn't the greatest so my honey and I 
hopped on his zoomin, super-fast motorcycle (it's not that fast, Mom... Don't worry) and drove up on the hill where all the super ginormous houses are and watched the sunset over the little valley we call home. There are just times when you see something and think 'Heavenly Father made that just for me' and this was one of those moments. It was so beautiful. Of course there are things about this place that I don't like and I really have no desire to spend the rest of my life here, but for now it's amazing. Everything I need is here in some form or another. Right now, it feels like it was made just for me.
hopped on his zoomin, super-fast motorcycle (it's not that fast, Mom... Don't worry) and drove up on the hill where all the super ginormous houses are and watched the sunset over the little valley we call home. There are just times when you see something and think 'Heavenly Father made that just for me' and this was one of those moments. It was so beautiful. Of course there are things about this place that I don't like and I really have no desire to spend the rest of my life here, but for now it's amazing. Everything I need is here in some form or another. Right now, it feels like it was made just for me.
Friday, August 8, 2008
The Life of an Army Wife
So, last weekend AJ had drill. Those are my least favorite weekends every single month. I don't get date night on Friday, those lazy Saturday mornings curled up in bed next to the love of my life, and I have to go a married student ward all alone. On those weekends, the love/hate relationship I have with the Army sees the hate side of that. But, alas, I knew when I married AJ I was also marrying The United States Army. And, if it wasn't me it would be someone else. I wouldn't want anyone else to have to go through this, so I guess I'll suck it up and sacrifice my time with my husband so someone else can have time with theirs.
Last weekend AJ's unit received the Meritorious Unit Commendation for their service in Iraq a few years ago. When they went AJ wasn't with that unit yet, but he was still in the ceremony and even tasked out to stand in the color guard. Apparently, the Army likes that my hubby is 6'3" as well. He carried the unit flag, on which the streamer was attached by some high ranking somebody... I wasn't paying a whole lot of attention to who it was. The unit flag is the red one in the picture. I thought he looked like a may-pole with those streamers waving in the wind, I wanted to grab one and wrap him up =)
Well, this month he had a short drill, just Friday night and then the ceremony on Saturday and he even had a down day on Monday (he gets about every other Monday off). But the Army pulled their stupid magical strings and sent AJ to Boise this week for some new radio training. I really despise sleeping alone so I just don't, at least not well. To top it all off, AJ has to go back to Boise for another week in a week and a half.
We've been married six months and I'm spending this anniversary alone, hoping it's not a sign of years to come. But married to the Army it's possible, even probable, I'll be spending at least two more anniversaries by myself... at least until we're blessed with little pitter-pattering footsteps. But that won't be for a while... we think. =]
Just remember to be grateful for your freedoms. To the soldiers who train and fight for them; as well as to their husbands, wives, and children that say good-bye to them over and over again, always hoping and praying they make it back home safely. We do it for you.
Last weekend AJ's unit received the Meritorious Unit Commendation for their service in Iraq a few years ago. When they went AJ wasn't with that unit yet, but he was still in the ceremony and even tasked out to stand in the color guard. Apparently, the Army likes that my hubby is 6'3" as well. He carried the unit flag, on which the streamer was attached by some high ranking somebody... I wasn't paying a whole lot of attention to who it was. The unit flag is the red one in the picture. I thought he looked like a may-pole with those streamers waving in the wind, I wanted to grab one and wrap him up =)
Well, this month he had a short drill, just Friday night and then the ceremony on Saturday and he even had a down day on Monday (he gets about every other Monday off). But the Army pulled their stupid magical strings and sent AJ to Boise this week for some new radio training. I really despise sleeping alone so I just don't, at least not well. To top it all off, AJ has to go back to Boise for another week in a week and a half.
We've been married six months and I'm spending this anniversary alone, hoping it's not a sign of years to come. But married to the Army it's possible, even probable, I'll be spending at least two more anniversaries by myself... at least until we're blessed with little pitter-pattering footsteps. But that won't be for a while... we think. =]
Just remember to be grateful for your freedoms. To the soldiers who train and fight for them; as well as to their husbands, wives, and children that say good-bye to them over and over again, always hoping and praying they make it back home safely. We do it for you.
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