Sunday, October 31, 2010

Teaching

Well I have been out of the classroom since last semester. I took the vet job for the summer and took longer to quit that then planned. Well Im finally getting back in the classroom tomorrow. Tomorrow I will be teaching 2nd grade at East elementary as well as Thursday. The first time I ever taught was at East, it was PE. Actually I hated it. I will never teach PE again lol sorry baby but thats your deal. Well since then I havent gone back to that school. I mainly was at North Elementary and I loved it there. But anyways back to East tomorrow and the grade I want to teach when I graduate! So Im extremely nervous. I think that if I was back to teaching at North my first few days it wouldnt be so bad. I know that place and those people like the back of my hand. Well like I said Im nervous but Im so excited. I know when I get back in there it will be like riding a bicycle. Im in love with teaching so everything will be just fine. I just wish Matt were here when I got home like he was last year so I could talk about my days with him :( thats the only non exciting part of this.

Things I love






I love my husband, cuddling with my dogs Maui and LeBron, watching movies, kissing in the rain, walking along the beach, cooking, watching Matt play basketball, messing on the computer, meeting up with friends, teaching, snowboarding, watching sports in person ad on tv, going on walks, shopping, Cleveland Cavaliers, the gym, animals, traveling, family, kissing my husband, Ohio State, Christmas time, most of the time the military, LeBron James, Chocolate, When my husband isnt deployed or on TDYs, wine, the leaves in the fall, the smell of candles, daisy's, BBQ's, When I catch Matt staring and smiling at me, God, dreaming about having kids, hot showers, boat rides, going out to eat, tanning, being lazy, getting mail, chocolate covered strawberries, when Matt sings to be in the car, playing the guitar, staying in on Halloween night, taking pictures, texting, being in love, meeting genuinely nice people, coaching, Stay with you by John Legend, diamonds, running,music, playing tennis, walking the dogs with my husband along the river and watching LeBron play in the water while princess maui looks at him like he is crazy. I love my husband my dogs and my life. I am truly blessed and continue to live and learn and as long as Matts by my side while Im doing it my life will be perfect :)

Halloween!!

Passed out in their costumes after a long night of trick-or-treating while waiting for daddy to get on skype
Well lets start off by saying Im not a big fan of Halloween. I ususally order a pizza or cook something italian rent some scary movies and relax and of course Hocus Pocus is a must. Last night was trick-or-treating for the base. It actually was pretty fun. I got the puppies dressed up in their costume then took them over to the Rabers house. They got to play with all the other dogs before heading out to go trick-or-treating with the kids. They looked sooo cute! Oh and the kids costumes were cute too :) It was a fun but long 3 hour walk. It was nice to get out of the house and be able to take the dogs. Then we got home and waited around for dad to get on skype so he could see them in their costumes but they fell asleep and he never got on :( It was actually a pretty decent night. Well today is actually Halloween but it doesnt feel like it. There will be no trick-or-treaters so I took the few Halloween decorations I had down and put up the fall decorations. It makes me excited because I know that when I get to take these ones down it means that the Christmas decorations are doing up, we are another month and holiday down, and hopefully only 3 away till Matt comes home! Today is going to be pretty relaxing. I went to the gym this morning homework sometime today and then movies and of course Hocus Pocus and pizza! The only thing missing is Matt. Thats ok one Holiday down another week down and another  month down. 4 to go! Wait its only been two months? Yuck lol This month needs to fly by!

Thursday, October 28, 2010

I just want to be alone

Me and JoAnn went as pink ladies to the squadron party
Today was the Halloween part at Matt's squadron. It was fun but I hated that all of us were without our husbands. I mean all these spouses are going through what I am but seeing that we are all alone makes it suck sometimes. Specially when 10% of the squadron didnt deploy.. you have those spouses show up with their husbands looking all happy and really you want to scream" ITS NOT FAIR!"  Even though you know that well hun the military life just isnt fair. Well this weekend is Halloween. Saturday is trick or treating on base and parties galore.. well honestly I dont want to go to any. In fact to be truthful I think I am just going to lock myself in my housing starting right now until Monday comes. Im going to only come out for a quick walk around the neighborhood with the other spouses while they take their kids and I will take my dogs trick or treating then Im heading back home turning the lights off and crawling in my bed to pretend like Im not alone on yet another holiday. I know Halloween is such a small Holiday so I shouldnt be sad but seeing all these complete families together when Mine is in Iraq just sucks. Then it makes me think how he is going to be gone for Thanksgiving and Christmas and New Years. Im ready for it to just be over with. I had a dream last night that they moved up their return date to the first week in January. That made the holidays bearable knowing that right after they would be home. But I woke up and snapped back into reality quick. What a great Christmas present that would be... to hear my husband is coming home sooner the planned. I can only dream..

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Profile Picture

Just to warn you this is prolly gonna be such a lame post!! Well I was sitting there the other day going through my Facebook pictures and really wanted to change my profile picture as I usually do every week or so. Now I could have done two things.. pick one picture of just me to go there, which I wouldnt dare to do because I miss my husband too much for him not to be up there with me( lame I warned), or tow put one of the pictures of us that I have probably had up a million times before. I hate this. I hate that we arent taking new pictures and making new memories of us. I hate that he is making his own 'memories' as lame as Iraq memories can be, and I am home making my memories and all we can do is talk about them over the phone next time we get to talk. What about making them together? Thats what we should be doing, specially since we are 'newlyweds' and all. I would really like him home thanks!!! The Holidays are coming near and I would kill to be spending them with him. I have been thinking too much about what its going to be like on Thanksgiving day or waking up on Christmas morning without him.. that sucks. Im waking up alone!! Wait a minute I thought when you got married that was part of the deal. I didnt have to wake up alone on Christmas Morning. I thought that I wouldnt have to do the dishes by myself after I cooked and amazing dinner on Thanksgiving? I guess The getting married handbook is different then the getting married to the military handbook.. I should have read the fine print I guess. Here we are only two months into this deplomyent and they are already setting a date for the next one.. How does this work. mind you it wont be till the First part of 2012 and the 726th actually gets to be home for Christmas finally but still!! Im just hoping one of two things happens. 1 Matt makes OSI first try and we can say goodbye to 726th and Mountain Home AFB before 2012 hits ( although I will miss my 726th spouses dearly) or two The next deployment ( to Afghanistan might I add) will stay the first part of 2012 if not be pushed back even more.. lets hope and pray for the first one though.. With my luck something will happen with OSI and the deployment will be moved to November of 2011 ugggghh.. Such a negative Nancy lol alright Vent over!

Thursday, October 21, 2010

What have I done?

Thats it this deployent has finally made me go CRAZY!! It has finally gotten to me lol.... well as you have read in a previous post I love love love music... it makes everything better. The sounds the lyrics.. specially with Matt gone. I listen closely to the lyrics. Anything that reminds me of Matt I just fall in love with. Its usually a mix of music a few weeks ago I was addicted to John Legon and now I am not too proud to say it but its Michael Buble! ahhhhh Ok some of his songs are totally cheesy but have you actually listened to some of his lyrics? They are truly amazing. Parts if not all of songs of his are what I love right now... I mean come on...

I'll be seeing you
In all the old familiar places
That this heart of mine embraces
All day through


Ok well this one has always been one of my favs lol ^^^


All I do is dream of you
The whole night through
With the dawn I still go on
Dreamin' of you

You're every thought, you're everything
You're every song I ever sing
Summer, winter, autumn and spring

I'll find you in the morning sun
And when the night is new
I'll be looking at the moon
But I'll be seeing you
Of course this fits thats all I do is dream of Matt ^^^

Oh I know that the music's fine
Like sparklin' wine,go and have your fun
Laugh and sing,but while we're apart
Don't give your heart to anyone
But don't forget who's takin' you home
And in whose arms you're gonna be
So darlin' save the last dance for me

<3<3<3<3<3<3<3

Let me go home
I’ve had my run
Baby, I’m done
I gotta go home
Let me go home
It will all be all right
I’ll be home tonight
I’m coming back home

All time fav of his <3


Christmas eve will find me
Where the love light gleams
I'll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams
If only in my dreams

Of course many have sang this but never really ment anything to me till I had to spend it away from Matt

Im really feeling him today lol well then I hear one of his totally cheesy songs or see his dumb music video and I cant believe its even the same guy lol

But that doesnt matter because I love him today! 

 

Are you gonna kiss me or not?

"Are you gonna Kiss me or not? Are we gonna do this or what? Look at all the love that we got it aint never gonna stop. Are you gonna kiss me or not"
 
This song makes me think of Matt our first kiss all all that we have been through. Many its crazy to see where we are after all that we have been through. Im so happy. He is truly amazing. He continues to amaze me everyday. I am just so full of love and so happy. My heart is so full right now. I mean there is always room for a baby :) but he is away and that cant happen right now so instead my heart is full of love for my dogs and mostly my husband. I just dont know how to express how much in love I am with him. I also cant say enough how blessed I am to have him as my husband. Instead I will do everything in my power to make him happy, to support him in all that he does, to do my part in making our life perfect, and to love him with my whole heart and never stop. I never thought this feeling was real and someones true love existed but it does and I have it. i can vouch for true love.. Baby you are just so amazing. Thank you for being you.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Life

"when i was five years old my mom always told me that happiness was the key to life. when i went to school they asked me what i wanted to be when i grew up i wrote down happy they told me i didnt understand the assignment and i told them they didnt understand life" -john lennon

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Top Ten Most stressful jobs in America

Top ten most stressful jobs in America: #4 Teacher and #2 Deployed Military.. then to add to that #1 is working parents lol Apparently my house is just full of stress.. then when we bring a baby into the picture watch out!! So what if your husband is deployed, your a teacher, and have children? Lets prepare now.. Yoga yoga yoga! lol Good thing Matt wont always deploy.. just most of the time lol

Distance

Saw this on  a friends page and fell in love with it. So true for what we go through..

"Distance means so little when someone means so much. It is not for the fearful, it is for the bold. It's for those who are willing to spend a lot of time alone in exchange for a little time with the one they care about. It's for those knowing a good thing when they see it, even if they don't see it nearly enough..."

Am I a Blonde?

Im really begging to question if I am a blonde or not. I know its totally not something to be proud of and no offense to you true blondes ( Val ) lol BUT a brunette who just does some dumb things should be made fun of in my book. Now I am really a smart woman. I have common sense. Or I would like to think so at least. Now you read my post about me locking myself out yea people do that a lot it was just embarrassing because It was my second day and thats how I met my neighbors. Now yesterday I tried to Mow the lawn. I borrowed my friends mower because Matt was just gonna get one when he got back and its one of those ones that ride itself pretty much.. well here is me trying to mow the lawn instead the mower is dragging me across the lawn pretty much... Yea Im over the whole lawn thing.. never again! Ok now here is todays blonde moment of the day.... Yesterday the power went out. Since then my Carbon Monoxide alarm has been beeping ever minute... yea I knew it wasnt going off so I delt with it. Well it was still doing it today so I called the fire department explained my situation told them it wasnt going off just beeping. They told me to go out side with the dogs and wait for them. Now its 8 AM and 30 degrees outside.. I look way dumb. Of course they show up with their big truck so embarrassing. I wasnt even in danger or anything! As they were leaving I had to warn them that for the next 5 months or more I will be prolly calling them for dumb things. He laughed and said " Maam its totally fine it happens all the time" but they prolly really wanted to say was " Maam I will be sure to put your number on the block list as soon as we return to the station" Man I need to figure it out!!!!

You know your husbands Deployed when:




1. You cook something one night and the leftovers are still there in the morning ( and in my case there forever since I dont eat them)

2. You know how to fill out a "customs form"

3. You only shave your legs when you think someone might see them

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

5. You've exhausted every idea you could ever have about what to put in a box.

6. Your fridge resembles a liquor store and you suddenly find yourself accumulating wine by the case load (wooo woo )

7. You walk outside to get the mail and immediately run back in to get your cellphone

8. Your idea of "cooking" is microwaving a lean cuisine ( Ok this one totally isnt true for me... I have been begging people to come for dinner lol)

9. You enjoy weekdays more than weekends because you don't like watching other families

10. You lose all concept of time and/or day of the week, all you know is "x-ish" number of days until he's home

11. You go to the bathroom, in the middle of the night, with the lights out, and the toilet seat is still down.

12. You feel like you're "married" to one or more of your friends

13. You see a couple kissing in the supermarket and immediatly run to the tools section to find a sledgehammer...

14. You find yourself standing eerily close to strange men on the street just because they're wearing cologne..and you haven't smelled cologne in a looong time. ( ok this one is kinda weird but then again I did buy a sensy candle that smells like Matts cologne :)

15. You put a bag of trash on the porch and it's still there 3 weeks later

16. You know when the best time to go to the post office is

17. Your two major purchases each week are kleenexes and wine

18. You check your email every 15 minutes ( Please I get it sent right to my phone!)

19. You know what a "freedom 'stash" is...and secretly hate them.

20. You make friends with a bunch of strangers on the internet just because you're all going through the same thing

21. When listening to the radio you can change the channel quickly when you hear the first notes of certain songs that you KNOW will make you cry

22.You save messages he has left on the answering machine just to hear his voice at a later time

23.You think its funny when civilians complain about their husbands being gone for 3 days

24. You don't have to do laundry for 2 weeks- and that's with kids


Monday, October 18, 2010

My Oath for him

My Oath For Him.

A promise made,
of sincerity and truth,
to honor you with loyalty,
to wait for you.

We're miles apart,
you're a world away,
but my devotion abides true,
to wait for you.

Temptation's irrelevant,
I'm a woman of my word,
my creed is pure declaration,
to wait for you.

Day by day,
I recite my vow,
my own pledge of allegiance,
to wait for you.

You took an oath,
to serve our country,
mine is to you brave soldier,
to wait for you.

Hero to many,
love of my life,
stay strong and always remember,
I'm waiting for you.  <3

Back into shape!

So now that we are back on base and close to the gym I am starting to work out again.. well starting tomorrow :) I kept telling Matt oh Im gonna start again when you leave, oh Im gonna start now that we are back on base.. week its been like what 2 weeks since I moved in and I still havent gone? hehe woops! I have been so busy and tired. But tomorrow Im gonna run I think. We live in a nice little neighborhood and LeBron really needs exercise so If its not cold out tomorrow Im gonna go for a run. If it is cold I guess I will get my butt back to the gym. Im nervous. I havent ran in a longggg time. Its gonna be a struggle thats for sure. Now Im not out of shape physically. Well for me I guess I am. To others I dont look like it. But cardio wise I am very out of shape. So its going to be a long road back. But hopefully I have my cute little body by the time Matt gets home! Then after his knee surgery both of us are going to continue the whole gym thing. Not like he really needs it he is so darn active with allll of his sports that he stays in shape. So if you dont see me post for a few days or never again its because I died during my first workout in over 6 months lol. Wish me luck!

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Fall over night

Now I didnt take this its just one of my favorites!
Fall is my all time favorite season in these states where there are no beach. Now When im by a beach I just want it to be summer all the time. Short skirts tank tops and sunglasses are amazing. But those states I have to live in that is too far from a beach, fall becomes my favorite. I love it when the trees start to change to oranges and yellows and slowly fall to the ground. When its a little crisp outside not too cold for hats and gloves but for a sweatshirt or light jacket. When I get to bring my cute boots and jeans out. When I want to cuddle inside with my husband and dogs. When its time to bring out the crock pot and cook stews and soups and roast. Where I get to come home from work and put on sweats, which now that Matt is gone its his sweats :). Fall is my favorite time of the year here. It just seems like Fall came over night. One day it was hot and summer then the next the leaves were almost Orange and Yellow and it was chilly. Just over night, just like that. it makes me sooo happy. Well besides the fact that I wish Matt were here to spend it with me. I miss you honey.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Typical Lab Puppy

Well LeBron is loving the fact he has a back yard that he gets to hang out in without me watching him or bringing him in right away. They get to hang out run and just do whatever out there. I forgot that he is a Labrador. I also forgot that he is 6 1/2 months old and is cooped up for a lot of the day in a kennel while im at work. So when I leave him outside what does he do? He digs. Now its getting cold outside which means wet. The lawn is always wet. He decided to dig a hole in the back yard and if that wasnt bad enough he decided to roll in it splash it everywhere then walk all over my patio. Again if that isnt bad enough he decided to paw my back door till it opened and let himself inside while housing inspection was here to tell me I need to take care of the house or we will have to pay for damage. Thank goodness I caught him before he hit the carpet. His bath took forever and it was hell. There was mud and hair all over the bathroom while my neighbor sat there and watched laughing at me struggling. So LeBron is grounded. He is not aloud to go outside and be left because I am not dealing with that again!

Monday, October 11, 2010

I miss him so muh it hurts

Have you ever missed someone so bad it hurts? I mean it truly hurts. Your heart actually hurts and it almost makes you sick to think about how long it is till the next time you see them. I miss him that bad. Most of the time Im fine. I go on with my day almost like he is just at work and will be home for dinner. Then I run out of things to keep my mind and body busy. Thats when It hits me. Thats when I sit there and think about him and how long its been since I last saw him and how long its going to be till I see him again. Thats when it hurts the worse. I look at his pictures and smell things that he left behind that I refuse to wash that just hang in the closet. Or I fall asleep with his sweatshirt on with a little of his cologne sprayed in the neck of it so its almost like he is holding me. Doing those things and seeing him in those pictures just isnt good enough. The nights its not good enough are the nights that hurt the worse. I am truly thankful for the times I see him on Skype and the times I get his phone calls or all the emails that I get I am but I want to be selfish. I want him here with me in our new home and with our dogs. I just dont want it to hurt anymore. 5 months cant come soon enough.

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Hi Im your new neighbor

So as I have posted before Im totally loving this new house and living on base again. Its just so convenient and my house is friggen AWESOME as my husband would put it. Now I hadnt had a chance to meet my neighbors yet since I have been so busy with moving and working. Well today I was pretty much forced to go over there. Now I am a very friendly person. I love meeting new people and Im the neighbor that bakes yummy food to bring to the new person on the block. But this was under different circumstances. I was bringing everything in from the commissary and I hung my keys up on the key holder. Put the dogs outside shit the backdoor and continued to go back to my car through the garage. Now what I didnt know was that even though you use your key to unlock the door in the garage doesnt mean it stays unlocked! Soo I locked everything inside. My keys my phone everything. I checked the front door went to the backyard checked that and same thing it locks behind me. SO I walked over to the neighbors and did a quick introduction then asked if they had the phone number to the base maintenance  While they were looking for it I see my dogs running around the front SO I went to go but them back in and checked the back door one more time. Hmmm it opened after a few jiggles lol well I guess I didnt lock myself out. So I walked over there told them I found a spare key to save me from even more embarrassment and walked around again. Needless to say I learned my lesson to always keep my keys on me even if I think the door is unlocked. But on a good note they were nice neighbors lol

Friday, October 8, 2010

All In

Well I am all moved into my amazingly awesome house! I LOVE it. Its just perfect for us right now. I am so happy to come home everyday. My puppies are so excited they have a home with a fenced yard. LeBron is new to the stairs and he just loves them. He runs up and down. Then they get to go out side whenever they want for as long as they want. I am truly happy with the choice Matt and I made. Waiting another 5 months till he got home just wasnt gonna work for me. I am un packed and decorated for the most part. I just will be re-decorating the 2 bedrooms through out the next 5 months. Well needless to say Im happy.. more then happt

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

What he has done for me

I always hear these wives sit here and talk about all that WE give up for our husband and their career in the military. We move away from our friends and our family and for some our careers and what we know and love. Some nag and wine and think their husbands should be kissing their feet and giving them all that they want because of all that they give up on average every 4 years when they have to move yet again. I am not saying it doesnt suk because it does. Ya I would love to buy a house near our friends and our family and know that my kids will grow up with the same children all through school. No not knowing where we will be a year or two from now. What Im saying is that it doesnt seem like these military wives understand what our husbands give up for us! Im not saying all military wives are like this. Also I am not saying that I dont get a little selfish, throw a little hissy fit and bring up what I have done for him. But I often sit back and think about how he is giving his life for me, our family, people we dont know. He is leaving his family that he loves, all the things he knows and loves to go to a place he isnt familiar with and the people there hate him, to make sure we sleep ok. To make sure that he provides for his family. My husband has done so much for e our family, and the people of the USA. My husband, while being deployed to Iraq, still considers my feelings and tries to make my life as easy as possible. He makes sure I am taken care of and our bills are paid and I have money I need. He tells me to quit my job when it makes me unhappy and to move to a new house when he sees Im not happy where I am. All from across the world. I have an amazing husband. Although I have and will continue to give up so much for him when we move every few years he as done so much more for me. I love you baby.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Beat

I have taken on just too much this week... probably this next 6 months actually. I wanted to stay busy while Matt was away so I continued to work at the vet, am substitute teaching, going to school, am a Key Spouse for the 726th squadron, will be coaching track in the spring, coaching cheerleading starting in a few weeks, going to event after event for my spouses, including ESC meetings again and last but not least I took on moving into a new house. YIKES! Its only Tuesday and Im dead. My dogs arent sleeping at night which means either am I. Today I was up at base at 7:30 AM to get housing stuff delt with, then went home had a few to relax then headed to work and just got off. Tomorrow I work Open to 3 then need to come home and pack as much as Matt's stuff as I can including packing the car before bed. Thursday I get the keys to the house at 9a and have just enough time to run to the house to drop off the stuff I got loaded before heading to my doctors appointment. Then after that its back to the house to meet Cody and heading down to town to storage so he can take Matt's car up to the new house and put it on jackstands for me. I wil be running back to the house to pack more then heading to base unloading while Hector as there to make sure the Internet people hook everything up right. Then I work at 5. Now Friday Im relaxing before work. Then back to packin and moving Saturday and Sunday to finish it up and of course cant forget Hectors Sensy Party Saturday. I need all of this done by Sunday so I can finally realx in my own home and not have to stress anymore. Then its a nice easy week or two of decorating and having fun.

I a ready for Matt to come home and its only been a Month. A month almost exactly. Its dragging on. Can I just go to sleep and not wake up till he is here? Baby I have realized how much I need you in my life. I love you and miss you so so much. Be safe and come home soon baby!

Home Sweet Home

Its official! Matthew and I get the keys to our base house Thursday morning! I am more then excited. Any one who talks to me can clearly see this. Im so giddy and cant stop smiling. I love to decorate and have that home feeling and its been 6 months since I had it last. Hopefully by the end of Sunday we will be all moved in and thats when the unpacking and moving furniture over and over and decorating begins. There is still time before the first snow fall for our little puppies to ply outside in their new yard. This is such an amazing feeling! I can not wait for Matt to get home so its all complete! I got home and immediately ordered 'We've Moved!" Cards to send out to our family and friends. I know so lame right! Thanks baby for making me so happy I cant wait till your home again!

Monday, October 4, 2010

Moving while Matts deployed

We should be getting a house on base by the end of the month. I am so excited to be back in my own house and around all my friends again. I have tons of wonderful friends who are going to make this move so easy. Now the one thing that sucks about moving while Matt is deployed is that this is where he was last. Its all him in here. His smell his stuff. I can remember things here.. now Im packing up all of our stuff and moving it to a house he has never been in or seen! Some where I cant remember seeing him stand. I dont like that very much. Welcome home baby this is ur new home, oh and let me show you where your stuff is. Oh and dont get up in the middle of the night before you know your way around the house so you dont run into furniture or walls or fall down the stairs! Sad right? Well that life in the military I guess. But me moving now is whats best for me, for us in the long run. I wont be so darn stressed and crazy anymore.. or at least not so much because who am I kidding? Im always stressed and crazy! I will be at legal and housing bright and early tomorrow and hopefully can have a new home to call my own by this time next week. Fingers crossed!

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Spouse BUZZZZ

Michelle and Our 'Roland' of the spouses Hector
Well today was the much talked about Spouses BUZZ event up on base today. I was a little iffy on what it was going to be like but I love getting out and being a part of things and of course seeing my spouses is a big plus! Spouses BUZZ was truly amazing. It was funny, entertaining,and  informational. Mollie Gross, a comedian and the Author of 'Confessions of a Military Wife' was there. She was so funny. Really made the event. We are trying to book her to come out for the 726th return home. Have a night out for our Airman and spouses, dinner and a comedian. It should be wonderful if we get her. Well I bought her book and she signed it for me. Good day all around. Had a blast with friends. Was interviewed on TV  which well what do you know Im getting over my fear of public speaking pretty darn fast! It was a fun day but now I need a nap.

On another note. Matt gave me the ok to move onto base instead of getting a house in town. I really am so happy about that. Houses in decent neighborhoods are alot of money here and its so far from base. Just not worth it. Im ready to be around the people who understand what I go through on a daily bases. Not to mention its close to the gym, hospital, cheap gas, commissary, and BX and Matt can come home for lunch and before sporting events. Before he was packing his bags for his games and leaving at 6am not coming home till after 9 sometimes. Well with two dogs this can be rough. Now if im working he can come let them ot and the days wont seem soo long since he can come home in between things. Overall for Mountain Home its our best deal. Now I just need to figure out when he will let me go get the house and stress over how to move alll the stuff sine he is gone. I have tons of help and it will give me something to do while he is away. I am truly happy that he said yes! Love you baby