She Who Waits

"They also serve who only stand and wait." - John Milton

He's gonna kill me for this ....

... but he admitted that he teared up on the bus. :sniff: Talk about tugging on my heart strings.I was trying to soothe his worries a bit and let him know I'm doing a lot better this time than I was after the last two deployments. It's nowhere… more »
Posted Under Deployment, Silver Linings on 08.15.2009

The move

Move. From. Hell. :thud:We got word Wednesday that DH was not leaving Monday or Tuesday for three weeks of training out of state, but instead was leaving Saturday afternoon. We closed at 11am on Friday. :gaah: Consequently, we were up until 0200 m… more »
Posted Under Deployment, Military, Silver Linings on 06.29.2009

I'm so lucky.

I woke up this morning at about 6:30 to the pug needing to puke. I grabbed my glasses and rushed him into the bathroom so that he could puke into the shower (no way to get him outside fast enough) and got hit by a blinding headache. I went back to bed bu… more »
Posted Under Deployment, Silver Linings, Marriage on 02.1.2009

Silver Lining: Reunion

I don't think there is much sweeter in this world than a reunion. I remember looking at my friend as the buses pulled up and telling her I couldn't breathe. I could feel each beat as my heart pounded in my chest, making it hard to catch my breath.… more »
Posted Under Silver Linings on 04.7.2008

Check.

I checked another thing off my 'deployment list' tonight.I grilled a steak on our new grill. It was tender, juicy, and not overdone at all. :roofNow, let me just say that I am the cook in the house. He likes it that way and I enjoy cooking, so… more »
Posted Under Day to Day, Deployment, Silver Linings on 03.10.2008

How I spent my Valentine's Day

I was in tears off and on all day. Sometimes regarding my own situation, but more often rejoicing in someone else's. My husband and I have yet to spend a Valentine's Day together. He came through the second year in a row with a very sentimental an… more »
Posted Under Deployment, Silver Linings on 02.14.2008

Silver Lining #4

Okay, here's honesty for you. Shaving. Come on ladies, you know what I'm talking about. B)I'm wearing pants daily. There's no man around and the dogs don't care. Why bother? :giggle: more »
Posted Under Deployment, Silver Linings on 01.23.2008

Silver Lining #3

Pretty faucet upgrades. Just because. B) more »
Posted Under Deployment, Silver Linings on 01.15.2008

Silver Lining #2

Double vanity in the bathroom. Mine, all mine! ;)I'm well aware that this could be an issue when he returns, so I'm already shopping for alternative storage space to store all of the 'stuff' that seems to accumulate there. :)) more »
Posted Under Deployment, Silver Linings on 01.7.2008

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