My Sweet Husband!

So I'm probably not the most stoic Army wife... and probably not handling the deployment as best as some veteran wives probably do... but I'm new at all of this stuff. My man picked up on my aches of missing him and pains of worrying about him I guess...I had a phone call from a floral shop while I was finishing up at work saying they were trying to make a delivery; this is what they were trying to deliver: 

I got the sweetest card with the flowers and teddy bear too. I couldn't be more happy about his thoughtfulness! This was probably the most thoughtful thing he has ever done for me & couldn't have come at a better time...definitely made my day way better. 

This little delivery really helped make this long deployment a little easier on me...I'm hoping all of the stuff I've been sending him is making it easier on him as well. Together, we'll get through this wonderful thing called deployment...

The Little Things in Life

I got to go visit my niece & nephews today...and one thing is for certain...I've got some very cute lil munchkins running around! A newborn's smile, little yawns, cute little noises can sure remind you how there's so many little things in life to appreciate...

One Day At A Time

Here I am just taking one day at a time... no matter how worrisome the last week has been... or how stressful... or how completely unpredictable...sometimes I felt like I would lose it.... felt like I couldn't handle the constant stomach in my throat feelings... And then tonight I realized, after talking to life-long friend, that you can only take one day at a time. She said "It gets better every day, I promise." So thanks to Lacey, for knowing exactly what to say at just the right time.

And thanks to my amazing family, new & old, and all of my friends, for always being supportive and encouraging. Thanks for all the prayers and all of the long phone calls, endless text messages, Facebook messages, and words of empathy & support for Justin & for myself.

One day at a time... the days behind us are increasing! 

Just a Few Thoughts on Deployments...

My personal funny favorite!

Yep... everyday.

I wish this wasn't so true... thinking of him constantly...

& holding on to the minutes...

Yep, perfect description.