HAPPY FUN WEEKEND!!

Happy FUN Weekend!!  So Friday night I went scrapbooking with a few friends and did the cutest pages!!  They were soo girly and adorable!!  It was a lot of fun! Then Saturday, my parents met me for breakfast at my fav. breakfast restaurant of all time.  It's this old school mom & pop place!  The food is DELICIOUS and on top of that only like $5 bucks.  After that my dad and I went and saw Hot Tub Time Machine which was sooo stupid it was funny.  I really like stupid comedies!  So it was totally up my alley!!  After that my dad came back to my house and we watched the Princess & the Frog hahah...and dad liked it!  I made dinner for us and then we youtubed voice over actors and realized that I've been listening to this guy Jim Cummings my whole life.  He's been the voice actor in like all the Disney films I've watched!  So I'm completely in love with Jim Cummings now!  Then Sunday I got to skype with Cody (WOO HOO)!!  The delay was really really bad so he called me on the phone and we talked while keeping video up so we could see each other still!  He's the most adorable thing since puppies were made!  The coolest thing since sliced bread!  And I've been taking care of a lot of bills and trying to figure out why Verizon is trying to screw us like non-stop and so he told me he got me this really cool surprise to say thank you for everything I've been doing lately.  He told me that he is really excited cause it's really cool.  But that he has to wait till next paycheck before he gets it.  So that means I'm gonna have to wait at least a few weeks with shipping time as well!  But he was telling me that he was going to send flowers but that he thought he'd get me something super cool and nice!  Yippie!!  Then after my skype session with Cody I met up with my best friend Sondra and we put our bike in the car and hit the Park bike trail!  It was really nice outside and so we went biking and then after that we went walking on a trail for 2 hours!  We felt soo good, peaceful and relaxed!  And we were able to really catch up!  After that we went back to her parents house and her mom made steak, double baked potatoes, steamed veggies and for desert Strawberry Shortcake! YUMM!!  It was so much fun!  And her whole family was there (I've grown up with them-they're like my family too) and we were just laughing and having a great time!  So this weekend was lots and lots of fun!! 

I hate asking for $$ :o( boo

So I never ask my parents for $$ anymore since I've been out of college.  But recently I found out that my job decreased the number of classes they'll pay for from 4 to 3....but they told me this AFTER i registered for the 4th class....so now I have to come up with a butt ton of money and I've always had to pay for my summer class and I'm gonna have to come up with that butt ton of money too....and it doesn't help that it's right after our wedding/honeymoon.  So I'm kinda broke.  Cody told me not to ask dad because he wants to be able to provide for me, but I figure if dad can put some in for me and Cody put some in and I put some in than it won't be a burden on anyone.  But I still feel completely horrible since I've asked dad to help with $1000.00.  The man deserves to retire.  He's done pretty well for himself but he likes to help people out and he doesn't want to retire until everyone is completely settled.  And that's not fair to him.  So yeah....this is just my guilty post for asking dad for money.  Although, looking at the bright side, at least I'm asking for $$ for tuition....not crack! hahaha

Holla....I worked out

Hey....so I would love to see this type of post like everyday....cause that would actually mean I have a routine to go to the gym....when I do a post about working out it's like ya'll won the lotto!  Circuit training today totally kicked my butt....at one time my legs were literally wobbling HAHAHA....and Patricia put her hand on my leg to feel it LOL!!

I got to skype with Cody on Sunday....and it was actually clear and minimal delay!!  But of course everytime that happens my family is visiting, so limited privacy!  But it's all good.  Cody likes being able to see the whole family!!  When my family left...I told Cody to dance for me (I did it in a perv. voice) LOL....then I really told him that I wanted him to dance for me like our little goofy dances we usually do in the kitchen. He resisted at first....but he can never say no to my pout face :o) hehe...here are a couple pics from our skype date:

He was so cute today because I was telling him how I don't have any $$ and he started to get upset and was like "I don't like it when you don't have money that makes me upset, forge a check to yourself with my checkbook....I want my baby to have money"....................CODY NEVER says that type of stuff!! LOL...he's usually like "we gotta save" "budget better".....but I think its a combination knowing that I'm not just spending $$ on stupid things (just bills and loans) and that we are separated!  He told me that he got me something really cool the other day and I got super excited.  Until he told me that he wants to wait to give it to me after he gets home so he can see my expression!!!  OMG---I have to wait 4 dang months grr....I love trying to figure out surprises but I can't get any clues if I can't snoop :o)  So I guess I have to wait!!

Cody and I are getting a golden retreiver puppy when he gets home and so I started looking up breeders today.  And let me just say GOLDEN PUPPIES ARE ADORABLE!!!  I can't wait!!!  I also can't wait till we can just go walking with our puppy together, holding hands on a trail somewhere!  Soo much fun is up ahead in 4 months.

Ohh, I'm only 1 disc away from finishing Season 3 of Army Wives!  I totally made the deadline...ie the new season!  Now only one problem.  We don't have cable (since we're never home and like to do things outdoors).....so how the heck am I gonna watch it????  BOO!!  Anyways, I'm gonna try not to make this into a novel hehe....be back soon!!

9 days later....a new post woo hoo

OK...so I have been seriously slacking on the posts here haha....but I have to tell you why. Since I am seriously addicted to Army Wives LOL...that show is soo good! Season 4 starts up I believe in April so I had 1 1/2 seasons to catch up on. So I've been netflixing the poop outta some Army Wives. I've been staying up till midnight cramming them in...so no blogging and I'm barely making it through work each day w/o falling asleep! But luckily I am only 3 discs away from finishing...about 10 episodes or so.  And I'm gonna have to repeat a million times how much I'm in love with General Michael Holden...OMG....I think it's because he reminds me of Cody. Tough and strong but compassionate and loving.....and just plain adorable in uniform!!

Cody and I have been doing well. I think that sometimes it's just easier to go numb and not dwell on the fact that he is gone. Less crying happens. But I still miss the boy...more than imaginable. But we still have quite some time so I have to just learn to live with him gone. The thing is....I am a really independent person. I don't NEED someone to take care of things for me. I enjoy being in control at times and I like talking to people and trying new things. So I've just been taking care of buisness lately and for a second it scared me. What scared me was that I LIKE and WANT to be semi-dependent on Cody. He is my partner. I love sharing things with him. And since I've been doing everything myself it means I'm not with him nor do I NEED him with me at all times...I mean sure it's empowering knowing you can handle everything by yourself, but it is also a little sad that I'm not doing things right next to him. But hey...maybe this just means I was cut out to be a military wife?? Look at the glass 1/2 full here!! And I have no idea of that made any sense at all.

Cody sent me the funniest email the other day. Here was part of it :

“…..We share a story book life, simple inflections of personality and love, paint our memories with colors of happiness (I wanted that to sound really poetic, LOL). You have single handedly painted a large portion of my life's canvas, you are my more beautiful, less afro headed, Bob Ross (I attached his photo). If you haven't ever seen this cat in action go to You tube, he is the bomb digidy!!!...”

HAHAHA, have I mentioned how much I love my husband.  He's a "happy little husband right here" hahaha,

Cody cracks me up soo much!!  So I think I'm gonna have to find him a sling shot for his birthday...he really wants one over there....apparently the bird situation has "gotten outta control" so he wants to "scare them away" with a killer sling shot....I asked him if he worded it "scare them" instead of "kill them" for a reason....he claims that the sling shot isn't strong enough to kill a bird so I shouldn't worry. But he wants one so I'll care package it up for him cause I want to be an awesome wife!

2 cards

Even though I'm tired, sad and exhausted....(and have court for work in the morning...stupid child PO's)....I was soo happy today (up until I started to miss him too much of course). It was a beautiful day today around 65 degrees and when I got home from work I walked around the neighborhood and checked the mail (totally not expecting anything) and I saw his handwriting. My heart skipped a beat and I got such a huge smile. I had 2 cards from Cody!! I have to write part of one here...it made me sooooooooo happy! The actual card read: You're so cute and funny and smart and all around great...and I just thought you should know I really like you. Do you like me? Check yes or no....He wrote:

"I find myself looking at pictures of us together, we are so happy, we are so perfect together. I fondly gaze at our pictures and rub your face wishing just for one minute I could feel the soft warmth of your cheek and the tender kiss from your lips. I stare in the picture as I would stare into your eyes and wish that it was easier than getting on a plane and flying across the world to give you a butterfly kiss. So at the end of my days I end it staring at those beautiful pictures wishing the many things I just told you. I love you sweetheart and can't wait to be back. I have a little school boy crush on you. Love Waffles

Sometimes being strong sucks

Sometimes, it just sucks always having to be strong. Sometimes it sucks hearing "it will all be okay" "it will fly by" "you guys are strong" "keep busy".........


Sometimes all I need is his touch...........

Sometimes that's the only thing that can make it better....

Fun Weekend

So I had a fun weekend. On Friday, Patricia and I got out of work late due to lots of complications with transferring a kid to another school (they were just plain mean to the parent...just cause they have some difficulties/problems with parenting doesn't give you the okay to treat them like dirt...ok I'm off my soapbox. And so after the long day we decided to treat ourselves to dinner with pomegranate martini's hahaha and they were delicious!! My brother also called me up in the middle of the day to tell me that he passed the TSA screening test and was offered a contingency of employment. I was sooo excited for him. He's been looking for a job for a long time! He really needed this step forward. He told me he was so excited that he just had to call someone right away...and it just happened to be his big sis. That rarely happens....the boy has a million friends. So big sister got to feel special haha. Then Saturday, my brother called me up and told me that him and his friend had rented an apartment (one of the nice new ones)...but that he won't be moving in until he starts working in April. But that he had the key and wanted to show me....and even though I was completely happy sitting on the couch in my PJ's watching Army Wives, I dragged my butt out the door to see his new place since I knew how excited he was! It was fun looking around the empty apartment and imagining where things would go. Then my mom came back to my house and we made dinner and scrapbooked...then watched Army Wives. I loved it because my mom got hooked right in! She loves the show now too :o) As she put it, "It's much better than Bones" Since my family watches Bones all the time I guess she was up to a new show. Then the next day I woke up early and headed to Richmond to meet my best guy friend, Corey and his girlfriend Elizabeth. I've known him for 13 years. We were going Wine Tasting in the mountains of Charlottesville. I had actually never done a REAL wine tasting at a winery so I was reallly excited!! So we went to the first one and it was absolutely beautiful!!! So badly did I want Cody to be there with me! He would have LOVED it!! And one of their wines was mmmmmmm GOOD! I told them it's the kind of wine where you walk around your house with only a robe blasting girly music...or taking a bubble bath. I bought that bottle of wine...how could I resist?? So after that winery we went to 2 other winerys and they were all so much fun. I told Cody when he gets back that we are totally going to them!! The only other part that was kinda difficult was going with a couple. And actually not for the normal reason. They were not all over each other or cuddly or anything. Actually they acted more as friends than they did a couple. But it was difficult because I've known Corey for sooo long. So we have a lot of jokes and memories that we like to talk about...but I didn't want to leave Elizabeth out of them. And then it was vice versa....they have a lot of jokes and they didn't want to leave me out of it. So it was a balance during the whole trip to be able to talk about old times but not too much. But other than that it was a lot of fun. they even gave me a bottle of wine when I was leaving their house. So nice :o) Overall it was a Fun Weekend. PLUS, I got to skype with Cody....well kinda. I forgot my webcam at work...so I could see him but he couldn't see me. He is sooo adorable. He totally has my heart stolen. Now if he could hurry up and bring me a tiger back from the "Tiger River" hahahaha

Broke Cell Phone?

So I came to work today, early mind you to make up for the hours I'll be missing from school. And it is majorly slushing outside...a mix between snow and rain. I had put my cell phone in between my legs so if Cody decided to call me on my way to work for the 2nd time I would hear the phone (I never hear it in my pocket). So I get to work and I get out of the car like normal walk inside and get situated to work. Then I go to grab my cell phone to make sure it's on vibrate since I'm at work and everything. I realize it's not there. I go outside hoping I put it in the cup holder w/o realizing it. I have pure panic when I look inside my car and don't see my cell phone. I look on the ground outside of my car and there is about 2-3 inches of slush...rain and snow...it's a big icy puddle. I think I see a shadow in the water. It's my cell phone. ARRRRGGGG!!! It's shut down and vibrating at the same time. I immediately try to dry it off and get all the water out....GAUGH!!!!!!!!!!!

Now it's sitting here drying and I have NO IDEA if it's gonna work again! How do I manage to break the best means of communication with my husband??? And I have these adorable pictures of him on my cell phone and I have these sound clips and videos I took of him before he went on deployment. I listen and watch them every night before bed. I'm going to be soooooooo sad if it's broken and they can't get them off :( And I have all my phone numbers in there and I've been meaning to transfer them to a hard copy. But really I could live w/o phone numbers. I don't think I can live w/o talking to Cody or losing those cute pictures and videos. I'm really sad :( Pray really hard that my cell phone will turn on once it is dry!!!!

7:45am Surprise Call

Omg, I have the bestest hubby in the world!! So I was driving to work this morning at 7:30ish in the morning like I always do. And at 7:45am, my cell phone starting ringing. “Who is this” I thought aloud….nobody calls me early in the morning. Is it my dad? Did he see me driving on the interstate going the opposite direction (this has happened a couple times). NOOOOOO…… not my dad. It’s CODY!! WOO HOO!!!!!!! So I answer the phone super excited cause I have never gotten a call from him at this hour and ask him “what are you doing calling me at this hour…crazy boy” and he says….as I melt…..”I wanted to call you to surprise you and make you happy. I know this would make your whole morning and I wanted to hear your voice”. AWWWW……how freaking adorable. Then he said that he had just a little extra time today so the first thing he thought of doing was calling me to surprise me. I swear I could not be anymore blessed with the man that was put into my life! I think proceeded to talk about the oil lamp that one of the girls got in her care package from MSSN. And he was like really? You want one of those?? And started laughing. He was like most women was precious gems and diamonds and you want a tacky oil lamp?? And I was like H-E-L-L-O it is soo not tacky….it’s cultural! And he laughed. And then I kept whining that I wanted an oil lamp. Originally I wanted a plum purple hoodie, but he said he looked everywhere and could only find hoodies in the color, blue, brown, black, green, and as he put it “pee yellow”. And then I had to of course get him to specify….are we talking your early morning pee yellow or late in the afternoon after drinking lots of water pee yellow. He got more detailed and explained he was thinking late afternoon pee yellow. Hahaha we laughed so hard. By this time I’m driving like 35mph on the interstate because I don’t want to get to work, I just want to talk to Cody on the phone more hahaha. So he told me that he would look at the merchant’s items for sale and see what he can do about my genie oil lamp. I feel soo special. Ohh and he said that he sent me 2 cards in the mail and he sent 2 cards last week too! So I should be getting a butt load of cards in the mail soon! I can’t wait!!!!!!!! And I finished his mixed CD labeled….Waffles & Sugarbear Love Mix #1 hahaha….and I’m putting that in the mail with an oversized tacky card hahaha, I thought it would make him laugh! Anyways, I just want to say that I am soooo happy and that his phone call really did make my whole entire day!! And he said he’ll call me at our regular time at noon….so 2 calls in one day!! Only hours apart! WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!! I have the biggest smile on my face!!