June 2nd, 2010

I can't believe its already June, this year is just flying by. So many things are going to be going on soon! Amanda is coming out sometime in July, Mom and Nicole are coming out in August and also Katie is due in August. This deployment is going to breeze by.. LoL at least I hope so because right now the days are going by pretty quick, its the nights that drag on!

I took today off because my shoulder is killing me and the pain medicine the doctor put me on is making me sick. I have off tomorrow also so hopefully I'll have it rested enough for Friday to go back to work. I go back to the doctor on the 11th and hopefully by then I'll have my MRI done and my physical therapy started.

Tomorrow I have a ton of things to do. Post office, food shopping and picking up a couple things for the apartment! I want to finally get it done!

--Amanda.. near or far you will always be my best friend. I love you more then anything in the world. I may not be 25 miles away anymore but i'm just a 7 digit phone call a way. <3--

May 29th, 2010

First and for most I want to wish everyone a happy and SAFE memorial day weekend. This weekend isn't just the start of the summer or time for great sales. Very brave men and woman have fought and died for this country and that is what this holiday is all about. When your sitting down at your family bbq's this weekend and having an ice cold beer remember those who have died fighting for this country..

Well Tuesday will be TWO weeks that Roy has been deployed. I thought I would be the last person to say this but this deployment is flying by. I guess being so busy with work and life I really don't have time to sit and cry all day long about something I can't change. I do have to say that I'm lucky enough to talk to him everyday online. Lately we've been catching each other and able to email back and forth. It sucks that I can't hear his voice but emails are better then nothing!
I hope he's able to take some pictures soon and send them to me. I can't wait to see him again.

Well it's Saturday night and I'm going to finish a couple movies and then head to bed. Tomorrow I want to make the apartment sparkle! And I plan on cooking a pot roast. I can't wait to have the apartment small like an actual home cooked meal!

<3 Why Do I Do It?
Because nights alone aren't permanent missing him reminds me that I'm lucky to have someone to miss because I am not afraid to make sacrifices for
TRUE LOVE <3

May 24th, 2010

It's Monday and my day off. I made sure I was up at 5am to get online and hopefully email back and forth with Roy for a little while BUT I had already got an email from him. Why?? Because they were going through the time zones and he was another hour ahead of me :( I wrote him a couple emails back and went back to bed. I ended up not waking back up till about 11am when Natalie said she was on her way over. Good thing she has a key to the apartment because I didn't want to get up off the couch!

My day has consisted of doing nothing but watch television, eat snacks and find awesome coupons and free things online. If everyone checks out Drugstore Divas' website they have some awesome things that you can save on! They even have some contests going on and you can win free samples of things! (drugstoredivas.net)

May 23rd, 2010

I spent the night at Nicole's last night and it was a much needed night out. Granted it wasn't out partying and drinking, it was more like laying in bed and relaxing. Holding Izabella (when she's not crying) is soo relaxing. AND NO I do NOT have baby fever. LOL I want Roy and I have to US time when he gets home. We are in no rush for any babies!

Today I went to work and it went by pretty quick. I don't mind working Sunday and Monday's for the fact that I get out at 7pm and it's still light out. I came home, opened the windows to air out the apartment and cooked me some dinner. Nothing like frozen pizza and fried potatoes. A typical living alone meal and it was quite yummy :)

Tomorrow is my day off so I'm going to spend it doing home work and cleaning. Sounds fun? I don't think so but hopefully I'll be able to get a lot done.

Loving and Missing Roy <3

May 20th, 2010

What a crazy day it has been. Well it started last night with a phone call saying that my boss' house was on fire. At first I didn't want to believe it but hearing all the fire trucks Unfortunately it made sense. I ran over to a friends house to watch her kids while she went to my boss' house. Sadly they lost alot including their dog Sara. My prayers go out to Angie and her room mate Brett.

I slept at Katie's last night and got a much needed text from Roy. Its always nice to hear from him especially when my day or in this case night is going so shitty. We talked for about a half hour but he had to get back to work so I went back to sleep. It was about 330am here when he texted. Joseph (Katie's son who is 3) woke me back up at about 830am by snuggling with me on the couch and then nicely asking me to make him breakfast. I hung out at Katie's for a little but wanted to run to the exchange to see what we can do for Angie along with getting Karie a birthday card because today is her birthday.

Amanda, Natalie and I went out for lunch to Jumbo buffet and then Amanda and I went food shopping. I bought a crock pot for $20 and got a free roast, potatoes and carrots. Tomorrow I will return the crock pot to a different store to get my $20 back and hopefully some extra!
Amanda and I decided that we should make Karie cupcakes and a big top cupcake for her birthday to bring to work on Friday. Well the big top cupcake turned into an animal looking thing and I couldn't wait till tomorrow so I called Karie and we brought Pablo over to her house. YES we named it Pablo!
We lef
t Karie's and got pizza and now at the apartment and relaxing. A nice glass of wine and pizza. Very classy, I know !! Watching Grey's and going to bed. Working tomorrow..

Missing Roy <3

May 18th, 2010

Well today was the day I had to say good bye to Roy. He's official gone for 218 days, 14 paychecks or 6 months, how ever you want to count. I'm counting paychecks and NO its not because I'm money hungry its because there are 2 paychecks a month and 14 paychecks in my mind seem soo much shorter then 6 months.
We woke up at 4am and started getting ready. We got to base around 5am and Roy had to get his last barracks inspection EVER!!! All was good and we headed to the terminal around 6am. We sat around for what seemed like FOREVER. We kept on going in and out of the terminal, just sitting there was driving us nuts. Around 7:30am it was time to say good bye. His plane wasn't leaving till 8am but they had to start getting in line and get ready for boarding the plane.
I broke down, I never knew how hard it was to say good bye to someone you love so much. Even though deployments suck, I know how they work and I know what to expect. I WILL make it through this.

Why Do I Do It? Because nights alone aren't permanent missing him reminds me that I'm lucky to have someone to miss because I am not afraid to make sacrifices for TRUE LOVE

I left base and went to Nicole's house to cry. I'm glad I have her right here for the whole deployment and I will be right by her side when Preston deploys. That is what Best Friends are for :0) I hung out with Nicole and Izzy for a while and headed home. Natalie met me at the house and we went to taco bell for lunch. Food was MUCH needed, now its 3pm here & 6pm on the east coast. Roy should be landing soon so hopefully he can call as soon as he gets off the plane.

I haven't cried since Nicole's house this morning and I'm sure I won't till I go lay down in bed and realize that last night was our last night together.

May 17th, 2010

Well tomorrow is D-day. Well not the official D-day but Roy heads out to VA tomorrow morning. I have to bring him to base for 6am, its going to be a REAL early and sad day tomorrow. The tears have already started days ago but I've been trying hard to hold them back in front of him. Last night I just couldn't help it, we were laying on the couch just looking at each other and they just started to flow. I've never felt this way about anyone before and I'm glad that I know I can feel this way about someone as much as it sucks.
Roy is at work now and doesn't know what time he's getting home but I hope its before 2pm so he can drive me to work (since my car is going to car heaven soon) if not Amanda offered to drive me. I don't even want to go but I don't want to leave them hanging with one less closer tonight. At least I'll be getting out at 7pm and not 9pm. It is still plenty of time to spend with Roy.
Well before the tears start flowing again I better get up, shower and continue to clean the house.

May 15th, 2010

Who would of ever thought I would be able to lay out at the beach in Oak Harbor? Well that is exactly what I did today and it felt amazing. I got some really nice color and its about time because I've been SUPER pale !!! I found the best spot today to sit out. One way I look its the ocean and the other way I look there are snow covered mountains. I love it.


Roy hasn't left yet for deployment and I'm already an emotional wreck. I feel like there is soo much we need to get done before he goes and it is just NOT getting done. I got home today and all I feel like doing is bawling my eyes out.. Okay I've been home for an hour and have done nothing but bawl my eyes out. I have to say THANK YOU to Nicole for listening to me vent. Not only is she my best friend and understands but she's a Navy wife and understands long periods of time away from the person you love the most. I'm glad she is only a hop, skip and jump from the house and I can go there day or night.

6 Months Later!

So 6 months have past since I last wrote and SO much as happened. Nicole FINALLY had Izabella Grace McDonald on April 22nd, 2010. She was 19.5 inches 7 lbs 11 oz and born at 8:12 p.m and she is simply perfect (even though every time I see her I have something to say about her, I love her so much!),






I also moved out of the house. I got my own cute apartment in town. Its perfect and so me. I have a lot more decorating to do but thanks to mom I got a bunch of things from Bed Bath and Beyond that I wanted, so slowly its coming along.









I've also started dating someone, his name is Roy and makes me the happiest person in the world. He's in the Navy and stationed here. We started dating Feb 10th, 2010 and has made the last 3 months of my life the best. Unfortunately he is going to be deploying next week for 6 months. Its going to be the longest six months but as many have said "distance makes the heart grow fonder" and I truly believe in that quote. For the next 6 months I will start writing again to keep everyone updated on me & Roy's deployment!

Day 33

Well I haven't wrote in about 15 days.. which means I've been living in Washington for a month now ! ! ! ! Most days have been the same but a couple exciting things have happened.
1. I got my car on the road. After all this dramma with trying to get my license switched over I didn't need too after all. But now that my car is registered under my name I can get my license so much easier.
2. Nicole has hit her 13 week mark in her pregnancy. Everyday her belly is growing and it is so exciting that I'm here to be a part of it. Despite the morning/afternoon/night sickness that she gets once in a while its crazy all the things she is craving. I have to say the oddest thing she wants is apples with salt. yes I said salt.
3. I've fallen in love with baking!!! Nicole and I make pumpkin bread last week and ever since then I've just been wanting to bake. Today we made more pumpkin bread along with a pumpkin cake roll with cream cheese. It was simply amazing.
4. MY SISTER GOT ENGAGED ! ! !! I think I've said this a million times now but its about darn time :) I love Stephen like a brother so them getting married just makes him family!! I'm sad that I wasn't in the Bahamas when it happened but I'm glad my parents were there to be a part of it.

I'm trying to convince mom and dad that they want to visit for my birthday. It will be super cool for them to come out and see what Oak Harbor is really about. (even though there is nothing here). I'm also going to try and come home in April for opening day.. I mean my dad's birthday and nicole's birthday :) I wanna come home the start of April so I'm back here before the baby is born. I have to be here for HER birth :)

Today was a fun day!! We started out by going to Coupeville to go pumpkin picking. I of course picked the ugliest pumpkin out when Nicole and Preston picked out such nice ones. My excuse was I didn't want it to be the only pumpkin not to be bought :) We got home and decided that we were going to have dinner before carving so Mike and Jaime can come over with their pumpkins to carve. Dinner was soo good (thanks Vicki) The guys came over with their pumpkins and since theirs were store bought they were HUGE. I don't think I've ever seen a pumpkin that big! We started out with the carving and it turned into a huge mess but it was so much fun. If you head over to my facebook you can see the final results in the pumpkin carving :) Of course I carved NY in mine so EVERYONE knows where I'm from!! I might be on the west coast now but I'll ALWAYS be a New Yorker at heart!!

Now I'm just hanging out watching tv. I think we have to go on a midnight run to drop off some pumpkin bread to one of the MA's but then its bed time..

Day 15

Well today was an EVENTFUL day!!!
Woke up and Nicole & I had some breakfast. She made these orange rolls that were de-lish! After breakfast we decided that we were going to go for a walk and take Boo-Boo with us. Well on our way home there were 2 unleashed dogs roaming around. They seemed friendly so we slowly walked toward them. We walked past them, got smelt alittle and kept on walking. Well the one dog (a beautiful boxer) started to follow us jumping around. We looked all over for its owner so we decided to take it home and list him on craigslist in the lost and found section and also the pet section.
We named her Sydney. I have no idea where the name came from but Nicole called her that and she actually listened so that is what we've been calling her. She is a very well behaved dog except we aren't sure how she will be around Boo-Boo so we've kept Boo-Boo locked in Nicole's room for the day.
I really hope the owners check craigslist because we can't keep her. If the owners don't come forward a friend of mine said he would take her for the time being. I told him that if he takes her I promise to help out with her. She's kinda growing onto me.

Its 9:30pm now and me and her are just hanging out in my room. Well its more like I'm laying in bed and she is laying at the door wanting to run around the house. But its Boo-Boo's time to run the house!

Day 14

So today started out like just the rest. I woke up, went for a jog and then sat home all day.

My jog was nice, I went towards the Navy Exchange which meant I could jog on the beach ANOTHER huge plus!! I jogged for a while and then I found a nice spot to just sit and relax for a little while. It's nice to sit at the beach and see the mountains with snow on top in the distance. Twenty minutes later I decided that I was going to stroll back home. When I got home Nicole was awake. She was also alive looking and getting out of her bed which is a HUGE plus. Sitting home all day with no one to talk to is pretty boring. We hung out in the living room, watched tv and ate lunch. We took an afternoon stroll to the mailbox, nothing good. I do have to say that super market sales here start on Wednesday which is quite odd.

We wanted to go out but had no car to go out with. Preston was on duty all day so he was going to get home later then usual but not that much later. He got home and Nicole and I were ready to head to the commissary to pick up some dinner. We picked up the salmon that we ordered a couple days ago. We get to the check out and realize that we have NO money on us. We begged the guy at the cashier to hold our stuff while we ran to get money. Well we REALLY needed to hurry because the commissary closes at 7pm and it was already 6:30pm. I called Preston on the way home to be standing outside with money in hand so we can just turn around and go back. The nice cashier had our stuff ready, we paid and headed home. The salmon was great, so tasty. Vicki said the cat even enjoyed some.

Nicole and I went for a walk with BooBoo. It was nice to get out even though we were both in shorts and it was so cold. But after a few houses we were numb anyway so we kept on walking. It was nice, the moon was HUGE and there were a ton of stars in the sky. We walked and admired all the houses that had Halloween decorations, well we were more like seeing what ideas we could use for the house. We really need more decorations on the house because what we do have isn't much and doesn't look 100%. As we were walking home we both wondered if the car speed counter would count our speed so OF COURSE we had to try it out and IT WORKS !!!! We did it about 10 times and we felt we needed to head home to get Preston to make him try it also. I ran 8mph, Nicole ran 10mph and Preston ran 14mph, one more mph and Preston would of being going over the speed limit and the lights would of started to flash!

We got back and hung out for alittle in the living room, I have a headache so I came up to my room. Listening to some music and now ready for bed.. so good night :)

Day 13

I know I know I skipped DAY 12 but I honestly didn't do anything all day. The only thing that did happen was at 1130pm Vicki and I took Nicole to the ER because she was sick all day and we wanted to make sure her and the baby were okay, which they are!

So today is day 13 that I've been here and it was pretty much like the rest of my days here. Got up, ate breakfast, watched tv and hung out at home. I'm pretty sure that I took about a dozen naps today. I guess getting home at almost 2am would do that to a person. I was fine with it, not much you can do without a car. Which I should be getting soon!

There are a couple things that Preston has to fix on it and I'll be ready to go. Once its fixed then I'll go get insurance and register it and by then I should have ALL the paper work for getting my license out here. It's really been a total pain in the butt trying to get all the proofs I need.

Checked the mail around 5pm and I got my last check from Amerivents. It's always nice to get a $90 check in the mail. I actually forgot about it so it was more of a surprise!! I just hope that everyone else who worked on September 13th got there check also!

Well Nicole made stuffed peppers tonight and they were good! Nothing beats Mom's home cooked food but it sure was good!
We watched One Tree Hill together and that was also good. Can any show these days go on without someone getting punched by someone else? I just don't understand it.

I'm back in my bed now and going to actually try to get some sleep. So good night all :)

Day 11

Day 11 has come and is almost gone! Woke up this morning to the most amazing smell ever, gravy, sausage and biscuits. I have to say that had to be the best breakfast I've had in soo long and SO much better then Cracker Barrel will EVER make it !!!
Right after breakfast I got a phone call from the guy who was going to deliver my NEW bed!! He called at about 10:40am and told me that he will be at the house at 11:36am. YES he did give me the EXACT time and sure enough at 11:36am he was ringing the door bell. I can't believe that man drove 2 hours, set up my bed and put everything together for $100. I'm so thankful for him because now I can sleep and not by the morning be laying on the floor.
I decided that since I got a new bed I wanted new sheets and pillow cases. Kmart was having such a great sale on bedding and bath stuff so we headed there. Well I forgot that I gave the delivery guy my last hundred in cash that we had to stop at walmart first so I can cash a check. After cashing the check we headed to Kmart and I picked out the nicest bedding. I also got a pack of 6 wash cloths for $3.00 I was super excited. While walking around Walmart earlier Nicole and I decided that we were going to throw a Halloween party and lucky for us it was ready on a Saturday. While walking around Kmart we were looking at things for our party but it was super expensive, I did however remember seeing a Dollar Tree that had a sign "Halloween Headquarters EVERYTHING $1.00" so we thought it would be a good idea to check there out.
We got there and we were in Halloween party heaven. We picked up so many decorations for the outside of the house (I'll post a picture when the house is finished). $20 later and we were on our way home. Stopped for gas at the Navy Exchange and picked up Ghost of Girlfriend's Past. Got home and about 30 minutes later dinner was ready, meatloaf, baked potato and string beans, once again it was a great meal. (thanks Vicki). After dinner 2 of Preston's friends stopped by to say hello and then Mike came over to drop off some AMAZING apples that he got off his tree.
Everyone left so Nicole, Preston and myself made some popcorn and watched the movie. It was such a good movie and I recommend everyone go rent it. After the movie Preston and I played 2 games of Call Of Duty, I have to say.. I SUCK!!! As you can tell I didn't last after the 2 games because I'm sitting here writing. But I shall go to bed now because we are all going to church as a family. It should be nice :)

Day 10

Wow I can't believe its only been 10 days that I've been here, I feel like I've always lived here.
I love waking up to a fresh brewed pot of coffee (thanks Vicki) I went downstairs and sat on the porch for a little while with Vicki talking and laughing. Something always happens in this house that I just can't help but laugh about. Around 11am Nicole decided to get out of bed and we had to go to the NEX and Commissary for the food we didn't pick up at Safeway yesterday. It was mostly meats and some little things.

We got home and it was lunch time. Yogurt for me, I'm doing really good with eating 3 times a day and little snacky stuff in between. I've decided that I want to lose at least 10 lbs by April when hopefully I come home for my sister's birthday. We hung out at the house for the rest of the day. I wanted to go for a walk or run but for some reason the couch is the place I stayed all day.

Vicki started dinner, we were having Chili for dinner. Nicole's step mom Karen and her brother were going to join us for dinner. From the time she started dinner the house smelt soo good. We ate around 6pm and it was amazing. Growing up we really never ate chili but I've had it at other people's houses but this happened to be THE BEST I've ever had. She also made us corn bread :)
Dinner was amazing and we were all totally stuffed. I hung out downstairs for a little while till my heart burn was too much to deal with so I came up stairs to lay down. Watched a couple tv shows on the computer to catch up and now here I write to who ever really reads this !!!

But its bed time and I think maybe IF I just go to sleep my heart burn will go away..
*NIGHT ALL*

Day 9

Today started out just like the rest of my mornings, wake up and do nothing. Stephanie down the block asked us to run to some office on base for her so Nicole and I actually woke up, got dress and did hair and make up.

We picked up Stephanie's car to head to the office when we decided while we were out that we were going to accomplish our shopping list that I was holding on too. Well we got to the office, didn't have the right papers to drop off so Nicole and I went back to Stephanie's house to drop off the un-necessary papers. We ended up dropping off the car and going home for lunch.

Lunch was yummy and Nicole's friend dropped off some home made potato salad.. It sure was YUMMY!!! Next thing I knew we were both taking a nap. I woke up around 230pm and so did Nicole. We just bummed it till P-Mac got home so we can have the car.
We headed out to get manicures and pedicures. Talk about nice and relaxing and very much needed!!!

After our mani and pedi we went up to safeway to accomplish our shopping list. We got everything we needed plus more. After all these years of working in supermarkets I have no idea why I think food shopping is so much fun. Any other types of shopping I would definitely skip. Of course we go to the line to check out where the lady in front of us is as slow as shit and wouldn't help bag and then when it was our turn we got a bagger that ended up being useless. How do you ONLY put 2 cans in one bag and then try to double it? 1. that was super light and didn't need two bags and 2. talk about not promoting re-use able bags. Such a waste. I ended up dumping a ton more in each bag before we left.

Tacos for dinner was so amazing and then Nicole made strawberry short cake that was even better. We hung out after dinner and watched Grey's.. Very good and I'm happy I watched and then I watched Private Practice.. Great show ! !!

Now its bed time. I hope that tomorrow and the weekend is great :)

Day 8

Oh what an adventure today was. I set my alarm last night for early today. I knew Nicole had a doctor's appointment for 8am for her second ultrasound, I wanted to be there for that. Well 7:45am comes along, I'm dress and ready along with her mom and no sounds from Nicole.. Well guess what... she was still sleeping. She finally got up and we were out of the house at 8am for her 8am appointment. We got to the hospital waited a few and she was called in, then momma Vicki and I were allowed in the room for the ultrasound. Her due date was pushed up to April 23rd, 2010 which means we might have an Isabella Rose instead of Isabella Grace.
We got back to the house and I started to price out dinner. Safeway was the cheapest and I needed to go to a bank to open an account so a little later we headed back out to do some shopping. Everything out here seems to be a process and a half ! ! ! ! Well no bank account just yet but we did go to Safeway where I bought EVERYTHING on sale and saved $15.48 with their card. Before heading home we stopped at Wendy's, I made sure I over ordered knowing Nicole who said she didn't want anything would end up wanting something.














After the bank troubles, food shopping and Wendy's we got back to the house and decided we were not going to stay in the house and we were going to take Boo-Boo out for a walk on the beach. But here when I mean beach its no white sand, its rocks!! Boo-Boo not so much a fan of ocean water or seaweed. Nicole and I did see Jelly Fish (picture 2 the side) that were HUGE. I don't think I've ever seen a jelly fish that big unless it was at the aquarium. I found myself a walking stick which I do have to say was very helpful. Well 3 miles later we decided that its going to be one hell of a walk back so we headed back but on the road this time. Flatter ground is what we needed for a better pace! Even though it was long it was nice. We got to the house and relaxed for about an hour till we had to start dinner, talk about us waiting till the last minute. It was already 6pm and Mike was coming over for 7pm dinner. Potato chip chicken, string bean casserole and salad. It was super yummy, I'm glad we got to just hang out and all talk. Its so much better then these parties that everyone is drunk within 20 minutes!
Not much else happened the rest of the night. ALOT of laughs is all I have to say. Tomorrow is going to be a day of much of nothing, but I'm hoping I can get Nicole to take another long walk but in a different direction!

Good Night everyone :)

Day 7

Well this morning I sure can say I did NOT want to get out of bed. From what I can tell from my window is was pretty nasty out. It was like 10am and so cloudy that it was kinda dark out. But I was awake, the jets were flying and living on a military base that has ALOT of jets its pretty loud! I messaged Nicole on yahoo (yes I know she is just in the other room but its easier then screaming to her) we both wanted pancakes. So I got up and started making pancakes and bacon. Well half way through my bacon the smoke alarm started to go off. Its a loud beeping and says " FIRE.. FIRE... FIRE..." ours went off within a minute or two unlike the house some where housing that went off ALL day the other day.

After breakfast we relaxed a little till Nicole's little sister Joey came over. I convinced them that taking a long walk around housing would be good exercise. Well who knew that the government planted apple trees everywhere! Crab apples to be exact and they were pretty amazing. I think I'm going to convince Nicole and Preston to go apple picking, I don't think we need to go far because there is an apple tree in Mike and Captain Amazing's front yard. As we were taking our long walk it started to drizzle so we started on our walk home and just as we were getting back to the house a steady drizzle turned into rain. Back to the house and it was time for lunch.

We relaxed the rest of the day till it was time to make dinner. Nicole actually helped tonight, well she just boiled the water for pasta but it was a start and help! Macaroni Grill pasta in a box with some chicken had to be the best invention ever :) Twenty minutes later and you have an amazing meal.

After dinner we just sat around and watched Preston play video games like we've done the last couple nights. I made a couple quick bucks on myspace customizing a few people's layouts. Extra cash is always nice! Preston was nice enough to stop playing his game and make each Nicole and myself a bowl of ice cream. I'm getting used to this having ice cream every night deal. But good thing for the walks or run everyday because I'll be a cow if I don't.

While Nicole and I were sitting in the living room her cat was sitting on the ledge of the balcony inside the house. Well sure enough Nicole's mom walked out of her room to talk to us and the cat ROLLED off the edge, down about 20 feet and ran into the corner of the room. I know its not funny but Nicole and I were in TEARS, we couldn't stop laughing. All her mom could say was "I PROMISE I DIDN'T TOUCH HER!!" which I personally think that is what made me laugh so hard. (<-- picture to the side shows the distance in the fall)

Well going to head to bed now. Gotta be up early, Nicole has her second sonogram tomorrow!!

Day 6

Today started out as such a total lazy day. I don't think I rolled out of bed till about 11am. I officially can say CRAMPS SUCK !!! Thank God Nicole got up to get some food because she brought me the heating pad, which was amazing. I laid in bed for about another half hour or so and decided it was time to get up and shower to make me hopefully feel better. A nice hot shower later and I was feeling better and also refreshed.

Nicole and I just bummed around today. Nothing exciting going on and there isn't much to do when you don't have a car. I still haven't gotten my car out on the road yet. There has been a few speed bumps with getting my license switched out here. I don't remember it being this hard to get a change of address when I was living in Newburgh but then again it was the same state so maybe that is the difference.

Nicole and I decided that spaghetti and meatballs was going to be for dinner. I made the meatballs with chopped meat (hamburger meat for those who don't know what chopped meat is!!), onions, garlic and some salt and pepper. For a person who doesn't like spaghetti, this meal was actually pretty good!

We sent Preston on a mission to the supermarket for some ice cream, peanut butter cups and sprinkles in the rain and that is exactly what we got. Nicole and I watched One Tree Hill which was pretty good. I think this season is going to be one of the bests EXCEPT WHERE IS LUCAS AND PAYTON??? If anyone can answer that PLEASE tell me !!!

Well its 10:20pm and I actually want to wake up some what early tomorrow to do some laundry. Its not like I'm running out of clothes or anything but I rather not have a pile of dirty clothes sitting at the bottom of my closet!

So good night everyone!

Day 5

Today started out like every other day. I was suppose to go to church with Nicole but decided that I wanted to sleep just alittle more. I woke up around 10am and went down to get breakfast and what do I see on TV but some New York Jets football. It was actually kinda weird to watch football before noon on a Sunday but it was nice. Preston and I watched most of the Jets game while Nicole was at church. Towards the end of the game Preston decided it was nap time and I decided that it was WAY to nice out to be sitting in the house. So I decided to go for a jog. It was so nice to jog along the beach. I jogged half way to the Navy Exchange and decided to power walk back. By this time 55 degrees felt like 100 degrees, I just wanted to get home and shower!
I showered and napped when I got back and when I woke up Nicole was home. We agreed that the left over sausage, peppers and onions were going to be our lunch on garlic bread. It's alittle hard to make garlic bread with no butter so we improvised and used PAM (at least it was butter flavored), it worked and not just because we were hungry.

Around 6pm Preston and myself decided that we were going to make shrimp shish kabobs. We prepared everything along with boiling some eggs for devil eggs. It was a weird combination of food but it was still good. I topped it off with a bowl of vanilla ice cream with peanut butter cups chopped in and chocolate syrup during Army Wives.

Army Wives was really good like always and can't wait till next Sundays!!