Starting in the middle so it isn't sooo easy to guess!!
Video clip to Ed for our "Name That Tune" game we play accross the ocean...
Friday, June 11, 2010
Free or Kept....?
We have 3 vehicles….Jorden drives the micromachine, well it is actually a Jeep Cherokee Sport, but we affectionately call it the micromachine, it is small and you can park it anywhere! Ed drives his truck and his fat boy. I drive the Commander….I’m not complaining about my wheels, I do like it, so don’t get me wrong…..but when I am driving the Commander I feel like I need to have make up on, hair in place, no windows down, a manicure with nails done, and of course a designer outfit with matching shoes and jewelry! That chick is NOT me!!! BUT, when I drive Ed’s truck I can be ME and I love it!!! I am the girl with the super messy ponytail, flip flops-sometimes not matching- or sperrys, always capris, either denim or cargos, totally casual shirt, designer NOTHING, no manicure although toe nails will always be cute, and fun jewelry, nothing a thief would waste time on! (Well, maybe my necklace Ed brought me back from Iraq that I wear my half of my heart on) I can also take Jasper with me in the truck!!! Needless to say, I would rather be the free chickie than the kept one and I will drive the truck as much as I can before Ed comes home and takes claim of his wheels again!!! AAWWWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Then I will go back to being the misplaced free chickie driving a kept chickies wheels! LOL
Friday, June 4, 2010
Clean Up On Aisle 9
Clean Up On Aisle 9
It happens every time my Marine goes away, no matter what the time frame of his absence is, there is that one day where I crack, just fall apart………….this time it happened on day 147, just 5 days shy of the 6 month mark ………….the day had started fine……..we had a fabulous time at the beach, we all came home the same color as when we left-that is success-enjoyed the rest of the day, went to the movies, yes, that was a disappointment, don’t go see The Back Up Plan, I left before it finished, they made sure to use every single flippin’ word, scene, etc, they could get away with and keep it PG-13. Sooo glad I didn’t take Vicki with me. I decided to do some grocery shopping on the way home. I was also starving!! I had made a lasagna on Tuesday and just had no desire to have it 5 nights in a row!! Anyways, I am walking aimlessly up and down the aisles of the grocery store and there is not one single thing that sounds good!! I picked up an egg sandwich in the Deli, blah, uhg, put it away. The cut up fruit looked sad, made my way over to the freezer section, of course the ice cream I wanted was on the top shelf. This requires me to actually climb up into the freezer and up the first shelf, yes people stared but I didn’t care and than the flavor I wanted wasn’t even up there, so I was just freezing. I kept thinking Jusco or a Family Mart would just be soooo perfect to have nearby, but since I am an ocean away from there I was trying to make do with the Walmart Super Center. UHG! I found nothing and just wanted to cry, but then I figured if I started crying and someone asked me what was wrong and I told them I was hungry they would think I was weird, 1. I am fat and 2. I was at the grocery store!! I was scrolling thru my phone and reading facebook posts and Leilani was there!!! So, I was texting back and forth with my super cool friend thru my melt down and of course she had me laughing and gave a virtual slap and so there ended up being no need for a clean up on aisle 9 from the lady bawling uncontrollably!!!
Two Books To Treasuer
I bought two of the same books, What I Love About You, one went with Ed to Afghanistan and I have one for me. I told Ed that he doesn’t have to finish it this deployment, but I did tell him it would be the most incredible 20 year anniversary present! Sooo, that would give him 6 years to finish it since we celebrated our 14th anniversary February 3rd. It has been fun writing in his book! It has gone everywhere with me! I rotate back and forth during waiting times scrolling thru facebook on my phone or writing in his book. I recommend both during deployments! They both have kept me cracking up but the book has been sooo fun remembering all our silly times and being able to be creative with no limitations since this book will be for his reading eye balls ONLY!!!
Deployment Dinners
Yes, when my Marine is gone breakfast is very common for dinner. It is consumed quickly and nobody minds having this dinner the next morning. Traditional dinners seem to drag on night after night when the dude in cammies is gone. Pot Roast that might carry into the next day with my love home will drag for 5 days with the kids tapping out on day 3 and taking the bowl of cereal option , lasagna can take up residence in the fridge for a week before I throw away those last few servings, and grilling…..well, let’s just say the dogs love me!!! So, yes, we eat breakfast a lot around here when Mr. Hottie is gone.
Up-Grade Time
UHG is all I have to say! I think phones are purposefully made to last for just one year. The notice came in the mail letting me know it was time to get new phones. Like I am still learning how to operate this blackberry, now I have to start all over again!! UHG! But, I did need a new one, the hour glass spun forever and so I would miss tons of calls because by the time the phone rang and hour glass finished spinning the person was already leaving a message. The little ball would randomly freeze to and yield my phone basically unusable until it started working again. Jorden and Vicki were thrilled though!! Jorden’s turns off all the time, literally, and you have to hold the chord when you want it to charge, no joke, and not exactly sure what Vixs problems were, only that she was soooo looking forward to a new phone. The kids and Ed’s request were to have pretty much the same phone, pull out keyboard, camera, and still have internet, facebook, and texting. Easy, done. Me, I didn’t want a ball, no touch screen, a bigger screen, bigger keyboard-wanted each button to have its own letter, AND I wanted it to be the same size!!! Mine fit perfectly into my steering wheel so I could put whatever pix I wanted on my screen and see it while driving! Well, what do you know?!! Got it and it was free, life is good. I’m not a techo gadget queen and don’t need the latest thing out there, just basic phone functions, text-I prefer to text than talk, I know sad, my yahoo, and of course facebook for those moments when I am stuck waiting or extremely long red lights, corner of Western and Marine I can get completely caught up on all my friends stats if I miss it just right! So, after all was said and done, 2 phones, one blackberry, 2 car chargers, 2 covers, 2 wireless ear piece things, and 2 memory cards I walked outta Verizon $180 poorer and hopefully they last for a year!
Patio Furniture Assembled
There were many requests to see what the outcome was on my attempt to put a millions pieces together to assemble my 10 piece patio set……….well after cursing a billion times it finally all came together and two days later we were able to enjoy the backyard much better now that we have a place to sit!!! LOL
Little Leah, Not So Little
Leah is growing soo fast! I pick her up several times a day and hold her because I know soon she will be too big to hold and that makes me incredibly sad! I also buy her a new outfit every couple of weeks because that is how fast she outgrows them. I know soon she will be tooooo big for cute clothes, so taking full advantage of her puppy days!
IM Seureus
I came home to this posted by our front door. Apparently this friend had broken all the rules and Ryan felt the need to post a sign after he sent him home. He was seureus. Hopefully his spelling improves……
The Fin Is Officially Dead
I have had this fin from Hawaii on my key chain for years,since Dec 2003 when we were there on our way to Travis from Okinawa for christmas! It broke in half about 2 years ago, and today it officially broke off of my key ring! Now, the dilemma….what do I replace this with…..maybe I will post a few pixs on facebook and have my friends help me decide or maybe I will just randomly pick something myself…..but, I miss my fin…………
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