10 Days till the BIG PCS!

Soooo Yes, I have been M.I.A.! So much happening at once! PCS,laundry, Packing, out- processing, having a going-away party this weekend.Did I mention, I missed Blogging. Lots of fun stuff happned this weekend, I died my hair dark. Darker than I ever have gone before, but everyones right dark=mysterious. I love it, but would love your input!



Went and seen the new Twilight movie.... verdict is : for all you Twigeeks... Eclipse kinda sucked, I loved the romance, but definatly expected more action! BELLA, BELLA, BELLA geez!! Lay off a little! Make it more about JACOB, Edward, JACOB. lol. Still enjoyed the movie mostly because it was the first movie the hubbs and I have seen in the theater together in too many years to count!

So ten days and a wake up, we are Ft. Campbell bound. I am so excited to the point I cant sleep. I havent been doing much of that lately anyhoo! I have so much to do, so I took a fellow follower's advice and made a top 4 list for each day and it has worked like a charm!

Also, I recieved this comment and thought mabey some of you Mil-Spouses would think it was a good thing so heres me passing it along, I would definatly watch this Docu-reality series brought to you by Gillette, Walmart and the USO.



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Wow 17 Days...

Hello, and I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Surprisingly,I had a great weekend. My In-Laws were in town for a couple days and we enjoyed their visit with a trip to NN Park to feed all the wildlife and they LOVED it! Sunday we went to Virginia Beach, had to keep up with our weekly tradition of beach time! J's Sis was there and so we got to catch up with her and her Lil family, as it had been over a year since we got that chance. After spending the majority of the day there, blistered (sun-burn) we headed home to spend our last night together before J had to return to base and his parents swept my Lil Katiebug to Georgia for 3 weeks. Lil JJ wasn't having it he didn't even ask to go. Everyone says he's a Mama's Boy; and right now that's OK with me!

J and his Sis



Beach Bums!!!



Sooooo, YES I said it... 17 short days and we will be on our journey to Ft. Campbell. The closer it gets the more ecstatic I get! I found out we are number 42 of 66 on the waiting list for Housing. Like I said, I know it could be worse so I am counting my blessings and getting started on the details of the trip. Hopefully you can follow us on this PCS and enjoy the musings and misadventures of this experience! Army Life isn't always easy but I do have to say that in very different ways it is an essential tool in our lives. I feel it has meen instrumental in helping our children be more social and J's and my relationship has flourished in some of the best ways. I am sure I will have my days but today... is justified!




I also wanted to give all my new followers a big Welcome, I want you all to know how important this blog and your input is to me! I am fairly new to this whole thing and along the way have found some incredible blogs to follow that I feel like I could learn so much from! So Today, here is to our Futures may they have so much more to give and learn from. THANK YOU ALL FROM THE DEPTHS OF MY HEART!!! ((((HUGS))))




One more thing, this blog A little Pink in a world of Camo has captivated me, and made me feel so much more aware of all the things we all take for granted on a daily basis! Her strength and courage are a force to be reckoned with. She amazes me every time I read a new entry. Bless her, for letting us in to see and feel the rawness of having lost the Love of her life and the father of her precious child for the sake and safety of our country!The ultimate Sacrifice.

Having a hard time with this transition.... 20 days

There has been so much going on.. With our time in Virginia, sadly (those of you who know me, know quite the contrary) coming to an end. I cant help but to feel so mixed up about what is to come. There isn't much time left to get our affairs in order. My In-Laws are coming this weekend to pick up my daughter for a couple weeks this summer, which will put us picking her up in Atlanta in 3 weeks. Love the fact she can spend time with family we don't get to see nearly as much as we would like to. But it is adding more TO-DO'S on our list. We still have a whole house worth of stuff in Knoxville, Tn. Where we lived prior to this whole, Army whirlwind of a life came into place. Not to mention I have still not gotten us on the Housing waiting list at Ft.Campbell. UGHHHH



So in knowing there is much to do and little time to do it in, Why is it that I cant bring myself to get started. I am dragging ARSE because between enrolling both my kids in school, finding a place to live, trying to deal with Transportation and Finance and struggling to get all the Information we need in order to properly get all our ducks in a row for this PCS, I am at a complete stand still. I wanted so badly to get outta here, and now I am procrastinating. What will it take for me to snap out of this? I feel like I am stuck and with no assistance from my "helpmate" I really feel alone in all this. I am not for a second blaming him but at what point do you get used to doing it alone? Someone must have the answer to this question...

The 1st week of "The power of a Praying Wife" BY Stormie O'Martian

Well its ALMOST payday!!! Geez these weeks seem to drag when its time to get paid! Oh well I got a little accomplished today. As much as I can do when we are out of completely everything, dish detergent, laundry det. etc. Just one of those days.

I am just now getting the hang of this whole blogger thing, and I am loving following and reading all the blogs. This is such a constructive way to relate with other mil-spouses! Something amazes me, when I can read other blogs and feel like I have been or can be in their same exact predicament! I love that we can be so connected yet so far apart at the same time!



Well 31 days until our big PCS yes, I said the dreaded letters. Ft. Campbell ready or not here we come. like I said before I am so overwhelmed because in a month we will move to a new place, we still have yet to find a place to live. I applied for base housing but in order to do it from another state we have to fax or scan DD forms, LES'S, and birth certificate's etc. I am sure you more seasoned Mil-Spouses know all about this process. There is something so uneasy about the unknown. I will overcome and accomplish what is necessary. Gee cant help but to think this would be so much easier if I had my husband to help me. I know that this AIT is almost over and we will be together for a while, before he Deploys... UGHHHH I hate that we have already been apart for a year (not completely apart) but we get a few months together before he is actually gone for a year! I love to hate or hate to love ARMY life! I know that by the sacrifices we make now will pay for the future we so badly want for our children, but at the same time its a double standard with me because now my daughter (6 years old) is telling me she wants to be a strong Army girl. I know right Bless her heart but correct me if I'm wrong... aren't we doing this so she wont have to? I mean don't get me wrong we LOVE our country, but I don't want to sacrifice my children too!!! Anyways, I am trying to deal with this all to the best of my ability... which is not adding up in my book... but I GOT THIS.


So, I started this bible study, I have done it once before... but our trials at that time were night and day to our current situation. Today I learned that as his wife I must Humbly, willingly, DIE to self. Though this may be painful it is completely necessary in order for my life to progress instead of regress.

Matthew 10:39 says;
"He who looses his-self for my sake will find his life."

This is my prayer...
Lord,
give me a new clean heart and right spirit before you. Give me a new joyful, loving attitude and Lord when I start to doubt this remind me to SHUT UP , AND PRAY!

I have found that I often sabotage my own prayers but not praying from a "right" heart. If my heart harbors resentment and bitterness, than that is what will come from my mouth.My heart needs to be clean so my prayers for my husband aren't compromised. I need to pray in regards to how God See's it not how I think it should be!
Psalm 66:18

"My sin separates me from him."

I am about to embark on many new journeys, I am proud of the life we are building for our children and ourselves. Although there are many unknowns, they merly exist because I am sure of the one thing that makes sense : He will never leave you or forsake you!

Today the countdown is on... 32 days

So Finally after a long treacherous five month wait, my hero, my husband is Phase 5 plus! HOOAH big time! This means more time as a family and less time for him in the barracks! We spent the most amazing weekend we have had since we moved here.

We spent quality time at the park hiking paths through the woods learning about the history and battles fought in the Newport News park. How, in this very park, there were soldiers defending the land they cherished as home! We had an absolute blast discovering, it was like a great adventure with Daddy. "Newport News park is one of the largest municipal parks in the country, this magnificent 8,000 acre-oasis is home to an incredible variety of native wildlife – deer, foxes, otter, raccoon and beaver, to name a few – all found in a natural setting of lush woodlands, flowering meadows and shimmering lakes!"




Sunday, we had our traditional day at York Town Beach.This has been a ritual from the first weekend we moved here. Religiously, every Sunday we pack up and spend the day there. I just adore this Lil battlefield beach placed in the middle of a historic town. Its so peaceful. The kids have sand time and mommy gets to get here tan on. lol Next weekend is fourth of July, and our 4-day, and we have yet to make plans... hmm what to do locally? Any ideas?

The countdown has begun, 32 days until Ft Campbell!! Yay, I am so excited about our life there, yet so overwhelmed. We found out that he is getting deployed in 5 months of us moving there. Praise God for the time we do have together and I will never take another second of us as a family for granted! I cant help but to worrier about all the things to come with this PCS! We have already made arrangements with transportation, and finance... but there are so many more kinks to work out. eg: housing paperwork to be faxed, packing, oh my! Now that my head is spinning and I know that I have to do most of this by myself there is much work to be done. No time to waste. Happy Monday all!