Goin home

SO my last post kind of ties into this one... If I hadn't quit my job I wouldn't of have the opportunity to go home and spend time with my family this past month. They would not of given me the time off and I would of missed a wonderful opportunity to spend time with drew and our families. We spent a week with his dad and Lori which we thoroughly enjoyed. We then drove to Moscow Idaho spent and spent the weekend with my wonderful brother in-law and had my first "frat" experience. All I can say about that is oh my!!!! The following week we had the opportunity to stay with my oldest brother Jake. I have to say I had no desire to leave. I love my family so much and have missed so much in my nieces and nephews lives. They are growing up so fast and are changing every day. Sometimes its so hard being in Colorado when all of my family is in Idaho. I also realized while I was there how close my siblings have gotten. It was really touching to see the banter and love that filled the room when my family gets together. My father would truly be touched. I was so filled with emotion of being home that leaving was so much harder than each time before. Just writing about it brings me to tears. I love my family so much and am truly blessed to have each and every one of them. The loyalty and service each of my siblings and their spouses possess is truly honorable. ... Ok I have to stop talking now I'm getting to mushy and emotional. lol

"I QUIT"

So I need to catch up on some of the things that have gone on in the last few months. I had been working in a salon in Colorado Springs for about a year and a half. Drew had been deployed for nearly 8 months and the holidays were approaching. I had been working 6 days a week and dedicating pretty much all my time to my job and requested some time off to be with my family for the holidays. I was refused any time for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New years. So after struggling for quite sometime I decided to quit. Disregarding the fact that I was nearly alone in Colorado and all my friends and family were in Idaho it was a very hard decision. I can say months later that... A- I was addicted to work and sorta "checked out" of my own life and B- it was one of the best decisions I have ever made. It gave me the opportunity to work on myself, my marriage, (as much as you can from half a world away) become closer with my family, and probably more importantly my relationship with my father in heaven. I was given the opportunity to actually attend church every Sunday, have family dinners with my family again, and so much more. I'm so thankful for the support of my husband to allow me to make that very difficult decision. I have to also mention that in the last month my job contacted me and asked if I would like to come back and I didn't hesitate at all saying I'm honored but am happy where I am.

He's Home!!!

So I know I am horrible at keeping up with this blogging thing... but what can I say life has gotten so busy. As everyone should know by now Drew is finally home from Iraq. I could not be happier. That last month was quite possibly the longest month ever! But he's been home for about 6 weeks now and everything is falling into place once again. As cliche as it sounds... deployment strengthened us so much. It is the smallest things that mean the most... crawling into bed with him, having someone help change the oil in the vehicles, or just listening to me ramble about my most recent zumba class. I just know that I really love him. As far as we know we will not have to relocate out of Fort Carson and Colorado and he is not expecting to redeploy for at least a year... and possibly two. We are crossing our fingers and enjoying our life together.