The Future

This last Christmas, My sister-in-law and her husband were a little stressed with their newborn as their daughter Olivia is their first child. Everyone bought them things for their house, or things for the baby, but hardly anyone actually thought about buying something for them. Thankfully, my husband and I took notice of this and wanted to do something nice for them. We agreed to watch our baby niece for a whole evening (of their choice) so that we could provide them with a night out on the town.

Is she cute as a button or WHAT? :-)

So today, Chris and I drove an hour away to go babysit our new baby niece Olivia. She is 7 months old!

What an adventure. Chris and I don't have much experience with babies as we are still young and don't have any children of our own. It was quite an experience and I must say, somewhat fun! It was amazing to see Chris holding a baby, much less taking care of one as this is not something that happens often!

Of course this got Chris and I thinking about our own future, and we both agree that aside from the possible fertility issues that I bring (a whole different story),  Chris will undoubtedly be a great father someday. Although we both agree that it is best to have your children somewhat young in hopes of spending more time with your children as they grow up,  we are not in a rush to jump-start that part of our lives just yet. It is fun to dream though isn't it? So I end this post with a question:

What is the best memory you have of raising your child? 


And if you don't have children, what is your best childhood memory growing up?

Food for thought,

4 Weekends

Thats it. Thats all the time I have left with him. I'm so emotional and stressed, but I have to push that aside. We have far too much to take care of within this small time frame. Pre-BCT Checklist has to be finished up, things have to be purchased, decisions have to be made, information has to be collected. 

In all that madness I still found the time to do some research. After careful consideration and a reading some great reviews by others, I decided to purchase this book:

And thanks to the fantastic reviews and insight that many readers literally laughed out loud while reading her snarky yet real accounts of her experience of being a milspouse, I also ordered THIS:

I should get these in the mail from Amazon.com by Monday morning! 

Can't wait to let you all know how it turns out!

My Constant Battle

Good Morning everyone. Today as I woke up, sent the husband off to work, had my toast, and headed to the gym...I couldn't help but wonder just how I am going to function when Chris leaves. Its not that I rely on him to live everyday, I am pretty independent and always have been. It's just the thought that I wont have that companionship that I am used to... After being together everyday for the last 5 years of my life, its going to take some time for me to adjust.

I know I must sound silly to other wives, especially those wives that have lost their husbands. I know my battle is not as tough is theirs, and I admire them for their strength and courage to live each day...but I can't discount the fact that it will be a huge change for me. I am constantly reminding myself that we made the decision for him to join the Army together. We both chose this path and we both have to live with our decision. We want things out of life that the military can give us: health benefits, possible travel opportunities, to become part of something bigger than ourselves, etc.

Whats more is that I realize I am worrying about myself too much. What about him? What about the fact that he is going to be shipped away to a place he's never been, with people he's never met? I am being selfish. I try to constantly remind myself that he is the one who will really struggle. His circumstances will be far more challenging than mine. I need to remember that.

So heres to my constant and daily battle. I will continue to try and keep my emotions in check.

Until tomorrow,

A New Chapter

Welcome!

Thanks for coming to visit my blog. I have been following many military wife blogs and have been inspired to start my own since my husband will be leaving in 4 weeks for basic training and AIT. Aside from getting my thoughts out into the media world, it can be an outlet for me to organize my daily madness. Here's to hoping this is my therapy for staying sane while he is away.

I know that the 6 months that he will be away for BCT and AIT is nothing compared to a full deployment that many wives encounter, but what makes this harder is that Chris and I have not spent a day apart in over 5 years.

His MOS is 91B which is wheeled vehicle mechanic. I know he will excel in this area due to having 4 years of civilian experience as a mechanic.

We are both scared of what is yet to come, but the excitement of starting this new chapter of our life outweighs any fears that we have. We know there will be extremely hard times, but we also know that there are good times to come. I will follow this man anywhere. I love him, and thats what keeps me going.

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you come back to read tomorrow! Please feel free to leave suggestions to make my blog more user friendly. I am still new to all of it!