Anyone still here?

I had planned on being fairly diligent with this blog and posting every Wed. but as anyone can tell, that obviously hasn’t been happening.  It’s not like anyone is likely reading this blog anymore since the class that started this blog ended last term and it’s now the end of another term.  I just happen to like doing this, being able to put down my random thoughts. 

Anyway, another term has ended.  I knocked out all 3 of my finals last night and I got an A on all of them.  I’m quite proud of myself.  I’m actually pretty on top of things right now.  I’ve started writing out Christmas cards already so all I have to do is write a quirky message in one and mail it off when it’s time.  I finished a nice afghan for my parent’s for their Christmas present (which I can freely put up here cause my parents don’t speak English very well and so don’t get on the internet at all).  I had made pillows for my nieces and nephew and mailed them off months ago, which their mother is now holding.  I’ve almost got all birthday and Christmas gifts lined up for my daughter.  There’s a tentative plan in place on what to get my husband for Christmas, which depends on a few different factors.  My husband is supposed to paint something for his parents, which I do hope will work out cause I don’t really have a backup idea for them.  I’m at a lost to what to get for the actual niece and nephew, which my husband says not to even bother but I don’t feel it’s right to punish the kids for the parent’s un-actions.  Honestly, that’s not bad at all, for not even being Halloween yet. 

I’d have to say that I’ve earned the next 2 weeks off, but let’s face it, I’m a workaholic.  Any vacation ends up being a working vacation.  My goals for this vacation—watch the last season of Gilmore Girls on DVD, watch season 6 of House on DVD and if I can squeeze it in, watch an anime series or 2.  In between all of that I’ll continue the holiday shopping, writing out Christmas cards, taking care of the house, various activities with my daughter and whatever other random project that tickles my fancy.  Of course, I’ll blog too. 

Tis almost the season

I know that it just barely turned autumn but I am already seriously freaking out about the holidays coming up.  The equinox was just last week and all that but Oct. is coming up and once that hits, it’s going to start going insane for me. 

In the third week of Oct., we’ll get pumpkins to carve and bags of candy to pass out.  Halloween will hit.  Within a few weeks of that is the anniversary.  My husband and I will have been married for 7 years and will be going on 8 years.  Right after that is my daughter’s birthday.  She will be turning 3.  Days after that is my own birthday.  I don’t think I’m quite hitting 30 yet.  I’m fairly sure I’ll be turning 29 but I’ll do the math later to make sure I’m right.  Soon after will be Thanksgiving.  Of course, there is then the insanity of Christmas with the writing of holiday cards, holiday family pictures and the holiday shopping.  New Years will follow shortly after.  But it won’t end there for me.  I have to start organizing and packing my house as about a month or 2 later I will be moving back home to PA. 

Having to do all that, along with the everyday things that keeps the household and life moving, is going to crazy because school and life with a 2 year old isn’t already enough. 

Can I just say ‘Bah humbug’ now and get it over with? 

My hero of the day . . .

is my husband.  He came home today from the training trip.  I’m happy.  Not much more needs to be said besides that.  :)

GOO!!

Today is the release date of the newest Goo Goo Dolls CD!  They’re my absolute fav. band in the world!  I pre-ordered mine and am just waiting for it to arrive in the mail!  I can’t wait that long!  Now, that I’ve got the squealing out of the way . . .honestly, I was tempted to put that all in caps.  lol. 

As I said, they’re my fav. band of all time.  I have a copy of every album that they’ve made, even their first album that’s no longer available.  This isn’t just a ‘omg! they’re so cute!’ band crush type of thing.  Their music saved my life.  When I was 16, I was in a really dark time, going through major insomnia, anorexia and anxiety attacks, even thoughts of suicide, everyday.  First time I heard the song “Slide” I cried.  It was such a huge release to hear that someone might actually understand what I was going through and telling me things that I needed to hear.  I immediately bought the album and the only way I was able to sleep at night at all was by listening to the album on repeat til I finally drifted off.  If it wasn’t for their music, I honestly think I would have killed myself.  Ever since then, I’ve been hooked to their music and it’s helped me through some very tough times in my life. 

The beginning of the 5th term

The beginning of a new term is always nerve wracking for me.  The work is coming, I know that it’s coming and I get anxious for it to start so that I can hurry up and get it out of the way.  It’s the waiting that gets to me.  Once the term officially starts, I’m rushing through the first few weeks so that I can get ahead in reading, and working on projects and whatnot.  Then I’m fine and actually try to have fun with the material and with the meeting of new classmates and a new professor and all that. 

Anyway, this term I have Diseases of the Human Body and Pharmacology.  Both seem very interesting so far.  Both look to be like a lot of work.  I hope it won’t take me too long to feel like I’ve caught up with everything. 

Good luck to anyone else out there starting another term of school!

Life as a soldier’s wife

No matter how often it happens, it never gets easier to be separated from the one you love.  Hubby is going to be gone for a while and I miss him already. 

Being a soldier’s wife is definitely a tough job.  I don’t think it’s something most people don’t understand until they’ve lived through it.  I certainly didn’t understand it until I started living through it.  Being a wife and mother in general is a full time job but take away your main support and it gets that much more tougher, then throw in the fact that your main support system is being put into a dangerous situation and the stress gets multiplied even more.  I’ve had to live that twice.  Luckily for me this time, my hubby’s only going on a training trip but it still sucks to be apart from each other. 

Don’t worry, I’m not complaining.  I went into the situation fully aware of how things happen when you’re married to a solider.  It’s just too bad most other people weren’t as aware.  Unfortunately, divorce is pretty high in the military.  I hear all sorts of horror stories of how marriages and relationships have fallen apart because of being in the military.  The hubby and I are definitely lucky to still be married and not only love each other still but also still actually like each other.  As cheesy as it sounds, I’m proud to be a soldier’s wife. 

The end of my 4th term

It’s kind of sad but it’s already the end of term.  10 weeks always seems like it buzzes by so quickly.  Time always flies, which it really does the older we get.  Remember when we were younger and it felt like forever until it would be Christmas again?  Well, it’s true.  There was a study done a long while back that says time passes more quickly as we get older. 

Anyway, I hadn’t planned on ever doing a blog again but since class had demanded that I do so, I found how much I missed just ranting, raving.  It’s kind of nice to get those jumbled thoughts out of my head and into an actual working idea that I can share, whether anyone reads it or not.  So I’ve decided to continue this little blog.  Anyone who plans to continue their blog, please let me know and I will continue to follow yours. 

Of course, I wish everyone the best of luck in the future.  :)