Trusting in God.

My life..is not what I expected. When I married Will, we wanted kids right away. I was 19. But, God has another plan for us right now. We never actively tried until the past 3 months (had to wait 6 months after my eptopic, and when my 6 month wait was over, Will was gone for training.) This month I got blood tested to make sure I was ovulating, which I was, but still the negative sign on my e.p.t. digital taunts me. Will leaves very very soon, before I begin ovulation again, so, I'll be at least 23 when we finally have a baby (granted I get pregnant right away). I know there's a ton of people who can't get pregnant, and that have been trying a lot longer than us, anddd there are those who are nearing no-longer prime conception years. I know this whiny blog may sound trivial, butt it's how I feel, and you don't have to read this. =/. We always knew we wanted kids, but after I lost our baby in January, it's literally allllll I think about. I'm not bitter (at least, I really really hope I'm not), but there's times it bothers me privately. And so I blog about it. Goodness knows I'm not about to complain to Will, who's off to Afghan. He has enough on his mind. But I watch him with our friends' kids, and I feel soo bad. Will was meant to be a dad. Without a doubt. I mean, I love kids, and some have an instant connection with me, but Will...is just amazing. And it pains me to see that. My friend Kim brought up a good point the other day. I want Will by my side for this next pregnancy, and with the new 2 year dwell time, he will be. And so, I wait. Albeit a little bit impatiently. Thank you God for loving me with all my faults, and please let me find solace in Jeremiah 29:11.

So excited

http://www.torrid.com/torrid/Clothing/Dresses/Blush-PickUp-Bubble-Tiered-Dress-526726.jsp;jsessionid=tnnnTQNQttWL2GMLX4TrJGJmnLfssGlr5l71Ll50qhGsZ7RvcPpP!273631375!NONE

So ready to wear this dress on part 2 of our pre-deployment photo shoot. I fell in LOVE, and I usually don't with dresses. Our last photos came out amazing, and I'm looking forward to round 2 in Will's uniform. =).

Today's been a good day. We continued our mini-cation with an amazing meal of filet mignon, lobster tails, noodles, and wine. All we really did today is watch football, and we watched 'White Chicks.' =).

Hope everyone had a good weekend, and Jess B- hope you get to feeling better <3.

Friday Night Getaway

Last night we spent the night at the Wyndham. Friggin gorgeous hotel btw. We got a king suite room, and we adored it. Since it was part of a romantic package, we got a bottle of champagne, andd a late check-out time of 2 p.m.! Which was good, since we didn't wake up until the usual check-out time of 11, he he. We missed breakfast so we went to IHOP. Will got the Colorado omelette, and I had the 2 squared (two eggs, over easy, two pancakes w/butter pecan syrup and 2 sausage links), and we both had Splashberry's. (OJ, Sprite, and strawberries). So yummy. Last night we went to Red Lobster for dinner, and we both dressed up. Then we went to see our friend before he deployed. Tonight we have a Fiesta! birthday party for one of our good friends', Danielle. =). Tomorrow should be a lazy day, and Monday we're taking more pictures =). Last night I started watching Lock Up! - Tampa episode. Kinda cool I was only 3 hours away from that prison when I lived back home. My hubby is glued to his TV, and computer atm. He's playing Madden on the PS3, and watching the Noles game on a live feed. He's obsessed, lol. But I'm about to jump off of here, so hope you all have a good Saturday!

Time needs to stop.

Will's unit is the last to leave, and therefore, the last to come home. Boo to him being in a Cav unit. =/. I'm very glad I have friends who are gonna make an effort to keep me busy. I'm not gonna be in the mindset of making plans, but some of these girls are persistent lol. Friday night was my Slumber Party. I had a blast. Served a bunch of appetizers. Fried green beans, potato skins, and jalapeno poppers. Also, the famous buffalo chicken dip. All yummy. So far this week I've got my Scentsy, had 2 OB appts (good news, but NOT the news, so, in 9 months, it's game on), got some cute new clothes (paisley and lace are so CUTE right now!), and got more stuff ready for Will. Also continued my Gossip Girl marathon, just started season 4 =). I'm about to start dinner of pot roast, baked veggies, and sparkling grape juice. So yummy.

Inspirational quote

Go on and try to tear me down I will be rising from the ground like a Skyscraper. ♥

I'm SO excited!!

I just won the giveaway from http://soldierswifecrazylife.com and I'm really happy about it. She was giving away a copy of Faith Deployed...Again...which is gonna be wore out by the time this deployment is over. I was so hoping I would win, as I entered 2 giveaways for the same prize, and God blessed me greatly =). I cannot wait to receive it. Thanks again Julie!!!

Scentsy, pictures, popsicles

My day started out at 6 a.m. For those who know me well, know this is not usual, lmao. I adore my sleep. However, my face was throbbing. I'm still extremely impressed with my dental care. All I really felt was pressure, but the fact I heard the tooth crack scared me. My dentist joked I chickened out yesterday (I couldn't do it after the consult due to needing an ok from my OB.) Dropped off my prescription at Walgreens, and headed to a Pre-Deployment Brief for Will's unit. Swung back by Walgreens to get my meds, and then did the drive-thru of KFC and got me some mashed taters. Yummy yummy. I've done absolutely nothing today, lol. I'm facebooking, blogging, and watching Gossip Girl =). My friend Danielle should be over soon with the disc containing all of our pre-deployment photos. =) I'll blog later.

Kisses,
      Liz

...not ready to say see you later

Good-bye sounds so...final. Seeing our friend off tonight made me realize, deployment is really  happening. Considering I'm crying over just a friend makes me worry how I'm going to react seeing Will, my husband, best friend, and hero, off =/. There's times I realize I take him for granted. He's such a good person, and he's just..amazing. =(. This year is gonna be crazy hard. But I'm taking advantage of all the time I get with him, so good night bloggers.

Evening Plans Just Changed.

......deployment ceremonies begin. Not for Will, but for one of my favorite NCO's. =((. We're about to eat dinner and go. Pray for this flight, and all the others =((.

God Bless America and God Bless the Bulldog Brigade.

Oral surgery tomorrow!

Went in for my bi-annual dentist visit today. Skipped the x-rays due to me trying to conceive. Found out I still don't have any cavities, praise God! (My Gamma still has all of her original teeth so I deff inherited that from her.) But my wisdom tooth (top left) really needs to come out. Half of it is already grown, but the other side just broke gum =/. It's been bothering me, but not enough where it's killing me, but they advise not to do dental surgeries in your first trimester, so I'm taking care of it just in case =). Have to go to OB tomorrow though to get a dental clearance. Just to say, I LOVE my dentist! I can always get an appointment, and I'm always seen right on schedule. I'm kinda nervous, even though I know it's not gonna be a big deal. I'm glad my dentist can do it, and that it's not bad enough I have to go to a specialist.

But I'm about to relax and eat some good ole Southern comfort food. Chicken & biscuits, and a nice cold glass of sweet tea =). G'night everybody!

Kisses,
    Liz

Pre-Deployment 2011

Need to be wrapped in Bubble wrap

Apparently I'm a klutz, and accident phone. Wednesday I bruised my bone. It hurts. Still. Basically a paperweight fell from our closet, on a corner, directly on my foot. Will got home and took me to a civilian hospital (I've pretty much had enough of Beaumont.) Got x-rays and meds, then we had to go to  military clothing to get Will everything he needed for inspection.

Thursday was a pre-deployment Town Hall mtg. Yet again, more useful information. This is deff appreciated.

Friday was 3/1's Casing Ceremony. Saw our mascot, a huuuuuge  bulldog named Chester, since we're the Bulldog Brigade. Hung around after that, ate some yummy food at the DFAC (bbq chicken, baked macaroni, and some yummy cake.), andd went to get a few movies from Target afterwards. Finished my Madea collection, got the new X-Men, and grabbed 40 Year Old Virgin. Watched the latter last night, and ate some yummy steak. Will got a craving for chocolate ice cream, so we went  to Dollar General where I found Dunkaroo's! My poor deprived husband has never even heard of them. Tsk tsk.

Today, so far, I slept in late. Read this month's Cosmo. Re-reading Safe Haven, and listening to football. (Go Gators!). Very lazy day.

Tomorrow our friend is going to take pre-deployment pictures. =)

Faith Deployed...Again

is a book I'm trying to win.



 http://soldierswifecrazylife.com/2011/09/06/faith-deployed-again-review-and-giveaway/ is hosting a giveaway. Keep your fingers crossed I may win! =D

Sorry if my blogs are redundant.

...just this is all that's on my mind. Thankfully, I am reallyyyy blessed with amazing friends, like Colton. Colton was one of my very best friends in elementary school, right after Rand'r. We've drifted apart some, but we've always had each others back, like now. His post just made my night and had me in tears.

Isn't he the sweetest?! Lol.

I've been trying to watch last night's episode of The Lying Game, but for some reason I cannot get into it tonight. =(. It's not the show, I just cannot sit still lol.

Other news, today was fun. Started off the day with plans to go swimming...ended up going to the mall, andd taking pictures of Kim and her adorable preggo self. Found out I'm pretty decent at painting on tummies ;)...and coming up with cute names and ideas. Lol. I got the build-a-bear Will made me a new outfit, they finally came out with the ACU's and not just the Class A's.

Tomorrow we're hopefully grabbing lunch with an old friend before he leaves us to head back to Germany =(. And then I have GOT to catch up on laundry, lol.

Anyways, don't let the bed bugs bite bloggers.

Kisses,

   Liz

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Had Will make a list of stuff he'd like for his care packages today. Got a friend to do pictures at his deployment ceremony, and of course, at his coming home one also. Need to get an address book all filled out for him. Want patriotic pictures before he leaves, but he HATES pictures, so I'm doubting I'll be able to talk him into it lol. Time just needs to stop. This 4 day passed wayyyy too quickly. The waiting on him to leave is taking forever. Not that I dont like my time with Will, but it's hard. I want him to go, because the sooner he leaves, the sooner we'll be reunited <3. And I'm already looking forward to that.

Super Saturday

Today started out with a friend's kids' birthday party. That was a lot of fun =). Ate some pizza, watched the kids' do the pinata. Left to go to a Mexican restaurant with some friends. Ate some amazing chicken tacos and  had some of the owner's special drink with friends. Played a game of pool (my team won, only b/c of Will lol), and watched some football. Tomorrow morning is a lazy morning, then a cook-out, and then Monday I plan to spend the entire afternoon at the pool =D. Then Will goes back to work lol. But I'm tired, so we're about to relax and watch some TV, then head to Dreamland. =D.

Kisses,
     Liz

Friday Frenzy

Today was a hectic day. We had an appointment to get the water extraction machinery taken away, Stanley Steamer scheduled to shampoo our carpets, and a lunch date with friends.
Lunch was amazing. We ate at a Chinese buffet. I had octopus =D. It was pretty good, but every time I ate one I had to take in a mouthful of rice because that texture freaked me out. Lol.
Stanley Steamer came right on schedule, and were even cheaper than what they quoted me. And our carpets look and smell AMAZING. =D.
The other guy, however, BLECH. He dropped off some fans to dry out our carpet (washing machine overflowed), and a dehumidifier on Tuesday. Told me he'd only charge me a flat rate of $100. Amazing. Another guy quoted $600. So, he came, and I asked who to make the check out to. He kinda hum-hawed and asked if I could pay cash. Uhm, no. So he asked if I could make the check out to his 'employee' that was with him. Mkay, whatever, you already delivered the equipment. Asked for a receipt, said he didn't have the book with him, and he'd give it to me when he picked up the equipment. Made sure he wrote that I had the stuff until Friday, and that he's charging me just the initial price on his business card. Felt kinda bad since he did give me such a low price that I gave him and the other person $20 to get lunch on me. THEN, today, he comes, 6 hours late, and only after I called to explain to him I wasn't paying another day because he didn't show up. He said he'd be there in an hour...2 hours later, he shows up. Tries telling Will his bank said that the funds weren't going to be available to him for 15 days. He then went on to demand cash.  But I called bullshit. The check cleared yesterday. Will comes in to inquire about it, and thankfully I had noticed this morning the check was cashed. Told the guy this. He implied I was lying. I get my laptop, pull up my online banking, show him the check #, and where it was cashed. He backtracked saying it was a miscommunication. Suuure it was. Guy tried guilt-tripping us, saying a dehumidifier to rent per day was $200, and we had it for 3 days. Boohoo. YOU set the price. =/. So I again inquired about my receipt, he then made an excuse about not having it, and thankfully Will's like, so then you won't have a problem signing the check stating we're paid in full. Guy got an attention, but you don't mess with my hubs when he's pissed, and you sure as hell don't accuse me of lying, lol.

But tonight was better. Will grilled some ribs, and I made mac & cheese and baked beans. We relaxed with a beer(well, mine was a Mike's Limeade), and watched some T.V. We get like 10 channels with an antennae. Old school and ghetto? Maybe. Cheap and resourceful? Heck yes. I even saw re-runs of 'The Hills,' anddd 'Friends.' I'm so EXCITED. $10! We're prob gonna get one for our bedroom soon, since it works so well. And we hung out with our neighbors =). The guy told me if I ever experience troubles like that to let him know, and he told Will he'd look in after me, as long as Will returned the favor with his girl. So that's pretty awesome.

Tomorrow we have a birthday party, and Idk what else we have planned.

But I'm about to go watch 'Madea's Big Happy Family.'

Good-night everyone.

Kisses,
   Liz