Almost ready to leaveee

• Make hotel reservations - check!
• Get a storage unit- check!
• Pay all bills and make arrangements for online payments while gone- check!
• Put in maintenance orders so they're completed before I'm gone - check!
• Get car registered, inspected, and its' oil changed- check!
• Clean entire apartment before I leave- che.. lol. Halfway done =D
• Pack- only halfway done with this as well. But I still have a few days =D.
• See my friends before I leave- almost fully done with this one as well.

So, so far this week I've been productive, even if I haven't been blogging =). Leaving for vaca has a lot of preparations. 

Also, thanks to everyone who prayed for the soldiers. I can't really say why I was so concerned, due to OPSEC, but it meant a lot ya'll prayed. =).

Anyways, back to laundry andddd cleaning =D.

'Give up your worries so you can give God the glory'

Called my youth pastor at midnight FL time, hysterical. Thank God for their up late habits, and that they have a ton of patience. His wife calmed me down, and then they prayed with me. Amazing. We chatted for a little while, then I let them go since I knew they had to be up soon for church. Read my 'Faith Deployed' book, and it was all about worry. Called my Gamma just to hear a familiar voice. Woke up to my amazing hubs calling. My gut was right though. I can't talk about it really, due to OPSEC, but I knew something happened =/. Thanks to all who were praying. <3.

...not a good night.

Please pray for our soldiers, please.

Wonderful Wednesday

My wake-up call ended up being my hubby this morning. How excited was I?! =D. Though there's multiple countries, and a pretty big ocean separating us right now...our marriage and our relationship has improved tremendously. We're doing a devotional, and reading 'Purpose Driven Life' by Rick Warren together, and sharing our thoughts and feelings on the material. I love stuff like that. We've done 'The Love Dare' and it changed us. =). Will also got 'The Resolution for Men' from the movie 'Courageous' in preparation for hopefully becoming a dad soon, and I literally just Google'd the fact there's a book for women too, so as soon as I get to FL, that'll be my next purchase.

Speaking of FL, I'm so excited. Depending on circumstances, I may stay longer than originally planned. My Gamma is getting up in age, I'm childless and all my dog needs is food, water, toys, treats, and constant attention, and she can get that in any zip code...so I'm gonna hopefully take advantage of spending extra quality time with my family. Yes, I'm excited to see my friends too, but the focus of this visit is my family, which my friends understand. I didn't use to appreciate my Momma or Gamma as much as I could. In my very early teenage years, I secretly resented the fact they were so old-school (and I'm so ashamed to be admitting this...but it was a HUGE flaw in my judgment) Everything those two precious ladies did was to better me. No TV or anything until my homework was completed correctly (I scored a 24 on the ACT and got multiple scholarships for my grades)...no letting me out of the house at any old time with someone they didn't know (no underage drinking (that wasn't monitored by them)...no teenage pregnancy...no jail record)....not getting every single thing I wanted (lead me to appreciate things I did receive, which was still a lot, I'll admit). My rebellious stage wasn't as broadcasted as others' were, but I still went through one. I said many a things I didn't mean in trivial angst. I thank God for showing me how wrong I was, and am so thankful I got a second chance to have the relationship I do now.

I started to pack some stuff up today, basically just toiletries and accessories. This time in 2 weeks I'll be in the 352. <3.

I spent the morning at Amber's, with her and her adorable boy Conner. Watched Winnie the Pooh, and Diego. Learned more Spanish from a show than I did in my required high school language class, which is saying something, because I was too busy making fun of the show to pay much attention ;).

Anyways, sweet dreams bloggers, 7 a.m. will come early for me =).

Productive Day =)

Today started off an early one. Had to wake up early so I could head to the post office and mail Will his care packages. =). I'll post pictures soon, but one was essentials (soap, hand sanitizer, baby wipes, etc.) along with his PSP games (yes, my hubs' is a nerd =D) and the other one was filled with letters, cards, and a bunch of snacks. Boy Scout caramel popcorn, Halloween Oreos, Halloween goodie bags full of candy (with a stern note telling him to share ;) ), and sunflower seeds. At the commissary a few weeks ago, we had a case lot sale, and there were boxes of sunflower seeds with like 18 bags in each box, for $6. =D. Needless to say, I got 2, since Will's been obsessed with them every since he stopped dipping (I refused to kiss him if he had spitting tobacco in his mouth, and only after he brushed, flossed, mouthwashed, and brushed again would I relent...needless to say, he quit kinda quickly after a few times of that =D).

 Then I headed to WalMart to return a fabric carrier for Lu that she was wayy too long for. Headed over to my friend's with Lu so we could hang out while our doggies played. They're so cute, even though it's taking LuLu forever to warm up to Bella.

Got a text the hard crate had arrived for in-store pick-up so we climbed into my Fusion to go pick it up. Came home and put it together, put Lu's bed and blanket in there, and was trying to get her use to it,but I gave up and am just letting her sniff it out until she decides it's acceptable. If you know my dog, she's a total priss. No lie. Kim tried giving her a treat, and she kinda just stuck up her nose at it..and then Bella stole it and quickly gobbled it up ;).  I'm considering holding her favorite toy (a hedgehog) hostage in the crate, since I have like a week and a half to get her ready for it.

 Randomly checked my E-mail, to find out I had one from my favorite guy. Nothing puts a smile on my face faster than hearing from him, hearing his name, or talking about him. I'm still completely twitterpated even after almost 4 years of being together (take THAT teenage marriage statistics). Still kinda bummed come June we'll have been married 3 years, and we've yet to spend an anniversary together...but that comes in the job title. He's pretty good at making me feel like a newlywed on just completely random days.

Oh! And this made me seriously cry(Kim's my witness).

My Momma & Gamma put in a picture of Will & I, with the caption "SPC William Vaughan recently deployed to Afghanistan from Ft.Bliss, TX. We love you and are so proud of you!'' I seriously love this picture of us, and it was nice to see that in the online edition of our local newspaper.

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Ahh. I just love him to death =).


But it's late, and I better get to sleep. My 8 a.m. wake-up call comes way too soon. Hanging out with Amber tomorrow, gotta make it back home to receive my Fed-Ex package and get ready for the apartment inspection, oh joy ;).

Nighty night bloggers!

Sorry for the no-blogging weekend

 This weekend was a friend's son's birthday party, and then just hung out yesterday. I did get to talk to Will this morning, so I'm deliriously happy. =). I'm sending off two care packages soon to him. I love doing this. I put all my love into it (he's well worth it). People have made fun of those who decorate the care packages, but if Will should like it, then I don't care what people say =D. I'll post pictures of the one before I tape it up =).
I'm also not gonna be on a ton more than likely in the next 2 weeks. Got a LOT to do before I leave. Register for auto pay with my leasing office, stop my mail, etc. And then you know...packing would come in handy =D. Also got to grab a few last minute things, yay. I'm really ready to get moving. I have a to-do list, and I'm pretty psyched because 3 things are already checked off. =). Most importantly, my AAA is renewed for the long (very long) drive home. But I need to get moving so I can tackle the rest of my list, and make a packing list. (I always always always forget things.)

Have a good day everyone!

Waitin' on my usual 11 o'clock call from my Gams

..so I'm writing a blog. For some reason, she's been calling every night around this time ( 1 o'clock in FL) and I loveee it. =). She's just so cute, and the epitome of a typical grandmother =)). She spoils me and bakes me yummies. =D. Last year I was home, the first day she made me banana nut bread for breakfast ;). And today she randomly calls to see if I've replaced my Lu's crate (last year while home she got mad she got left alone while we went out for dinner, so she chewed up her fabric crate).,...which, I haven't, so she told me to price a new one for when I drive home, found one half the price I paid last year so we went ahead and ordered it. Should be here one week before I leave.  =D. It's pink, whahaha.

Oh. Randomness. But my hubs is amazing. He somehow knew to call today, and it was my longest convo to date. I was super excited. He's just, ahh I love him to death. And we discussed Clomid. He's just like, 'I want a family with you any way possible.' So, Clomid is a go. =D. I finished getting stuff for his first care package today. I got him Halloween Oreo's, made him some candy bags, and an ultra-cute card, and I'm gonna decorate the inside of the box as well.  I'm making sure I include enough in there in case there's someone who isn't getting stuff.. That kinda stuff breaks my heart. =(.

Today was pretty amazing. Went to WalMart to get some bubble wrap for a few things I'm mailing him, and picked up some turtle brownies to take to Amber's house, since she was making me lunch and we were gonna hang out all afternoon. She made veggie  tortilla stew and it was soo yummy. Perfect for my PMS day lol. Then we watched 'The Breakfast Club.' I looove lazy days with friends =D.

Came home so Lu wouldn't rebel against me lol. Ate some dinner (leftover pork chop and some onzo salad Amber sent home with me), and watched the two episodes of The Lying Game I've missed. Loove that show =).

And she may actually be sleeping, so I'm about to do the same. Night bloggers!