Best Friday Ever! Happy Wife

So yesterday was friday, which already typically means a good day! But right as i got to work I got a returned call from my husbands Chief in Charleston. I got a paper with a number to call for information and its actually someone helpful on the other end! He confirmed all of the things i needed to know and told me all about the move! I slept so well last night because i wasnt worried at all! He was so funny and nice, then he gave me another number to call and give another guy a heads up and tell him that we are coming! So then i called him and he was like there is no wait list for base housing right now! You will get right in! THANK GOD! I told him i was concerned because im starting a new job and he was like congratulations and told me how wonderful it is that im working and that ill be a huge support to my Hubby! Then i got my butt back to work and right at 12 noon sharp, my phone rang with a Chicago Area code! My honey was finally calling, second call in 2 months! I was soo excited! We actually got to talk for about 40 min and he was just filling me in on how its going and everything, we talked about how the move was going to go. He is so smart and i am so proud of him! This is the call they get after their final test! Affectionately called the "Im a Sailor" Call.  He is pretty much just hanging out for the remainder of the time! Im so close, i feel like the closer it gets, the harder it is! When he first left it was like, he is going to be gone awhile, so better just sit tight. But when i know its just a few short days away, i can barely focus on what needs to be done!! Now my panic has really worn off and now its pure excitement! I cant wait for our new life and this big adventure! Things are getting better by the minute! If your planning on being married to someone in the service.. Do your own research and be very organized! Make sure if the recruiters use the phrase "Ill get you a number of someone who can find out for you" or "Let me look into that" Go to your commanding officer of the station or jump online! And anytime your given a number to get some information, call it! And when it comes to moving! Hubby gets 1 day to load the truck and 1 day to unload on either end. So have everything packed before, then your sailor can enjoy that one day with his family! :) The Navy is wonderful so far! I am loving every minute of it. My husband is happy and got the exact rate he wanted, base housing is locked down, new job to start right away, weekends off together in a beautiful new city, and a great start to our marriage! Being apart really makes you appreciate the smallest things about the other person. I learned to not sweat the small stuff and to live my life to make my hubby happy, because he lives his for my happiness. He is completely selfless and i need to take some lessons! :)

8 days!!!

After 7 weeks apart, I cannot believe its only 8 days away! Its weird to think i have made it through this and im on the tail end! So Hub is doing his Battlestations Thursday at 8pm-8am and then a phone call! This is the big phone call, he calls this time as an official sailor! He has been keeping me posted on the process and all the tests he has to take! This letter filled me in about getting gassed! Yikes! My poor hub, good thing he is tough :) I have only spoke on the phone with him for 8 min in almost 2 months! This next call is going to be welcomed with open arms! I just need to make sure to keep my phone on me at all times! Im so scared i will be in an appointment at the time he calls! Hopefully it works out. Update on my packing! I am doing some laundry tonight and getting the last few blankets packed. I am still trying to figure out what to do with my dogs massive beds?? Together they are like the size of my queen bed! lol Spoiled brats! I finally got a safe and put all of the important stuff in it! That is something i have been meaning to do! Really glad that this process has begun! It keeps me busy and helps keep my mind off the fact that his butt isnt here to help me lol. Well less than one more week at my branch here and then im out of work for 3 weeks until i start my new job on the 27th! :) Everyone send good prayers and good karma my way to ensure i get to South Carolina on time. Its eating me up! I start a training class that day and so i have no room to budge if this takes too long! Its stressing me out to the point of not being able to eat!! So please send all your good thoughts my way! So much love from my hubby via his letters! But after him being gone this long (not sure if this is only me) i feel like i dont even remember what he looks like or kissing him, its extremely weird. I like know i love him and i know im soooo happy, but i just dont remember having him around! Its weird. Im getting butterflies just like im going on a date with him for the first time! Its so exciting!

Sunday Funday?

So its Sunday, and im being lazy! Sundays used to consist of Costco, the dog park, shopping, and other fun things... Now i sit and watch Jersey Shore reruns and eat peanut butter with a spoon! lol BUT, thats going to change soon! Its getting so close to Pass in Review! I cant wait to fly to chicago! My flight schedule is pretty sweet, but i paid a pretty penny for it! I fly out of here at 6 am on thursday morning and land in Chicago at 2:09pm! So i have the afternoon to waste time in Chicago and then drive to great lakes! Its about an hour to the RTC from Chicago O'Hare. My Hotel is about 1 mile from RTC! If i didnt pack the highest heels i have, i would walk lol. But no i rented a car, i pick up the car when i land and then i have it all weekend so we can bum around Chicago! There is a six flags not too far from the RTC! Hubby has all day friday, but has to report to the Airport at 3 am! But im allowed to be with him at the airport. SUPPOSEDLY they give you a gate pass, which is a special consideration, to spend more time with the Sailors. Then i fly out at Noon on Saturday and land at 5pm. Super awesome flight times. Get there early, Leave there late! :) I didnt write yesterday because i had one of those inevitable bad days. Great Day at work, everything went down hill after that. I got off work, no letter in my mailbox, then i had to say goodbye to my BEST friend who had come up to stay the night with me. So the waterworks were on after that, then drove to my inlaws and some idiot slammed on his brakes and caused me to spill my drink all over my car. And not just dribble on my dress i mean splattered on my windshield and covered my legs. Really Awesome! Then i went to dinner and came home. I, unfortunately, turned on the movie "My Sister's Keeper" really stupid idea. So then it got the tears started and i turned into a mess temporarily. HAHA! But now I have celebrated my pity party and Im going to spend some of my Husbands hard earned money today! WOO! Have a wonderful Sunday!!

Everything is for sale! lol

I finally sold my dang headboard! The lady was like are you selling other stuff, and i said Um Ya! Like everything lol. BUT she doesnt have dogs so 90% she wasnt interested in. Kitchen table is taken apart and all my stuff is piled in a corner. And my carpets are cleaner than when i moved in! Im trying so hard not to buy groceries, but its hard to make a meal out of some veggie burgers, a slim fast shake, a packet of hollandaise sauce, and some salad dressing lol! So im trying to be creative. I still have some major packing to do, seeing as i have a serious clothing addiction! So im trying to pack up a bunch of stuff that i wear less often and do some laundry so i can get throw blankets and dogs beds all clean. I need to scrub the bathroom and kitchen.  Tonight i plan on eating.. then taking down our makeshift dresser in our room. I finally made a goodwill run, which im sure there will be more. I wish i could have a garage sale! But im in a apartment... So that is a lost cause. 13 days and 9 hours until i fly to chicago! Im so antsy! I put in my two weeks notice at my branch here! Ill be out of      work for about 3 weeks! Yikes! So i better start the penny pinching now! Hopefully I wont need to buy much since im leaving. Booked my moving truck today! Tentatively for the 15th of August! Anyone who knows how this stuff works, knows that is subject to change. I also have a tentative start date at my new branch! August 29th! Woohoo! Im starting to panic a little. Just because it seems to be going to smoothly, something must go wrong right? Well im conjuring up as much good Karma as I can! .....Brief pause as i ransack my house for a dog water dish that is supposed to go with a crate im selling, but i believe Goodwill may be the proud new owner of that! Crap! Oh well. Anyways off to finish cleaning my home! There is trash to be taken and space bags to be vacuumed! Wish me luck and a quick and easy meal! :)

Back home!

Went to my home town for the weekend! Had a blast! Saw my two best friends, had some great times! I back now and feeling the pressure! The dates are always so unsure! My hubby will be back either wednesday the 15th or the next wednesday! So i cant really set anything in stone until like right before! This whole navy endeavor is really teaching me some patience i am learning to just go with the flow, and when the flow sucks and the current tries to take me down stream, I paddle like hell! :) I told myself i wouldnt buy any more crap, since im pretty well packed, BUTTTTT i came home with an awesome new coffee table, a statue of a basset hound (NOODS) and a bunch of new clothes. DANG! Oh well :) This is going to be a crazy week! I put in my 2 weeks on wednesday! and then i go to chicago the day after my last day for graduation! Cant wait to see Hub! He wrote me this weekend and he got the rate he wanted as well! Machinist Mate? No clue what that is, but im proud! Until tomorrow!

Its the Final Countdown Ba da da daaa

So today i did a whole lot of nothing! :) I worked until 6, but that pretty typical, then i went tanning! That was the most relaxing 12 min i have had in like 2 months! lol I am pretty packed for the most part. Just need the truck! I am realizing the time is closer than i thought. Because i have 4 week exactly, minus 3 days in my hometown, 3 days in chicago, working the other 2 saturdays on top of 40 hour work weeks! I dont feel as silly packing so early. My goal is to have this place packed and waiting by the door by the time my hubby rolls in. The reason being, he has 1 day, ONE DAY, to pack and hit the road, i really dont want to see him waste one day walking up and down our stairs. I would much rather see him having a beer with his dad and relaxing. I will have the moving truck packed and outside our house the day before he gets here. That way he can just relax! :) Nicest wife EVER! I am still working on packing up my closet. I have some more space bags (Muhahaha) but i like having options, so i gave up silverware instead lol. My goal right now, STOP BUYING MORE CRAP! Wish me luck!

Busy busy busy

Anyone who knows me can attest for this. I tend to jump the gun, lol but for a move across the united states. I feel like packing couldn't start soon enough... Unfortunately I'm very efficient with packing these days. So therefore I am almost completely packed. And I have 3 weeks lol. I still have some stuff to go donate and try to sell, but for the most part stuff is ready to toss into the truck! Thank god for my father in law, taking care of booking the moving truck and trailer to tow the jeep. I'm still trying to figure out the best way to pack my mass amounts of shoes!! I tried to fill my suitcase.. I got like 4 pairs of my 50! Haha so on to the next idea. We have to drive a min of 350 miles a day, but we plan on pushing through and having some time on the sc end to get settled. I start my job the last week in August (tentative) so wish me luck on having a stress free last few weeks!! Going to my home town for the last time this weekend! Can't wait to see my friends!