18 DAYS....eh,who's counting?

I AM! 18 more days until my husband is FINALLY home for Christmas! We are SOO blessed to have him here for the Holidays! AND..he'll be here for a WHOLE 2 WEEKS! :o) My heart is absolutely fluttering with excitement!

He is doing soo well! They are still in the 1st phase of OSUT (which is Basic Combat Training [BCT] and AIT mixed all together!) I forgot what AIT stands for...soo just pretend you know what I'm talking about! :o) He does have a torn ligament in his knee but he's still able to do everything just a limited amount of it. So PLEASE pray it gets better ASAP! He also hurt his back a few weeks ago and we are praying that's nothing serious. I'm just glad he finally went to the doctor..he didn't even want to go at first...but besides all of that and the usual soreness from doing strenuous exercises DAILY..he's doing good and SO ready to come home for 2 weeks! :o)

He got to call me on Thanksgiving day and it was SO good hearing from him! It seems to lift his spirits more when he gets to talk to me! I try to encourage him and let him know how proud we are of him every chance I get! I FINALLY got his mailing address so I can FINALLY send him some letters and pictures! He was really wanting some pictures of Reagan and me. haha That's soo cute...I KNOW! :o) So as soon as I get them printed out I'll be sending him some pics! Speaking of pictures...I NEED A NEW CAMERA...I have a Cannon something or other digital cam. and for some reason it just doesn't work at all..it won't charge...it won't turn on...it won't do anything! SOO..I need some tips on what to look for. I need to get one for Christmas...preferably before Christmas! So shoot me any suggestions or reviews! THANKS! :o)

I broke down on Thanksgiving...I have been doing good up until that night on my way back home...I just started thinking about our conversation we had on the phone earlier that day and how sad he sounded when he told me he really misses us....it just broke my heart that he couldn't be here for Thanksgiving. but PRAISE JESUS he'll be here for Christmas! I am doing MUCH better now knowing he'll be here in 18 DAYS!

Anyway...Keep praying for his strength to get through this training! Pray for my strength to get through this part of life without him. Pray for wisdom for when I have to make family decisions and pray for Chad's health and his injuries!
God is so good and I am SO thankful for the life and the family he has given me! Praise be to God for THE GREAT things He has done!

Bless you all and thank you for the prayers! :o) I leave you now with a photo collage I made on picnik.com! These pictures were taken by a friend of mine for our Christmas card! :o) I LOVE them! I hope you do to!! :O)

It's the Army Wife Life for Me!

Well...he's officially gone!....to Basic Combat Training (BCT). My heart is FULL of emotions. I'm soo sad that he is away from us but SO proud of his decision to join the Army and fight for our country. I don't believe I have EVER felt this much pride for someone in my life. I'm so new to this Army way of life and still getting accustomed to all of the military jargon and etiquette and rules...it's seriously like a WHOLE OTHER CULTURE...I have read where some other fellow Army spouses started blogs where they would post the letters they received from their soldiers telling about BCT and just the whole experience! I think I might do the same (with hubby's consent of course) but it would be neat to get ya'll involved in our life! Especially since we will be traveling a lot more these days. (Which means, I REALLLLY need to keep this thing updated! haha!!)

Living at the in-laws while he is away isn't as bad as I imagined it would be. I guess not really being their child they don't really get in my business like they did when Chad was here...soo that's GREAT! I'm thinking I won't be able to move and be with Chad until later than expected...which means, if I am still in town by the time Will (baby # 2...remember!? haha) gets here then I *MIGHT* get an apartment orrrrrr move in with my mom in Florida...All in God's plan/timing....All I can really do is just pray about it and trust him....which I have NO problem with AT ALL!! :o) I'm soo excited to see where we will be stationed and when we will get to go! (I think in the back part of my mind, other than the fact of just being with Chad again, I am MOST excited about decorating our new home!! haha Is that super silly or what??...It's my thing...I cant help it!)

BTW....The cyst they found in Will's brain..IS GONE!! PRAISE JESUS! We were soo thrilled to hear the ultrasound tech. say, "Those spots I saw last time are gone...I dont see any of them at all!" SUCH A BLESSING!

SO for now...or until I get my first letter...God bless & have a GREAT day!!

P.S. I think I am going to start a whole new blog just devoted to Army updates!? I will post the link to it on here so you all won't lose me!! :o)