Rainy Days

It's hard to keep kids under control when it's raining outside, and when the rain stops it's too wet to go play outside to release all that energy. (speaking of energy...WHERE DO THEY GET ALL THAT ENERGY????!!)

The greatest mother ever (MINE) had an amazing idea! We took the girls to Hobby Lobby today to get some kind of craft to do. I found myself a make it yourself cement stepping stone that i just HAD to have! The girls little picture frames, dangle things, and a jewelry box thing to paint.
We went back to the house and had an Art of a good time :)

Updates...

The Girls
McKayla and Arianna are two of the sweetest girls (most of the time ;)) They complete our family perfectly!
Mckayla is very smart! She loves to read. Mom takes the girls to the library once every other week. She said she'll prolly have to start going every week with how fast McKayla reads through her books.
Arianna is very energetic...i keep telling mom she needs to be a cheerleader or on the dance team or something.
This is a picture from their first Fathers Day with their daddy and our family. [don't they fit in just great? :)]


Wedding Shower
My family threw me a wedding shower.
After starting off with just ONE pot (that was borrowed), ONE pan, and ONE spatula...i was so blessed that most of my gifts were kitchen stuff!! now i can cook!!! :D and i got a few other household items...So i can now IRON!!! :D




Although it was sad to cut the wedding cake by myself, it was an amazing party and Aaron and I are so blessed to be able to start off with kitchen stuff! NOW WE WON'T GO HUNGRY!!! lol

BIGGEST NEWS!!!!
Aaron's on his way home for R&R. He gets 14 days home and im OH SO EXCITED! He's supposed to head to Kuwait on Thursday morning...and hopefully be home by Saturday!! Pray for safe travel and that the days he's here will go by S-L-O-W-L-Y! :)

New Additions + More Good News

We got two new additions to our family this weekend. McKayla, who is 7 years old and Arianna who is 5. They're two adorable girls, and the fit perfectly in our family. McKayla is the quieter one but she's so smart, and Arianna..well she's five...very energetic!




Aren't the cute?!

Some more good news! Aaron should be coming home for two weeks of leave in July!! :D Can't wait to see my man!!

Care Package #1

I sent Aaron the first care package about two weeks ago. I had so much fun shopping and packing the box. The first one i decided to just send the basics...nothing too big...




Then i had added a few fun lil paper origami hearts that I had fun making! :) Here's a few pictures of the fun i had...









Im moving into an apartment here in Waco on Saturday. Im excited. :) My parents bought me some dishes to go into my new place :)


I cant wait to get more stuff to start getting the apartment ready and looking and feeling more like home soon!

A Phone Call

Who knew a phone call could mean so much.

Aaron and i got to talk on facebook for just a few minutes when he first made it to Kuwait on Thursday. He was doing well, just tired from the LONG day of traveling and hungry because he didn't like the airplane food at all "it smelled bad" he said haha. I was hoping to get a phone call or meet up with him online again before he left there for Afghanistan but had no such luck.

From some of the other army wives whose husbands have deployed with him, i've been able to keep track of where he most likely is. Those women have been lucky enough to get calls almost everyday from their husbands. I had not been so lucky. I must have missed the memo telling me to send Aaron with a calling card. [live and learn]

It's been almost a week. And i feel like a baby (i feel like im whinning) waiting for him to call...i have my phone with me every second of the day and have it on loud just so i won't "accidentally" miss a call from him. My heart leaps every time i hear it ring.

AARON FINALLY CALLED!! I had been praying for this night and day since he left Kuwait. Last night especially, i was aching to hear from him and i stayed up till 1 just praying and praying that he would somehow get a chance to call me soon.
GOD ANSWERS PRAYERS! This morning at 1:30am i got a phone call from him. Sadly i was so out of it we didn't talk but for 2 1/2 minutes (literally) and i cannot recall much of what was said.
But that's OK... I can't do anything about that now. At least I heard his voice and it made me happy!! Now I'm waiting for the next phone call and i pray that i'll be alert enough to actually have a decent conversation with him. And im also praying that he'll call soon...even though it's going to be hard since he doesn't have a calling card yet and is relying on other people's "precious phone minutes"

** I'm trying to stay positive. It's pretty hard, but im hoping to get involved in church and a Sunday school with some people that i can fellowship with and have a support group.

--My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26--

Married to a Soldier!!

I went to New York to visit Aaron during my spring break in March. I had only intended to stay for a week and head back to school but things changed. Aaron and i decided to get married while i was there. March 19,2010 Aaron and i finally became Man and Wife. :)
Let me tell you, after much waiting, much debate about waiting even longer, and much prayer we were both happy with our decision. Yes, we did miss having our parents and siblings and some friends being a part of our big day, but we're planning to have another ceremony for friends and family to witness the "renewing of our vows" when he gets back.







I ended up staying in NY for a little over a month. Thankfully, we had some amazingly generous people that allowed us to crash at their places and invade their family and togetherness time. I can never thank them enough! I got to meet a lot of amazing people while i was there and hopefully made some lifelong friends.

Aaron left for Kuwait 4/22 (Thursday) and he and his group arrived on Friday. They're now supposed to fly to Afghanistan within the day. So please pray for him and his group. I had the opportunity to meet a few of the guys Aaron is going to work along side with and although they are some nice people, there are many who are desperately in need of Jesus.

I moved back to Waco so that i could be closer to family during this time that Aaron's going to be gone. We both agreed i should be close to home for a good support system. Right now im living with my parents while im looking for an apartment and a job. Hopefully i can keep busy enough so i won't be too lonely without my husband. He's only supposed to be gone for a year so im praying this year goes by extremely fast because i miss him sooo already!!

Update.

It’s been a while since the ENGAGEMENT. And lets just say that life is never easy. So this is what has been going on lately.
December 09- Aaron got to spend a few days in Texas with my family for Christmas. I loved getting to share my family Christmas traditions with him, and he got to meet most of my family besides just my parents and sister.
Then I went to New York with him for a week and got to spend New Years with him in Fort Drum. Getting to see him for two whole weeks was amazing. Long distance is totally not easy especially when you’re in different states.

January- I moved to Tyler and moved in with Amber. She’s an amazing roommate! I decided to go to TJC and get some basics out of the way because it would be cheaper that way and I needed a break from SFA. It took me a while to find a job. A while meaning TWO months!!!

February- I finally went back to working (reluctantly) in the mall at the Body Shop. I am truly blessed to have this job though. Everyday [after I complain] I thank God for the job I have and the people I work with. VALENTINES DAY was amazing. The Friday before, I had class and then a long day of work. I got home and had an amazing surprise waiting for me. Aaron got some beautiful flowers, a snuggly soft teddy bear and some good chocolates delivered to me. It was truly beautiful and so sweet!! (i'll try to post pictures later)

As March is coming up, im looking forward to Spring Break. Everyone loves spring break, but I am extremely excited that I will get to spend my week off in NY again, seeing the man that I love, before he deploys. Aaron is set to deploy around March 20th. Im so thankful to have gotten that whole week off of work too! Just 5 more days and I’ll be in New York again with my fiancé.

That’s all for now.