So, I am at my parents home for the holidays and my beautiful cousin, none so gently (lol), reminded me that I haven't blogged in a while. I must confess, I have been very busy and I think I suppressed my need to write due to many things, which include the research papers that my professors deem necessary for me to obtain my degree, hahahaha. Well, a lot of things have happened since I last wrote. My children and I have moved to a small town in Washington and Ryan is stuck in Hawaii a bit longer. In July, Ryan, the boys and I visited Ryan's mom in Washington. While there for a visit, Ryan and I went on a road trip to do a couple day tour of a college and town about an hour and a half from his mom's house. We LOVED the town and the feel of the community. We decided, after only a few hours in town, that we were definitely going to like the area. The next day we were completely won over, after the tour of the college and Ryan speaking to a counselor about CWU's graphic design program. We made the decision to move the kids and I back to Ellensburg ahead of Ryan getting out of the Marine Corps. The boys and I moved October 1. Over the last couple of months, I have been getting the boys settled, starting and completing one more semester at Chaminade U and trying to find a job. In this economic downfall, it is really difficult for me to find a job that I can actually do. I could get just about any job I want (with the exception of college professor), however, the jobs in my field require shift changes. Since I do not have a babysitter for the boys, I am unable to work nights and weekends, so I think if I am going to get a job in my field, I will have to wait until Ryan makes his way up to Washington. So much for getting everything done before Ryan gets out.
Well, onto the less stressfull area of our lives, once again Ryan and I are not living together. It seems like this would be the worst part, but we have done it so often, it almost seems normal. ALMOST. Over the holiday it has been worst than the last two and a half months. It is dificult because 1)this is Ryan's third Chrostmas that he has missed with us, 2) everyone is constantly asking us why Ryan is not with us and 3) Ryan is alone, which breaks my heart!!!!! Ryan told me in October that he decided to stay in Hawaii to save money and to save his leave. While this makes sense, Ryan and I found out it may not have been worth it. He was alone and he missed the kids terribly. I know he missed me as well, but he has experienced only one Christmas with Euan and that was when Euan was 4 months old. Also, Ryan missed the whole family. Funny, since they razz him (in a superficial and non-harmful way), but then again most of the men who marry into our family get razzed for marrying one of us, LOL.
So, the boys and I will head home soon and I think, fo the most part, it will be all downhill. Ryan will be joining us around March 11, I will continue to search for a job and I have 2 more semesters left until I recieve my degree. I graduate in June and Ryan will be home in March. How much better can things get right about now?? Well, I am closing this post and I will try to be more diligent in writing (I am not promising anything Deborah, but I will try :))
Monday, December 29, 2008
Monday, March 24, 2008
Couple Months Later
OK, so my husband came home at the end of January. YAY!!!!!!! I have been a busy bee. So with school and my kids, I decided to be even more of an idiot and I went and got a part time job. Well, it was supposed to be a part time job, but lately I have been working about 35-40 hours a week. Thank goodness that I have just taken my finals yesterday. My next semester doesn't start for 2 weeks, so I get myself a good, long break (sarcasm is so hard to put into words)!!!! Again, thank goodness I have only three semesters left before I have my BS in criminal justice. Yay, I graduate in December!!!!!!
OK, so now onto the boys. Brenyn is on Spring Break and is driving Ryan and I nuts. We love it, even if we find ourselves amazed at the attitude he has been portraying. I think he is grasping the idea that he needs to use words instead of fists to get his point across. What a relief. We were really starting to worry about it, especially when I picked him up from school one day and found out he punched a little girl in the face. I made him bake cookies with me and give them to her as an apology (I OK'd it with her mom first). Brenyn has also started t-ball. He LOVES it. Of course, what is not to love, but this boy is going all out. He is the youngest and smallest on his team, but the joy is all over his face at practice. His first game is on April 5th and my only sadness is that I probably won't be able to go, due to work. We will see.
On to Euan. There isn't much to put out there right now. He is still gorgeous and the women at his day care love him. He really has the sweetest disposition of any little boy I have ever met. He is caring and he likes to help people. I see it being slightly altered whenever he is around Brenyn, but I figure that it is just a sibling thing to be following Brenyn's lead. Other than that, Euan's ears are still doing well. It's been almost a year since he had the tubes put in and as far as the dr's can tell, they are still there. If they are still there in 6 months, the dr's want to go in and remove them. We will see.
Ryan, the love of my life, is doing well. He has re-acclimated to the climate of Hawaii. Apparently, it is much hotter and more humid in the Philippines than in Hawaii, go figure. So the first two weeks Ryan was home, he was wearing sweats. Ah whatever!!!! Well, he is back at work now. He is in charge of about ten Marines. Oh, did I mention he was promoted to SSGT, it now takes an act of congress to demote him if he gets in trouble, not that he ever would. So he is in charge and sadly, we are unable to hang out with many of our old friends. Since Ryan is a staff nco, we can only hang out with staff nco's. I know it's dumb, but we have to deal. Ryan is excited that he only has a year left. His command is trying to get him to reenlist, but it would take about 50 million dollars to get him to sign another contract. He wants to go to school. So I am making him start now, hahahaha. I signed him up for an online English class. He might as well start getting those lower division general credits out of the way. The more school he gets done now, the less he will have to do when he gets out.
His birthday is on the 27th. I have no idea what to get him, but I am sure it will be expensive and have to do with video games. I am a PS3 widow.
OK, going to bed now. I have to work tomorrow and I need more than five hours of sleep!!!!!
OK, so now onto the boys. Brenyn is on Spring Break and is driving Ryan and I nuts. We love it, even if we find ourselves amazed at the attitude he has been portraying. I think he is grasping the idea that he needs to use words instead of fists to get his point across. What a relief. We were really starting to worry about it, especially when I picked him up from school one day and found out he punched a little girl in the face. I made him bake cookies with me and give them to her as an apology (I OK'd it with her mom first). Brenyn has also started t-ball. He LOVES it. Of course, what is not to love, but this boy is going all out. He is the youngest and smallest on his team, but the joy is all over his face at practice. His first game is on April 5th and my only sadness is that I probably won't be able to go, due to work. We will see.
On to Euan. There isn't much to put out there right now. He is still gorgeous and the women at his day care love him. He really has the sweetest disposition of any little boy I have ever met. He is caring and he likes to help people. I see it being slightly altered whenever he is around Brenyn, but I figure that it is just a sibling thing to be following Brenyn's lead. Other than that, Euan's ears are still doing well. It's been almost a year since he had the tubes put in and as far as the dr's can tell, they are still there. If they are still there in 6 months, the dr's want to go in and remove them. We will see.
Ryan, the love of my life, is doing well. He has re-acclimated to the climate of Hawaii. Apparently, it is much hotter and more humid in the Philippines than in Hawaii, go figure. So the first two weeks Ryan was home, he was wearing sweats. Ah whatever!!!! Well, he is back at work now. He is in charge of about ten Marines. Oh, did I mention he was promoted to SSGT, it now takes an act of congress to demote him if he gets in trouble, not that he ever would. So he is in charge and sadly, we are unable to hang out with many of our old friends. Since Ryan is a staff nco, we can only hang out with staff nco's. I know it's dumb, but we have to deal. Ryan is excited that he only has a year left. His command is trying to get him to reenlist, but it would take about 50 million dollars to get him to sign another contract. He wants to go to school. So I am making him start now, hahahaha. I signed him up for an online English class. He might as well start getting those lower division general credits out of the way. The more school he gets done now, the less he will have to do when he gets out.
His birthday is on the 27th. I have no idea what to get him, but I am sure it will be expensive and have to do with video games. I am a PS3 widow.
OK, going to bed now. I have to work tomorrow and I need more than five hours of sleep!!!!!
Friday, January 25, 2008
My husband is coming home from deployment!
Today I received a call from my husband's command saying that he is on his flight home and he will be in tomorrow night. It amazes me that I haven't seen my husband in 6 months. Add the 2 kids and school to the list and it really is a miracle that I am not in an insane asylum right now.
School is the one thing bringing me down today. I have 2 papers and 3 other assignments due by Monday evening. With hubby coming home, how am I supposed to buckle down and finish them? Argh, if only I had 2 brains right now!!!!
Tomorrow is going to be fabulous. I have both of my outfits ready. The welcome home outfit and the "welcome home" outfit. He will love both of them, I am sure. It helps that I have been working my ass off to look good for him!!! Well, mostly for myself, but when he compliments me on how good I look it only enhances my pleasure with myself.
Off to do another load of laundry and get the monsters in bed. Maybe I will get my work done after that! Yeah, wishful thinking!!!!!!
School is the one thing bringing me down today. I have 2 papers and 3 other assignments due by Monday evening. With hubby coming home, how am I supposed to buckle down and finish them? Argh, if only I had 2 brains right now!!!!
Tomorrow is going to be fabulous. I have both of my outfits ready. The welcome home outfit and the "welcome home" outfit. He will love both of them, I am sure. It helps that I have been working my ass off to look good for him!!! Well, mostly for myself, but when he compliments me on how good I look it only enhances my pleasure with myself.
Off to do another load of laundry and get the monsters in bed. Maybe I will get my work done after that! Yeah, wishful thinking!!!!!!
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