Steven Comes in Today!!!

Well it is finally here!!! Steven comes in today at 10:55 pm. I am so excited. I can't believe how long I have been waiting and it is finally here. I get to pick him up from the airport tonight and spend all weekend together before he leaves on Tuesday. It will be sad when he leaves but I have got to remember to enjoy the time we DO have together. I hope everyone else has as much of a great weekend as I will be having!!!

Only 3 more Days!!!

Well today is Tuesday, August 14th. I am so excited because there are only 3 more days until Steven comes home on the 17th. It will be here soon as I know it. I can't believe I have waited so long for this to happen (him be home) and it is already here!! I am going to jump out of my skin when I see him. The only bad thing is that he comes in at 10:55pm so I have all day to stay busy and not go crazy! I am getting my hair dyed and taking care of some other stuff so hopefully my day will go by fast. I am getting so excited!!! CAN'T WAIT!

ONE WEEK AND HE IS HERE!!

Well tomorrow, the 10th will be one week from when Steven will be coming home. It is getting closer and closer everyday! Yes, he will only be home for 3.5 days but still, he will be coming home. I can't wait to see him and I know everyone here in SA town can't wait either! Today I went downtown and got our marriage license since we will be getting married on August 19th. It was so easy but I hope we never have to do it again! The first time is the charm. Here is a picture of the "big document". Have a good one! I'm so excited!!!

Three More Weeks!!

Hey all! Just letting everyone know...only 3 more weeks until Steven is home!!! He will be coming in Friday, August 17th at 10:55pm. So late but it's okay I will just take a nap. I am so excited I want to jump out of my skin. I can't imagin how excited I will be when he comes home for good!!!! He will be here from Friday, the 17th until Tuesday, the 21st. It is not very long but in the Army we take what we can get:). We will hopefully be having a BBQ for everyone the next day so that everyone can see him. I don't think everyone wants to be up until midnight picking him up. I will post more as I know it!!

Mom is another year OLDER!

Mom had yet another birthday on July 10th. She turned 52!!! Wow 8 years and she will be 60. That next weekend we had a little birthday celebration for her. Everyone but Steven and James were there. We went to Hong Fong and then back to the house for some weird kind of cake that Grandma made Mom. I didn't eat any but I heard it was good. Here is a picture of the fun!

Blaine's First MOVIE!!

Today Gretchen and I took Blaine to go see a movie. It was a children's movie Ratatouille about a rat that can cook awesomely!! Well since this was Blaine's first movie we did not know what to expect but he was GREAT!! He did not cry, talk to much, whine, it was good and he was so entertained. He sat with me for most of the movie eating Cheetos (his favorite snack) and drinking juice. He is such a wonderful little boy and I love him so much. My sister also changed his room into a "big boy" room. His theme is "transportation". He is growing up so fast and can do so much already. It's like he is learning something new everyday. Steven, you will be so shocked by how big and smart he is! In this picture he is doing his new "cheesy smile" I can't stand it but it is so cute too. He is such a crazy man!

It's been awhile!

Hey all! It's been awhile. Things have been so busy lately with school and work and life! I go to school everyday from 7:30-10:45 and then I work on Mon, Wed, Fri, and Sat. I am so tired and can't wait for school to be over. Only 3 more weeks. I can do anything for 3 weeks right? Well, Steven is coming in (tent) from August 17th to the 22nd. That will be so nice to see him again. I miss him a lot and I know he is homesick. We will have a good, restful time together. It has been raining A LOT this summer. When it rains it pours! Hope everyone is having a good summer.

Tuesdays with Blaine

Hey there all! Well this next five weeks will be crazy, long, busy weeks! I am taking two classes this semester on multiracial children and they will be packed. But before I started school I spent my Tuesday with Blaine. Although these pictures aren't the best they still make me smile! I love this little boy and he keeps me going when I feel lonely. Steven will have some competition when he comes home because this little guy is getting very attached to me!

My rainy weekend at the Lake

Well to get away for awhile from the normal I was invited to go to the lake with my future in-laws. As you know it has been raining in San Antonio for a month or more. So on Friday night I left the house at about 5:30 after work and it was raining all the way to Mathis, TX. Once I got there it finally stopped. I got there late and so we didn't get in the water or anything. All day on Saturday it rained!! I got in the water once and had a fun time on the jet ski and a water thingy I rode with Frank. It was a good time and I can't wait to go again next year with Steven and make it a real family vacation.

Rain Rain GO AWAY!!

It is June (almost July) in San Antonio. Wouldn't you think it would be like in the 100s by now? Well NO!!! It has been raining for the past week atleast once a day AND today it rained all day. I seriously thought I was going to get in an accident today. My car isn't the best and the tires are old and there was a lot of water EVERYWHERE!! Well, by the grace of God I got to school and to my sister's house. Rain Rain GO AWAY! Come later. I don't want another flood this summer. On a brighter note...only 6 more days of class then one day off and I start again. AND only 57 more days till Steven comes home. Yay! Time does move, slowly though, when Steven is gone! :)

Gretchen and Johnny are married!

Today Gretchen and Johnny got married. Here are a few pictures from the ceremony. I wish you could have been there but you know how things go. I can't wait for our wedding. It will be a lot of fun. I just can't even wait start planning. Anyway, the ceremony was nice and the guy said some nice words about your partner being your best friend and they should be everything to you and do a lot together. I hope I am your best friend. Okay well have a good day everyone!!

It's A Danger Zone here!!

I was cleaning out Steven's closet today and going through some crazy things!! I lot of stuff in there is military stuff and Steven just threw it all in there so while he is gone I thought I would take the liberty of organizing things. Here is some stuff I found and was playing around with this morning!!! Have a good day!

Kiddie Park

After visiting Johnny Mom, Gretchen, and I took Blaine to a place called Kiddie Park. It is soooo old and almost falling apart but it is for little kids Blaine's age so it was perfect. I took a lot of great pictures and they made me ride with Blaine on all the rides because he wouldn't go on them without me. I was a little too heavy for most of them but it was a great time and he had the biggest smile on his face the whole time!! Here are a few good shots and I will be sending steven more on his e-mail. Hope everything is going well.

Back Hoe Blaine!

Hey it's been awhile since i did a blog but nothing good has happened until today. We miss you and wish you could be here Steven but if it makes you feel any better Johnny is not going with us to any of these events either. We did take lunch to Johnny and Anthony offered to let Blaine sit in the BACK HOE! He was very excited about the horn! He kept honking it a lot!!! Then yours truely got a good idea to put him IN the digger thing. It was so cute. I hope you like the pictures!!

Fiesta Texas Day/GO SPURS GO!

Hey Steven!! Yesterday we went to Fiesta Texas after school and it was a lot of fun. I put sunscreen on 3 times and I still got fried! We rode every ride and there were like NO LINES!! We have got to go one day when you come home next year during the week so we can ride everything lots of times. We also spent much of the day in the water park. Your dad has broken down and gotten a pair of "crocs" and I knew that was unacceptable by your standards! You told me I could NEVER wear those but they look so comfy. After that I came home and took a shower and went out to your parents house to watch the Spurs game and spend the night! THEY WON!! WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS AGAIN!!! I love you! Talk to you later!

Chuck E Cheese

Today Gretchen, Mom, and I took Blaine to Chuck E Cheese. It was a lot of fun but Blaine hadn't had a nap and so he was in a bad mood. BUT we had a good time and eventually he got over his mood and had some fun too. I forgot how good the pizza was! We wish Steven could be there for all these fun things we are doing with him. He is growing up so fast and learning new things everyday! After chuck e cheese Blaine was dead tired but Gretchen and I went to Target to start her registry. It is so much fun to do one of those. It can get a little carried away! I can't wait for Steven to come home so we can start doing all the fun wedding and shopping stuff!!!! Only 386 more days till he is home!

Pool Party at Bill and Lisa's

Hey there! Yesterday I was invited out to LaVernia to go to a "spurs" party at Bill and Lisa's. It was a lot of fun. We went swimming, ate, and watched the game. Man I haven't been in a pool in forever but it was a lot of fun. I wish Steven could have been there to play with everyone and have a good time too. But Steven called in the middle of everything to say "hi" to everyone so that was really kind. Here are a few pictures of us swimming and "donkey"!! I miss you Steven! Can't wait till you are home again next summer and we can ALL go swimming!!! Be good and only 387 more days! It gets closer everyday!

I WASHED YOUR CAR!!!

Hey Steven, I got a lot done today. I cleaned the upstairs, hung up some pictures, did my homework, and WASHED YOUR CAR!!! (finally) I am going out to LaVernia tonight to watch the spurs game so feel free to call and I will talk you through it! I just wanted to post that I had washed your car inside and out and it looks BEAUTIFUL!!! Although I am not wearing a bathing suit there is still the rest of the summer to do it. Just kidding. When you come home it will be like coming home to a brand new car (oh wait it is!) Love you!

Terrible Twos here We come!!!

Well so far all the things I have said about Blaine have been good ones. BUT he is not always a little angel. He is 19 months old and starting to work into the terrible twos! Boy, will it be a long ride. If he doesn't get his way (and he does most the time) he throws the biggest fit! Gretchen makes him sit on the stairs until he feels that he is done crying and wants to join the normal world again. Sometimes this process will take 2 minutes but I have seen it last as long as 10! He will learn that he can't always get his way and he needs to deal with it, not throw a fit about things. Here is a picture of fit throwing, so I can show that it is not all roses! But overall he is a wonderful child and a joy to be around!!! Love you!

Another Long Day

Hey babe, today I worked from 6-2 and boy, was it a long day! I missed talking to you this morning (since you didn't call). Anyway, I finally went on break at 1:00 how stupid is that!!!?? Anyway, your dad came up to eat at the time I was going on break so we had lunch together. It was very nice. I miss you a lot and can't wait to see you again. It surely is lonely here. But I know you are just as or more lonely. I love you so much. be good! Talk to you later. Here are some random pictures. I LOVED SEEING YOU ON THE WEBCAM!!!! I wish I could hug and kiss you.