quick update

Thomas' unit walked in the gym right at midnight. I don't have pictures because it was too dark, but I didn't see him anyways. They of course put everyone over 6 feet tall in the front row :) Since they arrived so late they all got the "next" day off (I guess since it was midnight it wasn't really the next day). I fixed a huge breakfast, we took lots of naps (he had been traveling for over 24 hours straight), we went to dinner for his birthday, and ate homemade Oreo blizzards.

Thomas has classes and briefings for the next seven days, but after that his leave starts. We're going to be going to Munich for Oktober Fest and to Italy. I will be sure to take lots of pictures and write all about it.

I will not be getting on the computer until after his leave is over, which will be around the end of October.

I will say that he looks AMAZING!!!!!!!! It's so wonderful to have him home :) Things are already back to normal and I LOVE IT. There are military uniforms all over the couch, socks scattered about, dirty clothes flung everywhere just waiting for me to make the rounds, and of course, traces of tooth paste and whiskers in my bathroom sink :) All the things that remind me he's HOME!!!

I better scoot because I have clothes to wash, uniforms to hang, and floors to sweep. Be back in a few weeks.

coming home :)

Since Thomas is already on the bus headed home it's finally safe to post the project I've been working on for the past eight months. A huge cross stitch! I was SOOO glad to finish this.
I will have it framed after we get to GA, but for now it's just nailed to the wall. The frame shop here doesn't do "stretching" which this piece needs since I've been pulling and tugging on the cloth for the past eight months. It's a huge piece. You can't really tell how big it is in the picture since there's nothing next to it, but it's big.

Thank goodness he's coming home tonight because these poor roses wouldn't have lasted much longer.

just in case he's not home in time to eat them.

Proof that I did bake him yummy cookies. If he takes much longer to get home I'll have to throw them out though :( That would be a sad day. I made the dough Tuesday and baked them today, so they have a few more days left in them. As soon as I get word that they're on their way I'll post pictures of welcome home signs as well as his welcome home gift that took me 8 months to make.

I finished!

I decided to run the 10K this morning, even though Thomas isn't here. I'm glad I did because it gave me a chance to see just how much I need to work on my running. I finished though. As my dad always says, slow and steady wins the race. So true. OK, so I only got a trophy because there was only one other female in my age group (29 and under) that braved the 10K, but still. All the others stuck to the 5K.....which is what I was wishing I had done when I was on about mile 4.

Thomas' unit still hasn't even left. It's a HUGE disaster down there and at this point I'm just hoping he's home before October. The good news is that it's so bad that a General is now involved. I hope I have good news soon but I don't have much faith in the military right now.

still waiting

He's still not here. As you all know the Army is one of the most inefficient bureaucracies in America (possibly the world). Trying to get through a deployment continues to prove this. Just when I get my hopes up I get confirmation that he's still there. Thomas and I are supposed to run in a 10K race (the first one we've ran together) on the 19th. I'm beginning to think I'm going to be running it solo. I hope I have good news soon, but it's the Army, so don't get your hopes up.

lazy dog days of summer

I have the most spoiled/lazy dog on earth. I come home from the gym to find this in my spot...

Apparently she now needs a foot rest too. An entire couch isn't good enough. She doesn't even get up when I walk in the door anymore because she doesn't want me to take my spot back. The only thing that gets this lazy beast off the couch these days is the sound of a banana being peeled, the cheese drawer being opened, or the lid on the dog food coming off.

signs are being hung

It's finally September!!! Welcome home signs are going to be hung today, our last FRG meeting before the troops come home is tonight, and I can hardly sit still I'm so excited.