Returning to Tennessee!

So much has been going on since my last post!

First of all, Bruce is getting out of the Navy. We just decided that it was best to not reenlist. We will be home sometime this summer and we couldn't be happier. Yes, it will be harder to live here on our own, but it will be better for us. Little man will grow up around his family and I couldn't be happier about that. My Dad and I are still going to San Diego and get our affairs in order and once Bruce gets home from deployment we will set up the move and head to Rogersville!

But on the other hand, I can't believe we are leaving our life in San Diego. I am going to miss our friends so much. Alicia Holmes, Andrea Gritzinger, Taylor Montoya and Shaela Kilgore. And we have already lost so many friends due to them being transferred. It's just so hard. But it's nice to know that I will be able to have my friends here and know that I will have them the rest of my life and we won't have to say goodbye.

Ugh! When I think about all of the stuff that we are going to have to do over the next few months it kind of makes my head spin a little.

Sick and twigs...

I have been randomly sick since yesterday afternoon and I'm finally starting to feel better. I have no idea why I got sick, but I could not keep anything down. I felt horrible. I had horrible body aches and could barely sleep because my body couldn't get comfortable. But the worst part about being sick was not being able to see little Bruce. I hated it. But seeing his little face when I came out of my room today was amazing. I had missed him so much.

We had such a good afternoon though. My Dad came over this morning to watch him so I could try to rest, but after nap time I was feeling good. My only issue was the body aches. Those are the worst. But now I am 100% better.

Being sick made me really miss Bruce so before bedtime I broke out the home movie I brought with me so we could watch big Bruce. It was so cute! Little man just sat and started at the tv. He misses his Daddy so much. I had to pause it for something and he got super sad because he didn't want it to stop playing. I can't wait until the two of them can be together again.

When it was time to go to bed I kept hearing this scraping noise coming from a window in my room. It was so annoying. So here I am at 11:30 at night in my jammies going outside with a flashlight and scissors to cut off these little twigs or whatever they were from this tree thing. But I got the job done! That is another thing that really makes me miss Bruce. I wouldn't even have to ask Bruce to go take care of that, he would have just done it for me. I miss having him around.

I love you Bruce...

Awkward!

I had such a good day today. My Dad and I went to Kingsport to the mall and to see a movie and have dinner. We got to the mall a little before 12:00 and found out that the stores don't open until 1:00. So we just bought our movie tickets and walked around the mall until 1:20. And let me tell you this, Black Swan was not a movie I should have seen with my Dad. Oh my gosh! There was a lot of girl on girl and girls touching themselves. Oh my! It was so uncomfortable to sit next to my Dad and watch all of this. It was so weird.

After the movie we headed to Texas Roadhouse. We had an awesome dinner except for the fact that they ran out of Coors Light, so my Dad had to settle for Miller Light. HA HA

We headed back to Rogersville just in time for my little man to get home. I missed him so much. But tomorrow he is all mine! I am not letting out of my sight! I love that little guy!

Changes...

Well, I'll start off this blog with yesterdays events. Friday was a girls night for Cassidy and I. I picked her up from school, went to drop off little Bruce at my Mom's house for the night and then brought Cassidy home to relax until it was time for dinner. We went to Peking for dinner and she ate so well. I swear, she is so finicky about food. Some days she can eat a lot and some days she just pecks at her food. But she ate a whole plate of food and then a whole plate of dessert. After dinner we went to Food City to get some oranges and some ice cream for our movie. We go home and put on our facial masks and watched Toy Story 3. We had such an awesome night and I can't wait to do it again.

Today was so incredibly busy! After we got up we went to get Cassidy's hair trimmed and then we headed to Morristown for a few things. We ate lunch at Subway and then ran into the mall for a minute. When we got back to Rogersville we picked up little Bruce from my Moms and then we went to Wal-Mart for a minute and then it was back to the house. Ricky had moved all of his stuff out so it was time to get to work on moving me into his old room and Cassidy into my old room. Oh my gosh! It is 9:30 and we are all just now finishing up getting everything done. But I love my new room and Cassidy is loving being a big girl sleeping in her own room. It's so cute!

Tomorrow little Bruce is spending the day with my Mom and I am hanging out with my Dad we are going to lunch and to see Black Swan! I am so freaking excited!

Snowed in!

Snow, snow and more snow! I love it. But if I had to go out in it I am sure I would not be happy about it. But seeing as how I am stuck at the house while it snows, I am rather enjoying it. School was out today so Cassidy was here with me and little man. We had such a good morning, but nap time couldn't come quick enough. I had every intention of sleeping during nap time, but I ended up cleaning instead. Stupid choice on my part. I am exhausted. I slept horribly last night. Hopefully I sleep better tonight. After they got up they played and I got to work on dinner. I made lasagna and I as so excited. I have really been missing my own cooking so I am making dinner all this week. I can't cook much stuff, but apparently what I can cook is rather good.

Everyday it is becoming more and more real that I will be home soon. I still have over two months, but knowing that it is almost time to go home means that I am closer to seeing my husband. I miss him so much. I was feeling a lot better today about being apart. The past week or so has been really hard on me, I have been really missing Bruce and having some rough nights. But today I just felt like my usual self, well as normal as I can be with Bruce deployed.

Crazy Daisies!

Today was such an awesome day! It started off with some Mommy time which was amazing. I watched The Tudors and took a shower and got ready for the day. Then once everyone got home from church I fed little man lunch and then put him down for a nap. I went to my room until he got up and watched some more of The Tudors. I am finally finished with the first two seasons. Even though I've seen all of them, it's so awesome to watch the whole series again. It has to be one of my favorites shows ever.

Once the kids were up we loaded up and headed to the grocery store. And let me tell you, Food City buggies suck when you have a little one with you. He could reach everything in the buggie. The next thing I knew he had thrown blueberries in the floor, poptarts, sausage, etc... It was crazy! We had to get another buggie. One for groceries and one for Bruce and the purses and coats.

I got myself some crazy daisies to brighten up my room. I just loved having my roses in my room from Bruce, but they died. I just had to get some more flowers. It just makes my room happy!

We just spent the rest of the evening playing and just having fun. But since Cassidy got here Bruce has been around dolls and Barbies way to much! We need mud, trucks, etc... But he is still a mans man! He hs learned so much from Cassidy though. He is saying all new words and doing all new stuff. It's so awesome!

Tonight we are supposed to get a ton of snow and I am so excited! Cassidy is out of school so it will just be the three of us here tomorrow. This should be interesting.

I just really wish that Bruce was here. I miss him so much.

75 days!

Well, our return date to San Diego is set! Little man, Dad and I are heading to California on March 22nd! I can't believe it! I am so excited! And to top it all off California has lifted the freeze on home inspections for the daycares so as soon as I get home we will have our inspection. Yay! It works out so perfectly! I have loved being here in Tennessee, but I sure do miss my San Diego family and my home. Plus once I get home I don't have to long to go until I will have my husband home. I am so freaking excited!

I've also gotten a little bit of a taste as to what it is like to have a school age child. I have been taking care of Cassidy after school and helping her with her homework. It's been pretty fun. I had to take her to school this morning because they were on a two hour delay. Bruce is so loving having her here. It's so cute! She is changing him a lot too. He has grown up so much since she has been living here.

The Bestie!

For anyone who was reading to find out about court it has been postponed and I don't want to post about what is going on until a ruling has been made. But this has nothing to do with me!

Anyways, Rachael and Amelia came over today! I was so excited to see them! I have been here for over two months and this is the first time we have been able to get together. That girl is harder to get together with than any other person I know. But that is why I love her. 

She hasn't really changed much and that's good. Amelia on the other hand has grown up so much! When we were here last year she was so shy and bashful, but this time she was so energetic and talkative! It was the cutest thing ever!

Cassidy, Amelia and Bruce had so much fun together! They tore this house apart! Amelia didn't want to leave because she was having such a good time. I told her that she could come back at anytime because we are always here and would love to have them over.

Have I mentioned lately that I really miss Bruce...

2011...

It's 2011! Wow! My son has been with me through 3 different years. 2009, 2010 and now 2011! I haven't seen Bruce since last year... That makes me sad. Lately this has been really hard on me. I've had a lot going on and I really just wanted Bruce around to talk to and make it better. I am so ready to have him home and have our little family back together.

We celebrating New Years at around 3 with little man and he had so much fun. He threw torn up paper and had a blast!

Anyways, Friday little man went to spend the night at my Moms house and then I went to get him early on Saturday because he had been fussy all morning. I picked him up and I think it was just a mixture of teething and missing his mommy. After we got home and he napped we went to the Morristown mall to let him and Cassidy play at the little play area and to just get out of the house. I got a bunch of stuff for Bruce's January care package and then we went to Ihop for dinner. We were there over an hour waiting on our food. It was ridiculous! On the way home it was BARELY sprinkling and Lisa had the wipers on medium-high and they were rubbing. Her and Bruce do the same thing and it ruins the wipers. I had just put new ones on the van and told her that she needed to turn them down. So, after she didn't I decided to punish her (and everyone else in the vehicle) by singing "The song that never ends" the entire way home! By the time we got home my jaw was killing me!

Then today I got to work on Bruce's January care package and it is all done finally and ready to go out in the  mail in the morning. I am so excited about this one because I could put whatever I wanted into it. The past two have been a Thanksgiving and Christmas package and this one was just a regular one. But I did dress up the box like usual. I think he is going to love this one a lot!

Cassidy left her hamster in the ball at some point and now it's lost! I am freaking out about it just popping out of no where and scaring the heck out of me. Yuck! But I hope we find it. Poor little thing...

Dear Bruce: Come home soon...I miss you...