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Aloha from Hawaii!

So, I realize it's been a long time since I have updated this and I don't plan on going in to everything that has been going on over the last few (9) months, but here is a short list:

Husband came home from 3rd (and final for a few years) deployment;
Orders came in for us to move to Hawaii - WOOT!;
moved to Hawaii and now settling in.

I will try to be better at this blog, but I believe I have said that before, so we'll see. In the meantime, what I am best at: PICTURES! :-) Just a few from my Going Away festivities and Hawaii, so far.

Me holding one of the many gifts I received from my fantastic friends!


All of us girls at The Melting Pot. I have such a great group of friends - miss them all so much (NC and Indiana!!!)


Katie bought us all a shot! :-)


Karla and Brandon gave us lei's when we got off the airplane - this is a pic of us wearing them the next day. :-)


My guys on our 5th wedding anniversary.


Me and the little monsters. ;-)


We've been doing some hiking/sight-seeing every weekend since we got here. This is the 2nd weekend when we went to Ka'Iwi Scenic Point - what a fantastic view!


A better view of the lighthouse.


The boys love the beach - Paradise Rock right on base!

Our Christmas tree

Finally got the tree done! What an exhausting feat that was! HAHA Here are some pics of the finished product!

Thanksgiving

OK.....so I am totally stealing my friend, Sarah's, post for this. SHe wrapped up our Thanksgiving perfectly and I wouldn't change a thing. Check it out here!

Hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving. We sure did!!!!

Feeling nostalgic.....

I'm feeling a bit nostalgic tonight. An old friend was asking for wedding pics and after some diggin' I found them! :-) Thought I would share a few of my faves.....

Walking in while the rain is pouring down.....



We're hitched...WOOT!



Our happy little family...



A toast to us!

Deployments stink!

So, I think it has finally hit me. It could be the bad day I had at work today, but I think it's been coming on for several days. Tonight, as I'm sitting here listening to 3 Doors Down (which is probably making it worse) it's starting to sink in that we are on yet another deployment roller coaster and the darn Marine Corps won't let me off. I can only hope that this will really be the last one for awhile. Now if I can just make it through.....

I voted today......

did you???? In and out in 5 minutes! Yea for NO lines! :-D Let's hope that my vote made a difference!!

Flaming phone calls!

OK, so I'm a registered "Independant". I'm not a Rebuplican and I'm not a Democrat. I choose because of "who" they are not "what" they are. But I tell you what, if 1 more Obama polster calls my house, I just might crawl through the phone a kick them in the teeth. I have received no less than 3 phone calls a day over the last week. When they 1st started, I thought WOW - Meredith Grey is calling me! Nope, that was just a tease, she just wanted to spout her views. And you know what, this is the land we live in, freedom of speech and all that jazz. I support it, I believe in it, and I live it, BUT I don't push MY views about ANYTHING on ANYONE (well almost never). ;-) I can't wait for tomorrow to be over...it's giving me a headic (as Jake would say). :-D GO VOTE - FOR WHOEVER YOU THINK IS THE RIGHT CHOICE - THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF THIS COUNTRY WE LIVE IN! I'm just saying....

So proud!

My husband was promoted yesterday.......so proud of him as he very much deserves this. He works very hard at his job and is very good at it. Said job takes him away from us a lot but it is a sacrifice we deal with because of all the good it will eventually (hopefully) accomplish. Yea for my man!!! :-)

Happy Halloween!

Our pumpkin!

The boys have been begging me to carve this thing all weekend. I finally broke down and did it today. Here is the final product.



The boys had to check out the inside, too.



It's final home....for the next week.

It's official...he's gone.

Boy, how I can't wait until this moment comes again....



At least it will be summer this time and I can wear a flirty fun dress instead of a winter coat. Here's to looking at the silver lining. ;-)

Marine Corp Ball 2008

Larry and I went to the Marine Corp Ball last night....check us out! Thanks, Katie, for the fabulous pics!! :-)