My day in review...

So, I have two lawn mowers and couldn't get either one of them to start today. I realized this after I had already got Jacob all situated in his walker outside and Nessa all situated on her chain in the back yard. I was determined to get rid of some of the tall weeds sprouting up so I took out my old pair of rusted sheers and trimmed up the front yard which took almost an hour. I went to the back yard and after a quick glance at the work ahead decided to call it a day with the sheers and took Jacob in the house for lunch. I quick glanced online to see if my surgery had been approved yet by Tricare and still no word. To put me in a better mood I made Jacob a Kids Cuisine and we sat down to share it for lunch. Kids Cuisines do make the world a little brighter.
I finally got my anniversary present from David. It was pots, pans, and cooking utensils. I was completely shocked that he had got me that. David seems to go more towards the impractical jewelry type gifts (which I love) so this was a nice surprise. I cleaned my pan cupboard and put them in there, still wrapped in the plastic. If I took the plastic off then they wouldn't be new! I now want to start cooking and trying new recipes in my new pans... Ahh, that's why David bought them for me. Sneaky, sneaky! He sure is good. I also opened my jewelry chest today and realized it's not full enough. Maybe I can work on David to get that filled up for Christmas. Oh, how I love my husband.
I was bored and on the Internet during Jacob's nap and stumbled across the website www.helium.com It is pretty cool. It's a place where you can write articles on whatever interests you and you make money somehow (haven't figured that out yet) by having them read and voted on. I set up an account and have already written some articles, it's fun expressing my opinion and reading others. My profile is http://www.helium.com/user/show/311189
My fun on helium.com was short lived and Jacob was up for another round. He is starting to like stories being read to him and I love having him sit on my lap without squirming so we read a bunch of books today. He was in bed by 9 pm tonight and that gave me some time to clean the bathroom. It looks great but I think I used a little too much cleaner because now I got a nice headache going on. I wanted to stay up and talk to David on messenger but don't know if I will make it.
Jacob's got a doctor appointment tomorrow, oh yippy. I am thinking since I will be on base maybe I should stop at the commissary, PX, and gas station to use some of the privileges I have. I should call the vet on base and see if I can get Nessa in for a check up some time soon. She is due on her shots and it's been awhile since she's gotten a check up.
Oh, the fun of being a mommy and Army wife....
Cleaning house while your child is young is like wiping your butt while you are still peeing.

Army Wedding Vows

Seriously, where were these vows when we were married??? This is just too perfect!


If the Army wanted you to have a wife, it would have issued you one.

Dear family and friend, we are gathered here today in the sight of God and the Department of the Army to witness this exchange of vows and to see the love that these dedicated, loving people have for one another. I, David , take Jessica (who was once referred to as the ‘dependent’), as my Family Member, to dwell together in so far as the Department of the Army will permit.”
“Wilt thou love her, comfort her via the Postal Service or over the telephone, make sure she knows where the commissary, PX, and clinic are the day she arrives, wherever you are stationed?”
“Wilt thou attempt to tell her more than 24 hours in advance that you will be leaving for two weeks, beginning the next morning? This especially applies to the years you will live in a foreign country!”
“Wilt thou, Jessica, take this soldier as thy wedded husband, knowing that he is depending upon you to be the perfect (well, almost) Army Wife, running the household as you see fit and being nice to the Commander’s Wife (even when it is hard to)? Further, you understand that your life with your husband (little that you may have together) will not be normal, that you may have to explain to your child, not once but twice and more often in the same day, that mommys do have husbands, that children do have daddies, and that the picture of the man on the computer is not the milkman, but the same individual who will tuck him in at 2200 hours, long after he is asleep. This soldier is his daddy, who loves him very, very much”
"Wilt thou love, respect and wait for him, preparing his favorite meals when he does come home and freezing them when he doesn’t? When he is gone wilt thou send him all his favorite cookies and pictures of yourself and the children so he can remember what you look like? When you are separated on your anniversaries (which will happen more often than not) you will remember this special day and celebrate it on the closest day possible to the actual date. And last but not least, put on the outside of the door his ‘WELCOME HOME’ sign when he is due to arrive.”
“I, David, take thee Jessica, as my independent wife from 1900 to 2200 hours or as long as allowed by my Commanding Officer (subject to change without notice and will more often then not) for better or worse, earlier or later, near or far, and promise to look at the pictures you send me, maybe not when they get to me in the field, but before I turn out the lights. I will also send you an email if time permits, and if not, to somehow, someway make the time. I will also remember this special day and will try to telephone you somehow, someway on the anniversaries we are separated.”

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO ME!!

David and I have been married 2 years now... HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO ME!!!
The sad part is of those 2 years we have been apart 13 months and some odd days (probably adding up to another month or to). We have spent more time apart then together these last 2 years. Well, that's what I get for marrying the Army!! I do love my husband and I am very proud to be an Army wife. All in all I love my life... Minus the deployment. Deployments suck!!
We've only been married 2 years but it feels like I have loved him forever..

Happy 9 months of being a mommy!!!!!!!!!

I have been a mommy for nine months now. OK, time to stop growing up now Jacob, I need you to stay my baby. Every time I look at Jacob I thank GOD for giving me such a beautiful son. It is hard not to take having him for granted so I have to remind myself of how long I waited for him and how he a gift from GOD. I love him and there are no words that could possibly describe the amount of love I have for my son. All he has to do is look at me with those beautiful eyes and give me that adorable smile and I melt.
I love being a mommy.

Our Vacation

Labor Day weekend was fun fun fun!!! Jacob and I left Grand Forks Tuesday evening to go back home. Early Wednesday morning we went to Warroad and loaded into Jim's truck with him and Jamiee. We got to Bloomington around 1 pm on Wednesday. We spent a few hours at Mall of America. Jacob went to Hooters for the first time and got a Hooters owl. Then went to Apple Valley to spend the night with David's aunt Kathy. Thursday morning we went to Mall of America again and spent some time chilling out there. We went to the underwater world at the mall and Jacob loved it. He loved all the fish and petting the sting rays was really cool. That evening we all hung out around the house and chatted the evening away. Friday we went to the Minnesota State Zoo. Jacob loved the monkeys and prairie dogs. I think I have to admit I loved the monkeys too. That evening we ate a screw up meal which tasted great in the end. Saturday morning David's aunt Jackie and uncle Craig were there and the girls plus Jim and Jacob went to the mall and the guys went to a Twins game. That evening we all plus David's uncle Pat and his girlfriend went to the state fair. I ate lots of greasy food but I think in the end I walked most of those calories off. We got back to Kathy's around 11:30 pm and sat up and talked till the wee hours of the morning. The next morning we got up and were on the road back home by 11 am. We spent the evening with David's parents and then headed back to Roosevelt to go to bed. Monday was spent being lazy. Tuesday I came back to Grand Forks and that was the end of my vacation.

Sitting in a room full of people that love you laughing and talking..... One of the best feelings in the world.