Matt is currently on block leave and we are enjoying our time relaxing and just doing very little but spending time together. Bruce is in school this week, but he has spring break next week, so we are starting our family vacation Monday!
Easter is Sunday and we are planning on getting dressed up, going to church and then coming home for dinner! Then we will hide eggs and find them and give the boys their Easter treats. Then we will work on the finishing touches of our packing for our trip! We are heading to Bryson City, which is in the Smokey Mountains! I am so excited for the breathtaking beauty of the mountains, the seclusion of the cabin and the celebration (early) of our third wedding anniversary! Plus, I really enjoy our drives, we get a lot of quality talking done! We will arrive early evening/late afternoon time on Monday and stay until Thursday afternoon. Fireplaces, hottub, grill, deck, views and fire pits! I am so excited and the boys are too!
We are looking forward to some family time outside of our neighborhood for once!
God Bless
20 April 2011
18 April 2011
Flashback...
May 3, 2003- Tornado hits Carl Junction, Missouri (the small town that I grew up in). I was 17 years old, a junior in HS and school had 2 weeks left to go. It was a Sunday afternoon and I was at church. We left church to seek shelter (me and the other 4 who were there) about 3 minutes before the church was destroyed by a tornado. My small town was pretty much destroyed and it devastated everyone.
May 2009- Straightline winds hit Carl Junction, Missouri. My aunt was in her "house" when the winds hit it and destroyed it. Her, my uncle and her grand daughter all survived, but the house did not. It was devastating to see a house that I did a lot of my growing up in (I lived there with her 2 times growing up) in pieces and then to see it bulldozed down.
April 16 2011- Tornado hits Fayetteville/Sanford/Fort Bragg,etc... North Carolina- I told Matt that the clouds and the air looked like we might actually get a tornado here, but I have a "gift" (if that is what you want to call it) to predict the weather and I am pretty accurate a lot. Well, since we know that it isn't common weather here, we still decided to run into town. While we are in Target, the electricity went out, and for about a minute it was pitch black in there before the generators kicked on. Both of the boys handled it well, no noise or freak outs! We decided to leave the store since there was no point to be in a store that had no electricity, and then we realized that the power would be out in the streetlights as well, but Matt decided to try other routes home. As we were driving, on the other side of Fayetteville a tornado touched down (or more than one, I am not sure yet) and caused a lot of damage to trees, businesses, houses, power lines, streets, apartment buildings... There was one death and 83 reported injuries. This was nothing new to me, but it brought back bad memories from when God saved my life (that part wasn't bad, but the tornado itself was) and told me to leave before something happened to me and the four others. Thank God that more damage wasn't down and that we were completely spared.
Tornadoes are no joke, and to the people that say that they are no big deal, they must not have ever witnessed the devestation of one. God bless you all.
May 2009- Straightline winds hit Carl Junction, Missouri. My aunt was in her "house" when the winds hit it and destroyed it. Her, my uncle and her grand daughter all survived, but the house did not. It was devastating to see a house that I did a lot of my growing up in (I lived there with her 2 times growing up) in pieces and then to see it bulldozed down.
April 16 2011- Tornado hits Fayetteville/Sanford/Fort Bragg,etc... North Carolina- I told Matt that the clouds and the air looked like we might actually get a tornado here, but I have a "gift" (if that is what you want to call it) to predict the weather and I am pretty accurate a lot. Well, since we know that it isn't common weather here, we still decided to run into town. While we are in Target, the electricity went out, and for about a minute it was pitch black in there before the generators kicked on. Both of the boys handled it well, no noise or freak outs! We decided to leave the store since there was no point to be in a store that had no electricity, and then we realized that the power would be out in the streetlights as well, but Matt decided to try other routes home. As we were driving, on the other side of Fayetteville a tornado touched down (or more than one, I am not sure yet) and caused a lot of damage to trees, businesses, houses, power lines, streets, apartment buildings... There was one death and 83 reported injuries. This was nothing new to me, but it brought back bad memories from when God saved my life (that part wasn't bad, but the tornado itself was) and told me to leave before something happened to me and the four others. Thank God that more damage wasn't down and that we were completely spared.
Tornadoes are no joke, and to the people that say that they are no big deal, they must not have ever witnessed the devestation of one. God bless you all.
11 April 2011
A few pictures from the ball
We didn't get as many pictures as I wanted because it was so dark in there, but here are a few of the ones that we did manage to get!
Our first picture at the ball!
Matt and all of his guys, minus one.
Blurry Matt.
We look nice!
Me.
Matt's SCO.
Me again.
Our friends, Jennifer and Shawn
Another Jennifer, Matt's PSG's wife.
2 of the ladies at our table.
And another of me. Can you tell that Matt had my camera in his pocket?!
Matt, having fun!
09 April 2011
A ball...
We went to the 1-73rd Cav Ball thursday night. It was my very first ball (not Matt's though!) It was interesting for sure. My neighbor and friend watched the boys for us, and we are so glad that she was there to help us out so we could enjoy a night out alone! I knew that balls were known for people drinking, but I had no idea that so many would be drunk before it even started. And most of the drunk people were older, in their mid-twenties and thirties. I was just so shocked by how careless so many were, and how a lot of people made BIG fools of themselves.
Matt and I had a glass of wine to do all of the many toasts, and then in true ball style, there was a grog. It was mixed with so many different types of alcohol, it was hilarious. I tried the grog, and it tasted like Vodka more than anything, and after one sip I was done! Needless to say, the Chaplain, myself, one of my friends and Matt were probably the most "sober" people in the whole place. I helped "carry" two drunk ladies up stairs and got them back to the table so they wouldn't get lost. We had to find one girlfriend who got lost outside and was wondering around aimlessly, and I had to shush an older soldier sitting next to me more times than I could count because he was yelling out during the Squandron Commanders speech. All in all it was fun, but I did feel like the mom of the table!
Matt ordered us steak, and it was really good, but it wasn't steak! It was 100% roast beef! They showed pictures of Haiti and JRTC and videos of JRTC on 2 big screens, and that was really nice because Matt was in just about every other photo! We got garters during a garter ceremony, and then we got our pictures taken! Hopefully they will turn out well, because about half of the time my eyes end up closed! Matt grabbed me a center piece and we took our name cards for a memory too! We didn't get as many pictures as I anticipated, because it was so dark in there, but we did manage a few!
It was a fun time for the most part, and I am glad that we went! It was great getting my hair done and dressing up! I felt like a princess!
*I was trying to upload some photos from the ball, but it is telling me that the server is rejecting them, so I will try to put some photos up later*
God Bless
Matt and I had a glass of wine to do all of the many toasts, and then in true ball style, there was a grog. It was mixed with so many different types of alcohol, it was hilarious. I tried the grog, and it tasted like Vodka more than anything, and after one sip I was done! Needless to say, the Chaplain, myself, one of my friends and Matt were probably the most "sober" people in the whole place. I helped "carry" two drunk ladies up stairs and got them back to the table so they wouldn't get lost. We had to find one girlfriend who got lost outside and was wondering around aimlessly, and I had to shush an older soldier sitting next to me more times than I could count because he was yelling out during the Squandron Commanders speech. All in all it was fun, but I did feel like the mom of the table!
Matt ordered us steak, and it was really good, but it wasn't steak! It was 100% roast beef! They showed pictures of Haiti and JRTC and videos of JRTC on 2 big screens, and that was really nice because Matt was in just about every other photo! We got garters during a garter ceremony, and then we got our pictures taken! Hopefully they will turn out well, because about half of the time my eyes end up closed! Matt grabbed me a center piece and we took our name cards for a memory too! We didn't get as many pictures as I anticipated, because it was so dark in there, but we did manage a few!
It was a fun time for the most part, and I am glad that we went! It was great getting my hair done and dressing up! I felt like a princess!
*I was trying to upload some photos from the ball, but it is telling me that the server is rejecting them, so I will try to put some photos up later*
God Bless
05 April 2011
Pictures of dad and the boys!
Bruce is sliding in a crazy way!
The boys enjoy playing with each other (most of the time).
Walking home from the bus stop yesterday!
Throwing a fit because he tried to go outside by himself and I told him to wait!
He has much more fun at the park this year, but when did he get so big?
Trying to give mamma a heart attack!
Running away from dad!
Taking a breather!
He has to tie his shoes a lot, but he will learn to tie them more tightly eventually!
Mid-slide...
He wanted daddy to sit in the baby swing!
He likes to sit backwards on the jumper so his feet can touch!
They were all trying to beat the other home!
Bright sun!
Sometimes...
April has been a month that we have been anticipating for a while. We knew that Matt had JRTC (pre-deployment training) the whole month of March, so we have been wanting April to get here because it meant that he would be back home, it would be the ball, spring break/block leave and vacation. We are not looking forward to April coming to an end, and it seems that this month is already going by more quickly then the last 3 months did...
It is storming here today, so the plan is to stay inside with Levi while Bruce is in school and Matt is at work. Tomorrow I have a dentist appointment and Matt has a jump, thursday I am getting my hair done and then we are going to my first ball (finally get a chance to go to one)! Friday Matt may have off, and Bruce does have off, so we are going to have family time. This weekend is busy filled with friends, fun, family and relaxing! Then, next week marks our vactation time! As quickly as this month will go by, it will be filled with fun and good times!
Here is to hoping that April may slow down a little!
God Bless
It is storming here today, so the plan is to stay inside with Levi while Bruce is in school and Matt is at work. Tomorrow I have a dentist appointment and Matt has a jump, thursday I am getting my hair done and then we are going to my first ball (finally get a chance to go to one)! Friday Matt may have off, and Bruce does have off, so we are going to have family time. This weekend is busy filled with friends, fun, family and relaxing! Then, next week marks our vactation time! As quickly as this month will go by, it will be filled with fun and good times!
Here is to hoping that April may slow down a little!
God Bless
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