This weekend was kind of a blur. Friday night, well I think we just chilled, played with the pups, and I made bacon wrapped pork chops. They were delicious.
Saturday morning we took the pups and went to my mom's house. She just had shoulder surgery and she wanted to see the boys. She's fine. The surgery went well. Then we went home and took a nap and I worked at the bar Saturday night. It was actually pretty fun.
Matt built a fire in the backyard while I was working and had a few friends over. When I got home, I had a few drinks with him and we decided since he'd been sitting around a fire all night that we could just sleep in the camper and pretend we were camping. So we camped with the pups, in the driveway. I'm sure if they neighbors saw us, they definitely think we are nuts now.
Sunday morning we woke up bright and early and went to my parent's house for breakfast. I wish we could have spent more time with the family but I had to work again yesterday afternoon. I am only going to be working about 3 days a month but I'm the only one there without a kid or two so I got to work Mother's Day. No biggie.
I really like my new job. The manager is very easy to get a long with, I stay busy, I make decent money, and no one expects a lot from me. I don't think I could really ask for more.
I'm tired today though. I have a final tonight and a final in the morning and then I'm done. I have one online class this summer and it doesn't start for awhile so, I guess I'll sort of be on vacation until then.
Hope you all have a great week!
Don't forget to entry my giveaway.
5/10/2010
5/07/2010
Military Spouse Appreciation Day
I have posted this before but I want to post it again for my new followers. This is an essay I wrote for school. Happy Military Spouse Appreciation Day!
The Military Wife of Today
There have been many groups of women throughout the history of America that have helped to make this nation the land of the free and the home of the brave. Perhaps, the most overlooked group of influential women throughout the history of our nation has been military wives. As long as there has been military in our country there have been military wives. The military wife of today may have conveniences that make her role easier than ever before however, this does not make her life any more desirable. A military wife must be strong, patient, understanding, and loyal to her husband and her country. She will stop at nothing to make sure her husband is as comfortable and as happy as possible, even when he is thousands of miles away.
In the military, it is not the service member’s choice where they will be stationed or even if they will stay at that duty station throughout their career. A military wife will pack up all she owns to move to a place far away from her friends and family to be with her husband and will possibly do this several times. She will give up everything she knows to spend time with him. Or she will stay at home and wait for him if that is what they believe is best. She will patiently look forward to his return and never question her reasons for entering into such a marriage. Either way, she will do it whatever is best for her family’s future and do it with a smile. She understands that he has to do what he his told and she will never complain about it.
A military wife will deal with her husband’s deployment as a strong brave woman. She will stand next to him, smile, and take pictures with him on the day he leaves. She will never have felt as proud of him than on that day. She will soon fall apart and pick her self up again, repeatedly. A military wife will put her own needs aside to make sure that the package she is sending him makes it to the post office “today”. She will send a package on every birthday, holiday, and two or three between. She will become a professional at packing the comforts of home into an 11-inch by 8.5-inch by 5.5-inch box. She could also pack a bowling ball into the same box if her husband asked her to. The clerk at the post office becomes a friend rather than a stranger due her constantly picking up boxes and dropping off packages.
During deployment a military wife will also check her e-mail between ten and a hundred times a day, just to see if her husband has had time to send her a short message. He usually works between twelve and fifteen hours a day, in a desert and she understands when he doesn’t have time, but she continuously checks anyways. She will sleep with her phone by her side her every night. When a twelve-digit number is calling her phone at four in the morning she does not hesitate to answer because she knows it is her husband calling. She doesn’t get upset when after five minutes on the phone with him the call is disconnected. It can happen repeatedly and she is just happy to have heard his voice and know that he is alive and well.
While he is away a military wife will not hesitate to take over all shared responsibilities. She will mother, cook, clean, do the accounting, and take care of the cars, the lawn, and the pets. Also, she may possibly be working non-stop to help them with their future. She will stay very busy during the day and cry herself to sleep occasionally at night due to the pain missing him has caused. She will worry about him and patiently wait for him until he returns. A military wife will be proud that she can handle everything on her own while he fights for the country they both love.
Not all women are capable of dealing with everything that is involved with being a military wife. The women that can’t live the military life find out shortly after entering into it. Those who can, will do anything it takes to make their marriage stronger than they had ever dreamed of. They will ignore the things others will say such as, “How do you do it” or “My husband went to Europe once on business.” They know that standing behind their husband and his love for his country is their number one priority. A military wife would not change anything about her life except to have the man she loves home more often.
The Military Wife of Today
There have been many groups of women throughout the history of America that have helped to make this nation the land of the free and the home of the brave. Perhaps, the most overlooked group of influential women throughout the history of our nation has been military wives. As long as there has been military in our country there have been military wives. The military wife of today may have conveniences that make her role easier than ever before however, this does not make her life any more desirable. A military wife must be strong, patient, understanding, and loyal to her husband and her country. She will stop at nothing to make sure her husband is as comfortable and as happy as possible, even when he is thousands of miles away.
In the military, it is not the service member’s choice where they will be stationed or even if they will stay at that duty station throughout their career. A military wife will pack up all she owns to move to a place far away from her friends and family to be with her husband and will possibly do this several times. She will give up everything she knows to spend time with him. Or she will stay at home and wait for him if that is what they believe is best. She will patiently look forward to his return and never question her reasons for entering into such a marriage. Either way, she will do it whatever is best for her family’s future and do it with a smile. She understands that he has to do what he his told and she will never complain about it.
A military wife will deal with her husband’s deployment as a strong brave woman. She will stand next to him, smile, and take pictures with him on the day he leaves. She will never have felt as proud of him than on that day. She will soon fall apart and pick her self up again, repeatedly. A military wife will put her own needs aside to make sure that the package she is sending him makes it to the post office “today”. She will send a package on every birthday, holiday, and two or three between. She will become a professional at packing the comforts of home into an 11-inch by 8.5-inch by 5.5-inch box. She could also pack a bowling ball into the same box if her husband asked her to. The clerk at the post office becomes a friend rather than a stranger due her constantly picking up boxes and dropping off packages.
During deployment a military wife will also check her e-mail between ten and a hundred times a day, just to see if her husband has had time to send her a short message. He usually works between twelve and fifteen hours a day, in a desert and she understands when he doesn’t have time, but she continuously checks anyways. She will sleep with her phone by her side her every night. When a twelve-digit number is calling her phone at four in the morning she does not hesitate to answer because she knows it is her husband calling. She doesn’t get upset when after five minutes on the phone with him the call is disconnected. It can happen repeatedly and she is just happy to have heard his voice and know that he is alive and well.
While he is away a military wife will not hesitate to take over all shared responsibilities. She will mother, cook, clean, do the accounting, and take care of the cars, the lawn, and the pets. Also, she may possibly be working non-stop to help them with their future. She will stay very busy during the day and cry herself to sleep occasionally at night due to the pain missing him has caused. She will worry about him and patiently wait for him until he returns. A military wife will be proud that she can handle everything on her own while he fights for the country they both love.
Not all women are capable of dealing with everything that is involved with being a military wife. The women that can’t live the military life find out shortly after entering into it. Those who can, will do anything it takes to make their marriage stronger than they had ever dreamed of. They will ignore the things others will say such as, “How do you do it” or “My husband went to Europe once on business.” They know that standing behind their husband and his love for his country is their number one priority. A military wife would not change anything about her life except to have the man she loves home more often.
5/06/2010
The never ending semester
This semester seems like it has been the longest one I have had so far. I'm not sure why. Maybe because it has been the hardest one so far. Maybe because I took more classes than ever before. Not sure. One thing I am sure of is that I am ready for it to be over.
Tuesday night I handed in a final for my night class. She graded it while I was there. I got a 100% in the class.
Today I took a test in my business class. I got 29 out of 25. He grades on a curve and I've gotten over 100% on every test. The final is Tuesday morning. If I don't even take it I would get an 89% in the class. So as long as I study a little I will get a A in that class. Who am I kidding? I'm sure I'll get all my notes together, make a nice study guide, and freak out a little.
In my College Algebra class, I'm getting about a 93% right now. The final is not comprehensive. It's just over the last couple chapters which is a bunch of word problems and matrix algebra. To me, this makes sense. It's something I could use someday. Don't get me wrong, I'm a numbers girl but some of the things we have learned seem a little out there. I got a 98% on the quiz over the material on the final. So, I'm fairly confident that I can do well on the final and get an A in this class, as well. At the beginning of the semester, I was not so sure about this.
So, two finals and this long semester is finally over. I can't wait to be able to enjoy some time with the hubs, the pups, and enjoy the weather.
Don't forget to enter my giveaway, if you haven't already.
And Happy Finals Week to all my college friends. ;)
Tuesday night I handed in a final for my night class. She graded it while I was there. I got a 100% in the class.
Today I took a test in my business class. I got 29 out of 25. He grades on a curve and I've gotten over 100% on every test. The final is Tuesday morning. If I don't even take it I would get an 89% in the class. So as long as I study a little I will get a A in that class. Who am I kidding? I'm sure I'll get all my notes together, make a nice study guide, and freak out a little.
In my College Algebra class, I'm getting about a 93% right now. The final is not comprehensive. It's just over the last couple chapters which is a bunch of word problems and matrix algebra. To me, this makes sense. It's something I could use someday. Don't get me wrong, I'm a numbers girl but some of the things we have learned seem a little out there. I got a 98% on the quiz over the material on the final. So, I'm fairly confident that I can do well on the final and get an A in this class, as well. At the beginning of the semester, I was not so sure about this.
So, two finals and this long semester is finally over. I can't wait to be able to enjoy some time with the hubs, the pups, and enjoy the weather.
Don't forget to enter my giveaway, if you haven't already.
And Happy Finals Week to all my college friends. ;)
5/04/2010
Giveaway because I'm a winner!
I won a great giveaway from Random Musing of My Life. This is the second giveaway I have one from her. It always great to win her giveaways because she puts some fun little surprises in the package. And who doesn't like surprises? This is all the good stuff I received.
The best part is that because she loves me so much she is so generous she is allowing me to have a giveaway and is going to send my winner a Lysol No-Touch Hand Soap System. I was stoked to get mine. It's so nice by the kitchen sink, just slid your hand under it and out comes the soap. And it smells great too. Thanks again!
Here how you can enter:
1. Leave me a comment saying you want to win. (1 entry)
2. Follow me. (1 entry)
3. Blog about my giveaway and let me know. (1 entry)
4. Follow Random Musings of My Life and let me know. She is awesome. (1 entry)
I'll draw a winner May 12th at 7:00 central time and let you all know the next morning. Good luck!
The best part is that because 
Here how you can enter:1. Leave me a comment saying you want to win. (1 entry)
2. Follow me. (1 entry)
3. Blog about my giveaway and let me know. (1 entry)
4. Follow Random Musings of My Life and let me know. She is awesome. (1 entry)
I'll draw a winner May 12th at 7:00 central time and let you all know the next morning. Good luck!
5/03/2010
What a weekend!
When I got home Friday from work, little Vinnie had escaped from his pen in the garage and had made himself comfortable in the house. But how can I be mad at this face?
Friday evening we got some stuff done around the house. I finally took all my plants outside and was able to put the furniture back to how we like it. We also fixed little Vinnie's pen so that the little turd can't get out.
I also got some homework done. I can't wait for this semester to be over. I still have 3 test to take, a homework assignment to do, and an assignment to turn in. There is a good possibility that I will get A's in all of my classes so I most likely won't be saying good-bye to my 4.0.
Saturday we had a wedding. We probably stayed out longer than we should have and after dark is a little fuzzy. We had a great time and got to see some of our good friends.
Yesterday we watched the Cardinal's win and did a lot of this:
And today it's back to the grind. Hope you all had a great weekend!
Friday evening we got some stuff done around the house. I finally took all my plants outside and was able to put the furniture back to how we like it. We also fixed little Vinnie's pen so that the little turd can't get out.I also got some homework done. I can't wait for this semester to be over. I still have 3 test to take, a homework assignment to do, and an assignment to turn in. There is a good possibility that I will get A's in all of my classes so I most likely won't be saying good-bye to my 4.0.
Saturday we had a wedding. We probably stayed out longer than we should have and after dark is a little fuzzy. We had a great time and got to see some of our good friends.
Yesterday we watched the Cardinal's win and did a lot of this:
And today it's back to the grind. Hope you all had a great weekend!
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