In the Army Now....

Has anyone ever seen that movie? Such a classic - wasn't able to watch it with Ross before he left.

Speaking of Ross, he left almost 3 weeks ago now. 1 week of in-processing (paperwork and such) and almost 2 weeks of basic.

At first the alone time was kinda nice, but I'm already getting sick of it.  I miss him very much.  I have to say that he did so much at home. Let me paint a picture for you.... I will go days without unloading and reloading the dishwasher and I have to do 4 loads of laundry tonight. FOUR. Not that he did everything but I just didn't have to do as much.  I miss being able to call him whenever I want to too.

But all in all it's been a great experience and operation Cathy will not be a chubby wife yada yada yada is going great. I've already lost 6 lbs since he's been gone.  It might be because I don't have to buy enough food for a baseball team now.

Update on how he's doing - I got a letter a few days ago and he's doing awesome! He was already told by a Drill Sergeant that he's one of their favorites (right before telling a bunch of other soldiers that they need to be more like him :) and he's carrying the flag while they march - which is supposed to be a really big deal. Like pretty sure picked out of 200 guys big deal. He's really busy and says he's sweating like crazy with his uniform on all the time, but other then missing Medved and I (not as much Medved :) he's having an okay time.

What's really cool is each company has a facebook page and they update it with pictures from time to time. (not the soldiers, obviously) Here's a few pictures that Ross was in from their first week there:


Here he is about to shimmer down a wall. I don't know the actual word for it. Yes, he has no hair and more importantly no side burns - weird.

I'm pretty sure the 2nd one in is him and if not, I apologize to who ever's boyfriend or husband this is because I've been starring at their butt all day.

And here he is in formation. The forth one from the back or the tallest one in the picture.

I'm so proud of him. :)


I should have some cool stuff to start blogging about soon. Specifically a recent trip I just made to the new HomeGoods we got in my town :)



How's everything where you are? Stare at some guy thinking he was your husband? (99% sure it's him though) Buy anything cool from HomeGoods? Tell me....



Cathy

I ♥ NY...

Hey! How's it going?

Thought I'd stop in again today to show off a new print I ordered. It just came in today :)

I get all the Groopdealz and VeryJane emails everyday (along with a few others) and I just so happened to see this cute "State of the Art" print one day.

I've been looking for something like it. Honestly, I don't have much room in my apartment now but I'm sure we'll have more room one day. It looks a little cramped but it was so cute I couldn't just put it away in a box and not hang it up somewhere.

These have gotten pretty popular. This one was featured on VeryJane from this Etsy seller.

I love me some yellow :)

Cathy

Feelings of a Monday...

I haven't done many projects lately so I figured I'd do a post about my feelings instead. I'm about to make some pretty big changes, so getting my feelings out there sounded like a good idea.

This move is bittersweet for me.

I have a tendency to have mixed emotions whenever anything big happens in my life. I don't know if it's lack of confidence, my lack of experience, or being a woman. It's probably a little of all three but what it really boils down to is a lack of faith honestly.

I know that big decisions and big change help us to grow and that they're part of life. We're given experiences to become more of the person that we're meant to be. I also know that if we put our trust in Heavenly Father that he helps us grow from any experience whether you make the right decision or not.

I know that there's a plan for me. (and everyone else) Sometimes it's hard for me to understand what is supposed to come of things but I know that my life is in good hands and that he knows what he's doing.

I keep having to remind myself that things happen for a reason though and that they're given to me to learn from them and become better, brighter and more righteous. Sometimes how we thought our life would go isn't how the Lord needs our life to go. So we need to be humble and mindful enough to follow his plan.

Moving is going to be hard for me. I've never lived away from NY and never away from all my family. But I know that it's going to make me a stronger person, make our marriage stronger and help me to learn things that I wouldn't learn being here. So I'm going to stay open minded and accepting in the next few months to transition to this new life of mine.

6 days until Ross leaves now. This time next week he'll be in South Carolina. Most likely bald and crying on the inside. Or maybe on the outside, who knows.

All joking aside. He's going to do great. I admire Ross' determination in everything. He isn't a quitter and he's going to be a great asset to the Army.

Cathy