The Start of Something New

Well, Caleb is gone. Gone, gone, gone. And yes I'm being a perfect cry baby over it. But what kind of wife would i be if i wasn't? He left early yesterday morning and reported to MEPS at 05:45. i wished he had been a little more solemn about the whole thing... but i suppose i can't blame him for being a little excited, i mean, he HAS wanted to do this for years. He called me from the aiport about a quarter to 12, and i was so excited to hear from him that i didn't even ask questions. He said he was safe, and would be flying to Georgia and having a two hour layover before going on to South Carolina. i was hoping he would call again from Georgia, but he didn't. :( I tried very hard not to be a cry baby at work, and in my opinion, it was a huge improvement from what it was when my dad was gone. yes i did cry, and have cried multiple times, but i can atleast get out a smile occasionally and i'm stilll thinking positive about life. I miss him horribly already, but am writing him a letter each night before bed, and i think that will help to keep me sane. Jess and i have all sorts of plans to keep us busy, and i'm hoping it will help me to be not quite so lazy! Jess was so sweet and took pictures of us together the night before he left, so i'm hoping to be posting them soon. I've got a long list of things i am going to try to improve on while he is gone, and while we are waiting for little Connor to arrive. I had to go into the Doctor's today to take my glucose test, and i'm pretty confidant that there will be no problems. Poor Minda is having such a hard time with her pregnancy, and didn't pass either test, and now has Gestational Diabetes. I suppose we should have expected it since this pregnancy has been so hard on her... but she was very sad about it. I don't think i could handle having a problem like that while Caleb is gone... its all so different for me, and i miss him and miss sharing all the moments with him, but i know its a good thing that he is doing, and its what he wants to do. I am very sad that i will not be allowed to go to his graduation, due to the fact that i will be so close to full term. Most airlines won't let me fly that close, and i doubt my doctor would let me go without putting up a fight. And besides that, Caleb told me as much as he wants me there, he would feel better knowing his baby and wife are safe on the ground. So, as much as i am dying to go, i will respect his wishes and stay here and not risk complicating the pregnancy. I will just continue to write each day, and whenever i get a letter back i will be over joyed! i don't have his address yet, but that is not stopping me from writing every day until i get it. then i will just have to send him a whole bunch all at once! We are hopeful that this will be a good experience for both of us, even though it is extremely hard, and such a new thing for us.... but hey, sometimes the things that are hardest, are what mean the most to you in the end.

The Start of a New Year

Well, it has been a while since i wrote because we have been busy busy busy! Now that the holidays are over life has started to calm down a bit and i can find some spare time to write. Our Christmas felt strange because there was no snow, no cold, and no loud crazy siblings. We slept in. Made a fancy dinner with turkey and mashed potatoes and gravy. and laid around relaxing until the evening. We didn't open our presents until around 7ish that night. But we did enjoy opening them together and took pictures. We ate dinner and filled our tummies to the brim! then we snuggled and watch christmas movies. i missed my family so much, but Caleb kept reminding me only a few more days til i see them!!! the three days passed quickly and before i knew it we were headed to the airport in a taxi. Day 1- the airport was much larger than boise's and i was glad we didn't attempt to drive ourselves and get lost. i hadn't been on a plane since i was 12 so i was kind of nervous to see how it would go, but it wasn't bad at all. my only problem was the flight to Vegas because i got hungry so i was feeling very sick and nauseous, and then the taking off and landing and moving around didn't sit so well with my already sick feeling tummy! but Caleb got some food into me, so the flight to Boise i rather enjoyed. on our way to Vegas i got so confused because our iteniery said it was only a 10 min flight, but it felt like WAY longer! but when we landed the time was only 10:35, which was right on schedule. we didn't remember the time change until we got a txt message that said "sent at 11:35 recieved at 10:35". then we laughed and laughed and i didn't feel so stupid. i KNEW it had to be longer than just 10 minutes! i was so excited to see my family i nearly cried. i didn't get to sit with caleb on the flight to boise but i was across the aisle from him. Connor kept kicking me and it made me giggle, i probably looked like a crazy person, but i don't even care lol. It was cloudy on the flight so i didn't even look out the window until we were descending over Boise. i was so excited to see familiar territory!!! When my family picked us up we went straight home, and exchanged christmas presents. my brothers seemed happy with our choice of game for them! then we went over to see Caleb's mom and sisters. Caleb had promised to fix her computer, so we wanted to get started with that before we went to Pinetop. Day 2 - our Pinetop adventure started! we weren't intimidated by the snow, and i was so excited to see how much of it there was! we were the first ones up there, and Caleb was so sweet and helped to unload everything of everyones when they arrived. We went out in the snow for a little while, but it was up to our knees and no trails had been made so even a short walk was exhausting for me. But Bethy and me had an awesome time falling on our faces, and at one point we were even crawling on our hands and knees so we didn't keep having out feet fall through the snow! Oh and i forgot to mention the best part.... the power was out!!! there was so much snow that all of Idaho City had no power, and the water was off too. that means no toilets!!! we had to use this itty bitty porta-potty shack that was up this hill. i definently did NOT enjoy that part. the power finally came back on in the middle of the night, and i had given in and just used the toilets and flushed them when the power came back on. i was not about to go outside at that time of night to pee!!!! Day 3- i was reluctant to go out in the snow til the sun came out, so Beth and i spent some time holding Weston! He's such a cute baby, and it is weird to think in a year i will have my own little boy! he's a May baby too, so in a year he'll be the same age Weston is! When we went out on the snow we bundled up warm, and Caleb took me on the snowmobile. then Bethy took everyone, and i think Caleb was surprised with her craziness lol it was fun to watch! i did the tiniest bit of sledding. no bumps and a totol of maybe 10 feet. i was very careful, but i was glad i got to. i took pictures! got an awesome one of caleb going off a jump, and one of Beth falling off! her feet are up in the air and it makes me laugh lol. after a while we got cold and went back inside. We played some games with all the cousins and had a grand old time. Day 4 - we packed up all out stuff and cleaned and loaded the truck. Dad was going to get us home by 2 because we had plans at 3. he got us home right on time. We went to lunch with Natalie and her boyfriend Kenneth. they are very cute together and i won't be surprised if they get married! We ended up going to TacoTime, and the double date didn't end as well as it started thanks to me and my big fat mouth. :( the details aren't necessary, but all i will say is don't gossip no matter who you're with or where... because you never know who is going to hear it. not fun. :(. after our double, we went over to Deanna's house where she and the girls had a new years party planned. we spent the night there. we watched How to Train Your Dragon, but i fell asleep and Caleb took me to bed. they watched the ball drop, then went to bed too. Day 5- in the morning we had a nice fancy breakfast. then we did haircuts on the girls and got ready for the day. We had lunch with Tabby and her fiance Jon, then hot chocolate with Malynn! it was a wonderful day, and i'm so glad we got to see so many of our friends! oh, and something awesome happened! Lindsey got engaged!!! she sent a txt that morning, so i called her to get all the details. i'm so excited for her and Brenen!! the wedding is being planned for April 23rd. Later Deanna took us to see Tangled in the new movie theater by my parent's house! it was such an awesome movie!!!  when we finished that we had a yummy turkey dinner with them, and went back to mom's and dad's. Day 6- we got to go to church with mom and dad, and because it was textimony meeting i decided to get up and bear my testimony! it went wonderfully, and i'm glad i did. it was sooooo fun seeing old friends and catching up! After church we had a wonderful meal as a family, and i got to talk to Minda on the phone for a bit. Bethy came over and spent the night! i was glad i got to see her so much while we were both in town! Day 7 - i wanted to do a hair day while i was there, so monday was the day we choose. i sent Caleb  off to spend time with his dad, and i got busy doing colors and a perm! and Becca came over and hung out! i was so glad to see her and and hear how she is doing!!! Lindsey stopped by for a bit too and showed off her gorgeous ring! We got all the hair done we needed to except the boys haircuts, which i saved for after dinner. Beth and I went to meet Caleb at his dad's house for dinner. It was a little awkward, but he seemed to be on his best behavior so it wasn't too bad. After dinner we went to Deanna's for one last fixing of the computer. apparantly it really didn't want to work... so it was trashed. :( i had to do 3 haircuts still, so we went back to my parent's and i quickly did my daddy's and brother's. Day 8 - Jess got the job of taking up to the airport! we also took Beth to her grandma's house, since her flight didn't leave until later that afternoon. i felt bad cuz we got poor jessie lost! but we got there on time, and were able to sit together on the flight thanks to a kind man how gave up his seat so we could sit together. :) he was so kind. i cried a bit in the airport because i was so sad to leave.... but after we got home i was ok. we did laundry, and i was so glad we'd left the house clean! Ever since we have been busy with work and the list of things we need to get done before Caleb leaves in 2 1/2 weeks! jessie will be here in a week and we're very excited :). our next doctor's appointment is monday, so keep on the lookout for updates!!!