Believe it or not, I am really enjoying this whole packing process. It's a little emotional for me, but liberating and cleansing as well. It's been forcing me to filter through papers (mainly from when the twins were in the NICU), think twice about what clothes and toys we should have tossed out months ago, and just rid ourselves of useless clutter that has gathered over the last four years.
Madelynn's room was the first to be finished. All that is left is to take down her crib. That's it. It's bare white walls make me an emotional wreck every time I walk in. After all, that is the very same room that I would sit in while pregnant with the twins and wonder what motherhood would be like. It's the room where I spent most of my nights dozing off in the rocking chair...one baby in each arm and a horrible kink in my neck. That room has been with me through all three of my babies...it's hard!
We are buying some boxes this week to get a jump start on the rest of the house. I think my biggest hurdle will be the floors. As kids came and the stress level rose, my ability to keep up on every chore took a back seat...floors being almost completely ignored. The rest of the house is actually in pretty good condition, SHOCKER! haha. It's no surprise if you know me at all. I was that teenager that may have had clothes all over my bed and CDs scattered on my floor, but you better believe that my closet, dresser and under my bed were perfectly organized. Alright, so I'm weird!! :)
Johnathon got me a fabulous book the other day, Navy Spouse's Guide by Laura Hall Stavridis, and I love it! I've been a Navy wife/girlfriend for just under 6 years now and there are still little tidbits that I am learning from this book. Just after reading the first page I learned that the author's husband was assigned to a precom ship which sailed from Biloxi, Mississippi around the tip of South America to it's home port of San Diego. I, too, went through that same situation with my husband not even a year and a half ago.
I went to the dentist today. Is it strange that I enjoy going?? I mean, is there any better feeling then right after your teeth have been cleaned? Seriously...I love it!
Anywho, I'm tired and there is a handsome man in my bed waiting for me. Goodnight!
Showing posts with label Navy Wife. Show all posts
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January 12, 2011
October 14, 2010
Any Minute Now
Johnathon's ship should be pulling in any minute now and the girls and I are FREAKING OUT!
It's funny what all emotions are brought up when your sailor is out to sea. Whether it's a few days, weeks or even a few months.
He leaves and you are so overwhelmed with sadness that you aren't sure how you could possibly make it until his return. After a few days you realize that life does go on and it's not impossible to handle everything on your own. Then it hits...the half way mark! You are not only lonely and bored, but you just don't feel like doing it anymore. This where you get angry and frustrated.
Finally a sense of calm comes in and you just get over it and do what you have to do until he his home again. You get a second burst of energy and keep telling yourself, 'it won't be long now!'. Before you know it, it's time to say hello to this stranger.
A person is about to walk back into your life. A person that you love dearly, but have not seen in awhile and your schedule/routine is going to be thrown out of whack. You are gitty and anxious to see him as butterflies gather in your stomach, but you know that he is about to put a kink in your daily routine. Suddenly you feel like a 16 year old girl on the night of her prom or first date with a new boy. Your heart is pounding as you think about him walking through the front door. That first hug. That first kiss. That first laugh.
I am so glad that we are at the END of this journey, but I know that eventually, (and many more times) we will be starting it all over again.
The house is clean, the girls are waiting by the door and we are all ready for Daddy to get home. :)
It's about dang time!!
It's funny what all emotions are brought up when your sailor is out to sea. Whether it's a few days, weeks or even a few months.
He leaves and you are so overwhelmed with sadness that you aren't sure how you could possibly make it until his return. After a few days you realize that life does go on and it's not impossible to handle everything on your own. Then it hits...the half way mark! You are not only lonely and bored, but you just don't feel like doing it anymore. This where you get angry and frustrated.
Finally a sense of calm comes in and you just get over it and do what you have to do until he his home again. You get a second burst of energy and keep telling yourself, 'it won't be long now!'. Before you know it, it's time to say hello to this stranger.
A person is about to walk back into your life. A person that you love dearly, but have not seen in awhile and your schedule/routine is going to be thrown out of whack. You are gitty and anxious to see him as butterflies gather in your stomach, but you know that he is about to put a kink in your daily routine. Suddenly you feel like a 16 year old girl on the night of her prom or first date with a new boy. Your heart is pounding as you think about him walking through the front door. That first hug. That first kiss. That first laugh.
I am so glad that we are at the END of this journey, but I know that eventually, (and many more times) we will be starting it all over again.
The house is clean, the girls are waiting by the door and we are all ready for Daddy to get home. :)
It's about dang time!!
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