For the most part, I have accepted the fact that I am a military wife now and I just have to go along with everything that entails. Sure, I'm not one of those overly-involved wives and I'm pretty sure I will never be. But I fully support my husband and am really proud of what he does. And because of the life we've chosen, we've been able to live in places I probably would otherwise never choose to live.
The one and only thing I can't get over, is being apart from my family and friends. It's especially hard this time of year--with holidays and birthdays going on. It's going to be my first Christmas away from home. It was my second year not at home for my birthday. It's all still new to me and it's hard for me to get over.
So this year, on my birthday, I thought it was for sure going to be a bummer--not only am I away from home, but I just moved here and don't have any friends close enough to go and celebrate with. Jerome had to work (at least he wasn't on 24 hour duty!) and I thought I'd be completely alone. I didn't even tell anyone at my work (although Crystal told me I should've have worn a "It's my birthday!" shirt...) so it was no big deal. I continued to tell myself, "it's fine." But it wasn't so bad. In fact, it was a great day. My email box was bombarded with birthday wishes. I received text messages all day long. My phone was ringing nonstop and eventually ran out of battery life. I talked on the phone practically all day from the time I got off work. I receieved comments on my Facebook & Myspace pages from friends and some family members I've never even met! I received cards and presents in the mail. It was all overwhelming, but I was so happy. Jerome ended up having to stay at work late due to a stupid incident, so we just got some takeout that night and called it a day. We had a good time on the weekend, though, exploring more shops and enjoying the (finally) good weather. It was a great birthday--because althought I was techinically by myself, I was really surrounded by love.
Here are some pictures from various days. The first one is from Thanksgiving--we had turkey, chicken and ham sandwiches on the beach. This is Bellows Beach, a military owned beach opened to the public only on weekends.
The one and only thing I can't get over, is being apart from my family and friends. It's especially hard this time of year--with holidays and birthdays going on. It's going to be my first Christmas away from home. It was my second year not at home for my birthday. It's all still new to me and it's hard for me to get over.
So this year, on my birthday, I thought it was for sure going to be a bummer--not only am I away from home, but I just moved here and don't have any friends close enough to go and celebrate with. Jerome had to work (at least he wasn't on 24 hour duty!) and I thought I'd be completely alone. I didn't even tell anyone at my work (although Crystal told me I should've have worn a "It's my birthday!" shirt...) so it was no big deal. I continued to tell myself, "it's fine." But it wasn't so bad. In fact, it was a great day. My email box was bombarded with birthday wishes. I received text messages all day long. My phone was ringing nonstop and eventually ran out of battery life. I talked on the phone practically all day from the time I got off work. I receieved comments on my Facebook & Myspace pages from friends and some family members I've never even met! I received cards and presents in the mail. It was all overwhelming, but I was so happy. Jerome ended up having to stay at work late due to a stupid incident, so we just got some takeout that night and called it a day. We had a good time on the weekend, though, exploring more shops and enjoying the (finally) good weather. It was a great birthday--because althought I was techinically by myself, I was really surrounded by love.
Here are some pictures from various days. The first one is from Thanksgiving--we had turkey, chicken and ham sandwiches on the beach. This is Bellows Beach, a military owned beach opened to the public only on weekends.
Julie gave us steaks for my birthday and Christmas. Jerome was more excited about the dry ice it came in. This is him with the spray hose from the sink! On the right is a picture of what our freezer looks like after all those steaks are jammed in! Thanks, Julie!
Here's Bella in front of our tree! Doesn't she look like she's in the Christmas spirit? hahah..
My In-Laws are coming in on Monday. I can't wait! It's going to be so nice to see family again.
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