Fall Color

21 Years Ago....

...I married my best friend!! Here we are, married 1 year after he proposed and together for 2 1/2 years, we look very young and that's because we were ;)
The last 21 years have been quite an adventure as we made our family complete with 3 daughters, traveled where ever the Army decided we needed to be, matured as a couple and fell more in love with each other. Now don't get me wrong we have had our share of disagreements, arguments and rough patches. But I wouldn't trade them for anything because all the bad and good brought us closer together and made us appreciate each other even more. I didn't think it was possible to love someone as much as I love Todd. I pray that he will be able to retire next year that so we can spend more time together. I can't wait to see what the next 21 years bring our way!!

This picture of us is almost 10 years old, but it is one of my favorites. I would have posted more of us that I really love, but someone took my scanner to Korea ;)
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Honey!!! I love you more every day!!!

Kitty Saturday

Here are the 2 kitty sisters that were born on Todd's birthday

sleepy little babies sleeping in their Princess bed, that I had to put away until they are older because they decided it would be fun to pee in it!!


This tiny little girl is Ella, she was one of the smallest in the litter and is just a little love bug, except when stalking her sister :)

This is Pepsi, and she is a very brave little girl who is also quite the cuddler.




They love to play on the window seats especially when the sun is shining. They are growing too fast, they also purr very loud and quite often :) and will be 2 months old on the 5th. Deciding on names was very interesting to say the least. Ella is my kitty and I had her name picked out fairly soon. Pepsi is Chelsea's and she went back on forth on 4 names for quite awhile (Pepsi, Meeka, Sophie and Muffin), but Pepsi won out for Chels. We didn't get to help pick her name, if we had we would have chose Meeka (I think). Anyway these are our planned newest additions. We will get some pictures of the unplanned Eden who showed up at our doorstep later. Hope everyone has a wonderful Saturday!!

20 years ago today...

...our lives changed more than we imagined possible. Today Todd has been in the Army for 20 years!!! Out of those 20 years we have only been apart for 3 years, 4 months and 2 weeks (approx.). By the time this tour is over it will be about 4 years and 5 months (God willing). I say ONLY, because it could have been MUCH worse as it has been for a lot of other military families. We have lived in Florida, Germany, Hawaii, Georgia, Maryland, Arizona (him), Texas (him), Korea (him) and Indiana (me and the girls). Army life is definitely not for everyone, but it has worked for us for the most part :) I have learned so many different acronyms and terms that will stick in my head for the rest of my life, but our basically useless in the civilian world. I gained the unofficial title of Sergeant Major from one of Todd's former First Sergeants and it has stuck with me and been used by numerous people in his different chains of commands and civilians that he has worked with. I have learned a lot about myself and become more independent on some things then I ever dreamed I could. It has definitely been an adventure that we have enjoyed and I am so proud of my Army Man for all that he has accomplished and given us. He is a wonderful friend, husband, father, soldier, and an excellent example of what a Senior NCO should be!! I love you honey!! HOOAH!!!!

Goodbye September...Hello October

September is gone and I mainly posted on Wednesdays and by doing that I didn't post about some other things, so I will play catch up right now :) September was a pretty good month and we constantly had things to do, which isn't always a bad thing. Todd and I spend A LOT of time talking on the phone and chatting on the computer, Skype and Yahoo Messenger are great :) I babysit 2 days a week and there is always something to do around the house and errands to do. We've had several family dinners/cook outs, which were great. My Uncle turned 75 and we surprised him with balloons and a homemade peanut butter pie!! I must say for the most part I LOVE being home!! We have had several furry additions to the family. 2 were planned, they are kitty sisters who were born on Todd's birthday this year. Their names are Pepsi and Ella and I have PLENTY of pictures to post soon!! The newest addition was a total surprise. Last Saturday night Chels and I were out getting potting soil out of the garage when we heard a meow, and out from under the Equisnot came a skinny, sweet PREGNANT cat!!! Well if you know me, then you know there was no way I was gonna take a chance on her being attacked or ran over on the road. So we got her some food and water, checked her over and put her in a kennel, made a trip to wal mart for several items. Neeedless to say she is safely quarantined from the rest of the furry family in the basement with all the comforts that an expecting kitty should have and then some!! She is so incredibly loving and pretty!! I'll keep you updated on her and the girls did name her Eden. I have saved the best part of September for last and it involves the word RETIREMENT and no we have not figured out if Todd will be able to do that next year. But my Daddy was FINALLY able to retire after almost 46 years!! We are all very happy for him and we are grateful to be home to share this with him, it's going to be an adjustment, especially after working 3rd shift for that long, but I think he is up for it :) I must say it is great to be able to spend more time with him!! YAY for retirement :) Well it's just about time to try to get my brain to slow down so I can sleep. Tomorrow is FRIDAY!!!!!!