Me Time!

Michael is down for the night, and Zack has a test tomorrow so he went to bed a hour ago, which means I have a few hours to myself! It's so quiet around here when everyone is in bed. It's a good break, this allows me to do whatever I want. Crazy thing is, I choose facebook over anything else.

I am trying to go through my friends and delete people I either don't remember who they are, or have only met maybe once in my life and will probably never see again. I'm only to the "H" in my list. I'm also trying to delete the military pages I joined because of random drama. I thought I was leaving the drama behind when I graduated high school, but I suppose as long as there are girls in the world there will be drama.

Some of the pages are really supportive, but it only takes a few girls to make it go downhill. I am trying to figure out which ones I want to stay apart of and that are actually helpful, which a lot are. Then delete the ones I could do without. I have too many friends on facebook. Since Zack joined the Navy I've added so many military wives, that I can't remember who is who, so it is time for some to go. If I've never talked to them then I probably don't need to be friends with them on facebook.

Thankfully I haven't ran into any real life drama yet. All the women I have met are mature adults. Close enough to adults anyway. I'm hoping it stays that way and I never have to get dragged into the middle of gossip and back stabbing. I suppose if I choose my friends carefully and try not to be a drama queen myself I probably can do a pretty good job of avoiding it.

I'm trying to think what else I've been up to lately. Random thoughts are flooding my head right now and I'm trying not to jump all over the place. I just finished the 4th season of Army Wives. I don't know if I can take anymore, it's so sad! Although it makes me really happy for the time I get to spend with my husband. One thing I noticed on Army Wives is that they always, always just walk over to each others houses and a lot of the time let themselves in their friends house, or just come over without calling first. I was wondering how often that really happens.

I walk over to peoples houses, but only if I call first. There are very few times anyone actually drops in. Maybe I don't have that close of friends, but it seemed kind of weird to me. I was wondering how realistic it actually is. Just one of my deep thoughts.

Watching Army Wives has however made me so glad my husband is in the Navy. I don't know how the Army wives do it. I know I'll face a 6months to year deployment at some point in the next few years, and sometimes I wonder if he will come home because I know anything can go wrong, but Army wives, and anyone else who's husband is actually fighting, that would be the most terrifying thing in the world. I know my husband will be pretty safe being on a ship, or sub and I'm so grateful he decided to join the Navy instead of any of the other branches.

These are my thoughts for tonight. I will continue to purge my friends on facebook, and I will be thankful that my husband is sleeping under the same roof as I am tonight! <3

My Life Right Now

I was going to write about basic training but I haven't felt in the mood to put myself through those emotions again, so when I have one of those days when I'm remembering, I'll write it all down. Right now I'm living in Goose Creek, SC. My husband started his second school a month ago. The dreaded Power School. It's actually not that bad. His A school was worse. He was always stressed out and T-track was so unpredictable that I was finally glad when that was over.

I finally feel like I have some stability in my life again. Zack has Power school, Monday-Friday. He's the PT leader so he gets up at 5:00am most morning. I wake up around 9:00am with Michael, Zack comes home for about 30 minutes at lunch and then depending on if he studies right after school or not he either gets home at 4:30pm and goes back into school around 6:00 and stays until 8:00 or 9:00pm or stays and is there until 6:00 or 7:00pm. Michael is down for bed at 9:00pm and we go to bed around 11:00pm. He usually has the weekends off, sometimes he studies but it just depends.

I am keeping myself busy with my little man, who is almost walking now. He does the cutest things. The other day Zack was telling him to go "Mwah ah ah ah ah" doing an evil laugh and Michael in a high pitched voice would repeat "ah ah ah ah then giggle" He's making all sorts of babies noises that adorable. He keeps me busy most the time.

I have also taken up cleaning and cooking. Both which were very foreign to me. The cooking is coming alone better than the cleaning. This week I am actually making dinner every night. I haven't burnt anything yet and everything has been amazing so far. My husband is eating it so I'm guessing that mean success! The cleaning on the other hand the kitchen and the living area have been pretty clean the past week, but Michael's room, our room and the guest room are messes still. I am working my way there though.

I feel like I need to get out more. I go to a breastfeeding group with some women once a week, which is great!  We sit around and talk about babies, weight we've gained or lost, pregnancy and our husbands. I also go on walks with a couple of girls sometimes in the evening when it's cool out. My child has been throwing fits at night so I've been going earlier in the day. 

I've thought about starting something at my house, that way I can get to know more girls here on base and it will help me keep the house clean. I really love living here in South Carolina. Sometimes I do get a little homesick, I miss my best friend a lot and I can't wait to see her at Christmas, but all in all I have a good time here. I'm making friends, not as fast as I would like to, but at least I know if I need something there are wives around me that would be happy to help.

Right now I'm very happy where I am, I'm not looking towards the future too much, and I'm not thinking about the past either. I love my family and the people that are in my life. I'm very happy with the Navy life, at least for now. We'll see when it comes to deployments if I like the Navy anymore. Right now though, life is good. I'm learning new things, meeting new people and loving my life! <3