A litte this and a little that!

Last weekend I was in Vegas, I can't believe it's already been a week since I was there, I went with my sister-in-law Leanne. We stayed at the Cosmopolitan and it was awesome, It is new and just opened in December of this year, it's very neat and trendy. It's where a lot of the locals hangout is what we were told, because it's has a lot of trendy bars inside! Our favorites were the Chandelier and Vesper's. We also ate at STK in the Cosmo., a very delicious steak house...we were told it was a popular place to spot celebrities, however; we didn't see any.... If you go to Vegas you gotta check out the Cosmopolitan you won't be disappointed I promise you!!!

Spring is definitely here, I'm really tired of the gray skies and rain, I'm ready for sunny days and HOT weather....Justin is still trekking along, we are almost the the half way mark, it seems like he just left some days and other days feel like he's been gone for a million years. The nights are hardest for me, I'm still having some issues sleeping but the last few nights have been better so maybe I'm starting to get used to being alone. Tristin isn't doing a spring sport so that has freed up a lot of my time, which I thought I would enjoy, however; not having anything to look forward to kinda makes my days seem so long. I've eliminated quite a few of my cleaning clients. I've been cleaning houses for over 2 yrs and I just feel like moving on and doing other things. My poor house has been neglected, I've got to buckle down one of these days and do some serious deep cleaning.....oh the joy that will be..lol....

Anyway things are still moving along in the Van'B household, I'm counting down the days until August and I can't wait to see my hubby again, I'm ready to have this time in our lives a distant memory....I'm ready for hubby to come home I really, really miss him!!!

2 Month Mark!

Well Justin and I have made the 2 month mark finally. March seems to be dragging on, and the spring weather isn't helping matters much, all the wind and rain, is starting to wear on my nerves a little bit! The time is starting to wear on Justin too however; the continual work schedule with no days off, and the confinement of the base is starting to make Justin's fuse a little short! He's had a couple of days where I thought he might explode, due to being the only QASAS on base, and the unit of troops that are there currently will be leaving and a new unit is coming in, making his work a bit more challenging! He has his moments where I'm the one and only he VENTS too, and I just try to listen and be supportive of him, which is hard because half the time I have no idea what he is even talking about..lol....work stuff???

Next month I'm going to Vegas with my sister-in-law Leanne. She has to go for work, and she called and invited me to come along too, so I'm really looking forward to that little trip. Having something to look forward to, makes the time pass a little quicker also. I'm hoping for lots of Vegas sunshine, and warmer temps...just being in the sun will feel awesome! Keeping my fingers crossed that the sun will be shining!

Not much news to report, just chugging along, and counting down the days until August....seems so far away, but trying to stay positive. This has been a lot harder than I had expected, I'm not good at being alone, I really like being married, and feel lucky to have a guy like Justin to call my husband, he is just a great guy, and I love him soooo much! I hope that we won't have to go through this again anytime soon, I respect those people who like being alone, but I've come to the conclusion I'm not that person. 4 more months, hoping I can do it! Thanks to my family and friends for your continued support, prayers and kind words, it means a lot to me, I love ya all!

Stand Still......

Time feels like I'm at a stand still at the moment. 145 more days until I get to see Justin and I'm starting to feel like it's never going to get here. We haven't even gotten to the 2 month mark yet and it feels like a million years since I last seen him. As the days start to get longer, it feels like it's only longer until I see him again. I'm trying my best to stay as busy as I can in Pendleton, but it's not easy. The 4 walls in my house are starting to get on my nerves...not having a full time job, and a job where I don't interact with people only makes it alot harder. I think the time is going faster for Justin since he works 12 hrs shifts and then just basically goes to sleep and then starts his day all over again..and he has a lot of people to interact with throughout his workday, where as I do not. I'm trying to stay positive but today isn't a positive day for me. I also slipped going down the stairs and tweaked my neck and it's been hurting me for a couple of days now, not fun!

Also feel a bit terrible, I got into a little argument with Tristin this morning about being a responsible teenager and dropped him off at school after yelling at him most of the morning...doesn't make me feel like a very good mother, and I know I shouldn't do that, but I pretty much snapped, having to be the "mom and dad" makes this job harder than I had expected. Normally Justin is the one who does most of the discipline and now it's on my shoulders, and Tristin keeps saying "I've changed" yup I'm now you father too, hahahaha! Anyway August 1st can't get here soon enough, I knew this separation was going to be tough on all of us, but not this tough, I'm ready for this deployment to be in my past...and only just a memory!