HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Also my 99th post is on the last day of 2008. I loved everything that happened in 2008, it was a first for many things. First time my parents and in-laws came out to visit me in VA, my first studio recital, the first time I made my own costume, my first time of Matt being sent on a deployment, and my first Christmas without Matt, and all of these first are the first of many. Happy New Year Everyone and may it be a better year than the previous.

Merry Christmas

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!! We hope that everyone had a safe and happy holiday!

He Done Good

Matt, my beautiful husband whom is always thinking of me first sent me a beautiful bouquet of flowers. Apparently he contacted my parents a couple of weeks ago asking for their address. What a clever guy. Here are the pix of the flowers. Also when I was putting the pix of the flowers on my computer I also found the pix of Matt opening our Christmas gifts from my parents and a pix of us before he left (and about the beard, I don't like it but he says that he is getting a head start on what he was going to grow when he got there. As long as it is gone before he comes home I don't care what he does). Here are the pix.

So Long, Farewell...

Tomorrow afternoon I will be in roasty, toasty Arizona. I just hope that I can get over this darn cold in time for me to actually enjoy being back home! See everyone soon!

Wow

I can not believe that it has already been 2 weeks since Matt left. I thought that the past two weeks would crawl by but they have not. This Saturday morning, I will be on a plane to Arizona to spend 2 weeks. I am so excited to go back home to AZ. I also found out that on top of my friend Kimberly from here is going to PHX for Christmas, one of my students is as well. I plan on having lunch with both of them sometime while we are there together. I am really excited for 2 weeks off and just doing nothing and hanging out with my family. So, for those of you that I will see in AZ, see ya really soon, and for those of you that I will not see, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Hummm...

So I might be one year older but I am not too sure about the whole wiser part. But you never know. :)

Be Safe

This one is for Matt:

May you be safe and sound as you are in a very dangerous place.

May you think of me often.

May you do your job well.

May you learn more about yourself and what you can do.

May you know of the love that our friends and family have for you.

May you remember that our Heavenly Father is watching out for you.

May you hear all the prayers that are being said for you.

May you know that Archer and I are being taken care of.

May you know of how much I love you and wish you were here.

Please be safe my love.

B.

*Matt left last night for his civilian deployment to Afghanistan for his 4 month deployment. Please pray for his safe return unharmed and better than he left. Thank you for all of your support and may the Lord be with you this Holiday Season and bless your family as much as He has blessed mine!*

**I just got my one call from Matt. He has arrived safely in Qatar. He will be catching his next flight to his final location on the 4th. He basicly is getting 2 days of "free days" where he doesn't have to do anything, cause he really can't. So he has already been hitting the gym there and meeting some other co-workers.**