My sister

Well, here I am at work... getting paid to write my blog for the day. We only have two newscasts on Sunday evenings, so that makes this shift go by even slower. I'm still trying to find a focus to my blog, whether it by full of every day life, consumed with only military babble, or specific stories that I care to share. Today I choose to focus it on a specific story.

My sister is five and a half years older than me and I adored her from the very beginning. When we were younger, it was easy to get caught up in playing make believe and Barbie dolls to make the time fly by. My fondest memories of us together are those that include playing in the sprinkler in the front yard during the summer time to cool off, "camping out" in a certain yellow tent that somehow managed to live about ten years no matter how tattered and torn it was, running around the yard in the evening time with mason jars trying to catch more lightening bugs than the other, and being allowed to eat our pizza in the living room during dinner so we wouldn't miss one second of TGIFriday on ABC. She was easily my very best friend.

Of course, as time went by our age difference started to be more of a gap than a bond. She was becoming a teenager while I was still just a kid. While I began to annoy her more than anything, she was still who I looked up to more than anyone else. I desperately tried to cling to her when I could by volunteering to be the bat girl for her softball team and pretty much being a butler to her and her friends whenever they came to our house. Looking back I probably looked pretty pathetic but I just wanted to find a way to be a part of her world in any way I could. During her junior high and high school years she had the best of friends, was in the best marching band our high school had ever seen, was dating the preacher's son, and seemed to have the world at her fingertips. She even got accepted to Texas A&M, which was a huge deal to our family. I was in awe.

Eventually the pedestal I had built for her would crumble. For several months my heart broke a little each day as I became aware of lies she had told. What I didn't know was that my sister was dealing with more than I ever could have imagined. After trying to mend the bridge between us, my sister ended up pregnant nearly a year after the family drama had begun. She had been hiding it while she and her boyfriend tried to grasp what was about to happen to their lives. One week we found out she was pregnant, the next week that she would have a girl, and the next week I had the most precious niece in my arms. In that whirlwind of time, I began to see my sister in a whole new light and my world changed forever as I became an aunt.

In the years since then, my sister has remained a pillar of strength that I could look towards for wisdom. She had her fair share of heart ache, pain and suffering, but handled it with such grace. She is now a wife, mother and will soon be a RN, but she'll always be my one and only sister. The sister that taught me how to dig throught the presents under the Christmas tree and try to guess what each one of them were. The sister that I chased around the house once with an umbrella trying to beat her because she didn't want to spend time with me and had hurt my feelings... that ended with my 300lb grandmother literally sitting on me until our parents got home. (a story that of course is now one that is retold every Christmas) The sister that helped me make it through the months that our father spent in ICU, when our parents eventually divorced and all the ensuing drama that unfolded. The sister that was ever encouraging through every uphill battle I've ever faced in life and the one who always congratulated me for making it to the top. I love her and am truly blessed to call her "sister".

Still Unsure

Well, my blog looks lame and I'm feeling lame about it. ha! I have no idea how to make this thing look better. I'd love to post some pictures and jazz it up a bit... but I'm still learning. Bare with me!

In other news I finally had two days off in a row!! I can't remember a time that's happened since I got this job in November, so it's a HUGE deal. I've had a TON to do yesterday and today but I just can't help feeling the urge to relax and put it off. There's no telling if the whole idea of having two days off in a row will stick for very long and I really should take advantage of it. I'll probably get up off my butt soon.. just not yet. lol

In other news, hubby is busy as ever at work. Good news first, we thought he was up for promotion next month but he was told YESTERDAY that he'd have a promotion ceremony next Wednesday. We're so excited! Gotta hurry up and get new patches sewn on everything. (My to-do list keeps getting longer!!) AND He was supposed to take his 5-level test today, but it got pushed back to next week due to scheduling issues. So today he's been taking his pre-tests and for some reason having the hardest time! He's been studying for months now and I really think he's just psyching himself out. I feel awful for him, but don't know what to do! I know without a shadow of a doubt he'll be able to pull off a great score, but his confidence in himself is starting to dwindle. Poor guy.

A little bit of time wasted :)

So I've done this survey on facebook before and thought it'd be fun to post it on here... So here we go!

1. What are your middle names?
Richard and Elizabeth

2. How long have you been together?
Married 1, "together" over 2, and known each other for about 7

3. How long did you know each other before you started dating?
About 5 years of being friends

4. Who asked who out?
It was him! I was waaaay too chicken. Always thought he'd only think of me as a friend.

5. How old are each of you?
I'm 21 and he's 26.

6. Did you go to the same school?
Nope! He was homeschooled and I went to public school

7. Are you from the same home town?
Close enough that we went to the same church..,

8. Who is the smartest?
I'd say him and he'd say me. But really it's him! I guess we each have what we're best at though and that certainly helps keep the balance!

9. Who majored in what?
I have a ba in film and digital media and his degree is in recording arts

10. Who is the most sensitive?
I certainly am, although he tries to act like he never is

11. Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple?
Together? Not far! Probably Austin, TX. We're heading to the beach this summer though!!!

12. Who has the worst temper?
Him by far. He can really spark my temper though sometimes. It truly depends on the situation

13. How many children do you want?
4-5. We might be crazy but really want a big family

14. Who does the cooking?
Me mostly... he can handle the easy stuff and I LOVE when he grills, but that's about it.

15. Who is more social?
me for sure! he really doesn't like a being around a lot of people at once. it overwhelms him

16. Who is the neat freak?
We're pretty messy at the moment, although if I had more time and motivation our house would be a LOT cleaner

17. Who is the most stubborn?
ha! we're both pretty set in our ways

18. Who wakes up earlier?
him, the poor guy!

19. Where was your first date?
movie and dinner! even though it seems pretty simple, it was the best first date of my life!

20. Who has the bigger family?
He has the bigger nuclear family, but definitely beat him when it comes to the extended family. It's going to take him a decade to be able to remember who everyone is and how we're all related. lol

21. Do you get flowers often?
nope! he's given me flowers maybe 3 times...

22. How do you spend the holidays?
going back and forth between each family and trying not to pull our hair out

23. Who is more jealous?
Oh geez, me for sure

24. How long did it take to get serious?
about a week. lol After being friends for so long and hiding our feelings for each other, it was easy to open up quickly

25. Who eats more?
Hubby without a doubt!

26. What do you do for a living?
He's a mechanic in the AF and I'm an engineer at a local television station

27. Who does the laundry?
ME! I don't let him do it unless I can be there to supervise.. lol

28. Who's better with the computer?
He can build computers for the ground up.... HIM!

29. Who drives when you are together?
I have a 40 minute commute each way to work, so I hate driving more than necessary

30. What is your song?
Weezer's Best Friend. That was our first dance!

First!

Well, here we go! This is my first post and I couldn't be more excited. I have no idea what exactly I'm going to be doing with this blog, but I know I'll enjoy it. I've loved being connected to other military spouses through the milspouse forums and hope I can find the same since of community in the blogging world.

So, I guess the best way to start my blog is to give some insight into who I am! Hubby and I have been married for just over one year. 2009 went like this... Hubby went to basic, we got married, he went to tech school, I finished college, we had our "big wedding", moved to our first duty station (the last three all in the same month!), and I found my first ever full-time job. I was so completely overwhelmed by everything that was going on, I can hardly believe I made it out alive. Now that I can look back on it, I know now it comes with the territory of being a military wife and I couldn't be prouder to be a part of this lifestyle. I am a Texas girl, born and raised and certainly having withdrawals from Texas life. :) My family means the world to me, but often times in the cause for the majority of my headaches. I still love them though, of course! I work for a television station here in Oklahoma City, and feel like I'm dreaming. I knew for the longest time that I wanted to work in television and I feel so lucky to have found a job I'm proud of!

Currently my life is consumed with working, sleeping, and trying to stay afloat. I honestly can hardly keep myself from daydreaming my days away. Lately I find myself completely consumed with what the coming months have in store for us. We're moving to a new house in May, we actually have money in the bank after paying our bills each month, we might start trying for a baby this fall, and just generally upgrading all aspects of our lives. Baby fever has definitely set in, but I'm trying my darnedest to keep in under control! I know I'm making my hubby insane with all my baby talk, but deep down inside he's just as excited. :) I've always dreamed of being able to be a stay at home mommy and never thought that could be a reality. I'm so lucky to have a husband that is willing to support whatever my heart aches for, instead of trying to mold me into someone I'm not. I couldn't be luckier!

Well, I think I've gone on long enough for the first blog. I can't wait to keep this going!! :)