Happy Anniversary

This weekend marked Glenn and I's 7/6 anniversary! Seven years since we tied the knot at the courthouse in Pensacola and 6 years since our big I Dos with family and friends.

We didn't do anything too crazy this year. Glenn grilled a delicious dinner and we enjoyed each other's company. As a gift to us, Lincoln slept til 8:30 am (with a feeding at 2 and diaper change at 4:30) and then took a 3 hour nap in the afternoon. Awesome. He was crabby all through dinner but that is the longest nap he's ever taken in his crib at home.

We're hoping to have a friend watch Lincoln so we can go out to dinner in a few weeks after things settle down at work for Glenn. Just in time for me to start back at work. Yikes.

Enjoy your week!

Dear Glenn

Dear Mr,
Happy Anniversary, baby! 5 years already, or is it 4? ;) Notice that I posted this at midnight, exactly between our two anniversaries. Five years ago yesterday/today, we stood in that Pensacola court house and said, "I Do" in that weird gray office with fake flowers on the desk. How old was that girl that married us anyway? I remember her being about 18 years old.


I feel like that was a lifetime ago, but I suppose it was 3 houses, 3 PCSs and a country away. What an adventure it has been. I remember when we filmed our wedding video and I said that I was excited for the life we had ahead of us: new places to live, buying houses and starting a family together. What an adventure it's going to continue to be. I'm so excited!

It really stinks that this is our first anniversary that we will have to spend apart, but after these last several years, I'm getting good at email, Skype and phone calls. You're getting pretty good yourself. I don't always do well with the indefinite and unknown schedules, but you make up for it with your level-headedness and the way you manage to stay calm and collected in most situations. We'd be a mess if we both acted like me. :)

I'm not worried one bit about our future. I'm ready to jump in with both feet without knowing what comes next. With the Navy leading the way, I suppose that's a good thing! I'm so lucky to have you by my side. You may not always be literally by my side, but I love that we have a relationship where you trust me and I trust you. When it came to the craziness of this last month, you trusted me to make a good decision. That means a lot to me. We walk side by side and approach situations together. I know you love to tell me, "You're the boss" in the most sarcastic way possible, but when it comes to the important stuff, we're a team.  We're family.

I'm impressed every day with how well you do your job. You are supporting and defending our country and I'm so proud of you. Many people couldn't handle this lifestyle, but you do it so well and you look good doing it.


Thanks for bringing me on this adventure, Mr. I can't imagine being with anyone else.
I love you,

K

Happy Anniversary Dave & Jen!

I can't believe it's been 5 years already! Have a wonderful day!

Singapore: Day 4

Our last day in Singapore was just as relaxed as the rest. We started our day at Starbucks as normal, then headed to Clarke Quay. This are has a ton of restaurants and shopping. We wandered around for awhile and then decided to do a little shopping. I bought a pair of sandals because the stores in Singapore actually carry my size! Yay!

We ended up in the mall connected to our hotel which was huge and also contained a movie theater. We decided to check out the new Date Night movie with Tina Fey and Steve Carell, but it didn't start for over an hour. We decided to check out this wine bar that we had walked by the other day. I think Glenn noticed it because the valet parking for the hotel next door was in front of this bar. Every uber expensive car you can think of was parked there at some point!

We had a couple glasses of yummy wine and then went to the movie. Which by the way, was hilarious! I definitely recommend it to all my married friends. It is more funny if you are married. When we got out of the movie, we saw that it was pouring rain so we made a good choice by going to the movie instead of the pool!

We went back to the hotel and relaxed and changed for dinner. We were planning on going to the Thai restaurant in the hotel, but they had some special chef and the only dinner available was a set dinner for $100 each. No thanks! We headed to the Irish pub across the street and I enjoyed 2 for 1 martinis for happy hour! No fancy dinner for our anniversary today, but I got to spend it with my favorite person! A good end to a wonderful anniversary trip. Thanks, baby!

Singapore: Day 3

Glenn and I started by sleeping in til almost 10 am. I can't remember the last time I've done that. It kinda felt great. We got cleaned up and headed to Kampong Glam which is the Arab Street area of Singapore. If you haven't sensed a pattern to our trip yet, there definitely was one. We shopped, checked out the mosque and ate some amazing Egyptian/Lebanese food.

 I think this lunch was one of my favorites of our whole trip. Their hummus was amazing!

After we checked out this area and wandered in to some fun art stores, we headed back to the hotel via the longest walk ever, but we made it! Our plan was to take a train, but our map did not tell us that that particular train station was closed! Nards! Thank goodness Singapore has miles of connected hotels and shopping malls so we could walk the last part through an air conditioned mecca of stores.

We hung out in our room for the later part of the afternoon and watched our free Stars Movie Network and then got cleaned up to go to drinks and dinner.

Before drinks, we stopped by the famous Merlion fountain? statue? to take some pictures. I'm not sure why it's so famous, but we took our obligatory photo and moved on to eating and drinking!

Drinks were at the Fullerton Hotel. Glenn stayed here last time he was in Singapore and it is one of the nicer hotels in town, but when he is with the squadron (sans wife) they all stay in one giant suite and split the cost. I think they had the presidential suite last time and Glenn paid around $100. You might not get a bed every night, but it's the cheap way to travel I suppose! They even have someone who's duty each day is to be the "Admin Queen". The Admin being what they call their hotel room. The Queen's job is to make sure they get towels, beds made and the place isn't a total mess.

The Fullerton makes an unbelievably good mojito which was the purpose of our 20 minute walk in new heels. We both ordered 2 of the S$20 libations. My four new blisters were worth it! Deliciousness!

We headed close by to another Hawker Center for dinner. S$80 in drinks = cheap dinner. We ordered something that I can't remember the name of, but was pretty much an Indian version of a cheese quesadilla that you dip in curry. Yes please! Two Tiger beers and some noodles and I was a happy girl!

Glenn and I realized that this vacation was only the second vacation (after our honeymoon to St. Lucia) that we have taken together via airplane. I've met him several places, but only the second time we've flown together with the exception of trips back to Minnesota. This day in Singapore was our 4th anniversary of our courthouse wedding. Glenn calls this April our 3rd anniversary, but I call it our 4th! The joys of a military family!

Happy Anniversary, baby!

I can't believe it's been 4 years since we got married at the courthouse in Pensacola and 3 years since this day. Love you, Mr. I can't wait for 30 or 40 more years to come. Muoh!

Happy Anniversary to Us!

Glenn and I are headed to Singapore today for a short vacation! It has snuck up on me this week. Usually I start packing a week beforehand, but I just started a few days ago! I miss the warm weather in Guam and can't wait for some more!

When we get back we're going to the Lady Gaga concert in Yokohama and then it is Badman Week (think Homecoming week ala high school/Greek Week in college). April is going to be a fun month! I want to to last a long as possible though. I am NOT looking forward to May. Boo.

Yay vacation!

Milestones

June 10th: 6 months ago I moved to Japan- I can't believe it's been 6 months already! Only 2 years and 3 months left in Japan...

June 11th: 4 years ago Glenn proposed on a bench by the river in Des Moines, IA. Sorry I ruined your original plan baby, but I would have said yes, wherever you asked me.

Time is really flying and I hope it keeps going by fast until Glenn returns!

Happy Anniversary!

Today (/yesterday) is Glenn and I's 2nd (/3rd) year anniversary! I can't believe that we've been married for 3 years already. Time has gone by fast. That's 3 years and 3 states/countries. I love you Mr!

I love you because you know what I'm trying and wanting to say even when I don't.
I love you because you put up with my craziness at times.
I love you because you have a sense of adventure like me and love to go exploring.
I love you because we can laugh for hours together or lay and read our books together.
I love you because you have a sense of duty and you are great at your job.
I love you because you let me be myself, all the time.

Happy Anniversary, baby! Here's to 50 more!

Oh yeah and Glenn and I got back from Kyoto and Hiroshima last night. What a great trip but we are both exhausted from all the walking! I'll be posting on our various destinations this week! I think our favorite was the Hiroshima Carp baseball game! You haven't seen baseball til you've watched it Japan, let me tell you! More to come!