A Navy Wife

Yesterday I felt I have officially earned the rank of Navy Wife. Yes we have been married for over 2 years, but yesterday I finally learned to take it all in stride.
Glenn finally started flying last week and has had a total of 3 or 4 flights. Typically if they are leaving for a cross-country (weekend flights to some destination in order to get more flight time) they are notified by Wednesday. Wednesday came and passed and no phone call so the weekend plan-making began. BBQs, art festivals, planned, check. Well Thursday evening evening rolls around and of course, Glenn is scheduled for a cross-country to Dayton (why?) Ohio leaving on Friday morning.
No moaning about weekend plans and such here. Just an "Ok, have fun" and a few "look at the bright sides".
I suppose things can only get more complicated from here, right?

Home

I just got back Sunday night from being home for a week and it was so wonderful! I love spending time with my family so much. It is hard to be away from good friends and family. What we do for the Navy amazing, but Glenn is doing what he loves.
Sarah and Brian's wedding was beautiful and so much fun. It was a sea of pink, but very Sarah. I love that our husbands/finaces/boyfriends all get along and have fun together. No one can make me laugh like that group of people. I also got to see Emily and the new BF, Chris. We like him a lot so that is good. Sounds like they are moving in together soon!
Amy and Curt's wedding was beautiful also. I wish I could have been able to stay longer, but I had to make the drive back to MN for Ali's bachlorette party. You just can't please everyone. Amazingly, I managed to make it from DM to MSP in 3 hrs 10 min. Without a ticket! I'm glad I got to do part of each person's day. It's hard being away. I don't think anyone quite understands how much we spend on plane tickets since we've been away. I have a feeling it will only get worse in Japan, but hopefully they come visit us too (Japan Summer 2010!).
I'm just anxious for this summer to be over. I want August to be here and to know where we are going next! I am excited for 4th of July though. We are going to visit Adam, Laura & Connor. Yay! It has been a year since I have seen them! Can't wait!

Memorial Day

Glenn and I are headed to Iowa and Minnesota for the SkinnerHuff extravaganza wedding this weekend. I CANNOT wait. It is going to be a ridiculous good time. Glenn is coming home on Monday, but I am spending the entire week!! at home in Rochester and in the cities. Good times with good friends. I am looking forward to a relaxing week with the family. Lots of driving between IA and MN but oh well. The only interesting part will be seeing friends from Naperville at Amy T's wedding. I haven't seen some of them in 8 or 10 years. Crazy! It is pretty amazing the friends we've made in the last few years. We truly have friends all over the country. We are lucky to have good friends. It will be great to see a few old ones too. This whole working thing really gets in the way.

I miss my friends...

Lane Lawson & Smith Cove

It may be hard to read, but that is the corner of Lane Lawson and Smith Cove in Virginia Beach.

Crazy! :)

Loving...

Doggy smiles.

Probably one of my most favorite pictures ever. Glenn would probably say the cruelest, but he can't deny the cuteness either.

March

It amazes me that it is March already. We've been in VA for almost 6 months already. Only about 5 more to go before we know where we will be staying for the next 3 years. I've been thinking about this a lot lately, like we find out tomorrow, but still 5 more months to go. I really hope we go overseas. Everyone I tell this too is either A) as excited as we are or B) wondering how we could ever be so far away. To this I respond- far away from what? Family and friends are already far away. So far away that they rarely come now. I'm excited for a new adventure, let's get started already.