Just a little bit longer

I think I need to be a little more patient with people. Ok a lot more patient. Things are just stressing me out lately and I need to stay positive. I can do that, can't I?

We all go through our bad days and I definitely had one yesterday. Its hard to go through every day with a smile on your face, that can get tiring. But we got through it. Quote from Ben, "Ohh we're having one of THESE days, are we?" Yes, Ben we were. Adrian is having a pity party. Can't be perfect though, can I?

I spent some time reading a blog of a Navy wife I found. Her writing is so inspirational, it made me feel better. It made me want to wipe that frown off and suck it up! I'm not the only one going through this, after all. There are many others missing their boyfriends and husbands. But the key is...when it gets tough, you can't give up. Things will never work out if you just walk out whenever they get that way. There will always be hard times and there will be good times too, but you have to stick out through all of them. It will be worth it in the end! It's what relationships are all about....working through everything together.

I would NEVER give up on Ben. When we first starting dating, I told him I was in it. And I'm standing up to that commitment. I know much better than to give up when things get hard. That would mean I wasn't in it to begin with! Just a little bit longer and I will be able to see him again. Keeping busy until then and writing LOTS of emails. So thankful for emails!!

Washington Trip

I realized that I never blogged about my last trip to Washington!! Because I just bought my ticket for my next trip, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity. I had such a great time and I hope to have more fun adventures.

 This is a picture of Washington's coast on the Pacific. I believe this was taken somewhere around Ruby Beach. It was so beautiful!!

 Here is Ben standing by a tree in the Hoh Rain Forest. The hall of moss was gorgeous!! I'm so glad we both love being outdoors.

 Here we are at La Push! This was beach 3, probably the least popular of the three but still pretty. Some nice girls took our picture in return for taking theirs.

 We took a 2 day trip to Oregon! Ben signed out of work on leave and we decided to go for the night to Portland. It was a little less than 3 hours away and was so fun!! We had a great time exploring the city and it was so unique! I wish I had taken more pictures of Portland.

 I actually took this picture in the car on the way back to Tacoma from Portland. Mt. Hood was amazing and you could see it for a lot of the trip. It was clear enough that day that we could actually see Mt. Hood, Mt. Rainier and Mt. St. Helen's all at once! With the weather the way it is in the Pacific Northwest, it's not very often you get to see it.

Lastly, a picture of Ben's backyard. I was insanely jealous when I saw this view, the last day I was there. Yes, I went a whole week of being in Tacoma and not seeing it. Because it was cloudy! The few clear days in Washington definitely make up for all of the cloudy ones. I hope one day this is my back yard as well. Amazing!!

I cannot wait to go back. There's still so much more that I want to see. February 8th hurry up!!!

Llamas Llamas...or maybe Alpacas?

So I finally found my own Llama. Errr Alpaca. The kind I wanted was actually a ton of money. It made me sad, but then I found this web site, Alpacaconnection.com and they had the perfect one. He's small and furry. Can't wait to get him in the mail. Mine will be darker brown I think.

Which brings me to my next point. A new blog!! I'm going to add another blog, this one will be based on the adventures of this alpaca....yet to be named. It's just something fun I wanna do. He's small enough to fit in my purse and I'll take pictures of him wherever I can. This will be a more fun way of documenting things that I'm doing without making it too boring. I'm going to keep this blog up though. Hope he gets here soon!

Larry the Llama

I don't know why, but I've always had a slight obsession with llamas. I think its the word. Llama. It's just silly! The Emperor's New Groove? LLAMA!

Hence my following the Larry the Llama blog. Actually, I think it's a genius idea. The first time I found Larry, I just about died laughing. It was sooo cute the way Larry traveled around and the things he did. I wish Larry would start updating again. It made me smile.

Despite me being busy with school, I took up a new craft. Knitting! I'm not the best at it, but it's fun and relaxing.  I haven't gotten too far yet. School has kept me from knitting but I made a little progress tonight!

 Believe it or not, it will be a scarf one day!! haha! And of course, what other yarn would I use besides....

ALPACA!!!! I can't for the world of me figure out why these photos upload sideways. They are straight on my desktop but for some reason they come up like this. I tried to redo it several times and it always goes up like this :( Maybe I'm just bad with technology.

Anyway, there you have it. I shall monitor my progress from here on out. Hopefully one day I will have a scarf!

3 more months!!!

3 more months until I see this boy

 As of now, we will reunite in this place...Chicago!! We planned on going anyway, but since Ben would have to retrack, fly to Detroit and then back to Chicago, we figured it would be easier for me to meet him there. So we will be meeting in Chicago, spending a long weekend together and then taking the train back to Detroit! We already have lots of ideas in mind and I'm soooo excited!!! I will probably use this as an excuse to go shopping and buy some cute clothes. Can't wait!!

You'd think that these deployments would get easier...but I think they get harder. It's so frustrating when you want to talk to them and you can't. You have to wait until they contact you. It definitely puts strain on the relationship, but in the end you hope things are stronger because of it. There's no way we're perfect, but I think we're doing a pretty good job of it.

On a happier note, I'm planning my next trip to Seattle. It'll be amazing as always, and this time there will be a military ball involved. Feeling like a princess for the night will be so fun, it's not often we get to dress up!! Because of my amazing work schedule, I'll be able to stay for 12 days! AHHHH!!! It'll be more laid back this time since Ben will have to work, but at least we'll be able to do some fun stuff. And I'll get to make him dinner when he gets home hehe! Gotta show him my mad skills.

I need to take more pictures. And  blog more. It makes me feel better to get it all out!!