has it really been that long?

For those of you who care to know ...

or for those of you who simply just care.

It has been ONE YEAR

(since feb 27)

since we found out about my papa's cancer.

amazing how time flies, yet goes so slow.

He has a few more years until he is counted as cured.

Until then we will be counting .... because he is the one that counts in our lives.

It just wouldn't be the same without him.

I LOVE YOU PAPAFRITA

(now everyone knows your secret name)

As they have come, so they will go ...

Tony has just recently visited Turkey.

While in Turkey he enjoyed a turkey sandwich!! Really.

He has been so excited to try all the different foods from around the world that it is mainly what we talk about. I'm fine with it cause I love a good turkey sandwich every now and then. Plus I just love food.

Things are continuing to go well for us both. I just had three tests for school and did rather well on all of them. However, I can not wait until school is over. Not just because it's school and it just needs to finally end, but that means that Tony is super close to getting home!!

Oh, and before I end I wanted to let you all know ...

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!

I love you all.

he's well on his way

So, many of you might know that I'm back in Utah.

The reason for this move is because Tony is on a deployment as we are speaking

(or as I am typing).

He has been gone for about three weeks.

Each day is a day closer to when we get to see each other again.

It is also a day that he gets (location wise) farther and farther from me.

The Enterprise recently visited Portugal.

While in port Tony had the opportunity to go on a tour as well as eat some delicious

Portugal-esk food.

He loved every minute of it.

When in port he is allowed to call and talk to me.

Our call lasted 10 minutes before being abruptly cut-off.

I starred at my phone hoping that he would be able to call me right back .... no such luck.

I was saddened that I didn't spend the time I had available with him

to let him know how much I loved him and was proud of him for serving our country.

Instead, I chattered about things that I needed to know in order to get things done.

I'm still sad that our conversation went the way it did.

Making me realize that next time ... I LOVE YOU will be the first words out of my mouth.

I will be trying to remember to update everyone on both of our lives.

But I am in school and usually spend my 'free time' doing homework or studying for tests.

So I don't guarantee anything ... if you don't know this by now ... I really suck at blogging.

All I want for Chirstmas

is this guy

I really hope he's home for Chirstmas

(it's up in the air right now)

I've been searching for these ... I believe I deserve them in my stocking

I have been a very good girl

Hoping I get this beauty

And for the finale

Something I've already recieved (but miss very much)

My favorite Christmas present ... so far

(and no it's not my brother)

What are YOU wanting this year?

Happy Thanksgiving

"If the only prayer you said in your life was 'thank you' that would suffice"

-Meister Eckhart

I hope that all of you have a very wonderful Thanksgiving. I know that this year I have plenty to be thankful for this year.

We are lucky enough to be spending Thanksgiving with some family and friends.

We are lucky enough to have food to eat and a roof over our head.

We are lucky enough to be alive and enjoy this wonderful holiday in which we get to be thankful for all that is around us which we get to enjoy.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

The Ghosts of Williamsburg Tour

For Halloween this year we went to Williamsburg to take their famous Ghost Tour. They hold these tours all year long, but we thought it would be fitting to do it closer to Halloween to get in the spirit of things. It was very interesting and very fun. We headed up earlier that day to take a look around before the tour began. It was fun to see all of the old buildings and cemetary and what not. Both Tony and Brian (Tony's Brother) are pretty big history lovers. So just learning more and seeing the sites was a great thing. I enjoyed the beautiful structure of the many different homes ... I'm a big fan of the Victorian style homes.

I was even lucky enough to be able to feed the horses ... at first we didn't think we had anything of value for them to eat but they followed me up and down the fense smelling the delicous caramel apple fragance on my fingers. Luckily we didn't eat it all. So I bit off the as much as I could that didn't have caramel of chocolate on it and feed these precious creatures a treat. I really do love how beautiful they are.

The tour was great fun. It started at 8 o'clock at night. A guide walked you around Colonel Williamsburg by candle light. Telling stories of people who lived there and what their lives were like, many of them were murdered or died due to diseases. Many of them were funny (at least I thought so). Some of them hard to believe. But I guess that's why it's fun ... because you can believe what you want to.

I'm sure that we will be heading back up there in the future.

An Upcoming Adventure

Halloween is creeping closer. Tony and I have brewed up a special adventure for the creepiest holiday of the year. I haven't been this excited about Halloween since I was little and hoping to get lots of candy. Hopefully this adventure meets my expectatoins.

As excited as I am for this special adventure. I am even more excited for Tony to return home in four days. It feels like he has been gone for month's even though it's just been a few weeks. It will great to have him back home with me for at least two months!!