HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

A special Happy Valentines Day to my hubby who I love so much. You have my heart. XOXO

Williamsburg, Virginia

So, we had a wonderful weekend and have found a great place to take Rich when he comes home. We went to a hotel called Greatwolf lodge that has a gigantic indoor waterpark. It was a spouses retreat for our Brigade. The all expense paid trip was thanks to Chaplain Miller. He really outdid himself. We had a fabulous 2 bedroom 2 bath hotel room, waterpark passes, 2 breakfast, lunch and a steak dinner included. If that wasn't enough, each wife recieved a $50 gift certificate that I used to get a pedicure at the spa!! One other great thing is that we went on a chartered bus. We played all day Saturday at the waterpark and then I took the boys to the arcade after our steak dinner. They had a lot of fun in there and each won stuffed wolves. I was really missing Rich for that part, arcades aren't really my thing. Of course, I would have loved going on the Tornado ride with Rich!! Jessica's friend Morgan likes those kinds of rides so she went with me. I am glad I went on it. It was worth the wait. Garrett got in line for the body surfing ride. I admit, I was nervous for him but he did pretty good on it, his only complaint....it almost ripped his shorts off! There was so much to do there. We weren't ready to go but will definitely have to go back but have Rich take us. I love living here. There is so much to do! We are so lucky to have such a great support group and they really take good care of us while our hubbies are gone. Note: Jessica got glasses! Yeah, no more headaches!

Grandma's Visit

It was great to have Grandma Carleen come to visit us in January. We had a wonderful time with her. We went to Carolina Beach and to the Fort Fisher Aquarium. Jessica and Grandma worked on crochetting. We made yummy carmel corn and went shopping in Fayetteville one Saturday. Of course we stopped at Olive Garden for lunch. Mostly relaxed at home and took Grandma to the commissary, PX, and around Fort Bragg post, and Pope Airforce base. Hope that she can come back and bring Grandpa too.

More pics of Rich in Iraq

I just wanted to share some more pictures of Rich in Iraq. He is doing well since he was able to pass those painful kidney stones a couple of weeks ago. So glad that he is over that. It is hard for me to not be able to take care of him, and even harder for him not to be here to take care of us. We keep in touch mainly by e-mail. The highlight of my mornings is to check my email and see if he has written and see what is new. Rich is keeping so busy, which I suppose helps the time go by faster. We are down to 7 months!!!! Wow! Half way over!

Tampa, Florida

I had to add some more fun pictures from our trip to Florida when Rich was home. It was the best family trip to date.