The love of my life. 10 years, 1 little girl, 4 bases, 8 houses and 6 vehicles later :).
Archive for July, 2009
project 365: 365 pieces of me {day 276}
July 31, 2009 Grateful Friday
July 31, 20091. I have been blessed to spend 10 years with my best friend.
2. A few great babysitters.
3. New (cheap) clothes that fit (for now…LOL).
4. Umbrellas.
5. My job and the people I work with.
10 years ago today…
July 31, 2009
…I married my best friend. For better, for worse…love never ending.
Many of you know our story and many of you do not. So, in honor of our 10th today, I will head back to the VERY beginning.
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Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 16:17:04
Subject: I Saw Your Yahoo Profile…
Lacey,
I did a search for people who lived in Victoria, and your screen name popped out at me, so I thought I’d drop you a line.
A little about myself…so that you know who is e-mailing you…
I am 20 yrs. old, I’m 6’1″, and 185 lbs. I have short brown hair, brown eyes, an a medium build.
Are you attending U of H or VC? I’m taking classes at night right now at VC, because I work through the day, and hopefully, I’ll have my associates degree after I take my last class next semester.
What are you majoring in? WHat hobbies do you like? Are you a country music fan, a rock-n-roll fan or “other”? I could ask so many more questions, but I won’t…
I know that getting an e-mai out of the blue from someone you don’t know is a little weird, but hey, why not? Like you said, life is too short.
Hope to hear from you soon…
-Bryan
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Yes, we met on the internet. At the time, I was dating someone else but we chatted on yahoo messenger occasonally. On January 5, 1999, I broke up with the other guy and Bryan got brave enough to ask me out. You could say the rest is history. He left for basic on April 28, 1999, proposed during basic graduation weekend on July 4, 1999 and we were married July 31, 1999.
Many family members didnt think we would make it 6 months, but here we are 10 years later. No, it hasn’t always been easy and we continue to have days where it isn’t, but our love and faith in each other always pulls us through. I simply cannot imagine my life without Bryan, nor do I want to.
project 365: 365 pieces of me {day 275}
July 30, 2009
My faith. While I do not push it on anybody, I do wear it proudly!
Thursday Thirteen
July 30, 2009In honor of our 10th anniversary tomorrow, I wanted to focus today’s Thursday Thirteen on Bryan.
Thirteen things I love/respect/make me smile about Bryan.
1. His smile just melts me.
2. He is a hard worker and is proud to serve his country.
3. He tells me that he loves me about 9 million times a day.
4. He spoils me.
5. He is a good Dad.
6. He cleans.
7. He is a gentleman; opening doors for me, pulling out chairs, etc.
8. He is smart.
9. He is funny.
10. His butt…yes, I said it.
11. He is an extrovert, so I rarely have to worry about carrying a conversation when we are out.
12. He listens to me ramble for hours on end, never giving any indication that he is bored or tired of it.
13. And most of all, he puts up with me :).
Wednesday.
July 29, 2009- Friday is our 10th anniversary and we are heading to The Melting Pot for dinner. I love going there to eat. It’s pricey, but as a bander the extended meal actually allows me to eat a little bit of all 4 courses. Of course, I don’t even want to contemplate how many calories I ingest there…LOL! At least with it being more expensive, it is only once in blue moon that we go.
- Well, I finally had to spill about Bryan’s anniversary present. We were supposed to go on a flight around the local area tomorrow (29th) morning but we had to reschedule till Friday morning because of the weather. I was bummed, because I had everything planned for this morning; Bryan’s work, childcare and all but what can you do?! So, now I have to search down childcare for Friday morning. Bryan is already off on Friday, so at least that is one less thing that I need to figure out.
- Bryan already bought my anniversary present but now wants to get me something else. He knows I have been trying to find an eternity band to go below my wedding set. I want something unique. Emeralds are my favorite stone but they are pretty fragile and I need something that will stand up to everyday wear. So, he got me this (my wedding band has black accents). It won’t get here by Friday but I’ll share a real pic when it does.
- Ahh, Twitter. It has become a new addition (follow me if you tweet, I’m thatdegirl). Along with that addiction comes finding a Twitter iPhone app that actually meets all my needs. I use TweetDeck on my computer but I don’t like it on the iPhone. I love how Twitterrific looks on my iPhone but don’t like how it handles my feed. I really like TwitterFon but the free version ads bug me. I have heard raves about Twittelator and BirdFeed but they don’t have free versions to try out. I am leaning towards buying TwitterFon Pro…anyone have any recommendations?
- To Whom It May Concern,
I promise you, I do not need the benefits of acai berries, do not need my bits enlarged, do not want a colon cleanse. I promise I already have my high school diploma and do not want free airline tickets to Timbuktu. It would be more worthy of your time to send your promotions to another soul.
Sincerely,
Delete Is My Friend.
- The other day, I got sent a copy of “Faith Deployed” by Jocelyn Green and Sara Horn from Wives of Faith contributed as well. Via emails, the author is just so sweet and caring. I agreed to read the book and then post a review. I haven’t had a chance to start it yet (hope to Saturday) but from what I have seen flipping through, it is going to be awesome. Faith and spouses are 2 aspects not heavily mentioned in military life as I experience it, so it is nice to see this topic addressed.
project 365: 365 pieces of me {day 274}
July 29, 2009
The ability to log into my work computer and work from home. Such a blessing when I am behind or extremely fatigued.