Week 1 - Cont.

i had a really good conversation with Brandon tonight. he sounds soooo much better, although I think his cough is still making it hard to sleep. But, he seems to be in high spirits. He had no doubts about his decision, and knows everything is going to work out! It was so good to hear him say the very things I've been trying to tell him from the beginning! ;)  better late than never i suppose. haha but seriously i am so glad he is doing better, and i am so grateful for all the prayers and support He and i have received - Thank you so much!

The Next 25 Weeks-ish: Week 1

So yesterday was my least favorite day in a very, very , very long time. My Brandon took off to basic training yesterday, and after completing that will head to Texas for job training for another 16 weeks. It already really sucks not being able to talk to him or text him as often as I want, and its only day 2! He has managed to text a bit here and there, but nothing sounds too promising. He hasn't been allowed to sleep or shower since he got there, so his sinus congestion is only getting worse. But on a good note he says he is in pretty good spirits. I think he may be able to call in a little bit so hopefully i will have better news tomorrow.

kale

so we realized we haven't taken many pictures of kale lately, so here are a couple i took today

The Wonderful World of Disney!

This past weekend Brandon and I got to accompany his beautiful sister and her husband to Disneyland for the weekend. I am sooooo glad we went! It was really nice to get to know Allie and Josh better - they kept us laughing the whole weekend - and of course Disneyland is always fantastic. We got reserved seating for the new World of Color show at California Adventure. Holy cow it was amazing! Seriously, it was probably one of the coolest shows I have seen in a LONG time. I took some pictures - of course they wont do it justice at all, but I'll post them anyway ;)  We must have gone on Tower of Terror 6 times, but I could have still gone on it more - I need to figure out how to loosen the seat belt so I can float off the seat more.

Having Brandon around was great, he was our own personal Disney Garmin. He could tell us where the closest bathroom was (a very important skill) and where to get the best, or most unique Disney foods such as jalapeno cheese-filled pretzels (absolutely delicious)! Josh was hilarious! He would purposely scream on rides in a ridicuolous way and time them perfectly. At one point I was laughing so hard on Space Mountain I couldn't even focus on the drops and turns. Poor Allie wasn't feeling well most of trip, but she was such a trooper and didn't complain at all (if it had been brandon not feeling well it would have been an entirely different story, bahahha jk ;). Honestly, without her help, planning and thoughtfulness we wouldn't have been able to go. Plus, she had the best paniced face in a lot of the pictures they took on the rides - it was pretty funny.

Overall, dispite the ticket-takers best efforts (another story for another day) it was an awesome trip, and we are so glad we got to go. Allie and Josh - you are super awesome, and hopefully we get to go on another adventure in the future!

Wall-E

Under the Sea

random picture of the pier at newport beach i thought was cool

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

So, like most things in my life I start something, then drop the ball a bit - but luckily it hasn't been a ridiculously long time since I posted, so I'm going to pretend that I wasn't negligent to my blog at all, so as to not completely ruin my track record.

Plus, we have been busy moving and getting things ready for when Brandon takes off for Basic training. Yup - that's right, if you haven't already heard, my dear sweet husband is leaving me for 25 weeks to join the National Guard and go through his training. Then he will come get me (and of course Kale - if they take kids they have to take dogs right? hehehe), and we will live on a base somewhere for three years while he is on active duty. It would be simply marvelous if we could stay in Arizona somewhere, but I'm not even going to try and guess where we will be or try and get my hopes up. I think having no expectations is the best way to go.

So, for right now we are living with my parents until Brandon leaves on the 28th of this month, then I will remain there till late September/ early October when he finishes training. Overall I think this is a path that will bring Brandon so much happiness. I'm so proud of him for deciding to serve his country and join the military. Yes, its scary as all-get-out for me, and I'm terrified of his probable deployment, but I know this is the right thing for us right now.

Well I think that is pretty much it for now. we are suppose to go to Disneyland with Brandon's sister and her husband, so we are looking forward to having a little fun before Brandon leaves. Yay for Mickey!