Summer Fun

I just realized it has been a really long time since I have posted anything... guess that means there is nothing super exciting going on... or that I have just been too busy to actually sit down and write anything =) probably a combination of both!
With BW and his squadron finishing up the last stage of work-ups (that goodness they are over!!!) the wives' club has been busy trying to get lots of "surprises" in the works for them while they are gone. I am so happy to be included in this wonderful group of girls and really am thankful for the support I have found in them (and will have during deployment) and the friendships that have been built. I look forward to the time we will be spending together while the boys are gone. As happy as we all are to have them home right now... I miss my girls and our dinners and times spent together!
BW came home last weekend -- who-hoo! -- and so we are now in our last few weeks together before the actual deployment. It's bittersweet... enjoying the time we have but knowing what it is leading up to, but then knowing that the sooner deployment starts the sooner he will be home again =) and learning to deal with the stress of many people pulling us in many directions as well as all the emotions we are both dealing with... whew! I spent the week before he got home packing up and getting things together to move up to the house in Bluffton where I will be staying while he is deployed. I wanted to have the majority of this done before he got home, and amazingly enough I did! (Even with working all week and picking up overtime shifts!) I was able to sell all my furniture from my apt on craigslist easily for the same amount I had spent on it, so basically was able to use it for 6 months for free! And BW and I are now working on getting things re-organized at the house so that I have room for my stuff while he is gone and his stuff that he is not taking will be put away. It's a daunting task, but we are getting there =)
I am so happy to have him home, and it has been great to get to see him every evening this week for dinner before I left for work... but I have to keep in mind not to get used to this, but I am still thankful for it! We have planned a great vacation for our time off during these weeks -- a cruise, some time in Arizona with his friends and family and then a weekend in San Diego for a friend's wedding! -- and I am looking forward to it. Standby for great pictures from that time.
Wow... I am exhausted all over again just reading through this post... what else is there to say? Basically I am just thrilled to have my honey home with me for now and am cherishing every moment I get to spend with him during this time!

I have also gained a renewed respect for my mom lately and the amazing relationship she and I were able to have (not to leave out the wonderful relationship my dad and I have built lately as well!)... I have been reminded that it is amazing when parents can reach a point where they realize their children have become adults and both parties are able to respect each other as adults. I appreciate my parents and they way they have always supported me and taught me how to have relationships and friendships with other people who are important in my life. Being reminded of this has made me miss my mom lately... some things I would love to talk to her about and vent with her about... I can only imagine her laughing and agreeing with me, I am Debbie's daughter, ya know!

Hope you are all enjoying your summer so far as well!