Weeks 7 & 8!!!

 

FINALLY getting caught up on the blog. Its been a CRAZY few weeks!
In week 7 I:

• Went for the first & LAST girls night OUT. It was CRAZY!!! Had some fun but it was WAY more fun to stay in. :)
• Packed up some in the house.
• Went to Nathan's Christmas Party for school.
• Mailed out the 4th Care Package.
• Went to the CVMA Christmas party. LOTS of fun but really weird being there without Dick. :/.
• Made Christmas "trees" with the boys out of Ice cream cones.
• Made thumbprint reindeer ornaments for the grandparents and ourselves with the twin & nephews!
• Packed up everything to go see the hubs.
• Wrapped LOTS of presents.
• Finished my shopping. :)
• Went to see Santa.

In week 8 I:

• Drove 15 hours to go see Richard. :)
• Got to spend 5 days with the hubs.
• Went out to eat ALOT.
• Got to see Ft. Bliss. MAN HAS IT CHANGED!!!
• Saw our old house. That was kinda weird.
• Watched the boys play a 2 hour game of chess.
• Went to the El Paso Zoo. That was pretty cool!
• Saw Rise of the Guardians.
• Looked at Christmas lights!
• Spent Christmas with my family.
• Hung out with some guy that Dick is deploying with.
• Went to a veteran's transition center.
• Ate IHOP for our Christmas dinner.
• Watched LOTS of HGTV and History channel.
• Went to Rudy's BBQ. Been wanting to go back for YEARS. They REALLY need one in Tulsa!
• Said goodbye to the hubs AGAIN. :(
• Spent a night ALONE in a hotel.
• Drove 15 hours home.

Even though we only got to see him for a short amount of time and drove a LONG ways to do so, it was BEYOND worth it. My boys got to have the one thing they really wanted for Christmas (to spend it with their Daddy). My family was whole again for a few days. And we got to see him one last time before he deployed.

All in all it was a GREAT 2 weeks. A major whirlwind. And time with Richard flew by WAY too fast. But we knew it would and we enjoyed the time we had with him.

And as always, pictures to finish off the post. LOTS of pictures. :)