I'm feeling better with a Devils win!!!

If you don't know this about me, you should know I'm a hockey fan. Like a huge one. My team: New Jersey Devils! Yes, I am a proud member of the Devil Army and I am a huge fan (maybe even bigger than of the team itself) of Martin Brodeur, the goalie of the Devils. Well, tonight my team is in the playoffs against our biggest rivals the Philadelphia Floaters (Flyers, I really hate them). And we won!!!! It was a huge win too! 4 to 1 and an awesome win. All 4 points were earned in the 3rd period and it was epic. I can't say this enough, but Hockey is my favorite sport of all time, only followed by Soccer and Football. Then Baseball. But Hockey, well... there's nothing like it. The fierceness, the endurance, the strength, the talent... Hockey is a game where you'll see some of the most aggressive action in the world and the most fights on the Ice and then you'll see the best teamwork and the most graceful actions by men that you wouldn't consider graceful anywhere else. And Martin Brodeur, well he's the best goalie in History. Seriously, 3 Stanley Cups, 2 Olympic Gold Medals and countless broken records under his belt. Plus he's one of the few players who made a career out of ONE team. I am an adoring fan and wish with all my heart I could see him play. A part of me is hoping that it'll be St. Louis vs Devils just so I can go to a game here. I really hope so.

Anyways, I'm stoked about the win, but I'm also excited because for the first time in almost a week, I'm feeling better. I'm not sure how it happened. I think it's just things felt so bad that there was no where to go but up. So I went forward and one thing led to another and everything came together to make me feel better. Steve wanted to go out to dinner tonight and got a call from the Library. Guess who left his ID card in a computer? Yep, my husband! Haha. So I had to drive him on Post to grab it. And then we left the coupons for dinner at home so we drove by the Hub (German restaurant here that I love!) and it was closed and as we were looking for a place, I saw a steak house and we decided to stop. My God, the food was great! Colton's is what the place was called and we had a great dinner. And we had fun. It's been a lot of down time lately that having actual fun kind of surprised me, but we did. And I'm glad. We needed it.

So all in all, a Devil's win and a great night with my family made for an amazing evening here. and I'm happy. I just hope tomorrow holds the same minus the hockey part because I don't care who wins tomorrow's games. Devils play on Thursday. :)

Much love. 

New friends

Ok, I know I've been super sparatic at updating my blog, but this time I have something awesome to say. I have made a new friend. She's pretty awesome and kind of has a similar life as me. She grew up as a Military brat (Marines, not AF Spec Ops but still badass). Her husband is a Captain in the same course as mine, he was also in the Cav like mine before becoming an officer, like mine. We both want to be apart of a flash mob (which actually got us talking lol) and we have the same similar complaints about Army life while both being super proud and happy to be part of the Army life. To think, I've waited my whole life for someone like her!! haha!

Seriously though, to finally find a friend who can relate to almost everything is pretty fantastic. Don't get me wrong, I love my friends. Meg and Liz are crazy awesome. Megan and I can talk about everything and it doesn't ever get weird (and by everything I mean all that girl stuff and guy stuff and random stuff) and Liz and I talk about so much, but can we relate to everything? No. Can we expect anyone else to relate to who you are as a person? No but having someone come super close is pretty awesome, you have to admit.

Let's call her "Bee". Bee is very cool and very fun it seems. What excites me most is that we'll both be in the FRG together (and we both hate the Virtual one). Our husbands will be in class together and we will finally have a wife in the same unit as ourselves who doesn't give a crap about rank or ... let's call it Officer Wife politics (or as I've affectionately referred to it in the past "Petty Army Wives"). The best part is: we're going to have dinner together next week and meet in person.

See, I added this group on Facebook (or as I call it in my phone and to people in my daily life: Crackbook)  dedicated to the Army Wives here to make friends or at the very least find out what's what about this new post and after saying I wanted to have a playdate (which I did... yesterday, I guess since it's after midnight here) I added a bunch of wives. Anyways, tonight I was watching Greek (go ahead, laugh, I enjoy cheesy things like that), I saw a flash mob in a dance contest and started youtubing and went on Crackbook saying that I wanted to do one. Well, after a couple hours, Bee told me she knew someone who did them and that we should talk. One thing led to another and we started agreeing with pretty much everything the other said about this and that ranging from everything to hating the rank-pulling wives and the wives who belittle brats because we obviously "don't know anything." It was awesome to talk to someone. Then Bee asked me to be her bff saying "I'm going to be cheesy and ask you to be my bff." Of course I said yes, because HELLO, SHE'S AWESOME! And we arranged to have dinner next week, exchanged numbers and plan on doing dinner next week.

I really am excited by this. I mean, it's been so long since I met someone that I can really be friends with. Don't get me wrong, I still love the girls I met at Fort Polk, but I wasn't really close to any of them, even though I wanted to be. But here, I have an opportunity to build a really good friendship, hopefully a lifetime friend, which these days, let's face it, is a pretty rare thing.

So I am happy and I'm excited and I can't wait to have dinner with Bee. I can't wait to find out what this place will hold next.

Much Love.

Concert, Baby turtle and sad good-byes

So I'm not sure if I mentioned this in my past blogs (I've been way too stressed out to remember almost anything these days) but the other night (Friday, March 30th), Steve and I went to go see John Michael Montgomery in concert. It was pretty fantastic and I enjoyed it so much. He played some of his best songs ever: "I swear"/"Life is a dance"/"Be my baby tonight"/"Sold"/"Letters from home" and "Forever" are among the songs he played and my favorites. Of course, he introduced "Letters from home" as a thank you to the Military and I'm almost positive Steve and I were the only active duty military community members so I was proud as hell. After that song, he played "Forever" and I was bawling. It was a good concert though. I got an autographed CD and a green "Letters from home" JMM shirt. :)

Monday when the packers were moving things out, I found a baby turtle. Yep, that's news worthy to me. Because look how small!!!

And tonight... or rather, I guess last night (since it's officially wednesday now), Hobo had dinner with Steve and I (and the kids) and we got to say good-bye for the second time in our lives. The first time was six years ago (or so) and now, we're saying good-bye again since I'm moving and he's staying here. I'm still sad about it. After we left the restaurant, I cried. It was tough to deal with. I think second good-byes are harder than the original ones. I mean, you get lucky to get stationed at the same place as one of your old friends and leaving just sucks. But that's the military life, something I'm far too used to, the sad goodbyes. I'm going to miss him so much. Hobo, if you are reading this, you are such an AMAZING guy. Stay safe, be good and shine as much as you can :) I love you, you crazy Broke-ass Hobo!! Much Love!!!

Anyways, that's all I can really say but tomorrow we go to the cabin and I'm excited for that. :)

Love, Leah

Early Easter (pre move)

Well, I've been super busy (thus my lack of blogging over the past couple of weeks or so... I honestly don't remember the last time I blogged). We move in less than 8 days and I still have so much to do, but I did take the time out this weekend to celebrate Easter early, since I want my kids to have some "normal moments" while being Army Brats, like they should have.

Last night, we had my friend Hobo over for dinner and some beers. I'm going to miss having him so close. He's my oldest friend here (of 8 years) and I won't know anyone at the next post. He's going to come over next weekend for our goodbyes... again.

This morning we had an Easter egg hunt and Lily did better than Jax but they each got 6 chocolate covered marshmellow eggs, one bunny (chocolate, not real!!) and some peeps along with starter fishing poles and frisbees and stickers. Jax got a pez dispencer and Lily got a Bible that I highlighted passages in.

Then we spent the day with the kids outside, me blasting music getting things done and Steve at our storage container, taking pictures of our things before the movers move them. Then we had dinner, sauted scallops, a creole seasoned pork roast done in red wine with veggies, rolls and homemade gravy (out of the red wine/pork juice liquid). It was delish! After dinner, Steve did the dishes (yep, sexy, right?) while I painted eggs with Lily. Jax had such a poor attitude at dinner and was too tired to do anything so he went to bed.

Now, I'm relaxing and trying to figure out what the week holds for me. It's going to be a busy one, that's for sure. Another vet appointment for Luna and Lily has her follow-up with the Dentist (it's all done for her). Our household goods get packed up on Friday and moved on Monday, so we're thinking of having a last bbq with the friends we have here. Just one last hooah with the good people at Fort Polk.

We are going camping on our "vacation" between here and Fort Lost-in-the-Woods and to St. Louis. We got fishing poles and sleeping bags and tents and I've packed up our suitcases already, our first aid kit, I have the kids toys together that we're taking, the pet's things together, including both their kennels and since they are microchiped I have the card for their microchipping too.

I've also been having weird dreams. Last night, I had one where I was pregnant but back in high school... only it wasn't my high school. It was weird. The school nurse was the doc on Stargate SG1 and the counselor was our chaplain here. Steve was there but he was "17" in my dream and I was my own age. Like I said, weird.

Anywho... below are the pictures from today and a few others that I loved. :)

Love,
Leah

Love in randomness

I love this one :) It's so beautiful, makes me want to do that!

I really wanted to punch people when they asked me if I missed Steve! No shit, he's halfway across the world in a war zone!!  Pretty much all I wanted to say.

I love that sound!

Haha, too true.

Perfect quote for the Army Life

And he's fighting for every freed citizen of the US, Canada, Britain, Australia and our allies.

Books = adventures

LOVE

I need this tattooed on my forehead.

I am ALWAYS me.

True story.

Trust in the Lord.

sad, but true.

Dedicated to my HUSBAND! I love you, Steve!

Ah, this is true love, like the love I share with my handsome husband!!!

I prayed for Steve, when my ex broke my heart, did you know that?

And my Soldier is the SEXIEST of all :)

LOOK AGAIN!

I love this picture and the song!

Seriously, ladies and gents, can't we please learn this? 

OPSEC means no DATES, no TIMES of arrivals to anywhere, to location when in a dangerous place,

no leave dates or times, no destinations, nothing that could be risky for the enemy to know.

Steve, Lily and Jax are always with me, but I must make decisions for myself, always.

Love NEVER fails :)

It makes me giggle

And for some strange reason, Steve does!

He makes my heart beat faster!

Love in the Military life should NEVER be taken for granted,

but then again, no LOVE should ever be.

:)

So true, and that's why I do!

:) 

And I always pray that I am a good one.

Always do more that makes you happy!

Books = LOVE

To my babies and my husband!

Always

This is why I run Recruited ByLove

Seriously! Look at how amazing you are!

And I always do what I'm told I can't do!!

Please, have faith in me :)

Take a chance, at least one!

John Lennon was a genius. 

RIP JL

AND I CAN!!!

I have always loved Disney!

The Lion King has always had some of my favorite quotes!

Trust life.

My future will always have Steve in it.

I am a whole made up the some of my experiences.

Love travels!

:) This is me.

Strength of a Military wife

Damn skippy!

We would be soooo afraid to be mean!

I love you, Meg and Liz.