I am so THANKFUL

Thanksgiving is tomorrow! I love thanksgiving! I love that I can be in a room full of everything I am thankful for! Dad, siblings, Aunt, Uncles, Cousins, Soon to be hubby! My heart is so complete for a whole entire day....I love it! I have a lot to be thankful for this year! 2008 has been good to me! I have been so busy with school work that I have not had time to do what I have really wanted to do....WRITE NICK A LETTER....silly you may think, but I think it is a well deserved letter. You see last year this time, Nick was in Afghanistan. He had been there for about 10 months at this point, and on Thanksgiving last year my sweet Nicholas was drinking pedialyte(yes the drink for babies) for his Thanksgiving meal. IT BROKE MY HEART!! I still remeber his sad, shaky voice over the phone, never surprisingly telling me how much he loved me and to have a great Thanksgiving and that he was so thankful for me! It was a really sad thanksgiving! Are you wondering yet why he was drinking pedialyte? Well a long story short Nick got Malaria while he was in Afghanistan. I believe the entire long story is in an old post...if you are that interested in knowing! So this time exactly last year I was worried sick about my love. I was thousands and thousands of miles away from him, and thought he had died...literally died...I thought I would never hear his voice again...I did not know for sure he had Malaria until after a week of no communication with him ( and we talked everyday before this) (unless there was a blackout), so needless to say, in my heart I knew he had Malaria, but when I didnt hear his sweet voice, I wasnt convinced yet! So my main point of this post is to say how Thankful I am for him! I am thankful for his health, his safety, and his presence!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING.....I know I will be spending every moment with my sweet love! Eating lots of good food (making up for last years pedialyte).

" He who thanks with the lips Thanks but in part; The full, the true Thanksgiving comes from the heart."
J.A. Shedd

ohh what a weekend it will be!!!

Its that time of the month again.....(NO, not what you are thinking!)

Nick left for drill this weekend! If you dont know what drill is...well let me tell you!

Nick is in the Arizona Army National Guard and once a month he has training...and that would be drill!

Welll he left today...until sunday...I know I know its not that long...but I hate spending any time away from him. He was gone in Afghanistan for over a year, and I never again want to be away from him, for any amount of time!!!

well....my weekend will be full of studying!!! yay!! have a beautiful weekend!!

Happy Veterans Day!

Today is Veterans Day! I am very thankful for all the brave men and women out there who have sacrificed their lives, both past and present for our wonderful Country! I have my very own Veteran and I am more thankful than ever to call him my own! Thank you baby for all your sacrifices you have done to keep me and the rest of my fellow Americans safe! I pray that every man and women who are fighting overseas or anywhere, for a safe and healthy return!

“ Home of the FREE, because of the BRAVE”

It was a nice, productive, relaxing weekend!

Nick and I had a very productive weekend! I have been extremely busy with school that I have not even had a moment to think about wedding stuff! But this weekend we registered for gifts at Target and Bed Bath and Beyond, made an appointment to go look at chair covers, mailed all deposits we needed to get out, and the most fun of all...we picked out our wedding rings! It was actually a lot of fun! I found one that matched my ring perfectly, and seeing a ring on Nicks finger was so attractive! I love seeing men with wedding rings. I always picture in my head what their wives are like...kinda weird I know, but when you see a guy with a ring on, you think this guy is devoted to his wife ( as long as I hope he is). I just love when a guy is proud to wear his wedding ring! Anyways....

I had a Spa day with the girls in my family today! It was amazing! It was a little bridal shower for me! how nice is that? My great Aunt is in town from Kansas, so we celebrated a little early, with a pamper day! I got a wonderful Sweedish Massage, something I needed so badly. School has been stressing me out so bad, that it was nice to let go of all worries for a while. My Aunts, Cousins, Sister and Sister-in-law were all there. We all got massages, layed out by the pool, ate lunch by the pool, had a little celebration for my upcoming wedding, my cousins 40th birthday and my great Aunts 75th birthday! We has so much fun! Such a nice girls day at the Spa! I know my mom was there with us enjoying it too..:) I came home so relaxed!

My wonderful soon to be husband bought me a new laptop tonight! Mine broke on me two weeks ago, and I have to have one with school, since most of my classes are online, so we went to Best Buy tonight and found a good deal on this laptop! I am very excited! I would post pictures of the wonderful spa day today, but I do not have any pictures on this computer yet!

Last thing....I need to dedicate myself to running. I am giving my word tonight that my training starts tomorrow! I plan on blogging for 30 days starting tomorrow to keep myself reliable. I am running in the PF Changs Rock and Roll 1/2 marathon in January, and have barley started training! and I dont run! but I want to be a runner so bad! So here is my word blogging world: I will start my training tomorrow, and I will dedicate myself to running for at least 30 days, and will blog everyday to keep myself on track! Okay I said it! and now I need to do it! Keep me reliable!!!

Happy Sunday Everyone! Hope you had a great weekend!


"Running is a big question mark that's there each and every day. It asks you, 'Are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today?'"

- Peter Maher, Irish-Canadian Olympian and sub-2:12 marathoner

Election Day 2008

Today was election day! I love that as a Women and an American I was able to vote! Having that kind of freedom is amazing. Although I did not vote for Obama, I am happy for him. McCain had my vote, and believe he would have been a great President, but now we have to trust in Obama and move forward as a Country! I hope the future holds something better than we all know!

I wish I had more to say....but I really don't. I was at school all day long today! That can't be very exciting to hear about!

I am getting so excited for our wedding! little less than 4 months I will be a married woman! whoohooo!

I hope everyone one had a beautiful Fall day! All I can say is I am sleepy and my bed is calling my name!!! goodnight!