James has been gone since March, and although it feels like it has been forever on the one hand, it has also gone by really quickly. In just two short months, James will be home, and we will be able to enjoy another football season together! After all, all relationship years should be measured in whether or not you spent the football season together. Football seasons 02-06…spent together. Football season 07…not spent together. Football season 08…partially spent together. Football season 09…fingers crossed that most of it will be spent together! To pass the time, I have been doing a lot of two things: traveling and reading. Two of my biggest passions!
After finishing my thesis, I have finally had the chance to read for pleasure! For the first time since the summer of 2002, I have spent hours reading for fun. College and graduate school definitely take time away from pleasure reading, which is quite ironic. In the upcoming weeks, I will post what I’ve been reading, along with very short reviews, in case anyone is looking for something new and exciting to read. My to read list had gotten quite long after 7 years, and I am only just beginning to scratch the surface of it! Thanks to my two amazing friends, Laura and Rachel, I have been able to travel quite a bit over the last few months. In fact, I have been flying somewhere just about once a month since James left. In March, I flew to Mississippi to visit James, in April I flew to North Carolina/Virginia for the two year memorial service and for my annual ladies wine trip. Then in May I flew to Virginia Beach to attend my graduation. James and I were actually able to meet in North Carolina and fly into Norfolk together, which was such a blessing. And finally, in June and July, I flew to Alabama/Mississippi to spend some time with James in Mississippi and Florida.
I am going to spend the next few weeks catching you up on my travels as well, because I don’t think I have really written about any of the trips in detail. It has been great to travel so much, and I couldn’t have done it without Laura and Rachel! They have graciously picked me up at 4:00 in the morning for my early flights, stayed up late as I got stuck in airports waiting to find out when I was getting in, and let AJ out while I was away. Laura even cleaned my apartment and baked me cookies! Rachel and Laura both spent hours playing with AJ and making him feel like he was loved, despite their super busy schedules. They are such amazing friends, and there is no way I could have gotten through these last few months without them!
After finishing my thesis, I have finally had the chance to read for pleasure! For the first time since the summer of 2002, I have spent hours reading for fun. College and graduate school definitely take time away from pleasure reading, which is quite ironic. In the upcoming weeks, I will post what I’ve been reading, along with very short reviews, in case anyone is looking for something new and exciting to read. My to read list had gotten quite long after 7 years, and I am only just beginning to scratch the surface of it! Thanks to my two amazing friends, Laura and Rachel, I have been able to travel quite a bit over the last few months. In fact, I have been flying somewhere just about once a month since James left. In March, I flew to Mississippi to visit James, in April I flew to North Carolina/Virginia for the two year memorial service and for my annual ladies wine trip. Then in May I flew to Virginia Beach to attend my graduation. James and I were actually able to meet in North Carolina and fly into Norfolk together, which was such a blessing. And finally, in June and July, I flew to Alabama/Mississippi to spend some time with James in Mississippi and Florida. 
I am going to spend the next few weeks catching you up on my travels as well, because I don’t think I have really written about any of the trips in detail. It has been great to travel so much, and I couldn’t have done it without Laura and Rachel! They have graciously picked me up at 4:00 in the morning for my early flights, stayed up late as I got stuck in airports waiting to find out when I was getting in, and let AJ out while I was away. Laura even cleaned my apartment and baked me cookies! Rachel and Laura both spent hours playing with AJ and making him feel like he was loved, despite their super busy schedules. They are such amazing friends, and there is no way I could have gotten through these last few months without them!
It is so nice to be blessed with such good friend. Being a spouse in the Navy can be hard. Being away from family,home and your hubby away a lot of the time. I know ! I was blessed with friends and family who supported me and the girls when Jay was gone. I don't know what I would have done without them. It is good to hear that you have good friends and the support. We <3 you!!
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