Separation Anxiety

So, Dan has been gone for 3 Sundays now. I'm counting the Sundays and not the weeks for two reason. Reason first: Because he left on a Sunday and Reason second: Because I miss him the most on Sundays. When I finally get through the whole Sunday and it's Monday morning I feel rather proud of myself and mark another horrible day off the calendar. Most days I sit around after work watching Grey's Anatomy on dvd. It's pathetic, I know, but what else is there to do? Seriously, my life is very boring. So, to liven things up a bit, i've been going back and forth from my parent's house in Wichita to my apartment in Manhattan. This has been keeping me busy somewhat and it's been nice to be around people.

On Thursday I'm leaving for Dallas for the 4th of July. Dan's boot camp isn't like other basic training because he's technically in Officer training, so they get that weekend off! So, guess whose going to San Antonio? ME! From Dallas I'll drive down to San Antonio on Friday and spend the weekend with my hubby. We're both super excited about this. This whole being apart thing has been a lot harder than either one of us had anticipated. To make things even worse, Dan is "in the field" this week so I can't talk to him. Lame. I have to take care of all of this super obnoxious car, apartment, and life stuff without him. Stupid.

On a much happier note, my birthday is tomorrow! Yay! Dan's mom sent me a gift which was so awesome and so nice! I really married Dan for his family, lets be honest. They are all so amazing and I just love them. So, that really made my day today.

If you got all the way to the end of this, I applaud you. Thanks for reading.

Changes

Bye Old Car :(

Hello New Car

Bye Old Dan

Helllllooooo New Dan

I'm joking. He's the same Dan, but now he's in a uniform

I miss him a lot.

Camp

So, my new calling in our Ward is Assistant Camp Director. Not to be confused with Assistant TO the Camp Director. Lately, because of this, I've been thinking about my girl's camp experiences. I loved girl's camp. Seriously, what a blast. Unfortunately I could only find 2 pictures to document my good time.

I'm the lady in red


Eat your heart out.

Our New Baby

Our "new to us" car!! yay!

Yes, it is yellow. And yes, it's stick shift, but we love it anyway just the way it is.

So, the majority of my week has been spent learning to drive this lemon.

Dan leaves for boot camp on Sunday for 6 weeks. :(

Lianne is now a Clements. Yay!!!

We can barely afford living with all the curve balls life has been throwing at us lately, but what doesn't kill you, only brings you closer. 

We got to spend a whole week with my family for Lianne's wedding.

While in Dallas, we were camping in Jill's living room in our brand new tent!

Chris and Blaire were also camping in the living room.

Chris snores and the earplugs were less than mediocre. Haha.

Dan and I are scrambling to get everything done before he leaves.

I'm struggling to keep my composure and be supportive because I'm going to miss him so much, and selfishly I don't want him to leave. 

But, amidst all the stress and trials, we are so incredibly blessed. 

So, that's the update. Our life is pretty stressful right now and busy, but we're still disgustingly happy. :)

This is what happens...

When your alarm that you set on your phone doesn't go off:

You wake up late and panic

Don't get to shower cause you have to rush

Miss your flight to SLC for your brother-in-law's wedding

And are tired and exhausted the whole rest of the day.

We missed Mike's sealing, but only just barely. From sprinting across Temple Square, we were able to make it into some of the pictures. No promises on how good we look in those. Gross. But, other than that, our trip to Utah was a lot of fun. We got to spend some quality time with Dan's family and eat lunch with my Grandparents. All in all a really good vacation. It was just that one day, really, that wasn't so great. Chantale looked beautiful and they both looked so happy, so that's all that really matters. I have another sister! I think that makes 6 now. Wow.

Another side effect: No time for contacts. Lol. Isn't he handsome? I love him.

The one blog to rule them all

Hey fellow bloggers and bloggees.  I'm blogging like I never blogged before.  I think I've studied so much my brain cells are actually undergoing autolysis.  Our new garden is doing pretty well, but one of the tomatoe plants might not make it.  I can't afford advanced medical care for the little guy since the municipal court of Haysville decided they needed 400 dollars of my money to purchase antidepressants for their secretaries.  Our soccer team won the kansas state intramural indoor soccer tournament, and I can't seem to get Manchester United to stop calling me with lucrative contract offers.  Seriously.  Plus, I seem to have lost the skill to fold my laundry so I move the pile everyday from the coach to the bed to the chair to the coach again.  Its the laundry migration of shame, but I can't muster enough OCD power to change it.  That's all I got for now.

10 Things

I LOVE:

1. Reading scriptures with my Hubby before I go to sleep
2. Coming home to a cool apartment after a hot day
3. Toasted bagels with butter and jelly
4. Hugs
5. That clean feeling after you brush your teeth
6. Watching movies as a study break
7. Cuddling up and reading a good book
8. Learning about early British Literature and writers
9. Going out and not staying in

And mostly...

10. Dan