Time for an Update!!

So it's been awhile and I apologize for that. Life has been busy.

I found out what my surprise is from Brian... although I cannot share it. There is another person involved in the surprise and it's a secret for them as well. I am very excited for it and it will be a lot of fun for the both of us... ok... I'm not going to say anymore so I don't give it away.

One week from today, we will be heading south. Brian and I are going on vacation! We are headed to Virginia to spend some time with two awesome people and we are truely blessed to be going. We dont get to see them often, so it is going to be a fun time... I can already tell. After we leave Virginia, we are going to head up to the NRA museum and then head to DC to do some tours and see some monuments. It's a vacation that is needed.

I got my widsom teeth pulled out last Friday. It was a traumatizing experience for me... that's for sure. I hate the dentist. I had to call them everyday to ask more questions or to try to cancel my appointment... but I sucked up my fear and went in. Dr. Fear was great and I had no pain, no swelling, no bruising, and virtually no bleeding. In that respect, it was a great experience. On the other hand, 7 days after the fact, I have a hard lump forming where my cheek meets my jawbone and it isn't a pretty feeling. It hurts to talk, to chew, to yawn... well... virtually anything I do with my mouth causes it to hurt. I hope it goes away... quickly. Valerie, my co-worker, told me the same thing happened to her and it took over a year for it to go away. I really cannot wait that long.

Brian starts the academy in 18 days. It's so crazy to think that after he is finished, it's another chapter in our lives together that is coming to a close. Crazy!!!! I feel old and that I should be more accomplished than I am, but have to face the facts everyday that I am not what I could have been right now. I dunno... that sounds weird to say, but it makes perfect sense in my head. When we get home from DC, we are going to Lapeer to see Chris... that is exciting for us because he has been gone for so long and seeing him again is just going to be a treat. Also, their (his and his wife's) lives are changing so much too. She is pregnant with their first child, Chris will come home just to leave again for training, then after that, they will move to a base somewhere and live there for a while. Again... we are all getting older and that is a scary thing!

I am in love with the Nikon D80. I cannot wait to get it. I think right after Brian is out of the academy, I will get one. For Christmas this year, all I am going to ask for is Best Buy giftcards. I want to be able to purchase it and play with it and just do something I love to do.

Since I am at work, I am going to log off and actually do some work...

:o)