Checking out @ Wal-Mart

Drew left yesterday on an adventure to Quatar. He received a 4 day pass for excellence in leadership. :0) That makes me feel like a proud momma! He submitted his promotion packet and will be up for review August 5th, so keep that in your prayers. If all goes well, he should hear something within 3-4 weeks as to whether or not, he will be promoted to E-5, better known as SGT. Also, if you read my earlier post, and I told you to hold off on sending boxes...his unit moved to a different location. His new address will be posted at the bottom of this post. So, I am looking forward to getting some stuff in the mail to him. We talked yesterday for a long time on Skype from his new location and he's just extremely bored. However, I guess he'll have to deal with it for the time being. Anyway, he's in Quatar until Saturday, and I'm really looking forward to seeing the pictures he e-mails me after this little break. I will definitely post some of them here once I get them.

This blog is my happy/sad place and I share a lot of feelings here. For you guys, I hope I am inspiration to visualize love and relationships in a different way. Some people believe I'm negative here. But, for those of you who believe that, this blog is a very deep expression from the most passionate place within me, my heart. It expresses my true feelings and daily ups and downs of being a soldier's wife. There's no reason to express pity, its just an outlet for me. We're almost finished with this 12 month nightmare and I hope I never have to relive it. But, on the other hand, Drew and I have learned a lot that we will take with us for many years to come. So, with that said, take no part in pitying me, its just part of it. I accepted that before I married him, and more so, I love him for who he is, what he does, and how he makes me feel. I'm an Army wife, and wouldn't have it any other way. :0)

So, to the title of the blog...I was checking out in Wal-Mart a few days ago and noticed this precious couple in front of me...married, obviously no children, and their eyes glowed each time they looked at one another. For a minute, I almost forgot where I was. I was caught up gazing at this adorable couple and seeing how much in love they were. It made me picture Drew, standing there unloading the groceries from the buggy and smiling at me each time our eyes met. I was star struck. They probably thought I was crazy, starring at them like a hawk, but I couldn't help but wonder what that feeling was like. It had been so long since I knew what it was like to buy groceries together, let alone make eye contact with one another. :0) Oh, how I miss him and his quirky personality. Only a few months left and we can't wait!

The house is coming together quite nicely...all I really have left on the inside is hanging pictures. Outside, I want to do a good bit of landscaping which will require help and a few free weekends. So, I promise I will get some pics up on here soon. Y'all take care...

CPL Drew Wood
351st MP Company
FOB Sykes
APO AE 09351