Week 1 without hubs

We are on day 5 with Chad being gone. I was doing great until I found myself staring at a light bulb thinking "what happens if that burns out? Im gonna be sitting in the dark. screwed." But I have been able to keep my sobbing to a minimal volume, and only between the hours of 10pm and 1am. Go me.

On a lighter note, he's doing good out there. Has a room with some privacy and internet so we can Skype as much as we want.

Back to me! Thanks to my AMAZING family (mom, dad, amy, terry, jill and ron) I am going home for a much needed long vacation in about a month! Couldnt be more excited to spend the holidays at home. Dylans going to have a blast.

In the mean time, Im focusing all my time and energy on decorating my bedroom now that I dont have anyone here to tell me no :). Since our bedroom is the one room that STILL isn't finished after a year of living in Germany, I think its about time I get started. I found this awesome girl and I think everyone in Germany especially should check out her website. LOVE it!!

http://www.wix.com/happygirl3/happygirlmackenbach

A week to remember

This past week has been a special one. My husband and I celebrated our first anniversary a little early by taking a trip to Hiedelberg. We took Dylan to see Sesame Street live on stage. We spent time as family, and then said goodbye. Here a collection of pictures from this past week.

Up top is the Hiedelberg Castle that we got to tour, HUGE!!

The best thing in Germany..SCHNEEBALLEN!!

 



Dylan was really into Elmo on stage, he never looked away!

Xander, and creepy Dylan at dinner after Elmo

Playing in the creek



And then a departure...




 

Everyone please take a moment and say a prayer for our handsome Airman. We love you Chad.



xoxo

YPHGM - something else to ponder.

I hate that everyday there is a new abreviation for something. Are we all supposed to be mind readers, and know what your talking about just because you used the first letter of every word in a sentence?!?! GOOHSALHTW!!!!!!!!! If you can figure out what THAT means, I'll un block your annoying posts from my facebook homepage.

So yesterday I bought Dylan a toy truck from a yard sale because he is obsessed with cars and trucks and everytime I see one I have to buy it. He instantly fell in love with it. But this morning when I got up it was already broken! Poor guy. He is so confused still trying to play with both halves. The wires are even sticking out the end. Looks like we're going to do some more truck shopping today, but I'm thinking I'll stay away from yard sales.

By the way, a friend of mine recently brought up a pretty decent question, and I would like to keep it going. There are very few things out there that the FDA hasn't "approved". Does anyone know what the FDA actually does?! If something says "FDA approved", we automatically think "well, this has to be safe because the FDA said so." I'm thinking I will do some research and find out who the FDA actually is before I continue to trust their opinions.  

Gym time

I started going to a gym on base, that has a section in the front for kids to go while you work out. Its isnt supervised but there are mirrors all around it so you can see in from almost every machine. Dylan doesn't mind it as long as he has a snack, and Cars is playing.

Its always annoying when some girl will come in and start complaining about how tired she is while shes dragging her feet on the treadmill. Not only are you incredibly annoying, but your definitely not getting a workout by doing that so just go back to bed. Or when the person next to you is constantly craning their neck to try and read your machine to see if they are doing better than you or not. Keep your eyes on your own machine! I don't know you, and I hopefully will never see you again so who cares if you are doing better than me?!

In the midst of my eye rolling at all the other people around me, I get interupted by a tap on my shoulder. "Excuse me ma'am, your son has something in his mouth." DANGIT!!!! Can't catch a break with this kid.

I have a charity 5k to get through on Sunday and all these interruptions aren't helping me prepare. I wonder if they will have on-site emergency vehicles.

Forgiveness

So lately I have been finding myself seeking Jesus more and more. And I keep learning that it is never entirely enough. There is always something more I can be doing to get closer to him and live a happier life. This morning in church I felt like God was speaking directly to me. Pastor was talking about forgiveness, and how even the ones who have hurt you most in your life need to be forgiven by you. And without getting it out and letting it go you will never truly get over the hurt and get closer to God.

Even though its hard to forgive someone who has taken away so much from my life, I know it's what I need to do. I have been carrying around a hate for someone that I dont even know, and I dont want to carry it anymore.

So I'll make this short and sweet.


I forgive you.


Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. – Colossians 3:13