Happy 4th of July everybody!
I hope everyone has had a safe and fun weekend so far and will keep that going tonight. We had a blast last night at a friends house and will have more fun today at another friends house. I love having friends. (Who doesn't right?!) Being a military spouse it isn't always easy to pick up and make new friends. Little did I know how small the military was and that we would have some of the same friends at every duty station we have been at. It is nice to see those familiar faces and have those shared experiences.
Last year for the forth we were back home in Missouri. We had just been house hunting in Florida for two weeks and then went home for two weeks before James had to report for duty. We had so much fun setting off our own fireworks. My mom of course made fantastic food and dessert. James had so much fun being the big kid with my nephew and setting all the fireworks off. I will never forget the look on Emma's face after he set off a lady bug firework. It spun around so quickly and flew up into the air with a screeching scream she turned around and ran to her mom with a horrified look on her face. It was so funny. And no I'm not a horrible person for finding humor in my nieces terror. Everybody thought is was hilarious. Plus she was only about to turn three and was and is still adorable.
So that was last year. James and I have been back in America for over a year. What is really crazy is that we have been together in the same bed EVERY night for over a year. Even when he has duty he has never had an overnight watch. When we were in Virginia every eight days he would have to sleep on the boat. It has been kind of weird adjusting to being together so much.
James is an instructor at A school down here. He get's these guys right after boot camp and teaches them everything about being an AO (Aviation Ordnance.) James is an AO. He worked on the flight deck when we was on the aircraft carrier. AOs pretty much build and maintain the ordnance (bombs) until it is time to hand it over to the guys who load it onto the planes and then the planes distribute it to unknown terrorists around the world. Haha, Happy Birthday America! Right!?
James really loves being an instructor. He gets these kids for just a short amount of time and makes a real connection with them. He becomes friends with most of them after they graduate on facebook. He gets emails if they have questions about anything once they get to the fleet. Seeing all of his little AOs out there in the fleet really makes him miss being out there. As much as he loves being an instructor he is still a sailor and I posted before that sailors are meant to be out there sailing . It is in his blood now. It's in mine too.
We are both already anxious about where our next adventure will be. We still have a full two years left here and we are already ready for some new action. I am already looking at other base websites to see what is out there. Crazy. I used to think I would be horrible at being a military wife. Now I don't think I will do so well when it comes time for him to retire. Not having to move. I LOVE moving. I also am a crazy wife who likes when my husband has a duty day. WHAT?!! Yup, I said it. I like having a day off to myself where I don't have to cook for the both of us and I get to watch whatever I want on tv or I get to go to bed really early and not feel bad about having spent little time with my husband that day. My friends say that will change when I have kids. I'm sure it will. I LOVE my husband please don't misunderstand. I love having time to myself though too. So does he. Usually after a duty day I cook my best meal and make him feel good about coming home. I do miss him when he has duty or when he is deployed. I just feel refreshed after having time to myself.
We are still learning how to be together after six years of marriage. I don't think we will stop learning how to be together. I hear couples who have been together over half of their lives who have the same discussions that James and I do. I find that comforting. I like knowing that there will always be some give and take and adjustments to get used to. Otherwise things feel mundane. I like excitement and passion and I like days off too. :)
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