James has been home recovering from surgery for the past two weeks and goes back to work tomorrow. I'm pretty bummed about that. It has been so nice having him home.
Today he went to his physical therapy at 7am then came back with McDonald's. We watched some tv then he went back to sleep. I said "Your going to go back to bed?"
He said "You could join me."
Ah, this man knows my heart! So I went back to bed with him for a bit. :)
I have really liked working nights these past couple of weeks. We have been sleeping all day and staying up all night. I feel young.
Last week after I got off work he left a voicemail asking me to go out to IHOP with him. So working nights might not be the best for our health but we are having fun. We did take the dogs for a walk around the neighborhood after we got home from IHOP, but I don't think I was quite able to work of all those pancakes.
We are also making some late night trips to Wal-mart. Those are always fun except we tend to buy junk food. We even make it into more of a date by going to the nice Wal-mart vs. going to the ghetto one that is closer to our house. Let me ask you this, does your town have a nice Wal-mart and a ghetto one? When we lived in Virginia it was like that. In our hometown there is only one, but it's nice.
Not much else has been going on. Just hanging out with the hubs and having a great time. I feel like we are back to dating again. I am totally bragging too! :) I'm a girl in love.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Thursday, August 25, 2011
wish I was witty
When I get bored I go to my blog and then just start clicking the next blog tab. I have come across several blogs that I love. Oddly enough the ones I like the most are written by Mormon girls.* They don't talk about their faith or anything just about their day to day life.
Why I love their blogs:
They are funny
They have people who comment on them regularly about how funny they are
They spend a lot of time with family both immediate and extended
They are smart and you can tell, it might be that they have fantastic grammar skills
One of them posted this video. I love this girl and think she is now one of my favorites along with Nora Jones and Priscilla Ahn.
*I have a closed mind and think all Mormons have sister-wives and wear purple dresses. I love that this is not true.
Why I love their blogs:
They are funny
They have people who comment on them regularly about how funny they are
They spend a lot of time with family both immediate and extended
They are smart and you can tell, it might be that they have fantastic grammar skills
One of them posted this video. I love this girl and think she is now one of my favorites along with Nora Jones and Priscilla Ahn.
*I have a closed mind and think all Mormons have sister-wives and wear purple dresses. I love that this is not true.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Respect and Murple
There has been a lot going on lately. When my parents were here the other week James was switched from instructor duty to TAD (temporary assigned duty) at the barracks. He will be at the barracks for a full year and he is working the evening shift from 3:30-11:30. He is ok with this since he knew he would have to go TAD for a year while here and it is best for eval purposes that it be our second year. In our third year he will be back as an instructor so that will be good going back to the fleet. He also chose the evening shift since it has down time and he should be able to study for his MTS. (Master Training Specialist qualification) That is the only reason people like to get orders here is to get that qual. If he wanted to become a teacher when he retires this qualification looks very good. He also hopes to start taking some online college classes soon.
The Navy gave him two weeks off for his shoulder surgery and he is enjoying it mostly. He has no limitations but is still very sore and it is hard for him to move his arm on its own. He started rehab last Friday and is going every other day next week.
Since James is going to be working in the evenings I also switched to evenings. Part of that means some weekends too. I am trying to work every other Saturday and be off on Sundays. I want to be fair to the my co-workers though so I might be working more than that. I don't really think I will be going back to days while we are here. It is my hope to get pregnant soon and then once the baby gets here I will just work maybe one night a week and Saturdays since it really wont be worth it for us to pay for childcare. This is all me dreaming though.
I haven't taken the last round of clomid. I'm not going to. I plan to call my doctor this week and tell her to just refer me down to OB. I just can't handle those hormones. Hot flashes and mood swings and dark scary thoughts are not my cup of tea. I know, I know that's what happens during pregnancy (maybe not the dark thoughts, I hear that happens postpartum) I could handle it if I was carrying a life inside me. It would be worth it then, but I'm not, not yet anyway.
Another thing that has been going on is respect. What? Yup, respect. I have been reading this book called Love and Respect. They have a website loveandrespect.com You can check it out if you want. The entire book is based on this simple concept that women need love and men need respect. I didn't like it at first, it seemed a little chauvinistic. I kept reading though till it gave me some tools to work with. The book is based on biblical teaching so I started practicing using the word respect with James. I was amazed with the response. He was immediately more loving with me. I think initially I wanted to give only to get, but now I feel different. I want James to know that I not only love him but like him, he knows that when I show him respect.
One of the biggest ways that I showed him respect last week when I trusted his judgement for purchasing a new truck. We traded in the Xterra and got an 08 Chevy Silverado. Instead of saying no no no, I was quiet. He chose the best and most logical truck of the ones we were looking at and because he is a responsible guy we have a much better credit score than we did when we got the Xterra so we have a better interest rate and our payments are lower. How awesome is that! A newer vehicle with less miles, a great warranty, and we are paying less than what we were. I'm not trying to brag by any means. It just seems like God is smacking me in the forehead again. "Audra, I gave you this great guy, but your not letting him be great. Your not letting him lead you in making big decisions. Don't you think he is responsible and he wants what is best for you?"
Anywho this past week just seems like it has been one of the best in my life. I have been respectful of my husband and he has seemed more loving than all our 7 years combined and we haven't even done anything out of the ordinary.
Today my church had a fish-fry and baptism. James came with me and we had a good time. Our friends got baptized together and I am so happy for them and hope that we can learn and grow in Christ together.
After we left the fish fry we drove over to Alabama listening to country radio. (We like driving out there if you haven't noticed.) Blake Shelton's song came on God Gave Me You. I wish it would have been our wedding song. I just love it and it fits us. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDA1s0Uzaq4&feature=related I hope you will take a listen. It plays on K-LOVE christian radio as well. It was originally written by Dave Barns.
Have a great week!
Oh and the new truck is purple. Since we started naming our vehicles (my Uncle Jim and Aunt Sandy's family have always done this, I love it and so James and I now name ours.) James came up with the name Purple Murple. We will just be calling it Murple though. My little car is named Suzi, it is fitting since it's a suzuki. So now we will say when leaving the house "Do you want to take Suzi or Murple?" Haha, I love it! :)
The Navy gave him two weeks off for his shoulder surgery and he is enjoying it mostly. He has no limitations but is still very sore and it is hard for him to move his arm on its own. He started rehab last Friday and is going every other day next week.
Since James is going to be working in the evenings I also switched to evenings. Part of that means some weekends too. I am trying to work every other Saturday and be off on Sundays. I want to be fair to the my co-workers though so I might be working more than that. I don't really think I will be going back to days while we are here. It is my hope to get pregnant soon and then once the baby gets here I will just work maybe one night a week and Saturdays since it really wont be worth it for us to pay for childcare. This is all me dreaming though.
I haven't taken the last round of clomid. I'm not going to. I plan to call my doctor this week and tell her to just refer me down to OB. I just can't handle those hormones. Hot flashes and mood swings and dark scary thoughts are not my cup of tea. I know, I know that's what happens during pregnancy (maybe not the dark thoughts, I hear that happens postpartum) I could handle it if I was carrying a life inside me. It would be worth it then, but I'm not, not yet anyway.
Another thing that has been going on is respect. What? Yup, respect. I have been reading this book called Love and Respect. They have a website loveandrespect.com You can check it out if you want. The entire book is based on this simple concept that women need love and men need respect. I didn't like it at first, it seemed a little chauvinistic. I kept reading though till it gave me some tools to work with. The book is based on biblical teaching so I started practicing using the word respect with James. I was amazed with the response. He was immediately more loving with me. I think initially I wanted to give only to get, but now I feel different. I want James to know that I not only love him but like him, he knows that when I show him respect.
One of the biggest ways that I showed him respect last week when I trusted his judgement for purchasing a new truck. We traded in the Xterra and got an 08 Chevy Silverado. Instead of saying no no no, I was quiet. He chose the best and most logical truck of the ones we were looking at and because he is a responsible guy we have a much better credit score than we did when we got the Xterra so we have a better interest rate and our payments are lower. How awesome is that! A newer vehicle with less miles, a great warranty, and we are paying less than what we were. I'm not trying to brag by any means. It just seems like God is smacking me in the forehead again. "Audra, I gave you this great guy, but your not letting him be great. Your not letting him lead you in making big decisions. Don't you think he is responsible and he wants what is best for you?"
Anywho this past week just seems like it has been one of the best in my life. I have been respectful of my husband and he has seemed more loving than all our 7 years combined and we haven't even done anything out of the ordinary.
Today my church had a fish-fry and baptism. James came with me and we had a good time. Our friends got baptized together and I am so happy for them and hope that we can learn and grow in Christ together.
After we left the fish fry we drove over to Alabama listening to country radio. (We like driving out there if you haven't noticed.) Blake Shelton's song came on God Gave Me You. I wish it would have been our wedding song. I just love it and it fits us. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDA1s0Uzaq4&feature=related I hope you will take a listen. It plays on K-LOVE christian radio as well. It was originally written by Dave Barns.
Have a great week!
Oh and the new truck is purple. Since we started naming our vehicles (my Uncle Jim and Aunt Sandy's family have always done this, I love it and so James and I now name ours.) James came up with the name Purple Murple. We will just be calling it Murple though. My little car is named Suzi, it is fitting since it's a suzuki. So now we will say when leaving the house "Do you want to take Suzi or Murple?" Haha, I love it! :)
Monday, August 15, 2011
Home Healing
James is at home now. He was in the O.R. for about 3 hours. He is sleeping now. Just hoping he will do as the doctor says and heals quickly. He has his first check-up appointment on the 18th. Thanks for all the prayers and thoughts today! We love you guys. :)
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Surgery
Hey guys,
James is having surgery on his shoulder tomorrow morning. We have to be at the hospital at 8:45am central time. Prayers that the procedure will go as planned or better and a fast recovery would be appreciated.
Thanks!
James is having surgery on his shoulder tomorrow morning. We have to be at the hospital at 8:45am central time. Prayers that the procedure will go as planned or better and a fast recovery would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Lately
Hey guys,
I hope everyone has been well. My parents came down last week so I was off having fun with them and my nephew Neal. We did go tubing down Blackwater River. I had a good time. After about 30 minutes downstream it started raining and rained for the next 2 1/2 hours for the remainder of the float, haha. It was nice and refreshing rain though and we were already wet and in our swim clothes anyway. :) The guys on the last day went on a Charter fishing tour out in the gulf. They had tons of fun and James wants to take everyone who visits us now. They even had a dolphin come up to the boat and steal the fish they had on their line! How awesome would that be to see!
My mom brought down my mom's old sewing machine and I bought several patters on sale and am hoping to start learning some things. Unfortunately all I learned how to do was thread the machine and place the bobbin in. I hope to be having some skype lessons with my mom.
Last time I blogged I talked about how lately I am feeling like I am in slow motion and everyone is passing me by. Well I'm about to get really honest with you about something I am struggling with. I have been feeling somewhat depressed lately. I am going to go ahead and blame it on hormones. I am still somewhat close minded on depression. It seems everyone has it and relies on medication to help them. If medicine can do this, great. I however am on hormones to help get pregnant. So of course I have a hormone imbalance now. I was having some really dark thoughts and went ahead and told James about them. He is really a great guy at his core. I was just questioning everything about my life.
I went to my life group on Sunday which I basically think of as Sunday school and we are going back to basic Bible truths. It was just what I needed to hear. We read in Colossians 1:16 Christ is the one through whom God created everything in heaven and earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can't see- kings, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities. Everything has been created through him and for him.
We kept reading on till verse 23. You should look it up and read it. Let me know what you think about it. We sat there and discussed verse 16 for awhile though. I was really amazed when we read it. It just brought tears to my eyes. Here I was just the night before talking with James about not having a sense of purpose, and BAM. God says HE created me. Everything was created through him and FOR him. Those are the parts that stuck out to me. I used to think of God as my father. My Dad was the person I loved the most in this world so I related God to my Dad. Now The person I love most in this world is my husband. So this may sound crazy but I feel like I should love God with as much passion that I love my husband with. I think that God loves me not only like a daughter but he loves me in EVERY way possible. God is love. He is also a jealous God and I feel that he wants me to love him every way that I know how. I long to be a pleasing wife and give my husband the respect he deserves and so when I look back at the verse and see that I was created FOR God. I want to be pleasing to God too. I don't want to be disobedient or irreverent. It is just crazy to me. Maybe it's weird that I am interpreting the verse that way.
Something that I also struggle with is reading my Bible. Some weeks the only time my Bible is open is on Sunday morning. How can I have a relationship with God and not listen to him. It's like I'm a bad friend who only does the talking and never listens. I am always amazed when something from the Bible hits me square between the eyes. I'm like "Wow God! That is so good."
He is prolly like "Ya think Audra? I mean I'm only God." I like to think that God has a sense on humor and is sometimes sarcastic. We were created in his image after all. ;)
That's what has been going on with me. I didn't end up going to the doctor to get my pregnancy test done yet. Maybe I will do that tomorrow. I don't think I am though. So I will most likely take my last round of clomid. Hang on James! Just one more round. Please pray for me and for us that these hormones won't get the best of me.
On another note. While my parents were here we had some awesome food. One of my favorite things we had was Olive Garden salad! James got the idea when he saw the peppers in the pickle isle. I thought it was a great idea. We got the lettuce, olives, onion, peppers, shredded italian cheeses, and my mom brought some home grown roma tomatoes. We bought a 17 oz bottle of italain dressing from Olive Garden for only $5. I thought that was a descent price since it is AMAZING! :) It was so good and I hope I made you hungry.
Enjoy the rest of your week! I love you all!
I hope everyone has been well. My parents came down last week so I was off having fun with them and my nephew Neal. We did go tubing down Blackwater River. I had a good time. After about 30 minutes downstream it started raining and rained for the next 2 1/2 hours for the remainder of the float, haha. It was nice and refreshing rain though and we were already wet and in our swim clothes anyway. :) The guys on the last day went on a Charter fishing tour out in the gulf. They had tons of fun and James wants to take everyone who visits us now. They even had a dolphin come up to the boat and steal the fish they had on their line! How awesome would that be to see!
My mom brought down my mom's old sewing machine and I bought several patters on sale and am hoping to start learning some things. Unfortunately all I learned how to do was thread the machine and place the bobbin in. I hope to be having some skype lessons with my mom.
Last time I blogged I talked about how lately I am feeling like I am in slow motion and everyone is passing me by. Well I'm about to get really honest with you about something I am struggling with. I have been feeling somewhat depressed lately. I am going to go ahead and blame it on hormones. I am still somewhat close minded on depression. It seems everyone has it and relies on medication to help them. If medicine can do this, great. I however am on hormones to help get pregnant. So of course I have a hormone imbalance now. I was having some really dark thoughts and went ahead and told James about them. He is really a great guy at his core. I was just questioning everything about my life.
I went to my life group on Sunday which I basically think of as Sunday school and we are going back to basic Bible truths. It was just what I needed to hear. We read in Colossians 1:16 Christ is the one through whom God created everything in heaven and earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can't see- kings, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities. Everything has been created through him and for him.
We kept reading on till verse 23. You should look it up and read it. Let me know what you think about it. We sat there and discussed verse 16 for awhile though. I was really amazed when we read it. It just brought tears to my eyes. Here I was just the night before talking with James about not having a sense of purpose, and BAM. God says HE created me. Everything was created through him and FOR him. Those are the parts that stuck out to me. I used to think of God as my father. My Dad was the person I loved the most in this world so I related God to my Dad. Now The person I love most in this world is my husband. So this may sound crazy but I feel like I should love God with as much passion that I love my husband with. I think that God loves me not only like a daughter but he loves me in EVERY way possible. God is love. He is also a jealous God and I feel that he wants me to love him every way that I know how. I long to be a pleasing wife and give my husband the respect he deserves and so when I look back at the verse and see that I was created FOR God. I want to be pleasing to God too. I don't want to be disobedient or irreverent. It is just crazy to me. Maybe it's weird that I am interpreting the verse that way.
Something that I also struggle with is reading my Bible. Some weeks the only time my Bible is open is on Sunday morning. How can I have a relationship with God and not listen to him. It's like I'm a bad friend who only does the talking and never listens. I am always amazed when something from the Bible hits me square between the eyes. I'm like "Wow God! That is so good."
He is prolly like "Ya think Audra? I mean I'm only God." I like to think that God has a sense on humor and is sometimes sarcastic. We were created in his image after all. ;)
That's what has been going on with me. I didn't end up going to the doctor to get my pregnancy test done yet. Maybe I will do that tomorrow. I don't think I am though. So I will most likely take my last round of clomid. Hang on James! Just one more round. Please pray for me and for us that these hormones won't get the best of me.
On another note. While my parents were here we had some awesome food. One of my favorite things we had was Olive Garden salad! James got the idea when he saw the peppers in the pickle isle. I thought it was a great idea. We got the lettuce, olives, onion, peppers, shredded italian cheeses, and my mom brought some home grown roma tomatoes. We bought a 17 oz bottle of italain dressing from Olive Garden for only $5. I thought that was a descent price since it is AMAZING! :) It was so good and I hope I made you hungry.
Enjoy the rest of your week! I love you all!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
