YAY For Hubby!

Did I mention that the night before the ship got back Jay put on 1st class?! YAY! Now he is officially FC1 Otto! :) WOO HOO! Soooo proud! :)

He's Home!!!!

YAY! My hero, Sailor, husband & best friend is now HOME! The ship got in around 11am on Saturday (April 18, 2009)! It was a GREAT homecoming! :) So far we are just enjoying our time together as a whole family again (along with getting ALL laundry caught up...LOL)! :) Here are a few pics! :)

Toothless...

Well, our baby boy lost his other front tooth during the night...he had been working on it all day yesterday & it was NOT coming out. (Although I really don't think that he was working on it that hard because he is like me...afraid of it hurting) But, during the night it fell out...I'm happy he didn't swallow it! HAHA!

He's Halfway Across The World....

...& can STILL bring me to my knees...suppose that's true love for you though! :) Yesterday my wonderful husband purchased a new PINK iPod Nano for me....this is the email that I got when I asked why...

"…maybe because it’s from me…maybe because I love you…maybe because it’s pink…maybe because it’s better…and maybe because you’ll think of me every time you look at it because of what I had engraved…take your pick…I’ll take (D)-All of the above."

He is sooooo sweet! Yep, I think I'll keep him! ;)

Feeling Helpless! :(

ARGH! Why is it that when my husband is gone on deployment & he gets sick I feel SOOO helpless?! Jay has been having migraines that have caused him to be sick to his stomach for the last couple days & I feel like I'm at a loss because I can't do anything...AND IT SUCKS!!! :( Ok, enough venting....please keep him in your prayers!

Love, Sarah

Twilight Saga

Ok, I just have to talk about something for a minute. How is it that a book series can pull you into its world to the point that you become almost OVER obsessed?! People are at a bookstore or at a place that sells DVD's at MIDNIGHT to get a certain book or movie. Why?! I still have yet to figure it out BUT, I am one of the people that if she could, she would...HAHA! I ALMOST kept the kids up till midnight so that I could go to WalMart to buy Twilight but, my better judgement told me NOT to so, I didn't. I waited till 8am, made the kids get up & get dressed & made them get in the car so that I could go give into my urge...LOL! There is something about the Harry Potter & the Twilight series that has me hooked...not sure why. I do know that Jay got REALLY annoyed when the Twilight trailers first came out last summer & I made him sit & watch them over & over & over again...well, now he can rest assured that once he gets home (not much longer...YAY!) that I will be making him sit & watch the whole movie...HAHA (I love you baby!)! And, I will always believe in my own little world that it will be for his own good...HAHA! I have even gotten my neighbor hooked on the books....now for the movie! Yep, Sarah is hooking the world on Twilight, one person at a time! ;)

Letter to a Navy wife....

This is so awesome!

I, as a person, am not brave. I do not tackle things head on, as I hate confrontation. I will travel 100 miles out of my way just to avoid a conflict. I am an American woman that has no idea what is going on in the military other than what I hear on the news. I have never had to let go of someone so that they could go fight for people that they didn't know, people that sometimes do not appreciate or understand what they are fighting for. I have never had a sleepless night of worry because of a report that another bomb has exploded and I still haven't heard from my husband. I have never had to wait for months on end to hold the one that I loved so. I have never had to tell my children that daddy wasn't coming home tonight because he was so far away fighting for something that they aren't yet old enough to understand. I have never had to hold my head high and suppress the tears as I hear that it will be at least another six months of separation before my loved one gets to come home. I have never had to deal with a holiday away from the one that I thought I would share every day of my life with. And I have never had to feel the panic rising in my heart at the sound of a ringing phone or knock at the door for fear that it is the news that everyone is terrified of getting. For the reasons listed above, I can not tell you that I understand how you feel. I can not tell you that you must be strong. I can not say that you shouldn't be angry, because you "knew what you were getting into when you married a military man". I can not say these things because I have never had to walk in your shoes. What I can say for certain is that because of your unselfish acts of bravery and your husband's willingness to stand up for those who see him as "just another sailor" - - I will never have to walk in your shoes. I do understand that as a military wife you are expected to uphold a certain amount of control, but I never understood how you could do it, until now. I have figured out that you are not like other women. You are of a special breed. You have a strength within you that holds life together in the darkest of hours, a strength of which I will never possess. The faith you have is what makes you stand out in a crowd; it makes you glow with emotion and swell with pride at the mention of The United States of America. You are a special lady, a wonderful partner and a glorious American. I have more respect for your husband than I could ever tell you, but until recently I never thought much about those that the soldier leaves at home during deployment. Until this moment I could never put into words exactly what America meant to me. Until this moment, I had no real reason to.... Until I heard of you. Your husband and his military family hold this nation close, safe from those who wish to hurt us...but you and those like you are the backbone of the American family. You keep the wheels in motion and the hearts alive while most would just break completely down. Military families make this nation what it is today. You give us all hope and you emit a warming light at the end of a long dark tunnel. Because of you and your family...I am able to be me. I am able to have my family. I am able to walk free in this great land. Because of you and your family, I can look ahead to the future with the knowledge that life is going to be okay. Because of you and your family, I can awake to a new day, everyday. I realize that you are a stronger person than I will ever be because of these things and I just wanted to take the time today to say thank you to you and your family for allowing me that freedom. I will never be able to repay this debt to you, as it is unmatchable. However, I hope that you know that no matter where you are...what you are doing...what has happened today...or what will happen tomorrow...Your husband will NEVER be "just another sailor" to me.... And you, dear sweet lady, will never be forgotten. You are all in my prayer's everyday and I pray that God will bring you back together with your loved one safely. May God Bless You!..