Happy Birthday to my Husband, my Hero!!!!

Nothing new going on...just counting down the days til Jeff and I will be together again...that would be 22 if you are wondering! Just wanted to wish the love of my life a very happy birthday...wish I was there to celebrate with him, but hopefully his cookies got to him on time (they turned out great Aunt Lynnie...thanks for the recipe). Leave some birthday messages for Jeff...I'm sure that they will make him smile!

Mail to Jeff

Hey guys...not much new going on here. Just counting down the days til I get to run to my husband in the airport! Jeff wanted me to ask everyone to make sure that they get any mail out to him by June 5th. That should give plenty of time for it to get to him before he leaves Indiana. Anything that you want Jeff to get right before he deploys, you can send to the house at 149 Uruguay Drive Punta Gorda, FL 33983. While he is home, I will also get a list of items that we can all send to Jeff while he is deployed. I don't know if they are at every post office, but I have already started to stock up on Flat Rate boxes that are specifically for APO/FBO addresses. They are free and you can take them, fill them up and ship at a flat rate...if it fits in the box, it doesn't matter how much it weighs. Just wanted to share the info and request from Jeff. Hope all is well with everyone. We love you guys.

My man is coming home!!!!

Wonderful news to share today...Jeff booked his ticket for leave!!!!! He will be coming home from June 19th to June 25th! We knew that he would get at least four days, but we have lucked out and get 7! We are both looking forward to spending some time together before he leaves. I will be on vacation til Monday June 29th, which is a good thing...Jeff found out that he will be leaving for Afghanistan on June 26th. Since I have no idea how I am going to be that day, it will be good that I don't have to go to work. Who knows...I may just go in to get out of the house! But at least I will have the time off to deal with the reality of it. Jeff and I are so thankful for all the love and support that we have received thus far...we know the next ten months will be trying ones for both of us. So please continue to show your support and leave comments on here. Jeff is going to check it as often as he can and whenever I talk to him, I will add a new post to fill you guys in on what is going on. So thank you for all your love and support...we love you guys.

Bracelets and Tags are in!!!

Happy Monday to everyone! It was one heck of a day at work...even though the Full Moon isn't til Friday, I think that it is bringing out all of the weirdos and people that are testing our patience! With that said, I was definitely looking forward to getting home today! What a pleasant surprise to find that the bracelets and tags are in!!!! I am so happy with how they turned out...I cannot wait til all of you will be wearing yours as proudly as I am now! I will have to get to the store tomorrow to get some padded envelopes and get to the post office on Wednesday, but they will be in the mail and hopefully to most of you by the end of the week! I had another wonderful surprise in the mail as well. One of my closest friends and college roommates, Jessie, sent me a wonderful plaque that I cannot wait to hang up with a note from her and her husband, John, letting Jeff and I know that they are thinking about us. The saying is the new quote on the blog and says "American Soldiers do not fight because they hate what is in front of them, but because they love what is behind them." I know that we are what keeps Jeff going through not only his training now, but in the months to come as he deploys. So post your comments and thoughts on the blog for him and myself to read...they mean more than you guys will ever know. How lucky we are to have so many people to love and support us...thank you again to Jessie and John for reminding us of that. We love all of you!