post no. 412 -- two weeks ago today.

it has taken me some time to figure out if i wanted to keep blogging or just throw in the towel all together. i decided after a good long absence i was ready to get back in the saddle. looking back at the last year plus of blogging and documenting our life has taught me a lot about myself and how buzz and i have grown as a couple and as individuals, and two weeks ago we set out on a new adventure worth documenting. 

two weeks ago today buzz left pearl harbor for his second deployment. it was pretty bittersweet, i'm not going to lie, but with the support of the other lovely wives of buzz's shipmates i think we can do this. again. 

so here's to two weeks down, many more to go, and lots of alcohol over the next several months. 

post no. 401 -- hoping for the best && some goals

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this is my motto for this deployment. hoping for the best. because the last, was the worst. so naturally, i'm a little anxious about jumping right into another one. but having got through the last, i know it's possible.

one of my biggest regrets about buzz's last deployment was not setting and goals for myself.

while six months is quite a long time to be alone, it's also an amazing opportunity for growth. this deployment i want to document that growth through some goals. here they are:

read the entire bible cover to cover

save, save, save

write one handwritten letter a week

hip hop abs

island hop over to maui

make good girl friends

care packages [lots of care packages]

cook at least one complete meal per week

decide on a style && decorate our apartment

keep jack happy and exercised 

tan.

i might be adding to this list over the next several months, but for now, this is them.