Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Deployment

This is my first time ever blogging. I should have started when Jeremy left almost a year ago. Jeremy left for his second tour to Iraq in June of 2007. He is only gone for a year, so he is coming home the end of next month. I can't wait! He has not had the best time over there. He says this deployment is far harder than the last, and he means mentally and emotionally. Jeremy is a true hero though and hardly complains about the comditions, the food, the job, the hours. He is ready to be back home.

Jeremy in Iraq

While he was gone, I finished my schooling to get my master esthetics license. I loved learning about that stuff and I made some amazing friends there that I will never forget! They made being at school fun and not to mention we gave eachother a lot of pedicures and body wraps!
Megan, Brooke and I at Cameo

Once I graduated I rented out our new home and then I moved back to the parents house. It hasn't been as bad as I thought it was going to be. They have been super supportive and really helped me through everything.
our home

Mom and I

While I have been living here in Idaho, I had the opportunity to work with the young women of the ward. I have loved it. I was called as the secretary and I have come to love the women that I work with. One of them, Kellie, has truely become my best friend. She is a personal trainer, but because her and I are friends I pretty much get free trainings. We try to work out at least three times a week. It has been great fun. She also got me into horses. We are going riding this week. It has been really good to have a good friend to keep me busy and not thinking about how bad it stinks my husband is gone.
Kellie and I getting Icecream with the Young Women

Once Jeremy gets back next month we are staying with his sister for a couple on months, till our renters lease is up at our house. I think that it will be okay. Jeremy will have to go back to work and I will be looking for a job there. We are only going to be in Utah for a year or so though because Jeremy is going to pursue his Master degree. I think it will be an adventure. I am pushing for California or Arizona. He really wants to go to Chicago (brr!)

As for now, we are both counting down the days till he gets back here! (29) It will be a joyous reunion. I love that guy to death! Once I figure out this whole blog thing it might not be so boring