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I am a happy girl!

I talked to Zach for almost an hour last night!!!!!!!!!!! We were waiting to eat at the German restaurant in Huntsville with Troy and Amanda (Karmen, Matt, and Ava and me went to visit them yesterday) and I looked at my phone and I had a missed call from Zach like a minute before I looked so I quickly called him back!

He graduates a week from this Thursday! I will be going down a week from this Tuesday. We are leaving after work and spending the night so we can be there for Family Day on Wednesday!

Zach said that they were going to be able to watch the Super Bowl today... maybe they will let them use the phones again today!!! I hope! I miss him so much!

Anyways, I am just relaxing at the house this afternoon! I hope everyone has a great day and a great week!!!

13 days...

In 13 days I will get to see my wonderfully huggy hubby!!! I can't wait!

I got a LONG letter from him yesterday and it made me so incredibly happy! I have been asking him what clothes he wanted me to bring him because he can take some civilian clothes to AIT and he finally wrote back what he wanted me to bring... He doesn't care what clothes I bring, the only thing he has requested is his Zune (like an iPod but made by Microsoft) with the song Chicken Fried on it! I have him the Zac Brown Band CD which has that song on it... I may buy him a little iPod since I have already paid for the song to put on my iPhone... So it is in my iTunes, I will probably do that so I don't have to pay for it through Zune too...

I am absolutely loving my new job! It will take some time to learn everything but I am confident that I can handle it!

Just keep praying for Zach and I because this has been a difficult time for both of us... It is so hard to be away from your spouse... I haven't heard his voice in almost 3 weeks...

Also, I have an unspoken prayer request... as soon as I know all of the details I will fill you in! Thanks!

Great News!

I got a letter today and Zach passed his last PT test... he HAD to pass this PT test to graduate!!!

Just wanted to share the good news with everyone!

Lots of fun stuff!

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Tomorrow is Zach's last day of training at Fort Benning. Everything from tomorrow until February 11 is graduation preparation... can you believe that it is only 19 days until I can see my wonderful husband again???

I have been kind of down since Zach went back to Fort Benning because I miss him so much! It is hard to be away from the one person you love more than anything in the world for so long! I am hoping and praying that he can call home on Sunday...

On to my recent prayer request... I have a new job... well it is still with the same company just a new position! I will be taking over some work from one of our girls who will be taking over some work from another girl. I will still be the assistant manager's assistant and I will still be handling IRA information (hopefully ALL IRA stuff) and a few things that I have always done. But no more answering the phones and no more being receptionist!!! PRAISE GOD!!! This is a HUGE answer to prayer... I can not begin to tell you how excited I am! The only thing is I wish Zach was here to celebrate my accomplishment! He knows how bad I have wanted a new position and now I have it and he doesn't even know yet. I have written him about it but I just really found out at the end of last week and he probably will get that letter at the beginning of next week... It stinks not being able to communicate with him regularly. Once he gets to Fort Gordon it will hopefully be better because he will have access to his cell phone all the time and I can go visit him too!!!

Anyways, I am getting ready for bed! Thanks for the prayers! Have a great weekend!

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I am addicted to reading blogs! I have a total of 42 blogs that I read on a regular basis... I LOVE to read blogs! If you are someone who reads my blog and would like to be added to my Blogging Buddies list I would love to add you and hopefully get more readers to your pages!

Only 21 more days until I can see my soldier! I can't wait. I have missed him SO much!!!

Keep me in your prayers please. I can't go into a lot of details yet but it is dealing with my job... Just pray that everything works out like it is supposed to. And as soon as everything is set in place I will post all about it!

Gotta go, LOST starts in 12 minutes! Hope the rest of your week is fabulous!

23 more days...

23 more long days to go until I can see my husband again...

Unfortunately he didn't get to call last night. I was so disappointed, but I have come to understand that is just how the Army works.

I don't think I have mentioned this but the Army sent me a certificate and a letter thanking me for my support of Zach. It is a really nice certificate and letter. I also got a pin that says Spouse and it has the U.S. Army symbol on it! I wear it proudly because I am proud of my soldier!

I went to dinner Friday night with Zach's mom and dad and their daughter and her husband and their son and his girlfriend and her family. It was so nice to meet them and to be in a big group of people and talk... it was a blast!

I ordered myself a new cell phone but I didn't like it so I sent it back... Just for the record AT&T has a crappy return program. They give you a label to send the phone back via the United States Postal Service. I have nothing against the USPS but to send a cell phone back via them is just crazy to me especially since they SENT the phone to me via UPS! Anyways, I will spare you my soapbox on that...

In exciting news, it snowed here today... not alot just enough to be pretty. It didn't stick at all though!

Zach's mom and dad have booked our cabin at the Uchee Creek Campground at Fort Benning for Family Day and Graduation. I can not wait to see Zach graduate... I am so incredibly proud of him, he is an amazing man and I am so happy that he is mine...

Keep Zach's sister, Erika, in your prayers she found out Friday that she has gestational diabetes. They are going to try a diet first and if that doesn't work then she will start on the medication...

I don't really have anything else to update on... I hope you guys have a great week!

Edit: Everyone should watch LOST on Wednesday night... I am a HUGE LOST fan and I can't wait for it to start back!

Also, I see in my FeedJit a lot of visitors from all over the place... please let me know who you are... I would love to visit your blog! My name is Kristen and I am a blog addict...

Lack o' posting...

All I can say is sorry! I have been trying to get back in the groove of being on my own again... I was able to talk to Zach last Sunday night and I have received some letters from him too. I am praying that he can call home tomorrow night...

In the letter that I got yesterday he said that a week from today is their last day of official training from then until February 12 is graduation preparation... So he is SO close to being finished!

I am so incredibly proud of him! Not too much longer and I can give him hugs and kisses again!!! I miss him like crazy!

Just keep praying for us! Have a great weekend!!!

The best Christmas EVER!

Sorry for the lack of posting over the last two weeks. I had a very special visitor that I was spending time with...

Our Christmas and New Year's was fabulous! We had so much fun spending time with family and friends!

I am only going to go into detail about one gift, the best gift ever... It was my present from Zach of course! It is a heart shaped locket and it says I love you on the out side and then on the inside it has two places for pictures. On one side is a picture of my huggy hubby and on the other side is a piece of paper that says I love you to pieces. Z

We always tell each other "I love you to pieces"! I gave him one requirement for my gift, it had to be thoughful! He did a FANTASTIC job!

We took him back to Fort Benning yesterday for the last 5 weeks of basic training. Now I am on the countdown until graduation! 35 days!!!!!!!!!

Now for a few pictures!

Just a quick hello!

Hi everyone! Sorry for the lack of posting. I have been spending time with Zach since he got home on Friday.

Unfortunately he is sick right now... he has some sort of virus... he went to the doctor yesterday and she gave him a shot and a prescription.

Here is a picture of us from my work Christmas party this past Saturday night... (notice how much weight he has lost... it is 17 pounds!)

It is almost that time!

Tomorrow at this time my husband should be home!!! How wonderful is that? I can't wait.

He can be picked up at 7:00 am Alabama time and should be back in Birmingham around lunch.

I probably won't sleep much tonight because I am so excited! I only wish I could go pick him up! I am going to try to get off to take him back though!

Life is going great, I am almost finished Christmas shopping and I am caught up on laundry (yea!) and I am trying to get everything ready for Zach!

Thanks to everyone for keeping me going while he is gone, I really appreciate it!!!

Sorry for the delay...

Here is the picture of my Ornament from the Secret Ornament Swap! It is from Hallie!

Isn't it beautiful???

It is a snow globe with a cute little silver Christmas tree inside... it is SO pretty!

I am sorry for the delay in posting this. I have been super busy getting ready for Zach to come home on Friday of this coming week! Can you believe it is almost here? I can't wait to show him my ornament!!!

I am still not going to be able to go down there to get him for Christmas but I am off the day after Christmas!!!

Gotta run, have a great weekend!

It's here!!!

I received my ornament from my secret ornament swapper... I will post the details later, I haven't had the chance to photograph it yet...

Just wanted to let everyone know that I have received it and it is GORGEOUS!!!

It has been a few days...

Sorry I have been AWOL (like that use of Army terminology?). When Nanny and I got home from the mountains on Sunday it has been non-stop craziness. Work has been crazy and then I go straight from work to home to check the mail and then from home to Nanny's to hang out since Karmen and Matt are out of town.

I have recieved several letters from Zach since I arrived back in Birmingham. Here is the rundown of the most important things...

*He is down to 226 pounds.

*He was one of 5 squad leaders chosen.

*He is working his hiney off and he is proud to be recognized for his hard work (being chosen as a squad leader).

*He is ready to come home for Christmas and he is counting down the days (13!!!).

*He has a little bit of a cold from being out in the cold weather...

Life is much different without him here and it is so hard not knowing what he is doing or how he is... I am hoping he can call on Sunday, Thanksgiving day was the last time I talk to him!

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Keep praying for my friend's family, pray for Karmen, Matt, and Ava and Matt's family as they travel home from Disney on Sunday, and keep me and Zach in your prayers! Thanks!

A Sad Day

I just received an email from a dear friend of mine's husband. I didn't know her personally but we have been online friends for about 6 years now. He informed me that she had passed away. She was my age with a 1 year old daughter. Her husband was taking her and their daughter to Gatlinburg back in October for her birthday and they had an accident. He said she was in coma for about a week and that she had sustained brain damage in the wreck. He didn't say when she passed but he said that he was just now able to start going through her emails and stuff. Please keep him and their little girl in your prayers, she will never really know her mommy. The little girl's first birthday was in November so she never made it to see her little girl turn one.

I had planned to update on Zach but I will save that for tomorrow... please pray for this family, she was a wonderful person and I will miss her dearly!

Promised Pictures

I got Zach these two post cards. The Amicalola Falls card we all signed to say hello and that we love him. The Fried Green Tomatoes card is from me! He calls them "green fried tomatoes" and we always argue about what they are called... I thought he would get a laugh out of it! I also told him that I would make him some when he gets home! (In 19 days!!!)

Amicalola Falls

Nanny, Brenda and me at Amicalola Falls!

Me and Nanny

Brenda, Nanny, and Jimmy

Brenda and Jimmy

There are deer everywhere up here...

The beautiful sunset on Thanksgiving day!

Dahlonega, Georgia

We spent the day rambling around Georgia today. We ended up in Dahlonega. I love to just get in the car and ride around... We got some pictures of us but Blogger is being difficult so I am not going to fiddle with loading them right now.

We are having a great time! I will write more when I get a chance!

Thankful this Thanksgiving day...

I just got off the phone with my soldier. That is something to be thankful for...

They had a Thanksgiving lunch served by the commander and drill sergeant. They were able to watch some of the parade and they didn't have to rush to eat and they were able to sit around and talk. They have the rest of the day off...

They are starting the second phase of basic soon... Only 21 more days and he will be here for Christmas. We talked for about 14 minutes today. He was going to hang up with me and call his parents! They will be so happy to hear from him.

Nanny and I got up here to Brenda's a little after 9 last night and we stayed up until 2 (Georgia time) this morning talking.

We had lunch and now we are sitting here talking! Not sure what we will do the rest of the day, hope everyone is having a happy Thanksgiving!

Packed and ready to go...

I dropped all of my bags off at Nanny's this morning so they don't have to sit in my car all day... So as soon as I get off work we will be heading to Georgia.

Pray for a safe trip for us and pray that I don't get us lost because this is the first time I have actually drive myself up there!!! (Normally my mom drives)

Keep Zach in your prayers too as he spends Thanksgiving at Fort Benning... Hopefully they will cook them a Thanksgiving dinner... and maybe even let them call home!

I will try to update from Brenda's over the weekend!

22 days and Zach will be home for Christmas!

A great weekend...

I have already posted about my great day on Saturday! It was so great to hear from Zach AND to get a letter from him!

On Sunday we had our Thanksgiving dinner at church... It was fabulous and it was so great to see everyone!

Around 8:45 last night I was packing to go to Georgia this week my phone started ringing and I looked at it saw it was from the 706 area code (which is where Fort Benning is). I started to panic because Zach had told me before that lights out was at 9 which is 8 Alabama time. So for someone to be calling from Fort Benning after 9 was a little scary, so I answered and it was my wonderful husband. Apparently lights out isn't at 9 anymore... We only got to talk for 2 minutes but it was great to hear his voice. I didn't cry last night though!

I am so proud of him. He is a wonderful man and will serve our country to the best of his ability! I love him more than anything in this world and I am truly blessed to be his wife!

Only 24 more days and he will be home for Christmas!

Please keep me and Nanny in your prayers as we travel to Georgia on Wednesday! Also please keep my friend Kydie in your prayers, she is having a c-section today and her beautiful baby girl will be brought into the world sometime after 12:30! Just keep praying for Zach and me as we go through this time of separation... it is really hard on both of us.

Thanks for all of the support over the last few weeks... your comments have meant so much to me and they help to get me through each day!!!