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Christmas Eve, Eve. I cant believe we are so close to Christmas. It really doesn't feel like it at all. My house has been decorated since the week of Thanksgiving, my tree has been up and I put Christmas lights outside (which was no small task. I had no idea where to find an extension cord and believe it or not, I had no idea where to plug them in) yet it doesn't feel like Christmas. I am trying so hard to get into the holiday spirit. I have made cookies and fudge, I have wrapped presents, I have attended Christmas concerts and a Christmas play, and I have consistently reminded myself what I am thankful for and what Christmas is truly about. Yet it still doesn't feel like Christmas. My husband tells me I need to be happy and enjoy the time with our family. I am happy, I will enjoy the time with our family but it still (so far) doesn't feel like Christmas. I don't want the holiday to blow by like a 50 mile an hour wind gust. I have to do my best to make this Christmas as normal as possible for our girls. Yet, things are not normal. Their daddy, for the first time ever, will not be here Christmas morning. I know that Christmas isn't about presents and food and socializing. I know what Christmas is about, I really do, maybe that's why this is so hard for me. I want to celebrate Gods gift to the world with the gift God gave me specifically, my husband. 
Here I am and here you are. Welcome to my blog, actually welcome to my life! Due to the advice of my sister-in-law (she thinks this will be therapeutic, so...) I am starting this blog. My name is Stephanie, I am an Army wife. My husband is an AGR (Active Guard Reserve) soldier. He is full time (active duty) but he works for the Reserves. He is currently in Iraq. This is our first deployment and most likely will not be our last. We are not on an active duty installation which makes this deployment a little lonely at times (hence this blog). We have two daughters- they are 10 and 6 years old. They are very proud of their dad but they struggle at times with missing him, as do I.
I am going to do my best to make this blog interesting for you- though it is about my life and my life is only somewhat interesting " ) My goal is to share my insanity (and my sanity though there isn't much of that these days), my hopes, my fears, my love/hate relationship with the Army, my joys and my sorrows with you. I hope you cry with me, laugh with me and share your own life with me. Please join me on this roller coaster called life... my every day, 
life!
Christmas Eve, Eve. I cant believe we are so close to Christmas. It really doesn't feel like it at all. My house has been decorated since the week of Thanksgiving, my tree has been up and I put Christmas lights outside (which was no small task. I had no idea where to find an extension cord and believe it or not, I had no idea where to plug them in) yet it doesn't feel like Christmas. I am trying so hard to get into the holiday spirit. I have made cookies and fudge, I have wrapped presents, I have attended Christmas concerts and a Christmas play, and I have consistently reminded myself what I am thankful for and what Christmas is truly about. Yet it still doesn't feel like Christmas. My husband tells me I need to be happy and enjoy the time with our family. I am happy, I will enjoy the time with our family but it still (so far) doesn't feel like Christmas. I don't want the holiday to blow by like a 50 mile an hour wind gust. I have to do my best to make this Christmas as normal as possible for our girls. Yet, things are not normal. Their daddy, for the first time ever, will not be here Christmas morning. I know that Christmas isn't about presents and food and socializing. I know what Christmas is about, I really do, maybe that's why this is so hard for me. I want to celebrate Gods gift to the world with the gift God gave me specifically, my husband. 
