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This Weekend

 

 

  

Hope you had a great weekend!  xox, k

Trip Up North

 J and I took a trip up to Connecticut to visit his family.  The rain stopped and I was a able to shoot around his parent's house.  The bottom pic is of J's pride and joy (besides Hank), Bowman.

 

 

 

This Weekend

 

the beach; breakfast sandwiches and coffee; buying civilian clothes; getting used to the AC; holding hands; bliss.

Homecoming (i.e. best day ever)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Longer the Waiting, the Sweeter the Kiss

And so, J arrives home from deployment today.  He is making his way back to me as I type.  The end came suddenly, which is the best way.  All of sudden I looked at my calendar and asked, "Wait, what?  June 4?  That's 14 days from now!" 

It was a long 7 months.  It was a long and hard 7 months.  There were moments that I couldn't believe it possible to smile through another day.  There were moments when my knees went weak when the doorbell rang.  And like last time, I learned more about myself, about my marriage, and about life in general.    

1) I have the best dog ever.  But you knew that.  And I knew that.  But he is.

2) Stress really does cause wrinkles.  Who knew?

3)  Hiring someone to mow your yard is much easier than doing it yourself. 

4) If you don't start a car for a really long time, the battery dies.  (You'd think this lesson would have carried over from last year...but it didn't.)

5) I can still replace a car battery by myself (see above). 

6) Good friends make hard times easier.  Champagne helps too.

7) The hands-down strongest women I know gave birth during this deployment.  Their husbands will meet their sons for the first time tonight.

8) Saving money is really just as fun as spending it.

9) I now know how to buy a house.  We close in July (whoop!).

10) Love is, and always will be, an adventure. 

Thanks so much for all the love and support.  

Semper Fi, 

Katie & Hank

                           

This Weekend

 

detailed cars; Cici's Pizza; raspberry sorbet; a clean dog; the first wave of Marines; the last brunch bunch; the last weekend without J.

This week is going to be a good one.  

xox, k 

Weekend at Grand Lake

 

(view from my mom's lake house)

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

Megan and Jesse

My adorable sister, Megan, and my brother-in-law, Jesse:

 

 

 

Will & Michelle

I traveled home to Tulsa for the long weekend and brought my camera along (of course).  Here are a few of my brother, Will, and my sister-in-law, Michelle.  I hadn't seen them since my wedding two years ago, so it was a real treat!

 

 

 

 

Happy Birthday, Hank

My sweet boy turns 2 years old today. 

Those of you who know me, know that I love my dog.  Like, crazy love.  And in celebration of his 2nd birthday, I've decided to write down some of the things I love about him. 

1) I love that I no longer have to set my alarm clock.  Hank wakes me up at 6:30am every morning.

2) I love that Hank gets really really excited when I come home.  He acts like I've been away for 3 days...when in fact I just went to the grocery store.

3) I love that even though Hank is a 'lazy' breed, he is still a dog through and through.  He chases birds, barks at the doorbell, and will fetch a ball.  Although he might not bring it back. 

4) I love that the older he gets, the smarter he gets.

 

5) I love that he has such a big heart.  When I turn on the vacuum cleaner, he races around the house, 'saving' his toys from what he believes will be certain death if they have a run-in with the vacuum cleaner.

6) I love that he charms everyone he meets.  The employees at his daycare/boarder literally cheer when we walk in the door.

7) I love that he depends on me and that I depend on him.

8) I love that at 135lbs, he is the biggest scaredy cat you'll ever meet.

 

9) I love that his dad misses him so much.  And I love that when we're together, we're a little family.

 

10) I love that he snores like a old man with a cold.

 

Oh Hank, we love you so.  Happy Birthday, sweet pup.