A Whirlwind Month

Hi ALL!

It's been a whirlwind of a month! I am gearing up for homecoming soon enough and this past month has been crazy.
I have been blessed with the greatest news in regards to my education. I will be attending the University of Hawaii beginning this fall as masters degree candidate in Spanish. Here is the best part: for FREE! The next two years will be covered by the university as I will be a TA, teaching undergraduate Spanish while I pursue my degree. How awesome is that?!?! I will even be paid a stipend! My husband and I are so happy that this opportunity has come our way.

This past month, I have been out of it as I gave myself a concussion.
For those of you who really know me, I am a short, clumsy person.
I do not know how I manage to hit my head on things but I do.
I have had bad headaches and just trying to get back to normal.
I had to go to the ER and had a CT scan and thank the Lord all is well.
I will need about a month to recover completely.
BTW, I will go ahead and admit it...I hit my head on a sink at work in the restroom.

I have started jogging again and it feels so good to get outside when the wind isn't pushing me around and jog.
I have also taking up jogging on a treadmill those days that the trade winds are just so powerful and working out on the elliptical and lifting weights.
I am back on track to losing 30 before 30.

This past month, I have also continued my regular church schedule.
I really enjoy the bond that I have reestablished with the Lord and thank him everyday for all that we have been blessed with.
I feel and live his presence in me even more.


Seems like the last month has been full of birthdays, baby showers, and meetings.
I have been going non stop!
Much happiness to all that celebrated this last month!

Last but not least, I am giving one of my new good friend S* a baby shower.
Well, if you know me...I don't like to skimp on details.
I am from Texas and everything has to match and have a bow.
Needless to say, even the water bottles we will be serving even have bows.
I really hope that all will have a great time at the shower, it is coming soon and I will breathe much easier once it is over.
I really want the "mommy to be" to have a great shower surrounded by friends and family.
Every mommy deserves this.

Well, thanks to all for reading my latest rambling.
I may be gone for quite a bit as MY BELOVED is coming home soon.
We are planning to spend some quality time on vacation on another rock in the middle of the ocean.
I can't wait to see him and know that my husband is a real person.
Not just a man I get random phone calls from at odd hours or emails on a nearly daily basis.
LOL
He is my love.
I know that for some; deployments can crush a marriage or put unneeded strain.
I want those who have faith to know that it doesn't have to be like that.
My husband and I are blessed in that we know that our love is strong and has endured so much way before my last name even changed.
We know that this time apart gives us the strength to endure many things.
We value each other and know that we made the right decision by choosing each other to continue on our paths in life as one.
As one very wise man told me: "I may not be the luckiest man who has luck in his everyday life, but you are the best thing that has ever happened to me".

All of our love,
Jai and Hubby

Happiness

Aloha Everyone.

I wanted to post that all is going well here on the homefront.
I have been very blessed to have found my way back to church and I feel that it has given me a renewed spirit these days.
Actually, the last month.
I wish I would have brought myself to remember the good memories I have of my entire family going to church, EVERY Sunday and talking about the word of the Lord. My heart warms itself with those fond memories of my mom and dad. I am ashamed for not giving God the chance to help me more in my life. I know that we all have to come to terms with our own self first and that is exactly what I am doing. After my mom and dad died, with each individual death, I felt resentment towards God and especially organized religion.
But, now I find myself remembering nothing but good memories because of God's love and acceptance.
I have found strength and courage also, in being a Military Wife and have come to accept the challenge with open arms.
I have learned to embrace our Navy life and really appreciate all that it has to offer.
I can not wait to share all of this with my loving husband.
He is the greatest!
He never pushes himself to be first but always tells me, take care of yourself that is the best thing you can do for me.
I agree.
We can not waste our lives while we are here on this earth, live life to the fullest and make everyday count.
I am very proud of my life .. :)
I LOVE MY FAMILY!!

Jai

The Men CURRENTLY in MY Life

Here they are... I promised I would share this a few posts back...They keep me company while the hubs is playing battleship...

Target Goodness!

Target has finally arrived in Hawai'i!

This makes me VERY HAPPY!

Now, if only I could have ONE more thing!

It is a beautiful store, upon entering the lights of the Target gods where shining on me and I felt like a celebrity with the team members lining the aisles clapping and cheering upon our entrance.

What a magical experience!

I will share my buys in a future post.

Thanks to all of my HMW friends for stopping to say "aloha", especially S* who was my partner in crime and is doing VERY well in her pregnancy which did NOT impede her shopping today!! She was toooooo cute!

YAY for Target! :)

Happy Birthday Daddy!

This is for my dad!

I wish you a very HAPPY Birthday !!! (you would be 63)

I know that up in heaven, you are so proud of ALL of your kids!
I pray that one day I will make such a profound impact on my very own children just as you and mom did with me.
I can not feel more blessed than to have such wonderful parents whose short time on earth has given me a lifetime of memories and love.

It has been a long 17 years dad that you have been gone but I want you to know that you are not forgotten.
Today as I sat through Ash Wednesday service, I can't help but wonder how you would be today.
I know that no matter what, no matter where I am, you and mom are with me.
Without a doubt, you would have a blast here in Hawaii.

Thank you for being a wonderful father and you never let us forget how much you loved us, I really do think God just needed you more than we do here on earth. Say hi to mom for me and know that we are trying to lead life just like you taught us.
Somehow tonight at mass, I found comfort that you were there. In some strange familiarity of mass it's like the years haven't passed.

I am still the little girl who loves her daddy very much and would follow him anywhere.

Once a daddy's girl, ALWAYS a daddy's girl

I love you.

Do you find yourself...

Wondering around a store, just because you don't want to go home?

Tonight, as I pout and stomp that that MY favorite Sailor won't be picking up the pineapple phone to call the big rock because he is about to go play more battleship. As you know, MY favorite Sailor is out playing battleship and well..that's his job. Unfortunately, it does take him from our glamourous casa for months at a time. I went to the exchange just to look at some shoes, and I ended up buying some instead. LOL See what I do when I don't get a two hour phone call from the hubbs?!?!?

I notice that when I don't want to be home alone I just piddle. I cleaned "enough" over the weekend and just didn't feel like going home yet. I decided to shop instead. I think our bank account will be happy once this deployment is over. I find myself buying senseless crap just because I want to try it or 6 bags of Mini Chips Ahoy chocolate chip cookies because I feel the need to fill a care package with him. I think my husband is going to start returning the boxes to sender! I have even gotten so bored and that I bought him a remote control Wall-E to play with on the ship well because I thought it was cute and who couldn't use a remote control Wall-E?????!!!

Did I mention that I also bought myself TWO new guys for our bed at the Disney store too?(while, the hubs is gone I sleep with the stuffed animals my husband has given me and my beloved Sailor teddy bear my sister got got me...thus "the guys") I bought myself a stuffed Winnie-the-Pooh and Stitch. HEY, don't HATE!!!! I am preparing EARLY for Halloween! (I am going to be Lilo darn it!!) See what I mean about buying crap that I don't need. But to make the purchase worthwhile, the stuffed animals were buy one get one FREEEEEE!

You think I would be excited that I am not tied to the phone for hours but the honest truth is that I would sit next to any phone in ANY weather element just to hear his voice. Afterall, after talking with my husband who is NOT a phone person for 6 hours over the weekend (yes, in increments) he told me a very enduring secret. I learned how much my voice meant to him, this only makes me LOVE him more.

Well, shoppers this blog is coming to an end.
Until the next time...ALOOOHA!
-Jai

Stomach Flu 1 - Jai 0

I was beat the past 3 days by the stomach flu.

It wasn't fun.

I realized yesterday at the commissary (military grocery store) that I must have looked like I had an eating disorder with my purchases. No wonder the couple behind me was staring.
I bought MANY bottles of Powerade -ZERO (yup, powerade has a calorie free version), crackers, grapes, bananas and 5 bags of various cookies.
The cookies are for MY favorite Sailor's care packages.
I have a problem listening to my husband when he says, NO MORE BOXES!
The man probably runs the other direction when he hears that mail is being distributed.
I have sent him too many boxes already, and he has said "please cut back".
Well....

Back to my story..

So, I got the wonderful stomach flu that is going around and I didn't know so much stuff could come out of ones body. Just gross! I had fever, loss my appetite and I was too afraid to goto the ER for fear of throwing up on myself or worse.

I thank the P* family for bringing over vital Gatorade to me, as I hid in my house until I was able to see the dr.
I am doing much better and after nearly 15 hours of sleep, I am refreshed and I am slowly gaining an appetite back.

I hope everyone is doing well...All of my love...

-jai