Loving this day

I slept until 8 AM today. The latest I've slept in- in a long while.
But at that point it was time to get the day started. Breakfast? Pancakes, bacon, eggs and grits! Yummy! Dishes, laundry, getting the grits out of Bubba's hair... The normal after meal stuff.
Next, clean the house... again. I promise you I do this every day and it just gets back to the way it was... Sometimes I really wonder what the point is but I have to just get back into robot mode and do it... So I did.
Next, phone calls to At&t... some company added an email service or something to my bill. So I had to call them too. Argued with them about removing it. Asses... Ended up changing my phone plan to save about 16.00 a month. Did some research on website for assistance with daycare. Waiting on hubby's info to complete application for it. I still have a ton of crap to do- paperwork and phone call related.
Next, CiCi's hair. Washed, blow dry, etc. She's so pretty. Gonna be a knockout when she's an adult! That beautiful braces smile! :) Then got twins in bed for a nap around 1. Best Best Best part of the day, though it was short and sweet, got to talk to hubby! He emailed me a couple of times and then called me and I was so happy, overjoyed, ecstatic to hear his voice. Truly the love of my life.
Princess made me cry today. Just a little. I will email to Daddy what did it and mail it to him as well. She drew a picture. She told me to send it to Daddy. When I asked her what it was, she said, "Dada crying." I said, "why is he crying?" And she says, "cus I miss him." GOD, it broke my little heart. And I had been doing so well!
Next, an outing. JW called me. She is another one of the seabee wives. Invited me to a free concert at the Pavilion across from main library. Children's singer named Farmer Jason and his guitar. We were a bit late in arriving (2:30) but we made it. Only Bruiser, Princess, Elliebear and I made it. Cici stayed home with sleeping twins. Glad they didn't go... It rained out (and continued to rain- even now @3:45 AM. But we were able to hear a few songs before leaving. It was my first time meeting her. She is a tiny little thing and so sweet. She brought her 3 little girls and they are adorable. So glad I was able to meet her today. We have decided since both have the kiddos that we can meet at the park or something sometime for play dates. I am looking forward to that.
Next, chicken sandwiches from McDonald's for the kids. Why do they love those things so much! Raviolis for me and the twins for lunch. Once home, clean up the lunch mess and CiCi volunteered to watch kiddos while Bruiser and I took a brief nap. It wasn't a very good one because of the noise but I was so tired I could barely keep my eyes open... literally. Slept from about 5:45-6:30 off and on but I felt better when I got up.
Next, shower and hair and makeup for me. Found one of hubby's uniforms that fit. It was "military dress/colors" themed so... It was perfect. Clean clothes, etc for kids... Everyone ready? Let's go! Pick up my mother. Go to Sharolynne's house to drop off kids with other cousins. They had pizza and icecream waiting. And off to the party for Tim. Lots of family there and some of their friends. Tim is in the army. I didn't know until tonight that he reenlisted. He originally went through boot camp, etc. in 1994. Not sure how long was in that time. They are actually leaving for ?New Mexico? on Monday (or was it Mexico, hmphf...) to do additional training. Just got back from El Paso and have been here for a week.
I also met a really nice young army wife named Jylyan. I talked to her and her husband, Chris for a long while. He joined the army and got out of boot camp last July. This is their first deployment and she had soooo many questions. They seemed to have a really good relationship. She said he was her best friend. They have 2 kids, ages 3 and 4, boy and a girl. He is a 50-gun (?) operator (infantry) and she is oh-so worried about this. I tried to ease her mind. Told her it's OK to cry if you have to, but be strong for her kids. She doesn't work but said she is looking for a job. We exchanged information. I don't mind helping another wife of a service member when I can. I am getting into this whole military wife bit. Thanks honey! Last time I just hunkered up and waited out the storm. This time, I am taking it head on. C'mon you deployment Bastard! I am ready for you! (Embrace the Suck*)
The party started off really slow... If you know my aunt Susan, she does things real big, but they always start late... It was supposed to start at 9 PM and we really didn't get things moving til almost 11:00. Part of it, they had to wait for Tim to get finished at the base. He even had to come in uniform. :( There was a food spread and cake. And it looked like a little boy's birthday party. Everything was decorated with little plastic soldier men and miniature canons and guns and plastic walkie talkies and helmets. It was so cute! My mom and aunt Priscilla danced almost the entire night. They should've been cut off from the bar. :) I had a few beers and some punch spiked with vodka. Not drunk... I mean, I do live with my hubby! :) Love you, Daddy! I am still smiling about your hating that "Betty Ford Clinic" they have you in! LOL!
Susan's ex-hubby who wasn't actually invited but showed up anyway, forced me to dance with him... It was a pretty fun evening. Haven't had a night out like that in a long time... Only thing missing was the hubby. Miss you, Daddy!
It was over at 2 AM, so I picked up kiddos, all of which were asleep, slept in the car on the way home, and got right into THEIR OWN beds when we got home... YAY! As soon as I finish this, I am climbing into bed for some much needed "alone" bedrest! No 2 year old/4 year old knees and elbows in my back! Oh, and I actually had to turn the heater on! Cold weather time!
*Embrace the Suck- MM told me about a blog she found online with that as the title. We both thought it was pretty funny. Now on Facebook later, I saw that her hubby made a comment regarding it- "that's what we do" and later, when my hubby was emailing me, he made reference to "embracing the suck" so, did MM's hubby mention it to my hubby or was it sheer coincidence? The world may never know... But, I do love that... Embrace the suck... HA HA!
It's officially 4 AM. I am outta here! Hubby, wherever you go, whatever you do, I will be right here waiting for you... Who sang that cheesy song that I can so relate to at this moment??? I love you with all my heart, soul, mind and body! I am missing you down in my core! Be safe and u are being loved.
Goodnight...