update

Well it has certainly been too long since i last blogged...over two weeks. This of course would not have happened if my computer had decided NOT to crap out on me. ugh. So while I still have not gotten my computer fixed, life has certainly not stopped along with my blogging. So I guess an update is in order.

The wedding went beautifully. I had a blast and much enjoyed getting all gussied up and pretty for such a great occasion. My bestie looked beautiful, as i knew she would. Lar wore his uniform and was handsome as ever....rawr, gotta love that man in uniform! haha. There were only a couple snafu's that happened: 1) One of the flower girls puked right in the middle of the ceremony (ew!) right in front of amanda and I while we were standing up front. 2) I later caught some of the rambuntious rugrats messing with Jessica's makeup case, her favorite Nars Bronzer left half destroyed with the center gaping with a hole dug out of it. Other than that, everything went swimmingly and things were just gorgeous!
As for everything else...Lar doesnt have his recall thing now until the 27th of October. So my nerves won't be too strained until that day gets closer, no use in worrying right now. We are in New Hampshire currently, visiting his parents. Lar had another non-related military engagement this morning, a muster, as they call it. Nothing big, just something that had to do with accountability or something. Anyways...we have a 15 hr drive back to michigan tomorrow....:( yucky. But we should be back sometime in the middle of the night monday morning.

CRAP!

Along with the rest of my luck this week....as things would happen, my dingblat computer got all messed up and won't turn on. CRAP! I dont even feel like dealing with it this week. My bestie's wedding is this weekend so for the next few days ill be running around like crazy getting nails done, tanning, hair, and all the other prep done. FUN:)
Also there is the lingerie party, rehearsal, rehearsal dinner and all kinds of other goodies. Hello Weekend, goodbye sleep. Ill post pics once my dumbdumb compuper is fixed....prob sometime next week.

Loves to all and congrats to Jessica NayeNaye!

F**K you George W. and your troop surge!

Well.... This kind of goes along with last week's crap week... I couldn't bring myself to write about it though since i was a little too emotional at the time. I've hardly been able to talk about it since we found out. Where to start...

Well, first i guess i should explain to everyone how the military really works. When you sign up, you sign up for 4 years of active duty--most people know this part. What most people don't realize is that when you sign up, you also agree to 4 years of inactive duty. Meaning: most go about their daily lives as if their contract with the military is up....but in all actuality they can be recalled at any time during those 4 years of inactive duty if need be.
So last thursday, my bestie Jess and I were out and about getting some last minute things for the bachelorette party and her upcoming wedding. While browsing and playing endlessly with makeup in our Mecca (also known as Sephora) I recieved a call that drained every ounce of color from my face and left me gasping for air. Lar had just recieved a phone call from his mother delivering news of my ultimate present-day worst fear: Consideration for Reactivation orders.
So...that's where we stand now. Currently, Lar is awaiting tickets from the U.S. Government to fly to Kansas City, MO where he will meet before a committee. There they will i guess interview him and try to figure out if he is elligible for recall. It makes me so mad...Lar has definetly paid his debt to society, made his mark in assisting with this war. He has 3 deployments under his belt...he was among the first of the marines that went to iraq early 2003. He spent his 21st birthday as the official day the war began and has spent half his military career, 2 years, in Iraq. Not that I would wish this on anyone, but it makes me so mad that he's spent so much time over there and so many of his buddies did only 1 or 2 deployments! Why do they have to pick him? Just as we were getting our lives together and creating a normal dating relationship. I thought all the tears were behind me. I just can't stomach the idea of being alone, again. I hated playing 3rd wheel to many of my friends while he was gone, waiting all night...sleeping with my phone by my head on its loudest ring just hoping i'd get a phone call that night and dropping everything when i finally did. As if it couldnt get worse, it can....these deployment recalls are for much longer than normal marine deployments that last around 9 months. If he is deployed again it will be for 12-18 months. Just as sad is the fact that now my hottie military uniformed date will not be able to attend my bestie's wedding this weekend since he will be in Kansas City. So now im dateless, and sad. Please pray for us. I know Lar doesnt want to leave the life he's just settled into here. Thinking back to those long lonely days while Lar was deployed last time makes me sad, so im not sure i can handle another one, especially for so long! Lar's mom who underwent serious heart problems ( a rare virus that caused her heart to die and her to get a transplant), she can't handle the extra stress...she's already made it through 2 more deployments with him than i have, and I certainly know her health will take a toll worrying about him for so many more months. She just doesnt deserve that kind of added issues.
Please, again, keep us in your prayers. Pray, God willing, that Lar won't have to go through all of this, again.

TGIF....

Okay so i started this blog what...a week and a half ago or so and i meant to be super diligent. So LIFE happened...like it usually does, especially in my life. I have to say....TGIF...this week has been just about the worst week ever!
I had a great labor day weekend. I went up to a friend's lakehouse. I love spending time in the water and the sun, and last weekend provided plenty of sun to go with the great lake that we play in. I got a nice little end of summer glow on my skin and even had a funny incident happen in the middle of the lake late one night after our bonfire when i fell in the lake fully clothed! HILARIOUS! Especially to those who were there! I'm close with my friend's family and carry many traditions with them. Its grape harvesting season here and her mother is determined to teach me all the tricks of the trade in being the ultimate Martha-Stewart-do-it-yourself-type. We pick all kinds of fruit all summer long but grape season is by far my favorite. We make preserves (the kind with no sugar, just the fruit) and homemade grape juice. So we started on that...its a long process since there are several types of grapes we use.... usually takes three or four weekends to pick all the grapes and juice and preserve them.
so that was my fun weekend.....
Tuesday morning my grammy woke me up to tell me she was taking my grampy to the hospital. I somehow made it downstairs fully dressed to leave before i my eyes opened and was made aware of what time it really was. YUCK....it was 5:45am. We left and got to the hospital around6:15am. What followed was about 7 hrs in the ER while we waited for the doctor to say anything. Then I spent another i think 6 or 7 hrs in the room with my grampy after he was admitted. Needless to say, by the time we got home it was super late and Grammy and I were super exhausted. ugh.
So basically all week I've had the fun duty of making sure my grammy is doing ok, eating and taking care of herself while my poor grampy is stuck in the hospital. I've also taken on a new role as chauffeur for my grammy as in the emotional state of distress she's in, we all agree she shouldn't be driving.
I'm exhausted and looking very much forward to this weekends events: SLEEP!, church, and Jessica's Bachelorette Party! WOO HOO! And then of course, hopefully more sleep!
As for my grandfather...his gall bladder is infected, he is on heavy antibiotics and they are trying to reduce the inflammation. They want to operate sometime in the next month. I don't know how i feel about that since he's already had so many operations. The poor man can't take much more. :(
So please keep Grampy in your prayers.
Thanks.