25 days to go...

I'm not sure which emotion I am most feeling right now...on one hand I am super excited, but on the other its going to be hard. In 25 days, my husband will be leaving for the academy. He will be leaving on our one year wedding anniversary, and wont be back for 8 weeks. This is the opportunity he has been waiting for, for over a year. It is best for our family because this is a major career move, its just crazy timing. I cant help but feel sad because selfishly I want him to be here with me, but at the same time I'm so excited for him because he is finally establishing the stability in a job he has been searching for. Although this is going to be a long emotional two months, I support him 100%.

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When we first discussed the time that he will be down south, I was thinking that I would be able to change shifts and have my weekends off...this way, I wont be alone during the week because I would be working, and weekends I can either go down there to see him, he could come here to see me, or I can hang out with family and friends. But, I recently found out that shift change may not take affect till April, possible June. So, I'm stuck on weekend shift for the entire academy. That means, if Matthew comes up here on the weekend, I will be at work and cant spend any time with him, I cant go down there during the week because he will be working...I'm going to be alone during the week because everyone works Monday thru Friday. My birthday is during the academy, so this isn't going to be the birthday of a lifetime because I wont be spending it with the love of my life. This is going to be harder than I originally anticipated. When Matt was in Maine for training for his previous job, it was very emotional. We had just gotten married, so I wanted to spend every waking moment with him naturally...now I'm pregnant. Lol. Not going to be much easier...in fact, might be a little more emotional...and its not just for a week...its 2 months! Oh Dear! Gotta be strong...for me, Kylie, and my husband. This isn't going to be any easier for him. He doesn't want to miss out on Kylie's development or our appointments. Fortunately, he will graduate the academy on his birthday and be here for the birth of our daughter. We were most worried about the timing of the academy and that he may not be out in time for her arrival, so we are lucky that he wont miss out on that wonderful event. Everything thing happens for a reason, and things always work out for us, so I am confident that although this is going to be a difficult time, we have been through worse in our relationship and we can survive anything. I love Matthew so much.

Our Christmas

Wednesday we went to Isabella to spend Christmas with the Griswold family. It was a wonderful visit. Scott, Nichole, Maddy, and Kayla brought the newest addition to the family, Tugg, a 7 month old English Bull Dog. He is a crack up. When I first saw him, I couldn't help but laugh because he is so ugly, but after getting to know him, he is a blast. Too cute. We all visited for a bit, ate some delicious snacks, and then opened up presents. Even Grandma and Grandpa Griswold showed up. The girls really seemed to enjoy their skates from Don and Debi, and Maddison loved the Lite Brite we got her...she is a very creative little girl. Kayla thought that Uncle Matt and Uncle Matthew were two different people, *giggle* I thought that was adorable.

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Thursday was Christmas Eve day. Unfortunately I had to work, but that morning, at about 4am, Matthew was playing with Kylie. After he would tap at her a few times, she would push and kick him back. It was the most adorable thing I have ever seen...I didn't even want to get up to go to work, I could have watched them for hours. But, it brought a smile to my face and set for a good day at work.

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Friday, Christmas day, Matthew waited patiently for me and Kylie to get up and get ready. He told my mom that Kylie was awake and kickin' that they were just waiting on me...HA! Silly daddy, Kylie was still sleeping just like me...he came in and woke her up. LOL. We got ready and went to my moms. Jorja had already opened most of her presents, so we started opening ours as soon as we got there. Then, of course, I got hungry, so my mom and I got snacks out. Usually after eating, Kylie gets pretty active, so while my mom was putting together one of Jorja's gifts, I went in there to help her, and my mom got to feel the baby kick. She was very excited. I got a call from my daddy, he wished us all a Merry Christmas and said that he would be able to come down and visit Jan. 8th-10th. I'm very happy about that. Christmas was a very relaxing day for all of us.

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I enjoyed spending quality time with everyone. I haven't been able to spend time with family and friends since working weekends. Matthew and I are such lucky people. We have so much love from friends and family, a healthy baby girl on the way, each other, and we are able to save up for a house to raise our family in. I don't take a second of my life for granted. I know what I have and I wouldn't have it any other way, no matter how mad I get at work, that is only a very small portion of what I have to live for...I love everyone so much. Hope your holidays were filled with as much fun and love as ours was.

Tis The Season...

Happy Holidays Everyone!

I hope everyone gets to spend good quality time with loved ones...because honestly, thats what this time of year is all about. Im so fortunate that my husband isnt leaving for the academy until after the holidays, even though he will be leaving on our one year wedding anniversary, everything is falling into place, he is here with me for Christmas and will be back in time for the birth of out baby girl.