A Change of Season
A lot has happened since my last blog. I stopped writing because we suddenly had a lot of things to figure out. I don't like sharing things with others until I've got it figured out. Hence my marriage....My family found out we were getting married the day before the wedding. Anyway, I regress. Three things have changed since the last blog.
Booth, on the other hand, is a different story. The new environment didn't really help things for him. Poor guy. He's lost weight, is more immature, and more needy. We feel really bad for him. Living in the town with people everywhere is a bit much for him. He's a scary dog if he doesn't know you. And he wants to "address" everyone who walks by the house. He gets in trouble a lot more. We keep him in the back so he doesn't have to see people. However, while we were on vacation he managed to break through the fence to the front yard. He knows he's not allowed to be in the front yard but he took advantage of his dog sitter. German Shepherds are a handful. I can't wait till he's a little older.
When we moved into this house I went on an organization frenzy. This home is really for my husband. I'll be leaving in a short few weeks and will be gone for the next two-possibly three- years. Yes, you heard me correctly.
A couple of months ago I joined the Army National Guard-which is the second change in our lives. I'm looking forward to this change. I missed the military when my husband was in. He is now focusing on other things that make re-enlisting unrealistic at this time. I got tired of looking for jobs I really don't want. So I figured out what I wanted out of life and asked the Army to make it happen. My family thinks I'm crazy for doing this, but they will always think that of me. Its the frustrating curse of being the youngest.
Since I will be gone I want to make the house as livable for the hubby as possible. I have gone through everything we owned and donated half of it. Its amazing how much stuff you collect that you don't really need. It has taken me months to do this but I love doing it. Also, I fear that when I leave Levi will throw out all my stuff. He claims that as soon as I'm gone he's going to redecorate. Lord help us.
The third life changing thing that has occurred in my life is the fact that I exercise. Yes, I now engage in physical activity. Take your jaws off the ground. Before this, I did sit ups when I got out of bed every morning. Or went running when I was trying to catch the mail man or my dog from attacking the mail man. Now I do it on purpose. I'm shocked at the results. I actually have muscle. It's amazing. Levi claims I'm more useful now that I can lift things. This week I clocked in my personal best for a 9 minute mile. Okay, that might not be impressive to you, but that sure as hell is to me! Mind you, I used to run every two years. See what's great about this is I haven't left for Basic yet and that means I can only get better.
I'll miss my husband while I'm gone and I hope he'll miss me. He can come with me the second year if he wants but we're not sure if that's the best thing yet. He's got a lot going on with school and I don't want to screw with his education. It's a year from now, a lot can happen between now and then. Maybe he'll find a good program where I'll be there and he can join me. Although I heard that sometimes its better not to bring your family because the school is demanding. And I don't like failing, so we'll see how it goes. But I will miss him. And Booth.
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Oh, and as a bonus fourth, I got a Droid phone. Yes, I am now part of the 21st century.
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