Rough seas ahead

Today is going to be "one of those days..."



I get to start off with taking lil man (ps... when do I need to stop calling him lil man- he is not so little anymore- boo) to his 1 year well baby appt- which means a lot of shots. That should be fun. He is pretty strong and a good cryer. Which means that I will have my hands full when he is mad. Is it a little sad that it makes me smile though- cause I know he will wanna cuddle with momma afterwards? (I cannot help but be a little happy- he is not normally a cuddler!)



Then I have to attend a memorial for a soldier who passed away last week. He was in a motorcycle crash. He just returned from a deployment a few months ago- and lost his life 300 meters from his house. Totally heartwrenching. I did not know him but we are in a tight (read: small) community of aviation. He was in our battalion. He has a girlfriend and a son who will be there. Ugh.... hearing TAPS is one of the saddest moments ever. Watching a family receive a folded flag and hearing the last roll call with the soldiers name- a name that will never be answered again. It is devastating. Yet it is the right thing to do- to go honor this soldier.



You may think that will be the worst part of my day. Nope. Not by a long shot. Today I have to say goodbye to one of the best women in my life. She came in and we laugh cause I thought she was a b&*ch at first. She has become one of my besties. She has watched my kiddos grow and she cried when she knew C arrived (she was out of the country and checked her email. She was one of the only ones I sent a pic to right after the birth). She has literally been my partner in crime and the Ying to my Yang. The Army life is wonderful. Honestly. Yet, these goodbyes are horrific. Yes- horrific! This next few months will be full of hard goodbyes- it is summer (summer= PCS season people). Luckily K is heading to California!!! She will be like 6-7 hours from my parents but at least in my home state. So next summer- when I do my "Stateside Tour 2012"- Barstow/Ft Irwin will be a stop for us!!!





I ADORE you Katie Petlovany Server!!!



On to a cruddy day- filled with cruddy weather. It is all overcast- much like my mood right now. But tomorrow will be filled with happier posts for sure!