So my blog has seen better days. I haven't checked or updated in nearly two months! As this blog started it was a way of tracking and documenting our deployment last year and with Chris coming home last fall seems as if the blog took the backseat or as if there wasn't much to blog about. Life as civilians settled back in and life is good. Another main reason for this blog was to keep Chris updated with pictures and stories from home. Let me tell you I really did enjoy keeping this blog while he was deployed. But now that he is back home and on Guard status (if that is even a word) he is home everyday and active duty military life has subsided for now (and that is okay with me). I decided to jump back on here today because Chris left yesterday for a little over two weeks for their annual training. Some say two weeks no biggie but as he left yesterday the memory and daily routine of him being gone quickly kicked in. This is the longest he has been gone since returning home after a year away last September. As the days were looming nearer I could feel myself getting anxious. I am not sure why... I mean I know 2 weeks is nothing compared to a few deployments yet I knew that this would be the first time Audrey and I would be left alone... again. The only problem with these short trainings is that by the time I get her in a routine and used to him being gone, he will be back. Which is fine of course! Well, enough about my whining about two weeks because honestly it isn't anything to stress about. Audrey and I will have fun these two weeks and keep as busy as possible! So what is going on here you ask? Or maybe you didn't but here is a quick rundown on life here...
Lets start with Audrey... whew! where do I begin? She is still doing gymnastics every week and loves it! She really took to it and actually she is really good (I'm not just saying that because I am her mom) her instructor as well as other parents can see her improvement as she progresses in the program. Other than gymnastics she loves to be outside, play in the dirt, and play with bugs (I'll share the latest bug story on another post...eekk) She missed the kindergarten birthday cutoff date by a few weeks so she will be starting a pre K in the fall in preparation for kindergarten the following year. And other than that she is your normal 4 year old who is a very bright and energetic kid!
Chris is still working at the Andersons but will be on active duty orders all summer which will be a nice break from work for him. He's still doing the gym thing and people definitely notice. I give him credit he gets up for work at 3am everyday, does his 8 or more hours, then hits the gym for a few hours all before I get home from work. We have been going to a few country concerts lately since he missed last summer and then spent memorial day weekend up North camping. Definitely a nice break from the city!
As for me I am debating on going back to school already! Am I crazy? No but it is something that I want to do and even though I have my Bachelors degree I want me. Kicking around nursing school or Grad school but debating on which direction to take. I am still running but taking it much more seriously as of late. Looking to log some massive miles this summer and get back into marathon shape... the plan is to run a fall marathon! Other than that Audrey and I will spend our summer nights outside and hope these two weeks fly by without a hitch! Look for more blog posts now that I am back into the groove here :)
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