Lucky me, wife of a hero.

So I was reading a blog I found on TheWelcomeHomeBlog.com and there was a post about a necklace the blogger had bought from this Etsy shop. (If you know me, you know I loveeeee Etsy!) So I went to the Etsy store and saw the necklace and HAD to have it. There is a copper star that says, "Lucky me" and next to it is a silver circle that says,"Wife of a hero" and there's a colored bead also attached to the necklace. It's on the same chain as a dog tag so it feels like I'll always have a piece of my husband with me. :)


Anyway, here's the link for Kristie (LuckyWife's) store: LuckyWife

I just got it today and have already put it on. :)


Mine has a red bead but you can get any bead you want!

It's been a while.

It's been a week since I last posted but I've been so sick and tired that I haven't really been able to post.


But here are the updates:
1. I'm quitting my job this week. Not only have I missed a lot of work from being sick with this pregnancy, but they are rude and inconsiderate. When I called in once because I was so sick and literally throwing up as I was talking to my boss he said, "Take care of that problem." Um, excuse me? How exactly am I supposed to do that? He's a man so of course he wouldn't understand. Plus, with the birth of the baby in September and me still in school, I don't want to put the added stress of having a job on top of all that. I NEED to finish school.

2. Hubby is still deploying within the next couple of months. We have no idea when. I wish we had a tentative date to plan things around.

3. May 7th is our "wedding" and I couldn't be more excited. Even though I'll be showing it will still be fun. I feel bad for the Mr. though because he doesn't think anyone from his family can make it. I wish he had more friends and family closer to him. Hopefully all his other friends will be able to make it.

That's all I have for now. Time to tackle this migraine with a nap!

Happy one year of marriage!

So today was our first wedding anniversary and I must say, it was nice. We are kind of low key so we slept in, got take out for lunch, went bowling, and then went to Olive Garden for dinner.

Normally I love Olive Garden but tonight it sucked. The service made it horrible. We said it was our one year and the hostess put us in the bar instead of somewhere quieter and more intimate. Our server, who was a lady in her 40's-50's gave us a look at the beginning that screamed she didn't want to serve us. With that in mind she only brought our drinks out once and never once asked us if we wanted refills or if we needed anything. The bartender saw that she wasn't visiting our table like she should so he stepped in and took care of us. When our server did bring out our sauce (that I had to ask the bartender for) she gave me a dirty look and then walked away without saying a word. Mr. B was very upset about our service so he told the manager, who was clearly upset about it. Without us even asking for anything she gave us a $40 gift card! We were shocked. It was such a nice gesture.

Other than that today was perfect. I love Mr. B so much and look forward to many more anniversaries with him. :)

Note: Yesterday I had my second Dr.'s appointment and got to hear baby B's heartbeat! In two weeks we'll have the first ultrasound. I'm so excited to finally see our baby!

Another awesome giveaway from Hakwerswife!

The lovely Kathleen from Hawkerswife is doing another giveaway and this time it has something to do with Scentsy! I love Scentsy and would love to win. *cross fingers!*

Kathleen also informed me that I won a copy of 'H is For Honor.' I'm so excited!

Wedding registry

So since my husband and I did our JOP wedding last March (this Saturday is our one year!), my mother has insisted on a traditional Greek wedding to appease the family.


This is happening in May/June! I haven't even gotten a dress yet! It has to happen fast because he's deploying this summer and then our little bundle of joy will be born soon after.

So today my mother and I went to Belk to do my registry and I have to say, I am very excited about it! I'm obviously not expecting to get everything we need but I'm hoping that most of our kitchen wishes get bought. We seriously have nothing in our kitchen but plates and fork sets from Wal-Mart. :(

I'm really excited about the wedding but I have recognized that it will be a lot smaller than I would want. It doesn't matter though, I'm still excited and hope we can pull it off!

Roommates

Having roommates is something I'll never do again. They are just too much trouble.

It doesn't matter that our roommate sees us walking in the door with a thousand bags from Wal-Mart, he'll still eat our food and drink our drinks! I didn't know my husband and I were buying groceries for all three of us?!

He also never cleans. I feel like we clean all the time and yet he sits on his butt all day playing video games. As I type this I just finished cleaning the entire downstairs top to bottom. It was nasty.

I just can't wait to get out of here and move to a new state. I love NC, but the choices for bases are limited. My husband really doesn't like it here. : /

Night sickness?

So instead of morning sickness I have gotten some night sickness around 11:30 at night. It's no fun. I'm wondering if anyone else who has been pregnant had to deal with that.

Also, first appointment is Monday so we will see if everything is ok. I hope it is. I've been having some stomach pains but nothing too major.

That's all I have for right now. Sorry for it being so short and boring!

Military wives and Facebook drama

Here we go with the Facebook drama. Where do I even begin?

There's a fellow wife I know who happens to work at the restaurant I work at. Well, she showed up to work hungover and claimed she was too sick to work so she left. Everyone knew the real reason that she was "sick." So we were all short at work and had to stay way later because of her.

Later that day we all see a FB post from her that says she's so excited to go on vacation the next day. Well, they all got talking so she decides to de-friend all of us. Nevermind that I befriended her when she first moved her to be with her husband in 2009. Yea, nobody liked her. My husband hated her from the moment she got here and he had good reason. She's controlling, rude, does too many illegal things, and doesn't care about anyone else. But I didn't see all of that because I was trying to be nice.

Well, 2010 rolls around and she begins to show us her ugly side. She tells her husband that he can't play golf with my husband anymore even though they are already on the third hole! She makes him leave. She's just a mean person and I'm glad she deleted me but working with her is going to be a pain in the ass until she moves to Hawaii.

All I can say is adios sweetheart! Or should I say Aloha...

Week hurry up!

This week my oh so amazing husband is on the rifle range for the Marine Corps shooting team with his unit. I hate being away from him and I hate sleeping without him even more.

I know people will tell me to, "Suck it up, he isn't even deployed yet!" I know this, thank you. But we haven't been apart really so this is weird to me.

He also can't help take care of me when I'm nauseous at 2 AM like he usually does. I do really love him more than anything. He is my rock and my soulmate.

I broke down to him the other day about the deployment and wondering if I can have this baby without him. He told me of course I could and that it wouldn't be that long until he would be home after the baby is born.

Maybe it's the hormones but EVERYTHING is making me sad and want to cry. Songs, movies, pictures, just thinking about this summer, everything.

I can do this, right?

Well, I'm pregnant!

Yep, it's true. We found out through the base hospital. We weren't trying or anything and I was on the pill so it's a bit shocking, but we're excited.

The only thing I'm not excited about is how he is deploying this summer and the baby will be born early fall. So there is a good chance he'll miss the first 5-6 months of the baby's life. I'm upset about that but I think I can do it!

I have an appointment on March 7th so hopefully I'll get my first ultrasound pictures done then. :)

A word about tipping

I work as a server in a restaurant. It's nicer than Applebee's but not as nice as Olive Garden. As a server I am making $2.50 an hour plus tips. But, if I make too much in tips for the week I do not get that hourly pay. So essentially I am working for my tips.

What irks me is that people can come and spend $90 or more on a meal and tip less than 15%. Even when they only spend $25 on a meal most people that come in still tip less than 15%. I can't believe it when I see it. I give above and beyond service. When I wait on someone I make sure their glass in never empty and that I make sure their food is cooked just the way they want it. I make sure to ask if they need anything else with their meal. I am super nice.

So why is it that people still tip way less than they should? Are they really hurting for money that bad that they can't leave a decent tip for great service?

Bottom line: If you can't afford to tip 15% or higher please don't eat out. We work for those tips and our income depends on it!

Big news, sad news, and everything in between.

So I've got big news but I don't want to spoil anything so I won't say anything yet. :)

My sad news is my husband is still deploying and we don't know when he will be leaving. It could be early this summer or late this summer. Either way, I'm moving back home to be closer to family during this time. He's already gone this week to be on the rifle range an hour away. And I miss him terribly. I know he's not deployed yet but we have hardly spent time away from each other since we began dating in 2009.


This next part is a rant. It's mostly about the wives here. Why when you meet people and hang out and seem to hit it off do people suddenly fall off the face of the Earth?! It boggles my mind. I'm trying to make friends but I can't seem to get a hold of any of the wives I know. And another thing, when did so many wives turn into cheaters? I know so many and it's sad because I have feelings about people and they always tend to be right. I feel bad for their husbands. But I can't say anything because it's not my place. Hopefully when we PCS next we will meet more couples and I can have more girlfriends. It sucks not having any here.