Yeah we're really grown up huh? We stole the 3D glasses from the theater then went out, consumes massive amounts of alcoholic beverages, and wore the glasses all night. haha, but for the first time in my life I feel like I have developed somewhat of a routine. I Wake up at 4:30, take the "kids" outside to pee, then I usually "conserve water" (as Nicole would put it) lol and shower with the hubby. Then I make him breakfast, pack his lunch, and we say our goodbye before he's off for a long day at work. The first thing I catch myself doing after he leaves is to jump on the computer, and start my daily bloggy reading. I think I'm addicted seriously. Hubby has even dedicated "No blogging" times such as weekends when he's home, and at night when he gets off work. lol Is anyone else as addicted as I am? I really hope I'm not the only one! Things are really looking up though, I'm very excited I feel like we have more control over our lives. WE are still working on the "future plans" though. We can't seem to decide what we want. I want him to stay in the Navy, he wants to get out. We both want kids, just not now. We can't decide where we want to go if he does get out, stay here, go back to Texas, or start somewhere completely new? There is so much to decide on!
I stress over money a lot more than my husband does. I think it's because I don't work & if anything goes wrong, or if we ever come up short I feel guilty. I feel like it's my fault because I don't bring in a whole lot with just the jewelry. We like it this way though, we spend lots of time together being silly, the house is ALWAYS clean, he gets three home cooked meals a day (most of the time), and he never has to do anything when he gets home, he can just relax. My husband, up to this point has been the one to manage our money, but I feel like it's too much for him to deal with working all day & the stress of taking care of the financial stuff too. So we have begun to switch over so that I can take care of the bills and budgeting. So far I think I'm doing a good job, I've already managed to put money in our savings account, take care of all the bills, and still manage somehow to have plenty left over for the ENTIRE week of his family being here when they wanted to go out every single day.
I also started a list. It contains all the important stuff we need to take care of before the Big D. Stuff like getting me on the car insurance since I have FINALLY learned how to drive the Mini Cooper. I plan to move back to Texas while he is away I just feel like I would do better being around family. I am nervous about it though, I really like it here in VA. Have any of you ever done this before? How did it work out? I would greatly appreciate any advice!
I think we were separated at birth!
ReplyDeleteYou two are so fun! And yes, I know what you mean about being addicted to blogging.
ReplyDeleteCute pic! I stayed with my family while my husband was deployed. It's hard to say if it was the right thing to do or not. Sometimes I felt like I just wanted a little space but other times I was glad to be with them.
ReplyDeleteHaha I'm totally addicted, like on a few times a day to read. It's quite sad..
ReplyDeleteSo fun! Man grown-ups. I hate being grown up. Ha ha, so much stress and responsibility. And, just so you know, I am completely addicted too :)
ReplyDeleteI'm struggling with the same thing. My parents moved to a new state about 3 years ago, so their place isn't my hometown (I have no built-in friends there). OccDoc and I have moved every year except for our 2 year stint in Maryland. I decided to stay put since I really, really don't want to move again and have to start over and we don't even know how long he's going to be gone for (somewhere between 6 - 12 months). It's a tough decision. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI am SO addicted. But I think a lot of us are, so it's ok haha.
ReplyDeleteHaha, addicted to blogging is a yes. I am the same way I will say good bye to my man and then he is off to class and I will go straight to my dashboard and catch up. He has to ask me to get off at night so we can have a civilized conversation.
ReplyDeleteWhenever my husband is deployed I almost always go home for at least a month or so, sometimes longer. There are definitely annoying parts to it, but it's so much better than being alone for so long!
ReplyDeleteI am right there with you on being addicted to blogging! :) It has become one of my favorite things to do, and I love reading all the wonderful blogs I follow!! I'm sure once hubby comes home I will have to spend less time with my computer and more time with him, lol. But thats fine with me! ;) As for budgeting and taking care of the bills, I think its a very good idea for you to get the hang of it now, so that once he leaves for the "Big D" :( you won't be stressed with having to handle it all. Also, the whole moving back to texas thing I'm not so sure. I would say maybe go and visit for a month or so but I wouldn't want to move only for a few months and then have to move again once your hubby comes home. Trust me, if anyone knows how stressful moving is, its me!! Pretty much everything that could go wrong with our move so far has, so once I am in Va I'm staying put until we PCS again, lol! Plus you will have me to hang out with!! I will be there very soon!! :)
ReplyDeleteI feel so weird when I am not able to get onto here at some point of the day. I don't think that's weird at all! I think that's good that you are getting into the position of doing the finances, it'll be good to do it and get into the grove of things.
ReplyDeleteI think going home works better for some people than for others.
ReplyDeleteFor me, it isn't the right thing to do. I spent about 6 months home during the last deployment and it was not for me. For us, it isn't worth the money saved. I was miserable. I never "got along" with my family when I lived at home and that doesn't change. We do much better for visits and things like that. And, where my parent's live now wasn't my hometown or where I grew up. So, I didn't have any friends there and being alone during a deployment without friends is awful. Being in a military town, although it's hard to see the other guys, the support is amazing and you just don't get that in regular towns because as much as they try to understand, they don't.