Recall Morning- and How I Overcame It

There was a time in my life when I was one of those super perky morning people. The older I get, the later my mornings start, and the less perky they are! So, being woken up at 5:00 in the morning  by a Lieutenant initiating a recall did not make me happy. A call a few minutes later while my husband was in the shower, pretty much locked in the fact that I was up for the day. When I was coming out of the bathroom, the phone rang for the third time. All of these calls came before 5:30! My husband's alarm actually goes off at 5:30, but for someone who usually sleeps until 7:30 or 8, this is just torture. 

Instead of letting it get me angry like it has in the  past, I realized that this is an area in my life that I need to improve. Perhaps being so tired, I was not awake enough for the adrenaline to run through yet. I don't know. This morning I had to remind myself all 3 times that the purpose of the recall is to make sure that in case of an emergency, everyone in my husband's Squadron, or the entire base, if need be, can be contacted and can quickly return to base. It is a practice. Like all the years of sports that I played. Or practicing for a swim meet, or a horse show. 

I decided this morning to make a military support pendant to help remind me of why my husband  is in the military, and why these early morning calls should make me proud to be his wife, rather than angry at the early rising. 

It turned out a bit bigger than I intended, because of my lack of small yellow beads. I am going to change that though... yellow is now on my shopping list.  It is actually almost 5 inches tall... perhaps something better hung in a window that on my neck? 

I will not be posting it on Jubillie unless someone just sees it here and wants it. This was really more an exercise for me.     

Portraits are Finished!

So, today, my wonderful awesome friend, Thia took me to the beach for my photos.  She is a wonderful photographer, and I am really looking forward to seeing how the pictures turned out. I will be posting them tomorrow once I go get the disk. 

I never intended to have my wedding dress cleaned and boxed up. I have always just thought that I would cut it apart to make things, for my future children, such as a baby blanket, pillow, purse, or even a fancy dress for a daughter.  So, in the name of NOT preserving my dress, we did "Trash the Dress."  I took off running into the ocean in my wedding dress... 

The water was certainly not warm enough for me to go all the way in, but it was so much fun! It is such a me thing to do. My husband, B, always laughs at me on the beach, because I will randomly take off running for a minute or two... something about the beach just does that to me. 

So... look forward to the pictures soon! 

Weddings and Things...

There is a lot of wedding talk lately around here. Both my sister and I have a few weddings to attend this year. Yesterday my cousin and I went to David's Bridal for her to try on dresses for when she is the maid of honor in an upcoming wedding. 

I am going to attempt to do a wedding portrait this weekend. I have been married almost 3 years, but never succeeded in getting one... so, we are trying again. This is me on my wedding day with 3 of my bride's maids:

I wish I had known about Etsy when I was wedding planning. If so, I might have scored something like this bracelet, from seller Lazy Angel, back then!! I love it!

In the mean time, click HERE to head over to my site, and check out my pieces... I will be adding more new stuff one the company parade finishes at our house!

I am an Air Force Wife.

I am an Air Force Wife. My husband grew up in a military family. He has now served over 18 years in the US Air Force. When I was younger I never dreamed in a million years that I would marry someone in the military. It was way to regimented a lifestyle for me to even consider getting involved with! Don't you know that I went and married one anyway! But, it was the best move I ever made. 

Though, the military does put a different kind of stress on our lives that other marriages can't comprehend. In the end, I think that also makes ours stronger, on a different level. The hardest thing I have ever had to do in my life was to watch my husband walk away to get on a plane for his first deployment in our marriage. I had a hard time handling that. However, like so many other trials in my life, with the help of my family and friends, i was able to deal. My husband came home safe. Thankfully, so far he has been home since then!

I am so proud to be an Air Force Wife. In a couple of years I will be the wife of an Air Force retiree. I can't help but wonder what new things we will encounter once we are back in the civilian world!