Hurry Up and Wait... Life of the Army

So if you haven't noticed I have been kinda la de da lately.

And it has nothing to do with blogging.

I love it,

It is a fantastic outlet for what I create.

Also it is nice to get some randomness out there too.

But for the past couple of weeks my personal life has been stressful.

If you didn't know my husband is in the Army.

He has just gotten off of a stateside deployment.

Which left us kind of in a lurch.

We could have gone back to his civilian job.

Which is also working for the Army.

But we would have taken a MAJOR pay cut.

So we put in to go AGR, which stands for Active Guard Reserve.

Fancy words for saying active duty on the reserve side of things.

SSG was picked for the program.

But he didn't get a job offer.

SSG found out there were 30 jobs and he was 41st on the list.

*SCREAM*

So we waited, prayed, and hoped that by some miracle at least 11 people would turn down jobs.

However a 6 a.m. phone call answered our prayers.

He got an assignment.

To make matters even better.

We actually get to stay in Utah!

*SIGH*

Another piece of news that is just WOW!

We were approved for a home loan!!!

NO MORE RENTING!!!!

Can I get a high five here???

The best is looking for a house.

Going into a house and trying to picture it being ours.

So this is why I haven't done much crafting.

I would rather show ya something that is awesome!

How about let's say we take a break until after New Year's?  

That way I can get back into the groove of things.

Much love and happiness to you during this holiday season.

I look forward to talking to you in the 2012!!!

Also I have some new sponsors and we will be having a giveaway after the first of the year!

Also maybe I will be opening my very own Etsy shop!

We will have to do a giveaway with that as well!

Welcome Home 744th!

 This past Saturday SSG's unit came home from a year long deployment to Afghanistan.

I was fortunate enough to come with and welcome them home.

While my husband did not get deployed I couldn't help but get emotional with the happiness in the room.

I had helped these wives, mothers, girlfriends for the past year.

They have become much more to me than just a fellow Army family member.

Everyone lined up with their signs getting ready for the moment they had been waiting for since they left.

 We also had the Patriot Guard riders lined up for them to land.

These men and women with the Patriot Guard are just fantastic.

 They stand there silent holding their flags to honor the men who have served their country.

Wives, children, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, grandparents all waited anxiously for their solider to disembark the aircraft.

And as soon as they landed nothing but pure happy chaos ensued.

This is my Army family.

I love them as much as my own.

Welcome home 744th EN CO.  

Thank you for fighting for our freedom.

You are truly heroes!

On a side note.

But a VERY BIG side note.

Wanna see how easily you can sign away three years of your life???

You can do it in 2 minutes apparently..

SSG signed a new contract and had to swear in.

It really isn't as glamorous as Army Wives makes it out to be.

 SSG signing his new contract.

 This is what SSG had to swear to:

I, (NAME), do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God. 

 All done in about two minutes.

SSG is on the right, the other guy is the CPT he is kinda a big deal around here.