Ringing in yet another New Year

2011 is upon us here in Germany, and I for one am ready for tonight to be over. I have to admit that my optimism is at a low tonight reading everyone's facebook updates about their plans with their friends and families, and especially their husbands, but all the same I am happy for everyone that is getting their time with their loved ones, and really hoping that they are not taking their time together for granted. Don't get me wrong, although I am not in the partying mood, I am all for ringing in the new year. Although the end of this deployment isn't looking as close as I had anticipated and hoped with the dropping of the ball fast approaching, I am able to see past the hurt that I have been trying to numb myself to and try to see the good in it. Its already been a month, and we haven't really been doing much other than hanging out at home, so I am just wrapping my mind around how much faster the time will go once we can get out and about and start to enjoy our days a little more. I can imagine that our super soldier will be much happier hearing about our day when it includes more than waking up and eating breakfast. I am looking forward to getting back to the gym, because that is what helped me the most when he was at basic and AIT. I am excited to see how quickly I can get back into shape, and even more excited for when the weather is nice enough for me to be able to go take a real RUN. First I need to get the ipod fixed, anyone that knows me and my love for music knows that I made a HUGE sacrifice letting Brandon take my ipod to douchebagistan with him, leaving me with no jogging companion ;). I am looking Forward to little things to make the time pass, like planning Gaby's big three, making the little holidays fun for the girls and Brandon (I'm pretty sure all the extra money around here is going to care packages). Although a lot of sympathy is being sent our way for getting a REALLY late R&R it doesn't really bother me. We will be so close to the end that it will just make it easier for us to let him go back knowing there are going to be single digit weeks left until he gets home, and that will just give me enough time to get the kids and house ready to welcome daddy home for good and celebrate all the holidays next year, which will be so amazing after knowing what its like to NOT have him here, it will make us appreciate him even more than we actually do. I am also looking forward to making a few trips back to the states to visit the family and friends that mean so much to us and our girls. 2011 is going to more than likely be one of the hardest years of my life, but I am willing to go head to head with my fears, knowing that I have God, trust, faith, hope, and love on my side and make this year as good as it can be for the sake of my family. I am thankful for all that I have in my life and taking nothing for granted, so here's to the new year, and it passing in a way so that I miss nothing and forget nothing, but so that it also passes with ease and quickness, so that next year I won't have time for blogging, because I will be busy entertaining friends, family, and kissing my soldier and girls when the ball drops. HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE