My First Day @ WORK....

So my first day went very well....i was very excited about that! i wasnt scared or nervous when i got up this AM which was a huge surprise! lol
I think im going to catch on pretty fast to everything...im really hoping this will be "the job" that im @ until we leave Va Beach....im definitely not one for changing jobs...
So on my way home from work i turn my phone on && had a million texts from RJ just wishing me good luck && asking me how the day was going..he is too sweet <3
So i called him to let him know i was on my way home && he proceeds to tell me that he was told today that he would be going on on this detachment with his squadron.....i just LOVE how this works....for the last couple months of the playing on this det we were told NO for sure he wasnt going, then shortly b4 they leave he is informed that he is going.... What makes all this soooo bad is that RJ went IA last yr && was supposed to get a YEAR OFF! a year off meaning that he DIDNT have to go on any deployments or any dets for 1 yr after he returned from Baghdad. But much to my surprise, this is the 2nd time he is being called away to go on a det. Now i understand that every Sailor has a duty && they must go when they are called upon. But of course it still hurts to get the phone call to tell u that they are leaving. && its unfair to our guys that are overseas fighting for yr. But what can u do!? lol Well i guess i said that one to many times to myself bc i think that I will be writing a little letter to someone (i think the president will do ;) )&& expressing my thoughts on this. Now if they dont want to give them the yr off then thats fine or just even tell us that there is still a good change that they will have to leave, but dont let our Sailors && there families think they are going to be home for a full yr if thats not really the case...Bc my heart was soooo set on him not having to go....
but i guess this is just part of my life in the silent ranks.....

PS.....
A special thanks to Alisheau for making my new signature!

I start my new job tomorrow && i am kind of NERVOUS!!!! && i cant sleep!!! I have been soooo busy today hoping that it would help me be tired to night because i knew this was gonna happen!!! I dont really think i am scared....i am going into this job knowing like 90% of everything they need me to know. I only have to learn these new Docs && learn there computer system && then things will be a piece of cake. I am also kind of said bc i know that me going to work tomorrow means that it is closer to the day that my lil brother is leaving!!! && that makes me soooo sad! Im definitely glad i have this new job to concentrate on. O yea on an even sadder note, we had a friend of the family pass away this weekend so everyone has been dealing with that. So other than those 2 horrible things we have all had a pretty great weekend! We got to go to my friend Alisheaus' daughters birthday party. Rylee had a total blast, plus it was fun for me because i got to get out of the house && hang out with my friends! Then on top of that we absolutely have the best guys in the world! They so awesomely kept all the kiddos so we could have an evening at the beach for just us girls! Talk about freakin awesome! It was amazingly awesome to be able to go out in the water with out having to 'jump" the waves as our kiddos call it. lol plus we got to just lay in the sand && talk! It was soooo relaxing! i definitely needed that b4 my big day tomorrow! well it is almost 12am && i have to get up pretty early so im gonna try to get some sleep. Maybe tomorrow ill have something more interesting to talk about! lol

Remember....we represent our country too.

Ok so im sure we all agree that when we join the Navy life we sign up for all the not so fun things that go along with it .... most of the rules that our guys have in the Military can be kind of tough, ill be the first to admit that. But,they are all there for a good reason! Like......

1. OPSEC- ummm hello any moron should know how important OPSEC is. It shouldnt take a genius to understand that ppl didnt just sit around && make up all these rules to make our lives even more difficult than they already are. These rules are for the safety of our men && women && the safety of the missions they are working on! So please don't think that u are in any way, shape or form better or above these rules in anyway, because i can promise you you're not! So for those of us who care about our men && our country PLEASE keep your mouth shut!

2. "The PDA rule" ok, so i understand this rule can be kind of...well...a big inconvenience especially for a family with a infant but really, come on! Must u complain about this? I for one HATE to see ppl standing around in public making out. Its totally unprofessional && i have always worked in a professional setting so this is important to me. I always have to wear scrubs for work && have worked at a huge doctors office were i had tons of long term patients....so when i was wearing my scrubs i always thought, "what if one of my patients sees me!?" So being in the Navy && wearing that uniform means that you must look utmost professional at ALL TIMES && i dont know about u, but i want my Sailor to look top notch. && come on girls as much as our Sailors our gone is it really gonna kill us to have to push the stroller one more time while he is in uniform?

3. Our American Military men && women are not allowed to publicly have there own opinion on political issues...for example, they cannot say " i hate president ....." Ok so maybe its just me, But i really feel like even being a significant other to someone in our military we should follow the same rules!!!! I think we represent our country just as much as our men do! All of us as wives, fiances && girlfriends publicly display that we are associated with the military in one way or another, so in that scene we are representing this country too! I hate to see on my newsfeed women talking shit about our president! Are you serious! && over something as stupid as TANNING!!!!! wow! So really that couple of extra bucks for the new tax is gonna break your bank.....maybe you shouldnt be tanning then! Just in case you somehow didnt know this...President Obama is in charge of our Military && our country! If your SO had a "normal" job somewhere else would you go around talking shit about there boss!? No u wouldnt, bc they would lose there job! So basically im saying that ppl that talk down on our country && our President look ignorant && uneducated. There are ways to go about debating and stating your feeling about something without bashing our president. Military SOs have been given a bad name because of the few that cheat on there spouses. Why do you think that is? Bc we are just like famous ppl, haha not that by all means we are famous, but ppl do to us, what popparotzzi does to famous ppl. They take everything we do && try to turn it around. Come on, ppl cheat...not any more or less in the military. But ppl like to make it look like that for whatever reason. My point is that everything we do we are being watched. So when you publicly say you hate our president. What do u think that looks like to the same ppl that are going around saying "Military wives cheat more than anyone!"? Our job is to support our men. So my main point...... You look pretty stupid talking shit about something that some of our Sailors spend there lives defending every day.

My new life......

So i have been in VA Beach since Feb && i have been about to go crazy with boredom lol until just a few weeks ago i meet some pretty amazing ladies.....&& just so happens they are all also Navy SO's so they know exactly what is going on with me && my new life style! It has been truly amazing to meet these girls that our in the same position as me.....they are all basically new to the area, SAHMs and know what its like to be left alone when our Sailor are called away to duty. Anyways like i was saying until i meet these girls i thought this awesome life on the beach wasnt gonna be so awesome....lol. But i have had an awesome time getting to know them...just sitting at the beach or sitting on the couch together...

Now, on another topic.....i got a call on Tuesday for a job working for an Orthopedic Surgeon here in VA Beach...I am soooo excited, but def soooo scared..... lol im scared for 1. bc this will be the first time Rylee is left with someone other than family && 2. B/c i have only had one other job...&& i was there for soooo long.... Im sure everything will work out...but of course im gonna be scared, she is my Princess and my first child.....so its only normal that i totally freak.lol

This is all for the best though, i just know it....Everyday, that RJ is at work for 11 or 12 hours a day && im just sitting here im like wow really....i didnt go to college to just sit @ home && be bored....plus RJ will be transferring to a new squadron soon && he will be leaving on dets alot more...&& i can remember the first time he left for 2 weeks.....i wanted to die! i was so bored it was unbelievable. Alls i did was sit around the house && whine. Well not this time...Time to get my stuff straight, this is the life i signed up for && i need to start figuring out ways to deal with life while he is gone. LMAO not that im not going to complain while he is gone.....because im still definitely going to complain...but at least if i have my own life going on, it will be alot easier for me to get through it.

Life in

VA Beach

So Rylee && I have been in VA Beach now for 5 months and we have loved every minute of it. Rylee has gotten to go to the beach for the first time && go swimming everyday. Have a bedroom on the 11th floor of an awesome apt. that has an amazing view of the oceanfront. And most of all Rylee has had me at home with her every day && night for the last 5 months. Now that is truly amazing! I have been given the opportunity by my love to stay at home with our daughter && it has been an amazing experience. Although I can definitely say that the SAHM chapter of my life will be coming to a end here very shortly! lol As much as I have loved staying at home with my baby, i am just the type of person who likes to work. I have been working in a very busy Orthopedic Surgeons office for the last yr so moving here && just sitting around has been very difficult for me. I love that I am able to be home for Rylee && RJ but i just cant sit here anymore... now the only thing i am worried about is RJ will be starting shore duty soon and will be going on dets with his new squadron, although working will help me get through the times that he is gone, it is also going to take away time that i am home and time that i am going to be able to spend with him. So im sure its going to be hard for all of us getting back into the routine of me working again, but i think it will be worth it in the end.

Being alone in VA Beach is tough sometimes... I really miss my family, friends && the career I worked so hard at everyday at for 5 yrs. I miss having my family && friends around the corner from me. I miss having them over for dinner && hoildays && all us girls getting ready to go out on the weekend together && believe it or not i miss getting up every morning && going to work. I cant wait until i get things like that back in my life. But something that is kinda scary is the fact that i know every couple of yrs i will have to pick up && lose it all again. For instance, we will be here for 2 more yrs. then moving to Florida so that RJ can finish his bachelors degree (my baby is soooo smart). Then when all that is said && done we will move again :) lol . But please dont take any of this as me complaining because thats definitely not what this is. I have gladly made a promise to my love to follow him ANYWHERE && EVERYWHERE the Navy sends him && i will do it with a smile.

So on another topic.....my brother will be here in VA Beach TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!! I am soooo excited! && so is Rylee she asks for him everyday!!! This will be his first time here to VA && i am sooo excited to show him around the area && get to spend some time with him! I am a little nervous though....lol i have to make a trip to the Norfolk airport by myself! This should be very interesting.....

The Big Move.....

So after months of "should i move there" or "no, i will move there"....."should i quit my job" or" i can just get out of the Navy" "maybe you could transfer" or "i can probably transfer" we finally decided that me moving to VA Beach && RJ staying in the Navy && stationed here at Oceana was the best thing for all of us. So on Feb 19 2010, RJ flew to Houston to help me finish packing up my house && finish all the last min. details b4 moving to VA. Friday the 21st was my last day @ work && one of the hardest things i have even been through was leaving that place && knowing i wasnt coming back on Monday. So i went around the office saying my goodbyes to everyone (and balling my eyes out). That night we had a going away party, lol. It was actually my 2nd going away party but this one was @ Fridays, so ALL of my coworkers that i had spent 10 hours a day with for the last 5 yrs all gathered at Fridays for my final goodbye. It was extremely emotional && very hard on all of us, 2 of my best friends also left the office with me at that time, (So it was a huge change for the office) but needless to say we had a great time just sitting around reminiscing about all of the thing we had gone through in the last couple of years. Anyways Saturday came && i think it was the longest day of my life.....we organized everything around all the house and started loading up my car. We went to my parents house so i could spend time with them && all of my siblings b4 we left. As much as i cried && as scared as i was, i knew that this is what i wanted bc i couldnt imagine spending another day away from my love. We left my parents house @ midnight && began our LONG journey to VA Beach....it ended up being a 32 hour drive && was totally horrible!!! But i was soooo happy that RJ && i had gotten to experience that road trip together && i would do it all over again if thats what it took to be here in VA Beach with the love of my life.