Ok here it is, or at leat part of it! So this is all the things I want to do during the deployment. I wouldn't be surprised if I add more in the next few months.
South Pacific at the Kennedy Center- Done!
Shrek the Musical
Mrytle Beach
See Nicole
See Jojo
Go back to Wyoming
Go camping with the mutt, and maybe the cats
Kings Dominion
Renaissance Festival
Beaufort Pirate Invasion
Learn to boogie board
Learn to Surf
Wizarding World of Harry Potter with Jojo
Run the MCM10K Goal time 1 hour
Wicked at the Kennedy Center
Go to Minnesota
Take up Painting again/take a painting class
Road Trip Across America
Ok that's it for now!
We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. ~Japanese Proverb
The Dancer
Monday, January 24, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
The Calm Before the Storm, Good-byes, and South Pacific
Well, the Marine has left.
Things are ok. I'm definitely doing better than I was for the first! I was surprisingly calm the last few days he was home. It was a little eerie. The best way to describe it is that it was like the calm before the storm. Hopefully, you have experienced this with weather.
The day he left sucked. There really isn't a better way to describe it. Luckily, I had a friend that came and took some pictures of us and saw him off with me. That was a nice change, to have someone who has been there be there with you. Then she and another friend invited me to one of their houses for a bit. Again a nice change. Going back to the house is the hardest. It's empty and you know it's just you for however long they are gone.
So I tried to stay out in public. I held myself together better when in public. It's easy to sit at home and cry and cry when they frist leave. But for me being out in public made me not want to cry. I had decided to attend Tangled (the new Disney Princess movie) to keep me occuppied. As I was walking out after the movie I heard someone say, "Is that Miss S?" I turned around to see a friend from my 29 Palm days. I said "Hi!" Then she said, "Did you come alone?" And with that word "alone" I started tearing up. I couldn't help it. I proceeded to apologize and then tell her that he had left that morning, so everything was very fresh. Thank God for good friends and friends in the military. She hugged me and said. "It's ok, I understand."
For the most part I have been pretty good. The day after the Marine left it snowed, and so I stayed in the house for 2 days. (So I had my mopey days then.) I don't mind driving in snow, but I don't like driving in snow in areas that arean't used to snow! Two reasons, 1) Crazy drivers, they just don't know how to drive in snow, and 2) the state/county/city aren't equipped to take care of roads in snowy conditions.
I decided to create a deployment bucket list. Basically, I wanted to plan certain things each month so I have something to look forward too. I'll discuss that more later. But I have already checked off one thing off of the list! This past weekend I saw South Pacific at the Kennedy Center. It was a wonderful and beautiful show. Not much dancing, but that is ok. The actors were wonderful and the set was beautiful. The music was great, as always. You definitely felt like you were on a tropical island, you could hear the breath of the wind, and waves crashing on the beach.
I sat by a really cute older couple at South Pacific. Everytime a love song was sung they would hold hands, giggle with each other, and coo. It was very sweet. Truely happy and in love.
So that's what I have been up too. I post shortly about the bucket list, and I have a few other things that I want to talk about.
The Dancer
Things are ok. I'm definitely doing better than I was for the first! I was surprisingly calm the last few days he was home. It was a little eerie. The best way to describe it is that it was like the calm before the storm. Hopefully, you have experienced this with weather.
The day he left sucked. There really isn't a better way to describe it. Luckily, I had a friend that came and took some pictures of us and saw him off with me. That was a nice change, to have someone who has been there be there with you. Then she and another friend invited me to one of their houses for a bit. Again a nice change. Going back to the house is the hardest. It's empty and you know it's just you for however long they are gone.
So I tried to stay out in public. I held myself together better when in public. It's easy to sit at home and cry and cry when they frist leave. But for me being out in public made me not want to cry. I had decided to attend Tangled (the new Disney Princess movie) to keep me occuppied. As I was walking out after the movie I heard someone say, "Is that Miss S?" I turned around to see a friend from my 29 Palm days. I said "Hi!" Then she said, "Did you come alone?" And with that word "alone" I started tearing up. I couldn't help it. I proceeded to apologize and then tell her that he had left that morning, so everything was very fresh. Thank God for good friends and friends in the military. She hugged me and said. "It's ok, I understand."
For the most part I have been pretty good. The day after the Marine left it snowed, and so I stayed in the house for 2 days. (So I had my mopey days then.) I don't mind driving in snow, but I don't like driving in snow in areas that arean't used to snow! Two reasons, 1) Crazy drivers, they just don't know how to drive in snow, and 2) the state/county/city aren't equipped to take care of roads in snowy conditions.
I decided to create a deployment bucket list. Basically, I wanted to plan certain things each month so I have something to look forward too. I'll discuss that more later. But I have already checked off one thing off of the list! This past weekend I saw South Pacific at the Kennedy Center. It was a wonderful and beautiful show. Not much dancing, but that is ok. The actors were wonderful and the set was beautiful. The music was great, as always. You definitely felt like you were on a tropical island, you could hear the breath of the wind, and waves crashing on the beach.
I sat by a really cute older couple at South Pacific. Everytime a love song was sung they would hold hands, giggle with each other, and coo. It was very sweet. Truely happy and in love.
So that's what I have been up too. I post shortly about the bucket list, and I have a few other things that I want to talk about.
The Dancer
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
The Time Nears
Well the holidays have passed, since they have passed that means the deployment is near. It's almost coming too quick. I have mixed emotions. Like, I just want him to leave so we can get this started. Then I feel guilty that I want him to leave. Then on top of that I don't want him to leave yet, and then sometimes I feel like I'm not ready for him to leave. (Remember that roller coaster? Well, I'm on it and it's a wild ride right now!) I wrote on my Facebook that I was ready for my year to start. I almost feel like my year can't start until the Marine has left.
Earlier today I was thinking how I prefer the 10 day notice, because we didn't have anytime to think about it. Don't get me wrong I have enjoyed having the Marine home for the holidays. But it seemed to make it harder too. When I finished wrapping his last Christmas present and put it under the tree I started to tear up. No reason really, but it just happened. I'm tired of the emotions. I guess part of the reason the holidays were hard were because we knew he was leaving shortly after. So after every holiday it got harder and my chest got heavier. I dreaded New Year's Eve. I wasn't ready for 2011, but there was nothing I could about it because it's here! Once it passed it was also a relief, knowing that we can get this deployment going soon helped with some of the stress.
I had class tonight and it was good to be back with my dancers. It helped heal my soul tonight Things don't seem so dim and sad, there is definitely a light shining on me! One of my younger dancers asked me, "Has your husband left yet, so you can be ours?" LOL, that made me feel good that they want to take care of me. I am so thankful that I have dance in my life right now. I'm also thankful for all of my dancers and their parents. I am so blessed to have them, they have been very supportive.
I am always amazed how dance can make me feel better. It's a great medicine for me. Need to feel better or have your spirits lifted? Just dance. Some food for thought and probably some good advice...
"Stifling an urge to dance is bad for your health - it rusts your spirit and your hips." ~Terri Guillemets
The Dancer
Earlier today I was thinking how I prefer the 10 day notice, because we didn't have anytime to think about it. Don't get me wrong I have enjoyed having the Marine home for the holidays. But it seemed to make it harder too. When I finished wrapping his last Christmas present and put it under the tree I started to tear up. No reason really, but it just happened. I'm tired of the emotions. I guess part of the reason the holidays were hard were because we knew he was leaving shortly after. So after every holiday it got harder and my chest got heavier. I dreaded New Year's Eve. I wasn't ready for 2011, but there was nothing I could about it because it's here! Once it passed it was also a relief, knowing that we can get this deployment going soon helped with some of the stress.
I had class tonight and it was good to be back with my dancers. It helped heal my soul tonight Things don't seem so dim and sad, there is definitely a light shining on me! One of my younger dancers asked me, "Has your husband left yet, so you can be ours?" LOL, that made me feel good that they want to take care of me. I am so thankful that I have dance in my life right now. I'm also thankful for all of my dancers and their parents. I am so blessed to have them, they have been very supportive.
I am always amazed how dance can make me feel better. It's a great medicine for me. Need to feel better or have your spirits lifted? Just dance. Some food for thought and probably some good advice...
"Stifling an urge to dance is bad for your health - it rusts your spirit and your hips." ~Terri Guillemets
The Dancer
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