My new obsession

HOMECOMING!

I'm homecoming obsessed!

I've watched EVERY episode of Coming Home. 

I don't know what it is but this show is ADDICTING. 

I'm just so anxious about Butler being home soon!

I will be reunited with my best friend in a few WEEKS! (yes, WEEKS) 

 I watch the show in envy because it usually hits so close to home (literally close like over the bridge in Norfolk home!) and I just think, why not me? But I'm okay, he'll be home soon enough.

Since Butler is in port, I got another video call today.

Today was Butler's first time seeing Kaleb moving and not in still pictures. 

It made me tear up to see him smile at Kaleb in a way he smiled the day he seen Darryl being born. 

I can't wait to just see him hold him and how they interact with each other.

Darryl was so excited and couldn't stop smiling and saying "daddy"

This really made my day!! 

Trying to keep busy and keep my nerves and anxiety calm! 

April is almost done and MAY is almost here. 

And  MAY is what I've been waiting for!!!! 

Happy Sunday!

Operation Homecoming.

I've been on some sort of blogging hiatus due to writer's block! 

But, I'm back now!

Yesterday marked month 7 of deployment and it's finally coming to an end which means it's time to think about OPERATION HOMECOMING. 

This is my first deployment so I'm trying to take in everything I can to make it the best I can for me and Butler. Today, I heard from two of my friends who have already gone through 2 or 3 of them already. What I learned is:

-Parking is scarce and you need to be there early to get a spot.

-There will be benches on the pier and if you want to sit on them, gotta be there early.

-It may take the boat about 6 hours to actually show up.

-It takes forever for them to dock and to let the sailors off 

-And traffic will be ridiculous.

   

Now, this has ruined EVERYTHING I thought this would be! For some reason I have the fairytale that Butler gets off the boat, drops his sea bag and runs to me and the boys (well not that perfectly, but something of that nature.) 

Now my worries are what should I wear if rains, what time should I make my way to NOB, what am I gonna do with the boys while I wait, where should I park, wear is Butler's sea bag going (I drive a tiny neon with 2 car seats and a double stroller in the trunk), whose gonna take pics son on so forth.... This should have been something I should have started a month ago! We'll see how this goes!

In other news, my Monkey peed on the potty today!! I was SUPER excited!!! Hope this is a good start to potty training!! 

The End is approaching!

We are in the home stretch! 

It's finally time to start preparing from homecoming. It's like a mirage in the desert, we can see it but just can't touch it. 

 I'm a semi-perfectionist so everything has to be perfect, well on my end at least. No telling with the military how this will go.

I've been looking at homecoming banners, and I don't know what I want to pick. I'm still working on it.

Luckily, I'll get to stand under the "new daddy tent" since littlest Butler was born after deployment. 

Tomorrow I decided I am finally going to a FRG meeting. I decided I couldn't knock it until I try it, plus i want to know what I've been missing since Butler can only say so much and is somewhat clueless. I've had my doubt about the FRG and the negative connotation it has really swayed what I thought about it. I just thought that I wouldn't fit in with the wives because I'm not that wife. I'm very shy when i first meet people and especially when I go to places I have never been with people I've never met. Hopefully I enjoy my FRG meeting and become involved with what goes on with the ship. I'm a little nervous though and I usually amp myself more than needed. But this will go well tomorrow, I know it!

I'll keep you posted!  

Today was DJ & Kaleb's first day at daycare or home daycare. 

They loved it, I'm relieved!!

 I may actually complete all the things on my bucket list for the month!