The Blind Side

So Joe, myself, the Buchs (are new military friends), and one of their friends went to see the Blind Side last night. It was such a great movie. It was one of those that makes you step back and wonder "Would I be willing to do that for someone?" For those of you who don't know about it, it's about a family who takes in an almost adult kid who has really no family (except a drug addicted mom and a brother he hasn't seen for years) and they take him into their home, giving him shelter, clothes, and love. These people did it mainly to brighten the future of someone who pretty much had none. They did everything they could to get him above anything he could have ever accomplished on his own. All I got to say is if I was put in that same situation that I would be willing to do that same thing no matter what was said to me by on lookers. So long story short, SEE THE MOVIE!

What can I really say?

Joe and I at the Work Christmas Party Are whole table from the Christmas Party.

This week has been all over the scale of happiness and sadness. A good friend of mine just found out she's over a month pregnant. Usually this news is celebrated with joyous praises and shouts to the heavens. But I don't really doing either. The things is my friend I brought her into the church probably about a year ago, and she has been seeing this guy for less than 4 months and they have been engaged for more than half of that (I don't ask questions) and now they are expecting a baby. Neither have the means of supporting this child and I fear for the baby and them. So I have a hard time supporting the idea of them keeping the baby when they aren't ready to do it. I think adoption should be an idea they should consider. Because she's a high school drop out and works at a grocery store full time. He just graduated from high school (he's 3 years younger than her) and he hasn't ever had a full time job. I just am worried and don't know what to say.

Joe's work (his military job) had their holiday party on Thursday and it was a lot of fun! We sat a group of people of 3 couples including us and 2 guys. We enjoyed each other company and stuff. It was nice to talk with other people face to face and actually get out of house. The food was really good too! It was a little weird because they had this corn that had salsa in it. It was weird. But it was so much fun! It was also very nice because of the party Joe had off of work on Friday so we actually got a full 3 day weekend together! I guess that's really all that's going on here.

Mine and Joe's New Phones

So I don't know if any of you had a full touch screen phone, but it's freaken Hard!!!! Mine is this pretty color, but Joe's is black. So it's cool because it's a data phone and has the internet and stuff like that! Basically I'm just facebooking almost all the time because that's the only exciding thing I do on the internet, because blogging would just take to long. So we got these free for black Friday (actually got the phones the day before Thanksgiving), but we had to go back to Best Buy on Friday to get the free Blue-tooth head set and 2gb memory card for it (also free). Just a side not! I'm not home sick at all! I have been loving the warmer weather than Wisconsin has been getting. I also enjoy being with Joe. So I'm just happy life is finally becoming awesome again. The end.

Mine and Joe'

GPS

So I have never driven to Oklahoma and I have never driven over 2 hours in a car in one direction by myself before driving down here. So the whole experience was just alittle crazy! So I've been thinking about it. I drove down with a gps and to be honest I don't have any idea how I would be able to have done it without it. So for those who ever haven't used one of these, it doesn't give you a big picture it just goes from turn to turn maybe to not over whelm you or something like that, but what ever the reason I tried to connect it with something else in my life. The Holy Spirit.

It leads you without you truly knowing where you are going, but shows you how to get there and you follow it because you know it's the right thing to do. And if for some reason even though through it's gental voice (actually it can sound like a crazy robot sometimes, but sometimes it's ok) it tells you the way to get back on the right road that you want to be on. So it makes me want to think I need to listen a little harder sometimes. But I try and if I do get lost I know that I will always be able to find my way back to where I need to be.

First week in the apartment

So I got down here on a week ago Saturday, but we didn't actually move into the apartment till Monday, because Joe still had credit to stay in the on base hotel (which was really nice by the way) and the fact that we had to buy an air mattress or something to sleep on and we had to get some other things too.
So on the 21st we actually signed the lease for are apartment and figured since nothing was in it we'd do that move in inspection before we started moving stuff in here. There was actually lot of things that we had to write down. From stains in the carpets to cracks in the tile around the bathtubs. So when that was all said and down we turned it in and started to move the stuff that I did bring in. We also did some shopping and ate out a lot that first week.
So we had laundry to do on like Tuesday so i pulled out the knob on the washer (the one that makes the water start) and it wasn't even attached! It came right off! So we had to go to main office to get that fixed. And the guy had to come back again because he needed to get a part that he didn't have when he first came.
We also had them replace the shower heads with the ones that detach and have a hose that run them, because the shower heads were really low! Like they wouldn't even reach my 5'9 head imagine Joe's 6'4 head! So they had their maintance guy do it and he broke one of the new shower heads! So we are still waiting on that.
They had to replace the lock on the mail box because there was something wrong with it and we couldn't open the box to get are mail. Then on Wednesday of last week I was doing a load of wash (we were able to pull out the little nub of where the dial sits on to still wash are clothes) and after it was done I hear this dripping noise. I go into the bathroom where the washer and drier are and am looking at the washer, because I'm convinced that's what's leaking and I see nothing and the shower and the sink aren't dripping either. I look at the little hot water heater and the little side valve is pouring out water! i'm freaking out because for 1 thing we don't have a big enough container to catch the water (because are stuff is still in wisconsin) and we don't really know who to call. So i make Joe go play with the water and I'm looking at the lease for a mataince number it's a pager number so I call it and start running for the management building they call back before I get the building so they come in a fix it.
But jeez that's in the first week of living here. What else could go wrong?!? I still like the apartment but on base housing keeps sounding better and better to me. At least that stuff is a lot newer than this.
Also, did I mention that every floor has carpet on it? Even the kitchen and the bathrooms. I'll post pictures when we get are stuff, but until then just try to picture it. It's a nice place and I don't mind living here, just can't stand everything breaking all the time!

Looking back the last 2 years.

So today is mine and Joe's 2 year wedding anniversery! I'm so super duper happy. The only sad thing is I was not able to fit his present in the car with all the other stuff that was packed in the car. Never in a million years did I think I was going to be in Oklahoma in this life time. But it's great! I'm really happy to be here and just happy all around. I'm excided to finally have Joe all to myself, without having to be running around this holiday season to like a million different people's houses and several events to be going to. It's just us in a different state. :)
So I would post picutres of the new place, but to be honest there isn't much here. Joe and I have a Chevy Blazer which I had filled to the bring and even got one of those luggage rack bags that stick on the top of the car for just a little more space. It was like 600 pounds of stuff here! (I had to get it weighed to get credit for the move through the military). So there was no room for a bed, no room for a table, no room for a dresser, not even room for hangers!!!! So so far we have boughten a folding table and chairs set, a pot, some baking sheets, a blow up bed, some hand soap, shower cutains, sheets, and serveral meals out!
So the drive down here sucked! I drove strait for like 14 and then some hours to get down here. I left Fondy around 12:30pm and got here around 3:30am. I'm still really surprized that I made it here in a strait shot. I think the only way I was able to do it was the 2 and a half energy drinks that I slammed to stay awake. I'm really happy to be here. Church was filled with very nice people and I felt good to be there, but Joe wasn't able to make it because of the fact that he had like a million things to do before he had to start "work" or whatever you want to call it.
Back to the matter at hand! I'm so happy that I have a temple sealing with the greatest guy I know! I cannot believe the ups and downs and turn arounds that we have had, but always able to get through it and end up stronger in the end. I cannot believe that we had most of this last year apart and to be honest I'm sad that we will never have that time back and am worried about what the next 3 years will bring up with times apart and times together. I love Joe so much and he has tought me the love of movies I wouldn't normal watch (like sc-fi), to love music that makes you want to get up and move (like rock), to enjoy the simple things like a surprize gift of something now and again. But most of all I'm just happy to call him mine. In these uncertain times I'm just happy to have him by my side for all of time!