I am super excited to inform you that I am a guest blogger at Allison's blog, I Heart Change, this week! 

Allison, an Army wife of two years and a mom of one of the cutest toddlers you will ever see, asked for guests posts on why other military spouses and significant others "heart" change. Head on over to her site to read some more responses like mine! Click here to read my response to why I heart change!
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Here is another great new meme I have found courtesy of The Annoyed Army Wife. It's called Sunday Stories, where you can share your link to a story on your blog!
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Since others have begun to share their stories of how they met their man, I thought I should begin with my story, too! I have shared some of it before in past posts, but not completely like I plan to do now! This will be the first installment of our story. I hope you enjoy it!
 
 
Despite what you would think, being born in Wyoming does not make me a country girl. I have fished for trout in Alaska, hiked on trails, swam in lakes, but I am far from country-fied. So every week when I go up to visit my mom, who currently lives on a 100 acre farm, I always surprise myself with the ease of adapting to the lifestyle.
 
 
I'm so excited to wrap up another week with MilSpouse Friday Fill-In, which Wife of a Sailor started to help spouses and significant others get to know each other better!
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So, looking at my past posts, I really don't talk much about anything at all, or am participating in MilSpouse Friday Fill-In (which is tomorrow, huzzah!). But literally every other post for a while has been that or tiny updates. I'll try to give you better substance! It was just hard over leave. I'm sure you all understand :) 

Anyway, recently DoD changed MyCAA, which is the Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts. Now, as a fiancée of a military man, I really don't know a lot about it, but in reading about it and reactions to the new program versus the change, it looks like the changes are negatively rather than positively impacting spouses and their ability to reach career goals. 
 
 
It's finally hitting me that Steve is gone, AGAIN. Leave flew by way too quickly, and now it's back to the same routine, the same ways of communicating, the same wedding planning frustrations which come along with your fiancée being 1,000 miles from home.

You know what? I hate sameness. Having a routine is nice, but not when it involves being apart. Even though that has always been our routine, I wish it could come to an end sooner than December. Yes, December isn't far away, I know that. But I also know that I hate being apart more than anything. 

While he was here, I thought of a lot of "What if's" from the past relating to the biggest thing separating us from being together already: my education. Currently, I need 9 credits to graduate with a bachelors degree, which is only equivalent to three classes. 

But what if I had taken more classes in past semesters and could have been done in May? What if in doing that, we were together sooner - engaged in April, married over leave in July? What if I had been able to start a graduate program nearly a year earlier than my peers? What if, what if, what if. 

I'm sure God has a reason for me to be at school until December, some purpose for me to stay just a little longer at school than if I had been more diligent and added more classes in the past to my schedule. I don't know what that reason or purpose is, but I'm sure I will find out soon enough. 

Or maybe there isn't really a reason other than to let me live on my own just a bit longer before being married and living with someone for the rest of my life, or until the Army decides to reactivate him after he's done with Active Duty next year (I don't live in an unrealistic bubble, so I KNOW this could happen, even if I don't like it).

Anyway, those are all my random thoughts for the day haha. It was a lazy day, with some frustrations, but okay overall considering I didn't have work or anything to do but get groceries. Wedding planning is getting there, and hopefully it will continue to go smoothly!

Lots of love,
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I know, I know, today is NOT Friday! But I wish it was :) This Friday, I plan to hang out with my mom and little brother and do some more wedding shopping! On our list is flowers and possibly meeting with someone about cakes!

MilSpouse Friday Fill-In is from the blog of Wife of a Sailor, a good friend on Twitter (and now on Facebook)! Be sure to join in the fun soon!
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Back from AWOL! 07/18/2010
 
I'm back! Did you miss me? Having Steve home on leave was super fun, but now that it's over I can see how quickly time flew by. Isn't that just typical? We wait and wait for leave, anticipating our time together and then it's here and over before we know it. Oh well, at least there is light on the horizon in the form of more vacations, our future together and many other developments!
 
 
It's that time of the week again! If you haven't participated before, head on over to Wife of a Sailor's site for more information about MilSpouse Friday Fill-In!

I'm posting this a little early on Friday, as I have a busy day ahead! I still need to buy a swimsuit for the lake, and later tonight we will be leaving with friends for a weekend of relaxation and fun! Below are my answers to this week's questions!
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Summer Nights! 07/07/2010
 
Hello! I have missed you all! Steve came in late Friday night to start about 2 weeks of leave, and up until today we have been pretty much inseparable! It's been very enjoyable, and I thought while I had a minute to myself I would update you all on what has been going on in our lives!
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Us being, well, us!