Snow Day! and BFF's

It seems I have gotten my wish. Tomorrow school has been cancelled in anticipation of ice and SNOW!!!! I am quite excited about the prospect of seeing and playing in snow on the ground for the first time since 2005. (So listen storm clouds, you better produce some snow!) Adam should even get to see snow too since his squadron is in Blackstone, VA on a training mission. Unfortunately for him, the Marine Corps does not usually call snow days so the playing in the snow will be at a minimum.

I am looking forward to some freed up time, especially since I start a new semester tomorrow and haven't quite finished my fall coursework yet. I'm also looking forward to sleeping in since I did not sleep much this weekend. I visited with the Foemans, and Alexi came down too! There was lots of girl talk, eating, shopping and Starbucks. It was fun and refreshing. A perk of being back on the east coast is that I get to see friends and family a lot more. I've seen everyone so much more in the nine months that we've lived here, than in the two years we were away. I've missed my girls so much!

I do not like living in Jacksonville, but I decided to find at least one good thing about this place. So,here it is: Jacksonville has also really made me appreciate my friends and family and all the other places I've lived even more.

Stay warm everyone!

Winter

Winter is here and not really in full swing. It was 60 degrees today in Jacksonville. I am not complaining. I would like to see some snow though, therefore I am wishing for some colder temperatures. It seems a shame to not be cold and snowy. It also seems a shame for Adam to have to miss it all. (Look at me pretending it's actually going to snow here.)He will be in Virginia and then out on the USS Bataan for the next two-ish weeks, then most of February and March. He'll be home in between though, and maybe it'll snow then!

Today was the first day back to work for me after a two week Christmas break. We traveled home to see family for a week and then relaxed here for the rest of our time. We saw both families, Uncle Garrie, and cousins Nancy, Tim, Katie, and David. We spent time everywhere and with everyone we could. Back here, it was nice to be home, relaxing, reading, and spending time together instead of writing lesson plans and studying. Being back at work today feels like I never even had a break, but I have a feeling the time might fly by just like in the fall. We have such a big year coming up with lots of new things.

Thursday marks the beginning of a series of pre-deployment work ups for Adam until about April. Then, he will actually deploy in May. The Marine Corps can't and won't ever give exact dates about when they'll be gone and when they'll really be back, but hopefully he will be back for Christmas. We also don't actually know where he's going either, but hopefully they'll be safe and enjoy some of their time whether it's at neat ports or in the sandbox.

Now it's time to plan girl weekends and summer vacations! Anyone want to visit?