Wow. I don't even know where to begin.

November: Thanksgiving went okay. It was definitely lonely without Chris here. I got to spend the entire thanksgiving break studying for exams and finals. Potty-training wasn't very successful. We have such a stubborn child. Wonder where he got that from...

December: December was probably the craziest month of my life. Preparing for finals was exhausting. But right after the were over, Declan and I hopped on a plane and flew to Baltimore to see his Uncle Bubba and Aunt Amanda! We were so excited to see them, and thankful that Aunt Nanan and Aunt Arae were able to be with us too! We had such a blast and it was so nice to get away for a bit. We got to relax, take Dec to the park, and got some shopping in before we went to Nanan's graduation! After the graduation we drove ALL the way back to Oklahoma from Virginia. A few days after we got back, we had Christmas with my parents, then Christmas with my extended family, THEN Christmas with in-laws. Declan got MORE than enough toys... especially musical instruments. He was also given a lot of small toys like cars. Daddy will be SO happy. NOT. He'll step on them all and yell like he always did. ;-) Waking up on Christmas was SUPER lonely, so the night before I told Dec that he could sleep with me. That way, I would wake up by myself. After all Christmas celebrations, Declan and I went with my parents and my brother to Dallas to do some shopping. I love Dallas so much! We had a lot of fun.

January: I was kind of dreading January to get here because I knew once school started, I wouldn't really get much of a life. And I was NOT wrong. It's absolutely insane. I have something due every single day. I'm studying all the time. But, it has made this time go by SO fast! Declan started going back to his school and that was rough on the both of us. I had NOT had him out of my sight the whole break. We both had some separation issues, but now we're back in our routine and it's a lot better. My birthday was also this month. My 2nd birthday in a row without Husband. That was really rough. He was able to sent me a gift for me to open right on time! I was so thankful, but he knew that the only present I wanted, was for him to be home.

February: Now to this month. Not a lot has happened so far. Just school. We're still keeping busy. OH! Actually, Chris and I booked our vacation we'll be going on shortly after he gets home. We are SO excited! I keep telling Chris how many days until we're on the beach in Mexico. I think it's a good encouragement for him. We're so excited to get away and spend some time together.

Sometime in December Chris moved from his COP to a different location in Afghanistan. At that point he was so excited to leave because they had him doing SO many night shifts and he was exhausted from not getting a lot of sleep. But, I was SO thankful we were able to talk to him on Christmas! Chris said at that new location, everything was better. They were able to relax a bit, and the food was a ton better. And they even had midnight chow for the ones that had to be up late! I thought that that was so awesome! Especially since I know my boy likes to eat. ;-)
Most recently Chris has told me a new situation that they put him in, along with a different location. The situation isn't good. While, I can't state specifics, I do know at the new location he will NOT be able to contact me. That means, I wont be able to talk to him until mid-March. I wont know if he made it safe, I wont know anything. I wont hear from him for another month and a half. It's killing me. So I just ask you to PLEASE pray for him. I know God is with him and keeping him safe, but it doesn't change how much I miss him and how much I still worry about him. You have absolutely NO idea how much your prayers and support mean to us. We are so THANKFUL and blessed to have such amazing people in our lives. Thank you so much for reading, checking up on us, and KEEP PRAYING. =)
God Bless.