I’m celebrating the fact that my husband, although deployed, is safe and sound.
I’m thinking about the ones we’ve already lost this deployment. And their families.
I am thankful, so thankful, for their sacrifice and that of their families.
Don’t just remember these families and the ultimate sacrifice their loved ones made on a day like today, but every day.
You have the ability to speak freely and live openly because of what these people have given their lives for.
17. most recent picture of you and your significant other and what you love most about them :) and any other thoughts
Our last picture together……
almost 2 months ago
I love so much about him. He’s hard working, loyal, cute, nice, and lovely. And he treats me like a princess 
15. first place that you lived together: pics if you have them!
Hawaii, he moved here a week after we were married, and I moved a month later. We live on post, in a duplex, it’s 2 bed rooms, 1 bath room, we have 2 screened in porches, and a laundry room, kitchen, and a big dining room/living room.
16. kids: do you have any yet? if not, when do you plan on it? how many do you want? any tips on good/bad birth control?
We do not have children yet. We plan on having them. Not 100% sure when we’ll start, we’re more than likely going to start when he gets home from deployment. That way he’ll be in one place for a set amount of time, and we won’t have to worry about a deployment. But anything can happen. I’m not sure how many we will have, but I’m thinking 2. Hopefully a boy and girl. But I’ll take whatever I get.
14. thoughts on marriage: what is the easiest/hardest part? if you could change anything, what would it be?
Being away from one another is pretty hard. It’s easier than I thought it would be. I’m doing so much better than anyone thought I’d do. Most of our relationship before marriage was long distance, and I think that prepared us for deployments and trainings. And it doesn’t change the fact that a deployment and training is hard, but it makes me feel better about being away. I’ve gotten so independent, and I can do so much more than I thought I could.
Easy parts are that he is always there for me, even while deployed. He knows when to say the right things, and when not to say the wrong things.
Sure, we fight, and have our differences, but we always work through it, and we’re stronger for it.
13. honeymoon: where did you go? was it good? ;) haha...jk
We went to Atlanta for a few nights. We went to the Aquarium, World of Coke, we saw a concert (The Used), some other museum. We stayed at the Hilton. It was great.
After Atlanta, we drove up to Chattanooga, rented a Uhaul, packed up most of my things, moved them to his grandmother’s house so the movers could include it on the pack out. He left for Hawaii a week after we were married. I followed a month later, after waiting for the Army to get their stuff together, upon not having their stuff together, we bought my ticket out to Hawaii. And that is that.
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Do you think civilians, in general, understand the meaning of Memorial Day?
I think they get the jist of it, but I don’t think they’ll fully understand unless they lose someone in a war. Not that I’m saying they don’t care, just that they wouldn’t have the same feelings about Memorial Day as a military wife or a service member. I know it means more to me now than it did before I was married to my LT!
What are your plans for the Memorial Day Weekend?
Just hanging out, might cook out, I do want to go see the Lanterns, but I’m not sure if I’ll make it there. Maybe go to the movies. Hopefully hear from the LT.
What skill/talent do you wish you had? submitted by The 3 Turners
I wish I were better at painting and more creative. I’m pretty creative, but I’d love to be able to paint a picture or something.
Which came first: the chicken or the egg? submitted by I Married Into The Army
Uhm, well, I guess the chicken. But I really don’t know why…
What is the best thing about your post (base)? The worst? submitted byRandomly, Robyn
Well, the best thing about my post is the fact that it is in HAWAII, and there is a beach in any direction you drive out of it.
The bad part about my post, at least where my house is located, is the loud neighbors and the dogs who bark NON STOP. Oh and the fact that my husband isn’t here.
12. favorite part of the day and least favorite part of the day: can be anything.
My favorite part would be saying I Do. And marrying my very best friend, and the most amazing man.
My least favorite part was the end of it all.
11. your song and/or the first song you danced to at your wedding: share a music video or lyrics if you can!
I walked down the aisle to Bella’s Lullaby. I honestly can’t remember what we walked out to.
We danced to Boston’s “Amanda” because my father always said that whoever I married had to learn the words before he could.
My father and I danced to Van Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl” because he and my mother danced to that at a Christmas party the year I was born. And the LT and his mother danced to Mariah Carey’s “Hero.”
9. the ceremony and reception: where was it at? show us some pictures! what day did you get married?
We got married at my husband’s church, on Halloween. It was a Saturday. The reception was in the same place. The church is very small and we had less than 100 people. Mostly family. We had a memorial for my great-grandparents, and my husband’s baby sister. Instead of a unity candle we did the sand ceremony. Also, instead of just my father giving me away, we had a special part where all our parents welcomed each of us into their families. We both come from divorced families, so it was something nice to do to combine the families.
his family
my family
my brother put smiley faces in our sand, LOL!
10. the cake/food: i love food. so tell me about what you had at your wedding!
We had the best cakes ever. I was so happy with them. We had finger foods mostly:Shrimp cocktail, Chicken Nuggets, Meatballs, and some other stuff, that I can’t remember, LOL! I showed the cake lady a picture of a cake I loved, and she did an amazing job making one like it. I also wanted to do a surprise cake for the LT, and I knew he was Field Artillery, so I had her put the cross cannons, I was wanting to do a cannon cake, but she was unable to make it, and that was okay. My cake was chocolate and white (alternating tiers) and his cake was strawberry.
6. the colors: show some of the flower and colors you used
I used Gerbera Daisies and Orchids, my colors were Watermelon (pink) and Clover (green) and Navy. The flowers below are the ones the parents and the LT and the best man wore, my flowers were a combo of all three…I don’t have a good picture of them alone… 
7. the dress: was it what you always imagined? did you have it made for you? white or ivory?
The dress was white. I didn’t really know what I imagined, it wasn’t what I had in my mind, but I loved it, it was a halter top with a lot of bead work.
8. the little accessories: you know, veil? shoes? jewelry? what did your bridesmaids wear?
I wore PINK heels, and my veil matched my dress pretty perfectly. My sister was my only bridesmaid, and she wore a Navy dress. I also wore a bracelet my sister made me and I can’t remember what earrings I wore, but that was the extent of my jewelry.
1. how it all began: how you met, first date, first kiss, how long did you date? first picture together.....etc.
We met on a dating site Feb. 2009, started chatting and he came to see me the end of March 2009, and we started dating. We were engaged by August 2009, married by Oct. 2009.
2. when you knew he was the one: self explanatory.. but how and when did you know?
A few weeks in. He asked me to move to Hawaii with him, and I told him only if we were married, and we both just kind of knew.
3. proposal: how it happened, how long were you engaged for? was it a total surprise? pictures of that... etc.
It happened in the store, it wasn’t a surprise…we were engaged about 2 months.
4. the ring: tell us about it! did you pick it out? did he? pictures! tell us about his ring too!
I picked out the ring, he helped. It’s got a bigger stone, with two smaller ones on each side, and 4 inset diamonds on each side. The wedding band has 9 inset stones. They’re both white gold. His ring is tungstan and very plain, it suits him well.
