My USO Tour!

I kept telling Tony that Iraq was HOT!!! I do not think that he believed me that it was THAT hot. We were in Kuwait for the 4th of July. I have never seen so much sand and been so hot in my entire life. It was worth every moment to see the faces of those soldiers. We had radar locked on my helicopter and it was very scary. For one brief second I put myself in the position that our loved ones are in every day. I think I was always destined to marry a soldier.
Here I am with 12 of my closest girlfriends....

P.S....I Love You

Funny how little things remind you of the one you love. It could be as simple as a scent or as emotional as a movie or song. I just saw that Ratatouille was on tv tonight. I remember Tony telling me that he went to see that movie. He told me this when we first started dating and at the time i thought it was odd....but than I got to know Tony:)

Before Tony left he bought me the new fragrance from Bath and Body Works, P.S....I love you. He bought me the sample lotion and the wall flowers for the bedroom. He had one request, I use the wall flowers in our bedroom. I put them in last weekend. I LOVE the scent! I went back and bought the candle, body lotion, and body mist. I am burning the candle right now. Normally I associate a smell with an event or a time in my life. I have always found it interesting how you can smell a fragrance years later and recall a particular memory or event that happened years before. I will forever associate Tony, our love, and this time apart with P.S.....I love you.

Home sweet home

Tex, Murphy, and I just got "moved" back into our house. I have been at mama and daddy's since a week ago Friday when I had my surgery. I miss them already! Whoever said you can't go home did not have my mama and daddy. I love going back to the house that I grew up in. I am so close to my parents and Tony was very smart to buy us a house so close to them...especially while he was gone. Thanks to mama and daddy, their love, and nursing skills I am all better!!!!!

I go to the doctor tomorrow and get to see what my stomach looks like!!! I am a little nervous. This whole experience has been a little scary. I was very nervous about getting cut open and pain!!! I wish Tony could have been here in person for me BUT he was with me every step of the way.

Court's B-Day

Yesterday was Courtney's birthday at Mama's Pizza. We had a great turnout and Court and i had a little helium....

Surgery

Tomorrow I get to have my gall bladder taken out! YAY...I think! Hopefully I wil shed a few pounds and be able to eat Italian food again:) I wish Tony were here and so does he. We talked about doing the surgery before he left so he could take care of me. We decided not to because than our last few days together would not have been as fun as they were.

I got to talk to Tony a few times today. When he called this morning I was on the verge of tears. I guess that will happen time to time. There are some moments that hit me harder than others. Yesterday was a hard day for him. I know that he left Kuwait at some point today and I do not know where he is going or when he will be there. That part sucks. I am hoping he will be able to call me before my surgery. I am taking Tony jr. to the hospital.....Tony jr. is my build-a-bear that we did before he left. When I push his paw I get a special Tony message.

The Primetime Emmy's

I am FINALLY watching the Primetime Emmy awards. I really like Neal Patrick Harris as a host. Who would have thought Doogie Howser...

I really like Tina Fey. I have never watched Pushing Daisies but this girl Krisin Chena-whatever is very cute and she could totally fit in your pocket. Oh and apparently I will not since it is no longer on the air!
YAY!!!! Jon Cryer won best supporting actor for Two and a Half Men. Love that show.
What is "THE UNITED STATES of TARA"???? Toni Collette??? Never heard of her and she won best actress. Should have been 30 Rock, Julia Louis, or Christina Applegate...I think even Justin Timberlake was suprised.

Ok done blogging about boring crap.

WOW.....

I just read Jamie's post, Caroline's post, posts from Jodi and jg07. Thank you all for your support. This military family is more amazing than I could ever have imagined. Since Tony is on such a small team that left out of Ft. Riley, Big Red One, there is not a local FRG to stay connected with. I feel like a have a new family right here. So thank you to my USO Girls and to my new blog friends.