3 more weekends...

well, i haven't blogged lately because i feel like i have NOTHING to blog about!! i have really enjoyed staying home every day with elijah! he seems to like spending all that time with me, too. :) i think i need to start working or going to school soon, though, because he's becoming a momma's boy. and we don't want that! :) actually, i really am planning on going to school this next semester at iusb for secondary education. at this point i'm thinking of becoming an english teacher. i would really like to teach in a middle school. i have to check to see if i still am eligible for my GI bill for being in the army, but a.j. looked at the requirements and i met all of them...plus it said if you were honorably discharged from the army, you can still use your benefits. well, i was, so i am pretty sure i'll get them...and that will pay for my school! yeah!

a.j. and i have been doing a lot of talking about where we want to live when he gets home from iraq. i am pretty sure that soon we're going to put our house up for sale and try to sell it when a.j. is gone this next year. we really want to move to minneapolis. we'll just get an apartment there at first while a.j. finishes school and then we'll talk about what we want to do after that. i'm excited about moving somewhere new with a.j.! it'll be like our first adventure after being married!

a.j. leaves in 3 weeks. it's so wierd. sometimes i think about it and get so sick to my stomach...sometimes i cry...then sometimes i just want it to get here so i can start counting down the days. i just can't imagine what it's going to be like to not have him here. i feel like i will just not enjoy life as much this year because a.j. isn't here. i mean...my favorite part of every day is seeing him. and the weekends are so fun because he's here with me all day! and next year the weekend will just be another day in the week, you know? i just pray that God will give me the strength to not only make it through next year, but to be an encouragement to other's during the year, too...to be able to shine for Christ and glorify Him even on the hardest days. i suppose that's everyone's prayer every day...but when i pray that it really gives me purpose..it gives this year more meaning. i don't know...it's late...i'm tired. i just wanted to update everyone! have a great week!!