I feel really icky today. I woke up at 11:00 and felt just absolutely awful. My throat still feels super bad, and my cough has gotten worse than in weeks past. I'm hoping that tomorrow I don't feel even worse, but it is still a possibility.
Needless to say, I did not call in to work to see if I could get some hours today. I just felt too awful, and thankfully they didn't call me either. We'll see if they call me tomorrow, but I think if I still feel this bad when I wake up, that I'm not going to call either. I need to take a few days and take care of myself. I feel like this cold (or whatever it is) has been around since before Kent left, and that's a problem. I still don't have a fever, but a sickness that lasts almost a month is just frustrating.
Also, Peaches wasn't feeling very well today either. Poor kitty. She was napping with me all morning, and then in the afternoon, she got up and jumped down to the ground, and proceeded to throw up on my bedroom carpeting. I felt so awful. She's never thrown up or had a hairball that I've been aware of, and it just scared me. This is mostly because my cat that I had growing up *she passed away this summer...* :(, Molly, would throw up almost every day, and it was heart-wrenching to see her just start to waste away towards the end of her life. So, anyway, a cat throwing up is just really scary to me.
So, anyway, I cleaned it up, and she hasn't thrown up again today, so I'm just wondering if maybe she just ate something that she wasn't supposed to, or if the new wet food that I got her yesterday didn't agree with her stomach or what. I'm just going to keep an eye on her, and hope that today was just a fluke. *fingers crossed*
But, in the good news department, I got my W-2 forms in the mail from Kohl's today, and I get a whole 6 dollars back in federal taxes! wahoo!!
annd I got my new coat in the mail that my mom bought for me on LandsEnd.com and I love it! It's super cute, and grown-up looking, and warm. Awesome belated Christmas gift! Thanks mom!
Also, I got another belated christmas gift in the mail today from my BFE (bestest friend ever), Valerie, and I'm super stoked about it. She knit me a super cute slouchy hat, and I can't wait to wear it and look all artsy and stuff. Thank you Val! Your present is on it's way up to you! Promise!
So, all in all, as far as missing Kent, today wasn't TOO awful. Because I was home sick, I was able to talk to him this morning, AND the mic worked on his end, and so that was a nice surprise, and I got to talk to him very briefly this evening again, but he had to go early and greet someone or something. Who knows.
It was just a day full of cough drops, medicine, and tissues. Super Sexy!!
much love!
-Jessica
P.S. To all of my friends and family in the Midwest right now, please be careful in this snow-pocalypse, as they're calling it. Take it easy, and enjoy your time off! *unless you go to Truman, and in that case, have fun in class :P
Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Day 21: Growing up!
Today, I was a really good grown up. I woke up at a decent time, and went to church all by myself. I tried out the LCMS church in town, since that's what my home church is, and it was really nice. I'm not sure if it was completely my style, because it was super traditional. It felt more like a catholic service than a lutheran service, because they used kneelers and prayed with "Lord hear our prayer" statements. But, the choir was so awesome, and the song that they sang was so beautiful, that it made me cry. Literally.
I cried yet again during Communion, because I felt like a part of a group again. I'm torn on whether I'm going to continue attending this church or not, but I'm gonna give it at least another week.
I also caved and went and bought some more wet food for my Peaches. She was beginning to drive me nuts each evening at dinner time. Also, I finally got a snow shovel, so that when it snows again, which I'm assuming will happen...I will be prepared, and able to get out of my driveway. :)
Yay for being a grown-up!
That's all for today!
-Jessica
I cried yet again during Communion, because I felt like a part of a group again. I'm torn on whether I'm going to continue attending this church or not, but I'm gonna give it at least another week.
I also caved and went and bought some more wet food for my Peaches. She was beginning to drive me nuts each evening at dinner time. Also, I finally got a snow shovel, so that when it snows again, which I'm assuming will happen...I will be prepared, and able to get out of my driveway. :)
Yay for being a grown-up!
That's all for today!
-Jessica
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Day 20: LAUNDRY
I feel like all I did today was do laundry. ALL DAY.
So depressing to spend a whole day doing laundry, but at the same time, I'm glad to have clean clothes and clean sheets, and even clean towels! so, it's a been a bittersweet day. A great thing about today was the fact that I got to talk to my hubby not once, but twice today!! I love getting to talk to him daily. It's so refreshing to get to see his face. Love it!
Also, I've discovered an easy way to get from snacking all day long. Today, I just sat in my room on my bed and watched TV, instead of sitting on the couch in the living room, and since the bedroom is farther away from the kitchen, I didn't walk into the kitchen to get snacks all day long! So, apparently, if I just live in my bedroom, I will make myself have better eating habits. lol. We'll see how well this theory plays out.
Other than laundry, not much happened today. Just a pretty lazy Saturday. Just how I like it.
Let's all just pray that I can talk myself into going to church in the morning. I'm gonna try the LCMS church in town, even though I'm not sure if it's really my style, because I know that I can for sure take communion there, and that's one of my main concerns with picking a new church.
Alright, I got to get the last load of laundry out of the dryer so I can go to sleep in my freshly-cleaned sheets!
Much love!
-Jessica
So depressing to spend a whole day doing laundry, but at the same time, I'm glad to have clean clothes and clean sheets, and even clean towels! so, it's a been a bittersweet day. A great thing about today was the fact that I got to talk to my hubby not once, but twice today!! I love getting to talk to him daily. It's so refreshing to get to see his face. Love it!
Also, I've discovered an easy way to get from snacking all day long. Today, I just sat in my room on my bed and watched TV, instead of sitting on the couch in the living room, and since the bedroom is farther away from the kitchen, I didn't walk into the kitchen to get snacks all day long! So, apparently, if I just live in my bedroom, I will make myself have better eating habits. lol. We'll see how well this theory plays out.
Other than laundry, not much happened today. Just a pretty lazy Saturday. Just how I like it.
Let's all just pray that I can talk myself into going to church in the morning. I'm gonna try the LCMS church in town, even though I'm not sure if it's really my style, because I know that I can for sure take communion there, and that's one of my main concerns with picking a new church.
Alright, I got to get the last load of laundry out of the dryer so I can go to sleep in my freshly-cleaned sheets!
Much love!
-Jessica
Friday, January 28, 2011
Day 19: Covered in Slobber
Today, I went in to work in the afternoon, and spent the last three hours of my observation hours in the baby room, to see what their afternoons are like. I was instantly claimed by a little boy named Gavin, who was so attached, that anytime I got up to do anything, or stopped paying attention to him, he would begin to scream his head off. It was super cute. Unfortunately, Gavin was quite the drooler, and I left work feeling like I was just covered in spit. gross.
But, now that I'm done observing, I got my nametag, and I can start working short shifts during the next two weeks before my orientation begins on Valentine's Day. THAT's right! Valentine's Day. For those of you not familiar with my relationship with my hubby, Feb. 14th is our anniversary. This valentine's day will be 4 years with my man, and I was completely planning on spending the day laying in bed, feeling sorry for myself that he's not here for this one. It also marks the one-year mark from the day that we got engaged. This one's gonna be a tough one. Annd now, I have to get up in the morning and be there by 8am, with a smile on my face, and clean clothes on my body. I'm not really excited about it. I predict a meltdown during one of the many classes that day. Should be an adventure.
Anyway, for dinner tonight, I kind of ignored my healthy lifestyle choices thing, and made myself a box of Spongebob Squarepants Mac n cheese. This was MOSTLY because I love character mac n cheese, but also because my milk expired today, and so I've been trying to use it up all day. :) Good times. But, before all my health-conscience friends freak out and yell at me, I did NOT eat the whole box, like I usually would. I only ate about half the box, and put the rest in the fridge for lunch or dinner tomorrow.
Alright, time to catch up on my episodes of Conan, and then pass out after a week full of excitement!
Gnight all!
-Jessica
But, now that I'm done observing, I got my nametag, and I can start working short shifts during the next two weeks before my orientation begins on Valentine's Day. THAT's right! Valentine's Day. For those of you not familiar with my relationship with my hubby, Feb. 14th is our anniversary. This valentine's day will be 4 years with my man, and I was completely planning on spending the day laying in bed, feeling sorry for myself that he's not here for this one. It also marks the one-year mark from the day that we got engaged. This one's gonna be a tough one. Annd now, I have to get up in the morning and be there by 8am, with a smile on my face, and clean clothes on my body. I'm not really excited about it. I predict a meltdown during one of the many classes that day. Should be an adventure.
Anyway, for dinner tonight, I kind of ignored my healthy lifestyle choices thing, and made myself a box of Spongebob Squarepants Mac n cheese. This was MOSTLY because I love character mac n cheese, but also because my milk expired today, and so I've been trying to use it up all day. :) Good times. But, before all my health-conscience friends freak out and yell at me, I did NOT eat the whole box, like I usually would. I only ate about half the box, and put the rest in the fridge for lunch or dinner tomorrow.
Alright, time to catch up on my episodes of Conan, and then pass out after a week full of excitement!
Gnight all!
-Jessica
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Day 18: Kiddos!
So, last night was pretty rough. I stayed up way too late, because I couldn't get to sleep at all. Couldn't stop thinking about Kent, and missing him. Plus, I had to get up early, and go to work this morning, so I ended up only getting about 5 or 6 hours of sleep.
That was not enough sleep for the amount of energy I needed today.
Oh my goodness.
So, I went to leave this morning at 8:45, and my car was still covered in snow from the other night's storm. Little did I know that under that layer of snow was a huge layer of ice coating my entire car. It took a good half hour to get my car cleared off and warmed up enough for me to drive it to base.
Once there, I went to the Post Office and finally mailed my first care package over to my hubby! Hopefully, he should get it within 3-4 weeks...which is a long time to deal with not having a mic for him on Skype. But, I think we'll manage.
After the post office, I made my way over to the childcare center, and spent the next 7 hours there. And, it's official. I love my new job. In the morning, I got to hang out with some babies and pre-toddlers, and I spent the afternoon in the preschool room. All afternoon, I did crafts and drew pictures for the kiddos, and I just can't get over how quickly they've all become attached to me. I love it! Their genuine interest in me is so endearing.
But EXHAUSTING!
I'm so tired, that you would think that I ran a 5K today. Now, I feel bad because we I got home, I was too tired to play with my poor neglected kitty cat (who, by the way, is now laying on the floor under my feet, under my blankets. She's made her own FORT! I have the coolest cat ever.
Ok, time to go lay in bed until I pass out, which probably won't be long, hopefully.
Much love!
-Jessica
That was not enough sleep for the amount of energy I needed today.
Oh my goodness.
So, I went to leave this morning at 8:45, and my car was still covered in snow from the other night's storm. Little did I know that under that layer of snow was a huge layer of ice coating my entire car. It took a good half hour to get my car cleared off and warmed up enough for me to drive it to base.
Once there, I went to the Post Office and finally mailed my first care package over to my hubby! Hopefully, he should get it within 3-4 weeks...which is a long time to deal with not having a mic for him on Skype. But, I think we'll manage.
After the post office, I made my way over to the childcare center, and spent the next 7 hours there. And, it's official. I love my new job. In the morning, I got to hang out with some babies and pre-toddlers, and I spent the afternoon in the preschool room. All afternoon, I did crafts and drew pictures for the kiddos, and I just can't get over how quickly they've all become attached to me. I love it! Their genuine interest in me is so endearing.
But EXHAUSTING!
I'm so tired, that you would think that I ran a 5K today. Now, I feel bad because we I got home, I was too tired to play with my poor neglected kitty cat (who, by the way, is now laying on the floor under my feet, under my blankets. She's made her own FORT! I have the coolest cat ever.
Ok, time to go lay in bed until I pass out, which probably won't be long, hopefully.
Much love!
-Jessica
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Day 17: Snowed In!
So, today I was awoken by my cell phone ringing. It was my boss, telling me that I could come in whenever. She also told me that I could come in for the afternoon, but that the roads weren't the best. I was confused. I had not looked out the window yet. When I finally opened the curtain, I knew why she had said that. Apparently I need to start watching the local news more often, because it had snowed about 2-3 inches over night!
But, being stubborn, and knowing that Kent really needs this package, I attempted to leave and go to the post office anyway... Bad idea. I couldn't even get out of the driveway. Grrr
So, defeated, I checked the mail, and found that I received two of the books that I bought on Amazon! YAY! They are "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Life as a Military Spouse" and "Faith Deployed: Daily Encouragement for Military Wives".
I'm super excited about both of them, for very different reasons. I'm super sick of all of the terms and programs in the Army that I'm still not familiar with, and so the Idiot's Guide should help with that. Faith Deployed should hopefully help me achieve the spiritual connection I've been seeking since Kent left. I have a hard time getting myself to go to church alone, so hopefully this devotion book will help get my foot out the door on Sunday morning.
Anyway, I'm finding that this blog is becoming more of a requirement, and I can't decide if that's good or bad. Some nights, I find myself not wanting to blog at all, but I feel like I have to, because I'm too OCD to have a blog with a day missing...lame, I know. But, at the same time, I think it's good that I feel like I have to blog everyday. It helps keep me from holding things in, from letting emotions just fester inside me. It gives me the REQUIREMENT to purge these emotions, and hopefully resolve them.
I don't know. We'll see if I keep up this everyday thing or not...
Tonight, I'm praying for Kent's safety, and that he does a good job impressing his commander and 1st Sargent, who are visiting their FOB this week. I'm also praying that the snow melts, so I can go to work tomorrow and earn some more moolah, and finally get to the stupid post office. Prayers are also sent out to my many friends have relationship woes and decisions ahead. (you know who you are).
I hope that tomorrow is more productive...
Much love!
-Jessica
But, being stubborn, and knowing that Kent really needs this package, I attempted to leave and go to the post office anyway... Bad idea. I couldn't even get out of the driveway. Grrr
So, defeated, I checked the mail, and found that I received two of the books that I bought on Amazon! YAY! They are "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Life as a Military Spouse" and "Faith Deployed: Daily Encouragement for Military Wives".
I'm super excited about both of them, for very different reasons. I'm super sick of all of the terms and programs in the Army that I'm still not familiar with, and so the Idiot's Guide should help with that. Faith Deployed should hopefully help me achieve the spiritual connection I've been seeking since Kent left. I have a hard time getting myself to go to church alone, so hopefully this devotion book will help get my foot out the door on Sunday morning.
Anyway, I'm finding that this blog is becoming more of a requirement, and I can't decide if that's good or bad. Some nights, I find myself not wanting to blog at all, but I feel like I have to, because I'm too OCD to have a blog with a day missing...lame, I know. But, at the same time, I think it's good that I feel like I have to blog everyday. It helps keep me from holding things in, from letting emotions just fester inside me. It gives me the REQUIREMENT to purge these emotions, and hopefully resolve them.
I don't know. We'll see if I keep up this everyday thing or not...
Tonight, I'm praying for Kent's safety, and that he does a good job impressing his commander and 1st Sargent, who are visiting their FOB this week. I'm also praying that the snow melts, so I can go to work tomorrow and earn some more moolah, and finally get to the stupid post office. Prayers are also sent out to my many friends have relationship woes and decisions ahead. (you know who you are).
I hope that tomorrow is more productive...
Much love!
-Jessica
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Day 16: Keeping my head above water
Today was another pretty decent day.
I went to the doctor, got the referrals I needed for my eye doctors, and got told that my thyroid is enlarged. Subsequently, I had to get blood work done, and the nurse had to prick my arm twice, because she missed the vein the first time, which sucked, but I've had worse. So, hopefully, I'm not secretly in some awful health crisis without knowing it.
Kent's package is coming along nicely. Just a few more key ingredients, and it will be in the mail tomorrow. YAY!
Tried to get in contact with my new boss, to find out when I should go back in and get the rest of my observation hours done, but she didn't answer, and didn't call me back yet, so we'll see how that goes.
Then, I went to the Commissary for some groceries, and made myself get some things that I don't normally get. I got ground beef, which I'm always afraid of getting, because storing it is more of a task. (don't worry, it's currently in Ziploc Freezer bags, inside the freezer. All was solved). I also got some Buffalo seasoned chicken strips (already cooked) to make some buffalo chicken salads and wraps. Aaaand, I got green grapes, which are one of my favorite fruits! Super stoked!
For dinner, I pulled out our George Foreman grill, which neither Kent nor I have ever used, even though he's had it for many years. Unfortunately, it's been used by others, and they did not clean it after using it. So, when I opened said grill, I was greeted by some super nasty, super old grease and food particles. After dousing it with soap and hot water, I was left with a dilapidated, sad looking grill, with many scratches and parts without non-stick surface, because the food had been sitting there sooo long.
Anyway, after that debacle, I made a super delicious cheeseburger with my newly-cleaned George Foreman. Btw, many thanks to Valerie for that suggestion...
I can't wait to use my grill more often, now that it's finally being taken care of!
That's all for today.
Prays are requested for Kent to be able to get more sleep while he's over there. Every time I talk with him, he talks about how much sleep he's NOT getting. I'm just hoping that he's getting enough sleep to be able to do his job properly and safely.
Ok, bedtime for me!
Much love and many thanks to everyone who reads this nonsense everyday!
-Jessica
I went to the doctor, got the referrals I needed for my eye doctors, and got told that my thyroid is enlarged. Subsequently, I had to get blood work done, and the nurse had to prick my arm twice, because she missed the vein the first time, which sucked, but I've had worse. So, hopefully, I'm not secretly in some awful health crisis without knowing it.
Kent's package is coming along nicely. Just a few more key ingredients, and it will be in the mail tomorrow. YAY!
Tried to get in contact with my new boss, to find out when I should go back in and get the rest of my observation hours done, but she didn't answer, and didn't call me back yet, so we'll see how that goes.
Then, I went to the Commissary for some groceries, and made myself get some things that I don't normally get. I got ground beef, which I'm always afraid of getting, because storing it is more of a task. (don't worry, it's currently in Ziploc Freezer bags, inside the freezer. All was solved). I also got some Buffalo seasoned chicken strips (already cooked) to make some buffalo chicken salads and wraps. Aaaand, I got green grapes, which are one of my favorite fruits! Super stoked!
For dinner, I pulled out our George Foreman grill, which neither Kent nor I have ever used, even though he's had it for many years. Unfortunately, it's been used by others, and they did not clean it after using it. So, when I opened said grill, I was greeted by some super nasty, super old grease and food particles. After dousing it with soap and hot water, I was left with a dilapidated, sad looking grill, with many scratches and parts without non-stick surface, because the food had been sitting there sooo long.
Anyway, after that debacle, I made a super delicious cheeseburger with my newly-cleaned George Foreman. Btw, many thanks to Valerie for that suggestion...
I can't wait to use my grill more often, now that it's finally being taken care of!
That's all for today.
Prays are requested for Kent to be able to get more sleep while he's over there. Every time I talk with him, he talks about how much sleep he's NOT getting. I'm just hoping that he's getting enough sleep to be able to do his job properly and safely.
Ok, bedtime for me!
Much love and many thanks to everyone who reads this nonsense everyday!
-Jessica
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