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Eddie is finally home. He actually came home on Monday! His flight kept getting delayed, though :( He was supposed to land at 1300, so I left at around 1050 to drive about an hour to The Galaxy to submit the final payment for the reception. The Galaxy is kind of in the opposite direction from the airport he was going to, so after doing that I drove about another 20-25min to the airport. Then I got a call from him telling me that he wasn't going to leave until 1345. I decided to head out to The Strip which is very close to the airport. They have a lot of stuff there...Starbucks, restaurants, Border's, Old Navy, Bed Bath & Beyond, etc...and down the street is the mall area. I decided to kill some time at Border's.

He called me again and said he wouldn't depart until 1500. Then again, telling me he wouldn't depart until 1600. I was getting pretty annoyed at this point, not at him, but for the the airliner or whatever that kept delaying his flight! I just wanted to see my damn husband haha.

I went to his house just to hang out for awhile. The moving company came to "assess" the amount of stuff we had. I believe they're coming on Monday to pick up our stuff and start the move to TX.

E finally made it, so I drove back to his house. He immediately went to sleep lol -_- We went to the bar that night and that made up for it, plus I got to spend alllll day Tuesday with him :)

I used up sooooo much gas, though. From my house to The Galaxy is about an hour. To Canton from The Galaxy is about 20-25 minutes. From Canton to E's house is about 20 minutes. Then I drove back to Canton to pick E up (20min), back to his house (another 20min), back to Canton that night to our favorite bar, then back to his house...then the following day we drove to & from Canton a few times, to Akron to get his haircut (which is about 20-25min), back to his house, and then finally my hour drive back home o_O

I am going to lunch with my roommates today and then I'm getting my nails done. I have family coming in tonight and then tomorrow = let the wedding festivity begin! I probably won't be blogging much over the next few days because of the wedding and shortly after we will be driving to Texas.

wordless wednesday

all I can say is that I am very excited for today :)

appreciation day for milspouses and nurses!

Today is military spouse appreciation day.

This is for the husbands and wives who wake up early when their soldier leaves for PT.

This is for the fathers and mothers who hold their children tight when they cling and cry for a parent overseas at night.

This is for the men and women who avoid the news, watch the news, or are glued to the news every day for months on end, hoping for good and not bad.

This is for the cooks who learn the gobbledygook acronyms and threaten to serve MREs if they are faced with a caselot sale on a payday at the commissary again.

This is for the lovers who touch photographs and hold back tears.

This is for the actors who put on a happy face when their soldier takes one more look over a shoulder while the transport is moving out.

This is for the comedians who crack jokes on the phone over webcams, just to see their soldier smile thousands of miles away.

This is for the tired whose hearts break at the thought of just one more day alone, much less several more months.

This is for the strong who keep moving when they all want to do is stay under the covers and curl up in a ball.

This is for the "dependents" who know that a greater oxymoron was never coined, who rise to the call of independence in order to keep the house running smoothly, or to move it across the country alone.

This is for the proud, whose hearts are full to bursting as their loved ones step off that plane, that bus, that boat to stand in formation and affirm that they have served and will continue to serve their country.

This is for those who also serve, by making their own sacrifices and supporting their military loved one on the homefront, giving them assurance that all is well and that they can focus on the job at hand until it's time to come home.

This is for us, military spouses! Appreciate yourself today!

Today is also national nurses day, and May 6th-May12th is national nurses week!

We would all be worse without a nurse.

Nurses are more than just people in white;

They are mediators between human suffering and human wellness;

Where what they do goes far beyond what is seen.

Happy national nurses week!

what's your song?

Be sure to link up with Goodnight Moon!

There have been two songs I have been listening to a lot lately. One of them is Party Rock Anthem by LMFAO. I pretty much appreciate all genres of music (except country, still haven't found a place in my heart for that haha...maybe living in Texas will change that)...but I especially love songs like this that just amp you up and make you want to dance.

Or in this case, shuffle.

DIY unity candle

Instead of spending between $40-$50 for a unity candle (and about 99% of them I do not even like!) I decided to make my own. I'm happy with how it turned out:

It was so easy! The monogram is a clip that I found at Michael's, and then I just got some sheer dark purple ribbon and some applique pearls and those swirly pearly-rhinestone things are appliques, as well. All I did was clip on the monogram to the ribbon, hot glued the back of the ribbon and started sticking stuff. I thought about adding some more detailing to the top left and bottom right of the candle, but at the same time I think it looks great as it is - I don't want to add "too much." I kind of like the abstractness of the swirly appliques.

Here is the taper candle:

Same concept with the ribbon and then I just stuck on those pearl appliques with rhinestones down the middle. I might have to go back and hot glue them on, though, depending how well they hold up.

I'm having a hard time finding a unity candle stand, though. Part of it is because I'm cheap (don't feel like paying like $40 for a stand) and don't feel like spending any more money towards this wedding but at the same time you get what you pay for. I got a $20 stand from Pat Catan's and it was sooooooo cheap and flimsy.

I'm also going to make the memory candle. I got a cylinder glass vase and at the bottom I will put clear/white marbles, then fill with water and put a floating white rose candle on top. Only I'm having a hard time finding rose candles, so I might have to get a floating round candle instead (not just a tealight, these candles do not have a metal base to them). I'm going to come up with some nice wording and print it on some vellum paper and then stick it to the glass and viola! I just need to do it in a way where it won't look funky, because you can definitely see hot glue through stuff. Maybe some double-sided tape?

10 more days! Tomorrow I am getting sushi with my brother and Thursday I will be in the Akron area, so I figure I will go to Wadsworth while I'm there and give the reception venue the final count, even though it technically isn't due until Friday. I'm also going for a final fitting and getting my dress steamed.

I also forgot to post a side-view of my hair, so here it is:

5/1/2011

I was 14 years old, sitting in my 8th grade math class when there was an announcement on the school intercom - "there have been terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon." The school did not give any further details nor did they show the news broadcasts on TV. We were sent home early that day, and then I saw what had really happened on the news. I was in shock & disbelief.

A year later I went to NYC and went to Ground Zero. They were still clearing out the rubble and outside of a church there was a huge memorial, filled with flowers, signs, cards, balloons and stuffed animals. It really moved me emotionally. Nearly 3,000 innocent lives were lost because of this attack.

Last night I got a text from E asking if I was watching the news. Since the cable is kind of funky in my room, I did some Google searching instead and saw the Breaking News headline: Osama bin Laden is dead. Twitter was blowing up with the news. I went to msnbc.msn.com and watched the live video feed about the issue and also anxiously awaited Perez Obama's address to the nation. Honestly, never once in my life have I been so interested to hear what the president would say, except for this time. I don't really care for Obama, but he made a wonderful speech in my opinion.

I'm glad Osama is dead. I know it's not right to "rejoice in someone's death" but don't forget, we lost nearly 4,500 American soldiers trying to hunt this man down. It took 9 years. Then finally a team of very badass Navy Seals got the job done.

In a perfect world, this would mean that the war would be over and that all of our soldiers can finally come home; but in reality, that isn't the case. Killing Osama was a key point in the war no doubt, but that does not mean that all terrorist attacks will cease. To all of my friends currently serving, my husband, and to all U.S. Military personnel serving overseas, please stay safe and stay vigilant. I have a feeling this isn't over yet, and there may be some backlash.

God Bless the U.S.A., our citizens, and all of our Military personnel who keep us safe.

Until they all come home...