Happy Valentines Day.

There are so many people in the world who hate...even loathe Valentines day.

Some of them even throw parties based on how much they hate it.

As for me...I honestly don't see where people who hate (or love it so much for that matter) get there energy.
I mean seriously...if people got so excited about finding a cure for cancer as they did doing research about what Valentine's day originated from (Or Christmas or Thanksgiving etc.) we might have a cure by now.

If you think I'm saying I think its stupid to look up historical events as those aforementioned, that is soooo not what I'm getting at I swear.
In fact I love history (Yay History Channel!) and I love it when people like to find out the true meaning of things.

No the thing that irks me are the sort of people who have to make holidays (Not just Valentines day) unbearable. Those people who when you say "Oh hey, Happy Valentines Day." Reply with a snarky remark such as "I hate Valentines day" or "Do you REALLY know what happened on Valentines Day?"

I mean COME ON...Someone is trying to be nice and you just have to be rude because you don't happen to care very much for a holiday. That's not even necessary...if you hate Valentines day (Or Christmas,Thanksgiving..or heck even Arbor Day) get a journal! Don't go around shooting down every cheerful remark someone directs towards you. Say Thanks and move on...geez. No one has manners anymore.

Just because you have probably had some bad experience with holidays doesn't mean you can never have another nice one. To have a nice,loving experience you first have to be open to said experience.  If you shut yourself off from everything, how will you ever know any joy in life?


This is a topic I rant to Isaac about...pretty much every holiday.
How many of you have had to listen to people rant and rave about how the Indians where killed and given disease ridden blankets at Thanksgiving...ON THANKSGIVING! "Yeah Grandma...I'd like to say something about how thankful I am about celebrating the white man killing off Indians and stealing there land ." What a great way to express your thanks towards someone who has been cooking all day for your entire family and just wants to spend time with you. Awesome! Really...talking about people dying is PERFECT conversation...makes that Pumpkin Pie look down right delectable!

And really...don't even get me started on people who rant and rave about Christmas...Yesssss we all know by now Jesus wasn't born on that EXACT day. Declaring this while people sing The First Noel doesn't make you look well read...it just makes you look like a dumb ass who wants to ruin every ones cheer.

These Holidays may have become way commercialized...and yeah we should celebrate life and love on a daily basis...but there meant to be fun. And lets face it...some of us who didn't have a great home life would look forward to these holidays every single year...not because we got stuff...no...because people cared for one another,and treated each other with kindness. The sort of thing we wish we could see everyday. THANK GOD for holiday reminders...if we didn't have them no one would ever remember to be nice...and where would the world be then?


So if you one of those people who doesn't really care for Valentines Day please bear with the rest of us who like celebrating. And if someone tells you Happy Valentines...they probably aren't out to steal your soul and convert you into a holiday loving girly girl, it just means they care. Take it for what it is...say Thank You and go on with your day with the knowledge that someone cares about you.

Happy Valentines Day. <3

Excited about the future.

I cannot even begin to tell you just how excited I am about moving home and getting off the military hamster wheel.

We are down to just a few months! (No I don't know the exact date yet.)

Some people can't wait to get away from there homes...get out and "live life"...well let me tell you...I have lived life for 3 years in the foreign country and I'm so ready to get back.

Back to my family,back to my friends,back to malls and bookstores that have English words in all the books!
I cannot wait.

I am so over the military life. and I know how I feel...Isaac feels it x100.

I've loved Japan...I'm so happy for all the friends I have made and the experience I have gained.
But I don't want another day to go by where I can't go see my mom,or my dad. I want my niece and nephews to know who I am and not just have to see me in a picture and on skype.



When people can't fathom why we would want to get out of the Military it makes me realize just how lucky Isaac and I truly are. We have so much support and love back at home and some people don't know how that feels...and maybe that's what it takes to stand the military because I assure it would probably take us both being orphans or something to tolerate this life.

I am just SO excited.
The thought of being home for next Christmas! I'm so happy.
I can say already...I don't know what I'm going to do but when my birthday rolls around in July be prepared for a HUGE party. =)

Yay!

A wonderful day full of wonder.

Today started out like any other day.
I woke up assuming absolutely nothing fun or exciting would happen. Than BANG!

ok not really. But Isaac did decide to use his CTO days from work. He's been under the weather for a few days (Fever,cough you know...the funk).
I blame him for my lack of blogging. =p Although something funny did occur during my blogging absence...but sadly I have been sworn to secrecy. Once again...I blame Isaac.

Anyhow...he took his CTO day and we decided it might be fun to actually get out of the house since we both had been cooped up the entire weekend due to his illness and Penelope's surgery.
Speaking of Penelope. I was a NERVOUS WRECK the day we took her in.

Yes I cried on the way to the vet,at the vet,on the ride from the vet,and at home. She of course was fine.
Once we got her back the next day I was doing a lot better. She had four little stitches,but she doesn't seemed to mind. They didn't even cone her.  I also may add I have never had to give a dog so many pills before,she loves it. She gets all the cheese she wants.

So I was skeptical of leaving her today...but we really needed to get out. I'm very happy we did I found myself all sorts of goodies at the BX
Pumpkin Spice Philosophy soap.
two hats for under 5 bucks (A fedora and a pork-pie-ish hat) 
and a Deadpool comic

We went to watch The Green Hornet.
Oh my god! I loved it so much.

I've always loved The Green Hornet. I stayed with my Dad's parent's a lot when I was little and we always watched re-runs together and The Green Hornet is at the top of my list of favorites. =)

I have so many great memories of this show so I was worried I wouldn't like the movie (Get Smart anyone? I was pissed!)
We are already thinking of going to see it again...but at the better off base theater and in 3D. I have to say I loved the casting for this I kept switching between Seth Rogan and Jay Chou as my favorites,so pretty soon I decided to just go with both of them.
So I definitely recommend this movie if you haven't yet watched it.

I actually think I have a new favorite Superhero film. =) And I can be very critical of superhero movies (COUGH x-men origins HACK worstmovieofalltime AHCHOO!)

This may not be much to some people...but I have say its been a super awesome day. ANNND Penelope didn't pick at her stitches.

I give today and A+!

Stress...I hate you.

We have established in this blog that I am one of the most nervous people in the world.

So naturally when things arise that I have zero control over (or so it feels to me) I crumble.
I morph into this bundle of crying nerves. It's really quite terrible. No one ever wants to witness it. (Poor,poor Isaac.)

Today...we made the official appointment for Penelope (My Mini Doxie) to get fixed. This was not easy for me to choke down. I've wanted her to have puppies ever since I got her. She is beautiful and has the BEST personality.
But things have come up...and I have no choice.
The thing is I'm terrified of taking her in to get surgery. All I can think of is her being away from me and scared. It just makes me so upset.
So after I calm myself...I find out some things about when we fly home.
You have no idea how hard it is to fly pets back. It is horrible. Some people have told me..."Well just leave them. You can buy another when you get home." When people tell me things like that it makes me so angry.
My dogs are my children. I've had Penelope for 3 years and she has been my constant. Whenever Isaac had to leave she would be there. Then we got Luna,same thing with her. I honestly hold them up higher that some peoples actual children. I have even said before...if my dog doesn't like you,I won't.
So all this stress is killing me. I cannot WAIT to just be home...with Isaac and my babies.
Whatever it takes they are getting stateside.

Penelope is having her surgery on the 4th. (the 3rd back home) so I know it's silly but pray for her...and pray for me, because I know I'm going to cry like a baby having to leave her at the vet.

Luna will be having the same surgery in a few weeks...I just don't think I can handle having two of my babies laid up at the same time. This is going to be tough.