Military Wives hear my call!

First of all, I'm using the new blogger interface and I'm not sure if I like it yet. It's very modern looking and therefore confusing. I'll give it a practice week and decide if I like it after that.

Anyways onto my topic. I've called all the military wives reading this because I need some input, advice, anything really. I'm pretty sure I've mentioned my interest in joining the military previously but if I haven't, I have an interest in joining the military.

Now, what I need help with is deciphering a good idea from a bad idea. Is this just a supplemental feeling to the pride I have in my husband who is in the military? Or did my husband joining the military make me realize my calling? Is this a phase every military wife goes through? Or should I pay more attention to the fact that my heart, gut, brain, w/e, is telling me something.

I've been tossing ideas back and forth with my husband. Well, mainly tossing ideas to him while he gets in batting stance to hit them as far away as possible. I know he would prefer that I not join. I know this because he told me I'm not just assuming here. BUT what he also has told me is that he will support me if I really want to do this.

I try to feed off of his experiences to see if I would like it but it's hard. Not only would I not be doing the same job as him but I would be an officer whereas he is enlisted. There has to be some huge difference there right?

It's all so confusing. Basically I want a raise of hands if you, as a marine wife or girlfriend, has ever seriously considered joining the military.

Irene sucks

Well my town was hit pretty hard by Irene. We we're all evacuated on Sunday and came back Monday evening. Thankfully my house is just high enough that we didn't get any damage. But the water came to my front door. Our town flooded, our neighboring town flooded, and so on and so forth. We live on the Mohawk river and that's where all the water from everywhere else flows. So we got hit hard.

I'm ok, Abi is ok, and Bo is ok. Thankfully. I never thought I would have to live through ANOTHER flood. Just a couple years ago this happened too. We were really close to being completely wiped out. We have a gigantic damn near us and it was on the verge of breaking. If it did an immense amount of water would have flooded our entire town, like so many others had already been thanks to Irene.

Here are some pictures of my county.

The semi circle on the other side of that green tree line is our race track and where our fair should be today. The solid brown is the river which is about 250 ft above flood level. My house is just out of the picture in the bottom right hand corner. Thankfully my side of the bridge has a higher bank than the other.

This is our lock. As in it keeps the water from coming to us too fast or in too high of an amount. It just snapped right off. 

This is one of the roads in my county. Thankfully not too close to me.

This is Schoharie. Just a couple miles away from where I live. 

This is Windham, NY. Where I went countless times to snowboard.

Remember that previous bridge? Yea this is what's left. It completely collapsed later in the day. 

So before you say something like "Why are people worrying about this storm?" remember that it affects everyone differently. My town is devastated, people have died, and it's going to be a long recovery. 

Better

My dream last night wasn't fantastic but it wasn't a nightmare either. So we're making progress. Thank you so much to everyone who commented. I appreciate it :-)

On other notes, Abigail got her big girl car seat today!

She loves it and mommy loves it too! Now that she can sit up on her own I don't have to lug around that ridiculously heavy infant seat. I can pick her up and put her into the shopping cart or stroller. And for the shopping cart to protect her from nawing on the nasty handle...

This adorable shopping cart cover!! I love it. I haven't gotten to use it yet but it looks adorable :-)

I accidentally deleted my signature. My bad. But you know who I am. 

Mrs. Sykes<3

This is getting ridiculous

Ever since my husband went back I've been having horrible nightmares. Every night I have some sort of bad dream. Last night was the worst. Just thinking about it makes my skin crawl but I need to get it out in order to hopefully forget about it.

I don't know how it started I just know that I was in the military because my husband went mia and I had to go find him. I ended up at some camp where they had a ton of our men and women captive. There were also children there. I watched from the outside as they beheaded everyone. Then I was caught and my punishment was to watch them behead my husband. I begged and pleaded but they killed him anyways. I woke up sweating and my heart rate was beating right out of my chest.

I've never been so terrified or horrified in my life. It all felt so real. It took me a while before I could go to sleep again. I know that these dreams all stem from worry but I'm always worried about him and I've never had dreams like these before.

My family is big on premonitions and dreams meaning something, but usually not what you think they mean. Which just confuses and scares me more. I can't tell anyone my dreams because they will just try and tell me what it means and I really don't think I want to know.

Someone please tell me this has happened to you and I'm not being warned or something.

There's just something about you...

There is just something about you that I love
the way you sleep with your hands above your head
or the way put your hands on my cheeks
as if you're pulling me in for a kiss
When you look up at me and smile
as if I'm everything you'll ever need in this life
When you grab my lips and squeeze them tight
sure it hurts, but in a cute, adorable, just because it makes you laugh kind of way
When you look at me I see the resemblance
not to me, but to the man I love most
That, I believe, is that little something
that makes my heart explode with love
But every day it's something new
I'll never run out of reasons for loving you.

Aggravation at it's finest.

I'll be the first to say I hate facebook. Yet, I still use it. It's horrible. BUT I can promise you that once my husband is home from this deployment I will be deleting it and therefore I can whole heartedly say I hate facebook.

I like it's purpose I just hate what it's become. Connecting family and friends all around the world is an amazing capability. On the other hand, airing dirty laundry and updating us on your every move and task of the day is extremely ridiculous.

I actually had someone post a status complaining about how someone was beating their child in the dmv and they couldn't believe how everyone around was just staring and laughing. Am I the only one who's first reaction was why don't you get the hell off FACEBOOK and do something about it then?

I mean seriously. Facebook has become just as necessary to some as an arm or a leg. Actually I should say a mouth or a brain.

Another horrible atribute of facebook is when you see statuses devoted to men and women lost overseas. Half of the time these are months old when they say it just happened. How awful for those families? 6 months after their loved one dies their 7th grade teacher's great aunt judy's cousin from ohio posts this status making it seem like it just happened and hurling all those emotions back to the present. Eff that. Not to mention a while back someone posted about a soldier's death on facebook and the family hadn't even been notified yet. It's just ridiculous.

Now, blogger is probably just as bad since I can write whatever I want in higher quantities. I haven't decided what's going to happen to this blog once I delete my facebook. It's main purpose was to give me an outlet during the hard times this lifestyle brings me. Once my husband gets out I will either have to change it's purpose or give it up all together.

Oh yea, killer cliff hanger right there.
Adios fellow social networking addicts. We are all guilty of it. Just some of us use our addictions for good not evil. Actually, I can't even say evil. More like absolutely no purpose what so ever and in no way shape or form could ever benefit society. Except giving us examples of how not to be. Woah that's a rant if I ever had one.

Song Link up

Today I'm finally back in the swing of things!!
My song this week I just heard on Good Morning America. We just had a family member pass due to cancer and there are countless others still fighting. This song is a tear jerker but it's wonderful.

Enjoy.

Why hello!

Today I was visited by Aunt Flo. I'm usually not excited about this since she comes with a lot of baggage and unnecessary pain. BUT she was 3 days late and my husband was just home on R&R so you can see what I'm getting at...

So yay! Curse avoided. Not that I don't want to have another baby. I just don't want to have one now. Actually lately I'm not even sure I want to have another baby. I hated being pregnant. I hated having to have a c-section. I hated gaining weight. I hated losing any and all muscle tone and finding it impossible to get back. The only positive side of pregnancy is having an amazing daughter at the end of it. But in no way, shape, or form do I want another daughter. Having a 3:1 ratio in the house doesn't sound like fun. Especially when it comes teenage time. I know my husband wants a son and I do too. I just don't know if I want to take the gamble though.

Thankfully I don't have to worry about that now. We don't want another kid for probably 3 or 4 more years. I'll figure it out then.

Game on

I have been gone for the past 16 days or so. As you all know my husband was home from deployment. BUT now he's back, and so am I.

I was extremely blessed to have received any time at all with him let alone 16 days. I'm sad he's gone but excited too. I want the rest of this deployment to be over with and that couldn't happen until R&R was over. So now that it is, game on.

We did a bunch of things over this vacation. We visited family, climbed a mountain, explored some caves, went to six flags, and took a night away to ourselves for some spa and relaxation time.

It was great seeing Abigail with her daddy again. He picked up as if he never left. Such a great feeling to have your family all together.

I think the big guy is definitely watching over me. I feel really relaxed and strong this time around. I'm usually anxious and emotional to begin with but I'm not. It's great.

Anyways, I know you don't want to hear the details you just want pictures. So here they are.

I love my family<3

I just have to add one thing. I just talked to my husband once he got to Atlanta. He said that not only did someone buy him breakfast this morning but a guy gave him his first class seat on the plane. If by any chance either of these men are reading this, thank you. 

Just a teaser

My incredible, amazing, and loving husband is home!! He is currently passed out on our bed with our daughter so I snuck on here to give you all a little teaser to hold you until I return.

I call this one the jump and cling. I'm sure you all know it well.