So close, yet so far away

It has been far too long since I have sat down and taken the time to write another entry in my blog. Sorry!!!  But alas, its a boring Saturday morning, and I am enjoying the chance to just sit in bed and not move for a few hours! Needless to say, it has been a long few months and I've had more on my plate than I could swallow lately. On a brighter note, my husband should be home soon!!!!!  Although he is planning my death by heart attack, I am beyond thrilled that it could literally be any day now that he is in my arms again.  I am lucky enough to have an amazing friend Amy who is working with him to plan a "surprise return".  Now keep in mind dear friends, my husband has NEVER been able to pull off a surprise for me. So we will just see if he actually does surprise me! :) (Good luck handsome!!) Regardless though, he will be home before May 11th, because we are going to a concert together!!!!!!  EEEEEKKKKK!!!!  And another HURRAY in our life, we are in the process of our PCS to Naples! We will be living our dreams together in June. I can hardly wait to experience it all. Its alot to take in, and trust me, my nerves are on overload at the moment. But I know that once we get there, and the military allows us to breath again, it will be so worth all the stress and worry that I've been dealing with the past few months! I swear, once its all over with, I'll be around to bore you guys with my life again! Until then, be patient with me, and enjoy life! Oh...and keep coming back to see an update on whether "Operation Surprise Cassie" was a success!!!

Sit at Attention!

So when you live on base, or are on base at any time around 8 am or 5 pm, you will know that colors plays, and you are to stop whatever it is you are doing and stand in silence.  But how many people get to say that their dog (without any training, mind you!) knows that they are to SIT at attention?!  YEP!  Our smart pup on his first day living on base heard Colors going on in the evening, and sat outside at attention. Didn't move a bit until it was finished.  Now as impressed as I was, I just blew it off as mere coincidence that he would be so well behaved.  However, we've been on base for about a month now (but only actually here for about a week altogether after holiday travels) and EVERY time the trumpets start, Cooper sits at attention and doesn't make a sound or move until it is finished.  While all the other dogs are running up and down the fence and barking along with the tunes, he sits and pays his respects!  It is by far the cutest darn thing I've ever witnessed in my life! Some day soon I will actually take a picture of it and post it on here for you all to see!  Needless to say, he was cut out for the military life!

What do you do when he loses his ring?

So as all of you military wives out there, and any personal friends of mine that have ever talked to me for more than 2 minutes, may know...every single time your cell phone rings, there is a sense of pure excitement that completely overcomes you.  Regardless of what I am doing at the time, the minute my cell phone rings, nothing else matters because I know that for at least the next minute or so I will be hearing his voice.  Today was no different, until I answer the phone.  Now, I know my husband well enough to know when something is wrong, and today something was really really bothering him.  Finally he spit it out..."I've got some bad news", he says, "I've lost my ring."  Wait. What?  Yep, I heard that correctly. Apparently, my sweet dear husband was wearing work gloves while they were out moving dirt around, and from sweating all day, when he took the gloves off the ring decided to come off too.  Now, keep in mind they are working with about 5 truck loads full of dirt out there, so the likelyhood of him finding that diamond in the rough...well is gonna be pretty rough!  :)  (Sometimes I really do amuse myself!)  The pain in his voice as he said that to me absolutely shattered my heart.  I thought I would be upset if anything like this ever happened, but knowing how much it pained him to not have it on his finger anymore made me realize something. 
Alot of times people tend to think that materalistic things define us or parts of our lives.  It was important for me to let him know that the ring on his finger was not what defined our relationship.  It is merely a symbol of the commitment we have made to each other.  In any sense, I realized that being hurt or crying or yelling was not going to change the placement of the ring. So instead, I sucked it up and told him how much I loved him and how sorry I was that he no longer had it. I took advantage of the opportunity to let him know that regardless of the situation, he was still my husband and he would have a ring waiting on him when he gets back home. 
So I ask you, what would you do if your significant other lost something that was of importance and meaning from you?  As hard as it is to swollow sometimes,  we need to all realize that love has far more meaning when we show it through our actions of patience, respect and support.  He needed my love and support at the moment, and I did all that I could to give it to him!  Besides, thats what this life is all about, isn't it?