Half way there!

Yesterday was mine and Andrews halfway mark of being married. I was so busy all weekend that it slipped my mind until today. We have been married for 6 months, and looking back on it those 6 months were so crazy. From basic and moving to Texas. Soon we are going to be moving again to Florida. We have gone through so many things that a lot of couples will never go through. I am so lucky to have Andrew in my life. He's my best friend and I know I can always rely on him.

Happy 6 month anniversary Andrew! I cant wait to see what the other 6 months bring. I love you! <3

Missing Home!

Lately Andrew and I have been getting homesick...ALOT! From what everyone has told us, your first duty station is the worst. Technically this isn't our first duty station but since I was able to move here, it feels like it is. We are so jealous because everyone at home is either going to the corn maze and pumpkin walk. There is nothing around here like that. As much as I wanted to get out of the small town, I miss it. I miss the mountains, our families, and just being able to take a drive through the mountains and be able to have a camp fire and gaze up at the stars. We cant do that anymore. Its those little things we take for granted that I miss the most.

The military is going to move us all around the world, but there is no place like home. As excited as we are being able to see the world, we can not wait to get back home to see the family and everything else we miss. I'm glad we have a place like Idaho to escape to.

(The picture is of Oneida, my moms favorite place to visit.)

Pumpkin Carving!

Last night me and Andrew carved our pumpkins...finally! I haven't carved pumpkins since I was little so I was really excited about this. There was so much seeds and what my parents call pumpkins guts and the kid Andrew really is decided to through all of it on me. Was I just going to let him get away with it? No, I started throwing it back and it created a huge slimy mess in our living room. It was a good kick off to start the holidays. :) We were pretty creative and I think we did a really good job on our pumpkins.

The one in the middle spells out Stiffler. I made the letters a little bit too big so you cant see the whole name in the picture.

1, 2, 3, Smile! :)

A little bit ago I decided to get professional pictures done of me and Andrew, mostly because I had no photos of us in his uniform. So I did some research and found Brittney (our photographer). She owns her own company called Great Expectations and she was voted best photographer and best photos in the state of Texas for three years. I called her up and since Andrew was in the military she gave us a really good deal, 75% off our session. Just recently, we finally got our slide show that has all of our photos so I took a few of my favorites with my phone a loaded them on my profile. She did an amazing job and we had so much fun. She really brought both of our personalities out in the pictures.

There will be more pictures soon when I receive the copyright CD with all of our pictures that are a lot clearer. So here's a little sneak peek, enjoy! :)

Living in Paradise!

One thing I love about Andrew joining the Air Force is that we both get to travel and see the world. Today Andrew got his orders and found out that our first duty station will be in Hurlburt Fields, Flordia. Its about a 30 minute drive from Pensacola. The base is literally on the beach. I will be able to walk out of my home and feel the sand beneath my feet. Goodbye to cold winters and hello to palm trees and flip flops all year round. I am so excited!

I cant wait to get out of Texas and explore Florida. :) Life is so great right now. On top of finding out where our first duty station will be, tomorrow is Andrews birthday and we are going to Dallas for the weekend. I am such a lucky girl! Happy early Birthday baby! I know it will be a good one! I love you! <3

Snowing in Idaho!

I got a call from my mom telling me it was snowing back at home. It feels so weird to be here in the summer weather while everyone at home is catching snowflakes on their tongues. It makes me want to grab a blanket and a cup of hot chocolate. Sadly this year I wont be able to do that. I've heard its got down to the 40's in Weston, but here we are still in the high 80's and 90's. Im still wearing shorts and flip flops. Local people have told me that it doesnt snow in San Angelo. Some years they get lucky enough to have an inch of snow on the ground for a night but by the time you get up its gone. As much as I hate the cold, its going to be a depressing Christmas without the snow and our family. Christmas isnt christmas without snow or family. But me and Andrew will make the best of it and have a little Christmas together. All I have to say to people back home is that I am really jealous. I need a break from all this heat.

This is my life.

Its crazy how turned around my Sundays have gone these past few months. It went from being one of my favorite days to my worst. Before and during bmt, Sundays were relaxing and a day to escape from the real world. I would also recieve a phone call from Andrew. Now its a day where we have to get things ready for the week and Andrew has meetings he has to go to and also curfew. I hate how fast the weekends go now. The weeks seem to be dragging because everyday it seems like every other day. We have a routine going on but theres no we in most of the routine. It seems like every day is just about the same. Andrew has class and then has meetings after duty hours. After all of that I get two to three hours with him until curfew. Gotta love the military. The Air Force is Andrews mistress and she gets most of the attention. I understand that I got myself into this by marrying an airman. As much as I complain about how horrible it can be sometimes, I would'nt change it for anything. During bmt I would write Andrew everyday. I learned to take all of frustrations and worries out on paper instead of someone else. It helped me cope with the military life. Throughout my blogs you will hear some frustations I have with the military because this is this how I deal with it. Given by my title "Story of an Airmans girl", most of my blogs will be about my military life. If you ask a recruiter, a military wife, or even a soldier how you deal with this lifestyle, they will tell you to write A LOT. So I took there advice and now Im hooked.

My life is very compliated and I am not allowed to know alot about my husbands job. He comes home from work and all I ask him is how work was. He would answer with a good or frustrating and thats the end of the conversation. Andrew is not aloud to tell me a lot of things and I am ok with that. I understand why. It gets hard and frustrating at times but we have both learned to write down everything we are stressed about and leave it on paper. The military doesnt really effect our relationship in a negative way. If anything it has brought us closer together. Theres is no other love then a military love. We leave work at work and focus on spending time with each other when we can. Not having him with me at night during the weekdays are hard but the weekends make up for that. But I dont think we've could've done it without our family. We are so lucky we have family who stand behind us. I dont know where I would be without my family. They have helped me out so much while Andrew was gone and they still do today. I love them so much and I couldnt have asked for a better family.

Many people who are not in the military dont realize that the hardest job in the military is being a soldiers wife. We are the reasons why our men keep doing what they do. We are the only thing in there life that is solid and doesnt change. We accept them for who they are and for what they have to do. We stand behind them no matter what even if we dont agree.

 I Am an Air Force Wife

I've noticed in my present job there is this tiny quirk
There is no respect at all, and it's not considered work.
Well I am here to show you another point of view
Just to give you an idea, of what WE really do.
Here is my job description, and to better understand
I've written it in the lingo of my Military Man.

I am the IG complaints come to me
I am the MEDIC, I bandage skinned knees
I am the JAG and COURT MARITAL too...
I decide the punishments, how much and on who!
I am SAFETY, inspecting all the junk
I am the FIRST SHIRT checking the bunk

I am SUPPLY in charge of food and clothes
households goods and heaven only knows...
I am the SP who secures the door
I am FINANCE, but giving out more
I am SERVICES who cooks all the meals
I am TRANS in charge of the wheels

I am MWR planning all the fun
I am the BUGLER announcing the 'Day is Done'
I am the CQ and Fire Dept too,
there isn't much that I don't do...
I am the Instructor, also you see
Because everything that is learned is taught by me

I am the Flight Leader who knows his troops well
Sometimes the T.I. who really can yell
I am the 0-10 and the E-9 you see
cause everything must come through me
I'll never go to combat, but certain battles I will face
But rest assure when you deploy, count on me to guard the base

I am always on duty, I never take leave,
No Holidays off, It's hard to believe
I can never ETS, I signed on for life
My Primary AFSC is Mother, my secondary is AF Wife
For all my devotion to duty, my LES says NO PAY DUE
Because I am not paid in money, but in the words "I Love You"