And BOY what a year it has been!!! First I was deployed 10 days after we got married for 6 months, to the worst place (IMO) in the world... then, a week after I returned, we got DH's kids (SS3 and SD4) and they have been with us solid (their BM lives states away, and doesnt really want them at the moment) over 5 months!! Whew!!

This has been a HUGE adjusting year for me, there has been many ups and MANY downs, but I realized that in the end, I love my husband, and I have always loved him, and I am proud of us that through everything this year has given to us, we have stayed strong...

P.s. He gave my orange roses last night (my fav!) and then this morning he suprised me with three HUGE balloons and a doven red roses!! We are going to dinner and a movie tonight, and he is buying me a new fancy watch!! I am so excited! He is lucky too... I spoiled him as well!