What's New With Us?

Not a whole lot, actually. I started my CNA class last Thursday and had my second class last night. So far, it's fun. I love learning about something that I am interested in. I'm excited to get my career on track!
Allie can walk pretty darn fast these days; she can almost run! She doesn't really say any words yet. But she can speak baby jibberish really well. She knows what she is saying!
My house is pretty much infested with daddy long leg spiders!(ok...not infested, but there are a TON)Every single day I find a new one in my bathroom...and at one point I found 2 in Allie's room. They are so gross. I don't care if they can't bite us, they are disgusting. I'm pretty sure I have arachnophobia. The other day I walked in the bathroom to find one of the biggest daddy long legs I have ever seen. It's leg span was probably big enough to fit the palm of my hand. I started crying a little bit. It probably sounds so pathetic, but I seriously am TERRIFIED of spiders. I needed to shower, but I didn't wanna do it with a HUGE spider staring down at me. So I went and grabbed the vacuum. I vacuumed the spiders up(there were 2 in the bathroom at the time, but one of them was tiny)and then put my vacuum in the garage so that they could crawl out back into my house. The very next day after vacuuming them up, I found another one in the same spot!! I'm thinking I'm going to need to hire a professional to come spray for me. I'm tired of going to bed scared that there are spiders in bed with me.
Max is supposed to be coming home really soon(I can't say exactly how long because of security reasons, but very soon)! We are on the home stretch. People ask me all the time how I do it...how I can live without my husband for a year. The answer is...I just do it. I don't have any special power that makes me more capable than anyone else. When you are put in a situation like this, you have to make a choice. You can either mope and feel sorry for yourself-not get anything done, OR you can deal with it. Go on with your life; do the things you need to. There are days that are harder than others, but I support my husband in what he does. I am beyond PROUD of him. He is an AMAZING soldier, and a great leader. He does what he needs to do to take care of us. I struck gold when I found this man of mine. He's the best. He even refuses to take off his wedding ring over there. They ask them to take them off because they could lose a finger...he told them he'd rather lose his finger.

Isn't he so handsome?!