i can explain

so i haven't blogged much recently. but i don't like blogging when i am having a rough time with him being gone for a few reasons
1. i don't want you all to think i'm suicidal.
2. i've been trying to keep really busy so i don't think about the fact that i'm alone
3. i usually wind up blogging about how lonely i am and what an awesome  couple we are, and i don't want to make you all hurl your guts from the mushy-ness :)

there are probably a few other reasons but those are just off the top of my head... BUUUT i have officially tied with Candace Anderson for number of blog posts  Candace's Blog ..........WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO... alot of you may or may not know Candace(Candy) but when i first started my blog back in 2008 i would read hers religiously, we've been pretty good friends since middle school, with of course an off and on again relationship (typical of girls) but i NEVER thought i would reach her amount of blogging... cause she was an avid blogger. but it was always a goal of mine. an unattainable goal. until sadly she went through some rough times in her life and wasn't in the mood to blog (thats just my theory, who knows the real reason... but i really think thats it)... i was really sad cause i LOVED reading her blog. the only good thing about this was that when Rye left for bootcamp i started going into super blogging mode to keep his and my families up to date on what was happening in our life. so a few weeks ago i realized she was less the 10 posts ahead of me... and TODAY FOLKS... WE HAVE TIED 74 posts... thats not too many... but for someone who a year ago was barely blogging.. thats pretty dang good! and i am STOKED about this. so i will have to post another one really soon so i can pass her.. she probably didn't even know i was competing with her.. but now that she will know, i'll have to keep posting alot so i don't lose the lead. hahaha wow the things i do these days to entertain me huh?!

well Deezul will be 4 months old next sunday... man how time flies. right now he's running laps like a puppy on crack! sometimes i wonder if cats get catnip (their drug of choice) why don't we have any stimulants for puppies... then i remember... THEY ARE CRAZY WITHOUT IT!!! i think if he had puppy-nip i would probably shoot myself or him.. cause i can barely contain him now! but he amazes me what a good and sweet dog he is. earlier he wanted to come inside SOOO badly but the terminex guy was here so i had to keep him inside. when i finally got to let him back in. he ran straight to his room to eat. i heard him take one bite and then he ran back out to me and gave me a ton of kisses like "THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING ME IN!!!!" and then he went back to eat. and this morning he woke up gagging (probably from eating the fluff from inside his squeeky beaver toy. and he hopped off the bed to throw up... that is kinda gross but imagine if he did it on the bed instead of the hard floor. i was soo grateful! he keeps me so busy while Rye is gone, and reminds me daily of how much i have to be thankful for. he loves going on walks, but doesnt like how if he runs ahead he gets choked, so he puts his end of the leash in his mouth so if it pulls it just pulls his face... NOT his neck.. i'll have to get a picture of this. it looks like he's trying to walk himself. and makes me laugh. and usually on our walks he'll stop randomly and look up and realize that I'M THERE! and then he'll want to hop up and give me kisses and thank me for taking him out. i'm finally in love with Deezul. he's no longer the puppy that cost us $600... he's my baby boy.

enough about my puppy since y'all are probably super bored of hearing about him! i'm still hanging out with Megan and Shaunci alot. Shaunci had her friend Julia in town so we've been having all sorts of adventures. we went snorkeling and saw a blow fish AANND an Octopus. and then i had a panic attack cause snorkeling makes me uber claustrophobic. and we went to the other side of the island and swam in the ocean. and we did a waterfall hike last week. which was alot of fun EXCEPT! i'm the shortest one in our group. the other girls are quite a bit taller than me, which doesn't bother me except when we're hiking and their legs move so much faster than mine.. when me and Rye hike we always go at my pace... but this was NOT the case. it was a good workout though! and it was soo much fun! i'll put up some pictures in a few for those of you who don't have facebook.

i still have a few weeks before Rye gets back. and i am so excited to have him back. i haven't been able to talk to him since friday hopefully sunday or monday i will get to. if so i'll update you on how he's doing. Riley's sister and her family moved from st george to Logan this past week. so my prayers have been with Riley's parents. they had a hard time when we moved away. so i know they are probably having a really hard time with this. i really do love Rye's family. all of them! they are so amazing, and nice, and they treat me like i belong and have always been part of the family. the Gardiner's/Wynn's/Washburn's... i've never felt like just that girl that Riley married when he was fresh out of high school so thank you all! even though you all probably thought i was pregnant and that's why we got married. that's ok, i would have thought the same thing had i been in your shoes. and if i was and thats why we did get married i don't think any of you would have looked down upon me. but that wasn't it. i met Rye when i was 15, started dating when i was 16. and i fell in love with him. anyone that really knows us, can tell you that we are soul mates, and are perfect for each other... we act like newlyweds all the time. he's my very best friend ever. so on that really mushy not i'll leave you! 

OOOOH P.S. ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS TIFFANY GOT HER HUSBAND BACK LAST NIGHT FROM AFGHANISTAN. I AM SOOOOOO HAPPY FOR HER!!!!!! Welcome Home Lincoln Op'Toff we all love and missed you! we're sooo proud of you!!!! and you were in the Gardiner's nightly prayers every night. Your wife missed you sooo much, and she is an amazing woman!

please continue to pray for all of our troops overseas. My good friend Jesse's husband is still over in Afghanistan. and i will continue to pray for him until he returns safe and sound. just keep in mind those who are sacrificing time with their families for your safety. cause it's a tough job. having to miss birthday's, christmas's, anniversary's... it's not easy at all. but someone has to do it.

as always thanks for reading, if you do. hopefully i've entertained you at least a little.

Semper Fi
Sav Gardiner