Wake Me Up When September Ends

While i don't exactly hate September, i was not that excited to see it pop up on my calendar... it is one month closer to d-day (deployment day) and i'll get to spend less than half the month with Riley. which is an improvement from the whole 5 days we got in august. but i am NOT ready to have to say goodbye for 7 months. and i am surely not ready to order my dress for the ball. which i have to order in the next few weeks. but him being at this training has given him lots of "boy bonding" time. which i really am glad for. however, the loneliness is for sure starting to set in. This last month-ish has actually gone by really fast. cause i've been in the groove of the gym and movie night with the girls. it makes me hopeful that the deployment won't drag on as much as i'm fearing. we've been going to the gym everyday, and started doing a cleanse yesterday. it's the cleanse that started my original diet in Dec... so i KNOW that it works. it's really hard... but it's worth it. i want to order that gown and look FANTASTIC in it.

Deezul is doing good. still growing at an alarming rate. i know Rye is going to be so surprised when he sees how big he's gotten. he keeps me busy and on my toes. i'm learning more and more everyday about how crazy these Marine Wives can be. my goodness. it is insane. and such a hassle trying to find some normal girls to associate with. i have a small handful that i am comfortable with. cause man oh man, i will NOT be putting up with the kind of drama these girls attract!!! it is far worse than high school.

being the only Mormon wife i know is still hard. it's just a completely different lifestyle than how the other wives live. i think Riley may be the ONLY husband on base that does not drink/smoke/dip.... saves us money though, so i can't complain! i'm learning more and more about being Mormon. i kinda have to with all the questions we get. and i'm more and more able to hold my own in a religious debate. i've said it before and i'll say it again. when you're in the military life, there is no being Mormon but not being strict about it. you either go full out.. or you don't follow it at all. it is kinda fun to compare with Riley the questions we get. our last conversation we were talking and had actually the pretty much exact same conversation with other people.

bet most of you never thought me and Riley would be the "molly mormon" couple. i sure didn't think that coming from the family i did. we weren't ever strict Mormon's and now i think that it is one of hte most important things in our marriage. it brings ALOT of joy into our life. and i found out for the first time ever, that not everyone believes in eternity when it comes to marriage. i don't know what i would do if i didn't believe that me and Riley would be married for eternity (after we go to the temple i mean)

anyway... sorry about the super churchy-God Fearing post :) it's just been on my mind this past week. :)

love you all, thanks for reading!!!