I Love My Dogs

Its official...I love my dogs. I just took them on a walk despite the fact that it was 28 degrees and the wind chill was 17! Brrr. I actually thought it was a little warmer than that (30s), oops! Honestly though, it was as much for exercise (for them & for me) as for peace of mind. They drive me absolutely nuts when they don't get their walk. Don't worry, I was all bundled up with 4 layers on top (including a down jacket with hood), thick socks, flannel-lined pants, and a beanie. So I was good to go. I even worked up a sweat!

I swear though, the things I do for those two! They are definitely keeping me sane and are really good snugglers at night. I woke up at one point last night and I was pretty much pinned in between them. I wish I had a camera. Its definitely nice to have a warm body to snuggle up to.

So, Deployment Day 3 went pretty well. I wasn't too excited about getting up early for work this morning, but the day went by fast. I feel like I looked up and it was time to go to my last class! It was a pretty typical day and my kids were awesome as usual. I'm really bummed though because Nick called me THREE times at lunch and I didn't think to look at my phone on silent IN MY POCKET. Grrr. I'm definitely going to turn my phone on vibrate during lunch from now on. I was totally checking my phone throughout the day too. I could kick myself (and I actually almost cried)! He said he was going to call back sometime tonight at least though. Otherwise I'd really be mad at myself. He's made it to Kuwait and got a phone card, so yay!

After work, I sent off my Christmas cards (YAY!) and attempted to find a Wii Fit...ya no luck. I'm trying to spend Christmas money on it and I think I waited waaay too long. I'll have to figure something out, but I'm thinking I can always get one for my birthday in February. Bummer though. One of my deployment goals is working out more and that was going to help a lot. I'll figure something out though.

So ya, I did a bit better today, but the little things keep reminding me of him and bumming me out a little. I should get started on trying to fill up the rest of the night (the worst time of day for me, ick). 3 days down though and the Donut of Misery (excel spreadsheet with a countdown until Nick comes home) is officially at 1%, woo!