In honor of a friend

Hey guys-
I am writing you to ask a favor. As many of you know Joe's best friend SSG Garth Sizemore died almost 2 years ago(Oct. 17th) in Iraq. His wife Lena is running in the 33rd Annual Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C. She is asking for donations for the TAPS organization . The money that is donated will flow directly into TAPS programming such as a 24 hour crisis and information hotline, peer support, Survivor Seminars and Good Grief Camps for both adults and children.
I have put a link to her webite below if you would like to donate.

I also ask that you keep Lena in your thoughts and prayers. As the anniversary draws closer she is going to have some hard days ahead. She si still having a really hard time dealing with his passing.

Thanks,
Roxxi
http://TAPS.kintera.org/mcm2008/garthsizemore?faf=1&e=1925902314

Happy Birthday Baby!

Today is my hubby's 27th Birthday! I was looking for a picture of us from his birthday the year we met, but I cannot find one. So....this one from 2 months before his birthday will have to do! This is us on July 1st 2000.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HONEY!! I LOVE YOU!

AAAAHHHHHHH nothing better!

This last week was an AWESOME week! I got to go spend about 4 precious hours with the hubby and then yesterday my old Germany friend Jen came to visit! I got to see her 2 little ones. It was a BLAST. We just talked and talked and caught up on old times. It was perfect. Two great events in one week. YAY ME!!

This week..... no looking so good! Been waiting since 8am on the electrician to come look at the stove that shocked me AND as Jen was leaving I noticed something ran out of my car all over the driveway. YAY...more trips to the mechanic....

Quick Trip

So Joe called me today and needs some cold weather gear. They are going to the field and it gets about mid 40s at night right now. He said he was going to buy all new stuff, but I said NO. NOT when I have an attick full of that crap and don't want him to buy more. So...tomorrow when I get off work(1pm) I am driving 2 and 1/2 hours to Lawton to see him and deliver the goods. THEN turn around and come back home because I work at 7am on Friday morning. YEAH ME!!!! But atleast I get to see my hubby!:0)

Wish me luck!

Roxxi

Maybe I am crazy.....

OK so after test after test the doctors just say it's nothing and I am fine. My parents even my husband say it's nothing.... Actually last week I was in the room at the doctors office waiting on the doctor when I overheard the nurse outside the door talking about me. The nurse was talking to a intern. She said "have you met her yet"?? He said "no". Then she replied "shes' all kinds of crazy". GREAT NOW EVERYONE THINKS I AM CRAZY. My parents say it's stress. Joe says it's all in my head....yada yada yada.
So..... I have resolved to tell myself NOTHING is wrong and maybe if I stop worrying it will all just go away.
So.... I sleep more, drink a little more and take more bubble baths to relax and tell myself I am "fine".
I started school on the 18Th of August. It's OK. My science teacher is EXTREMELY boring and my math teacher is a "NOT NICE WORD". I missed a day of class last week because I got really dizzy at work and they took me to the doctor. We had a review that day, so I missed it. When I went to talk to her she said" It's not my fault you were gone, you can just take the zero".
GREAT!!! What a way to start this semester off right.

I have 2 new jobs. I told the daycare where they could stick it. They were doing too many things that I did not agree with and I was taking care of other people's children...so I quit.
I work early in the morning at a dry cleaners. I am just customer service. Fairly easy job. Then my other job is working for OSU. My official title is "First Aid Responder". I essentially work all home football and basketball games and we administer First Aid/ CPR to people in the stands if they need it. I get paid to watch sporting events...basically!

What else...I am on the downward side of Joe coming home. Slated for 13 November...we'll see though...right?!


That's about all from me. HOPING to see a really close Army friend at the end of this month....should be fun!
Gotta go get ready...going to see The Women tonight at the theatre.