Catching Up

I haven't blogged in a while, so I thought I would catch up a little bit. Let's see...what has happened since my last post? Not much! My husband's unit has been in the field A LOT. They have been in the field every week for about 5 wks now. The first 2 weeks weren't so bad because they would go out on Thursday night and come back Friday afternoon, but for the last 3 weeks they've gone out on Monday or Tuesday and don't come back until Friday afternoon. Usually Justin's so tired when he comes back from the field that he sleeps all of Friday to catch up on what sleep he didn't get in the field. Since I work weekends this means our time together is limited and interrupted by the responsibilities of being an adult. BOO! This last week they were supposed to go out the 7th and stay until the 16th or 17th. A whole 10 days out there! Luckily the guys got a call on Super Bowl Sunday telling them they had Monday off so they got an extra day off. They're coming back tonight and were supposed to have an early release, but now I'm getting texts saying they might have to stay the entire day. Such BS! They'll go back out on Monday and hopefully come home on Thursday because next weekend is a 4 day weekend for them (President's Day).  Yes, that means I don't get a Valentine's Day celebration, but I'm used to it. This is the 3rd year we haven't celebrated. Our first year he was in Basic Training, our 2nd year he was in Korea and now he'll be in the field. Maybe I can do a little a basket for him and surprise him when he gets home? I know, most guys don't get too excited about VDay, but I always have fun putting things together for him!
We've also had some guests staying with us for the last 4ish weeks. There was a new Soldier in Justin's unit that moved his wife to El Paso and they didn't have anywhere to stay, so we let them stay in our guest bedroom until they found an apartment. It's been nice having Jayme here while Justin's in the field because it's not as lonely. They're actually moving into an apartment in our complex on the 18th.
Sadly, as you all know, the Steelers lost the Super Bowl. It was a great game and we knew it would come down to the last minute with Green Bay. Also, the Steelers did not play like their normal selves. The 2nd quarter looked the most like "them", but the better team won. Before the Super Bowl Hines Ward was going to retire, but he announced the Monday after the game that he will be back next year! I'm so happy because Hines in my man and I fully plan on buying his jersey for next season!! No matter the outcome of the big game, I still got nothin' but love for the BLACK & YELLOW! STEELER NATION!