Magnifico!

Make smaller countdowns to help may the big countdown go by faster! When Aaron first left for Boot all I could think about was, omg, 87 days till I get to see him again! These 87 days are going to drag on forever, I am going to be so miserable, etc! NO! You can not let yourself think like that! As soon as I started making short term countdowns of events to look forward to, it seemed as if time flew by! I'd have little stickie notes on my desk saying: 20 days till Halloween, or 4 days till the next Badger football game! It was much easier to tackle little countdowns compared to the huge scary countdown! Baby steps girls, they make everything easier!

Today was an overall an average day. It had some highs it had some lows. High! I got my American Apparel T-shirts that I ordered! This to me is always a highlight! I love having new shirts, especially amazingly soft colorful shirts! High! I went to dinner with the lovely Carly. We talked about normal girly stuff - our friends, boys, sexual things, weddings, jewelry, etc. We went to Granite City and oh boy did we have a very fast speaker waiter. High! After dinner Carly and I went to get my ring finger sized, just in case! :) Following we just looked at rings for a while. It was overall a great time. Low! I didn't get a letter today from Aaron, which is particularly sad because I've been pretty consistently getting letters on Thursdays. Hopefully one will come tomorrow! Either way, if one never comes, I get to see my boy in 14 days - 2 weeks - and that's a reason to be happy and thankful! Low! I ran out of Midol. For anyone that knows me very well, you'd know this is a very bad thing. :( 

I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances - Philippians 4:11 NIV

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been temped in every way, just as we are - ye was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. - Hebrews 4:15-16 NIV

I found those two verses in my Faith Deployed book. Even though Aaron is technically not deployed I find that a helpful book to keep me optimistic and know that God is always on my side, through thick and thin. He will never let me down and He is truly amazing. Never forget your relationship with Christ, even when you're weak. He is only here to help. Accept Him and let Him do beautiful things in your life!! :]

Until next time, Semper Fi!!!