Marking a Milestone....

Today is Day....

of deployment. I promised myself that I would do SOMETHING to mark the passing 25 days at a time. At day 25 I had a full heart scan and 'work-up' done to check for any potential health issues (all was clear)!

So, I slept in until 8am...sent my Honey an email. We played email tag for a bit and never did connect! Argh.....

My day tripping started with a ...
Pedicure. It wasn't as pretty as the pictures I found ...but it was nice. Well, there was this one part where the pedicurist massaged my lower legs and feet with a salt scrub. Sounds nice, huh? It hurts like hell! Especially on freshly shaved skin! As she scrubbed my skin with her scented salt scrub...I would winch in pain, at this she thought I was reveling in the relaxation and would increase her pressure. By the time she rinsed my legs off the stinging was almost unbearable! No lie...my legs were blotchy-red for about 2 hours! All-in-all, in the end ~ I do have 10 cute, blue-with- flowers, toes to show for my pain and suffering!

Next up - I hit the Mall & Bridgestreet for some retail therapy...
I'm no shopper..but I did manage to pick up a nice comfy pair of brown sandals, jeans and a couple of shirts. Okay - a few. (Sorry Pook!! I'll be transferring a little funds to pay my credit card bill. Don't worry, I did pay for most everything myself...you'll only pay for some)!

Oh, I did hit Clark's for those way too cute black wedges that I put in my last posting. They didn't have my size..I ended up getting a different style, that I already regret buying because it wasn't the style I wanted. Soooo...tomorrow I head back out to return them and will just wait it out and check back another time, maybe order them.

Then, Lunchtime! I LOVE Chick-fil-A!  As I sat there (alone) I realized just how very ALONE I was.  There were red/white/blue balloons all over and families sitting/laughing/talking. I thought about the day....that it'd been 50 days since I last saw my husband. It was also 5 months to the day that Mom died (in 2 days it'll be 5 months since Daddy died). I felt a bit overwhelmed and started to cry. Right there in Chick-fil-A!!! I followed that episode with a brief meltdown in my car.

After reapplying my makeup and putting on lipstick (because Mama said everything looks better with lipstick on)..I went to the post and played......

B-I-N-G-O ~~~~

I spent 4 hours waiting and hoping that I would get to  yell "BINGO"! There were some very serious players there...toting around bags of brightly colored daubers and putting out lucky charms for good mo-jo! I think that's why I didn't win...I arrive empty-handed! I ended up a big fat LOSER, but I had fun.

Now I'm home....having a ...beer for dinner.







I'm also waiting on my incredibly handsome husband to Skype me!  

(This picture is of Pook. He was renovating my parent's home to accomdate my Dad after his heart attack....it started to rain and the wind blew down the plastic barrier after Rich had already gotten ready for bed. He slipped on his shoes and went out to fix the damage).



So...that's how I spent Day 50!

Love, Peace & Another Day Closer!