Happy Anniversary!!

Today, 9 years ago, I married my best friend & love of my life. I want to thank God for leading Robbie & I together. We could definately tell some tales and have for sure had our moments of ups and downs, but the Lord has truely blessed us with a beautiful family and a marriage that only gets stronger with time. We've known each other for about 13 1/2 years. Robbie & I met in high school and we both were so called "nerds". He had the cutest poofy curly hair & glasses and I had permed hair & braces. Oh, gosh it was awful to go back to 9th grade and look at pics. But, that outspoken, class clown won my heart from the 1st day & I've loved him ever since! God has blessed us with 2 wonderful children and families & friends we can always say love & support us. I'm so proud of you Robbie and how far you have come & all your accomplishments. I've watched God use you and you grow in him and I couldn't ask for a better friend, husband & father to our kids. I love you with all my heart! I'm so glad to have you HOME!! Happy Anniversary!

PRAISE GOD!!!! HOMECOMING DAY IS HERE!!

Today is the day I have been waiting for for the past 14 mons! Robbie will get on a bus in a few hrs. in GA headed toward Charlotte, NC! My plans are to pick up the girls from school & head to the Charlotte Armory this afternoon! Today is a bittersweet day...it marks the 1 yr. mark since Robbie received his Title 10 orders for Iraq and today is also the anniversary of the date Maw Maw Yates left on her homecoming journey to spend the rest of eternity with the Lord! So, today is going to be filled with many emotions for me. I'm sure there will be many tears, laughs, hugs & kisses and of course BIG SMILES!! :)
Thank you all for your love, support & most of all your prayers throughout this deployment. Praise the Lord, it's almost over!!

Just a few pics of our last snow days....

Kayla & Emma's snowman they made at mom's.



I love the look of Old Glory in the snow!



Kayla resting after a lot of sledding!



And finally my monkey in the tree!

Georgia On My Mind....

Quick update for those of you who don't know already....MY HUSBAND LANDED IN GA WEDNESDAY!!! I got the long awaited phone call I had been waiting 14 mons. for! I was at the office and when the phone rang with his ringtone and I was so startled I nearly threw the phone across the office haha! But, he is safely back on US soil and has started the de-mobilization process. Hopefully, if things progress and go accordingly (rare in the military) he should be home mid-week this coming week! YAY!!! I can't tell you how happy & excited I am that this moment has almost arrived! I can't wait for that last phone call from him that says I'm on my way to NC!! I want to praise and thank the Lord for keeping a protective hedge around the 30th brigade. Please keep the families of the soldiers who lost their lives making the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom in your prayers. I can not imagine go to a welcome home ceremony and to not have my soldier walk off that bus. Well, I hope everyone has a great weekend...looks like it's going to be another messy snowed-in one, but that just means time to clean for me! I'll hopefully update again soon saying I'm going to get our soldier!!