Adam and Bailey

So, I decided to take a break from the regular posts I've been doing...which haven't been many. Two days ago I was writing a post. It was a long one. I went to publish it, and it didn't work! All the pictures posted, as you can tell in my previous post, but the writing didn't! I was so mad...so here I am again, going to try and re-write my post from 2 days ago.

I wanted to first start off by kinda telling the story about how Adam and I met. I'll give you the super watered down version so that this post doesn't turn into a 700 pg. book. :-)

Adam and I first met when he came home for about a month from his mission in Peru, for a surgery he needed, back in Oct. 2006. We wrote a couple letters to eachother throughout the rest of his mission but it wasn't much. After he came home from his mission we became pretty good friends. In March of 2008 he told me he was joining the Air Force! I was so excited for him and supported him 100%! Nine months went by without seeing eachother, but don't worry we talked on the phone for hours almost every single night. He became my best friend. We talked about everything from what color socks he was wearing, to our life long goals.

In December of 2008 he came home for a two week "leave of absence". I spent pretty much every second with him. :-) On December 23rd 2008 he asked me to be his girlfriend! WOOHOO! Well, unfortunately it was time for him to do more training with the AF. In April of 2009 he got off orders, May 1, 2009 we got engaged and we were married Aug. 6, 2009. And here we are almost two years later just having a wonderful time together!

So thats our time together, in a nut shell.

Now....for the Air Force....I don't even know where to begin. I have to say, I am pretty grateful none of you can see me writing this post. I get a "tad" bit emotional when it comes to talking about the AF/military. We have a.....love hate relationship...seriously. I love the military so much. I love the soldiers that sacrifce their, time, life, expertise and so much more for our country..but...I really hate the military too, for taking my husband away from me for long periods of time and for the nervous wreck I am most of that time. I don't like that our soldiers have to spend so much time away from their families to keep our country free. Unfortunately that is how it has to be.

Being a military wife is SO exhausting. I never know what's happening until it's happening. Plans change all the time and we have to plan our lives around the military. I have shed so many tears, been angry, sad, mad and super frustrated BUT....it has been the most rewarding experience I have ever had. I would NEVER trade this life for any other life. I LOVE being a military wife.

I'm grateful for Adam. He is a very strong man...both physically :-) and mentally/emotionally. Being in the military isn't simple. It's a very high stress, high pace envirornment and I don't see that changing any time soon.

 I love Adam's squadron. They truly are my second family even though I only know a select few of them. They are a freaking awesome team! I love how they watch out for eachother.. That's what family is all about, right?