.: Blessed :.

I have often heard that deployment is a time in your life when you really find out who your true friends are. I have to admit, God has more than blessed me and I undoubtedly have a million angels surrounding me. Thank you already, to all of my friends and family, as well as those of you who barely know me, but have already shown me your support. At this point, it is hard for me to imagine loosing friends in a time like this, as I have already gained so much. To all of you...My sincerest THANK YOU! I am truely blessed~

Friends are Quiet Angels

Mom: My rock, my laughter, my talks, my hugs, my butt kicking when I need to get my act together :)

Daddy: The loving arms that hold me and calm my tears, since day one

Corey: My best friend, my strength, my caring big brother

Amanda: The sister I always prayed for. My Top Gun and Snuggie buddy

Maddi: My long talks and daily encouraging words

Chels: The contagious giggles that turn saddness into laughter

V: My shoulder to cry on when I'm sad, her should to cry on when I'm strong

Jo: For being there...since 3rd grade

Erin: For always loving me

Erin Flanagan: Cassie Cercy I freakin love you!!! And Bryan : )Wed at 10:51pm

Steff: For Happy Hour

Steff McNulty: I am serious... I know I am not in NY but let me know if there is anything I can do to help this go smoother.Yesterday at 1:23pm

Nicole: The beautiful mommy to be, my first friend as an "Army Girlfriend" and best friend as an "Army Wife"

April: My role model in finding faith and trusting the Lord. You are a selfless friend and Bryan and I look up to you and Shawn in faith and your marriage. You are my strength

Martha: For margarita nights, and for blessing my with a wonderful husband, and amazing sister. I care for you and will be here for you, as I know you will be here for me too.

Jeffrey: For never pushing Bryan one way or another, and never failing to be proud of any path he chooses. And for your kindness and outpouring of love that has been felt since day one

Bryan: For being brave, so we don't have to be. For being strong so we can be weak. For having loving arms to be wrapped up in. For having gentle words to find courage in. For having playful laughter to get lost in. For having quiet moments to create memories in. "Undeniable, so incredible::Simply wonderful, you're beautiful::Unmistakable, the way you make me feel::Unbelievable."

Unbelievable

Deployment

Deployment. It's getting closer and I feel like PMS on steroids. I'm not a very emotional person when it comes to crying. I tend to keep it in until it just bursts out. That's not the case this time. Time up here has been amazing and I feel so blessed to have been able to spend the past three months with my husband. On the down side, we thought he was going to deploy around the 6th of April. Wednesday night he was told that it would be the 1st instead.  Not that 5 days makes a huge difference, but when it comes to deployment, it can make a world of a difference. It was one more full week and one more weekend together. I think the initial shock hit me hard on Wednesday as the reality of the situation fianlly set in. I cried off and on Wednesday night into Thursday morning and afternoon. After laying in bed until noon I finally got up, looked at myself in the mirror and got it together. I showered, curled my hair and got dressed. Simple things that happen everyday that sometimes are tough to do, but they are the first steps to continuing on with living through deployment. I promised Bryan and myself that even though he would be gone, I would continue living. It wouldn't be fair to anyone if I decided to stop living just because I'm sad that he is gone. So now it's time to enjoy every last second with Bryan and to pray that this week slows down and that the time away while he is deployed speeds up. Say your prayers for my husband and 1-87...as well as for all of the soldiers continually fighting for our freedom. "Home of the free, because of the brave."
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.: LuCkY I'm in LoVe with my BeSt friend :.

For each petal on the shamrock

This brings a wish your way -

Good health, good luck, and happiness

For today and every day.

When Irish eyes are smiling, 'Tis like a morn in spring.

With a lilt of Irish laughter, You can hear the angels sing.

May your blessings outnumber

The shamrocks that grow,

And may trouble avoid you

Wherever you go.

I'm Proud of the House We Built

I'm proud of the house we built

It's stronger than sticks, stones, and steel.

It's not a big place sittin' up high on some hill.

A lot of things will come and go but love never will.

Oh, I'm proud.

I'm proud of the house we built.

“A house is made of walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams.”

"Everyday is a journey, and the journey itself is home."

"May your home always be too small to hold all of your friends."

"What greater thing is there for human souls than to feel that they are joined for life - to be with each other in silent unspeakable memories." George Eliot

"Take a whiff on me, that ain't no rose!

 Roll up yer window and hold yer nose

You don't have to look and you don't have to see

'Cause you can feel it in your olfactory

You got yer dead skunk in the middle of the road"

“When I found the skull in the woods, the first thing I did was call the police. But then I got curious about it. I picked it up, and started wondering who this person was, and why he had deer horns.”

“Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.”

Snugglie puppy after her bath :)

After much persuasion (Maddi) I have decided to update everyone with our life in a blog. I know that everyone has their fair share of “first year of marriage” stories, and ours only compliments those experiences. After living in Dexter, New York (30 miles south of Canada) for the past few months with my wonderful hubby, we have learned that life most certainly does not always go the way you would like it too, and that the hurdles are never ending. However, we have chosen to embrace this fact and instead of getting really mad about everything that is happening, we have decided to view our life/living situation as more of a joke. I’ll take this time to update you on what has been happening in our lives the past 2 ½ months. So…where do I begin?