"I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well." -Diane Ackerman A long hike to the top of a mountain with Harley + soaking up the sun & reading poolside + banana chocolate chip oatmeal pancakes = one glorious Saturday so far! Last night I realized that February 3rd marks 1 month down of Adam being deployed. As most people in my situation would automatically think right after realizing they're only somewhere around 15% done with their spouse being overseas, I thought ...And at least five more months until he comes home. Immediately, I forced myself to dismiss this thought, and instead looked at it this way: ONE MONTH DOWN! WITHOUT A COMPLETE EMOTIONAL BREAKDOWN! OR CRYING MYSELF TO SLEEP! OR ... [Read More]