Mr. & Mrs. Smoochy

Thus begins my adventure in Blogging. I have officially joined the band wagon, for which my darling husband (seen besides me in the photo to the left) thinks I am a tremendous dork. So be it. The truth of the matter is I have far too much free time (24 hours a day), and I believe I will enjoy the blogging process for several reasons. Firstly, I have become addicted to reading my brother's blog, and thought I might try my hand at internet journaling. Already it has prompted me to organize the hundreds (thousands?) of digital photos I have recently started accumulating on my computer. That in itself is a great benefit. Secondly, my hubbby and I are relocating in about two months. It is most likely my family and closest friends are no longer going to be within a day's drive. We still don't know where we will be moving exactly...but my gut tells me it will be AWAY from Florida/Georgia. I feel better about publishing a blog than I do weekly mass emails. Surely, I should be chastised if I intend this to be my only means of communication with everybody. (Which I don't!) That would suggest I am so terribly self-centered that I expect people to come check in on me in a very impersonal way, without my having to put forth any effort to communicate with any one person specifically. If I get like that just let me know in a comment! ;-) Lastly, how can blogging be anything but cathartic? People have been journaling for countless generations for that exact purpose! You spell out your experiences on a moment by moment, day by day basis so you can reflect back on larger themes and patterns in your life! How much fun!

OK, now that my blog has been sufficiently justified...and my dorkieness established, I'll move on to current events in our household. My aforementioned darling husband, Jacob, Naval Submarine Officer for exactly sixty-two more days, has duty today. Duty days used to signify to me that he was gearing up to go back out to sea. I considered the duty nights he spent on the boat practice for the long haul that I knew was imminent. It is so exciting to think that this period of our lives is almost over. No more patrols, no more months on end without so much as an email from him, NO MORE NAVY! But the truth is, I am going to miss missing him. It made the relationship so exciting, so fresh, we took nothing for granted. I can't help but wonder if civilian life will be less thrilling, more mundane. Not to mention I have been proud to say "My husband is in the Navy." I wonder if I will feel the same way about saying, "My husband is in sales." That's kinda' silly because I know, no matter what Jacob does, I will be proud of him. Proud because he is a good person, because he will be a good father, and because no matter what his JOB is he will do it and everything else in life 100% to his best ability, because that's just the way he is.

So, he's gone for the day and I have the house to myself. It's rather nice. I cleaned yesterday, have no one to cook for, and no one will be the wiser if I spend the day playing on the internet and reading Pride and Prejudice (which I started in earnest last night, Zach! Great book so far!) Oops, I suppose my lack of productivity is out of the bag now! I am OK with it though. Let the whole world know! Today I shall be lazy! After the wonderful Christmas holiday it feels great. I need a good rest after eating all that food and all the glorious excitement of family, presents, and board games! ;-) Perhaps I will go to Walmart for shampoo, and eat peanut butter and pickle sandwiches for dinner! By tomorrow, I will be itching to have some company, but for now the solitude suits me just fine.