making electricity
You can feel it in your mind
Oh you can do it all the time
Plug it in and change the world
You are my electric girl
ASHLEY, COMMANDING OFFICER.
Not a lot has changed since the homecoming of Tomato. Things are more normal now. It's like we picked up where we left off. You know, except in a new house, with new geography and with a new since of maturity. It really does feel like we've started a new chapter. Tomato bought himself a new car. Zero is going on more walks and getting more trim. I, on the other hand, haven't changed much. I'm back to work, back to life, back to the grind...so to speak. It's not like I really left the grind anyway. I will say that it's nice and refreshing to have my husband back, sleep in my bedroom, call him when I damn well please, cook dinners and do chores for someone other than myself.
We had a nice gathering this past Saturday. We had a lot of family and friends show up to give their well wishes, thanks, and criticisms. All in all, a good little first "party" in the house. When you're older are you allowed to keep saying, "Party at my place on Saturday night?" or do you kind of outgrow that? One of life's mysteries I reckon.
Another of life's mysteries is this....what do I do with this blog now? There's no doubt that it'll be continued. I mean, it was started before he left...but, it feels like the deployment turned into what defined my words here. So...I need to take this in a new direction. My confession is, that I get so much joy out of this simple writing. I love it, and though it's not much...I think about it often. I've even told my boss that I would write an article for our Emergency Department newsletter.
I've decided...to make this the best year of my life.
So, there you go. This blog is going to be very goal directed I hope. I want it to become a place that I can motivate myself. Keep all the good things I had going during the deployment. You know...with the usual updates on life. I just don't want this to become some pretentious soliloquy of my boring life. I want you to want to read this. I know there are a few of you...as you've told me such. I want to make this worth your while.
So, if ever there is anything you feel you would like me to elaborate on...drop me a line. I'll do my best for you. Seriously.
Today, I baked. For the first time since before the deployment...I baked. It wasn't much. Just a 20 minute recipe, but I like the feeling of accomplishment and wholeness that I got from that. Thanks be to Pinterest.
TOMATO, THE HUBS.
He's wonderful. It's like watching a child discover something for the first time. I mean, I'm not comparing my husband to a child...he's just got that childish wonder about him. Everything is new. Everything is great. He can't stop touching my hand, he can't stop petting the dog, and he can't stop smiling at me for random reasons. When I ask him "What are you over there smiling about?" all he can say is, "You. I just haven't had enough of this the past 8 months." It's kind of like he's woken up from a coma, or was detained in some foreign land...oh wait.
I just love him...and his beautiful quirks. I even love the fact that he is trying to call me via skype right now...and he's 5 feet from me.
Oh how distance changes us.
ZERO, THE DRAGON.
He's losing weight. Finally. We've been going on walks around the neighborhood pretty religiously. He's happy.
He's got a sweet face.
He puppy sat the other night. He was really confused by a littler version of himself. It's giving me puppy fever. Totally different from baby fever.
What I just finished reading.
(a new segment from yours truly)
This story takes place in Nazi Germany.
It follows a orphaned German girl child through the reign of Hitler.
Her family hides a Jew in their basement.
Her father is punished and sent to war.
She teaches herself to read with stolen books.
It is told in the point of view of death.
Contains beautifully written dark humor.
I give it like a 7/10.
Song of the Day
Electric Feel by MGMT
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