Friends and Family

For those that have not found out about Skype I would look it up. My nights when I get off work are made special everyday I get on Skype with my husband and son. Yesterday my son was reading (as much as a 2 1/2 year old can read) his book to me. Pointing to the puppies on the the page and turning to a new page. It made me realize instantly how lucky I am to have this technology available to me. My mother was in the Navy and retired 16 years ago, and nothing like this was even close to happening. So now when I find myself looking at my son I can not help but smile.

Right now my husband is serving as the role of a military spouse while I am on deployment. I have to admire any man going through this or one that is a single daddy handling his business. I know from experience being in the role of a single parent is so hard and time consuming. To be one though, and not feel inconvienced by your child...that right there is greatness in the making.

Tooka bean and Daddy at an airshow. Sending mom pictures of their fun.

Tooka bean and Daddy knocked out. Picture curtosey of my friend.

I find myself to be truly blessed with everything I have in life. I have found that with family not being relatively close to where we are stationed that good friends are now family. It is these very friends that I could rely on when my husband was deployed to help me out. Now it is also these very friends he is relying on to help him out with me deployed. Friends... It is amazing to truley see what you are capable of with great ones by your side. My very best friends are not friends at all to me anymore. They have become my family and I love them all very much.

Myself, Jess, and Kim...I can not believe how lucky I am to have them as my friends. I do not know what I do without these two by my side.

Jackie and Myself. Without this Blondie right here god knows where I would be. She has absolutely been through the ringer with me.

This pretty lady is Ami pictured with my puffy eyed Tooka bean(puffy eye caused by being sick). Talk about having a friend by your side and not leaving you. She stayed by my side my entire pregnancy, and was in the delivery room with me while my husband was on deployment.

Those four women right there are my very best friends. Who are actually more like sisters to me than anything. I am also blessed with a little sister though and she is equally as amazing.

Kiwi and Tooka bean. She came out to Hawaii to see him after he was born.

 With friends and family like mine I consider myself lucky. It is your friends that help shape you and if they are true friends they will help keep you in check.