All I want for Christmas...is you :)

What a weekend. Better yet, what a month. It is only half-way into November and I have officially survived my first 'Nor'Easter.' Don't be fooled by the name. It has nothing to do with Easter.

Rain. Wind. Debris. Trees.

All. Day. Long.

Several. Days. Straight.

It was really crazy! Everything was closed down. Even the NAVY base was closed! Trust me, I am not complaining about that - but holy cow this place just filled up like a fish tank! 'What, never seen rain before Jessica?' You ask, but indeed I have. I just never thought I would drown in it if I went outside! However, thank goodness my apartment is 3 stories up, not a leak or a soaked carpet in sight.

At any rate - we are through it finally - and today I saw the sun! It was beautiful today too. About 70-something. Loved it.

So Auggie and I got iphones this weekend! I had to get a new phone plan since US Cellular is apparently a little tiny blip on VA's radar. Oh well - I got a really cool phone out of it. One I am addicted to by the way!

So once again, here we are - Auggie and I. He is playing Gears of War, and I decided to take a break from playing with the phone for a minute to write. I am getting excited for next month. We get to go home to see family and friends! I can't believe it. I haven't seen my dad or sissy in over 3 months. That is a long time for me! :( I miss em.

So that means Christmas!! Love love love Christmas. I love going to church and lighting candles and singing carols. I love drinking hot chocolate, and wearing Christmas socks. I love getting so many candy canes from everyone you don't know what to do with them. I especially love how everyone just seems to forget about violence and pain and suffering and just comes together and is really truly happy, even if only for a moment. It really is just a beautiful way to close out the year. I love waking up each day knowing that my life was a gift from God. I don't plan on letting him down. :)

This year is so special to me because last year I was totally on my own. Of course I always have my wonderful family; but last year I was on my own for a lot of things. Thanksgiving dinner last year I remember praying that Auggie would come home safe from deployment, and that I would be in his arms again. I woke up on Christmas morning last year by myself, and it was pretty much me and the kitty Shadow for the day. But this year - this year my prayers are answered and I have been truly blessed. I get to kiss my boyfriend every night, and every morning. I will have him this year for Thanksgiving, and Christmas. It's amazing how something so simple really means the world to someone. So this year I have him. I have him until the Navy decides they need his help in protecting our country again. So until then - Here's to hot chocolate and Christmas socks.

With Auggie, of course. :)