San Francisco Bound

I've finally finished with packing, clothes, shoes, IDs, chargers, baby bottles, diapers etc lol I will be gone for a few weeks so my blog may be at a standstill unless I get the chance to post from there..who cares, i don't have a lot of anxious readers waiting for me to post anything anyways lol I don't mind though, I like to blog because it feels like I'm kinda writing a journal & just getting stuff out, esp now that my husband is gone & my lil munchkins would be bored to death with my ramblings..honestly though I like to read my own blog, I like to look back & reminisce about everything that's happened so far, I'm sure other bloggers do too :)

SO anyways SAN FRANCISCO! city by the bay! My mother in law is still with us so I'll be taking her sightseeing around the bay, we'll go see the golden gate bridge, fisherman's wharf (clam chowder in sourdough bread bowl uh yessss!) of course the city, Chinatown (pork buns hehehe) crooked st, ocean beach, & some other places. I really love the vibrancy of the place, so many interesting things to see & do. I think SF is a place rich with culture & heritage & def a lot of personality!

I also hold SF dear to me because that is where I met my husband :) we were friends hanging out & one thing led to another, now we have 2 beautiful girls! I def remember all the places we used to go hang out by ourselves when we were dating, the city offered so many lovely places to enjoy each others company. I remember we used to drive up to this look out point some mornings, with breakfast from McDonald's & have breakfast together while looking out to the city, so beautiful out there..it made it feel great to be in love..good times.

I do believe once our army life is over we will be moving back to the bay. Most of our families & friends live there & despite the high cost of living, SF is a great place to raise a family. I just can't wait to get me some of that clam chowder! hehehe G'nite. Peace & Love!

Fiji..where we call HOME

My husband & I have been living in the USA for almost 5 years now, we've come to accept this country as our home but where we came from, Fiji, will always be our true home. When people ask me where I come from & as I reply Fiji, the common response I get is; Where is that? or Fiji? as in Fiji water? lol First of all, Fiji is a little south pacific island nation & yes that's where Fiji water comes from.I loved growing up in the islands, the environment, the people, the weather, the culture, the FOOD! oh how i miss the food :) Fiji is a multicultural country, with the population mostly created up of the indigenous Fijians (which I am a part of) & the Indo-Fijians (Indians who were brought over from India ages ago as labourers). There are also Asians, Pacific Islanders, Americans etc etc etc. Fiji was once under British rule, thus the union jack on the flag but is now an independent country, & the common language spoken is English.

I just miss the relaxing vibe of the islands & the beauty of the people & place & I sure do miss a nice warm beach to swim in! If you're ever planning a holiday soon, try FIJI, flights fly out of LAX on Air Pacific every week & there are numerous hotels to stay, budget friendly like Skylodge, to the more pricey like the Sheraton Fiji or Hilton & don't forget to take a cruise, Beachcomber is a popular one! (oh lawd I'm dreaming of a vacation now!) Soon hopefully, once the girls get a bit older, we'll be able to have $ saved up for a nice family vacation ..sunshine,cocktails on the beach,family & friends..ahh..I can already see it :)

I AM a DEPLOYMENT SURVIVOR

Browsing through the MIL spouse blogs, I came across this entry at goodnight moons blog.
So it is a bunch of other mil spouse bloggers sharing their thoughts about being a deployment survivor, the good & the bad! once you follow the link be sure to read the others blogs as well linked to her blog entry..read the awesomeness of Mil Wives & the un-awesomeness of deployments!

MY STORY
My husband is currently on his second tour overseas, first time he deployed to Iraq, & this time to Afghanistan. Deployments are definitely the hardest times of our lives together. We try so hard to keep our marriage together, there has been times where we were ready to throw in the towel & just call it quits but we always sought out the strength to keep carrying on & every good day that goes by, we are both grateful that we still have our family, we still have each other to get through the bad days.

Every Mil wife, knows we have to be strong to be able to survive, we made that commitment the moment we said "I Do" but we all know the pain of those lonely nites, crying & missing your other half..and not forgetting worried for their lives that when you don't get a call, stomachs start to turn a little, head starts to sweat & just panic sometimes engulfs you to almost insanity!

I look at our 2 girls & I thank god for them, I know my husband misses them tons as well, during deployments my kids have been such heaven sent! even with all the tantrums & meltdowns they keep me from constantly going to that dark place where you just want to crawl up in a ball & shut the world out, they keep me occupied & I love to share those little moments with them & of course I wish their daddy was here to see them, thank god for YouTube! :)

Deployments never get easy, doesn't matter if its your first or tenth, I read all these Mil blogs & sometimes the posts relate so much to me that I think hey you know I'm not the only one & I definitely won't be the last. I realise how much we sacrifice for our families, for our husbands & I appreciate myself much more because I am a Deployment Survivor & I will always be, for my kids & for the man I love, no matter what!

Peace & Love!!!

Religion & War

I hope the pastor in Florida, Terry Jones, seriously thinks & prays over his intending actions. My husband along with thousands of other soldiers are out there fighting the war against the Taliban, they do not need some Church's help to prove any point! one man & his flock of 50 people against the whole world!! First of all, does he preach Christianity? because I'm pretty sure his intentions are not teachings of the holy bible. OK yeah some Muslims have done harm to Americans & other nationals but does that make him any different? He as a Reverend should absolutely know better! and there is nothing no one can do to stop him because of the constitution & his rights. He has those rights because he is an American, uphold your American values Mr Jones! If any as 1 American in the world gets killed because of retaliation I hope he knows that life will be on his head, that was his wrongdoing to provoke unnecessary violence against the Americans especially our troops. Yes we are all tired of some Muslims & their radical acts which they do in the name of their holy book but that is why we have our troops out there fighting for us, for him! If he goes through with his ridiculous plans he is no better than the terrorists & should be exiled & stripped of his US citizenship because he does not represent or uphold what a true American is. Peace & Love.

IF THE PASTOR DECIDES TO GO THROUGH WITH HIS PLANS, PLEASE SAY A PRAYER FOR OUR TROOPS & ALL AMERICANS AROUND THE GLOBE.

they grow like weeds!! lol

If you want proof of how life & time flies just have kids! they grow everyday & one minute you're screaming your head off in the delivery room next thing you know they're full grown chubbers learning to sit & babble away in their jibberish which eventually morphs into English in due time. I'm a 22yr old & I already have 2 kids! :) I don't judge age on anything (unless of course you're a minor, like way below 16..I dunno that's a bit too young) but sometimes there comes a point where you just stop & look around & just think like "what in the world just happened?!!" wasn't I just poppin bottles in the clubs (under aged yea yea so..it was in Fiji!) now I'm poppin baby bottles! lol no matter what other's may think or say, I'm very happy with my youth years gone past, I'm content with staying at home on the weekends just chilling with my girls maybe once in a blue moon I'll have a lil drink here & there, nothing too crazy, I'm pretty much pledged to being a moma now, I mean just because your kids are growing & its more about them, I always try to think about me sometimes..maybe I'll go get a new dress for when the hubby eventually wants to go out with me..who knows..all I know is everyday I get to witness the miracle (& headache) of raising children, all the funny,sad,happy,angry times & finally understand what my parents (& every other parent) went through back in the day! G'nite! Peace & Love...

If you're ever missing me just listen to this song

September looks gone already!

So this month, we have a lot of things already planned out for us..this week we have the balloon classic in Colorado springs, which I'm definitely taking mady to go see especially the balloon glo. Next week I wanna take my mother in law up to pikes peak while we have the rental car & in the weekend we are going up to Denver then jetting off to the bay area!!! 3 weeks of sightseeing, going to meet my husbands uncle who is coming in from Canada to see his sister (my mom in law) & I also have to fill in some hours for my cousin, doing nanny work, while she is on vacay (ka ching!) then we farewell my mom in law as she heads back to the islands & we also have a birthday party to attend while in Cali & by then Sept will be over & in early October I board a plane for the first time ever alone with the girls (so looking forward to that..not) I for one HATE travelling, and just the thought of going through with a toddler & an infant, I'm dying already lol..then we'll get home and I'll be ready to kick start schedules for the girls, start off with my weight loss (which I will create a page on this blog to document my weight loss journey!) & get ready for a cold winter (ugh) and I also want a bedroom makeover! (and hopefully do the same with madys room) I'm also still counting down to when the hubby gets to come home for R&R, which will be next year (quite a while to go) but at least gives me time to loose the weight b4 he gets back ;) ..coz god knows I NEED the time lmao..oh & Halloween! Melody's first ever Halloween! I'm thinking of throwing a little Halloween party for the girls & invite the neighbours kids..oh Toys R Us have the cutest costumes for babies! & I've always wanted to make the punch with the dry ice to have that smoking effect! yeah I'll just invite the kids over to have fruit punch that's smoking lol..we'll see. I'm trying to keep myself busy..I have to, otherwise I will loose my insanity (I HAVE TREMENDOUS RESPECT FOR SINGLE PARENTS!) as an army wife with kids, and I'm sure I'm not the only one, feel like we're single moms & dads. Having a life while you're married but separated geographically is not the easiest thing to do, hey we survive & make it but it never gets easier no matter how many times they have to leave..I think that's why they came up with that slogan "ARMY STRONG" because if you are not..well then the army life is not for you. Peace & Love!