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Monday, July 23, 2012

Summer fun!!

A couple of weekends ago, the Koopman's had a Grandkid weekend. We are hoping that his will be a start to something done yearly in the summer! It sure was a great time having everyone together, especially the 6 little ones 5 years and younger! Here are some pictures:
We went to the Lake George splash pad and these two (along with Chase) had a BLAST. Abby and Taton had to go and sit on grandpas lap when they were wet!
Love for Grandpa

Thirsty Chase

Auntie Sara with Taton and Abby

Miss Jaelyn. Such a cutie

Jerika had a yummy doughnut for breakfast hehe


Lyle and Brenda with their grandbabies!


This was fun. All six in age order!
Abby (5) holding Owen (2 months) Taton (4) Chase (2)
Jerika (almost 2) and a very unhappy Jaelyn (1)


We had a great weekend all getting together, The kiddos and the big kids were able to play and have fun! Can't wait to do it again! Oh and P.S, # 7 is on the way..........but it isnt me! (hehe)




Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Prayers

I know I have not posted since Joe got back, (its been crazy busy, I hope to get some pics etc up soon) but I want to post a link to a fellow bloggers page of whom I am following. I know Ryan from back home with his family and mine going to the same church. This is a sweet, sweet family and I want to be sending as many prayers their way as I can!

Here is the link.
http://proverbs31girl.com/?p=1718

Thanks everyone.

Friday, April 20, 2012

Monday

It's finally here!!! The day I have been anxiously waiting for 11 months!!!
My hubby will be home on Monday!!!!!!!!!!
MONDAY MONDAY MONDAY MONDAY MONDAY MONDAY
:)

Sunday, April 15, 2012

"Leaving, on a jet plane!"

Sooooooo excited about this! The next time I talk to my hubby he should be in the United States!
It has been a long, long 11 months, but I am beyond ready to have him home again!!!

Miss A has 1 number left on the wall, though she is well aware that the next time she sees me we will be going to pick up Daddy. Crazy to think that we started that at week 29!!  We also hung up the welcome home banner today that we have made. It is all become surreal!

I would personally like to thank everyone for their support for us over this past year. All three of us greatly appreciate it!

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Bear with me.

I'm not sure if that is the right 'bear', but oh well. I'm warning you, I have a lot on my mind and I'm going to word vomit it on this page. I will more than likely go from topic to topic and back again, so I hope you can follow. Here we go.

I wrote a status on facebook the other day that had to do with me realizing and finding out who I am. It's great that I am figuring this all out, but I have the obsession with trying to figure out the magical question of "why". Why am I like this? Why do I do this? Why does it matter?.

I get attached easily. I get attached to a lot of different things easily. People. I get attached to people. I have lots of friendships and great ones at that. I have a huge heart and will do anything for almost anyone. I am a type of person that will immediately be a friend with you, and will continue to be a friend until something happeneds and my trust is lost. I again take this personally (attached) and then try to figure out why the trust was lost and then think about if it was me and if I should change....most of the time I do not think it is me and my friends that get to listen to me talk about it say the same. Still, I try to figure out the why. I hardly ever figure out the why.

Then I have the issue with getting attched to someone and when they leave, I cry temendously and feel like something in me died or is missing. It's almost like we have "broken up" in a relationship way (I  know..weird). Now why on earth am I like this? I get a friend/coworker whatever that is wonderful etc and things change!! It happens. I have a hard time with that. The psychology part of my brain says I hate and have a hard time with loss, or loosing things. Hence how I feel about two  particular situations in my life right now. I feel like I am loosing something. Then my brain thinks, why on earth are you thinking this? Here's my answer. I am afraid of loosing people and friendships. I feel this comes back to when my Dad passsed and "loosing" him. I do not want to loose people, so therefore I get way attached, do anything and everything for them and feel like I am when things change. Does that make sense? I'm not sure either. I almost think that the more I get attached the more they wont leave. Am I really loosing anything? Not really! I just wont see them as much as I do now. Hummm. I think it is a security thing also.

I do have to say that these situations are helping me with change, and that it is ok to venture out outside my comfort zone (Security) and embrace change. I also need to realize that things do not stay the same forever, even if we want them too.

The unknown. I hate not knowing what is going to happen in the future. Now I know we will never know everything that will happen in the future but I at least need to know a forsure in something. (security as mentioned before.) One big unknown, jobs. OMG We both have jobs but are looking for better more 'secure' (again...) jobs. This then leads to the unknown as to where those jobs will be. Ugg. Which also leads to living situations (I'm sooooooo sick of it here and this could be a whole nother point later) Do we rent again, do we buy, do we do this, do we do that........BLAH!!!! I know we will figure it out but goodness I want some normalacy in my life!!!! oh and did I mention we have moved a total of 4 times in the 3 years we have been together. I have paid for plenty of pot holes to be fixed by changing my license an ungodly amount of times (got a new last name in there too). I want to change it one more time..thats it....but I doubt that will happen.

 Emotions. I swear to God that my emotions are getting worse and worse as this deployment goes on. I feel as though I should be preggo with all the emotions that I have. (I'm not though, just to clarify). I cry at anything lately, and then 30 min later cry again because of it. For NO REASON. I feel that I am just done with so many things. And its retarted things that make me cry. So retarded that I shall just not mention them. As said before there are so many things I am just done with. Sad thing is, some of those things other people just don't get.

People. There are some people that I just do not get. There are some things some people just need to get over and grow up. (I may offend people here and I'm sorry) I hate when people complain but then do nothing about it. I hate when people complain about having to do/pay for something that I have been paying for since I was 16 or before and they are way older than me. I hate how some people are handed EVERYTHING in life and have no gratitude for it, while others have worked tiredlessly for what they have. Sorry no sympathy for me. I could go on, I think its best I stop. No need to get myself into trouble.

hugs. I am a very huggy person. I like hugs. I like to give hugs. I like to recieve hugs. I think, again, its a security and comfort thing. I'm also a touchy person. When talking to someone, I always end up touching them on the arm or something...I should work on that...hummmm...

So, I sit here and ponder how I can change myself. How can I become less attached to people, or learn to not care. I don't think I will be able to change it, because that is who I am. I just think I need to understand that there are things in life that I just can not control and that change happens.


On a happy note, I did go to a wedding yesterday and got to see some awesome high school friends that I haven't seen since my wedding. And yes, I am attached to these people and would still do ANYTHING and EVERYTHING for them!! Oh and I hugged them all too. See??



I know its blurry, but this is my friend Joe who got married yesterday!




Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Time flies!

Holy Cow. 10 months ago I would have never thought I was going to make it, but I sit here this morning with a little over a month left to go. (not allowed to give out specifics) It is a concept that is hard to grasp, that Joe will be home soon, but yet I am so darn excited. I guess I'm not the only one that is darn excited either, Miss A is right there with me.

I received our shirts in the mail yesterday for when we pick up Daddy. Again, another thing that tells us it wont be long now. We are down to 4 weekends on our wall, knowing that it is acually less than that just adds pep to my day. Miss A is a smart one and goes home saying "only four more weekends!!" Oh if she only knew!

I really do have to say that if it wasn't for Miss A I do not know how I would have survived this whole experience. I know I would have made it with my amazing family, Bennigan's family and Minnewaska family, but I think having something/someone to look forward to every other weekend really did help. I thank the Lord for that. I also think it was just easier to start at a smaller number for a countdown...haha.

So here we sit at about 1 month, 4 weeks, or about 35ish days. Wow. Now it is definitely in high gear to plan that party on May 26th!!!

Saturday, March 3, 2012

A few pics for ya.

I cleaned off my camera, I will share the highlights! These are definitly not in the right date order, but oh well!!



Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!
My friend from work and I dressed up as Thing 1 and Thing 2 for Dr. Seuss' birthday on March 2nd. The kids loved it! And the adults. It was a super fun day! We even found the Cat in the Hat!!!
Pam I am, Cat in the Hat, Thing 1 and 2 and the Grinch.


We obviously took this while he was home in December. I know, high schoolish right!?! Oh well. We have been together over 3 years and this is the first one...I think its ok.


Miss A took my camera during the Lange Christmas. This is one of the many interesting pictures I found.

I got this awesome hat from my mom for Christmas/bday. Gma had to try it on. P.S this thing was awesome when I went with the school skiing and ended up subbing for a class. All I said was if you need to find me, I'm the one with a penguin hat. Haha, this is actually how a parent found me, their student said find the teacher with a penguin hat....hahahaha

To end "I Love To Read Month" the students that met the goal got to help tape the principal onto the wall. Pretty much one of the funniest things I have ever been apart of. Definitely worth the extra time spent at work after I was done. The best part? He was there for almost 2 hours...

If only the sign was true.


So happy that my sister-in-laws came to Alex to help me celebrate my birthday! It was a really great night! Love you two! (Love you too Courtney! Wish you were there!)

Miss A at Christmas.



There ya go, as promised!!