PIR Outfit.

Its 6 weeks away…..So here’s what I’m thinking.

I fell in love with this dress when I saw it around Halloween but always wanted to just get it because it looks like something you can wear anytime, not just around Halloween. How cute would it be to wear it for hubby’s PIR! I just do not want to go overboard. I thought about black tights, but the red tights look so much better I think..The shoes…well that’s no question…it has to be t-straps. And the coat…well I thought white looked nice but wouldnt have a problem with a simple black cashmere as well. The hat, I am not sure at all about, I feel it would be too much. 

So….let me know what you think…..

 

Official U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command fan page!

So glad I found this!

This is the best thing ever! I found the Official U.S Navy Recruit Training Command Fan page on Facebook. It is managed by RTC Public affairs themselves so it is an awesome place to go if you have questions or want to feel connected with your loved ones in boot camp. You can even find forums on your specific Division and make friends with people in that same division and graduating class! Any question I ever has had been answered following this page and its just a great support group. And I have to say one of the best parts about this page is their Trivia Tuesday’s! They ask a random question and whomever gets the right answer first gets to see a picture of their loved ones division!!!! So You know where I will be every Tuesday!!

https://www.facebook.com/NavyRecruitTrainingCommand

Who’s this?!?

Its a Saturday and I’m at work.

So all the girls at work decide its about time for another girls night out so we decide to go out after work. Me and another gal stayed late at the spa after hours so I could do her nails for the night and then we ran over to the mall real quick to pick out an outfit. She was currently mad at he significant other so she decided tonight was gonna be a “I look sexy, lets take pictures and post them to Facebook and get my man jealous” night. So she HAD to get a new outfit because ofcours we gals never really have anything to wear…..

We head to another girls house were we proceed to get ready and all of a sudden I can hear the Navy song “anchors Aweigh” which was of-course my ringtone because I’m an awesome navy wife like that. I was doing my hair at the moment to I was in no rush to retrieve the call but one of the other girls picked it up and gave it to me. It was a long distance number which gave me a quick chill and I thought in my head “This could be a creditor/sales call but there is a very small chance it could be Edwin” and I mean very small because he told me he would not be calling me for another 2 weeks….. so I picked it up fast. Expecting a “Hello is this Mrs. Martinez? Hi this is so and so from so and so and was wondering if you would be interested in so and so…..But instead I heard a faint “Hey” and I said “who’s this!?!” and the man on the other line said “your husband”

“Oh my gosh its Edwin!!” I screamed to the girls who were all getting ready. “The girls screamed in unison”Ahhhh!!!!!!” And I told him I was shocked he was calling because I was not expecting it at all. He apparently got lucky and was able to call me because He needed me to fax something to him(once again the friggin recruiters) failed to send a copy of our son’s SSN card which we gave to them. So In a way I am for once glad they are incapable of doing their job….because now I can hear my sweet husbands voice. He only had 5 minutes so I told him I was getting ready to go out  and that everything was swell. I told him to get ready for his first letter from me because its pretty thick and full of Lipstick kisses and other goodies. I don’t remember If I wrote about what I put in his first letter but to recap (20 page letter, a picture and note my son drew, News paper clippings including sports scores, comics, and local news, a photo booth picture of me and Anthony). I was worried that they would see how thick it was and make him open it in front of them and see the comics and get in trouble. I have read that if they get anything that they are not allowed to get they will make them do push ups or something similar… I even heard one division had to do push ups for every page they received. I hope this is not the case for Edwin. Poor guy I wrote him a lot!…..LOL! But I have read that they really look forward to the letters so a little push up is well worth the letter. I want to make sure that every time they do Mail call that he gets a letter….I would feel SO BAD  if he didn’t get a letter at mail call and felt bad for the rest of the day because of it. He needs to know that we are 100% supportive over here and thinking about him all the time.

He was very short and would not discuss how he has been doing so far as if someone was monitoring his call or sitting right in front of him… which was driving me nuts. I asked him is it just that he couldnt talk about it at the moment….and he said yeah I will write you about all that in my letters. I said ok…so I just went on to tell him how me and the baby were doing and then his 5 minutes were up….before we got off the phone I told him one more time that I love him and miss him very much and then I could hear it in his voice when he said “I miss you too mama” He calls me mama…always has since we had Anthony….and That was it….I got off the phone and was still in shock that it was actually him and that I almost missed his call.  Now I do not go anywhere without my cell phone by my side and I always make sure it is fully charged. I also check my mail every day which I have never done before……I usually let a few days go by before checking my mail box….

I cant wait until I can see him and hug him….(especially in his uniform)

only 6 weeks and 4 days away

that’s 46 days!

that’s 1,104 hours!

that’s 66,240 minutes!

that’s only 3,974,400 seconds!!!

(from the time of this post)

Good Information on Boot.

 

I was writing My husband a letter and I wanted to talk to him about things he is going through up there in Boot but had no idea what to discuss so after reading this article, I was able to ask him about P. Week,  His newly issued BC glasses, the confidence course, the confidence chamber, stuff like that. I thought he would love it and enjoy that I am so involved and possibly know more than him at this point…lol    . Here is the link to the information.

http://usmilitary.about.com/od/navyjoin/l/aanavybasic1.htm

3 Days left.

 

This whole time-flying by thing isn’t cool with me. Were now down to 3 days left with each other. What were going to do, I am not sure. I took the days off from work so that we could spend every waking minute together, but at this very moment he is snoring, so I decided to take the time to write a little. The Family had his surprise going away party this weekend. That is where the picture above came from. It was nice seeing everyone together to wish his farewell. We of course did the usual Karaoke ….but this time, I must say indeed was rather interesting considering I had like 5 shots a 2 mixed drinks. I couldn’t help it when they make the shots taste like pumpkin pie and strawberry smoothies!! We saw Family we had not seen in a while and ate some delicious cupcakes, and when I say delicious I mean cupcakes that has dark blue icing that made you look like you just ate a smurf. I would like to say I did that on purpose when I got the cupcakes, I didn’t, but it made for a few good laughs. Then the next day I decided to make a big breakfast because I was not sure if we were going to have time to do it during the week so to make sure we had one before he sails off (okay I know he isn’t technically sailing anywhere as of yet, but I just use it in a metaphorical way). So here we are a few days before he leaves so I need to figure out what exciting, interesting,memorable things we can do together. I thought it would be cute to spend a whole day taking turns doing things we have never done before like they do in the movie “breakfast at Tiffany’s” but I honestly can not think of a lot of things we have not done, at least practical things we could do in the next three days.  I want to take him to a hibachi grill because he said he has never been so that’s on my list, but I am trying to think of more original things to do.  Well I am going to try to figure some stuff out, so I will retire writing for the moment, but once I figure out what we decided to do I will take plenty of pictures and let u know. Hopefully its something exciting! The next time I write I will probably be very sad because he is about to leave or just left so I will end this post as positive as possible to counteract the next depressing post.

.Hakuna Matata.Peace.Live long and prosper.reduce reuse recycle.peace on earth.live laugh love.

So it starts……………

 

 

 

Salutations!

I am starting a new Chapter in my life so I felt it was imperative to begin  “A combobulation (not sure if that’s a word but you know what I mean)  of words and feeling shared via the world wide web (I do not like the word blog, It is very elementary to me) You see, I am In Love With a “Future” Sailor.  My beloved husband is leaving me in a very abrupt 4 weeks for Boot Camp. It cringes me to even say that. I remember when it was 6 months away, then 9 weeks away, and now……..(takes an abysmal breath) ………..4…..weeks……..

I plan to record much of our new Chapter as far as experiences both good and bad, Trial and errors, tips for other New Sailor Wives, anything. I myself have searched the world wide web for unanswered questions that a recruiter would never been able to explain nor understand, but coming from a Sailor Wife herself.  And I turned up close to empty and unsuccessful. So I plan to document everything I will go through from the very start to keep with me and cherish and possibly make into a book later on when I’m old and wrinkly for my grandchildren to read. Also for any other New Sailor Wives to read and fully get a feeling and understanding of what we really go through as Sailor Wives.

If you yourself are in the same boat as I, Please feel free to comment and share your thoughts each time I post. It would be an awful help to know your out there and have any advice to offer. I plan on getting involved in a support group of Sailor wives to help the time go by and help me advice wise and what not, because……………………..

OH  MY LORD I do not know what the hell I’m ganna do.

(Semi-Freaking out right now)