Thursday Link-Ups!

Well, first off, head on over to Nicole's Page to participate in the

Thursday Five link-up. This week's words are:

Cheerful

Adventurous

Warm

Lovely

Delicious

1. Well, I was definitely Cheerful after my two amazing doctor's appointments the past two weeks! A tumor I found in my breast a year and a half ago has decreased in size so much that my doctor can't even palpate it anymore and says I don't have to come back anymore!! Which is great cause I was sick of going every 4-6 months! Then my GYN appt went great yesterday too so hopefully something good will come of that!!

2. I have been less than Adventurous lately. Mostly because NCLEX studying has consumed my life so I rarely leave the house. At the end of next month though, I hope that will all be over!

3. I am so sick of this weather! Warm is an understatement. I walk to the mailbox and am sticky and disgusting. And I can't even let Buster out in the back for more than about 20 minutes, so he's bored too! Come on fall weather!!

4. I finally sat back down to the piano the other day for the first time in a while and I almost forgot how Lovely it sounds. Definitely need to play more. It soothes the soul :)

5. I have to brag on myself a little bit that the lasagna I made the other night was Delicious!! And it's BE's favorite. I also made a roast for our 8-month-iversary the other night (you can find the recipe on my other blog HERE... and thank me later :)

Now on to my other Thursday favorite, the What's Your Song? Link-up over at Goodnight Moon's Page.

This week, my song is Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton.

BE is not usually very outwardly romantic.

He brings home flowers randomly a lot,

and shows his love by helping around the house.

But not usually anything in public.

Well, when we were on our cruise last month,

we were all dressed up for formal night (I love a man in Mess Dress!)

and as we were walking through the main atrium, the guy playing the guitar there started playing this song,

and BE actually stopped, right there, turned to me,

and asked me to dance.

In front of everyone.

So we danced, I cried a little, and he sang me the words,

and it rivals our wedding day for the best moment of my life.

We never had a first dance, so that was so special to me :)

A Word of Appreciation

HAPPY MILSPOUSE DAY to all the other amazing military spouses out there :) People really don't realize how hard our job is. Saying "see you later" every few months, learning to relive your life when they leave and then relearn it again when they come home, constantly changing role expectations, for some the battle of juggling kids alone, the tearful nights spent with their shirts and cologne, the counting down of months and days and weeks. We really do have a tough job, but then again, we are TOUGH PEOPLE!! Military members, and especially spouses, often don't get the recognition out in the civilian world like I wish they would, but at least between all of us, we know the sacrifices that are made and the effort put into our relaitonships/marriages, and we know that it's worth it for the love that we have found in our significant others!! Plus, better yet, we have each other to lean on and learn from and I personally have found it to be the best group I could ever have been a part of. I love you ladies and am blessed to know you, and I wish you all the happiest of days today.

BE has finally cranked up the new grill for steaks tonight, and I am going to enjoy a nice dinner just the two of us (and Buster Brown, of course) before I have to face him being off to more training here very soon. But it's going to be a great weekend and nothing is going to get me down!! I also graduate on Monday morning from Auburn, and will officially be a BSN graduate!!! I am so excited. I will be the first girl on either side of my family to finish college so it's a pretty big deal :)