Sacrifices By A Military Wife

Well, we are all done with senior pictures. So glad Renie's high school does this early. This is my favorite picture of many the photographer took. Can't believe we are fast approaching September. This month has flown by so quickly. Larissa is now playing Volleyball with her school, so I am getting excited to watch her play soon. She tells me her weak little body struggles to get the ball over the net, but she seems to be having so much fun with the sport. Renie is well into his Senior year joining clubs and becoming more active with friends. He seems to be having a fun time. He is also getting his college applications in order. I can only hope this year slows down. I am excited for him, but not ready for the day I have to let go. I am happy to be back into my running routine. My goal this year is to run a 1/2 marathon which is scheduled here in Tucson in December. I only wish I had my running buddies here.

I have been behind on my blog due to working almost every day lately. I have picked up another PRN position so life has been busy. Two weeks ago I turned down a very good job as a WIC Director. It was the hardest decision I ever had to make. Working full time again was something I am not sure I was quite ready to do yet. I feel my kids still need me and it is nice to be able to be home for them. Plus we justed learned our tour here will be over summer of 2013.

So as for now I am content and love my work schedule. I can only hope this job opportunity will come again at a later time in my career. At the end of the day, it felt good to have been chosen for my dream job.

Where Time Stands Still

Our Room

Melissa and I about to have lunch. The food was delicious.

Spa Fun

This weekend, we decided we would visit Scottsdale. The boys (Marcos, Renie, and Rene) wanted to see the Diamondbacks play ball, while Melissa and I planned to chill at our beautiful resort. Larissa had a sleep over party with friends, so we knew she would be in good hands. We set out Saturday morning after picking up Rene at the airport. He was delayed after two mechanical problems. After the week I had, I was surely looking forward to a cold margarita and some relaxation at the spa. We stayed at the JW Marriot Camelback Resort Inn. This place is one of a kind, and very unique resort of southwestern flare like no other. This place is layed out in casita's and the service was very impressive. Since Melissa is a Marriot employee, and Marcos is a Plantinum member, we were treated to two free spa passes, nice rooms, and great discounts on food. I have to say, it was the most relaxing day I have had in a long time. We chilled at the spa, enjoyed some shopping in the beautiful art district, and had dinner and drinks at the bar. I had the best Pomegranate Margarita ever. This is a place I could retire. Beautiful homes, shops, and scenery. I can't wait to go back. It was a place where time stood still.

The power of Prayer

Yesterday, I had an endometrial ablation procedure that I hope will be successful in stopping my heavy cycles. When you get to be my age, and premenapausal, some women tend to experience increased flow and miserable periods. That would be me, so my doctor referred me to OB/Gyn for this procedure that burns out the lining of your endometrium. Of all weeks to have this scheduled, Rene would be out of the country. After reading experiences on the Internet, it seemed most women, post-op had good results and an easy overall experience. So I decided to get it done, no didn't want to wait. Renie took me to the appointment and drove me back home. Poor kid, he was so gracious during the whole experience which turned out to be not good at best. What was to be a 2 1/2 minute procedure turned into a 20 minute procedure. My doctor had a tough time dilating my cervix. I was given IV sedation and was out for the whole thing, woke up and was told all went well, time to go home. Well as I am walking out I began to have nausea and vomiting. I was looking forward to treating myself to a Whataburger on the way home, since I had nothing in my tummy for 12 hours. No Whataburger for me, I was vomiting the whole way home. Poor Renie took it like a champ and had to stop multiple times along the side of the road. I could tell he was so worried about me vomiting in his new car. The trip home was so dreadful. I was cramping with extreme pain and vomiting at the same time. This went on at home for the next 6 hours. I was preparing Renie to take me to ER if the vomiting had not stopped. The pain meds were not working. After a call to the Dr., he gave me some medication for vomiting and finally around 8:00 pm the pain stopped and I was able to go to sleep. It turned out I probably had a bad reaction to the anesthesia. This morning it was as if nothing had happened. I feel normal again, no pain or cramping and best of all no vomiting. Wow! what an experience. I am so proud of Renie and Larissa for helping me. Rene was preparing to take a flight back this morning and was worried sick. With the power of prayer, I got through it and hope to never have to go through that again. Feeling great today :)

Uncertainty

So lately I have been struggling with my blog. I have not been at all motivated to write about our everyday routine. We often go day to day trying to appreciate the little things in life or not. Lately, with all the troubles in our world, I have begun to look at life a little differently. I am appreciating the little things in life such as the health of my kids, being employed, having friends nearby, the heat that presses against my skin when the beautiful sun hits it, and the clean scent of a cool breeze as the sun sets.

Last week Rene mentioned we should sale our stocks. He had a stick en feeling things were going downhill. In the last two years, Rene has made us a good chunk of change with his good intuition about certain stocks. So we sold, and we will buy again soon when the time is right. I can only hope in this uncertain economy that things begin to look up again. The number of foreclosures continues to rise here in Tucson with no end in sight. The job market still looks bleak. More soldiers are being killed. All we can do is pray that our kids have a brighter future.