Pray

I never do this but I think now is a good of time as any....I am going through some things in my life that are weighing heavy on my heart and would like everyone to just keep me in your prayers.

Have a good rest of the week and a great weekend.

CONGRATULATIONS LARA!

WHOO HOO! Congrats Lara for getting into nursing school. We are so proud of you.

My Wordle

Wordle- I stole this from Shae and I think it is so neat. This is my Wordle and it is pretty much anything and everything that is me that I could think of right off hand. It includes some of my favorite things, things I miss from home, and just general things about me. I encourage everyone to do AT LEAST one Wordle. You are able to print them and everything so it would make a neat cheap "thinking of you" gift to one of your friends, husband, wife, mom, anyone. Enjoy and have a FABULOUS weekend.

Fabulous Friday

Have a great weekend!

Hugs & Kisses, Meg

AC/DC

In Iraq there isn't much to look forward to but everyone looks forward to 2:30 in the afternoon because that is when the mail list comes out. Yesterday I was lucky enough to be on the list, which indicated I had mail. I race to the post office to find I have TWO packages. One is a movie set that I ordered from Amazon about the Earth and the oceans it is awesome. We started watching it last night and it is going to be a great program that is very informative. The other package was from home and it contained something very precious.

DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Our AC/DC tickets have arrived again! We ordered them once before for a concert in March but we had to cancel our trip due to Tee getting a great new job. This time it is on we have everything bought, payed for, and reserved. The time is winding down but not fast enough, but it won't be long before we are on our plane to Munich. Along with our AWESOME AC/DC tickets my dress that had to be altered came too. This dress is for the opera that we will hopefully get to attend in Vienna. Well, I must get on with my morning but I just had to share the exciting news. Hope everyone has a GGGGRRREAT Tuesday and remember tomorrow taxes are due! YAY

Picnicking

Today has been a beautiful spring day not too hot or cold with a nice breeze. Tee was really late picking me up for lunch so by the time he picked me up all of the DFAC (dining facilities) were closed. We went to one that has a 24 hour sandwich bar and got us each a to-go plate. Instead of eating in the vehicle or back at our offices we picnicked at Z Lake. The red dot is approximately the spot where we picnicked. All around the lake are little pavilions that anyone can use and this time of year they are a great relaxing spot. As we were eating, visiting and looking out over the water I saw something in the water and come to find out it was a bunch of fish. Now some of these fish were pretty big and then there were some smaller ones too. They were just swarming the area so we starting throwing in pieces of bread for them. Before it was all said and done we had thrown in 3 bags of chips for them. It was very nice to do something that we do so often at home and enjoy so much. If fishing was allowed on Z Lake we would have torn some little fishy mouths up.


Some background information on Z Lake

Z Lake is a man made lake that was created by digging dirt to construct the round, tear drop looking ant mound in the above picture. That is what we call signal hill and it houses all sorts of transmitters and antennas for the base. The lake has around 8 cement blocks spread out evenly over it and it is rumored that Saddam would chain his traitors, enemies, or whoever out there surrounded by water and let them bake in the Iraqi sun. I can vouch that it is extremely hot out here during the summer months and that would be the worst sort of punishment. I don't even get chained out there and I get tortured by it since swimming, boating, fishing or any other water sport is not allowed.

Happy Easter

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Philippians 4:13

Fabulous Friday

To my SUPERHERO husband, happy 11 months! I hope you have a fabulous Friday. I love you

Thanks Kylie

Hey, I saw Kylie's countdowns on her blog and so I had to get one too. They are so cute I just had to be a copy cat. LOL Thanks Kylie!

I'm a Bette!

Compliments of Rae, thanks girl. I am a Bette Davis, and it pretty much sums me up.


You are a Bette -- "I must be strong"




Bettes are direct, self-reliant, self-confident, and protective.


How to Get Along with Me
* Stand up for yourself... and me.
* Be confident, strong, and direct.
* Don't gossip about me or betray my trust.
* Be vulnerable and share your feelings. See and acknowledge my tender, vulnerable side.
* Give me space to be alone.
* Acknowledge the contributions I make, but don't flatter me.
* I often speak in an assertive way. Don't automatically assume it's a personal attack.
* When I scream, curse, and stomp around, try to remember that's just the way I am.

What I Like About Being a Bette
* being independent and self-reliant
* being able to take charge and meet challenges head on
* being courageous, straightforward, and honest
* getting all the enjoyment I can out of life
* supporting, empowering, and protecting those close to me
* upholding just causes

What's Hard About Being a Bette
* overwhelming people with my bluntness; scaring them away when I don't intend to
* being restless and impatient with others' incompetence
* sticking my neck out for people and receiving no appreciation for it
* never forgetting injuries or injustices
* putting too much pressure on myself
* getting high blood pressure when people don't obey the rules or when things don't go right

Bettes as Children Often
* are independent; have an inner strength and a fighting spirit
* are sometimes loners
* seize control so they won't be controlled
* figure out others' weaknesses
* attack verbally or physically when provoked
* take charge in the family because they perceive themselves as the strongest, or grow up in difficult or abusive surroundings

Bettes as Parents
* are often loyal, caring, involved, and devoted
* are sometimes overprotective
* can be demanding, controlling, and rigid

Fabulous Friday!

Spring Time

Being away from home is one thing in the rainy, cloudy, cold days but being away from home during nice, warm, spring weather is another. Lately there have been quite a few BBQs going on at my office. The smell of the grill and all the warm weather floods my mind of how I wish I was at home enjoying that same weather having fun instead of being stuck in my office 24/7. All this nice weather we have been having makes me anxious to get back home to my life. The other day I was telling Tee how I can not wait to get back home after our little Iraqi adventure and build our house so we can have our own BBQs and invite all of our friends and family over to enjoy all of our hardwork. Once that day gets here it is going to be WAY overdue and VERY deserved. Tee is also very anxious to get back home, start settling down, and enjoy all of his hard work. I tell him it is because he is getting OLD but he instists that itsn't it. He says it is because he has been all over the world and hasn't been at home for the past 14 years or so. I think we must both be right but either way we are very much missing home right now and can not wait for our vacation to come in May. We aren't going home but we are getting a 16 day break from work and going to have big time fun in Germany at the AC/DC concert and also in Vienna relaxing and seeing the sites. It is going to be around 6 months since our last leave so that too is going to be well derserved/earned. Well I have to get back to work it is 7:20 a.m. in the states but my day here is 3/4ths the way over. I hope everyone has a fabulous Thursday!

Megan