Best gift ever!!

I found out today that my husband will be coming home for my daughter's 2nd birthday party! This is the best gift he could give both her and me. If I could choose 1 special occasion I would want my husband to be home for, it's definitely our daughter's b-day party. Christmas and Thanksgiving and Easter are all holidays that are special, but our little girl's birthday party is the MOST special day for her and her alone. The plane ticket is crazy expensive and normally I would be cringing at the thought of spending that money on a plane ticket. However, in this situation I told him that money could not be spent on anything better. The memories we will have and the pictures our daughter will have with my husband present are worth all the money it costs and NOTHING we would buy with that money would be more important than our daughter having her daddy home for her b-day. I texted hubby and told him he just made my week!

Back to blogging...

I decided I need a place where I can blog "anonymously". I used to blog on myspace about my infertility journey. Now I have a beautiful, amazing nearly 2 year-old little girl. You may think my journey has ended... not by a long shot! My journey has just begun.

Now I have entered the world of parenting while also being the wife of a full-time police officer/part-time soldier. Life is crazy right now. My husband is deploying soon to Afghanistan. I am trying to be a mommy, a teacher, and take care of the house, finances, etc. Will I ever have time just for me? Sure, in about 16 years!

I have so many emotions stirring around... I long for a time when I can just have a "normal" life. I have to had to "fight" for everything. I got married at 27, went through 7 1/2 years of infertility (and 4 years of medical treatments). I went back to college after I got married and finished my Bachelor's degree just before I turned 30. So now at 37 (wow, can't believe I am 37) I have been married 10 yrs (next month), have a 2-year old (next month), am a full-time teacher, and am exhausted trying to do it all.