Snow in Alabama!

It's been so long since I've written. I feel like I'm neglecting this...but I've been trying to keep busy. January went by quickly, which was amazing! February kind of drug by. Which is odd, seeing as it has the fewest days. We did have lots of snow on the 12th of February. At the end of the day, it was up to almost 4 inches!! The dogs really enjoyed it with the exception of Tuti....lol. She hated it! It was too cold for her little shivvery self.

Poor Tuti...she hated it so bad, she wouldn't even go potty! Jose on the other hand was thrilled! He was acting like a puppy instead of a 12-year-old Man that he is!


And Khloe Grace was so silly! She adores being outside anyway, so snow was like an added bonus! We've been letting her stay inside and she behaves really well. But she would much rather be outside barking at birds, deer and Annah (the Rottweiler).

After puttin on sweaters, Jose and Tuti were ready for a walk...


Since Jeremy wasn't here, I decided that I needed a replica..So I fashioned a Jeremy Snowman...introducing..SPC Oaks...Snowman Extroidinaire!

The snow was so pretty! Very picturesque! The dogs and I enjoyed looking at and romping in it...Well they romped, I looked and took the pics!

We walked down the drive and to the road to see what everything that way looked like...


And of course because Jeremy wasn't here to enjoy the snow with us...so, I took the Jeremy doll along! :)


Khloe Grace decided she needed to roll in the snow on the back porch...




Jeremy sent me the most beautiful roses for Valentine's Day. :) It was such a sweet surprise! He also sent a Swarovsky Crystal Rose figurine which I absolutely adore!


I am so ready for Jeremy to come home!! I miss him A LOT!!! Not having him here to enjoy the snow was a bummer. :( But I'm sure that there will be lots of snow in our future! LOL.
We've made it past the half-way mark! YAY! Lots of the other guys will be coming home for R&R, but Jeremy won't since he was here for Christmas. :( But that is ok. It's not too long til he comes home for good. I say this, but in my mind it still feels like forever...just trying to be brave! I will try to publish another post soon! :)

R&R

Jeremy came home for Christmas! It was awesome. He got here on the 23rd and we spent the night at the Wynfrey in Birmingham. We opened our presents from each other that night. We had a lot of fun making a mess with all the wrapping paper. LOL.

On the 24th we woke up early and left for Pensacola to spend Christmas with his parents. We had a great time with them. I know Jeremy was happy to see his parents since it had been several months. And playing with his dog, Sabrina was a major highlight. They have been taking care of her for him, while he's deployed. He also got to see his older brother, Steve, whom he does not get to see very often at all.

We left on the 28th and headed to New Hampshire to visit his oldest brother, Chris and his wife Kelly. It was so much fun! There was lots of snow on the way there and when we got there. So needless to say, it made me nervous whilst he was driving. Haha. We mainly stayed indoors while we were in NH. Too cold for us! But Kelly's window on her car wouldn't roll up, so Jeremy kindly offered to repair the mechanism that was faulty. He's awesome like that!

We spent thru New Year's Day with Chris and Kelly and left on the 2nd for Alabama. It was great to know we were heading home and wouldn't have to worry about snow once we got there. ON the first day of driving we made it all the way to Tennessee, where we stayed the night near Kingsport. The next morning, the 3rd, we went to the Chattanooga Aquarium.

It was so much fun! Jeremy had never been, so it was awesome to see him pondering over all the fish and the other marine life. :) We spent almost 45 mins just petting the Rays and sharks. They were so smooth, and the Rays' barbs had been cut off so they wouldn't sting. We were amazed at how friendly they were! They would just "glide" by you hand and let you put them! And their mouths were like little sucktion cups! I loved it!


We got home later that same evening and spent some time with my sister, Amanda and her husband, Tim. And finally went "home" to Mom's. Monday, the 4th, was Jeremy's 25th Birthday. He and I ran some errands and that evening we went out to dinner with Amanda, Tim, Mom, Jennifer (my Best friend!) and her step-daughter, Lindsey. It was a lot of fun getting to be around my favorite people! After we ate, Amanda and Tim went with Jeremy and I to bowl. It was a lot of fun as usual and I'm glad Jeremy enjoyed himself so much. It was great to see him having fun for a change. I know they don't have bowling in Afghanistan. LOL.

The last few days Jeremy was home, we spent them together. We did eat out with his sister and cousin and then played a game at his cousin's house. (I liked the game so much, I went and bought it to play with Amanda and Tim. LOL) Jeremy got to watch the Alabama/Texas game on Thursday and spend some time with the dogs :), but then he had to leave on Friday. :( I hated that he had to go. But he'll be home soon, or at least I keep telling myself that. LOL. It's actually several months, which doesn't seem soon to me at all.

All in all, Jeremy's R&R was pretty eventful. It felt like we drove the entire time! But it was what he wanted to do, so I'm glad he enjoyed himself. :) Can't wait for him to come home so we can take another ROAD TRIP!