Two Weeks

I'm sorry if anyone's getting annoyed that my time schedule is only related to when Jed comes home, but if you can't tell we're all really excited and looking forward to it. We have only two more weeks! That's 14 days, and this one is almost over so basically only 13 days :) The best part of it is that I get to see him even sooner. Only 9 more days, that's it! I really don't think that I've been more excited about anything EVER than getting to fly to Alabama to see him. (I'm pretty sure I'm the only person to ever be so excited to fly to Alabama)

Remember this chain we made to count down the days till Jed comes home?

This is our chain today

It's interesting how my attitude's changed since Jed's been gone. I've never been one to really get excited at just the thought of someone. I would probably say I've never been too emotional about anything (sorry I still don't cry at sappy movies).  I know this is a sad thing to admit since we've been married for five years now. I might not be explaining this very well but I've always been super happy and in love with Jed and he always makes me the happiest person ever. I've noticed I'm a lot more emotional now though. Every thought of him makes me smile (or cry depending on how my day went). I've become attached to my phone between 7pm-9pm just waiting for him to call (and most of the time will clear my schedule so I can talk to him). Every disagreement or stupid issue I've ever had with him seems pointless now. At first after he left, if I saw a picture of him I would just cry because I wanted him to be with me (that's a HUGE confession for me). I've really noticed how much I've come to depend on him and not just for the day to day things but for making me a better person too. I'm so giddy with excitement that I get to see him so soon. I even have butterflies! I have even turned into the person that plans my cutest outfits to wear for him down to hair and accessories. It's almost like we're dating, but I don't think I ever did that when we were dating (well we do have a lot of date nights to catch up on). I know Jed doesn't care about anything like that and that he's just happy that we'll finally be together but I still want to impress him. Is that too corny?

Anyways, I wouldn't say this has been the easiest time for anyone, but it really wasn't as horrible as I had imagined it to be. I really don't want to have to do it again, although I might end up being forced to in years to come... but I'm so grateful for everyone's love and support during this time (especially Heavenly Father's) because I don't know what I would do without help. So thank you everyone!

Oh and as an added bonus, another part of Jed coming home is that we get to move into a house! I forgot how much I miss houses and yards. We found out today that they have a brand new house on base that they said will be perfect for us. We can't see it or move in until November 7th, the day before Jed has to report, but we're really looking forward to having space again and all of our things. (The kids miss their toys and books and I miss my kitchen) The house is two stories with 3 beds and 2.5 baths and 2017 sq ft. I can't wait to be able to move in and start decorating it! Here's the floor plans:

And now I'll leave you with some pictures of my love while he's been at OTS. Notice how happy he always is, I'm really grateful that he's still as happy and as optimistic as before.

This is everyone in Jed's flight class.

So there's a funny story about the mustaches. The guys thought it would be funny/fun(?) to grow mustaches for a week and see who had the best stache, so they wrote a memo asking for permission to grow one. Their captain responded that they could, only if everyone in their flight can grow one (notice theres 4 girls in the flight). Apparently this was the next best thing.