A little catch up

How have I not been here since January?? Easy....life.

Today someone told me I should blog.  "Well," I blushingly responded, "I actually have a blog."  Maybe I should get back to it a bit. I enjoy it so I'm not sure why I neglect it.

It would take pages to play catch up for all of life's trials and blessings of the past six months, so I'll just share the highlights.

In March, during a routine colonoscopy, the doc discovered I had a hot dog sized appendix which needed be removed.  It was a time of testing ...and gratitude...as it was confirmed that I was spared not only cancer, but significant complications due to its early discovery.  I am thankful for the excellent medical care I received and for the Lord's mercy to me in sparing me a more formidable path.  (I'll share photos of the other highlights but I shall spare you the gory photos of my legendary appendix.  They are not for the faint of heart.)

MWC and I celebrated 30 years of marriage in May.  He surprised me with a romantic getaway (which we took in late June) to several CA places we enjoyed while he was in grad school in the early days of our marriage.

Selfie at Lovers Point, Pacific Grove, CA

Catalina Island

And in early June, Frog Prince graduated from USAFA.  Words can not express our gratitude to the Lord and our pride in Frog Prince for this accomplishment.  We, his entourage of 20 family members and friends, enjoyed celebrating with him in Colorado Springs.

The Parade Contingeny of his entourage.  

The long awaited moment...MWC commissioning our son.

Some day, I may look at this photo and not get teary....but not today.

Father/son salute

Graduation Day

Happy (Early) Anniversary to us

We recently had a long weekend and were able to sneak away to London for a romantic getaway.  We were blessed with amazing weather and had a great time.   Here are some photos.

The Royal Guard Cavalry Museum with the London Eye in the background

A pretty house in Notting Hill.  I loved shopping in that area and hope to go back again.

The highlight of the weekend.  An INCREDIBLE 

show!

You know you're a military couple when

you head off to celebrate your anniversary covered with grime, in dirty clothes, and totally worn out from a day of supervising packers and cleaning the house, because its the only day you could squeeze in a little getaway to celebrate because you are in the midst of yet another move.

And here I was all excited b/c this move was not going to happen on my birthday as so many others have....

Happy Anniversary to us

MWC is an adventurer. I am a chicken. However, I love my husband and do not love being a chicken so I force myself to try new things.

Case in point: For our 25th anniversary, MWC decided to plan a surprise day trip for me. I had no idea where we were going until we got in the car in the morning. I guessed the city once I figured out which direction we were driving but beyond that I had no clue. I begged and wheedled and quizzed but he'd give nothing away..just had a silly grin on his face. He was quite proud of his plans.

First stop was great..day was looking promising. A Thai restaurant. Yummy!! I still could not guess Stop 2 and the more I guessed, the smugger that grin on his face got.

Stop 2 did not elicit the same response from me as Stop 1. I wanted to cry, throw up and go home all at once. My chicken self was rearing its huge, ugly head and causing me great anxiety.

So what was Stop 2?...a Segway rental place. MWC had rented Segways for 4 hours for us to tour around the city. My heart was pounding and I wanted to bolt. Ride a Segway on cobblestone streets and brick sidewalks, around people and traffic, ?? I've never ridden one at all. Was he out of his mind?

I got myself used to the idea and the courage to at least try it (the Segway guy asking me if I got married at 13 definitely helped my mood!). So I tried it. Okay, its not so bad. Maybe I can do this........then I tried my first hill. Thankfully the Segway guy (the sweet talker one) was on the hill waiting to catch me b/c he knew exactly what I'd do. Back to square one on the cry, throw up and go home desire.

Finally though after riding up and down the alley way and trying that hill multiple times I was ready to venture out. And guess what, it was a lot of fun! By the end of the day, I was whizzing around and even able to slalom light posts and enjoy it!

So once again, I have learned something new, done something fun, and I am a better woman thanks to the awesome man I married 25 years ago!