wow, where to begin... this summer has been so full of amazing experiences! i wish i could freeze time to enjoy them longer! time is going by SO fast.. i sure do love my sweet husband. he is my everything! i love his patience, his sweet words of encouragement, his sacrifices, and his willingness to put up with me! i can't wait for the day when i get to see him more.. if that ever may be possible?! though we are grateful we both have wonderful jobs, it's been so hard for me going days at a time not seeing each other.. and i think what makes it harder is that we still sleep next to each other every night, but with our complete opposite schedules, it makes it very hard to ever spend time together let alone even hold a conversation! my heart is even fuller these past few days as we have really been considering paul joining the guard.. knowing that my time with him will be cut even more.. but, i think we are feeling more and more that this will be a great opportunity for him to further his career and support our family in the long run.

i am so grateful for the opportunity paul and i had to go to africa together this summer. it was such an incredible experience and to share it together was ... i am at a loss of words to even describe how i feel. just our relationship alone and the way we treat each other and talk to each other has grown for the better, much better! there are some experiences close to my heart that happened in africa that i will have to update you on at a later date, when i can try to gather all my thoughts and actually type them in..
until then, take care!