One Week

This past week went by quickly, but in other aspects in went at a snails pace. I will recap the few days before he left for you all. We were blessed to have a long weekend together. The week before he left he literally was working from 930am to 11pm. So I pretty much did not see him at all. He had to get a bunch a qualifications in before he left for the deployment. So when Friday came around, we were so happy. We could actually spend some quality time together as a family! On Friday afternoon, I went to go get my ultrasound and found out we will be having a little boy in July:) Andrew was suppose to go with me, but had too much work to do. So I surprised him with the news when he got home.

Saturday was a great guamazing day. We went over to friend's house for a Birthday BBQ. We were able to play in the pool with Elizabeth and Andrew was able to show is beach volleyball skills! We then came home and went to an ice cream social to welcome a new family that just arrived at the squadron. We didn't stay too long b/c we had an AMAZING dinner to eat at home. Andrew is an amazing chef and grilled up some rib-eye with some amazing sides. I am surely going to miss his cooking.

Sunday was a day where we ran errands. Getting all the last minute stuff that he needed. Who knew all the random stuff that someone would need in the desert. Note, that he has not started to pack. We then relaxed the rest of the day watching the Olympics, playing games, laughing, joking and treasuring all the time we had together.

Deployment Day:( Well the day had finally arrived and we figured it might be a good idea for Andrew to start packing. Well Miss Elizabeth wanted to help:) Her smile definitely kept the mood light.
So now it is 4:30pm... I just wanted to freeze time right then and there. Wouldn't life be too easy if we could do that. We packed up the car and headed out to dinner. Andrew didn't want anything fancy, just some good old pizza. Andrew and I were not very hungry. He only ate 3 pieces. If anyone knows him, you know he can EAT. I think we both had so many emotions running through our heads that we didn't have much of an appetite.
Daddy and his little girl
I dropped Andrew off with his bags and then parked the car. I couldn't believe that the time had arrived to say good-bye. Elizabeth and I quickly parked the car and went in to find Andrew. We had some time to kill before he had to go through security. So we sat on a bench and talked for awhile! You would think that we would be teary eyed while we were waiting, but that is what babies are for. Elizabeth had just mastered a new sound. We call it the "raspberry". Pretty much when she makes this sound spit goes flying everywhere. It was very humorous. She was also talking up a storm. Wanting to crawl over Andrew. Maybe she had a sense that this was the last time she was going to see him for awhile. The time to say good-bye came. At this point I lost it. Andrew gave me a great big hug and comforted me. A part of me is still holding onto that hug and will be for the next 6 months! The drive home was lonely. But when I arrived back on base I was fortune enough to head over to a friends house. Where we made some hot chocolate... chocolate makes everything better:)

This past week Elizabeth and I have been trying to stay busy. I guess the good thing about living on a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is that you can go to the beach in February:) We are fortunate to have great communication with Andrew while he is gone. We either skype/call/email once a day! I love how far technology has come!!!