My crazy hectic life!

My life is insane! So much stuff has been going on over the last few weeks. I took the week between Christmas and New Year's off work to get some wedding planning done. Then we had a fabulous New Year's Eve/Going away party for Ryan on New Year's Eve. I didn't send out an email until a week before New Year's Eve so I didn't think many people would be able to come but surprisingly we had over 20 people come to the party and stay all night. The party was a Mardi Gras theme. I did a shrimp boil with 5 pounds of jumbo shrimp, smoked and andouille sausages, mini corn-on-the-cobs, and small red potatoes. It turned out pretty damn good I must say! We also had hurricane's and Cafe du Monde coffee and beignets! YUM! We ate, we danced in the garage, we played flippy cup. I stacked my team with my usual teammates (Carrie, Shane, Tori, and Kate) and we WON 10-0 against the other team! Haha! The flippy cup champs are back! People partied until about 6am, so I would say it was a successful party.

Over the past week, Ryan and I have been getting ready for him to leave for New Orleans. We have been cleaning up our house, been meeting with realtor's, packing Ryan's truck and running last minute wedding errands. It has been very crazy and hectic but we got everything done and Ryan left this morning. I sobbed like a baby last night and then again this morning when he left. Why I am taking this so hard? It's not like we will never see each other again. I am just sad thinking about being apart. As if 3 & 1/2 years of dating long distance wasn't enough, here we are again. At least there is an end in sight this time. We just don't know when we will see each other again. That is what sucks. :( I don't know how wives kiss their husbands goodbye for 1 year + and send them off to fight in Iraq or Afghanistan?!?! I would NOT be strong enough to do this. It would kill me. Penny dog already misses Ryan terribly. She has been pacing and looking at the door all night waiting for him to come home. I couldn't find her about an hour ago and she was asleep on Ryan's pillow in our bed. This is going to be hard on her. I talked to him tonight and he drove all day and it took him about 13 hours to get down to New Orleans. I can't believe he is there already. Weird. Anyways, the next few months will be hard but everything will be ok and I am sure it will go fast! No pain, no gain, right?

On another note, I threw my back out yesterday. UHH! This is terrible. I am blaming it on turning 30 this past year. My body is going to hell in a handbasket. (What is a handbasket by the way?) I am in so much pain and I have been walking around like Quasimodo for the past day. I need some Doan's. Kate, do you have any in your glove compartment?

Peace out.