TGIF

Think Goodness it is Friday even though that means that this is the last day of Spring Break and school is back in session in 3 days, ugh. It has been a good week though and we have gotten more wedding stuff done and just got good news about Austan.

Monday, Mom, Claire, and I went to Glasgow to finally look and try on our dresses. They were all right, but need some alternations done to them, which that was to be expected. After we left the bridal shop we ate at Pizza Hut and then headed to Bowling Green to see if we could get more wedding stuff done while Lathan wasn't with us. (It is much easier to do things with only one child.)

While in Bowling Green we went and talked to a lady about getting flower ideas and prices and she is giving us a bid that I will pick up soon. We got several ideas about what to do for the wedding shower and reception in the books that we looked at. So Mom and I went to several different stores looking for vases and finally found the perfect ones for the wedding shower at Deals and then went to Trees and Trend and got vases, plates, and candles for the reception. And after LOTS and LOTS of thinking we thought of an idea for the actually ceremony so I went back to Trees and Trend on Tuesday and got more vases for that. I don't want to say much about what we got because I would like for it to be a surprise to everyone, but if you really would like to know, I will tell, maybe just not in a comment.

A little update on Austan, I talked to him again last tonight for the first time since Sunday night/Monday morning at around 1 AM and he said that he had just got off work then. They headed back out in the field Monday morning and got back to the barracks last night. He is so glad to get a hot shower and is very tired of seeing snow. He said that it had already been in the 90s at 29 Palms and it is only March. Today they headed to Hawthorn, Nevada. which was about a 2 hour drive from Bridgeport, to run the range there. This range was like running though a war zone with ammo going off everywhere. He said that is has a witch (to put it in clean terms). His platoon ran it today and tomorrow the other 2 platoons are going to then they are heading back to Bridgeport. The training is officially over for him and on Tuesday everyone (expect for Austan) is heading back to 29 Palms.

We have heard for a while, but haven't said anything about it because with the Marines you never know anything for sure and I didn't want to tell everyone and then be like no he's not going to, but it is official now so we can tell it. Austan has been chosen to go to dog training, which means when they get deployed he will have dog with them at all times to sniff out bombs and other things to that nature. I really don't know what all he will actually do and I don't even know if he knows yet. He is super excited about it though. We thought that after he left Bridgeport that he would be heading the Camp Pendleton, CA to do the dog training for 6 weeks, but today the CO of his company informed him that it was a for sure deal and he would be going to Virginia to do the training. So he is leaving Bridgeport on Sunday and probably flying to Virginia on Monday sometime. Now this means that he will only be 10 hours away!! So we are all excited and are planning a trip out there and done even know any details. LOL! I guess we are getting a little head of ourselves, but are so excited about it.

Well, that is it for tonight, but hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!!