Finally, an Update

After looking back through my blog and trying to figure out where I needed to go back to in order to catch up on all I've missed, I found the perfect place: 2:26 pm on Tuesday, June 21.  This was the time that I received a text from my Babe reading, "Game set match."  I had not expected to hear from him for at least another half hour but managed to stifle a squeal before running out of my training to call him.  Step One was over, and I had my husband back!!  We definitely made the most of our time together over the next couple of weeks.

That night, I surprised him with a congrats you're done!-slash-you're starting rotations!-slash-happy birthday! gift that I'd had stashed for weeks...his very own Samsung Galaxy Tab!  Needless to say, this has been a lot of fun for both of us while also being sooo useful for Devin since starting in the hospital.  After going out to dinner to celebrate, we headed home to pack for our backpacking trip that we were leaving on the next day...or so we thought.  A huge storm had decided to move in, and after much debate, we realized that the trip with our pups would not be feasible.  I cried...and cried, and cried, and cried.  Our escape from Augusta as a little foursome had been at the forefront of my mind for weeks.  I'd planned, shopped, and prepped.  My wonderful husband immediately pulled up the internet (on his new tablet!!) and began looking at other options to calm me down.  We explored many when all of a sudden he asked, "why don't we just go visit your family?"  I loved the idea!

Wednesday, we headed up to WV with the boys and fought Max's carsickness for a drive that ended up taking waaaay longer than it should have.  Thanks to some benedryl, we finally got him passed out in the back seat with his duck (and snuggled up to Blue!!) and got there in time to enjoy a nice sit and chat out on the back patio before bed.

We spent Thursday exploring Blennerhassett Island.  It was such a neat historical place near my parents.  We took a covered wagon tour and did some exploring on foot.  The ferry ride over was fun as well.  I loved talking with my mom and sister about girl stuff while Devin and my dad were able to discuss politics, health care, the justice system, and all sorts of other hot topics that interest them both.  Seriously though, the first time they met I barely saw either of them the whole trip because they were having too much fun together.

Friday we enjoyed a lazy morning before heading out to the shooting range with my Dad and bros.  Chaz had a new gun to try, Matt wanted to shoot skeet, and Tanner was willing to take turns with me using the little .22 rifle...we all won.  Besides, I realized once we got the that Devin looked pretty sexy holding a gun.

We arrived back in Augusta on Saturday and began a week of house sitting for a physician on Sunday.  Thus, the following week was spent swimming, running in a beautiful, huge gated community and enjoying quality time with the pups.  Blue loved to swim with us, but we forgot to take even one single picture or video.  Max loved to roll in the puddles Blue made when he shook off after getting out of the pool.  Both loved playing with Sadie, the dog we were watching.  While we were there, we celebrated my birthday with some friends, some barbeque, and a Cold Stone cake.  And, I got the Garmin 405cx I've been wanting for a loooong time from my sweet husband!

July 3rd we returned to our home and had Devin's mom stay with us that evening.  She made us some good peach cobbler Sunday night and took us out to Cracker Barrel Monday for lunch.  We felt spoiled.  Now, we are settling into the routine of rotations and looking forward to the Step One results coming back in...possibly tomorrow!!  Oh, and I'm cooking...almost every day!  I may actually start to share some ideas/recipes on here...maybe. After almost two years of my husband doing most of the heavy lifting in the kitchen, it's my turn again!!!