Twenty-two down.

Deployment Recap: 22. Wow. That's a long time. 

Emotional: Fine until it’s Saturday, Sunday or night time. Then I miss him the most.

Physical: Doing just fine. Running, CrossFitting, eating well. Finally suffered my first running-related toenail casualty, but I’ll spare you all the details.

Communication: None. As it always seems to be.

Something Fun You did This week: I had a great weekend- quiet night on Friday, met up with a friend from college on Saturday and went kayaking in Kailua. Then on Sunday I ran and went to the beach with more friends and went and saw the new Oz movie Sunday evening. It was a gorgeous, sunny weekend and I made the most out of it.

What are you looking forward to next week: Hopefully starting something new in the field of employment.

What made you happy this week: Friends who are there to keep me busy and have fun with makes the time apart much more enjoyable.

What made you sad/mad this week: The silence. I’m sick of having an invisible husband. And my close friend Tawnya moved home to Idaho this week as her husband is retiring from the Air Force in April. I'll miss her a lot. 

What do you miss this week: I miss Lyle’s stories. He’s always got something fun to tell me about.

Favorite song/show/movie of the moment: I found an old mix CD from college that has a bunch of songs I haven’t listened to in 5 or 6 years and it’s been on repeat in the car lately.

Pictures from This week:

Weather Board at the kayak rental shop.

Landing on Flat Island, looking towards Lanikai beach. 

Exploring Flat Island. It's a bird sanctuary, but we didn't see any birds. 

Watching the USS Chafee come back home, alongside the Battleship Missouri.  

The Battleship Missouri as seen from 2 minutes from my door. I live in the most amazing place. 

USS Arizona Memorial, viewed from Ford Island. 

Sunday on the beach with my friend Dan. Bellows Beach is so amazing. 

twenty-one done.

Deployment Recap:

Week 21

Emotional: Feeling okay. I’m on the verge of sad but fighting it. Trying to focus on the good feelings from Japan and looking ahead to homecoming.

Physical: Great! I went back to CrossFit 3 times last week and ran 3 times. Feeling strong. Eating right again. Things are good.

Communication: Zero. This is definitely impacting the emotional side of things.

Something Fun You did This week: Watched lots of basketball. It makes me happy.

What are you looking forward to next week: Maybe starting something new in the ways of employment. We will see.

What made you happy this week: Basketball, time spent with good friends to keep me from being lonely. Making Matzo Ball Soup was fun. and tasty. 

What made you sad/mad this week: Not much.

What do you miss this week: My husband. Cooking with him. Spending time together. Having “my person” around whenever I want. I’m sick of being alone.

Favorite song/show/movie of the moment: Currently enjoying watching the Big Bang Theory.

Pictures from This week: Nothing too interesting. Maybe next week.  

Week 20, check!

DeploymentRecap: Week 20, Jetlag and Paradise

Emotional: A bit of a roller coaster-it was so great being with Lyle last week but saying goodbye is always tough. Iam doing fine though- we are finally closer to seeing the end of thisseparation so I’m holding strong.

Physical: It’s officially MarathonTraining Season! My running group started back this week and I’ve made thedecision to move to a faster training group. I’m ready to push myself this yearand I WILL break the 5 hour mark for my marathon in December. (if I don’t runone before then...). I also went back to CrossFit and I’m feeling that workoutin every muscle in my body.

Communication: None. Won’t have anyfor a long time. It’s not fun and never gets easier, but at least it’s expectedat this point. I did get to open a card from Lyle for our anniversary and I’mpretty sure he and I got each other the exact same card without knowing it.

Something Fun You did This week: Beachday on Saturday- a group of my on-island friends went and hung out on ourfavorite beach. We got to see whales breeching out off the coast. It was reallyneat!

What are you looking forward to nextweek: MARCH MADNESS!!!! GO ZAGS!

What made you happy this week: Beingwith Lyle, but also coming home to my amazing house and life on this fantasticlittle island.

What made you sad/mad this week: LeavingLyle, boat drama, my good friend Tawnya is moving soon.

What do you miss this week: Lyle beinghome for our 5 year wedding anniversary.

Favorite song/show/movie of themoment: Basketball is the only thing I’ll be watching from here on out. But Idid watch the movie Silver Linings Playbook on the plane trip back and Ienjoyed it.  

Pictures from This week:

My festive St. Patrick's Day running group attire. They loved my enthusiasm. 

life is rough for the Captain. 

Recap- from Japan!

Deployment Recap: Week 19, JAPAN version!

I’m went to Japan last week to see Lyle. The boat made a scheduled port call to Yokosuka Navy Base and I was able to fly there to spend some time with Lyle.  It was a fast, work-filled trip, but absolutely worth the time and effort.

Emotional: Absolutely happy. Best week of the deployment, because it’s been a “break”.

Physical: Lazy, but good.  I’ve hit the treadmill a couple times and have gone running on the base, and we’ve been walking everywhere in town. But I miss CrossFit. I’ll get back to it soon.

Communication: No complaints here, for once. It’s so nice to be able to sit and talk, almost like a real couple!

Something Fun You did This week: Everything- exploring Yokosuka, taking the trains to Tokyo and going to Tokyo Disneyland, exploring Tokyo. It’s been an amazing trip!

What are you looking forward to nextweek: Going home and getting life back to normal.

What made you happy this week: Seeing Lyle for the first time since before Halloween. That feeling of running to him and being hugged by him. Everything about this trip has made me happy.

What made you sad/mad this week: Too much work and stress for Lyle. But that’s life.

What do you miss this week: I am just trying to live in the moment right now and not miss anything.

Favorite song/show/movie of themoment: It’s March Madness (soon), so does NCAA basketball count?

Pictures from This week:

I forgot!

Because I forgot last night-

Deployment Recap: week 18 done! Wow! 

Emotional: Feeling happy and hopeful. This last week flew by. I hope that every week from here on out goes as quickly. 

Physical: Feeling lazy. But that's okay. Recovering from 2 big races in 8 days and getting back into the swing of life as a long-distance runner. Need to work on eating better, more complete meals. 

Communication: We finally got email yesterday. It was much needed.

Something Fun You did This week: Went hiking on the very West Side of the island- Kaena Point! We saw a monk seal and whales!!!! It was neat! 

What are you looking forward to next week:  Traveling. Maybe. Who knows. 

What made you happy this week: Life- good weather, good friends back in town, email, running, it's all good. 

What made you sad/mad this week:  The schedule keeps changing and it is stressing me out. But that's how our Sub Life goes. 

What do you miss this week: Adventures with Lyle. We make everything we do fun together and life is just better when he is around. 

Favorite song/show/movie of the moment: Nothing new. Finally finished another season of How I Met Your Mother now that Dan & Shane are back in town. That show is fabulous. We are only 4 or 5 seasons behind now. 

Pictures from This week: 

If you zoom in and look way out into the ocean you can see a Whale's Tale!!! 

Look- a seal! Can you spot him? 

Just perfect.