Moody Myrtle

I have officially nicknamed my navigation system "Moody Myrtle." She cannot EVER make up her mind and leads me to dead ends and dark alleyways. Okay, so not really dark alleyways but it sounded good. She has two signature sayings "Make a U-Turn " and "You are now off track." She'll say one of the two then immediately change her mind and tell me to continue ahead. She sometimes has me switching lanes as if I'm in an obstacle course and putting me on major highways unnecessarily.

On my way to dinner tonight she told me to prepare to enter the highway so I got in the correct lane to do so. Just before I entered the on ramp she changed her mind, didn't want me to get on the highway and told me to continue ahead then make a right. I of course, pulled a quick lane change (not safe) and continued ahead. She then proceeds to tell me to make a right on a road name that doesn't exist and I end up having to ask a security guard where the restaurant is located. I finally found it, thank goodness.

We used Moody Myrtle in Hawaii too which turned out to be quite a disaster. We were looking for another restaurant (yes we eat out a lot) and she led us to an apartment complex. We figured the owner of the restaurant or one of his family members probably lived there. All we could do was laugh hysterically. Most of the time I'm confident she'll at least get us within 1/2 mile of our destination then we can use other sources. It's better than nothing, right?

She's indecisive, complicated and moody - Sounds like someone I know very well...Me! And I'm sure my husband would agree :)

Night Owl

I find myself lying in bed next to my snoozing husband writing in my blog and reading other blogs at all hours of the night. I think I might be addicted! This new addiction is bringing back my night owl ways that I have repressed for the last two years since getting a day time job. Before this daytime job, I would stay up on the computer all night long writing and surfing the web. I dealt with a lot of anxiety in those prior days and it was at it's worst in the evening hours therefore, it became easy for me to stay up all night. The only downfall is that I would sleep my days away then go to my evening job. No, I wasn't a stripper or a call girl - I know exactly where your mind went! Now with all this blog stuff I feel like a night owl again. I'm sure it's fine as long as my husband doesn't start to feel second fiddle to my new addiction and the lack of sleep isn't tarnishing my performance at work.

This is so much fun!

Military Lifestyle

Living the military life can be very unsettling and very rewarding at the same time. I've been married to my husband going on 3 years now and the whole time we've been together he's been in the Navy. You would think that I would be accustomed to the separation by now but I'm not, even for a night. The separation is something that comes with life in the military whether you like it or not! We're coming up on another duty day tomorrow, which means he's on the ship for 36hrs straight. I think if this were to happen every once in a while, it wouldn't be such a big deal but the fact that it happens every 6 days can get old. But as old as it gets, I always think how lucky I am to have him home and not on deployment fighting the war in Iraq. As a military wife I feel like I'm clinging to him every minute I can because I KNOW he's going to have to leave again soon. I hate the fact that I just called myself "clingy!" Poor guy! I know a lot of military spouses would agree with me that this lifestyle never gets easier and we DREAD duty days and deployments. With that being said, I'm very proud of my husband for helping to protect our country. I have to say, I've become a lot more patriotic since meeting him. There are so many great things that come with being apart of the military community. With all the great things come some obstacles but isn't that what life is all about?

We have some very exciting and new changes coming our way in the next few months. Oh yeah, did I mention that CHANGE is a big part of the military life as well??? Well it is and I don't mind it at all. We love to travel, move and meet new people. I'm a little sad to say that our military lifestyle will be coming to an end in January and the next new life adventure lies ahead. SO many mixed emotions. Sad to leave the people and places I've grown to love here but excited and nervous to see what's in store.

I will have plenty to talk about in the near future...Can't wait to let you in on what our next big adventure entails. Are you ready???

Stick around all my IR's (Imaginary Readers)

Peace,
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Talk Nerdy To Me

I found myself giving a girlfriend advice the other day and not too long after our conversation, I realized that I may not be following my own advice. She and her husband have been married nearly a year. She came to me for some marriage advice and I was happy to help. One piece of advice I gave her was "Your husband doesn't necessarily need to hear all that you have to say. I think communication is important but he doesn't need to know about the guy that your BFF is dating or every detail about the dress you've been dying to buy."
I can be kind of an anxious person so I tend to talk to fill the silence...when, silence is golden, right? ;) Well, every now and then I put myself in my husband's shoes for a split second, yes only a SPLIT second and I realize that I could very well be driving him insane with all my woman chatter. This usually happens when I'm talking to him about something he has no interest in and then wonder why he's not listening to me. Men couldn't be anymore different than women. So, I confronted him about the matter and sure enough, all those "split second" moments I've been having are correct, he was just too sweet to say anything. When I asked him if I sometimes tell him things he's not interested in, he said yes but he also wanted me to know that he still wants me to be me and continue to talk openly. However, from now on I am going to try to filter the topics I choose to talk to him about. And, it goes both ways. I don't always want to hear about his nerd gadgets or how the RAM connects to the motherboard. Well, I do find the nerd talk to be sexy at times.

That's the scoop for now!

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Military Wife Sleep Disorder (ZzZzZzZz)

My husband just returned home from a 5 month deployment a month ago. Now that he's home I often have a hard time getting to sleep, then once I fall asleep I wake up several times in the night. I think I may have gotten use to sleeping alone when he was gone and am now going through an adjustment period. I definitely don't want to keep him from getting a full nights rest. I love having him home again and in the same bed as me, but I think I'm still trying to adjust back into our old ways.

What do you think? Any other military wives feel the same way? If so, how long did it take you to adjust? Or maybe you're still adjusting?

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Naner Is A Firecracker

My Nana (aka. Naner) is quite the firecracker! She is 85 yrs young, funny and full of spunk! My brother calls her the "Pit Viper" because she can be very blunt which comes across as being mean...well, she is kinda mean. She came to visit me, which happens often and while she was here I let her borrow my husbands truck (manual). One day while out driving the truck, she pulled up to a stop light and looked to her right to see a young handsome man in a red corvette. She winked at him, put the truck in neutral and revved the engine implying she wanted to race him. The light turned green and she smoked him, looked back in her rear view mirror and he was still at the light laughing hysterically. This story is mild compared to some others. Do you have a grandmother who's got spunk like my Naner?

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PS: She's kind of a player too! She now has 2 boyfriends in 2 different states and neither of them know about each other.

Introduction

I'd like to introduce myself and my blog. You can call me cerealwriter. I came up with the name because I love cereal and have been known to eat it for every meal of the day. Can anyone relate? My husband gives me a hard time for eating so much cereal. He thinks I need a little more nutrition and I hate to admit it but I'm pretty sure he's right! Shhhh, don't tell him I said so. And, I love to write!

In my blog, I'll be discussing a very wide range of things. I might be asking for advice, sharing life stories or even giving some advice (if you ask). I would like to keep it fun but I'd also like it to cover some deep topics as well. My mind is usually all over the place so I think that might be a slight indication of how my blog might be. Hold on tight!

I'm really excited to get into the world of blogging. I hope you find my blog interesting if not now, maybe later? ;)

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