2012 Has Come and Gone

And what year this has been. There have been so many changes this past year I can't even believe it has all happened sometimes. It is kind of ironic that 2013 is starting me back where I was in 2012 though. But I am getting ahead of myself. 2012 brought new places, Art was in Chicago working at Great Lakes. It brought new friends, our friends the Secrests who I miss so dearly. Suzanne was probably the best friend that I have had in a very very long time. Then I [finally] graduated from dental school! Seems like a long road traveled but I made it, and it really wasn't all bad, there were a lot of great memories along the way. We moved down to Biloxi. Now talk about a change in life, but at least we were together again. No more long drives or early morning flights or lonely weekends apart. Well at least until I went to COT for 5 weeks. But hey that was what I signed up for right? I guess this is the military life. I never thought I would be working for the military but to be honest it has been a wonderful experience. Life was just rolling along, we were both working and exploring the South...but as it always seems to be with the military expect the unexpected. Art was cut orders to deploy to Afghanistan in February for 6 months, however he had about 3 months of training (not here in MS) so now 6 months turned to almost a 9 month deployment, with 2 weeks home for the holidays (thank god!). That brings me back to the irony of "a new year" it really isn't new, I was hoping this new year meant being together more, but haha nope we wont even see eachother for the next 7-8 months, sigh. So I guess here is to 2013 may you fly by, keep my husband safe and bring him home to me soon!