Friends across the states

God has been so good to let me have the friendships that I do <3

 Miss Lorrie came down from PA to see me before I left and to meet my right hand man, Aiden :) I think i've said this before.. but the marine corps might frustrate me but I have formed some great, lasting friendships from it.

Lorrie made the 5 hour drive on Friday and stayed until Sunday afternoon, it was so nice to see her pretty face! She seems to be handling this deployment really well! Especially for being pregnant...(My pregnant emotions weren't too bad..my post partum hormones were crazy though, of course Pat would deploy during those haha) But her honey will be home for the babies birth which is GREAT! Im so glad Pat was there for Aiden's birth... ok, thats another story.. Anyhoo-We had a great weekend :)

We bombarded Sarah's salon on friday so I could get my hair did (props to Lorrie for driving 40 minutes with me after just getting out of the car, did I mention she didn't stop? crazy girl.) and we ended up just going to my house and crashing after dinner with the MIL. We got a call on friday night from Miss Jamie (see welcome home 1/8 for background) and her and Josh had decided to come up to Salem for a spure of the moment trip, I think Josh had a 96 and they hadn't met Aiden either so we said heck yes (we actually tried to get them to leave that night haha) :)

Saturday rolled around we made the trip to bubble cake, which if you don't know what that is -its delish. Its a tiny little bakery in downtown beside a 7-11, and it has this huge glass case with all these yummy flavored cupcakes... Basically a preggos dream-so I had to take her haha, they are a little hard to eat because they tend to be really rich, but hey...the richer the better I say! ;) Jamie and Josh got to Salem around 3 or 4 and they got to meet baby webber. It melted my heart to see Josh with him, and it made it ache all at the same time... I really miss my husband, Sigh.

Sooo we decided not to tell Sarah they were coming, oops. she FLIPPPPPPED out. I think she jumped 30 feet off the ground when jamie and josh came around the corner, it was priceless and SO worth the secret keeping! :)

To sum up the weekend : Painkillers, friends, laughing, crying, maternity shoots, assistants, walmart trips.

Weekend? Win.

Uncle Josh & Aidy bug

Prom pose

Kisses from Jamie! :)

Patrick,

I really wish you could be here right now, everything reminds me of you. Especially being around your close friends...it makes me feel closer to you and I can't wait to see ya again. Josh loved Aiden, of course Lorrie and Jamie did too. We make beautiful babies, just sayin.

I love you to the moon and back,

 Kelsey

My TOP TEN for the evening.

Pat and I used to send eachother "top tens" of our days/week when he was last deployed, so I think ill start doing it on my blog.

Here goes nothing :)

1.I am ready to move, the sooner I do..the sooner I see my husband!
2.Aiden is getting so big so fast, and its making me realize how quick life passes.
3.I miss my sister and niece/nephew SO much. SO much...
4.I am blessed, and I need to thank the Lord more often..just thank him for life, for every breath im allowed to take.
5.My school situation is a mess, and it physically hurts to think about how close I am/was to graduating.
6.Our first anniversary as a married couple is coming up! (wooo)
7.Patrick and I have never spent my birthday together, I reaaaally hope it changes this year
8.Deployments are hard, but theyve given me an idependence and strength that I've never known. (See # 4)
9.Its april, holy cow... I just had a baby like yesterday?
10.I am exhausted, and curious if Pat would care if I spent 50 bucks on a massage...? Nah. ;)

Ok, So theres that. :)

Pat,
 3 words - I love you.
 xoxo, Kels.