First Week Without Isaac

Isaac left for his first mini underway last Monday. I've missed him so much, but all my friends have been wonderful at making sure I've had stuff to do to keep my mind off him not being here.

First my Aunt Bec Bec and Uncle Chuck came to visit and brought their friend Cheek. Uncle Chuck was stationed here 48 years ago when they first got married, so they were excited to get to see their old home and all the places that meant so much to them. First Uncle Chuck took me to the shooting range, it was so much fun! It's been forever since I've been shooting; I was a little out of practice, but I really enjoyed getting to spend time with him. The we went down to Ocean View where they used to live. We saw their old house and old church and told me stories of when they used to live there. It was such a great afternoon with them, I'm looking so forward to when they can come up here again; hopefully Isaac will be here then.

The next day, I took off for my trip down to Charleston. I made a quick stop in Benson to stay with my friend Karlie, she was so kind to let me stay there. The next day, I headed to Charleston, where I got to stay and catch up with Michelle and Wendy. I got to go to their White Christmas party, eat way too many sweets and cookies and go to Kaminskis. One of the biggest highlights on the trip was my photoshoot with the Seaver's. It's been about a year (I know, way too long) since my last photoshoot, so it was a lot of fun for me, plus I got to spend the afternoon with my favorite second family.

I got home yesterday, and now am hanging out here in Va beach, waiting on Isaac to get home. They come in on Friday, I absolutely can't wait to see him. The past week has been fun catching up with old friends, but I have missed my husband so much. Friday will be a very happy day :)

Here are some of my favorite pictures from the photoshoot. I love how silly the Seaver girls can be. This was definately one of my favorite photoshoots I've done.

Peaches Norman

This is the newest member of the Norman family, Peaches. She is a rescued Beagle, a very sweet, shy little dog. When I met her, I immediately fell in love with her and new she was the one we were suppose to bring home, luckily Isaac agreed with me :) I picked her up on Thur, so she's had a few days to get used to me. The first night I had her, she stayed in her crate the entire night, I'm pretty sure she was too afraid to come out. She's been a little more active since then, knocking down the fences that we thought would keep her in the kitchen, but other than that, she's been very good. She listens for the most part, doesn't bark, doesn't jump on me and pretty much is all around my favorite dog ever :) I am very thankful we were able to adopt her.

This is where she stays most of the time, although every now and then she will come out to the living room to sit with me

This is how she walks most of the time, nose to the ground, hunting for something

And here's her sweet face, how could you not love that?
She had just alittle time to try and get used to Isaac. For the most part, she wasn't sure about him, but he drew her out a little bit. I think it will be much easier when he comes home and can spend a little more time her, but it was a lot of fun watching him with her. I think she started liking him by the end of the night