Febuary Love

I love Febuary! I always have, even the times where I did not have a significant other. To me Valentine's Day is not just a day for those with someone, but a time to celebrate love in all its varied forms.
I have been thinking a lot lately about trying to be more grateful something I learned from my friend Shara's blog. So this month I am thankful for the following:


Tim
Chauncey and Dwight
Rain (we have had a little)
Employment
Vacations with the husband back home (hurry up Feb 25!!!!)
Family
Cold Weather
Valentine’s Day
Friends (girls night out)
Sister-in-laws who make fabulous dinners
Cuddling
An affordable apartment (not in the ghetto)
A car that runs
Books
My health
Movie night with Tim
Soda ( I know it’s bad for me…lots of
calories..blah..blah..blah)
Chocolate
Life and everything that comes with it.

I can honestly say that I am pretty happy. This coming weekend we are going to Kentucky and I could not be more excited!!! It has been almost a YEAR since I have seen my grandma and friends. Gah!!! I cannot wait. Well I am off to be with the husband.

Love and Blessings to all,
Jess

My 23 birthday

It's official I love my odd numbered birthdays-they are so much better than the even ones!!! I had a wonderful birthday eve celebration on Saturday the 14. Tim and I used a gift card to go to an awesome restaurant and then we went and fed the ducks at the park. After that we came home and finished up our Harry Potter movie marathon and had ice cream. The day was perfect.

Life

Well the holidays are over. I am not really bummed though, I catch the excitement of the season (I'm not all bah humbug), I suppose I just feel like during the holidays real life goes on pause. Which I admit is awesome sometimes, but after awhile I start to feel stifled or to paused I don't know. The new year is like pressing play on a new movie, okay enough with the analogies of life being like a movie.

Exciting changes are happening with my little Jarman family. Tim as you may or may not know has joined the Air Force. So many reasons: money, health insurance, paid school, a steady job and his patriotism to name a few. We found out that he leaves for Basic Training on April 3. It's hard either way, but I was kind of hoping it would be sooner that way he would be back sooner. I know it seems silly because the reality is it is the same amount of time either way...8 WEEKS! 8 weeks, 8 weeks 8 weeks oh wait 8 weeks and 3 days...did I mention 8 weeks? Deep sigh.......I may go insane. After that 8 weeks he has a 10 day break (we are kind of wanting to do something fun because he will be at Basic Training during our anniversary so we are celebrating when he gets home....we were thinking cruise, but we may just cuddle up a watch movies..who knows.) After that 10 day break he has school at Sheppards Air Force Base in Whicita (spelling?) Falls, TX, for two months. I can go with him at that point so we won't be apart which I am thankful for. Just wondering what I will be doing in my spare time. I mean I will probably take some more online classes until we get stationed somwhwere that I can enroll in school to finally finish up my degree, but as for work I'm not really sure I'll be able to get hired knowing that I am only staying about 60 days. Sigh..it will work out.

On a brighter note...my birthday is coming up!!! I am exited because it is an odd birthday (I shall be 23) and for some reason my birthdays are always best when its an odd number...maybe because I am an oddball. I shall post pictures of my excursions with Tim on Sat and a little family gathering on Monday sometime next week.

PS: Happy Birthday to all the other Jarman birthdays-which include everyone...but a special shout out to my birthday sharer Tecia Jarman who will also be turning 23!!!!

Love and Blessings to all,
Tim and Jess

Christmas

So Tim got me a camera for Christmas. I love it. Beware people. I am not very good (yet) so until I get better just consider anything blurry or out of focus an artistic choice. Enjoy.

The picture to the left here: Mom opening up her present from her kids.

This was made by my really talented brother-in-law William.

Nieces and nephews skyping with the Boyles (cousins) in NY.

Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas this year. We got to spend lots of time with Tim's family, which was so much fun. We loved getting to hang out with everybody. For Christmas I got Tim Diablo 2, garmets, a wallet, I made him a book using shutterfly and he also got olives a a stocking stuffer. Tim got me a camera (which I love) and Friends the complete series (which I LOVE LOVE LOVE) as a stocking stuffer I got a card for my camera to hold more pictures. He is the best. We also had a wonderful suprise on Christmas Eve. I was not feeling well, so I took some Nyquil and was asleep by 10:30, when around that time somebody knocked on our door. By the time Tim was dressed and got to the door our guest was gone, but not before they left this: see the photo on the right-

what a fun suprise-PRESENTS! We got a game set with 11 games, a rice cooker (LOVE IT!), 4 movies (Harry Potter 7 Part 2, The Other Side of Heaven, A Charlie Brown Christmas and Mr. Popper's Penguins, towels, a measuring thing, a little caste iron skillet, bath and body works soap, a puzzel, popcorn, ice cream and corn dogs. Wow! Somebody sure love us. We still do not know who sent us this, but we are grateful. Thank you so much Secret Santa.

Christmas Eve was for Timmy and I that was when we exchanged gifts and watched The Nightmare before Christmas. Christmas Day was the day we spent with Tim's family.

Blogger is not working-I have attempted to upload more photos from the holiday. But alas it is not in the stars and my patience is wanning. I will upload them later.

Love and Blessings All,

Tim and Jess

Sickness

That's pretty much what I have felt like for the past week! I have had bronchitis, laryngitis and an asthma flair up. Blah. But thanks to the awesomeness of breathing treatments, inhalers and a very sweet husband I am feeling much beter. I got most of my voice back yesterday and today I sound fine (mostly still a little man-voice).

A movie you should see.

I saw The Help with Tim and we both loved it. We recommend it to everybody.