for some reason i can't access this account anymore, i'm lucky it is now. but i'm moving my blog...


http://stormchaserkena.blogspot.com

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Storm Chasing

I want to announce now that Spring is around the corner, I also want to use this blog as my storm chasing blog. That's a goal on my 101 list, and I'm going to accomplish it here across the Colorado plains.

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House Hunting

Brendon and I searched for a few more houses. The one we were looking at just leases the land it sits on, but you buy the house, not the land. If we're going to buy a house, we want it ALL. That sounds odd, but if we are buying a house, we'd like to know the land our house is on is ours. So, with that said, Wendi is helping us find a house we really like. I'd really like to have the house within the Falcon(D-49) school district. I told Brendon we can't be doing it just for us, we need to be looking into schools, since Braden will be doing pre school next year(when he turns 3) and then starting school. The house we've found are in the Widefield district, and I'm not sure how I like it. Some of the houses are pretty ghetto, I guess because they're older, but some aren't too bad. I'll leave a list of them:

House #1
House #2
House #3
House #4
House #5

We really like 4 and 5. # 5 has brand new everything.

On a side note, I'm almost done with my acceptance process with CCU. Just need my mom to fax a copy of my transcript to them, then I get all set up and start in May. I'm still confused about the MyCaa program. I've been told if I had been using it, I can still use it, but I've heard mixed things.

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Blog Award

Julie over at Dutch Being Me nominated me for an award, and I feel thrilled. It's my first.

 

The rules for accepting the Sunshine Award are as follows…

1. Put the logo in my post or within my blog.
2. Pass the award onto 12 fellow bloggers.
3. Link the nominees within my post.
4. Let the nominees know they have received this award by leaving a comment on their blogs.
5. Share the love and link to the person who gave you the award!

I don't really have 12 bloggers, but I have a few I think deserve it!
Ashley Amazing
mcnamara life
Our Three Peas
Pretty Tiaras

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Exhaustion

I'm so exhausted. I really feel like this is one of the longest weeks ever. I feel so slow to keep up with Braden, as well as missing Brendon. He's a pain in my behind, but I do miss him. So does Braden. I keep thinking about how I made it through the last deployment with less exhaustion, and if I'm this exhausted after almost a week of him being gone, how am I going to make it a whole year? I feel whiny about it, but honestly, I don't know how the deployment is going to do. Brendon and I are in a better place than we were, and it feels great. I really feel like we're being the family we should be. He still has moments, but he's working on it.

I'm going to make a doctor's appointment next week. March will be a time for my yearly appointment, so maybe then I can find out some answers as to why my body is so messed up. I've looked up a few things.... it could possibly be PCOS, I hope not, but it's a possibility. It could be pregnancy, but it was too soon to tell, but we'll see. That's why I'm waiting until next week. I can find out all the answers I need at the doctor. It'll be my first time seeing a gyno here at Fort Carson. I'm a little nervous. 

I talked to Wendi, and we talked about how the deployment goes, how the unit does farewells, homecomings, ect... it's SO different than Fort Campbell. She was shocked at how Campbell did things, and I was shocked at how Hood(now Carson for this unit) does things. Of course, I told her about Brendon not being able to come home like he should have the first night since someone left a weapon in another country.

I'm not sure why, but my comment box had disappeared. It should be back now. I don't know what happened. I'm working on my layout, so it's a little messy right now. Though, I am proud of the blend I made.
This post was all over, I apologize.

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What what what

I'm frustrated with my current class. As I said before, with that start of the paper I had to do... the professor said to use our adult development book as a reference on that page, but the TA said if we didn't have to use it, then there was no need for it on the page. Uh... what in the world? One says one, and the other says no. The TA answered me AFTER the assignment was due, so I submitted it with what I had, with a reference page about my textbook. At this point, I'm doing what I can to pass this class, and work myself into the program at Colorado Christian University. This is another reason I'm feeling Ashford isn't for me. I feel the teaching isn't at the point I'd like and I don't feel like it's taking me in the right direction. I need to find our taxes from last year, though... I need to fill out a FAFSA since the MyCaa program was halted. I'm almost positive I can get a Pell grant, though. I really don't want anymore student loans. We'll see, though. If not, I'll wait until the fall and be able to use the new FAFSA, I think.


Brendon and I have decided to full TTC, but it's going to be a work in progress working around his schedule. And we've talked about what happens when he deploys, for him not to come home for the birth(that's if we get pregnant right away) at the beginning of the deployment. We'll be trying to have a HBAC/VBAC... preferably a home birth after cesarean. I've done a lot of research and I know it's the way I want to go. Brendon is fine with it, he even watched The Business of Being Born. I don't want another c-section. Even if I can't get a home birth, a vaginal delivery would be fine for me. I want that experience. If we don't have a home birth, I'll probably be doing Hypnobirthing, or using the Bradley Method.

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A Little About Me

I figure it's best if I give a more in depth description of myself to my readers, or just those just passing by.

Hi! I'm Kena. I'm 22 years old and currently reside in Colorado Springs, Colorado. I was born and raised in Georgia, so living out here is a definite change for me. I have had a lot to deal with in my life as a teenager, and I look at those and think of them as challenges and help me become who I am today. I went to one high school, even was in marching band/symphonic band all 4 years. My senior year, I transferred after dealing with ex boyfriend stalkings. I graduated high school from West Laurens High School in May 2006. I didn't immediately go off to college, instead, I worked for a few months. I started dating my husband at the beginning of September 2006. He shipped off to basic on Halloween. We wrote continuously to each other. I enjoy fishing, camping, hiking, playing video games, crocheting, reading, making graphics, and other things.

(Sorry for the emo ness of the picture, it was taken during R&R of the last deployment when we were dropping him off to go back)


I married the love of my life, Brendon, December 28, 2006... he was on Christmas exodus during basic training. He was assigned to his first duty station, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, where I joined him three weeks after he signed in. We lived off post in Oak Grove for a few months before moving on post. We lived on post for the remainder of our time at Campbell. 2007 - 2009. We went through our first deployment March 2008 - March 2009. I was so thrilled to have him home!

In May 2007, we found our we were expecting a little baby January 22, 2008! I didn't really have much of a difficult pregnancy until the last month. After going through numerous midwives/doctors and so many different opinions and diagnoses, Braden Franklin Simmons was born January 12, 2008 at 10:45pm, via C-section. He was going to be turned by my doctor on January 4th, but she said I didn't have enough fluid, and the next day said I did, and then she went on bed rest, sending me to another doctor, who I met the day before delivery. Scary. His middle name is a family name, mostly named after my grandpa, who passed away a month before he was born. It was difficult for me to deal with his death. Braden is the most amazing person I've ever seen in my life. I love him with all my heart, and every day is a new journey with him.

I could never imagine loving anyone as much as I love him. Brendon was deployed majority of his first year of life. He left when he was 2 months old and returned when he was 14 months old. It's very heart wrenching trying to tell your kids what's going on with daddy, even if they can't understand as a young age. He's changed so much since he's been born and we can't picture him as anything else.

We PCS'd to Fort Carson this past summer and we love it. Though, Brendon trains a lot more than previously, we enjoy having him home and being around. We are getting ready for another deployment, and I'm not looking forward to that.

So there you have it. Long and boring, I guess.

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