Valentine's Day

First off Happy Valentine's Day!!!!

Today we spent the day running errands.Also Ashllie and I made some brownies this morning. For supper we had a Heart Shaped Pizza from Papa Murphy's that your mom bought us.




I really wish you were home Soldier. We miss you so much :(. Thank You for the Roses you sent me and for the mini roses and teddy bear that you sent Ashllie & I. They were and are really Beautiful.













Jr had a good day he play and did his normal baby stuff.

It was hard today with out you but we did fine. I know you say I'm not suppose to be sad today but I was for alittle bit but our kids brighten up my day.

I can't believe it's been 2 yrs since the miscarriage but if it wasn't for it we may not have Jr and I love him so much so even though I'm sad. I just look at our little boys face and smile and know that God had other plans.

Pictures From The Grammy's Awards

In The Room Before Going Down to the Lobby



The Winners and Their Guest plus Wayne and I the RZ Guest.



The Staples Center




51st Grammy Awards Ticket





Grammy's Stage Before The Show



At the 51st Grammy Awards in the Sky View Box Suite



Jill from Best Buy and I




CEO of Best Buy and his wife and I



Jennifer Hudson



Snop Dogg and His Wife



ColdPlay

Performances

Performer(s)	Song(s) Sung
U2	"Get on Your Boots"
Al Green Justin Timberlake Keith Urban Boyz II Men	"Let's Stay Together"
Coldplay Jay-Z	"Lost!"
Coldplay	"Viva La Vida"
Carrie Underwood	"Last Name"
Kid Rock	"Amen" "All Summer Long" "Rock 'n' Roll Jesus"
Taylor Swift Miley Cyrus	"Fifteen (song)"
Jennifer Hudson	"You Pulled Me Through"
Jonas Brothers Stevie Wonder	"Burnin' Up" "Superstition"
Katy Perry	"I Kissed a Girl"
Estelle Kanye West	"American Boy"
Kenny Chesney	"Better as a Memory"
T.I. Jay-Z Lil Wayne Kanye West M.I.A.	"Swagga Like Us"
M.I.A.	"Paper Planes"
Paul McCartney Dave Grohl	"I Saw Her Standing There"
Sugarland	"Stay"
Adele Jennifer Nettles	"Chasing Pavements"
Radiohead Spirit of Troy	"15 Step"
T.I. Justin Timberlake	"Dead and Gone"
Duke Fair Jamie Foxx Ne-Yo Smokey Robinson	A Four Tops Medley
Neil Diamond	"Sweet Caroline"
John Mayer B.B. King Buddy Guy Keith Urban	"Bo Diddley"
Lil Wayne Robin Thicke	"Tie My Hands"
Robert Plant Alison Krauss	"Rich Woman" "Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)"
Stevie Wonder	"All About the Love Again"

51st Grammy Awards Trip To California

I figure I'd better write about this since its so fresh in the memory bank.

Quick Summary How This Even Happened. My Soldier Aka Hubby back in November entered a contest to attend the Grammy Awards never thinking anything of it. Well while he was home in January for R&R from Iraq he gets a FedEx package stating he has won a trip for 2 but he needs to do a few things before they actually give it too him. So he does what he is supposed to and sends the paperwork back. Then calls the Army to ask for an extension but he was unable to receive one. So the Army lets Best Buy know and they allow me and a guest to still go and receive the package as there Special Guest no longer as a winner.

I received Round Trip Air for 2,Transportation to and from the Airport.3 days and 2 nights in Hollywood California and Tickets for 2 to The 51st Grammy Award Show.

So Saturday morning we drove 3 hours to the Mpls/St Paul Int'l Airport and Boarded the Plane out to California a place I had never been too before.

When we arrived at 1:35 PST their was a Driver named Yvonne with a Name Sign waiting for Wayne and I. We drove in a Lincoln Executive car,we took the long way to the hotel and she showed us different street names like Sunset Blvd and just talked about the area.

Then we finally arrived at our Hotel The Renaissance Hollywood Hotel & Spa around 4:00pm and checked in stayed in Room 810. We changed into cooler clothes and after resting for a few went to look for a bite to eat.We looked around the mall next door and bought our food,took a few pictures and bought Ashllie the outfit I promised from Build A Bear and then went back to the hotel and we watched TV and rested.

On Sunday we woke up showered and went to eat Breakfast ate at The Twist Restaurant & Bar inside the Hotel. Then off to explore we went. We took pictures of the Kodak and Chinese Theater,The Walk of Fame Stars,HOLLYWOOD Sign and a few more places.

Then back to the room ,took another shower got dressed then off to the Lobby to wait for our Ride to The 51st Grammy Awards. In the Lobby we met Stephanie whom I had chatted allot with our the phone. Met the Winners of the Contest. They were from Boulder,Colorado,Massachusetts,DC,Shreveport Louisiana and San Antonio Texas.

We got our pictures taken then off to The Staple Center we went. Arrived got our tickets given to us then went inside and were given a Grammy's program. Then off to our Sky view Suite. Once in there,there was tons of wonderful food and a great view to the stage. It was an Awesome Experience. Saw tons of great performers.The music was the Best. An Snopp-Dogg his wife Shante and their bodyguards sat below our suite box for about 30 minutes until they relocated them.When the show was all over we went to the hotel.

Monday we ate breakfast in the hotel room from a diner across the street. Packed the bags and got ready to go. Went downstairs checked out around 1:15 waited in the Lobby for our driver. Then our driver arrived his name was Stephen he took us to the LAX.Were we waited for our plane. Boarded and landed in good ole Minnesota around 9:35pm. Later we picked up our luggage and drove to Perkins for a late supper. Finally the Road Trip home we finally got here close to 2:00 a.m.

So that was my Grammy Awards trip but I'm so happy to be home. I really missed my children when I was gone.But they were well taken care by my in laws. The best grandparents out there.

R&R Reunion Pictures

Pictures taken at the Mpls/St Paul Airport on January 8th 2009.

Ashllie jumping into Daddy's arm she had no clue she was going to be seeing him



Saying Hi to Our Soldier



Long Awaited Family Hug

January Blogs Finally

I'm going to go out of order for a few upcoming blogs. I didn't blog in the month of January much and I have lots to talk about.

Today's The Big Day (1-8-2009)

Sorry I'm last posting this

It's finally here Today is the day we get to see Our Soldier YaY. We are leaving the house around 9 AM since it's a 3 hour drive to the airport. It's going to be me,the kids and my in laws. We figured we would leave early even thou he isn't suppose to be here until after 4 PM but we want to be in the area in case they bump him to an earlier flight.

My Mil is like me beyond excited to see her son. I can't wait to see the look on Ashllies face when she sees her daddy. She still has no clue that she is seeing him today. That and I hope Kevin Jr don't freak out with daddy since he was 6 months old when daddy left.

This has been the longest I have ever been away from my hubby since we met 16 years ago the longest before was only 4 months. I'm just sooo happy we get to see and spend the next 15 days with him. Then he has to go back to the sand box for another 6 months to a year not sure which.

As of right now he isn't on American soil but he will be in a few hours and later today he will be in Minnesota freezing his azz off where he belongs.
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We got a call from DH that he was able to get an earlier flight. So we left and got there around noon.DD kept asking why we were there and grandma told her she was there to pick up a good friend. Poor thing was like so why am I here. Closer to when he was suppose to depart the plane DD wanted to leave but we told her to kept looking through the door.

Finally his plane landed at 1:15 PM and all these people kept coming through the doors. When finally DD spotted him,her eyes light up and she ran over to DH screaming. She gave him biggest hug and kiss I have ever seen her give. Kevin Jr took to DH he gave his daddy a hug then laid his head on his shoulder and he didn't want to let go it was so sweet.

It was so great to see my Soldier. I felt like I never wanted the moment to end. A rush of emotions poured out like no tomorrow. I'm so thankful he is safe and home with us for 15 days.