Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animal

it's christmas time, yay!!!!! christmas lights (including the chevy chase house in midlo), christmas trees that smell so good, christmas carols, good food, family, friends, and the general sense of goodness and giving that i love so much. it is definitely my favorite time of year.
for those of you who need an update on my extremely important life, here goes...
1 - i'm watching the grinch who stole christmas on tv, and i love it. but t bone is making me write in this blog, SLAVE DRIVER!!! :) just kidding... i need to write in my blog, it's been far too long
2 - in case you didnt' hear, i'm def going to the stan at the end of January for a year. Talk about major suckage. I'll be fine though, just one last year of suck, then I get out of the army
3 - i'm getting out of the army (duh, i just told you that) next year about 30 - 90 days after i get back from the stan. then i'm moving to VA to get hitched ;). And hopefully we'll be living in a new house with some nice new cars (the volvo still counts as new), two cats, two dogs, and maybe even a white picket fence. this is great news for me. i can't wait to be settled down and not have to say goodbye to T anymore. that's starting to suck a lot, really fast.
4 - i'm 25 now. ollllddddd. my mom and sister gave me a nice birthday surprise by coming to visit me in NY and taking me out to dinner. they also set up a nice xmas tree and cleaned my apt while i was at work. they're now welcome back anytime :) Baby also gave me an awesome birthday in VA this weekend. I got lots of presents, cake, cookies, and kisses. (there's a little bit of alliteration for my favorite english teacher)

soooo you really haven't missed much. a lot of times, it's the same thing over here... mostly just me realizing day after day that I am hopelessly and completely in love and obsessed with my P22. I know this next year will be horrible while we're away, but the thought of what is to come in a year is the most wonderful thing I can think of. I hope that everyone has someone to love them like baby loves me. I am so lucky and so thankful that God has sent this angel to me. You are truly the most precious creation I have encountered, and I will always treat you like my prince(ss).

I'll write again soon, I hope...