enJOY it
an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: military
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Last weekend I dashed around the house like a crazy person hanging, cleaning and crossing-things off. I want to get this house done by February 27th, the two year anniversary of when I moved in. Now I realize "done" is an odd term. People don't like to think of houses being "finished" or home decor…
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In my head, I always thought June 16 seemed like a good day to meet our tiny one…long before I realized it would be Father's Day. And now it's here and I don't think she's coming yet, but this still feels like the right time to honor Paul and this unique time in our lives.…
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On Sunday, February 3rd, I dropped Paul off in a parking lot on base so he could deploy with his unit. We hugged outside the car and I cried into his chest. "What if she comes before you're home? What if this is it?" "Be strong, Elise." he said. About half of me wanted to…
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Hooray, hooray…we're almost there. Tomorrow is my due date. Sometime in the next week, we'll meet this little girl. It feels like it's been forever since we knew there was a baby on the way and it feels like just yesterday that I was wishing for another family member. I wanted to share today some…
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This house became ours officially 84 days ago. We had fallen in love with it about 32 days before that, after seeing photos on our relator's listing site. The house was stunningly beautiful while empty with it's open floor plan, wood ceilings and Benjamin Moore Athena paint on all the walls. I was so convinced…
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I spent the beginning of the week in funk. Like a normal funk, it was totally exhausting and frustrating. Unlike a normal funk, I knew exactly what the issue was. I miss Paul. And that is an understatement. I physically hurt for Paul. Before deployments entered our lives, I am not sure I fully understood…
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Three years ago today I married my very best friend. Our wedding was a big party and probably one of my favorite days ever. I remember, leading up to the wedding, that I made a big deal that this wedding wouldn't be the "best day of my life." How lame it seemed that your wedding…
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photo processed with Afterlight for iPhone. dress from Nordstrom. I have become a little…emotional. Things that make me cry in no particular order: seeing newborn baby photos on my instagram feed (and there are approximately one million these days), whenever anyone mentions how much they love their mom, noticing my finger tips have bruises from…
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I can't even pretend this deployment is as difficult as the first one (and the first one really wasn't that bad). It's already been two months since Paul left. And as of today we're just about 10 weeks away from seeing each other. Because Paul is deployed to a non-warzone, he actually gets to take…
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I have gotten a few emails requesting information or tips on how to move from place to place without losing your mind. Like everything else, what works for me might not work for you, but since I have moved three times in the past three years, I thought I might have some insight to share.…
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