enJOY it
an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: military
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I am so inspired to be moving into a new house today. This will be our third move in less than three years, but it will be the last one for at least 4.5 years. I don't even know what to do with that much time. It feels like forever and ever compared to what…
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I drove up alone with a car-full of stuff and I’ll leave alone (in a different car & with more stuff). I told Paul on FaceTime this morning that after two solo moves, it will be strange when we are able to move together! I can’t imagine what that will be like (though at least…
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Paul deployed this past weekend. The photo above is from Tuesday as I enjoyed my breakfast with him via FaceTime and filled him in on our new house inspection. It's different this time than last. Everything is different. He is not in a warzone. This deployment is scheduled to be shorter. He will most likely…
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Tuesday evening, Paul got home from a run and shouted upstairs, "Babe, the sky looks amazing, want to come see?" Always, Paul, always. I grabbed a blanket off the back of the couch and we half walked half ran down to the beach to catch the final moments of the sunset. The sky was amazing.…
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Almost every December, it seems, I get to share details about our next move. When Paul was in med school in Maryland, the hopeful plan was that he'd get assigned to the Naval Hospital in San Diego for his residency. In December 2009, we found out he had earned a spot there for internship. In…
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I have felt a bit out of sorts the last few weeks. Paul's been out of town training and I have to say, it's been difficult. I mean, two weeks is just two weeks. No big deal. But the hard part is knowing what the two weeks represent – "practice" for another seven month deployment…
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It's been pretty craft-tastic around here this week (and I plan on it staying that way next week!) but I wanted to switch gears a bit today. I receive a lot of emails about dealing with long distance and the military. Usually from folks who are just starting a relationship with someone in the military…
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I want to take a moment to remember all those who have given their lives for our country. A moment to wish peace for those families who will always be missing a member. A moment to thank all those who have served & continue to serve. And a moment to be so unbelievably grateful that…
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As mentioned in my Project Life update post this week, alllll the cards I sent to Paul while he was deployed in Afghanistan for nearly seven months, finally arrived back at home. It's a terribly long story about why they took so long, but the point is the post office came through and they are…
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Paul has been home for over a month. We are back to normal. It's so nice. I wish that I had magic tips and tricks for getting through deployments and long-distance and time apart. Actually, as long as I am wishing, I wish for no deployments, no long-distance and no time apart. But at the…
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