Friends...

I am so totally blessed with friends. I have so many close friends. Ladies who I can call anytime and say darn near anything. I feel sad when I hear people say, I only have 1 best friend, or I don't trust people so I'm not close to anyone..... It almost breaks my heart!

All love all my girlfriends equally. They all meet my emotional needs. I know exactly which one to call, e-mail, IM, or text message when I have problems, questions, concerns or just need to vent. I know I've been VERY needy the past 18 months, I am so thankful that they are still answering my calls!

I don't even think she knew....

Yesterday Lou and boys came over to hang out and swim. We went to our community pool which is super cool. We went down the slides, played in the baby pool under the water falls and mushrooms, it was great. Lou was looking HOT! I don't even think she knows how hot she looks, she has lost almost 25 pounds in the last 3 months, and she is smokin'. About 10:30 Jason decides he wants a starbucks, so we hop in the Kia and head out. Lou decides she doesn't want anything, so only Jason and I order. We get up to the window, we are BSing with the baristas, and one of the guys notice that there are 2 drinks and pastries and 3 people in the car. So he ask who isn't getting one, and why. She says she doesn't want one, he says it's on him what does she want.... He was totally flirting with her and she had NO clue! He even gave her a free brownie! I'm telling you she is lookin' good! All hail the hottie Katina!

For the Love of Watermelons!

Random Thoughts.....

No real stories or news from the Hallock clan today. Other clans have news, but I have to wait for them to announce it.........

My DM hinted today at a promotion. I could be reading to much into it, or I could be right. As far as I know there is not a position vacating, but that doesn't mean there isn't one. I'm thinking of trying my hand at banking. This job has given me great skills to work in a bank. Chase is building a new bank on the corner by our house in the fall, I'm thinking of checking it out. Even better would be if Jason starts high rolling at this new job. Then I could just be a stay at home mom again. Wouldn't that be the bees knees???

In August I will begin teaching 5th and 6th grade Sunday school with my super, great pal Lana. I haven't worked with the youth since Germany. I am very excited to be able to work with this impressionable age. It's a time when they really begin to understand Christ and what he means in their lives.

The kiddos(all 6) are doing well, let' s do a run down:

Elize: Recently got a hair cut and is looking mighty cute. Jumped into the pool at the deep end tonight and had a little scare. Actually, from what I hear the lifeguard may have been more scared....

Jonathan: Is hooked on his new math game. He is such a math buff! He loves, money, numbers, counting, addition, subtraction, all of it. I sometimes wonder if he were to count sheep if he would do it by 2's........

Savannah: Ball of Fire. No other words for her. She truly believes she is 14. She has the attitude a pre-teen. Heaven help me now. It might help if she were ugly, but she's not. I have been getting stopped since she was an infant with people telling me how beautiful she is, and it hasn't let up as she's gotten older. I often hear," you should but her in modeling". Um, NO! Her diva attitude is big enough.

Anthony: He started attending bi-weely speech therapy. He goes Mon and Wed for 30 minutes. Thankfully he loves it. He never wants to leave. He goes to the ENT and Audiologist the first week in August. He still has his rough patches, but for the most part has improved 100% since he's been with us.

Carolyn: I'm not sure if she's lazy or delayed. Maybe a little bit of both. She is 15 months old and still not walking. She is just now trying to stand up alone. With the exception of Cliff, she is a man hater. Whenever Jason evens looks at her she screams. It's kind of a good thing, it's taken that "maybe we should have another baby" thought out of his mind. Keep on screaming Carolyn!

Ashyra: My sweet precious spaz, of Ashyra. She's all over the place. Climbing, crawling, walking, stumbling, and doin' it all over again. Tonight she was all over Misty like white on rice. Not lovin' on her, but crawling on her! Mount Mommy was going to be conquered! She 's has this smile that lights up a room. You can't help but smile back at her. Besides, who doesn't love a one year old who's already wiping her own mouth!!

Isn't he hairy and handsome??

This is Jason, the love of my life, the man of dreams, the father of my children, the provider of my family(and a couple others right now!), he is wonderful. He is patient, kind, giving, hardworking, and loyal.

Today is his first day on his new job. He is 50/50, part scared, part excited. There is no turning back now. Pray for a great day, and a wonderful experience.

This says it all....

Oh yes, I rock!

Rainy Day Fun

It's amazing that this is fourth of July, but it is. Hopefully the sun will come back out and we can BBQ and party tonight!
Happy 4th Ya'll!

Presto! Chango!

Elize was in desperate need of a new do. Her hair was crazy dry, it was getting harder and harder to care for. What's a mom to do? Cut it! Oh my, she looks so cute now!

Not a lot goin' on.....

Not much to blog about. I scrapped a little with my girl Nuna last night. We went on a 2 hour wild goose chase for embossing powder. I went to Hobby Lobby for the first time in a long time, and WOW, they had some neat new stuff. I can't imagine what it would be like at ReCollections! Today we went to a church fellowship at another members house. It was so fun. All the kids were jumping off the diving board, even Anthony! It's amazing how arm floaties give you confidence. I have to work tomorrow, but after work Lou is comimg over to scrap. YEA! 2 scrap dates in 3 days, I'm pretty pumped about that.

So I'm totally copying, my girl Cynthia here.......

My Girls Are Coming Home!

Elize and Ashyra have been gone since the Sunday aftter school got out. I'm not sure exactly how long that's been, except for TOO LONG! Misty left this morning to go pick them up. It will restore our home to full crazy mode, but I don't care. I'm so ready for them to be back. Ashyra is walking, yes, walking! I can't wait to see her toddle around.

Civilian

This is what I have been for 24 hours now. It's weird, part of me feels like I've been a civilian since August 2001 when we came into recruiting, and part of me feels like I'll never really be a civilian. As long as I've been been an adult, I've been connected to the Army. I have never been just a wife it's always been SPC Hallock's wife, SGT Hallock's wife, an Army wife, the squad leaders wife, SSG Hallock's wife, the Station commanders wife. Now I am Mr. Hallock's wife. Mr Hallock??? What's up with that? It sounds so......Normal. There was(and is) pride in your last name being fronted by a military rank. It sounds noble. Now were normal, not that normal is bad, it's very good in this case. It'll just take a little getting used to......

Life

This is exactly how I feel right now, oh what a wise man Gary Allan is......

Life ain't always beautiful
Sometimes it's just plain hard.
Life can knock you down,
It can break your heart.
Life ain't always beautiful:
You think you're on your way.
And it's just a dead end road,
At the end of the day.
But the struggles make you stronger,
And the changes make you wise.
And happiness has it's own way,
Of takin' it's sweet time.
No, life aint always beautiful.
Tears will fall sometimes.
Life aint always beautiful,
But it's a beautiful ride.
Life aint always beautiful:
But the struggles make me stronger,
And the changes make me wise.
And happiness has it's own way
,Of takin' it's sweet time.
No, life aint always beautiful.
But I know I'll be fine.
Hey, life ain't always beautiful,
But it's a beautiful ride.
What a beautiful ride.

OMG! This one is SO me!

You Are a Warrior Soul

You're a strong person and sometimes seen as intimidating.You don't give up. You're committed and brave.Truly adventuresome, you are not afraid of going to battle.Extremely protective of loved ones, you root for the underdog. You are picky about details and rigorous in your methods.You also value honesty and fairness a great deal.You can be outspoken, intimidating, headstrong, and demanding.You're a hardliner who demands the best from themselves and others. Souls you are most compatible with: Old Soul and Peacemaker Soul

What Kind of Soul Are You?

Justyne's was a little bit her, a little bit not. This one is me dead on! How freaky is that???

What kind of shoe are you?

You are Barefoot!

You're a total free spirit, go with the flow girl You can't be restricted by shoes for very long And unsuprisingly, the same goes for men Your match is out there - and he's as carefree as you are

What Kind of Shoe Are You?

Abe and Savannah, although 7 years apart these 2 girls
are like 2 peas in a pod. They played, did art projects,
and sang karoke!


Justyne is one of my oldest friends, we met in November '98
while we were both in Germany. We were both big, huge, preggos
at the time. Who knew then that we would forge a bond
that has spanned 7 years, 5 kids, 2 countries, 2 deployments, 5 years in
recruiting, and many other countless life lessons!

Jonathan and Micah
Noah and Jonathan in their matching PJ's!

Those 2 boys are only 2 weeks apart(did you see the preggo

at the same time part earilier?) Jonathan calls Noah is "old"

friend b/c they have been friends since they were babies.

Adventure Science Center

Noah, Jonathan, Micah, Abriel, and Savannah

in front of the Adventure Science Center in Nashville Tn.

The Science Center was really neat. They had all sorts of great learning activites, for adults and children alike.

We're Home,

I'm going to bed:)

Hello from Ft. Campbell!!!

We arrived in TN about 11:15 this morning, we got our kiddos and headed to the Stroms. The kiddos ran right upstairs like they had been here a million times before. While Jason rested Justyne and I hit up the PX and Commissary. Oh the bargins. I forgot how cheap it is on post!! I think this is the ONLY thing I will miss about the Army. I got Jonathan pair of Nikes for school for 15 bucks! And New Balance for 12!! How awesome is that? Tomorrow we are going to the Adventure Science Center in Nashville. Then back home on Monday :( I'll post pics later!

Long Day...

Isn't
He
So
Cute!!









So I got to work at 9:15 this morning, and I didn't leave until 7:30. It wasn't real busy until 4 then WHAM! Every person in S.W. Fort Worth decided to drop by. By the time we got them cleared out, and did our work it was late. To make matters worse, someone from our Operations Team was supposed to take care of something for me, for a cutomer, but they didn't. By the time I noticed that they hadn't they were of course gone for the day. GRRRR, so I have to take care of it via the telephone while I'm the road tomorrow. Have I told you how much I think degrees are overated??? He spent who knows how much on college and he still can't do a simple task, and I have to pick up the slack. So annoying! Anyway.....

Jason got an e-mail today that Wednesday June 28, 2006 will be his last day in the Army. Hmmmm, I wonder how I should feel about this? Happy, sad, relieved, scared, unsure, nervous. I don't know. I am a little scared, but I think more then anything, I'm relieved. The Army has taken me to some awesome places, and I have met some GREAT(you know who you are) people along the way, but I'm done with it. It has worn out it's welcome in my life. It's not what I thought it was, or even what it used to be.



I'm getting my babies tomorrow! WOO-HOO! I can't wait to see them and hold them in my arms!! I have missed them so much.

Also, I need to place a disclaimer involving the drawing of the tattoo. It is not finished. It is just rough draft, and only one of several designs we are looking into. The Artist(that will make him feel special!) was concerned about me posting it b/c it wasn't finished.