MAINE IS COLD!

Well we're all settled in now here in Maine and there's a couple things i've learned:
1) Maine is cold
2) Mainers don't pronounce their "R's"
3) MAINE IS COLD!!!!
Stew's doing fine but as for me.... well im used to warmer climates....virginia,maryland,CALIFORNIA! And the biggest problem! People here in Maine are not my size... I was issued sweaters and jackets for my job.......they don't have any smalls!!! so i look like a doof hopping of an ambulance in a jacket that goes all the way down to my ankles. But hey! at least im warm! so my college is right on the ocean, infact its surrounded by water on three sides ( bad for parking ;) ) And last week in class I asked... Does it snow here too? you know with the water right there and all? Well the entire class got a good laugh out of that! I guess it snows on the ocean too here!!!!! Well here are some pix!!!!

Fun in Maine :)

Since Stew has been home, we've been having so much fun! Between geocaching, downhill mountain biking, and site seeing, we've kept pretty busy and we have enjoyed ourselves very much. Our Friends Jerica and Rob came up from Maryland to visit us here in good ol' Maine...

We went to the beach, Rode at Sunday River Bike Park and went geocaching. To the right are some various photos of our adventures.

and Kona is gettin pretty daring! 

Half way there!!! 12 weeks left!!!

Hey everybody!!! I just wanted to let everyone know that friday was HUMP DAY!!! So now we start the 12 week count down!!! Of course it probably wont actually be 12 weeks because nothing in the Navy ever happens like it is supposed to. To celebrate i sent Stewart another package with two type of cookies this time and lots of candy and a supercross t-shirt and some other goodies!! I brought cookies into work also, when they asked why i just said "its hump day" no one at work understands what we go through and they probably never will. I get a lot of " i don't see how you could let him go do that" or " i could never not see my husband" its probably even created a wall between me and the other girls. They don't really know what it's like to be alone on a friday or saturday night or cook for one person. I've never lived in a place where I'm not surrounded by Military and it's been really hard. A lot of people can be close minded and shut you out because they haven't known you since kindergarten. ( I've been to seven different schools) I haven't once since i've arrived here hung out with a friend or even been invited to go do something.
I've grown up with tons of hump days waiting for my dad to get home from the boat or where ever he might have been deployed to at the time.I learned this deployment how much harder it is from a wives point of view. I've never appreciated fully until now how strong my mom is and she's been helping me be the same way. Its a lot harder than people might think, especially those who don't understand the Military life.
Stewarts deployment hasn't been to bad, he has his own room which is pretty uncommon. Last month he was waiting on his macbook to get fixed so we didn't get to do too much talking. He's up for his second class exam this month!! Hopefully all goes well!! He should find out right after he gets home if he makes it or not. But lets hope he does!!!
I haven't done too much, just worked at the hospital. Mom and Dad Mullen came out to visit right before Christmas and it was a lot of fun! We went to Virginia to visit my brother and see his new car. It's so cool, he got a light blue Infinity G-37 imported from japan. Last weekend my parents and I went to supercross and had a lot fun. Chad Reed won!! And finally! We actaully got a good snow in our area! 6 inches! Its the most i've ever seen before so i tried my snowboard and well i crashed...a lot.....
Well that was just a little update! We're hoping to head out west this summer for a visit, we got to get moved into our house first.




SUPERCROSS!!!!

My legs look small compared to my jacket..




I still have puffy cheeks from the surgery :(
And they're off!!

One month down FIVE to go!

The first month is supposed to be the hardest but we're through it! YAY. To celebrate today I bought living room furniture!! So ya now we just need a house but it will come closer to when Stew is coming home. We're excited!!