He's Home!

I don't know if you noticed, but Jake has been very absent in my posts lately and I have been using a lot of I's instead of we's. Nope, I haven't kicked him to the curb or anything. He has actually been up in mainland Japan for the past month for a training exercise. I didn't share this little tidbit on here for a couple of reasons. One, OPSEC, which basically means you shouldn't talk about things your military spouse is doing. This information wasn't top secret or anything, so the main reason I didn't share it was for my safety. I just felt like I would feel safer being alone in a new place/foreign country if the whole world didn't know I was alone. It may sound dumb and I will probably get over this in the future, but it was what was right for me at the moment.

Needless to say, after a month of being alone in a new country where I know very few people, I am glad to have Jake home. I did enjoy my time to make whatever meals I wanted and explore some things at my pace, but life is just better with your best friend by your side.

Jake enjoyed his view of Mt. Fuji for a month, but said he was excited to get home to his tropical island

Jake was originally scheduled to get back on Friday, so when I found out he wouldn't be home until Monday I thought the weekend would drag. It ended up being a fun weekend and went by fairly quickly. 

Friday I went to dinner with a friend at a local restaurant. We had fun talking, people watching, and looking at weird items on the extensive menu. Husband's are fun, but a girls night every once in awhile is so needed!

Since we stayed up super late talking, I slept in on Saturday. Then I found out Jake would be home Sunday, so I excitedly cleaned the house and prepared for his arrival. I also went to the grocery store and stumbled upon pumpkin spice soy milk. It is so good by itself, but is especially good in hot chocolate. I was surprised I found some as people here usually fight to the death for anything pumpkin spice. When I went back to the store the next day, all 10 cartons were gone so I guess I got lucky.

Sunday I decided to do some Christmas shopping at my favorite warehouse of stuff from all over the world. I found some great presents and lots of stuff I wanted to keep for myself. I personally hate Christmas shopping. I love to give presents, but I like to give presents I know the person is going to love. It is hard to find the perfect present, so I always end up feeling like I buy something just to have something to give. It felt good to get some shopping done in November instead of last minute like I usually do.

On my way home I found a cute oceanside cafe. I hadn't had a burger in over a year and I hadn't really been missing them much. For some reason, though, when I saw a burger on their menu, I wanted one more than anything. It was so good, but afterwards I didn't feel good and it helped remind me why I eat clean.

On my way home I saw it was low tide so I decided to go grab Lexie and take her to the beach. It was a beautiful evening and perfect for finding beach treasures. I found tons of sea glass, seashells, and drift wood. I don't think being able to walk down the road to the beach will ever get old.

When I got home from the beach, time started to drag. Jake was supposed to be home around 7, but his arrival got moved later and later and I didn't end up picking him up until 4:30 in the morning. It was kind of a bummer, but I am just glad for a long weekend coming up to have some time to spend together.

Speaking of, I am super excited for our first holiday oversees and trying to let the excitement drown out the sadness of being away from family for the first time. I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving week and enjoys time with friends and family!

Linking up with Logan, Sami, Kimberlee, and Carissa