Through the Years...

So Chuck has been gone most of our Anniversaries and I have been wanting to write down the details of where he has been before I forget even more of the details...
So since Today is our 7 Year Anniversary why not get some details down today...

Dating: This is of us when we were dating...We were so young-we look like little babies...so funny...

 

 

(This is when we were Engaged and we had Thanksgiving in Arizona at my Parents house-2002)

The Day we got married Chuck found out he was being called out to Active Duty...We had I think it was about 2 weeks before he left...so our first week of marriage was me sewing patches on his uniforms and helping him get packed to leave...

 

 (Some of our Announcement Pictures)

(Our Wedding Day)

Sorry I don't have very many pictures from Our Wedding Day...I have them in our Scrapbook and I taped the photos in so I can't get them out to scan...

The morning of our Wedding we woke up and it was snowing like Crazy...and it hardly ever snows in St. George...

He was gone the first 6 months of our marriage...I found out later that his unit changed plans 3 days before they were supposed to leave for Iraq and ended up sending them to Washington State...I was able to fly out and see him there one time during the whole 6 months....

Then in January of 2005 Chuck was called to Active Duty again...This time it was For Sure an Operation Iraqi Freedom and he would be gone 18 months...

  

 

He did his training in Mississippi and I was able to fly out there and see him once and we had a lot of fun...we went to New Orleans for a night and 2 days because it was only about an hour away from his Base Camp...

  

He was in Training for 6 months then came home for about a week then off on a plane to Iraq...

He Surprised me in March and came home for his 2 week visit...I came home from my Aunt Hopes house at about 8 at night...it was dark outside and I opened my car door reached over to my passenger side to grab my stuff and this persons head popped in the car and scared the crap out of me and I then realized it was my Hubby home from Iraq...I started bawling like a baby...I had NO idea he was coming home and only his Brother and Cousin knew...we had fun surprising everyone...

His two week leave turned into four weeks because his Grandpa Gray passed away from Cancer while he was home and they let him stay so he could attend the funeral...a Not So Good reason to stay longer but it was nice to have more time...so we flew to Washington State and said our good byes to Grandpa Gray...

  

He came home from Iraq in June 2006...it was the BEST day EVER!!!! I count my blessings that he came home safe and sound...

  

  

March 1, 2003 

Our Wedding Day

March 1, 2004 

Our First Anniversary 

He was home

March 1, 2005

Gone to Mississippi

March 1, 2006

Gone to Iraq

March 1, 2007

He was Home

March 1, 2008

Gone to Training School

March 1, 2009

He was Home

March 1, 2010

Gone On Active Duty up in Salt Lake...

So out of our 7 years of Marriage he has been home to Celebrate our Anniversary 3 Times...

How is that for 7 years of Marriage....

People ask me all the time "How do you do it??"

And I answer "How do I not???"

This has been all I have ever known...he was in the Army when I met him and this is what I signed up for...I Support Him and Love Him...

I tell those same people "You just do it...You find a way and you just make it happen."

I have definitely learned my own strength and I have learned to appreciate the many sacrifices that our made to ensure my freedom each and every day...

I try not to take things for granted because you never know when it will all change...

I love you the Mostest Charles...and Thanks for sticking with me for 7 years...