Life goes on!

It has been awhile since I have updated, I figure its about time I do! Wedding planning has been going well, I have been very busy with it but its been a lot of fun! Everything is coming together well! I have our reception venue booked, it is an outside venue so we are praying for good weather! My sister's and I have been working on some wedding decorations, its been really fun! We made center piece's out of some vases we found at the DI and we painted them. 

Kenny is doing really good, he was sick for a few weeks but he wouldn't go to sick call because it could set him back in his training, we can't have any delays or he will miss the wedding! So he suffered through :( poor guy. He is better now tho and has been able to call me twice now! He can now call every Sunday, I love it! Such a great way to start off the week. This is a excerpt from this weeks letter, it made me laugh. "I MISS BACKRUBS!! enough said about that... but seriously, I will trade anything for one. Maybe I will ask my DS (drill Sargent)." hahaha silly kid, I told him that it's probably not a good idea to ask his drill Sargent and to wait till he gets home and I'll give him one. He also said they get letters handed out every night and the drill Sargent's think its fun to throw the letters at them as hard as they can, so the soldiers have learned to wear eye protection during mail pass out. Kenny said while talking to me on the phone, "You know what I miss?" I said "ME?!" Him, "well yes, but I also miss couches! I haven't sat on a couch in 5 weeks! We can't even sit on our beds, the only time we touch our beds is to make them and sleep in them." I thought that was really funny, that's something I have never even thought to miss! All the simple luxuries we enjoy, we are so blessed! This week they threw two live grenades and practiced shooting there M16's. 

I like to pretend that maybe Kenny is in one of these pictures but I honestly have no idea, they all look the same! 

LOVE

This week I've been lucky enough to get two letters from Kenny! Each letter he is sounding better and better. Although last week hey went through the gas chambers, they do this drill to teach the soldiers how their gas masks work. So they file a group of soldiers into a room with their masks on then fill the room with CS gas, then they have them all take off their masks. Kenny said he couldn't really explain it but all of a sudden he couldn't breath, his eyes started burning and watering, and he was choking and gagging. It sounds horrible :( I hate that he is going through all this but he is such a good sport about it! He has been able to go to church the past few weeks and he even got a calling as a priesthood blesser.

I have started reading a book called The Five Love Languages. It has been very interesting learning how to better communicate with spouse and to stay in love even after the honeymoon stage :) The five "languages" are: quality time, words of affirmation, gifts, acts of service , and physical touch. I haven't gotten too far but I think my love language is probably physical touch and acts of service. Those are the things that I find important in a relationship. I love holding hands, cuddling, and hugging (back massages are great too, if I can talk him into giving me one). But I also love getting little acts of service, even if its just a little note. I am excited to finish reading and maybe learn what Kenny's love language is. 

Here are some pictures that Kenny's commander posted on his battery's Facebook page

Can you spot him? Hah they all have the same hair! 

Leaving the gas chamber :(