Catching Up With the Corciones!: August 2010

Oh gosh, I feel like so much has happened in the last month or so! I'm not sure where to start. I guess I'll start with the car accident. Yes, I was driving Tundrika (you all know Chris has a love affair with his truck!) and we got in a wreck. About $3000 worth of damage. It was scary, but I was just fine and only walked away with a gross scrape across my neck from my seatbelt. Don't freak out if you didn't know, I didn't tell many people because I was fine and honestly, with Chris gone and all, I didn't wanna talk about it. So that's all behind me.

August has been a month of home improvement! I had the TV mounted above the fireplace. It looks awesome! I also bought a recliner, and rearranged our living room furniture. I still have to buy a coffee table, and my friend Heather is making me a bookcase so when those are finished I will share pictures!

Mom came and visited for a week, and it was SO amazing having her around. I really loved the company. We hung out at the house, went out in Clarksville a little, and explored some of Nashville. She even went out to the wine bar in a trendy part of Nashville with me and my friends! Mom is an awesome motivator, and with her motivation and expertise, we did some relandscaping of my front yard. It looks great! We also painted the hall bathroom--her idea. I need her around more often to motivate me!

Ft. Campbell hosted the "Run for the Fallen" on post. Myself and a few friends participated in this and chose to run for our fallen soldier, SSG Silk. It was an amazing experience. Although emotional, it was wonderful to meet people and see people come together for all of our fallen. Brandon (Silk)'s Aunt Connie even joined us. It's something I want to participate in every year.

Work is going well. I took on another nursing home, so I'm contract with home health and two nursing homes now. It's been kind of slow lately, so I'm happy to take on more. I do realize I could get slammed at anytime though! I still enjoy not working the typical "full time" because I'm able to make my own schedule.

Chris and I celebrated our 2nd year wedding anniversary on August 30th. He was so thoughtful, and showered me with several surprises, including my favorite flowers (tulips) and he even sent me surprises from Afghanistan. My favorite gift was a clutch he stitched himself when he was on night med for 2 weeks. Whenever he had a night off, he was bored because everyone was sleeping! It turned out awesome, and I thought it was the sweetest ever! My girlfriends took me out to dinner for our anniversary and they gave me flowers too. I'm thankful for such fun and caring friends!