Surprise V-Day Present!

me and my handsome husband one our first Valentine's Day!!! I love you Josh!!!

my beautiful bouquet!


<------ Daddy and his babies! So, today, I got the best Valentine's Day surprise ever! 5 of Josh's jets had to come back due to complications with the Air Force's Tanker! So, we got to spend one more night together! And it just happened to be Valentine's Day!!
We went out to eat at this outstanding little Mexican Food place called On The Border!! It was amazing! I enjoyed spending more time with him! One more day is never enough. Maybe they'll get stuck here again tomorrow...

One Month Anniversary

My baby is good in the kitchen! He made an OUTSTANDING dinner of Lemon Chicken, Fried Oakra, Green Beans, and Mashed Potatos! And Jake made an awesome fruit salad! ( I just took pictures!)
Here is Josh packing and Jake hangin out, watching Ice Age. (We made a movie night of it and watched Ice Age 1 and 2!)
Hey all ~ Well, our one month was spent spending time together with our good friend, Jake, and packing for Iraq. :-( Sad, sad day. 4 more days.... sigh* I hope these next 7 months go by fast...

Update the House Pics

this is our living room

this is the second bedroom which really acts as a storage/ computer room / cats play area! Lol! and there's also the bathroom (only the first 1/2) and the little corner of our pictures that I thought is cute! The only rooms that aren't on here are the master bedroom, the kitchen and the 1/4 bathroom. Sorry! Josh is packing and things are everywhere! :-)

This is Jake in our little dining room area! Like the fans? There from Thailand!

Packing

Today Josh packs. It's really sad for both of us. I keep trying not to cry; my goal is to make it thru the weekend w/o crying. Because I am afraid if I do, I just won't be able to stop. So, we don't talk about him leaving.

:-) I did good! I bought him a PSP and Madden '07 to take with him on his trip! He is really excited about getting to play with it! Although, he was a little upset @ me because, well, they aren't really cheap! Lol! But, he'll get over it! I wanted to buy it for him! Heehee! My first "sneaky little wife present"!!! :-D

I'm gonna keep this short tho! He needs to pack this ocmputer and I'm gonna clean house a little while he packs, so that way we have the rest of the time to just spend with each other.

I'm also throwing in a few pictures of the cats! Sorry that they aren't very good- my camera is getting kinda old (and USED!) so, it acts up sometimes! But, they work! The gray one with her daddy is Pyro and the black fuzzy one is my baby, Aspen. (it was going to be snowball, but I liked Aspen better!)

Lots of love ~ Jess

The Days are Numbered...5.....

As I am sure that most of you have figured out (those of you who can count), that time has come. Josh and I are down to our last 5 days together; our very last weekend for 7 + months. my squadron it working tomorrow - oh joy. But, I am not going to complain or whine. And I'm going to try really hard to go thru the weekend w/o crying; I want our last couple of days to be happy ones, not sad ones. I won't lie tho, it seems like all I ever really wanna do anymore is just burst into tears at the mere thought of him leaving me, even tho I know that he will be back in 7 months. Sometimes when I think about it, I just want to throw up. I rarely really feel like eating, but, I do it because I don't want ppl to ask me questions, because then I will just cry! I'm afraid that maybe I am pulling away from Josh, because maybe then it won't hurt. The Chaplain explained something to us at Josh's squadron picnic - he said this: first, your gonna be angry because they're leaving or @ whatever is taking them away from you; then you will be in denial of them leaving at all; then you'll draw away from them, to try and cushion the blow. I remember when he said all this, I was like "whatever." I said that would never happen to us. But, now that I think back, he's right. And now all I wanna do is cry...

But, I don't want anyone to feel sorry for either of us; instead I would ask one thing from you. Pray. Pray for Josh on his journey there and back, to keep him safe. Pray that the time will pass quickly. Pray for his safety while he is working and the safety for his guys. Pray for our hearts to grow fonder and closer together while we are apart. Pray for God to take hold of our lives and do great things in our marriage. And pray for strength- that it will get easier everyday.

As for me, I am going to smile because I can. Because I am so happy to have been so undeservinly blessed in my life. Because I have the greatest man in the world as my husband. Because we have discovered a love that many ppl in there life can never even imagine. And because, no matter what, I trust the Lord and the things that He has planned for us. So, just pray with me and don't worry about me. (If anything, worry for Josh. )
We are going to spend our last weekend together finishing our apartment and just enjoying each other's company. We may even have a few of his guys over for a nice, home cooked meal. :) Who knows? I'm up for anything.

And to Josh - you are my heart, my soul mate, the other part that makes me whole. While you are gone, I will dream about you, and cry for you, and laugh with you, and love you always. You
will be in my heart and on my mind every second of everyday that you are gone. And I will be counting the days until you come back to me. Until then, I will bake for you and send you things that will remind you of me everyday. And I will keep you in my prayers, just like I always do...

be safe, be careful, and above all else, come back to me... I love you... Yours forever, Your Wife, Jess

Update - Leaving Soon

So, I don't yet have many pictures of our new apartment, but I will try and update soon with some. :-) And some of our two little kitties!
So, most of you probably already know that Josh is leaving soon to go to Iraq with his squadron! :-( And when I say soon, I mean like next week. For about the next 7 months. Sigh* I know that he has to go and do his duty just like everyone else, but that doesn't make it any easier for me. Or him either, I'm sure. I know that he would rather be here with me.

Prayer for Friends

BROKEN DREAMS

As children bring their broken toys

With tears for us to mend.

I brough my broken dreams to God

Because He was my Friend.

But then instead of leaving Him

In Peace to work alone,

I hung around and tried to help

With ways that were my own.

At last I snatched them back and cried,

"How can You be so slow!"-

" My child," He said,

"What could I do?

You never did let go."

-Anonymous

* Remember guys, 1 Chorinthians 13:7. Josh and I are gonna let you borrow this from us ;-) It's our strong hold while he is deployed for 6 months in Iraq. Maybe His words will help you, too.

Day # 9

Still lovin married life! Lol! I guess that's a good thing after only 9 days, huh? Heehee! Well, I have checked into my new command at MAG-11. I now have a new Squadron to call my own; VMFA(AW)-225! I am no longer a Lancer. I am now a Viking! Although, I think, I will always be a Lancer at heart. first Sqdrn you know? But, my heart belongs to a Green Knight! Lol! Are you guys still following?? Marine Lingo...lol...
Anyway.... things are going well so far. Josh and I went and picked up our Marriage Certificates, so, on Monday, I am legally on paper Mrs. Joshua David Quigley! Except with my own name, ya know, Jessica Marie... Lol!
Plan for now? Hmmm.. tomorrow we are going to try to go to the San Diego Zoo! We'll take loads of pics! Don't worry!
What else? Oh ya... Josh leaves for Iraq on Valentines Day. I really do hate Valentines Day....

But, we'll keep y'all posted on everything! Let us know what's up at home! We miss and Love Everyone!
Jess and Josh

La Jolla Cove, San Diego, CA

The famous La Jolla Cove! Aren't the Sea Lions just CUTE!! AND LAZY!!!!
AWWWWWWW!!!!!!!
Here we go, me and my signs! Still a cool picture tho!
And here's my hubby!!!! What a hottie!!
So, Josh took me out to La Jolla Beach today! To see the Sea Lions and we played around in the water! Lol! I definately fell on my butt! I guess that's what I get for trying to hop around on slick rocks, huh?! Lol!

11 January 2007 - I'm MARRIED!!!

So, you guys are probably gonna get these pics in our engagement announcements that we sent out, but, lol, we really got married today!!!! :-D We went to the courthouse here in San Diego and got all of our paperwork done. We still plan on having an outdoor wedding in Colorado on 28 September 2008, after we both get back from our back-to-back Iraq tours. So, please keep us in your prayer on that!!!!! We will be in touch with y'all soon! Miss and love you!

Grand Canyon detour!

Yes!! We decided to take a little detour to the Grand Canyon and BOY!!! was it ever worth it!!!!!
This was my first time ever seeing the Grand Canyon and let me tell you, I was FACINATED!!!!
Here I am with my signs again! Ain't this one COOL!!!! No hikers! Or, ppl or something! Of course, Josh hated this sign, lol! He always did like to go places that he wasn't s'posed to! Lol! ;-D
Can you believe that some ppl come here and just go "oooh" and "ahhhh" and then they leave and just don't rememebr what they saw, save for the pictures that they took?! Crazy, how ppl can just take things for granted.....
And, here is my BABY!!!! Doesn't he just look hott witht that background! Whew! Mmmmm hmmmm!!! He looks right at home, huh?

Well, we're off on another adventure! This time we're going to San Diego! Muah! Love, Jess

On the Road Again

So, we're on our way again1 We stopped for the night in Gallup, NM. Not exactly a place I recommend anyone visiting, btw!!! Lol! We made the best of it tho!! But, the scenery on the way was SPECTACULAR!!!
Mt. Humphreys, outside of Flagstaff, AZ!

Lubbock, Texas

Here we are at Josh's parents house in Lubbock!! It was so great to meet them!! They are just WONDERFUL people! I am sooooo happy to have them as my in-laws!!!!! Ken and Evelyn Quigley!!! Sorry that I do not have more pictures!!! I really thought I took more!! :( And I don't have any of Nikki, his 14 year old sister, or Zach, his older brother! Sorry guys!

Mrs. Quigley.... Sounds pretty good, huh?!

Isn't my baby a hottie on horseback?!Here are me and my 3 " I Love You" roses from this fabulous little picnic that Josh planned for us out at the twins house! It was soooooooo CUTE!!!! I was impressed baby!!! Me and Josh, just getting back from our little picnic and, guess what?!YOU BETCHA!!!! He proposed!!!!! I am now the future Mrs. Joshua David Quigley!!! Whoo hoo!!!!Isn't my ring just GORGEOUS!!!! It's the "string" that Josh tied on my finger! ;-D
Lol, my 2 best friends were plotting against me!!!! Can you believe it! These rascals KNEW!!! And they actually kept the secret! And so did everyone else apparently!! Because everyone knew but ME!! I'm glad tho ~ I would not have wanted it any other way!!!! I'm still to excited to write it all down!!! I'll post the WHOLE STORY next blog! Love y'all!! Muah!!!!
p.s. for more pics... check out Josh's blog quigleyjd.blogspot.com and the twins blog annelynne.blogspot.com
p.p.s YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



So... who knew that one day you would wake up and it would just be the best day ever?!

Locks of Love

10 beautiful inches ready to be given away!! Here we go! How does our little donater feel?!
She's excited!!Steph showing off her 10 inches of beautiful locks along with our hairdresser, Michelle, who cut my hair for donation as well. (she's been cutting my hair since the 4th grade!)
And here is Steph handing her hair over to a lady at the Cancer Society!


Today Steph donated 10 inches of her hair to the Locks of Love Foundation that makes wigs for children with rare balding diseases! She chose to do this all on her own after she saw me donate mine a few years ago! And she's only 6!!!!!! She wants to donate it 2 more times- once more in middle school and again in high school! Isn't she such a biggy girl??!

Spending time with Josh

I DARE YOU!!!! You KNOW that I can win this game!!! Heehee!
Josh and Justice playing around in Great - Grandma Rice's Room!
Justice, Steph, Great Grandma, and me!!!!
Baby Baby!!! So cute!!
ME and baby sitting in mom and dad's kitchen, on the floor, playing with Sissy! Whatta day! I am EXHAUSTED!!
So, today we went and saw lots of family!! Great Grandma and Mama June! EVERYONE!! I love introducing Josh to everyone! Because they always love him!! Lol, Great-Grandma now walks around telling everyone that she has 2 Marines!! Haha!
And I finally gotta pix of my little God-daughter, Hailey!! Mama June, we need to get more of those!!!