Sister~In~Law Time...

My sister in law came to visit us for a few days..she is off to Canada for a wedding and stopped by our house to say howdy. I have not seen her in so long it was good to catch up, laugh and just hang out..

Tim McGraw...

Last night Kayleigh, Diane, Nicole and I went to the Puyallup Fair and saw TIM McGRAW !!!   Lonnie had bought me tickets as a early birthday present (bday is in Nov) and the seats were 2nd row from the stage.. OMG !! :) Nicole and Diane had already got their tickets so I brought Kayleigh  to be my date :)  Right before the concert started, Kayleigh said lets go to the stage.. she jumped the chairs and saved me a spot.. there we were.. right on the stage !! He was right in front of us !! and HE TOUCHED ME !!!  Yes, be jealous!!   It was a great 1 1/2 concert.. thank you to my amazing hubby for the tickets!

Uniform time...

Nick just sent me these pictures of him in his uniform.. looks pretty good !! :)  Called me today.. says he is doing good and will be heading to Basic at the end of the week.

He's In The Army Now....

On Tues. September 18, 2012 my son Nickolas Alan Williams swore into the U.S. Army !! It was a very proud day for his dad and I.  It seems like yesterday that I had him and now at 19 years old he is now in the Army.  I am beaming with pride for my son, who is following his dream of being in the Army since he was 5years old.  I remember him talking about wanting to be a "Army Guy" and now it is a reality.   This is so different from being a wife of someone in the military. With Lonnie, I knew going in what was involved, but with Nick.. well, I have a whole other set of emotions going on. Happy, Sad, Proud, Scared... the list goes on.  Nick, your Dad and I love you so much.. you will do great and we are so proud of you !!  Hoooah !!

11 Years Later...

Today marks the 11th year of 9/11.  Always Remember, Never Forget !!  My friend Kristi Drown worte on her FB and thought I would share:  Always Remember, Never Forget. Hug your loved ones, Cherish every moment. Live for today and pray for tomorrow. Count your Blessings and don't sweat the small stuff.  To all the troops.. Thank you, We love you and will Support you to the end !!

Neal Armstrong 1930-2012

Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also an aerospace engineer, U.S. Navy pilot, test pilot, and university professor. Before becoming an astronaut, Armstrong was a United States Navy officer and served in the Korean War. After the war, he served as a test pilot at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics High-Speed Flight Station, now known as the Dryden Flight Research Center, where he logged over 900 flights. He graduated from Purdue University and completed graduate studies at the University of Southern California.
A participant in the U.S. Air Force's Man In Space Soonest and X-20 Dyna-Soar human spaceflight programs, Armstrong joined the NASA Astronaut Corps in 1962. His first spaceflight was the NASA Gemini 8 mission in 1966, for which he was the command pilot, becoming one of the first U.S. civilians in space. On this mission, he performed the first manned docking of two spacecraft with pilot David Scott.
Armstrong's second and last spaceflight was as mission commander of the Apollo 11 moon landing in July 1969. On this mission, Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin descended to the lunar surface and spent 2½ hours exploring, while Michael Collins remained in orbit in the Command Module. Armstrong was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Richard Nixon along with Collins and Aldrin, the Congressional Space Medal of Honor by President Jimmy Carter in 1978, and the Congressional Gold Medal with his former crewmates in 2009.

Armstrong died in Cincinnati, Ohio, on August 25, 2012, at the age of 82 due to complications from blocked coronary arteries