Sometimes it's hard to write...it just is

Have you noticed how quiet it's been around here on this little page lately?

If you were to call me right now, I'd probably tell you that things are going good, that things are busy, that I'm engrossed in volunteering and that there's at least 1 major happening or activity per day!

And all of that's very true....

• Things are good - the husband & I are settling into some semblance of a routine, we're healthy and, as he says, "No one is shooting at us." 
• Things are busy - I'm on Post nearly every day (and sometimes twice a day). Much of my busyness is by my own design - yesterday I was in the gym for 2 HOURS. Yep, you read that right. There was a Spin class and a Zumba class back-to-back...and I just couldn't decide which one to attend, so I participated in both. 
• I am engrossed in volunteering - I tallied my hours last night for the month of July and I've engaged in 92.5 glorious hours of volunteering. Wow! Can you believe that? That's nearly 2 1/2 weeks of the month that been committed to full-time volunteer work (of course, it's been scattered throughout the month). 
• There is at least 1 major happening or activity per day - if I broke it down day-by-day, it would look something like this: 
• Monday (of last week) - in San Antonio for about 24 hours. We caught up with some long-time friends and visited some of our wounded soldiers who sustained injuries so severe that they had to be evacuated from the battlefield. They have been receiving wonderful treatment and are recovering really well.
• Tuesday - playing catch up on emails and correspondence and laundry - what a busy day! The highlight of the day, by far, was the Volunteer of the Quarter Ceremony for Fort Riley. It was amazing to hear the volunteer's stories and honor/recognize them. One of my very good friends was honored, so I attended in support of her and was able to snap some really good photos.
• Wednesday - attended a formal retirement ceremony for a soldier in our Unit. It was a combined ceremony (honoring retirees for the month of July) which meant that it was a BIG DEAL. The CGMCG was there, as was the 1ID Band, and, of course, the Commanding General at Fort Riley. It was filled with pride and pageantry as we said THANK YOU to these individuals for a distinguished career of service. 
• Thursday - RODEO! There's a really neat annual Rodeo (Kaw Valley Rodeo) that combines with a very small fair (think county fair but much, much smaller) and we attended. We enjoyed some pretty tasty fair food (including a funnel cake) and found our seats in some old metal bleachers to indulge in some good, patriotic-themed fun. 
• Friday - we had a major Battalion Luncheon. Every Unit/Company in our Battalion was invited to attend (as were spouses) so we had a pretty great turn out. We had a cookout and an awards presentation honoring our volunteers from 2011 (yes, we're a little behind!). This was a big thing to plan and prepare for - we (all the volunteer hosts/hostesses) are exhausted still! :) On Friday night we attended an Outdoorsman dinner and auction event.
• Saturday - Busy day! I volunteered with our Spouses' Club to pass out information during a business/club/information fair on Post. It was a very fun and rewarding experience! Afterwards, a few of us attended the LT. Dan Band Concert - Gary Sinise is amazing!

So that's probably what I would tell you about if you called....but there's been so, so much more going on as well that's been on my mind. And it would probably take several hours to get into all those things so....let's try to talk about those things later this week, shall we? (To be continued...Please stay tuned...)