Christmas Cookies....

....they look forward to this more and more every year! :) This year we actually know our neighbors again, so we'll be passing them around to their families!












We're taking a much needed family vacation to go skiing in Big Bear next week, so we wish all of our family and friends a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Dear Santa....

We've been GOOD this year!!



PS> No longer able to coordinate cute outfits when you have 2 children that will have NOTHING to do with it...so you get this! :)

Let the journey begin.....

My poor baby is in for a HEAP of dental/orthodontic work, and we began the process yesterday. She had SIX, yes SIX of her baby teeth pulled yesterday to make room for her adult teeth coming in that had no where to go. All 4 of her "eye" teeth and the two inside the top eye teeth. What a TROOPER she was!! Went in so brave, and then when her inhibitions were down and was coming out of the anesthesia, she was a MESS. But she did really well, and we're very proud of her! Now we wait 3 months for those teeth to start filling in, and the next steps are a jaw spacer and nighttime headgear. Oy! Poor thing!! She'll thank me in high school right?? LOL Here's some before and after pics!

Before:


In recovery...I lost it when I saw her like this.


After:....a little doped up on pain meds.

Reunited.....

Finally!! From Nancy & Paul (Wizzy and Friends Photography)....Thank You just doesn't seem like enough. These are wonderful memories captured.

Enjoy our photos....they are AWESOME!!!!

USS Howard & Geigley Homecoming

YouTube Video Slideshow

xoxox

Holidays on Horton Plaza

So, I know this will make Angie & Venus miss me and hurry and come back to San Diego! LOL Last night was the tree lighting downtown outside of the NBC building and Horton Plaza (the outdoor mall I have taken you all to!) Our neighbors and their babies and our crew all headed out there last night to see Mickey and Minnie Mouse and the "snow" as well as the tree lighting. Good times!

And also....

Now that Justin is home I can post pictures! I know many of you have been following along with my weight loss effort, and I can finally show you photos without giving the surprise away to Justin. Now....I need to get some more updated photos, b/c I am officially over the 40lbs off mark, but these will do for now.

http://www.thegeigleyfamily.com/loss.html

:)

Daddy's Little Helper

Mommy who??

Daddy's home and it's right back to life as "normal"....oh except right now....mommy doesn't exist!  YAY!!  LOL  It's ALL about Daddy, and that is SO very fine with me!  :)

Thanks to everyone's well wishes!  We are enjoying being a family again.  I didn't take photos at the pier, as I had an OpLove photographer there, so as soon as she posts the pics, I will let you know!!

xoxox

TOMORROW!!!!!!!

This time tomorrow, we will be getting ready to go pick up Justin from the ship!!  YAY!!!  I swear this 6 months has seemed SO much longer than all of last year, but I have to thank my family for last year and I believe that being around you just made time fly by!  Even tho I have tried to keep us busy, and made friends that have also helped keep us busy....it's just seemed SO much longer.  Who knows why, maybe b/c we have spent so much time apart.....but it's OVER!!!  He will be in our arms tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!  We have a very nice and much needed, family vacation to Big Bear planned for Christmas, along with Patty and Emma coming to play too.  

Tomorrow is also Thanksgiving for the Geigley family, as we had no one to celebrate with, we kept the festivities off until we are all together again, when it really matters.

Miss you all, and love you!!

Gina :)

President Elect Obama

There is no denying that I am truly disappointed in the outcome of this election and fearful of the outcome. I am not convinced that this election was not won because of and not despite of race. However, the people have spoken and the choice has been made. My prayers will be that President Elect Obama does NOT increase taxes, does NOT pull out of Iraq prematurely and that he does NOT move our country into a socialist society. I will support our President, as I always do. I may not agree with him, but I will respect him. Senator McCain's concession speech was one more example of the honorable man that he is and I would hope that everyone gives him the kudos he so richly deserves. Conservative Americans need to stay strong in their convictions yet reach across and work with President Elect Obama and pray for him and for the leadership we have just put in office.

Obama gave an eloquent acceptance speech and I pray that he spoke truthfully. We have to ban together and I hope that Obama will follow through on his word that he will reach across the aisles and work together as we are all Americans. Interestingly, I noted that he said that he will have false starts and people won't always agree with how he is doing things, but that he will always work for the people. Too bad the same people cheering him on haven't shown the same respect to President Bush.

I will support Obama as our President and hope that Ronald Reagan's words echo in his ears.

"You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot help the wage-earner by pulling down the wage-payer. You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves." - Ronald Reagan

God Bless America!

Happy Halloween!!!

A fun day turned into night of parties and candy!! GALORE!!!!! We started off about noon at the girls' school with their school carnival! Games, prizes, sweets, sweets, sweets....oh yea, and FUN!! Then Jeanette and her boys and Falyn's friend Paige and her mom & sister joined us for about 3 street of trick-or-treating before all the kids were D-O-N-E!!

Falyn & Faith were 50's girls...original plan was Chandler to be a Greaser and me a Pink Lady...but well, Chandler saw the Lightening McQueen costume, and that was the end of that cute idea!! LOL Maybe next year since these dresses will still fit them, and daddy will be here to look retarded with us!! :)

Here are some photos of the last week! :)










The school carnival....Falyn was "too cool" for us most of the day. :(







Trick or Treating!

Simply Gorgeous!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtrnB4FZ-yc

YIPPEE!!!!!!!

We're into the 20's!!!! Days that is!! We have less than ONE month until Justin comes home!! YAY!!! I swear, I was WAY wrong when I said that 6 months was easier than a year....WAY wrong!! Somehow it has been SO much longer and HARDER!!! I miss him!!

xoxo

Day off...

Ok, so flashback a few weeks ago to the whole "pirate" situation. Justin's ship was first on site due to their location when the hijacking occurred. Ship's from all over the globe and from numerous nations where called into action, including more US warships. Well, we would have never thought that this deployment would bring two worlds together. But one of the ships that joined in the efforts was the USS Roosevelt, and Justin as the IT Chief was called on to go on board their ship to help out their IT's. So, this is where the two worlds collide...in 2006 Jeremy took orders to Jacksonville, FL which was the last time that we saw the Byrd family. Justin then took his tour in Bahrain, while I was home, and now we are here in San Diego. So...back to that "call of duty" on the Roosevelt....JEREMY'S ship!! What are the ods? The odds that us on the West coast and them on the East coast...that they would meet up in the middle of Indian Ocean somewhere! Crazy huh?? Venus and I pretty much threatened the men with their lives if they didn't send back photos. Ha!! Here's what Jeremy sent! Justin said that it was a nice break from the "everyday" and great to see an old familiar face.

The men looking rather....goofy-faced! LOL

USS Howard

Justin and the "Roosie" ITC

USS Howard

My Chief

Isn't he SO handsome?!? :)