Hey guys! I put up a few more videos yesterday. I was sending off a care package to my husband and recorded some uke videos for him. Also, I got a new uke! A secret uke gifter sent it to me! It's so cute, it has puppy dog ears on the headstock.

GIGAPUS!

Yay! Thanks to Zoe, I received me GIGAPUS stickers in the mail today. What is GIGAPUS you ask? Well... it's a secret society of sorts. Only those gifted with less eyesight may be part of this group! Oh, you must also be female and play the uke!

GIGAPUS = Girls in Glasses and Playing the Ukulele Society

Check out this dork who has been gone for 4 weeks

Wow, I can't believe my husband has been deployed for 4 weeks already but at the same time it feels like it's been so long. I'm happy to say that things are much better than when he first left. At first, I felt like he took my self-esteem with him. The first week was pretty hard. I've managed to make a few friends and that def helps. I still much enjoy my alone time, though. It gives me a change to play my ukulele.

So, does it get better or worse from here on, lol? R&R is in July and I'm anticipating that. I feel like every time I talk to him it's just that bit closer to seeing him again. I'm also happy that he can jump on skype here and there (this is a recent thing). He is getting his own net soon so it will be a daily thing, hopefully! :D I wish I could say things at home could be better (lots of money, apartment issues) but that doesn't seem to be affecting my happiness. I seriously can't believe I can say I'm this happy, even with him away. I won't get into past history but I really had a lot of issues being by myself and just overall self-esteem a few years back.

Dh and I have been married for 10 months, I'm kinda sad he won't be here for our 1 year anniversary but I'm most happy because life just feels so good. We don't have a lot of possessions, no tv, just one couch and a bed, I can't drive yet but my life feels complete with him in it. It wasn't just meeting him that changed my life, I had to change myself as well but he is a huge factor in all of this. I don't think I could have made it this far without my uke friends from ukuleleunderground,com either. The nightly jams are so fun and brought me out of my shell. I'm really looking forward to meeting everyone at UWC (the uke meet in Indiana) in June.

Deployment is long and difficult but at the same time I feel like this brings a lot of things into a realistic view. Life really could be worse be worse, be happy with what you have and you are what controls it all.

And a third one!

I guess I just got so excited I decided to post a third one. Here is All My Loving by the Beatles.

White Christmas

Oh hai... here's another :)

Santa Baby

Oh yey, I posted a video!

I know, I look so serious. I'm working on it, lol.