Spreading glitter and smiles in happiness :-)

Many of you know me as a usually happy person. It takes a lot to get me down, and sometimes I can get into my odd funk. In the past I have sometimes felt that something has been off, like I'm not where I belong, or am in the wrong place or time. Sometimes making friends is hard for me, I make acquaintances  and have felt that I've had to work so hard to keep friends.
There have been a few friends that have been amazing and that I love dearly and made my college experience absolutely wonderful and full of glitter and dancing and love, Dylan, Laura, and Kelsey, I thank you for that. Ellen is also one who although we are on separate paths is an amazing lady who loves God and rocks at life. :-)

HESC ladies!

Being here in Hawaii, feels like all the puzzle pieces of my life have come together. Making friends here is easier, and feels natural, I don't have to fight to make friends or to feel like I belong, my anxiety is gone. I went to a Hickam Enlisted Spouses Club and met some truly remarkable people.
Virginia and Beth took me right in, and showed me places to work out and go walking in the morning, which has led to some really great conversations, and a fun friendship that I'm excited to continue. I've also become super close with Dawn, who is Jeremy's sponsor's wife. She's phenomenal, and we have a blast just hanging out and chatting, not to mention she has a little one who cracks me up, and loves to sing "too close to love you".

At a halloween function, mermaid princess
and Buddy the Elf

Jeremy and I are doing fantastic, and our marriage is strong and unified and that alone makes me beam with happiness, to know that although we were separated physically while he was training, we both grew in ways that made us stronger, both individually, and together. (Although, to be honest, I may have learned to be a bit too bold sometimes). We took scuba diving lessons (believe it or not, I'm way getting over my fear of the water, I TOUCHED AN OCTOPUS), we are taking our advanced diver course next month, so we can go to wrecks and swim with sharks, impossible to believe, but I'm looking forward to it.

Our birthday cake and my flaming red hair :-)

Since we were separated during out birthdays, we celebrated our birthdays last night, I bought a cookie cake, and wrote on it, in very messy frosting handwriting, Happy Birthday Jeremy and Aj. And we had a little celebration, just the two of us, and blew out our candles. My heart overflowed with joy.

We also have a home. And not like our apartment at college where we couldn't hang anything really on the walls because we couldn't drill in, but as in, I know I'm going to stay here for at least 3 years and I've decorated, and have a DISHWASHER, and a GARBAGE DISPOSAL!!
 I've been able to do my DIY projects, and it feels like home. It feels right. I feel like I belong, and that I'm doing what I'm supposed to, and my life is on track, and it is quite well with my soul.

I feel very blessed, and happy.
I just wanted you all to know that all is well in Hawaii, and I hope that in each of your lives that you are finding and doing what makes you happy, and intrinsically loving those around you, and exploring new opportunities that arise.

Love,
Aj