Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Journey Part 3



I left off how what was happening to my world, Sudan invaded of  Kuwait.  I was having our first-born.
My husband was on the verge of deploying for the first time and for a long-time, OK long for us.  In the mist of this, my husband and father in law strongly suggested I go down to Florida to have the baby, in case my husband is deployed and I am taking myself to the hospital.  With that being said, I strongly protested, however, my father was having surgery, so we packed our bags and left the following week.

Once I was in the sunshine state, it seemed that I was never going to have the baby.  I was able to split my time staying with my in laws and with my parents.  Truthfully, I was huge and hot all the time, which brought my state of mind, we will let us just say I was not a pleasant person, at the time of birth, I had to go to MacDill Air force base in Tampa, to have our baby.  At the gate, I was so frustrated, not to mention hot and in pain, and not in the right frame of mind.  Meanwhile when the guard asks me if he could do anything, I look back at the people and then ask if the man's gun was real and if so could he use it on those people, he nervously laughed and told me to go through the gate and head to the hospital.  Again, for those who were with me, I am very grateful they were there, but at the time all I wanted was my husband but the army required his services instead.  


After many hours, our bundle of joy finally came and my husband was able to join us the next day and was able to stay with us for three days before duty calls and he had to go do the job he was trained to do.
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Journey Part 2

Welcome back everyone, I am glad you joined me.
Let me see to recap my story, the time was 1990 and I am ready to have our first born. However, before I continue lets take a trip back on what was happening then and why things changed for me.

Iraqi troops invade Kuwait, setting off the Persian Gulf War.


In July 1990, President Hussein asserted spurious territorial claims on Kuwaiti land. A mediation attempt by Arab leaders failed, and on Aug. 2, 1990, Iraqi troops invaded Kuwait and set up a puppet government. The UN unsuccessfully imposed trade sanctions against Iraq to compel withdraw. On Jan. 18, 1991, UN forces, under the leadership of U.S. general Norman Schwarzkopf, launched the Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm), liberating Kuwait in less than a week.



Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait in 1990 and tried to retreat before a massive, US-led coalition. Their abandoned vehicles are pictured outside Kuwait City

This was my pivotal moment in my life. My world as I knew it was coming to a screeching halt. My thoughts were, this is crazy, you have to be joking, we are about to have a baby, my husband can't go. How can this be? Why is this happening, better yet why is this happening to me.  Never in a million years did I think that one man could ever change my world from 7095 miles away, but he did. I felt angry and cheated and there was nothing I could do to change this or so I thought. Everything was out of my control, my due date, our joyous moment that was supposed to have together, our plans, our future, gone, just as fast as everything started, in a blinking of the eye, my world turn upside down.

 



How did the Gulf War effect your life?
Reference:
Iraq: Maps, History, Geography, Government, Culture, Facts, Guide & Travel/Holidays/Cities | Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107644.html?pageno=4#ixzz2Mbft3yII

Top News Stories from 1990 | Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/year/1990.html#ixzz2MbezS5cI

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107644.html?pageno=4

Monday, March 4, 2013

Journey

Let me start out saying that  I am thrilled that you are joining me on this journey. I will give you some back ground on why I started blogging.
    I started blogging because well, truthfully to get my name out there and sell products and services, however, I was reminded what social media was really suppose to mean, social. With that in mind, I would like to get to know the people I am sharing my store and maybe you will share your story with me.



My story starts in 1990 (well that's where I am gong to begin)with me being a young and married  living in Savannah, Georgia, After 4 years of marriage I finally found out I was pregnant with our first child, for me this is when everything started to change and not just because I was pregnant but the world as  knew it started to change and this was a pivotal moment in my life.


Please join me as I continue my story.

What were you doing in 1990?