It Is Finally September!

There is so much going on this month... well, at least that what it seems like to me! My list might seem short, but there are so many things that are going to be happening so soon!
Firstly, Zac will be stateside sometime within this month! That's HUGE! I will have my man back, in a way! :)
With that being said, that means this deployment is ALMOST OVER, which also means we're so close to surviving our first deployment together. I know this deployment is nothing compared to other people's deployments, but any separation is too long when it comes to the military (am I right, ladies?). I know he wasn't in a combat zone and I know he was relatively safe while he was over there, but there is always something that comes up that I either worry about his well-being for some reason or another or something happens at home and I can't talk to him about it until he's able to talk again. All in all, this experience has forced me to become even more independent than I already was and learn to rely on myself instead of him for the comfort I sought during my loneliest moments and the most difficult decisions. Usually, when people are engaged to be married or married already (or even in a serious relationship), they ask the advice of the other person in a lot of different things. I can't do that. You'd be a fish out of water if you had to make some of the decisions or live with some of the things I've had bottled up for months without your significant other. Just think about it. Consider it food for thought.
I was offered a temp management position late last month at Victoria's Secret. Unfortunately, I had to turn it down because of the dates that I will be moving... I'm really torn up about it, but I know that when I move, I WILL work my way up in the company and everything is going to be fine. I will earn my degree and it will send me places I want to go, whether that be higher in the company I am already with or someplace different entirely, I'm ready to get moving on being something for Zac to be proud of.
Next, my future sister-in-law's baby shower is on September 30th! I can't wait to see her bump! Also in news regarding Ash, her boyfriend has been offered a promotion, and though it hasn't been set in stone yet, they could be moving out to Long Beach, CA, which is a hell of a lot closer to Zac and I than Pennsylvania is! This is a great opportunity for them to grow as a family unit of their own and really set themselves up for success, BUT at the same time, it's going to be hard for Ashley to be away from her parents and aunts and uncles and grandparents and friends, especially with this baby. So if they decide to decline, I think that's good, and if they decide to move, I think that's good, too, for my own selfish reasons of wanting to see and play with the baby as much as possible :) <3
In October, I will be going out to San Diego to FINALLY be with my man and to get married!! We'll look at apartments and I'll go meet with managers at different Victoria's Secret locations and see how many hours they can give to me. I may pick up a second job, but I'll wait a couple months to see how the financial situation works out before I start working my ass off again... while going to school. Oh what fun ;)
Finally, in November, I may be going out to the ball (finances, again, are up in the air) and then Zac plans on taking leave the 13th- December 1. So on the 25th or 25th of November, we'll drive out to Cali together to move all of my and his things across the country into our new home. I am so excited it's not even funny :)
CAN'T WAIT!