Christmas Eve

I have some food to prep, last minute cleaning to do and Jordyn and I are going to bake Santa Clause some Reindeer cookies before her bed time, if I can get her to go to bed at all tonight. Last night I had to wash, condition, blow dry, and flat iron her hair, she also wanted green nails with glitter. I had to get it done because last night because I knew I wouldn't have time today.





Sometimes I wounder if I am the only person who has to go to sleep with music on, or the television. My sister's and I used to do that when we were younger. Anyway after I couldn't go back to sleep when Nicks alarm went off for work I turned on my itunes and went into RIM sleep for a few hours. Out of nowhere a song played and it woke me up, I was alert and really listening to the words. The song was Distance & Time by Alicia Keys of her new cd The Element of Freedom.


"You are always on my mind
All I do is count the days
Where are you now?

I know I never let you down
I will never go away

I really wish that you'd stay but what can we do
All the days that you've been gone I dreamed about you
And I anticipate the day that you will come home, home, home

No matter how far you are
No matter how long it takes him
Through distance and time
I'll be waiting

And if you have to walk a million miles
I'll wait a million days to see you smile
Distance and time, I'll be waiting

Distance and time, I'll be waiting
Will you take a train, to meet me where I am
Are you on your way?
I will never do anything to hurt you
I'll never live without you

I really wish that you would stay but what can we do
All the days that you've been gone I dreamed about you
And I anticipate the day that you will come home, home, home

No matter how far you are
No matter how long it takes him
Distance and time, I'll be waiting
And if you have to walk a million miles
I'll wait a million days to see you smile
Distance and time
I'll be waiting

No matter how far you are
No matter how long it takes him
Distance and time, I'll be waiting
And you can walk a million miles
I'll wait a million days to see you smile
Through distance and time, I'll be waiting

Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh

I'll be waiting
I'll be waiting
Through distance and time
I'll be waiting

You are always on my mind
All I do is count the days
Where are you now?"




I think I replayed it two or three times, its a  beautiful song. I cried. I have a feeling I am going to play it a lot when he is gone. It's only when I stop moving when the deployment starts to get to me. This is why everyone who has been through it says keep yourself busy. I think I am going to ask the DJ to play this song at Nicholas' Going Away Party I'm going to throw him, since we had a very small wedding at my Mothers church and never did get that first dance as husband and wife.