Day-03 A Picture of the Cast from Your Favorite Show

Modern Family-I LOVE this show!!! I try to watch it with my dad every week:-). 



Is It Over with Yet?

I'm so freaking tired of school right now. In past semesters, I took 15 hours per semester, however, for this current semester I decided to take it down a knot and only take 12 hours. I thought by taking only 12 hours it would be an easier workload for me. Well I was WRONG on that for sure. This semester of school has been so busy and hectic for I'm just ready to give up already. The only things that keeps me motivated to keep pushing through school is Josh (because he wants me to graduate college) and the fact that there is only 6 weeks of school left. I'm so ready for the summer to be here already.

"Life is like walking through Paradise with peas in your shoes."
~Charles Edward Jerningham, The Maxims of Mermaduke


 

Day 02-A Picture of You and the Person You Have Been Close with Awhile

I do have a picture of the person I have been close with for awhile but it will not let me upload the picture-sorry about that.
Anyways, the person is Raelle. We are only 2 days apart in birth and we have been friends for a long time now. She is married to a soldier (Army) and lives in Colorado with him now.

30 Day Challenge

I have seen a lot of people do the 30 day challenge thing on Facebook and I thought I would try it out on my blog and see if I can complete it.

Day 01-A Picture of Yourself with fifteen facts.

1. My full name is Hayley Kathleen Reed.

2. I have lived in a small town in Tennessee my whole life.

3. I'm in my third year of college now.

4. My major in college is Marketing.

5. My favorite colors are blue and green.

6. I'm dating my best friend.

7. The fella and I have been together for 4 years and 2 months now.

8. I have traveled to 4 different countries outside the U.S.A.

8. I'm obsessed with books-I read a book every week.

9. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy is my favorite movie(s).

10. I'm the youngest of 4 siblings.

11. I'm pretty shy around people.

12. My favorite subject in school is history.

13. My dream job would be to a historian and travel around the world to ancient civilizations.

14. I have monkey feet-I can pretty much pick up anything with my feet.

15. I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with my Marine:).

Me+Talking to Josh=Happiness

I talked to Josh yesterday!!!!

I was in Target yesterday doing a little shopping when Josh called my cell phone. We talked on the phone for almost 30 minutes (while I was walking around Target lol). It was just so wonderful to hear his voice again after almost a week of not hearing it. I just can't wait for him to be home already so he can hold me in his arms once more. I love and miss him so much.


"Be happy. It's one way of being wise."
~Sidonie Gabrielle



Getting Through It

Slowly but surely I'm getting through this deployment one step at a time. It has been only a week since Josh has deployed, but it seems to me like a lifetime. I did not realize how hard this deployment would be until it started. So far it has been a difficult journey, but I know I can make it through this journey if I believe in myself and in Josh.

On a side note, I got to chat with Josh on Facebook for about 10 minutes last night; it was so nice hear that he is doing ok.

“I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.”
~Hellen Keller

New Day

Today has been an ok day so far (considering how Mondays go anyways). I managed to get some homework done this morning and I also sent off Josh's care package (hope he likes it). This past Saturday night I had a girl's night with a friend from college and it was great!! I have not had that much fun with a girlfriend in quite a while. Yesterday (Sunday), I quit the Adkins Diet because it is just way too hard for me to stay on. So, I joined Weight Watchers online and so far I like it a lot more than Adkins. Hope this diet works better for me in the long run.

"Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are."
 ~Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a Geisha

Pictures!!!!!

I got back the pictures that me and Joshua had done about a month ago and I love them!!!! Here are just a few of them:



A More Relaxing Day Today

Today so far has been a more relaxing day I have had for a while. I managed to finish up my paper this morning over the seminar I went to this past week. I still need to do some finance homework *groan!*. After my midterm last night I went to Wal-Mart and got Josh a bunch of goodies for his first care package. Today I'm going to go to Dollar Market and pick up a few other things that I forgot to get last night. I hope to get back the pictures that Russell (the photographer) took of us hopefully tomorrow so I can put some of those pictures with Josh's care package. Tonight I'm having supper and seeing a movie with friend so it gives me something to look forward to.

Also, yesterday I chatted with Josh on Facebook for almost an hour. It was really nice just to talk to him again. I sure miss that boy. I really hope I get to hear his voice sometime soon!!

"Love the moment. Flowers grow out of dark moments. Therefore, each moment is vital. It affects the whole. Life is a succession of such moments and to live each, is to succeed."
~Unknown

Source: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.botany.com/img/plants/dictionary-plants-flowers.



This Week Is Almost Done With...

This week is coming to a close, which I'm glad because it has been a very busy and hectic week for me. The seminar went all right last night; I left it before it was done with because it was suppose to last until 8:00 p.m. but when it hit 8:15 p.m. I was pretty tired and and I thought I had enough information about the seminar to write one page about it. This morning when I logged onto facebook I had a couple messages from Josh, which was nice. I hope I get to talk to him pretty soon. Today's schedule for me is to work all day and study for this retailing test that I have tonight at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully, tomorrow will be a little more relaxing for myself. This Sunday I plan to go to Wal-Mart and get Josh's first care package under way. I hope everyone has a good day today!!

"The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson."
~Tom Bodett

A Better Day

Today was a better day for me. I got to talk to Josh this morning!!!!! It was so nice to hear his voice again it pretty much made my day. The half of the school project that was due today our group made an A on, so can't complain there. The test I took this past Tuesday I got it back today and I made an A on it too. Overall, this day has been good. Tonight I'm going back to school to go a seminar for extra credit for my promotions class. Still got to study some more this stupid retailing test I have Friday night ugh. I hope everyone else has had a good day today too!!

"Never underestimate someone's strength who has yet to be tested."
~H.K.R~

A Sad Day

My boyfriend is officially deployed now. Even though this deployment just started I miss him already. I just want this deployment to be over with already.

I still have a bunch of stuff to get done this week. I have a meeting this morning at school and tomorrow I have half of a project due and a seminar to attend tomorrow night. Friday night I have a midterm (which I have NOT studied for yet). The only thing I'm looking forward to this week is Saturday night when me and one of my friends from college are going to see a movie. It will be nice to hang out with another girl and actually have a good time.

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

My Semper Fidelis Poem

This a poem I wrote for Josh for our four year anniversary. I hope everyone likes it:

I thought I knew what love was about

until I saw you

no better friend, no better love than you

strong both inside and out

with a great heart and a great laugh

and I thought I knew what love was really about this time

I thought I knew what love was

until our one path separated into two paths

one was leaning towards to school

 while the other one was uncertain where it wanted to go

but it soon made a decision that changed everything

and the paths met each other again at the crossroads

where they became one path once more

and I finally thought I figured out love

I thought I knew what love was

the day you left for boot camp

me saying goodbye to you while I shed silent tears

waiting for letters sent by you

treasuring every word that you write

reading your letters over and over again until I have them learnt by heart

and when I saw you once more after three, long months

my heart jumped out of my chest

proclaiming that I finally knew what love was really about

I thought I knew what love was

The day I heard you were going to deploy overseas

my heart was split into two pieces

one piece accepted the way it was and tried to toughen up

the other piece rebelled against it and cried its silent tears

but the two pieces came to an understanding

in order for this to work out they have to work together as one

so the two pieces merged as one whole heart yet again

but this time stronger and beating more than it has ever done before

and I thought for once and for all I have this thing called love all figured out

I thought I knew what love was

until one day it finally clicked with me

love has many different stages in life

there are some that are wonderful

while others can be hurtful

but whatever the stage of love is currently going on

there is one thing I will always know for sure

that my love for you will always be Semper Fidelis.



Today is the Day...

Today is the day that my boyfriend of over four years deploys. I have been dreading this event for a while now but it's going to happen whether I want it to happen or not.  However, I see this as a challenge that I must overcome and I very determined to meet this challenge head-on. I'll have college to keep me busy for another few months but when summer hits I'm going to be bored as hell so I need to find things to keep me occupied during the summer. Does anyone have any suggestions that could keep me busy during the summer?

What's with the Title?

Why did I choose Combat and Cowgirl Boots for the title of my blog? Put it simply my boyfriend is a Marine so he wears combat boots. I'm from the South so my cowgirl boots are my favorite thing to wear everywhere. Put two together and that is the result.

"I'm the girl who waits months for a single kiss
 a kiss that makes the months apart worth every second."
 ~Unknown



Just A Regular Day

Today was just another regular day for me. Woke up late, played video games, exercised, got ready, and came to the Boro. Now I'm just waiting around for it to be 7:00 p.m. because that is when my meeting begins. On a side note me and mom started the Adkins Diet today-I really hope this diet works because I need to lose weight badly. Wish me luck getting through this week!

" Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams."
~Ashley Smith

     

Surprise!!

My sweetie surprised me yesterday by sending me flowers to my workplace. It made my day! Love you Josh!!!!



My First Blog

Hello, I'm new to this whole blogging thing and I thought I would try it out and see if I like it.

My spring break from school was this past week and sadly it's coming to a end. Next week will be very hectic for me as I have two tests, half of a project due, and two meetings. Also next week is when I say goodbye to my boyfriend for a while (something I'm not looking forward to at all). I just can't wait for next week to be over with already. I hope everyone has a good day today and a good rest of the week.

"The more difficulties one has to encounter, within and without, the more significant and the higher in inspiration his life will be."
~Horace Bushnell