Not numbering days anymore!

I decided I can't write "day 83, day 192" and so on, becuase I don't want to count days, and I don't want to know exactly how long it's been since I have seen my husband. I am not the kind of person who keeps track of things like that. I mean I can hardly remember my phone number, I can't concentrate on something like that. I would waste all of my energy on it, and I don't want that.
Last night, Rea stayed up really late. She would NOT go to sleep, I was so tired. She kept laying down with me and wiggling, like she couldn't get comfortable, then she would sit up and giggle and babble. I wont lie when I say it was super cute, but I was SO TIRED! I think the last time I checked the clock it was 2:30 am. Then she didn't really sleep in this morning, so we were running low on sleep. She was pretty cranky all morning, so after about an hour of being awake I took her back to bed. We both fell back asleep, and about after two hours, my phone rang. It was Zach! I was so happy that he woke us up, becuase as soon as I heard his voice, I smiled and then when I put him on speaker phone, Rea smiled. She always tries to steal my phone and say "hello" but when it came time to really talk to daddy, she got shy. Then every time I would take him off speaker, she would say "hi dad' I love her. After we talked to daddy, she went potty, and because she was being good, I let her take a nice long bath. She loves to play in the tub. She would play there all day if I let her. This afternoon, I cleaned the living room and put all of her toys back into her room. Rea watched an barney video, and I listened to the best song ever! Here is the link to it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO1aMvcIx_g&feature=related It's my favorite. I could listen to it over and over and over again. It is like a soul clensing thing. I love it. This evening, after dinner, I took Rea to the park, and she was so happy, she loves playing at the park. There was a very cute little girl there today, and she was so excited to play with Rea. She was almost three, and she loved being able to play with Rea. After the park, we came home, and I gave Rea much needed water, then I put her to bed. Thank goodness she fell right asleep tonight! Now I am watching Switched at Birth, and as soon as it's over, I will join my love bug in getting some shut eye.

Dear Deployment,
Today was a "normal" day, I think. Today, I didn't really do anything special, I didn't hang out with anyone but Rea, and we enjoyed it. Days like today aren't sad, they aren't depressing, but I would rather be around people. I am a people person, and because of you, I don't get to see one of the most important people in my life. I was happy today, and I am gonna be happy everyday, I will always look at the bright side. Love, Elsa...