3 years

So it's our 3 year anniversary on the 3rd. On our first anniversary i
got a plaque for us which was to be updated every year with the
location that we're at (since we're planning to spend more time in the
military). Its for our tracking of where we've been through the years
and also to remind us every time that we see it how much we love one
another. it's a funny thing because i dont think we've ever forgotten.
the first year was great; the second year was better; the third was
apart but 3 times stronger. I cant help but in a way give credit to
the deployment for making our relationship just that much better. it's
amazing that i still wake every morning and smile and the thought of
Joaquin. He's still the most beautiful person i know... marrying him
is still the best thing i've ever done.

Love of my life

Once again it has been a long time since I have updated anything on the page. Not a lot changes, that is good and bad. It is bad because I am here and it is the same thing over and over. I dont have the energy to find new things so you go through the same routine over and over, I get up same time, see the same people as I walk to the showers, then to work then to lunch then to dinner then to the chu and then sleep. Things don't change, I love my wife more than anything, every day I love her in every way i can and I think of her every chance I get. The stories never get old, the this time and that time and how we met NEVER gets old. I smile when I tell it, they laugh when they hear myspace and then I show them pictures of us and they are stunned at how gorgreous she is. I tell them I have been blessed in life, but nothing compared to when I met her, nothing compared to when I first kissed her or loved her and then nothing compared to when she became my wife and honestly nothing compared to when I am away. Because I would rather be away and in love that not in love at all, or worse to never have found true love.

Patch Day

Today was a special day soem of us in Iraq, one month from transfer of authority those of us without a combat patch recieved our first.  This is the patch I always wanted when I was a Private and now I have it.  Small win in the trade off of being away from the best wife in the world.  Very small win.

the internet is good for something!

well, google is especially good for us. we've been chatting on google VIDEO talk... it's a new thing that they have. it's great. he's so cute in his little room-CHU-actual size shown on the right. :p

he's such a cutie pie and i'm such a goober

Flu?

Looks like it's flu season and after numerous declines of "anna, you should get your flu shot" i think i got it. since two days ago i've been feeling like poop: sweaty, cold, sore throat, body aches.

I should've listened... but then again, if i could go back in time, i probably still wouldn't get the shot. i have a terrible fear or needles

well, i'm going back to bed and resting up

A few Minutes to myself

I just want to update everyone since I have a minute or two. Things
are fine, it is about a doldrums as you can get here. I lift, eat, go
to work get an hour to two hours to myself at night and then I go to
sleep and do it all over again.

As soon as I can I will contact more of you I just dont have time, we
are in transition phase and you cant ask the people here what to do
after they have left.

I miss Anna terribly, and I do everything possible to suppress the
sadness. I am a leader, and at times I show compassion but, I have to
be strong for the troops and it is hard to turn that on and off. The
pace here is so fast that I still have not unpacked all my crap.

To Anna I love you so much, and I did not need a deployment to help me
to know that. I always have and always will love you to death. I
would give anything to spoon with you on the couch, small beds are
lonely as well trust me. We will be together soon.

Hope everyone is well, if there is anything I can do please let me know.

New Mailing address

Old one should still work if anyone sent anything already. I am
fine, it is raining and getting colder, working out a lot doing my
first weigh in is sunday.

CPT Joaquin DeQuintanaRoo
25th STB 25th ID G1
COB Speicher
APO AE 09393