Skip to main content

What's Matthew Up To?

Today I wanted to take some time to tell you all what my wonderful husband has been up to!  I am so super proud of everything that he has been doing lately.  He has had a leadership role thrust upon him and has stood up to the challenge so well!  There are quite a few things that have had him pretty busy lately (not to mention having a pregnant wife with crazy hormones to contend with too.)

Besides the leadership role within his job, Matthew has also been volunteering his time with an organization on base and in the Navy called 'C-SADD' the Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions.   He has been helping them out with the meetings and gatherings that they have had.

Something that I know Matthew is both excited and nervous about is his upcoming half marathon that he will be running in this weekend!  He has been running for a long time (since before he joined the Navy) and now he wanted to push himself by signing up for this half-marathon.  It is an international marathon that is held on Guam every year where the runners are basically running around the whole island!  (Well maybe that is a little bit of an exaggeration!)  But they do run a good portion of the island!  Matthew has been working on getting his mileage up in his runs to prepare for the half marathon and I have been very proud of him for push himself into doing this just to get his body pushed to that limit and see what it can do.

The BIGGEST thing that has been happening with Matthew recently and the one that I am MOST PROUD of him for is the fact that he is in the running for Sailor of the Quarter for this quarter!  Yepp, my man, who has done so much for the Navy in the short amount of time that he has been in is getting some much deserved recognition!  He has not won yet; he still has to go through an interview process and such but he is one of two (as far as we know).  Even if he doesn't get the honor placed on him it is still a huge honor to be recognized for such an award because it means that other people can see how hard he has been working, not just me!

So to my hubby:

I love you so much sweetie and I am so proud of everything that you do for our growing family, for the Navy, and for yourself!  You are such a great man of God and deserve everything that you have worked so hard to attain.  I know that you are going to be a wonderful father to our beautiful daughter and still have the ability to keep up all your hard work with everything else!

Tonight, I am treating my Mister-Right to the newly reinstated Mongolian Grill at the Top of the Mar restaurant because back home we used to love going to Crazy Fire Mongolian Grill.  Hopefully this one is just as good!  :)  (Hopefully, he won't be too upset or embarrassed that I put all this up here!  So modest!!)

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Moving Right Along

So with the due date nearing and the anticipation of finally being able to hold our precious baby girl, I thought that I would share a little bit of my everyday normal for now!  I am one day away from being 38 weeks along and let me tell you:  I have one active baby inside me!  Yes, she loves to move around and kick/punch mommy in the gut, ribs, and pelvis!  Some of these kicks are so strong that I actually jump!  For those of you that don't believe it could get that bad...oh have I got a treat for you!  I recorded a mere 1.5 min video of my belly!  Now this video is only a small taste of what she does ALL DAY LONG!  And yes at night too!  It's no wonder I have such a hard time sleeping.  So without further ado, here is Ms. Isabella Marie Ohrvall staring in her first movie entitled:  Making Waves in Mommy's Tummy.  :) Update on presentation:  Isabella is still breech and we are diligently trying all that we can to ...

Seated with Christ: An Imaginative Activity

This post is from an imaginative activity prompted from the book "Seated with Christ" by Heather Holleman.  The question posed was: "As an imaginative exercise, describe your seat in the heavenly realms with as precise and vivid detail as possible.  What do you see, hear, smell, taste and feel?  What are you wearing?  What are you experiencing in your mind?"  The following is my answer: I'm seated, comfortable and relaxed.  I have no worries.  All I can physically do is sit and stare at the majesty that is my most indescribable Lord that sits before me.  The most magnificent smells of the Earth can not compare to the wondrous smells that permeate the air here.  They remind me of some of my favorite smells on Earth such as lavender, the beach and pine wood needles; but there is something else entirely in the air that I can not put words to.  The songs of angels saturate the air but seem to fade into the background at the same time. ...

Australian Vacation

Hello all!   I know that it has been quite a long time since I last posted a blog but I decided it was time for another post.  Having a little one crawling all over the place really takes up my time now-a-days.  Infact, the only reason I am able to write this now is because she is napping.  Maybe I will be able to get this done in the time it takes for one nap...we shall see.  So here it goes. This past week the Ohrvalls' took a much needed vacation to Cairns, Australia.  Matthew and I had such a blast taking Isabella on her first family vacation but it was difficult to transition our old vacationing without kids mindset and bring it to a vacationing with a baby mindset.  It is quite different going on vacation with an 8 month old than it is with just two adults.  Needless to say, we spent a lot more time in the hotel room during nap time and at parks for playtime.  But we were still able to do a lot of really fun stuff as a family that we ...