I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing

jautzecourtney: Me, right now.

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:44:18 -0500

Me, right now.

I cried while reading your note about your boyfriend leaving to basic <\3

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 12:03:53 -0500

Sorry I just saw this message. I haven’t been on tumblr in months! I cried too haha. He’s graduates from basic now and was home for about 3 weeks over the holidays. He just left a few days ago to do more training but will be back in a month! :))))

Sorry for all the Marine pictures. I just miss Chris a lot and all these pictures make me happy :)

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:33:01 -0500

Sorry for all the Marine pictures. I just miss Chris a lot and all these pictures make me happy :)

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Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:32:24 -0500

cheyenne-nicoleeee: He proposed properly. Today after 3:30pm I...

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:31:37 -0500

cheyenne-nicoleeee:

He proposed properly. Today after 3:30pm I will be Mrs. Simpkins! I cannot wait. He means the world to me. No matter what life throws at us I will always stand beside him and will always support every decision he makes. I’m so proud if him for following his dream! I love you Seth Michael Simpkins.

vidamarcial: United States Marine Corps at the 2013 Rose Parade...

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:29:57 -0500

vidamarcial:

United States Marine Corps at the 2013 Rose Parade on New Years day in Pasadena California

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Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:28:23 -0500

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Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:27:27 -0500

semperready: I got a laugh out of this.

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:25:53 -0500

semperready:

I got a laugh out of this.

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Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:15:31 -0500

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Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:14:25 -0500

Look here.

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 23:36:20 -0400

italstall:

I am a woman with a lifestyle that many cannot handle. I am stronger than most women. This lifestyle I have chosen for myself is not easy. I can go weeks without speaking to my boyfriend and months without seeing him. I am that woman who falls apart in the shower and manages to put a smile back on her face when she gets out. I am willing to sacrifice everything for the man I love. I would follow him to the depths of the earth with pride on my face. I am the girlfriend of a United States Marine.

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Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:00:15 -0400

AHHHHHHHHHH! This just made me freak out! ONE DAY! :))) <333

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:58:53 -0400

AHHHHHHHHHH! This just made me freak out! ONE DAY! :))) <333

oprive: I found this picture from my first deployment to...

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:57:25 -0400

oprive:

I found this picture from my first deployment to Afghanistan. We went hard without a gym #manimal #crossfit #usmc #marines #military (Taken with Instagram)

did-you-kno: Source

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:54:51 -0400

did-you-kno:

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xfuturejarhead: Day movement course during Basic Warrior...

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:53:58 -0400

xfuturejarhead:

Day movement course during Basic Warrior Training.

My Marine's departure

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:51:00 -0400

Sunday was the last day Chris was here and we were able to watch tv and be together and all that. He had to go to the recruiting office at 5:30, so that means 5:15 in Marine terms haha, and I had to take him. So we left at 4 because we had to go to the Plant City office, and we’re all the way in Winter Haven. I had tears in my eyes the whole ride over, which I swear I tried as hard as I could to make them go away, I just couldn’t. We listened to the music he wanted to on the way, since he won’t hear music for 3 months. When we got the place, we couldn’t find it. The GPS kept telling us we’d gone past it, which was impossible! We finally got into a lot that had the right number but it was a run down pediatrics center, we flipped! Chris googled the directions and it took a while for a new address to come up, but when it did we went there. When we got to the new place, it was a recruiting office but the door was locked, panic mode! We sat there and tried to figure out what to do, until Chris saw a guy he recognized arrive who was also leaving for boot camp, and the door opened for him! So we finally found the right place and we were on edge because he was almost late, but wasn’t :) So he came back to the car and kissed me and told me he loved me and that he’d see me in the morning and he went inside.

I needed to park in the parking lot and let it all soak in. I cried so hard, I literally started feeling tired because I was crying so hard. I just couldn’t stop though! It was definitely a shock factor, everything just kicked in. I sat there for about 10 minutes and then I started driving back to his house. I knew I’d see him in the morning but I was just devastated. He was being taken to a hotel for the night in Tampa. So on my ride home, I cried the whole time until I called Kayla. I talked to her and finally stopped crying and even laughed a little, she always makes me feel better :) When I got back to Chris’s house, I talked to his parents about it and we were all mopey. But some good came out of it, they both asked me how I felt about my relationship being long term now and I told them that I would obviously prefer it not to be but that nothing will change, Chris will still be my everything. They smiled and said they asked him the same question and he said the same thing :) They then told me that when Chris starts his job training in a few months and goes to Virginia, that “there are schools up there you can go to and you’re knowledgeable so you’d figure out a way for it to work with you guys.” This made me SOOOO happy because they basically told me that they know Chris and I will be together and they are okay with it and want it to happen. I’m smiling like crazy now just thinking about it, it’s so awesome that they want it!

Yesterday Chris’s parents and I woke up at 4:30am to get ready and go to Tampa to see Chris swear in :) We couldn’t go into MEPS, that’s the processing place, until 8:30. When we did, we finally got to see him and talk to him for a minute. But then he had to go with all his paperwork and get processed again so we had to wait some more. We saw him as he passed by and eventually got to go into the ceremony room and watch him and some other guys swear in! We got pictures that I’ll put up later, but it was so cool. After that, I finally got to hug him and kiss him again, it was the best! Then he had to go sign his contract again, so we were stuck waiting once again. When he was done, he got to eat lunch in the little cafeteria there with all the other guys and I got to sit with him :) His parents insisted I sit with him while he eats so we could have some time just us together :) I met a few of the guys going up to boot camp with him and I really liked them, they were so nice and down to earth and we all shared laughs, it made me feel better that he’s going to be surrounded by some good people. After Chris ate, we had to say our final goodbyes and leave. We didn’t get a long goodbye because there was so much going on and he was in a rush to go. I didn’t cry then and neither did his parents. We weren’t as sad as Sunday, we were kind of happy but a little sad. We went to the car and decided to sit in it until we saw him get in the van with the other guys and drive off. This wait turned into an hour and half haha! But we finally saw him and the other guys walking out in a straight line with their folders in hand. We got out of the car, and other families emerged, and we waved and smiled and blew kisses and mouthed “I love you” and Chris waves back and smiled and did the same thing, he even blew a kiss to me but without his hand haha. And we watched him get in the van and we stood there until the van left. It was so surreal to watch him go and know that I can’t go with him and I can’t even see where he’s going or what he’s doing. When we got back home we talked about it more and tried to relax and not get too sad.

I wrote my first letter last night and it made me feel really good! Even though I can’t send it until we get his first letter, which will be in about a week, I’m still going to write. I promised him I would write every day that he’s gone. When I wrote the letter, I felt like I was actually talking to him because he’s going to hold that letter and read it and it just made me feel close to him for those few minutes. I’m so excited to write my second letter tonight, every since yesterday I’ve looked forward to the night so I can write my letter :)

That’s all I’ve got to report right now about the process because that’s all that’s happened. I’ll write on here and keep updates so I can share them with you and have them to look back on. Thanks for reading!

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Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:52:45 -0400

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Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:52:41 -0400