sorry its been so long im working now and had a few minutes to update everyone so i am gonna do that. Riley rolled over today on her own alot its like she found out what it was and she loves to roll over. I am excited about mom mom and pop pop coming over to germany this christmas its amazing i never thought in a million years they would come over here but here they come what a wonderful christmas
alright all i am back in germany and happy to be home. Got word that mommom and poppop are coming to visit man am i happy about that. I start my leave on thursday and I should be taking it easy there for a while Nicole Riley and I should be taking a trip somewhere I can not wait to decompress and get away from this army crap for a while talk to you all soon take it light
Been a while, I know i keep saying this but im sorry i havent written in this in a while it gets hectic over here and then theres downtime and then theres in between times the times where you have a moment to say goodbye to good friends that the damn Iraqis have taken from you forever. Whats a good amount of goodbye and whats too much or too little i dont know nothing ever seems enough i guess theres a point where you just have to let go and hope you said what you meant and hope they knew you before they took that journey into the flipside. I dont know i guess im just sick of watching good people take that trip for a group of ungreatful people that have no idea where they would be if we hadnt stepped in. OH well I love you all and i want you all to know that ill be home soon forty five days or so
Ok so its been a LONG time since I updated this and Im guessing your pretty mad at me so IM VERY SORRY I guess its just a combination of buisiness and laziness so ill try to keep up from now on at least every couple of days. How is everyone? Nicole and I are good she is on her way to the airport to make her journey back to Germany I know she had a good time in the states but home is alwasy a welcome prospect im sure she misses her bed and house. She has put alot of hours into decorating the house just perfect and stuff. so anyway thank you all for helping her feel welcome and making her stay in MD a good one. you are all wonderful and i love you for it.... Have a wonderful day and smile cause i am thinking about you all
Nicole and I are Parents please welcome Riley. Its amazing to me how many things are going through my head now. How before I looked forward to going to a movie or to the bar where as now all I can think about is laying in the grass holding Riley in the air and teaching her all about life and about the wonders of the world I wonder if this is normal. Im sure it is but either way I am so happy I am sure that Nicole and I will be great parents and I know that Riley will grow up with all the love in the world.........I just hope she is happy..... Nicole you are going to be a wonderful mom....I love you all and amidst all this war and destruction there is suddenly beauty in the world again, a reason to see the world in a different light. OH well im going to bed
I am so tired of this place but still we plug on and do the day to day things that are asked of us. I wish I had a couple wishes but even if I did I am not sure what I would wish for. Would I be responsible or greedy or loving who knows I do know im not getting any wishes any time soon so I guess its a stupid topic. ok im gonna jet for now
Hi all for those who don't know who they are the patriot guard is a group of patriotic bikers that stand guard at the funerals of our fallen brothers and sisters all around the United States. It is free to join and they are a great bunch of folks. They were the first group to out right stand up to protect the families of the fallen from the likes of the westboro baptist church. if you havent heard of those A$$ holes you should look them up the website to join the patriot guard is www.patriotguard.org I think you would like them. Also Riley will be coming anytime and we are very excited. Ok I hope you all have a great day
Hi all its been a rough few days and I am sorry i havent called alot. I am in a new place where its easier to get online then it is to get on the phone. And with the idiots acting up I just get more and more tired of this place with every day that passes. However there is some light at the end of the tunnel not only do i get to come home to Nicole but she will have out daughter with her and thats a blessing. I have changed some things on our webpage if you havent seen it yet it is at www.geocities.com/nbrichards1/nbrichards1 it should show up as a link on the journal page if it doesnt then just type it in the address bar. I am so excited about all of the good things in our life right now. Keep Mom Mom Deanie in our prayers and give her a call. I am sure she would love to hear from us all.
So I have finally settled down in a job here in Iraq i hope it means that im done moving for a while. I will be updating more often now so i love you all and i will have some updates about Nicole and Riley as time goes on
Hi all I am sorry that I have not been writing in this for a while I am at another base where I do not have access to the internet as much as i would like but here i am. Things are going smoothly with the birth of Riley. She may be here a little early though... I cant wait to be a dad and I am sure that Nicole is going to be a wonderful mother.
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