Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Sept 24th-26th weekend visit
hello everyone...trying to work things out with a hopefully good situation..I will tell you all more when we learn more...anyways...is anyone staying at the Ramada the weekend of September 24-26th? Or anyone who will be visiting that weekend mind giving a really good friend of mine a ride from the prison to the Ramada Friday and Saturday night and pick her up for a visit to the prison for Sat and Sun morning? I don't want to speak about why I am asking because I could be jinxing a great thing for Greg and I....anyways..thanks ladies...
Thursday, August 19, 2010
1 year home
Well I haven't updated you guys in awhile. Mike was released one year ago last Wednesday. It has been a long, but wonderful year. He was released from HWH October 16, yes he did his full HWH house time with only 2 home visits allowed. There was a paperwork issue and the two hour drive back and forth, so he stayed his entire 60 days there. He was put on home confinement for 1 year. October 16th he will start his supervised release for another 2 years. If any one has questions concerning HC under the supervision of the PO's not HWH please email me as it is entirely different than what the HWH's do when they release you home early or for weekend visits. Mike is working 40 hours a week. He can't leave until 7 a.m. and has to be in the house by 5:30. He is on "lockdown" all Federal Holidays and Friday 5:30 p.m. until Monday at 7:00 a.m. with a break for church 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. on Sunday. He works for a company that only shuts down on Thanksgiving and Christmas, but he is not allowed to work on any federal holiday as he is on lockdown. He also can not work overtime or weekends. Also, just so those of you who may have to deal with this sentence, home confinement means just that, within the confines of your home. No yard, porch, or deck. On a positive note we have made it this far and have less than 60 days left of the this craziness.
I have been offered a position working with the preschool students at the Montessori School here. I have been preparing my room for the upcoming school year and am very excited about working with the students.
I hope all is well with everyone, it has been very quite lately. I am hoping that no news is good news.
I have been offered a position working with the preschool students at the Montessori School here. I have been preparing my room for the upcoming school year and am very excited about working with the students.
I hope all is well with everyone, it has been very quite lately. I am hoping that no news is good news.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Hotels
Hi Everyone,
I found a great deal on hotel for July 4th weekend thought I would let you guys know. Waterfront place hotel is about $69/night(if you book 3 nights) and on hotels.com you can use the code CCBUD510 to get an extra 15% off. It has great ratings and it is one of the nicest hotels in Morgantown.
Also here are a couple of sites that I check before booking a hotel.
www.kayak.com (compares all websites)
http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?sduid=297683&t=2070078
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hotel-deals-607/
Flyertalk also has a thread dedicated to just codes:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hotel-deals/934858-general-list-codes-promos-orbitz-hotels-com-expedia-travelzoo-others.html
If I find other deals, I will keep posting them here just in case they help you out.
I found a great deal on hotel for July 4th weekend thought I would let you guys know. Waterfront place hotel is about $69/night(if you book 3 nights) and on hotels.com you can use the code CCBUD510 to get an extra 15% off. It has great ratings and it is one of the nicest hotels in Morgantown.
Also here are a couple of sites that I check before booking a hotel.
www.kayak.com (compares all websites)
http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?sduid=297683&t=2070078
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hotel-deals-607/
Flyertalk also has a thread dedicated to just codes:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hotel-deals/934858-general-list-codes-promos-orbitz-hotels-com-expedia-travelzoo-others.html
If I find other deals, I will keep posting them here just in case they help you out.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Hotel help
Hi everyone,
I made my first visit to Morgantown this past weekend...due to graduation, I had to stay at a motel in Bruceton Mills, which was not bad but I would like to be closer. I am planning on going again for Memorial Day and wondered if anyone could share hotels in the area that are decent. I am not looking for anything fancy! Just a (clean!!) nice place to stay. I heard that some offer discounts for being a Morgantown wife. Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Also, has anyone used Priceline to book a room in Morgantown? If so, how much did you offer to pay and where did you end up?
Thanks everyone!
Nicole
I made my first visit to Morgantown this past weekend...due to graduation, I had to stay at a motel in Bruceton Mills, which was not bad but I would like to be closer. I am planning on going again for Memorial Day and wondered if anyone could share hotels in the area that are decent. I am not looking for anything fancy! Just a (clean!!) nice place to stay. I heard that some offer discounts for being a Morgantown wife. Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Also, has anyone used Priceline to book a room in Morgantown? If so, how much did you offer to pay and where did you end up?
Thanks everyone!
Nicole
Monday, May 10, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Prison Wives on Investigation Discovery
I found this after googling prison wives and I found something I wanted to share with you all...I hope it is okay..
I’m Struggling Too!
Today is a bad day. I wish I could say that I've never had one before, but bad days consume my life. I have no escape from them. Today is a day when I wonder… Where is the support for me in-this-struggle?"
When a man asks a woman to wait for him while
he's in prison, does he realize what an incredible emotional sacrifice it is? Does he realize the pain and never-ending loneliness that attaches itself to her heart and soul? Does he realize that yes; we are in this struggle too?
When I made this choice to do this bit with my man I didn't know what it would mean to consciously hand over the control and happiness of my life…not to my man, but to an institution. From the very beginning, my man told me that I had the power in the relationship because I was the one who was free.
How am I free? What power do I have?
I buy my clothes according to what is acceptable for visits. At anytime, I can go anywhere my heart desires, but my heart's desire is trapped within that prison compound. So, where am I going? I stalk the mailman and won't leave the house until he comes, waiting for a white envelope with that familiar handwriting that has taken the place of hugs and kisses. I check the phone several times a day to make sure it's working, waiting to hear it ring and see "unavailable" appear on the caller ID, a sight that has taken the place of the sound of my doorbell or his car horn.
I set my watch to the clocks in the prison. I schedule my bedtime around "Count." No, I don't have any power. The phone company has the power. The prison and the guards have all the power. Today, I feel helpless and out of control.
Today surely is a bad day, and yes, I am struggling too.
Today, like most of my bad days that pass, I see a little bit of my life that has slipped away; another memory not made, another dream that doesn't come true. Another day my son wont know what its like to have a father in his life, One more day my family is separated. One more day I'm without a real home. I am so often standing on the line between sanity and insanity, I have to keep telling myself, "He's real, this is real, our love is real, and the end will come."
Today when he called I had to fight off the urge to beg him to come home to me. "Please come home. If you really loved me, you'd find a way." Today I blame him for keeping us apart. Today I am so very angry with him. Today is definitely a bad day, and yes, I am struggling too.
A good day can turn bad in the blink of an eye, a tick of the clock, or a beat of my heart. I am on an emotional roller coaster that changes course without warning or consideration for my mental state. It never asks permission. Attacks of loneliness, despair, confusion, and frustration hit me and consume me from the bottom of my feet to the top of my head and every crevice of my body in between. Some bad days I want to curl up in my bed and sleep. Sleep the days away. Some bad days I can't sleep or even eat. Sometimes I have to make my heart beat and my lungs take in oxygen.
Suicide is never a thought, but dying from loneliness is always a possibility.
Today I have no answers that make sense to me for the thousands of questions running through my head. My mind is cluttered with doubts and confusion and this makes my heart heavy with guilt and shame. How could I question the one real joy I have in my life? There are so many people who are lonely, without love and passion in their lives, so as difficult as this ordeal is, I know that what he and I share is the most precious of all gifts.
But today, I can't remember all the unconditional love, support, and non-judgment that my man has bestowed upon me. Today I can't remember that my man is the only one who really understands and accepts me, and the good and the bad. Today, I can't remember all the desire and passion that my man has brought out of me. Today, I can't remember that he plays no games, tells no lies, and wears our love like a badge of honor. Today, is obviously a bad day, and yes, I am struggling too!
While I wouldn't change one second, erase one tear, or forget heartache, I can truly understand why a woman would choose not to wait. The reality is that I am in prison too…I am also doing time and the only thing I am guilty of is being in love with my man.
For every one of us who stands by our man, that can endure the bad days and savor the good, there are many who can't. Many just don't even try. To the men whose women have chosen to move on, you
must always remember that there are always two sides to every story. Your women might not tell you what's in their hearts, but if you listen hard enough you can hear them. You can hear their confusion and their fear pleading with you to understand, to forgive, to accept, and to remember…
Not every woman is strong enough to endure the bad days that the struggle brings. Thank God, I'm strong enough!
Author Unknown
I’m Struggling Too!
Today is a bad day. I wish I could say that I've never had one before, but bad days consume my life. I have no escape from them. Today is a day when I wonder… Where is the support for me in-this-struggle?"
When a man asks a woman to wait for him while
he's in prison, does he realize what an incredible emotional sacrifice it is? Does he realize the pain and never-ending loneliness that attaches itself to her heart and soul? Does he realize that yes; we are in this struggle too?
When I made this choice to do this bit with my man I didn't know what it would mean to consciously hand over the control and happiness of my life…not to my man, but to an institution. From the very beginning, my man told me that I had the power in the relationship because I was the one who was free.
How am I free? What power do I have?
I buy my clothes according to what is acceptable for visits. At anytime, I can go anywhere my heart desires, but my heart's desire is trapped within that prison compound. So, where am I going? I stalk the mailman and won't leave the house until he comes, waiting for a white envelope with that familiar handwriting that has taken the place of hugs and kisses. I check the phone several times a day to make sure it's working, waiting to hear it ring and see "unavailable" appear on the caller ID, a sight that has taken the place of the sound of my doorbell or his car horn.
I set my watch to the clocks in the prison. I schedule my bedtime around "Count." No, I don't have any power. The phone company has the power. The prison and the guards have all the power. Today, I feel helpless and out of control.
Today surely is a bad day, and yes, I am struggling too.
Today, like most of my bad days that pass, I see a little bit of my life that has slipped away; another memory not made, another dream that doesn't come true. Another day my son wont know what its like to have a father in his life, One more day my family is separated. One more day I'm without a real home. I am so often standing on the line between sanity and insanity, I have to keep telling myself, "He's real, this is real, our love is real, and the end will come."
Today when he called I had to fight off the urge to beg him to come home to me. "Please come home. If you really loved me, you'd find a way." Today I blame him for keeping us apart. Today I am so very angry with him. Today is definitely a bad day, and yes, I am struggling too.
A good day can turn bad in the blink of an eye, a tick of the clock, or a beat of my heart. I am on an emotional roller coaster that changes course without warning or consideration for my mental state. It never asks permission. Attacks of loneliness, despair, confusion, and frustration hit me and consume me from the bottom of my feet to the top of my head and every crevice of my body in between. Some bad days I want to curl up in my bed and sleep. Sleep the days away. Some bad days I can't sleep or even eat. Sometimes I have to make my heart beat and my lungs take in oxygen.
Suicide is never a thought, but dying from loneliness is always a possibility.
Today I have no answers that make sense to me for the thousands of questions running through my head. My mind is cluttered with doubts and confusion and this makes my heart heavy with guilt and shame. How could I question the one real joy I have in my life? There are so many people who are lonely, without love and passion in their lives, so as difficult as this ordeal is, I know that what he and I share is the most precious of all gifts.
But today, I can't remember all the unconditional love, support, and non-judgment that my man has bestowed upon me. Today I can't remember that my man is the only one who really understands and accepts me, and the good and the bad. Today, I can't remember all the desire and passion that my man has brought out of me. Today, I can't remember that he plays no games, tells no lies, and wears our love like a badge of honor. Today, is obviously a bad day, and yes, I am struggling too!
While I wouldn't change one second, erase one tear, or forget heartache, I can truly understand why a woman would choose not to wait. The reality is that I am in prison too…I am also doing time and the only thing I am guilty of is being in love with my man.
For every one of us who stands by our man, that can endure the bad days and savor the good, there are many who can't. Many just don't even try. To the men whose women have chosen to move on, you
must always remember that there are always two sides to every story. Your women might not tell you what's in their hearts, but if you listen hard enough you can hear them. You can hear their confusion and their fear pleading with you to understand, to forgive, to accept, and to remember…
Not every woman is strong enough to endure the bad days that the struggle brings. Thank God, I'm strong enough!
Author Unknown
Well it's been a long time since I've gotten to speak with anyone...hope you are all doing well...Just thought I'd give a little update on us.
So Chance finally found work..He has been there going on 2 months...not the greatest as far as pay but it works...they didn't give him a hard time about his felony...put in the application on a Friday, got a call Monday to set up an interview for Tuesday and he started working the next morning...so we are very thankful that seems to be working out.
Chance finally seems to be adjusting back to a normal life. Although he still feels awkward while we are out in public. But things are getting better.
And I guess our biggest update is... we are expecting a baby In Oct...Sure hoping for a little girl as this will most definitely be the last try. :O)
Hope everyone is doing well and would love to catch up with everyone soon.
So Chance finally found work..He has been there going on 2 months...not the greatest as far as pay but it works...they didn't give him a hard time about his felony...put in the application on a Friday, got a call Monday to set up an interview for Tuesday and he started working the next morning...so we are very thankful that seems to be working out.
Chance finally seems to be adjusting back to a normal life. Although he still feels awkward while we are out in public. But things are getting better.
And I guess our biggest update is... we are expecting a baby In Oct...Sure hoping for a little girl as this will most definitely be the last try. :O)
Hope everyone is doing well and would love to catch up with everyone soon.
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