My gift :)

During Port's last tour I wore a dog tag he had made of me, a duplicate of his original as a bracelet. It's amazing the comfort you gain by something so small. A few days after he came home from his last tour the chain I had on the dog tag broke. I was heartbroken as he had taken me for the chain and drilled holes in the dog tag to make it a bracelet.

I have kept the dog tag in my jewelry box for the next time we would be separated for a long time. I had the idea that instead of just a plain chain, to use beads. I thought it would dress it up and give it a more girly look.

A few weeks ago Port and I were blessed with our first night away and we stayed in a beautiful bed and breakfast downtown here in CO. As we were taking a romantic stroll that afternoon I noticed a really cool looking bead shop. They had already closed so we decided to go back the next morning only to find that they didn't open for another few hours and we had to get back to the babies.

Two days before Port left for his schooling in KY, he took me back to the bead shop and had a beautiful bracelet made for me with the dog tag I've been holding onto for almost 5 years. I wear it daily as it brings me comfort and makes me feel even more proud to be an army wife. I've included a of pic for you to see how it turned out!


Thank you my love for doing something so sweet for me. I love you!