Late Night

You know those nights when you just can't seem to go to sleep, your tired and you can feel it all over your body; both physically and emotionally?  Yeah well I'm having one of those night right now!  I can't seem to get my brain to shut off entirely, so its as if my mind is just going in circles moving from one topic to the next.  Tonight for some reason it seems to be money and my weight/body.

Money because as everyone knows, when you move its a lot more than you actually calculated it to be.  I mean yeah we get paid on Friday but we aren't sure if we are still going to get California BAH(Basic Allowance for Housing) or Georgia now or if its based off of our zip code of where we live or what Post you are stationed at.  See I was always told that it was your zip code of where you resided, but some one told David today that its based on what Post you are at instead.  What worries me is that there is like a $200 difference between the two!  Does anyone know?  So this Friday when I wake up and check the bank it should be interesting to see what the Army has decided to do.  Also with the Army we are waiting to receive our DLA (Dislocations Allowance), which is supposed to be a nice amount that we can use to pay for bills and still be comfortable for the next couple weeks and can help us get ahead again.

As for my weight, its gone up the past couple of months because I had fallen off the wagon.  Meaning; I wasn't really working out or eating right.  But since we moved this past week and a half I've been trying to be good by not drinking soda, except maybe once this week as a cheat.  Also eating lots of fruits and vegetables, trying to stay away from all the bad sugars; like ice cream (which I LOVE).  So far I've been feeling better because of all of it combined, but also because I've been drinking water and trying to stay hydrated with all this humidity!  With tonight being a restless night I was on Pinterest and looking through the health and workout section, and saw a lot of bloggers like me who had success in their journies.  Got me thinking that maybe instead of always thinking of my long term goal I need to maybe just go with short term goals?  Like maybe for one not weighing myself everyday like I used to, and two thinking maybe what I could accomplish in a 30 day time period and not my goal weight or size.  Also just going with how I feel and how my clothes fit, you know whats good for me.


If your military; does anyone know how BAH is aloted?

Who would be interested in doing a 30 day challenge with me, where we work out and just eat right? (Starting on July 1)

How about a side of stress?

I know that I said I would post pictures, but having a "house guest" and a husband who lives with you full time now tends to make the house a lot more messier than it was before!  So I ask that you bare with me for a little longer, I did clean today but not as well as I had hoped.  There has been a lot on my mind lately I guess you could say. 

Part of it is mainly all my fault, I let it get to this point.  I guess you could say that I'm having some health issues that could be a problem later on.  I'm not the skinniest of sorts, and that I have let my recent being get to what it is in my own eating and lack of exercise habits.  I'm hoping here soon to get some tests ran in about a month or so, I promise to keep you all updated as to whats going on as soon as I know anything.  For now with David home and our "house guest,"  I'm cooking more, which means less eating out and I'm trying to cut back on sugar as best as I can, plus drinking more water.  I've been doing pretty well the past couple days along with walking some for about 15-45 minutes, David is trying to keep me on track by telling me to get up, and I just don't want to let him down.  Hopefully here in a couple of days when I start feeling better I can start doing more, but right now I'm not to in the mood to do much of anything except for keeping house and cooking.

Now as for the move down here, it wasn't bad at all, we made it in pretty good time, since it was only a 7 hours and 40 minutes and we made it with 20 minutes to spare.  The guys got straight to work and got everything unloaded and the boxes in the proper rooms.  Though it was left to me to unpack and organize the whole house I was able to do it in about a week, except for a couple of boxes which I'm not quite sure what to do with yet.  We have started to make it feel like a home; since we are going to be here a while, we bought a "Welcome" mat for outside and curtains for each of the windows in all of the rooms.  This place is so much nice than the last, and we actually loved the last one; so can you imagine what we thought when we got here.  I LOVE my kitchen!!!!!!!!  The only thing its missing is a gas stove and an island, but other than that its perfect!  Here is a quick teaser for you all!  We live in a gated apartment community, with a fantastic pool, clubhouse, and its bigger than our last place  Its about a 30 minutes drive away from post, which some people complain about, but there are a quite a lot of soldiers that live in the complex also and they don't seem to have a problem.  David doesn't mind the drive, which I am happy about, because to be honest a lot of people have to commute back and forth to work each day, and longer than that too.







As you know for us to move here David had to graduate from AIT, I was super proud of him!  He got Honor Graduate, which means that he had a 90% or higher grade average in his class!  Here are a couple of pictures of him and me at his graduation!


Even though I've had him for a week and half its hard to get into a "funk" I guess you could say, we never really had one as a married couple.  To be honest we got married and then two weeks later he left for basic training and been gone ever since, yeah we had weekends but its not like living a normal married life like now.  I don't know if I'm explaining it right, but we need to figure out how to be married couple together.  I know most military couples go through this because we choose a life of separation.  I know that my experience can eventually help other spouses like myself in the future, or maybe those can help me.


As for two of my avid reader; Ashley and Kaitlyn, I know what your requests are and Ashely I will try and work on yours next and Kaitlyn yours I will eventually get to when I can get my camera to work again!  Thanks to both of you for your support and patience.

Now comes the reader part!  I have two questions for you to answer; 1.) What would you like to see of our new place?  2.)  What do you think David and I should do become more of a married "couple"?

We made it!

Sorry that I have been MIA for the past week, but trying to keep up with moving and having my brother-in-law with us has been keeping me quite busy.  I want to apologize in advance to everyone and say I'm sorry that this post is going to be a short one, but I wanted everyone to know that I'm still alive and still here for your entertainment.  I'm hoping to upload pictures of our new place here in a couple of days so that all the inquiring minds can see where we live and how nice our new place is.  I would also like to thank everyone for their prayers and concern for us and thoroughly appreciate it all.  We are doing well and trying to transition back into being a married couple as best as possible as we can.  Hope you all are having a great week!

What would you guys like to know or see of our new place?

Life in a week!

To Kat; I know that you made a request for my next posting and I promise that it will be this week because I'm trying a couple new recipes on Wednesday.

Now I know I haven't written in about a week and a half but there has been a lot going on in my life since the last time I was on here.  I've been thinking about somethings I learned about my blog and some of you who read or don't.  I've come to the conclusion that everyone is going to have an opinion about our life and what we do, but it is my choice whether or not I choose accept that opinion and go with it or just to live our lifes.  I know I'm not the best the writer in the world, but I love it; it keeps me sane on days like today.  I just read something on Facebook; thanks to a fellow army significant other, it reads "Sometimes the girl who has been there for everyone else needs someone to be there for her."  I fully believe in that saying; I'm a people person and one of my greatest assets and my greatest downfall is that I have a big heart.  I tell all my closest friends that I'm there for them no matter what time of the day it is, I will MOST of the time answer my phone. (sorry to one friend that I didn't this week)  The point here is that I need someone sometimes to talk to, who will just listen to me, not criticize, or tell me what I did wrong and should of done; look I'll ask for advice if I want it but for that particular moment I just want someone who will be there for me.  My husband is a great man and a great example of this, he listens to what is going on and he seems to always know when I just need someone to cry to, he doesn't pressure me into the right thing I should of done or need to do, he listens to me.  To be honest yes, I have these people but sometimes I just need to decelerate from life and that is what this site is for, to be able to calm down from situations sometimes; not all the time though.  I know everyone has opinions and they all have the right to say what they think they need to, but I'm not always going to listen!  I know that is blunt!  I write this blog for three reasons; 1) for me 2) so friends and family can keep up with David and I & 3) so I can help other military spouses/significant others like myself.  My goal on here isn't to make people feel bad, or to point fingers at situations.  If you choose to stop reading on here that is your loss!  If you don't like something I've said before then don't read it; that is your choice.  If you have opinions about my/our life or this blog you are more than welcome to leave me comments whether its on here or on my Facebook, but it is my option and choice whether I want to take it into consideration.  Every time I write on here it takes me sometimes hours because I'm rereading and rewriting so that there is nothing that can incriminate my husband's or my future/current careers.

This last week has felt like its been more like a month, both good and bad situations.  Ties in my life have been disbanded for a while, new ones were welcomed with open arms.  Last weekend on Sunday David and I went to one of his fellow "coworkers" home where I met his wonderful wife and adorable son!  We were there for a BBQ, we stayed and talked for six hours and had a great time.  This week on Monday was my last day at the ACE Hardware I worked at, I miss my coworkers and all the laughs we had.  Tuesday was a quite day of wonderful blissful laziness!  Wednesday this new friend of mine hung out at her house and talked for hours and got to know each other a lot better, we are a lot a like and get a long super well!  Thursday; her and I took her son to Virginia Beach and had an amazing time at the Aquarium and beach.  For the rest of the week I hung out with her, paid bills, shopped very little, and saw my husband for a couple of hours and fully enjoyed every minute.  With all of these great times there were also bad; as always you must take the bad with the good.

Like I said ties were disbanded for a little bit of time, along with some troubles with the Army.  The good news with the Army was that they got David his official orders, but they screwed them up TWICE of all things, so finally this weekend around Friday they got fixed.  His graduation moved up to Tuesday June 12th morning instead of Wednesday June 13th afternoon, we have to be down in Georgia by the 15th instead of getting some time off like most people who PCS are supposed to.  We also don't have a home yet and are waiting to hear back from a place.  Its been a week of joys but also tribulations.  I'm hoping everything comes together this week, along with me trying to pack everything by myself!

Onto some good news I think; Saturday its my 20th birthday.  I feel a lot older than that, but that comes with all the life experiences I've acquired over the last year.  I know I don't have the amount of years or experience that some of you have, but I'm still an adult in my own manner of life!  Unlike most people my age I have a family, bills, and responsibilities that don't hit most peoples lives until they are 25.  To be honest I wouldn't change anything in my life or what has occurred over the last year for anything!  The experiences in my life have made me who I am today and will shape the person I will later become.  I don't regret anything from this last year, even the bad.

So now for some reader interaction!  (my favorite part!)  Go on the Facebook link and comment!

What do you all think I should do for my birthday?  What should I request from David?  IF he gets to come home this weekend

Babie.........

Okay so for those of you who follow me on Facebook and on here noticed that I asked you guys what you would like me to talk about in my next post well here we go; thanks to a miss Renee we are going to talk babies!  By the way Happy Birthday my dear friend, hope you have a great day and the boys spoil you.

As a little girl growing up I always knew I wanted a big family; probably because it was only my younger sister and myself.  I always wanted more siblings but it just wasn't one of those things that was meant to be.  Being the oldest I always fantasized about having a brother, I wanted someone to protect me from the world, but instead I got a sister!  (Love ya)  About the time I turned eight maybe even nine, my younger cousins were born, well the really young ones, and I just loved how cute and cuddly they were.  I could make them smile and laugh at almost anything, and they were just so sweet and innocent. Thanks to my Aunt she helped me figure out what to do and what I should never do.  I remember one day about seven months probably after my baby boy cousin was born him sitting in one of those great bouncy seats and just sitting there for an hour making him laugh and giggle at the most ridiculous things, and not having a care in the world.  I got to change, feed, and play with him; to me that little baby will always be the little brother I never got and I will always love him.  I believe my maternal side kicked in around that time, I started baby sitting any time I could and working in the church nursery every Sunday of every church we went to.  I love kids!  So like I was saying; we want a big, loud, and loving family!  Four is our minimum; you see we both grew up with just one sibling, so we want lots of kids.  It is funny because David and I were talking about our future this last Sunday and David was saying something about six, and I turned and was like "what?"  He said, "well you never know there are always the ones that you never plan for that happen!"  I just turned gave him a kiss on the cheek and laughed.

The time old argument huh; Boys or Girls?  Well this has been a thing with us for a while now; I would like a little boy first, probably because like I said I never had a brother, well David wants a little girl first, because he never had a sister.  So we have come to the conclusion that we want two boys and two girls; and yes we know that is a possibility that could never happen, but we can dream right?  On our honeymoon we came up with names; yes we are dorks!  You ready?  You have to understand that David came up with the boys and I came up with the girls; and they are all original.  First boy would be Theodore (Theo or Leo) Thomas and James Kirk, while the first little red headed girl would be Rose Arabella and the second little girl would be Athena Layla.  Yes I know very unique, but David and I are very unique so why not our future children, especially since they would be from our DNA; creepy I know!  Speaking of DNA we have no idea what color hair or eyes they will have and here is why.  They could be blonde (David's blonde), Burnett (my Dad's family has dark hair; Italian blood), and then Red (my hair color and my mom's side).  As for Eyes they could be grey, green, blue, brown, or even hazel!  So its going to be a gamble, I keep telling David we are going to have our kids and have one of each hair color and someone is going to stop us and ask if the dark hair baby is even David's!  When that day comes around I know that we will probably just laugh our heads off.

I want to have a natural birth if possibly; and I hope I will since my hips are huge and will never get smaller!  Breast feeding is a yes for me, I think those make-shift blankets that go around your neck were like the best invention instead of having to mess with a real blanket.  When we have our first girl it will be a light pink and and green combination, while the first boy will be a light green and a nice sky blue.  Then for the seconds of each I will take our the green's and put in brown, I love those color combinations.  Those are the things that I know for sure we are both wanting, everything else; I think once we did get pregnant I would sit down and do all my research and talk it over with my hubby and see what is best for us and the little one. 

Now I know most of you are thinking; "okay now that we have read this, is it a sign that she is pregnant?"  Sorry to disappoint, but no.  We aren't pregnant, don't get us wrong, we want a family; but right now we want to both finish our college educations, spend more time as a married couple, and maybe even see more of the world, take a couple more impulsive trips like cruises or even just packing up the car and driving.  I know that David will be an amazing dad; always caring, loving, and never letting go, he is already great with little kids and I can't wait for that moment in the hospital when he holds our first bundle of joy in his arms and is totally taken away by just everything.

Life..........

I guess you could say that I have had a little bit of a triumph over the last month.  When I got home from California I had kind of fallen into a kind of depression you could say; very grumpy, never wanting to do much of anything.  Well over the past couple of weeks I have gotten better, mainly because I have been able to see family.  No, not necessarily do I mean jumping on a plane, but through a very handy invention called Skype.  Talking with family has been such a great help to me over the past couple of weeks.  I'm not sure what I would have done without them, I feel so great and I am eternally grateful to these wonderful people.  You know who you are and I do thank you from the bottom of my heart, and I hope you all know that. 

I'm super excited that we have less than a month before David graduates from AIT and my 20th birthday!  As I tell people, David and I don't feel like our actual ages to be honest.  Sometimes I truly do feel about 23 or older some days.  I know some of you think we are still kids and don't have any idea what we are talking about half the time, but the great thing about growing up is that you experience life and everything changes over time.  I do have to say though that I have experienced more in this last year than most of the young adults that I graduated with in 2010, which I have to say seems like a lifetime ago.  I also commend my fellow friends who have also gone down the same road I have and I'm sure have experienced some kind of judgement; whether it be from friends, family members, or even complete strangers.  We know that it isn't in our time for people our age to get married at 19,20, or even 21.  Now a days to be honest its actually not until most people are at least 25+ and they have stable lives with a career and such.  I know I didn't follow that guideline and that most people probably think that I'm naive and that we will be another statistic, but the more people say that the harder I try to prove them wrong, and guess what I will do everything in my power to do so. 

So with David's graduation looming around the corner it also means that we are getting quite close to having to move to Georgia!  I'm wondering how that will go to be honest?  You see some of our belonging are still back in California, and because I moved out here on our dime I'm wondering how the PCS move is going to go.  You see I was told once that the Army went by where the sponsors spouses lived, well I found out that its actually quite the opposite, they go based off of where your soldier is.  So we have a feeling that they might go with where David's last home was, even though I was included on his orders for Virginia, so we will see how this goes shall we, either way I have plan which is like a must, always have a back up.  I'm super proud of David and everything he has accomplished over the last year.  He is absolutely amazing and I love him to death!

What on everyone's mind?  Anything you would like me talk about?  If you do you can send me a private message or put it on the link that I post with each new "article" on here.  Talk to me, let me know whats happening with you.........Night all!

Its Official

Before I get started, I wanted to thank everyone who participated in my weekend question last week, I had fun reading your guys plans and responding!  You are all great readers!

Today I made it official and gave my two weeks notice at work!  I think when we move down to Georgia I'm going to try to find a waitress job.  First because I'm done with Hardware for the moment, I'm tired of trying to help customers and they look at me like I don't know anything because I'm a woman, well guess what I have learned quite a few things and tricks from my two years at an ACE Hardware store!  I may not specifics but obviously I know enough to help a customer get what he/she needs or at least point them in the right direction.  Two, since I want to own a restaurant then I think it would be a wise decision to at least know how to waitress, so that when I do have my own place I can at least know how my employees feel and I can relate to them.  Third, I could probably make more money and put my people-person personality to its fullest potential!  Part of me would like the Mom&Pop shop, interesting people to meet and that is the type of place we want to have.  Well anyways I'm glad that I'm almost done at ACE, I'm going to miss all my friends, but man the customers are just right down rude most of the time!

So one of my friends from work took me Sam's Club for the first time ever!  Yes, I know its almost exactly like a Costco, which I have been to like a million time, but still she took me there and I bought three Disney Classics.  If we haven't established this yet lets get to it; I'm a Disney FANATIC!  Anyways I bought Lady and the Tramp; which I haven't seen in years, Beauty and the Beast and Bambi; both of those because they are going back into the vault and by the time they probably come out again I will already have kids and I would like my kids to experience Disney to the fullest!  I know I'm a dork, but come on!  One of my favorite Disney movies is Mulan, and I think that one is in the vault because I haven't seen that movie any where for years and I've been searching for it,  I've been dying to see it for about a year but I couldn't even find my copy.  I wonder what they are going to take out of the vault next, because I would really like to collect most of the classics!  This is how much a dork I am; back in California I have two books one is a 1975 1st edition Disney story book, its about 300 pages of all the Disney movies out at that time, some of timeless classic stories that weren't movies yet, and even some of the Mickey Mouse stories, then two years ago I came across a 1st edition Disney story book 2 at a yard sell.  This one was an updated version of all the movies out since the last book, and other timeless tales, it also was about 300 pages.  I wish I had my books! 

Well now time for our interactive part; go to the link on Facebook like last time and tell me what your favorite Disney movie/s are, or even your favorite kids movie!