30 List Update

Remember the 30 List? I thought I would give you a quick update. You see one of the lil items on there has been the reason for my blogger absence. I truly do miss blogging and hope soon to be posting regularly. In the meantime, back to the list. So how have I been doing?

Well the GRE/grad school item has been a major fail. I also have not been running as much. In fact, the half-marathon has been indefinitely put on hold. I have been wearing lipstick - silly item on the list but still important.

However, the biggest list success has been the one about expanding our family. I'm thrilled to say that in Feb 2011 we will be welcoming a much anticipated addition to the family. The hubs and I were thrilled to find out in early June that we will be having a baby.

As we wait for this much anticipated event, we have a lot going on. We are moving again. We are still at the same post, but with lil squirt on the way, a move was necessary. The hubs is going after a career change. We will know by the end of Sept what our future for the next year or two holds. Keep your fingers crossed.

I apologize for the lack of posts, but as you can see there has been a lot going on. I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend. We are off to spend some quality time with the Hubs family. Got anything fun planned this weekend?

Happy Birthday, America

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"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free." - Ronald Reagan 

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to the best Dad that a girl could ask for. It was a long time coming, but perhaps that makes me even more appreciative of the man I get to call Dad. 

Simple Things Can Make the Sweetest Memories

Maybe it's because my parents anniversary is on Saturday, or maybe it's because I was looking at wedding photography website. For whatever reason, a few random sweet memories popped into my head from our wedding day.

- All the day into night into wee hours of the morning preparation the day before with my best friend/wedding coordinator.

- My family sitting around a table putting together programs. My brother was "quality control" and literally made them redo several programs. Too funny and yet so sweet.

- Getting my make-up done with just my Mom the morning of the wedding.

- Riding with my Dad to the church. He was adamant that he take me, and it will be a memory I will never forget.

Do you have any random, sweet, unexpected memories from your wedding?

Memorial Day Weekend

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The weekend is finally here! What a week! The Hubs drowned his phone, and our power went out twice. C'est la vie.

Got any fun plans for the weekend? We are headed to the beach with the in-laws. Can't wait! I love my in-laws, but I REALLY love sitting on the beach with a drink in my hand.

When we get home on Monday, we will take a brief moment to think about all those soldiers past and present that have given their lives for this country. I encourage you to take a minute to honor them as well.

Have a great weekend!

The 30 List

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Want in on a lil secret? Last week  I had a birthday. Big ole number 29. Whew! This has led to A LOT of thinking about next years bday. The BIG ONE! Ok well maybe not the biggest one, but it feels pretty monumental. Then again that might be because the Hubs has taken EVERY opportunity to remind me that I will be 30 before he will. Stinker! All this thinking and reminding from the Hubs has resulted in The 30 List. A list of things to have completed by my 30th birthday. If I was really clever, there would be thirty items. However, I'm not really clever.

The 30 List

1) GRE and Grad School - it's time to get off my butt and pick a future!

2) Get in the BEST shape that I can be in!

3) Run a half marathon - this technically goes with the item above. It is a goal that I've already started working on. Rockstar! The half is in March so we will see!

4) Wear more and try more colors of lipstick! I by this lady who wears lipstick beautifully! I  have found that bright lipstick does AMAZING things for my mood. P.S. You've found the right shade when multiple people complement you on it.

5) Add to our lil family! Whether it's a baby or another furbaby, I would love for our lil family to expand in the next year.

6) Take more photographs! I love, love, love to take pictures, but have gotten slack lately and haven't been taking as many.

7) Perfect my golf game! I say this as if I just golf all the time. I actually just started playing, but I love it. Plus it's something that the Hubs and I enjoy doing together.

8) Appreciate all the sweet lil things the Hubs does for me! Lil things like cleaning my old, nasty golf clubs while I was at work yesterday. They look so good now!

9) Try at least one new recipe every week! I love to cook and bake, but make a lot of the same things over and over again. It's time to get brave and try new things. Plus I have a zillion cookbooks with recipes just dying to be made.

10) Take advantage of being so close to dear friends and family! We were recently reminded how temporary our current location could really be. It really made me appreciate how lucky we are to be so close to so many people that we love.

I will keep ya updated on my list. And maybe, just maybe I will continue to add to the list until I have 30 items. Won't I look clever then!

Massive Monday

Do Mondays ever feel overwhelming to anyone else? Mondays are a day of revelation for me. A vast reminder of the things I was going to do over the weekend that definitely did not get done. Bummer! Oh well after the incredible weekend that we had I'm not going to worry about the things that didn't get done.

After such a great weekend, I'm ready to curl up for a nap. I'm sure the pouring rain is not helping either. We really do need the rain, however my office has a corrugated steel roof. Rainstorms get quite noisy around here. The patter of the rain on the roof can be hypnotic and before I know it I'm about to doze off. Today is definitely one of those days.

Must stay awake!

Weekend

I love weekends with my lil family! Hope you are spending it with someone you love. 

Funky Friday

Yep it has been a funky week, and so far Friday is proving to be funky also! Oh well! The good news is that The Hubs and I have a weekend of fun planned! It is after all my birthday weekend! Technically my birthday is tuesday, but we are doing a lot of celebrating this weekend. My bestie and her hubby are coming to town tomorrow. Watch out F-ville because two crazy girls are going to be on the lose with a whole gaggle of military men! Let the craziness commence!

Speaking of the military, I just want to grab myself some perspective at the moment. The Army has really thrown us for a loop this week. Oh c'est la vie! Anyway what I want to say is that it's all about perspective. While the Army often reschedules our lives for us, it has provided some great things. The Hubs and I both have made AMAZING friends thanks to the Army. We have insurance and a roof over our heads. The Hubs has job security. But more than all that, I've learned to appreciate who my husband is and all that he does. I don't think I would have seen that side as much if he had a different job. Plus I wouldn't trade our military friends and "sons" for anything in the world!

Wishing and Hoping

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Oh to be a kid again! Today of all days, childhood feels so nostalgic and welcoming. Maybe for just a few minutes, I can grasp the feeling of my hair blowing in the breeze while being pushed on a swing.

New Colors

Do you ever have the urge to rearrange your furniture? Why is it that we have this inate urge to change our environment? I thinking changing around a blog comes from that same urge. So you play around, see what you like, pick something for awhile and then (potentially) go right back to where you had everything before.

What do you think of the new colors around here? I am just starting to appreciate the color yellow. Hey I'm blonde and fair skinned. Bright yellows tend to make me look dead like vampire dead. Not flattering! Anywho, I wanted something lighter and uplifting, easy on the eyes but pretty. Thoughts?

Stay tuned for my birthday wish list. I can't ignore it any longer. It's creeping up so I'm preparing a list. It makes life easier on everyone! ;)

Only Here

Only in an Army town would you here the following conversation.

Pregnant Lady: Yep I'm six months pregnant.
Other Lady: So your husband dropped you one before he left, huh?

Only in my town, folks. Only in my town.