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Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Cole gave me a planner about two years ago for my birthday. The cover is faux pleather gray and features rose gold embossing of a crescent moon with rays coming from the top and some constellations underneath, also embossed in rose gold. It's spiral-bound. It's also undated. This goes great with my inconsistency in using a planner which I've always wanted to be different. I used to think I hated undated planners but I was wrong about that and turns out, lots of other things too. Ha. Anyway, I found this page in that planner dated (via the opposite page) May 2022 and it made me laugh and almost cry. I did those things, y'all. I did them all.
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| The words on the right are from the G Flip song I Am Not Afraid which quickly became my anthem. Follow me on Spotify so we can share music. It's my love language. One of them. |
I can't wait to tell you more about all that but it won't be today. It was that month (May) I showed up solo to ecstatic dance in the park in Manitou Springs and met some stellar humans who also introduced me to the drum circle that would forever change mi vida (my life).
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
My life isn't that glorious. Sure we take vacations to islands in the Mediterranean but isn't that normal? Just kidding. So here's the real deal. I constantly battle myself in how I present our life on social media. Take a look at my Instagram feed and you'll see what I'm talking about. Sometimes I post pictures that are artistic and serious and other times I post ugly selfies and do some real life talk. I never know what to post! I want to do both but I find I get tired of both sides.
Lately I've been pretty fed up with politics and perfection. I'm OVER it which is mostly why I haven't shared more of my utopian pictures of Calvi beach on the island of Corsica which we visited over the weekend. Because let's be honest, who really wants to see that? I don't. lol. I mean, I will document it but I may not share it. Again, the struggle is real for me. I don't want to seem too braggy and at the same time I want to share with my friends and family the things we do that are awesome in our otherwise mostly normal life.
Today for example. Today is the first day after we got back from vacation and we woke up to go to art class. We hopped in our extremely messy vehicle and drove to post where I rushed the kids into class while Nevie and I did some serious drive-thru soda rescue. I hadn't had a fountain soda with ice in 5 days. I instantly felt better. Then Nevie and I went to the park where she did exercise and wanted me to follow suit. Her version of exercise was running around the jungle gym which I totally did. It warmed me up because I think it's Fall and I was chilly. I did Nevie a favor and wiped off the wet slide with my butt and therefore needed it to dry. I sat on the ground to accomplish my task and very soon-after realized once I got up, there would be some serious bum marks on the ground. Oh well. Who cares that the playground was filling with fellow homeschool mom's and their kids? Meh.
After that we did some more playing at the park because Jackson doesn't actually have art at the same time as Sadie but she won't go to class without big brother. So he does 2 art classes really. He sits through hers and draws pictures, gets a half hour break and then does his art class for 1.5 hours. He's a good one. Today, while Jackson was gone Sadie did make a friend! Her name is Elizabeth and she was so excited to tell me about her. One of my favorite things about Sadie is her ease in being friendly. She doesn't easily make the friends but once she does, she's an instant bestie to that girl/boy. The other great thing about her is that she doesn't forget any of them. She is constantly talking about her cousins, and Cheyenne and Kaydence and Carter to name a few. I finally told her today that we needed to make a list of her friends and send them letters and cards. She loved that idea. Off topic. In the midst of playing, Nevie even came over to tell me about her fellow "banana hair" friend. It still makes me want to squeeze her that she calls her hair color "Banana" and sure enough, that friend had almost the exact same color of hair. Yay for Banana Besties.
We returned home after art and had 15 minutes of Xbox before I had them help me clean up the house. While we picked up, I busted out the sewing machine to make a cover for something. I messed up something though. I'm terrified of messing stuff up? Have I told you that? I've been trying my hand at knitting and crocheting and I'm super scared of doing it wrong and it looking ugly. Perfectionist much? I'm working on it though! So, about 30 minutes ago I finished sewing a very NOT straight line. But Wah-la! It's done. I don't know how to spell wa-la. Wala. Whatever.
I realized we were almost late for karate so we jumped in the car and I once again hurriedly dropped of Jackson for karate. The girls and I meandered over to the PX where I returned several items (without a receipt, for store credit) and then we promptly re-spent that money on umbrella's and discount home decor. I can't wait to show you what I got! I love a bargain!
After picking up Jack from karate (and making a brief stop at the food court for more fast food snacks) we went immediately to our friends' house. She graciously offered to have us over. I almost said no because I think they've had us over like 12 times and we haven't had them over once. #truefriends. Today I read an Instagram post from a tired Mom who finally said yes to someone offering help and she did it without guilt. I thought of her today as I said yes and I was so thankful I did. My kids needed a meal that wasn't preservative-filled and I couldn't quite do it today (we just got home from vacation remember?) and I was very thankful for an intuitive friend who allowed us to join in on their meal which was AWESOME by the way! This woman is one of my favorites. She gets my humor and I know their family was put in Italy to bless our lives. I know, the world revolves around me. lol.
Anyway, I totally got sidetracked like 3 times in this post. See? That's what I'm talking about. Maybe it's just my lack of concentration that prevents me from deciding on what kind of Instagrammer I'll be. Just know, there are no actually perfect lives. 92 percent of the posts you see on social media are fabricated. I want you to think about what's actually happening behind of the scenes of these fabulous flat-lays, luminous lighting and wonderful words. They aren't always legitimate. Also, Hillary or Trump will most likely win and regardless of all of this, life will go on. In the meantime, I'm gonna TRY and be bone fide.
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| This is my most favorite picture from our vacation |
Today for example. Today is the first day after we got back from vacation and we woke up to go to art class. We hopped in our extremely messy vehicle and drove to post where I rushed the kids into class while Nevie and I did some serious drive-thru soda rescue. I hadn't had a fountain soda with ice in 5 days. I instantly felt better. Then Nevie and I went to the park where she did exercise and wanted me to follow suit. Her version of exercise was running around the jungle gym which I totally did. It warmed me up because I think it's Fall and I was chilly. I did Nevie a favor and wiped off the wet slide with my butt and therefore needed it to dry. I sat on the ground to accomplish my task and very soon-after realized once I got up, there would be some serious bum marks on the ground. Oh well. Who cares that the playground was filling with fellow homeschool mom's and their kids? Meh.
After that we did some more playing at the park because Jackson doesn't actually have art at the same time as Sadie but she won't go to class without big brother. So he does 2 art classes really. He sits through hers and draws pictures, gets a half hour break and then does his art class for 1.5 hours. He's a good one. Today, while Jackson was gone Sadie did make a friend! Her name is Elizabeth and she was so excited to tell me about her. One of my favorite things about Sadie is her ease in being friendly. She doesn't easily make the friends but once she does, she's an instant bestie to that girl/boy. The other great thing about her is that she doesn't forget any of them. She is constantly talking about her cousins, and Cheyenne and Kaydence and Carter to name a few. I finally told her today that we needed to make a list of her friends and send them letters and cards. She loved that idea. Off topic. In the midst of playing, Nevie even came over to tell me about her fellow "banana hair" friend. It still makes me want to squeeze her that she calls her hair color "Banana" and sure enough, that friend had almost the exact same color of hair. Yay for Banana Besties.
We returned home after art and had 15 minutes of Xbox before I had them help me clean up the house. While we picked up, I busted out the sewing machine to make a cover for something. I messed up something though. I'm terrified of messing stuff up? Have I told you that? I've been trying my hand at knitting and crocheting and I'm super scared of doing it wrong and it looking ugly. Perfectionist much? I'm working on it though! So, about 30 minutes ago I finished sewing a very NOT straight line. But Wah-la! It's done. I don't know how to spell wa-la. Wala. Whatever.
I realized we were almost late for karate so we jumped in the car and I once again hurriedly dropped of Jackson for karate. The girls and I meandered over to the PX where I returned several items (without a receipt, for store credit) and then we promptly re-spent that money on umbrella's and discount home decor. I can't wait to show you what I got! I love a bargain!
After picking up Jack from karate (and making a brief stop at the food court for more fast food snacks) we went immediately to our friends' house. She graciously offered to have us over. I almost said no because I think they've had us over like 12 times and we haven't had them over once. #truefriends. Today I read an Instagram post from a tired Mom who finally said yes to someone offering help and she did it without guilt. I thought of her today as I said yes and I was so thankful I did. My kids needed a meal that wasn't preservative-filled and I couldn't quite do it today (we just got home from vacation remember?) and I was very thankful for an intuitive friend who allowed us to join in on their meal which was AWESOME by the way! This woman is one of my favorites. She gets my humor and I know their family was put in Italy to bless our lives. I know, the world revolves around me. lol.
Anyway, I totally got sidetracked like 3 times in this post. See? That's what I'm talking about. Maybe it's just my lack of concentration that prevents me from deciding on what kind of Instagrammer I'll be. Just know, there are no actually perfect lives. 92 percent of the posts you see on social media are fabricated. I want you to think about what's actually happening behind of the scenes of these fabulous flat-lays, luminous lighting and wonderful words. They aren't always legitimate. Also, Hillary or Trump will most likely win and regardless of all of this, life will go on. In the meantime, I'm gonna TRY and be bone fide.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
There used to be a Barnes and Noble in Prescott AZ. My friend and I used to go there and sit in the kids section in the back corner and sip Starbucks while our kids played at the train table.
That B&N closed down. Now there's a black light golf place where we used to sit. Hole number 8 is probably right where Thomas the Train was constantly fought over.
We associate places and things with experiences. Really they are only memories.
That Barnes and Noble train center was the catalyst for my kids and my friends kids to learn to share and the table she and I sat at watching our kids was the place we bonded as we shared experiences and salted caramel hot chocolates. Once physical things that now exist only in memory.
It doesn't matter that we used to live in a single wide trailer with a leaky roof. Because what I remember now is how that same roof only leaked when it rained reaaallly hard. And I remember worrying that my toddler kids would knock over the pot that held the water.
It doesn't matter that now I live in a brand new house, or that I'm living in Europe really. Because what I'll remember are not these things but what happens here instead, what has already happened. The trip to Vienna where David watched The World Cup in the hotel, and we shared a hot chocolate cake, our visit to Mitterweich where we rode those little cart toboggan things, or that I've never felt so close to my little family as I do now.
I have been thinking about the trip with my parents which has kind of served as a great example of what I'm talking about. The trip was a whirlwind now that I think back. I don't feel like it was too busy to enjoy, but we did a lot of activities and I can't remember what happened where. Isn't that interesting? I remember playing the "Whose Picture is the Best" with Jackson in the van but I can't remember whether that was on our way to Munich or Frankfurt. I remember a picture taken with this amazing green background but I'm not sure whether it's in Salzburg or Flossenburg. What I remember are the feelings associated with these experiences.
What I'm confused about in my head though, is whether this thought process aligns with my hearts desire to be a minimalist or whether this goes against it. I'm thinking it's both. Because at the core of minimalism is the idea that stuff is just not that important. So even if I have too much stuff, or an excess of it, it's not doing much for me other than providing opportunities for memories. Maybe some of those will be throwing it out. :-)
I think it's funny I wrote this post the very night before I got a text at the store from my worried sister saying that she burned my couch. I'll always remember her and the frantic messages I received when I look at the tiny spot on the arm of my chair. Maybe that's what she was going for.
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
You know those difficult life experiences I've been complaining writing about? Maybe it's just my frens I've been telling. Well anyway, they're still happening at a much quicker AND slower pace. Great, now I'm getting my deep on.
At this point, Army life is not for me. I'm pretty sure I've said that before and I'm pretty sure if I haven't, then I just made like 86453 new enemies. HOWEVER, I am TOTALLY giving it a chance. I mean, we've only been here like 3ish months. You've got to give anything at least 6 months before you decide you hate or love it. Right? A totally good rule of thumb right there.
Here's where i fill you in on all of the classified things David is doing. OPSEC.
I can tell you that he has jumped out of a Black Hawk and written some really cool articles and done some really cool things public relations wise. I think he/we should go in to that. I daydreamed last night that we were living an artists life where we were poor and happy and hippie. I'm totally craving that right now.
Speaking of artists. Some legit mountain biker guy used one of Davids songs and people seem to really like the music. The video is pretty cool too.
What did you think? Pretty cool huh?
Wow. It felt good to go off on a tangent like that for a minute. Because i forgot that I was gonna tell you about the crazies. I don't need to though. Let's leave this post on a good note. Get it? Get the pun? Okay.
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| My new favorite Instagram account: Unspirational |
At this point, Army life is not for me. I'm pretty sure I've said that before and I'm pretty sure if I haven't, then I just made like 86453 new enemies. HOWEVER, I am TOTALLY giving it a chance. I mean, we've only been here like 3ish months. You've got to give anything at least 6 months before you decide you hate or love it. Right? A totally good rule of thumb right there.
Here's where i fill you in on all of the classified things David is doing. OPSEC.
I can tell you that he has jumped out of a Black Hawk and written some really cool articles and done some really cool things public relations wise. I think he/we should go in to that. I daydreamed last night that we were living an artists life where we were poor and happy and hippie. I'm totally craving that right now.
Speaking of artists. Some legit mountain biker guy used one of Davids songs and people seem to really like the music. The video is pretty cool too.
What did you think? Pretty cool huh?
Wow. It felt good to go off on a tangent like that for a minute. Because i forgot that I was gonna tell you about the crazies. I don't need to though. Let's leave this post on a good note. Get it? Get the pun? Okay.
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
The computer was staring at me. Sounds cray right? I'm sitting here, just trying to enjoy my show (a smutty one). There it sat. I couldn't look at anything else. So here I am. Watching the show and writing.
I live in Germany. Still sounds so weird. Doesn't register as real in my brain yet.
I can't yet confirm or deny that my man is not here right now. My super nice neighbor totally validated me in saying how I have everything big happening to me at one time. This is our first duty station, it's overseas, and my boyfriend is getting deployed. Early on!
The good news is I get to reward myself/our family with a trip to Greece or maybe Spain. I know right? Do you want to be mad at me right now?
I remember when I used to be witty. If you go back to any of my old posts circa 2008ish... I was good. I want to get back to that place. David and I discussed our writing aspirations. I told him I'm fully supportive of him being a full time writer. Really. He is so good. Have you read his stuff? This is the blog he kept the summer he was in China. I was the one who posted them for him and I can't believe the comments I got from people regarding the quality of his writing. It's kind of overwhelming. His song writing and his word writing. I get a teeny bit angry when I think about it too much.
My life right now is not necessarily worth writing about. at least in this moment. It's now Wednesday afternoon, one child is still in pajamas, 2 kids' don't have their hair combed and I'm pretty sure the only thing we have been eating is the cheap version of Cinnamon Toast Crunch out of glass jars. Classy style. We also have been watching Pingu all day. Have you seen it? It's so funny! Sadie figured out that "Boitchen" meas no in Pingu. Haha! She's smart.
also, I can't capitalize a. I think I told you that last time though.
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It's a cold blistery day here in Weiden, Germany. Did you know that Germany is smaller than Montana but bigger than New Mexico? That's crazy. It seems so huge. There's so much to see here!
I need to watch Friends and I'm pretty sure I have no seasons on DVD. I might just go check. I can't even watch it on Hulu. Or Netflix. Or amazon Prime. I mean really?
What are some of your other favorite shows? I'm looking to fulfil the spot of "teen drama". I've watched Gossip Girl, 90210, The O.C., and I haven't finished One Tree Hill. That's it. I've gotta go.
I live in Germany. Still sounds so weird. Doesn't register as real in my brain yet.
I can't yet confirm or deny that my man is not here right now. My super nice neighbor totally validated me in saying how I have everything big happening to me at one time. This is our first duty station, it's overseas, and my boyfriend is getting deployed. Early on!
The good news is I get to reward myself/our family with a trip to Greece or maybe Spain. I know right? Do you want to be mad at me right now?
I remember when I used to be witty. If you go back to any of my old posts circa 2008ish... I was good. I want to get back to that place. David and I discussed our writing aspirations. I told him I'm fully supportive of him being a full time writer. Really. He is so good. Have you read his stuff? This is the blog he kept the summer he was in China. I was the one who posted them for him and I can't believe the comments I got from people regarding the quality of his writing. It's kind of overwhelming. His song writing and his word writing. I get a teeny bit angry when I think about it too much.
My life right now is not necessarily worth writing about. at least in this moment. It's now Wednesday afternoon, one child is still in pajamas, 2 kids' don't have their hair combed and I'm pretty sure the only thing we have been eating is the cheap version of Cinnamon Toast Crunch out of glass jars. Classy style. We also have been watching Pingu all day. Have you seen it? It's so funny! Sadie figured out that "Boitchen" meas no in Pingu. Haha! She's smart.
also, I can't capitalize a. I think I told you that last time though.
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It's a cold blistery day here in Weiden, Germany. Did you know that Germany is smaller than Montana but bigger than New Mexico? That's crazy. It seems so huge. There's so much to see here!
I need to watch Friends and I'm pretty sure I have no seasons on DVD. I might just go check. I can't even watch it on Hulu. Or Netflix. Or amazon Prime. I mean really?
What are some of your other favorite shows? I'm looking to fulfil the spot of "teen drama". I've watched Gossip Girl, 90210, The O.C., and I haven't finished One Tree Hill. That's it. I've gotta go.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
I'm not sure whether to head the direction of Facebook Pages, or my private posts, or this blog when it comes to documenting and writing down the things of my life. I feel like here is a pretty safe bet although I can't be too sure with the lurking creepos I know are out there. Oh well.
Today we hit two milestones! Nevie turned two and David completed two successful jumps out of an airplane as part of his Airborne training! A really wonderful family (the wife in that family) graciously took these pictures of David and his fellow travelers. Holy crap. Intense.
We spent most of the day waiting for Genevieve to wake up! She finally graced us with her presence around 11 a.m. and we happily greeted her with balloons and doughnuts! Grandma got her a new baby doll which she promptly hugged and squeezed and loved on. Her and Sadie are so different that way. I tried forever to get Sadie to take to the idea of a doll in order to prepare her for an incoming sibling. She never liked them. Baby dolls. Not siblings and real babies. Cause she adores those.
Anyway, after sharing lunch with Grandpa, we headed to the old house to meet Grandma Nickle. She was so kind and was cleaning out the fridge over there. That's the task everyone hates the most. Gross. That's true love, doing that for someone. Even more true love is cleaning underneath it. Yeah. That happened.
We all got tired and went to Trish's house (those grand neighbors I speak of) and she made us freakin' homemade green chili and cheese enchiladas. De-freakin-licious. Oh and Cheyenne and I started the painting of some of their furniture and I'm pretty sure there was not enough circulation in that garage because not only did we come out looking super Avatarlike, we also came out crazy. As in, probably high from the fumes.
It was fun to watch the kids play, probably for the last time with Billie Jean, in our yard. The sun was just setting and it was a beautiful temperature. And now I want to cry. I knew after we got done with the initial cleaning of the house, I never wanted to go back. Because I honestly felt so crappy afterwards. People talk like 3-4 years isn't very much time to be in one place, but it's been the longest place we've ever lived! We've had so many memories there. That's the home that this very 2 year old came home to. Bleh. And instead of focusing on those amazing wonderful, happy and great times, I'm choosing to focus on the fact that we won't be living there anymore.
So that's the day. We came home and fought about bedtime and now, it's 10:30 and I think the final child has passed out. That was a long time coming. Unlike Germany is.
Today we hit two milestones! Nevie turned two and David completed two successful jumps out of an airplane as part of his Airborne training! A really wonderful family (the wife in that family) graciously took these pictures of David and his fellow travelers. Holy crap. Intense.
We spent most of the day waiting for Genevieve to wake up! She finally graced us with her presence around 11 a.m. and we happily greeted her with balloons and doughnuts! Grandma got her a new baby doll which she promptly hugged and squeezed and loved on. Her and Sadie are so different that way. I tried forever to get Sadie to take to the idea of a doll in order to prepare her for an incoming sibling. She never liked them. Baby dolls. Not siblings and real babies. Cause she adores those.
Anyway, after sharing lunch with Grandpa, we headed to the old house to meet Grandma Nickle. She was so kind and was cleaning out the fridge over there. That's the task everyone hates the most. Gross. That's true love, doing that for someone. Even more true love is cleaning underneath it. Yeah. That happened.
It was fun to watch the kids play, probably for the last time with Billie Jean, in our yard. The sun was just setting and it was a beautiful temperature. And now I want to cry. I knew after we got done with the initial cleaning of the house, I never wanted to go back. Because I honestly felt so crappy afterwards. People talk like 3-4 years isn't very much time to be in one place, but it's been the longest place we've ever lived! We've had so many memories there. That's the home that this very 2 year old came home to. Bleh. And instead of focusing on those amazing wonderful, happy and great times, I'm choosing to focus on the fact that we won't be living there anymore.
So that's the day. We came home and fought about bedtime and now, it's 10:30 and I think the final child has passed out. That was a long time coming. Unlike Germany is.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
That's what my birthday consisted of. Happy times spent with 3 kiddos and candles that wouldn't blow out. They're Jacksons favorite.
I slept in till 7:45 a.m. and then hung out in our hotel home. I received some gorgeous flowers. Delivered to my door.
I used to not appreciate flowers. I used to think they were such a waste of money. That was back when I would have rather spent money on shampoo and conditioner. It's the same now, but I'm somewhat desperate for thoughtful things. And that's what they were. thoughtful. And beautiful. Daisies and a rose and pine. It was a wonderfully winter spring happiness bouquet, In a vase that I get to keep! I think that's secretly my favorite part. lol. Then David showed up at the door with Starbucks and we went to lunch. I chose Panda Express. It was a bad idea. Because I maybe had some issues after we got back. I won't go into detail about that because it's gross. Now you're already thinking about it. Sorry. Anyway, I felt sick pretty much the rest of the day. I didn't even finish my Starbucks. It went in the fridge after David showed up because I like to save it for my midday snack,
David got home early and because I was so sick, I was desperate for a smoothie. Like a delicious Robeks smoothie. Nah. They don't have anything like that here .So I settled for Cold Stone. hahaha. Not even the same thing. Because I didn't even get a smoothie, I got a shake. It did the trick though! I felt better.
We had a cake when we got home. Yes, with the unblowoutable candles. It was fun. David had to put them out pretty quickly. we were both afraid that the fire alarms in the hotel would go off. He said he totally wouldn't claim it if they did. I agreed.
A couple days ago I got this computer I'm typing on right in this instant. It was my birthday present. I named it LisasFabTab. Cause its' got a keyboard, but the screen detaches and becomes a tablet. I don't even use my mouse because I can just touch the screen. It's fancy. I decided to do in this blog post, 30 things. I was going to try and do one memory/unnecessary fact per year of my life. But I barely remember that. So I'll just write whatever the crap I want. And I'm really doing it for posterities sake. Sorry you have to read it. Skip it if you want to.
A Timeline of Events Not on Facebook
- I was a giant baby.
- I have giant babies. A 9lb 3 ouncer, An 8lb 7 ouncer, and a 9lb 1 ouncer. Hueff.
- I've had chicken pox. Its one of the few memories I have as a child
- At the tender age of 5, I cried when people found out my dad smoked. I lived in Utah at the time. Enuff said. Right?
- We lived in the same trailer park in Utah as some family friends who we would live next to 15 years later in Arizona. They introduced my mom to my stepdad. And me to a friend who changed my life!
- If I could read all day long, every day, I totally would. You might call it an obsession. I'm not well read though. I just read what I like. This started in 3rd grade with Mrs. Peterson and her reading road.
- It was around this age I moved from our single wide trailer park house, to a 3 story home. Mom, how did that happen?
- That day, my sisters and I met our soon-to-be best friends.
- My sister dared me to punch that best friend in the stomach and run away. I think I did it.
- My sisters and I started our own library. It was in our room and it cost $.10 to rent a book.
- We moved to AZ when I was 11ish. That summer holds record temperatures.
- I used to babysit for my 5th grade teacher. Looking back, he may have been a chomo. lol.
- I tried out for the cheer team in Mesa. And made it. I would have been going into 9th grade. We moved that summer to Paulden AZ. I was pissed.
- BUT! We made it a big deal to get in touch with the coach at the high school. I tried out and got to be captain for I think the Freshmen team. I cheered at a Varsity game that fall with another JV girl when there was only 1 varsity girl who could cheer.
- I met David while I was sitting on the grass at the church with my good friend Savanna. I don't remember it.
- I do remember however, swearing I would never date him. HAHA!
- I took a trek across the United States with him and his family in the summer of 2002. We kissed in every state. Holy cow. Don't tell his parents! Sorry mom and dad!
- My assigned roommate at NAU my freshmen year became one of my best friends. I still call her my roommate. There shall never be any other roommate.
- I have a Bachelors Degree
- David proposed 5 months after he got home from his mission. We were married 3 months later. But remember, this had been a long time coming.
- It was a year to-the-day later that my dad died. We picked the day before as his day of death because we aren't sure when it happened, and because I didn't want it to be on my anniversary.
- We moved to Pennsylvania and lived in the apartment below the one where David spent 10 months of his mission.
- My mom, dad and sister came to visit and it was during that time I found out I was pregnant. I had no idea. My mom is the one who suggested I take a pregnancy test.
- Blogging became an integral part of my life around this time. I just got my freakin' blogs back from Myspace.
- I'm starting to get wordy. But this is fun.
- My friend Jaime, whom I met in college through my roommate (see #18) lived in NY at Fort Drum. I went to visit her because she was a mere few hours away. We were both pregnant at the same time.
- We moved back to AZ and had a neighbor whose dog hated everyone. Except Jackson. She would let Jackson get right up in her face.
- Sadie and Jackson are 17 months apart. I was lucky enough to have most my sisters present at her birth.
- All my babies have been born rather quickly. Nevie included. I'm lucky. Genevieve wasn't even in our list of ideas for names. But we just knew.
- This year has been more of an adventure than any other so far. By far one of the most challenging for me personally. David graduating, David gone for a month, then home, then gone. Living in a hotel, living at home, and turning 30! All crazy.
Monday, November 4, 2013
I think I'll start a series. Well, I'll probably just use the term "series" to denote the blogs in which I write about my life in the Army. So far it's proven to be nothing short of cray cray. Again, I did not mean to say that. Another 16 year old term. Oopsy. Actually cray cray is a fun term. I'll keep using it. Okay, so here's a run down of my day.
It started early. We are in a room on post. It's actually a really nice room in comparison to other hotels. It's 2 rooms, has 2 flat screen TV's, a desk, a fridge, a microwave, 2 closets, and lots of other storage space. It really is so nice. Anyway, even with all of the space, we have 5 people in our family which is proving to be interesting as far as sleeping arrangements go.
David had a PT test today and came back to shower. It was like 6 a.m. Nevie woke up. Thus began our day.
So we leisurely got ready for the day. I tried to get everyone out the door by 9 to get to the continental breakfast. Neh. That didn't work.
We headed up to the gas station that has a bakery attached to it. We bought croissants and cinnamon rolls and breakfast sandwiches like any good mom would. They ended up all over the floor and all over our clothes. Yes, our.
Then we headed to the DEERS office to get me an ID card. It's very frustrating to me because according to the website, you don't need an appointment for a DD Form 1172-2. The website wasn't allowing me to make an appointment so I assumed it was correct. We headed to the office where I had to carry Nevie in the stroller up the stairs whereupon I was greeted by a sign that said something like, "You don't need an appointment if you have a DD Form 1172-2 (FOR HOUSING)". What? So then we go sit down in the waiting room and the TV with information on it said something like "You need an appointment regardless of what you are here for. Disregard all the other information we have lied to you about. We just wanted to test you." No it didn't say that. But basically it said we had to go see Mr. Someone in room 6 for an appointment. So we went on over and saw Mr. Guy and he gave us an appointment for 15 minutes later. We walked back to the waiting room and barely sat down before we were called back. Hueff. That's what my kids say instead of Phew! I think I was sweating by this time. Just kidding. Ladies don't sweat.
So I got my ID. And it's a fugly picture. I'm going back for a different one. It's REALLY bad. I almost want to post a picture but it's so gross. You'd vomit in your mouth. I think they should let us take our own pictures. There'd be an incredible amount of hold-the-phone-up-high-above selfies. And probably peace signs. At least everyone would be pretty and happy with their pictures. And they'd all be properly filtered, as in, cross-processed or my personal favorite, Nashville (from Instagram).
We went on over to the commissary. CLOSED on Mondays. Yup. Found that out after getting everyone out of the van. Bleh.
Here's the really fun part. We went back to the hotel and I headed to the front desk to get a copy of the key that I lost/didn't have/david may have taken. There I was told I couldn't get a copy because David didn't list me as a guest. Don't worry though, there were notes stating that he has 3 kids. But no wife. I find it rood. Just kidding. So there I am, standing there with two forms of ID with the same last name, telling them I have an 18 month old who REALLY needs a nap and they still tell me no. You would be pleased to know that I was very kind. I believe that being nice gets you further in life. Anyway, they told me they had to speak with David.
I sat in the van with my 3 kids. Waiting. I may have texted David a couple of bad words. Can't confirm or deny that though. It didn't take long. But in the process of waiting, Nevie tipped over a cup of water that was sitting on the dashboard. It was a large cup of water and there were lots of papers on that dash. That's fine, we can move past that.
It was this that really got me. After getting the key, I was driving back to where our room was and my Venti Starbucks White Mocha/Mocha Chocolate Milk fell out of its place. Onto the passengers side floor. No big deal right? It had a lid on it. Well I picked it up and there was a giant huge gaping crack in the cup. A freakin' CRACK!!! So it went everywhere. All over my dry-clean only petticoat, my very light colored tan jacket, the scrapbook paper I purchased per sheet from a craft store and my gossip magazines. I immediately started crying at that point. Couldn't help it.
Walked back into the room without having to insert the key because lo and behold! The cleaning lady was there! I'm sure she thought I was some hot mess and felt really bad for me because she so graciously put on giant yellow gloves to remove Nevie's shatty diaper from my hands.
By this time it was 10:00 a.m. Yup. That's right 10 AM! And it only gets better.
Thankfully, David came to the rescue. I think the Lord knows us because he came home on a long lunch (the first one he's ever had, he said) with another Starbucks, Sour Patch Kids and a pizza for lunch. I'm thankful.
It is November and it seems everyone's on the gratitude bandwagon. I really am too and I know it's seeming as if that isn't the case. These things just make for much better reading than, "I have the best husband in the world and he's better than yours" you know?
I wish you better luck with your experiences at DEERS and IHG and with your Starbucks.
It started early. We are in a room on post. It's actually a really nice room in comparison to other hotels. It's 2 rooms, has 2 flat screen TV's, a desk, a fridge, a microwave, 2 closets, and lots of other storage space. It really is so nice. Anyway, even with all of the space, we have 5 people in our family which is proving to be interesting as far as sleeping arrangements go.
David had a PT test today and came back to shower. It was like 6 a.m. Nevie woke up. Thus began our day.
So we leisurely got ready for the day. I tried to get everyone out the door by 9 to get to the continental breakfast. Neh. That didn't work.
We headed up to the gas station that has a bakery attached to it. We bought croissants and cinnamon rolls and breakfast sandwiches like any good mom would. They ended up all over the floor and all over our clothes. Yes, our.
Then we headed to the DEERS office to get me an ID card. It's very frustrating to me because according to the website, you don't need an appointment for a DD Form 1172-2. The website wasn't allowing me to make an appointment so I assumed it was correct. We headed to the office where I had to carry Nevie in the stroller up the stairs whereupon I was greeted by a sign that said something like, "You don't need an appointment if you have a DD Form 1172-2 (FOR HOUSING)". What? So then we go sit down in the waiting room and the TV with information on it said something like "You need an appointment regardless of what you are here for. Disregard all the other information we have lied to you about. We just wanted to test you." No it didn't say that. But basically it said we had to go see Mr. Someone in room 6 for an appointment. So we went on over and saw Mr. Guy and he gave us an appointment for 15 minutes later. We walked back to the waiting room and barely sat down before we were called back. Hueff. That's what my kids say instead of Phew! I think I was sweating by this time. Just kidding. Ladies don't sweat. So I got my ID. And it's a fugly picture. I'm going back for a different one. It's REALLY bad. I almost want to post a picture but it's so gross. You'd vomit in your mouth. I think they should let us take our own pictures. There'd be an incredible amount of hold-the-phone-up-high-above selfies. And probably peace signs. At least everyone would be pretty and happy with their pictures. And they'd all be properly filtered, as in, cross-processed or my personal favorite, Nashville (from Instagram).
We went on over to the commissary. CLOSED on Mondays. Yup. Found that out after getting everyone out of the van. Bleh.
Here's the really fun part. We went back to the hotel and I headed to the front desk to get a copy of the key that I lost/didn't have/david may have taken. There I was told I couldn't get a copy because David didn't list me as a guest. Don't worry though, there were notes stating that he has 3 kids. But no wife. I find it rood. Just kidding. So there I am, standing there with two forms of ID with the same last name, telling them I have an 18 month old who REALLY needs a nap and they still tell me no. You would be pleased to know that I was very kind. I believe that being nice gets you further in life. Anyway, they told me they had to speak with David.
I sat in the van with my 3 kids. Waiting. I may have texted David a couple of bad words. Can't confirm or deny that though. It didn't take long. But in the process of waiting, Nevie tipped over a cup of water that was sitting on the dashboard. It was a large cup of water and there were lots of papers on that dash. That's fine, we can move past that.It was this that really got me. After getting the key, I was driving back to where our room was and my Venti Starbucks White Mocha/Mocha Chocolate Milk fell out of its place. Onto the passengers side floor. No big deal right? It had a lid on it. Well I picked it up and there was a giant huge gaping crack in the cup. A freakin' CRACK!!! So it went everywhere. All over my dry-clean only petticoat, my very light colored tan jacket, the scrapbook paper I purchased per sheet from a craft store and my gossip magazines. I immediately started crying at that point. Couldn't help it.
Walked back into the room without having to insert the key because lo and behold! The cleaning lady was there! I'm sure she thought I was some hot mess and felt really bad for me because she so graciously put on giant yellow gloves to remove Nevie's shatty diaper from my hands.
By this time it was 10:00 a.m. Yup. That's right 10 AM! And it only gets better.
Thankfully, David came to the rescue. I think the Lord knows us because he came home on a long lunch (the first one he's ever had, he said) with another Starbucks, Sour Patch Kids and a pizza for lunch. I'm thankful.
It is November and it seems everyone's on the gratitude bandwagon. I really am too and I know it's seeming as if that isn't the case. These things just make for much better reading than, "I have the best husband in the world and he's better than yours" you know?
I wish you better luck with your experiences at DEERS and IHG and with your Starbucks.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
That's right. My kids ate toaster strudels for lunch. Yesterday I had to beg them to have cake for breakfast. Hahaahaha. Stop judging me. You know you do it too. Well actually, you probably don't. Do you?
I advocate for everything healthy but sometimes, we have days. We have days where the rain is falling and the skies are grey and I can't help but feel lazy.
Today we went to a new friends house. They have kids that are almost the exact ages of mine. Almost immediately, Nevie fell on her face and got a bloody nose and a fat lip. Then Sadie fell out of a swing onto her face. It's not our day for faces I guess. It was fun though. They had a blast and the like-minded mama that is their parent, gave me clove oil to numb the pain in my mouth.
Some of my tooth fell off today. I say it like it's not a big deal because right now, it's not. Ihave had a temporary crown that not only fell off, but the post underneath broke off too. I curse the bad luck. Is it possible to manifest good luck in the mouth? That sounds inappropriate.
Rain is amazing right? Oh I love it. Can someone fill me in on where it's coming from? I need to know.
Ooooooh Ooh. And David got his orders. I think they are unofficial. But still we have a date. He leaves October 21st. And will be gone till March. someone said he might have to report earlier. So mid-October, I will be alone. I wonder if I should not post that. Because what if stalkers come after me? And try and get into my house? Then I will beat them with a bat. And my good looks. Hahahah. Funny.
Also, I want to post dramatic stuff. Do you want to hear that? Or do you not super care? Hmmm.....
I advocate for everything healthy but sometimes, we have days. We have days where the rain is falling and the skies are grey and I can't help but feel lazy.
Today we went to a new friends house. They have kids that are almost the exact ages of mine. Almost immediately, Nevie fell on her face and got a bloody nose and a fat lip. Then Sadie fell out of a swing onto her face. It's not our day for faces I guess. It was fun though. They had a blast and the like-minded mama that is their parent, gave me clove oil to numb the pain in my mouth.
Some of my tooth fell off today. I say it like it's not a big deal because right now, it's not. I
Rain is amazing right? Oh I love it. Can someone fill me in on where it's coming from? I need to know.
Ooooooh Ooh. And David got his orders. I think they are unofficial. But still we have a date. He leaves October 21st. And will be gone till March. someone said he might have to report earlier. So mid-October, I will be alone. I wonder if I should not post that. Because what if stalkers come after me? And try and get into my house? Then I will beat them with a bat. And my good looks. Hahahah. Funny.
Also, I want to post dramatic stuff. Do you want to hear that? Or do you not super care? Hmmm.....
Friday, September 6, 2013
I thought I'd collectively announce that after much anticipation we FINALLY received our orders. I don't technically know what that means except that we got more information. No dates, but good news. And that is that my hubs is kind of a rock star.
We got the orders via word of mouth. I don't know if that means they are official or what. But anyway. So here's what we know, besides giving up our first born child (sorry Jackson), we will be active duty, with a military intelligence branch.
I just found out that the information we got was not actual orders but accessions results. I don't know how to spell accessions. Whatever. Anyway, so basically what that is, is where David stands nationally out of all the graduates of the ROTC program for 2013. He ranked 115 out of 5300-5500 cadets. That puts him in the top 2 percent. He also was in the top 10 of the battalion which includes 7 states. So he's kind of a badace. I know right? Amazing.
Even though this is not specific dates, I feel much better and much more at peace about life knowing that we will most likely get what we requested. Hahahaha. Yeah right. That's not ARMY. But at least we will hopefully MAYBE get what we want. lol. We're supposed to get dates and such in a week. So I'm counting on a month. Ugh.
In other news, I have a blister on my nipple. Gross right? Did you want to know that? I bet you did. It's cause I'm still breastfeeding Nevie and she's getting teeth on one side or something. I can't be sure.
Also, it's Day 5 of the bikini body mommy challenge. And I'm on day 2. lol. You can find the challenge on Facebook. It's freakin' hard. And I'm sore from the fitness test. Oh man. Yup. I'm only telling you this so I'm accountable.
I always think of random things I want to say but then I don't know if it's super annoying. Is it? Do you want to hear the annoying things? Or merely the cool kid stuff that you care about? Well you probably don't really care about any of that bragging stuff I just told you. But it's for posterity anyway.
Oooh. This is a selfie. I took it at work and I'm gonna post it on my secret Instagram because I haven't showed my face there. It's only body pictures. I know right? That's weird. I can't wait to see the progress. Also, stop staring at that giant zit on my face. It's stress okay! Ugh. Also, it's unedited. No fancy filters or anything. Just the glowing sun and my frizzy hair.
We got the orders via word of mouth. I don't know if that means they are official or what. But anyway. So here's what we know, besides giving up our first born child (sorry Jackson), we will be active duty, with a military intelligence branch.
I just found out that the information we got was not actual orders but accessions results. I don't know how to spell accessions. Whatever. Anyway, so basically what that is, is where David stands nationally out of all the graduates of the ROTC program for 2013. He ranked 115 out of 5300-5500 cadets. That puts him in the top 2 percent. He also was in the top 10 of the battalion which includes 7 states. So he's kind of a badace. I know right? Amazing.
Even though this is not specific dates, I feel much better and much more at peace about life knowing that we will most likely get what we requested. Hahahaha. Yeah right. That's not ARMY. But at least we will hopefully MAYBE get what we want. lol. We're supposed to get dates and such in a week. So I'm counting on a month. Ugh.
In other news, I have a blister on my nipple. Gross right? Did you want to know that? I bet you did. It's cause I'm still breastfeeding Nevie and she's getting teeth on one side or something. I can't be sure.
Also, it's Day 5 of the bikini body mommy challenge. And I'm on day 2. lol. You can find the challenge on Facebook. It's freakin' hard. And I'm sore from the fitness test. Oh man. Yup. I'm only telling you this so I'm accountable.
I always think of random things I want to say but then I don't know if it's super annoying. Is it? Do you want to hear the annoying things? Or merely the cool kid stuff that you care about? Well you probably don't really care about any of that bragging stuff I just told you. But it's for posterity anyway.
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| Our own private parade |
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| Jackson, 6 years |
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| Nevie, 16 months |
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| This is from when Sadie covered her face in chapstick. For fun |
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