A friend of mine posted this link and I had to share it with you guys.
Cake Wrecks
Seriously, check it out. Don't forget to click older posts on the bottom for even more horrible cakes!
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
What a deal!
Yesterday I was reading through out post newspaper, The Guardian, since there really wasn't anything to do at work. A snippet about a cruise caught my eye. I'm sure some of you out there are familiar with the BOSS group on Army posts (Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers). They take a lot of trips and do fun activities, but they are taking a couple of trips this fall that people other than single soldiers are able to participate in. One of these is a cruise to Cozumel over the Labor Day weekend. The price for active duty and their families is only $200 a piece! That is an excellent deal on a cruise, plus BOSS will be shuttling us to and from New Orleans. You cannot beat that!
I'm working on getting Sean to go. Several of the single guys in his unit, who happen to be his friends are going and I pointed out that if they are able to go then there should be no reason why he is not able to go. Besides, I'm sure they'll be having a long weekend over Labor Day. He suggested that I just go, but what fun is that? I've already been to Cozumel, so I don't want to go just by myself. I thought it could be a fun sort of delayed honeymoon for Sean and I.
The funniest thing about this whole trip is that it's an Elvis Cruise.
You know one of those cruises where they have all the impersonators and Elvis shows while you're cruising? I think that would be hilarious! Here's the link if you want to check it out and laugh!
Anyway, I'm going to try my hardest to convince Sean to go by the end of the week. If we don't hurry up then it's going to be booked up!
I'm working on getting Sean to go. Several of the single guys in his unit, who happen to be his friends are going and I pointed out that if they are able to go then there should be no reason why he is not able to go. Besides, I'm sure they'll be having a long weekend over Labor Day. He suggested that I just go, but what fun is that? I've already been to Cozumel, so I don't want to go just by myself. I thought it could be a fun sort of delayed honeymoon for Sean and I.
The funniest thing about this whole trip is that it's an Elvis Cruise.
You know one of those cruises where they have all the impersonators and Elvis shows while you're cruising? I think that would be hilarious! Here's the link if you want to check it out and laugh!Anyway, I'm going to try my hardest to convince Sean to go by the end of the week. If we don't hurry up then it's going to be booked up!
Monday, August 4, 2008
Throwback to my younger days
Ok..just stopping in to share these with everyone. I've been browsing on Payless to see what's on sale and I ran across these:
Are they not adorable? I haven't had a pair of rainboots since I was a little girl. I'm seriously thinking of ordering these!
Are they not adorable? I haven't had a pair of rainboots since I was a little girl. I'm seriously thinking of ordering these!
Babies on the Brain
I'm having a serious dilemma concerning babies these days. Part of me really wants to start trying in the near future for a baby and the other part of me really wants to wait for at least another year or two.
I'm just so torn on when I want to become a mom. Did any of you ladies who have children now struggle with this? Are there any women out there right now that don't yet have children that are struggling with this like I am?
I'm 25, which is relatively still young, I don't feel pressured to have children because of my age, even though many women around here who are my age already have 3 or 4 children. Not that I find anything wrong with that, but that's just not my choice and also I didn't get married at a young age. Sometimes, I honestly feel around here that Sean and I are one of the only couples that don't have children. It's such a weird feeling too. Even Sean has noticed it. When we go to post-wide events it seems as if everyone has children! I would love to have a baby, but I'm just not sure if the timing is right yet.
I just hate people asking me when I'm finally going to have a baby. As if me being 25 is old and I should hurry up. Nothing burns me up more than that. Quite honestly I don't think it's anyone's business when I want to start having kids, I think it's rude to even ask that. Sean and I have only been married a little over a year and if I want to have more time with just him and I without adding a child then that's our business.
I do want to be able to see lots of Europe when we move there and to be honest I don't want to be pregnant or carrying around a newborn when we first get there. I want to be able to explore and experience this new exciting place without a child. Our plan is to get pregnant at some point while we are stationed in Italy since we will obviously be there for at least three years.
However, being a military couple we have to consider deployments and how much time we will have to actually try to get pregnant. Also Sean and I have talked about the worst case scenarios and if we want me to try to get pregnant before he deploys. I know that can sound a bit morbid, but I feel like it's a legitmiate thing to discuss.
It's just a tough decision. I think for now we have decided to wait until next spring or summer to start trying, but it's not keeping baby fever at bay right now!
I'm just so torn on when I want to become a mom. Did any of you ladies who have children now struggle with this? Are there any women out there right now that don't yet have children that are struggling with this like I am?
I'm 25, which is relatively still young, I don't feel pressured to have children because of my age, even though many women around here who are my age already have 3 or 4 children. Not that I find anything wrong with that, but that's just not my choice and also I didn't get married at a young age. Sometimes, I honestly feel around here that Sean and I are one of the only couples that don't have children. It's such a weird feeling too. Even Sean has noticed it. When we go to post-wide events it seems as if everyone has children! I would love to have a baby, but I'm just not sure if the timing is right yet.
I just hate people asking me when I'm finally going to have a baby. As if me being 25 is old and I should hurry up. Nothing burns me up more than that. Quite honestly I don't think it's anyone's business when I want to start having kids, I think it's rude to even ask that. Sean and I have only been married a little over a year and if I want to have more time with just him and I without adding a child then that's our business.
I do want to be able to see lots of Europe when we move there and to be honest I don't want to be pregnant or carrying around a newborn when we first get there. I want to be able to explore and experience this new exciting place without a child. Our plan is to get pregnant at some point while we are stationed in Italy since we will obviously be there for at least three years.
However, being a military couple we have to consider deployments and how much time we will have to actually try to get pregnant. Also Sean and I have talked about the worst case scenarios and if we want me to try to get pregnant before he deploys. I know that can sound a bit morbid, but I feel like it's a legitmiate thing to discuss.
It's just a tough decision. I think for now we have decided to wait until next spring or summer to start trying, but it's not keeping baby fever at bay right now!
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Back to Normal
I'm happy to say that I am indeed back to my usual cheery self today. A big thank you to everyone who left encouraging words yesterday.
It's just Boomer and me for several hours today, as Sean is on funeral duty and had a funeral to do today, it's just the next town over so he should be back later today. So far on the agenda today I have cleaning up first. I've already started the laundry and I'm sure once I get done blogging I'll actually start on picking up around the house. Also today on my list would be tanning and working out. Working out I've sorely neglected this week and it's time I get my butt to the gym.
Sean and I watched 21 last night, has anyone seen that? I thought it was a decent movie, nothing to write home about. I can't wait until Sex and the City comes out on dvd. I missed seeing it in the theater and I'm snatching it up as soon as it is released!
Last night when we were watching the movie it started storming and it was so nice to be on the couch, just listening to the rain on the roof and the thunder in the background. It hasn't really rained here in over a month and so it was wonderful to get a nice hard rain for the better part of an hour. It's supposed to be back hot today though, so I guess the rain was short-lived.
I'm finally going to post some of the pictures I took while I was at home this last week. I meant to several days ago, but never could find that pesky flash drive. I hope I haven't lost it!
This is our land looking south of our house, there is a creek down there and I used to play in it all the time as a child.
One of my brother's many birdfeeders in our yard.
I loved the colors on this calf, he was too cute not to take a picture of.
One of my mom's beautiful flowers. She always has some sort of flower blooming in our yard.
My birthday cake. We had a belated birthday dinner with both sets of my grandparents and my mom made some of my favorite foods for dinner. Grilled lemon-pepper chicken, potato casserole, fried okra, hot rolls and of course the strawberry birthday cake she's made me every year since my first birthday.
Well, time for me to get started on cleaning this house, if only I could talk Boomer into helping!
It's just Boomer and me for several hours today, as Sean is on funeral duty and had a funeral to do today, it's just the next town over so he should be back later today. So far on the agenda today I have cleaning up first. I've already started the laundry and I'm sure once I get done blogging I'll actually start on picking up around the house. Also today on my list would be tanning and working out. Working out I've sorely neglected this week and it's time I get my butt to the gym.
Sean and I watched 21 last night, has anyone seen that? I thought it was a decent movie, nothing to write home about. I can't wait until Sex and the City comes out on dvd. I missed seeing it in the theater and I'm snatching it up as soon as it is released!
Last night when we were watching the movie it started storming and it was so nice to be on the couch, just listening to the rain on the roof and the thunder in the background. It hasn't really rained here in over a month and so it was wonderful to get a nice hard rain for the better part of an hour. It's supposed to be back hot today though, so I guess the rain was short-lived.
I'm finally going to post some of the pictures I took while I was at home this last week. I meant to several days ago, but never could find that pesky flash drive. I hope I haven't lost it!
This is our land looking south of our house, there is a creek down there and I used to play in it all the time as a child.
One of my brother's many birdfeeders in our yard.
I loved the colors on this calf, he was too cute not to take a picture of.
One of my mom's beautiful flowers. She always has some sort of flower blooming in our yard.
My birthday cake. We had a belated birthday dinner with both sets of my grandparents and my mom made some of my favorite foods for dinner. Grilled lemon-pepper chicken, potato casserole, fried okra, hot rolls and of course the strawberry birthday cake she's made me every year since my first birthday.
Well, time for me to get started on cleaning this house, if only I could talk Boomer into helping!
Friday, August 1, 2008
Curling into a ball...
Do you ever have those days where you wish you could just curl into a ball and forget what's going on?
I'm having a day like that today. My morning didn't start out right and I'm having some problems with a certain on-going situation. I already called my best friend this morning and talked to her for a bit, but it's not the same as being able to go visit her and just actually have her there to comfort me. Besides her baby is almost due and I know she has lots on her mind besides my problems.
Very rarely do I have days like this, I'm usually very upbeat and try to make the best out of a situation, but right now I feel rundown and beat up. I just wish I could go home and sleep off this entire day and wake up tomorrow as the old me.
I just want to go home and have a good cry. However, work gets in the way of that.
I'm hoping tomorrow that I'll be back to normal!
I'm having a day like that today. My morning didn't start out right and I'm having some problems with a certain on-going situation. I already called my best friend this morning and talked to her for a bit, but it's not the same as being able to go visit her and just actually have her there to comfort me. Besides her baby is almost due and I know she has lots on her mind besides my problems.
Very rarely do I have days like this, I'm usually very upbeat and try to make the best out of a situation, but right now I feel rundown and beat up. I just wish I could go home and sleep off this entire day and wake up tomorrow as the old me.
I just want to go home and have a good cry. However, work gets in the way of that.
I'm hoping tomorrow that I'll be back to normal!
Thursday, July 31, 2008
If You Could Choose...
Yesterday on the Army wives forums I'm a part of someone posted a question about where would you want to be stationed and not want to be stationed. Just kind of a fun little question to think about. Of course everyone had their different opinions and some people's list of places they would not want to go were my top picks!
So for you military gals out there where would you want to be stationed and not be stationed? Where have you been that you loved and were their places where you just wanted to leave ASAP?
Actually I'd love to hear civilian answers as well. So everyone feel free to share!
Here's my list of where I wouldn't mind being stationed:
1. Fort Carson, Colorado
2. Fort Richardson, Alaska
3. Fort Riley, Kansas
4. Fort Benning, Georgia
5. Fort Stewart, Georgia
6. Fort Lewis, Washington
Here's where I really do not want to go:
1. Fort Bragg, NC
2. Fort Hood, TX
Mainly I don't want to go to either of those because they are so big! I've also heard a mixture of bad things about Fayetteville outside of Bragg.
There were a lot of people that said they wouldn't want to go to Fort Polk, but other than it being a smaller post, I love it! Bigger cities are only about 45 minutes away with malls/ bigger restaurants and that's very similar to where I grew up. Plus Louisiana is an awesome place to explore and they have wonderful food.
So let's hear it everyone. Where would you choose?
So for you military gals out there where would you want to be stationed and not be stationed? Where have you been that you loved and were their places where you just wanted to leave ASAP?
Actually I'd love to hear civilian answers as well. So everyone feel free to share!
Here's my list of where I wouldn't mind being stationed:
1. Fort Carson, Colorado
2. Fort Richardson, Alaska
3. Fort Riley, Kansas
4. Fort Benning, Georgia
5. Fort Stewart, Georgia
6. Fort Lewis, Washington
Here's where I really do not want to go:
1. Fort Bragg, NC
2. Fort Hood, TX
Mainly I don't want to go to either of those because they are so big! I've also heard a mixture of bad things about Fayetteville outside of Bragg.
There were a lot of people that said they wouldn't want to go to Fort Polk, but other than it being a smaller post, I love it! Bigger cities are only about 45 minutes away with malls/ bigger restaurants and that's very similar to where I grew up. Plus Louisiana is an awesome place to explore and they have wonderful food.
So let's hear it everyone. Where would you choose?
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