Fall Fashion

It's a cool day here in Italy and that makes me think of fall...and fall clothes. So I've done a little browsing today and found some cute things.

I found all of these at Old Navy.



They had these adorable sweaters last year at Old Navy and I missed out on buying one, so I'm thinking I have to get one this year. I love the color of this!



I like this top because it's a boatneck and I don't see those too often, plus this shirt comes in a ton of different colors, so it's easy to pick up one or several!



I'm obsessed with shirts like this. I think they look so comfy and casual and are the perfect shirt to pair with jeans.



I think this hobo bag is so perfect for fall!



This is my favorite item I've found today. I love this color of green and I love the style of the coat.

As God As My Witness..

I seriously feel like this today:



I'm tired of washing dishes. By hand. Save me the bit about how people in the olden days never had dishwashers or running water inside. We do nowadays and I'm tired of washing an endless amount of dishes by hand.

There's also a lot of drama going on in my circle of friends right now. I know, I know, Army wife drama? So unheard of right? It's just frustrating and stupid and reminds me sometimes of why I don't always like being friends with women.

In good news though, some of the girls and I are considering a trip to Salzburg in October. I admit it, the big draw for me is taking a Sound of Music tour around town. I'm a geek I know, I've embraced this a long time ago.

The only other exciting happenings this week are that my car is finally, somewhat fixed and I get to pick it up AND my first 5K is this Saturday. To say I'm nervous is an understatement.

MilSpouse Friday Fill-In

Join in over at Wife of a Sailor!



1.Do you set goals for yourself during deployment? What are some of them?
I do, in fact I had a whole list somewhere on my blog. My main goals were to learn how to sew, work out 5 days a week,finish my college scrapbook, run a 5K and read 50 books. I've accomplished or nearly accomplished a lot that was on my list. I've still been working on it even though Sean got sent home early from this deployment.

2.What would you say to someone dating a military guy or gal?
If you are a planner or very Type A, you'll never survive military life until you learn how to adapt to change. Find out if they are career or if they are getting out in a few year. I've heard of endless problems where the spouse decides to do career and upsets the non-military spouse.

3.If you have children, how do you prepare them to move to a new place?
I have no children, so I'm obviously going to skip this!

4.Name one hobby that gets you through alone time.
Reading, photography and editing, blogging. Four instead of one. I couldn't help myself.

5.What’s the one food you don’t ever get tired of?
Can I just be generic and say Mexican food? I miss it SO much living in Italy.
There's only so much pasta a girl can eat.

What Are You Reading?

I always like to do these posts just to see what everyone out there is reading and to get some good suggestions to add to my list.

Currently I am working on these:





What are you reading?

In the Past 24 Hours

I found out I have one wisdom tooth coming in where I had a molar pulled last year. This explains the pain I've had chewing on that side lately. I just find it odd because I'm older (27) and the dentist told me last year my wisdom teeth were so far up he'd be surprised if they ever came in.

I got a package from my dear friend Kebi. In it were: canned peaches, peach jam, peach butter,a jar of homemade salsa, the soundtrack from Glee and her recipe for peach cobbler. (Which I am so making this weekend) Kebi is such a sweet girl, she always makes the best care packages and I'm very proud to call her my friend.



Got some news that means we probably won't be going back to Oklahoma for Christmas this year. I kind of expected it, just because we weren't sure if Sean would be getting block leave or not since he redeployed in June, but he's told me they are sending him to a school that is the entire month of December so that nixes any travel for us. I'll admit it, I'm sad. My cousin is also getting married around that time and I wanted to be home for that. It's times like these that the Army life is a little difficult.

Finished another Patricia Cornwell book. I'm a little late to her Kay Scarpetta series, but I've been reading them for about a month and I am hooked.

Listened to some kid in our apartment complex play his drums non-stop. Really? You buy your kid a drum-set when you live in an apartment complex? Explain that logic to me please.

Question of the Day

My question of the day stems from this recent article



Ok, let me just say that generally I have no issue with people who have a lot of children, it's their choice and as long as they can support their children and provide for them, then I don't have an issue.

I do however have an issue with the Duggars. After this last child being born early, with several health problems and being in the hospital for six months, I cannot comprehend trying to have another child.

When you put children at risk for complications, birth defects or lasting health problems than I have an issue with you and you continuing to try to have children. I think it's selfish and irresponsible.

Your thoughts?

London In Pictures!

I've been editing up a storm since I got home from London and I'm still nowhere close to being done with all my pictures, but I wanted to share some of my favorites from the trip with you. Perhaps sometime in the near future I'll do another photos post.



Most important thing to remember: Mind the Gap



This was at the Tower of London, in the building that houses the Crown Jewels. They don't let you take pictures of the crown jewels, but they are amazing. I've never seen so much gold, jewels and huge diamonds in my life.



A view of the Tower Bridge in London. Many people call it the London Bridge, but it's not. The London Bridge is actually very boring looking.



Typical London sight: The double-decker bus



This is St. Paul's Cathedral. Diana and Charles got married here.



The London Eye



Big Ben



Another angle of Big Ben. I loved taking pictures of the clock tower.



Back view of Buckingham Palace. We toured the staterooms, as the Queen only opens them in August-September, while she is in Scotland. It was amazing to see the inside of the palace. I highly recommend it if you ever get the chance.



There was a Carnival in Notting Hill the weekend we were there. Basically it's like Carnevale in Rio. There is caribbean food, dancers, parades, everything. It's really, really interesting. This was one of the girls in the parade.



The Rosetta Stone. It's located in the British Museum, which is one of the best museums I've ever been in. I spent about 2 hours there and could have easily spent 3 more days just looking at everything. We mainly concentrated on the Egyptian section with a little Greek and Americas exhibits thrown in.