All my Rambled Thoughts

A few days ago, Valerie from Along the Way with V & J posted a cute little organizational shopping list. You can find it here. I used it this morning and shopping is a breeze. I know some of you ladies don't follow her, so I wanted to post about it too!

Yesterday, I took my last pill in my pack of birth control. (TMI?) Sorry, I'm so excited. It worked out perfect. No more birth control while the hubby is away! Yay! back to feeling better, no bloating, not gaining weight. Need I say more?

I started using MyFitnessPal again. It is seriously like the best app ever. You can get it for FREE on the web, iPhone, iPad, all that i stuff, etc. You put in your weight, height, your goal weight, how much you exercise weekly. You can count all the calories, nutrients, all that jazz about your food. You can get your friends to join in so you can check in and make sure you are sticking to your goals. And you can add all your exercises in too! Totally works.

I also started working out again. Hoping to get bikini ready! :)

A few weeks ago, while Mr. Army Man was watching the super bowl I took a picture of him and a picture of me and uploaded it to one of those baby generator things. And this is what our super cute baby will look like a few years down the road.. (No, I'm not pregnant or do I plan on getting that way in the near future. The hubby is not even in this country!)

Isn't he/she precious! I bet it will come out even cuter IRL! Lol. Hope everyone has had a good week so far!:)

True Colors Blog Swap

Sorry for the inconvenience but we will not be posting about our swap tomorrow. A few of the swappers have emailed me about not mailing their packages out on time. So we will reconvene for the Blog Swap Post on Tuesday, March 6th. Sorry and thanks for participating!!

Weekend Recap

My weekend started Thursday afternoon. The Art Institute was closed Friday, for observation of President's day. We had an amazing dinner on the grill. We literally wrapped everything in aluminum foil and threw it on their. Mahi Mahi, pineapple, spinach and corn. And I made some rice. It was all so delicious.

Friday:
We had plans to go into Raleigh to do some shopping. For me to get a haircut and highlights. But instead we went to a neat little restaurant called Cafe 121 downtown. It was so good & I will defiantly be a regular! We picked up a few things from Wal-Mart and we had a pretty low key night. I made a yummy dinner. Fried steak, green beans, crescents. Easy and delicious. We finished up watching all the Grey's Anatomy seasons on Netflix.

Saturday:
I got up and ran some errands. Picked up a cute top and some earrings. And these amazing cupcakes that Mr. Army Man loves. We had Maple Banana Nut and Peanut Butter and Jelly they were filled with strawberry jelly.
We went to the movies and saw "Act of Valor" it was really good but hit too close to home. Being an Army wife and seeing what really goes on right before your husband is about to deploy.
We then went to Mr. Army Man's favorite restaurant. (Okay, okay it's my favorite too!) We ate and drank and had a fantastic time. We came home around 4 pm and watched movies until bed. Then up at 3 am to take him to leave. My good weekend pretty much ended there. But I've kept my head up and I've only cried twice. Just tears. I'm doing very well.

Here's some pictures of our weekend:

Mr. Army Man wanted to do an OOTD: Isn't he adorable!!

Shirt: Ralph Lauren
Belt: Fossil
Jeans: Calvin Klein
Shoes: Steve Madden
Watch: Fossil


Hope everyone has a great week!:)

Life as an Army Wife

Sorry I haven't posted this week. Trying to spend as much time as I could with Mr. Army Man.
Because..
The real task of my "Life as an Army Wife" begins today.

I dropped my husband off today for his "business trip." It will be a long 9 months but nothing that we can't handle.

"Distance between two hearts is not an obstacle, rather a beautiful reminder of just how strong true love can be.."

I believe in the above quote to no end. And in this one.. "Distance makes the heart grow fonder.."

Everyone says "how do you army/military wives do it, how do you spend so much time away from one another?" or "I wouldn't be able to handle that."

It isn't about being able to handle something.. It's about loving and supporting someone throughout anything and no matter what. If you say you 'I dos,' that's what you commit to. If you can do it when he's around, you can do it when he's away too. Your husbands all go on business trips. Well so does mine, it's just for long periods instead of just for a couple of days. I love and support my husband no matter what he does. He has the other half of my heart, and he will hold it forever.

Today, we didn't say our good-byes. We just said our "see ya later's..."

I dropped him off this morning around 4:00 am. And I've made it so far without crying. (I'll let you know how that goes.)

Up until this point my blog hasn't talked much about our "military life" but in the upcoming months be looking forward to seeing more of it. I will still have my day-to-day regular posts about what's going on, but look forward to seeing what a real Army wife life is about. Hope you will keep reading, but if not this blog is for me and the journal of our life. (Just saying.)

I'll leave you with some picture from this morning. BTW I had make-up on but my face is all red, because it was 24 degrees and freezing! Hope y'all have had a great weekend! I'll be posting more on our weekend later!

Monday, Monday!

Mr. Army Man & I were both off today. He had a four day weekend. I am normally off on Monday & Tuesday's so this is no big deal to me. The Art Institute is observing President's Day on Friday this year. Can't wait.. My Friday class is so boooorrrinnngggg.. Foreign speaking man.. blah blah blah. I teach myself. Yeah. Anywhoo.. Mr. Army Man is off Friday too. So we have lots planned.

Let's rewind:

We both have gotten a lot done today. Mr. Army Man straightened up the shed to make it accessible to me while he is away. (He leaves just a few short days away..) He mowed our yard, packed and organized our laundry room (he moved the washer/dryer and swept, & organized the shelves). He's amazing.

I did homework, ran to Wal-Mart, helped the hubby make dinner, and started some Pinterest projects.

I got these cute candles and place mats for our kitchen table. It needed some spicing up! Normally you wouldn't be able to see the bottom of the table. It is always piled with junk: mail, keys, spare change. You get the picture. It looks great now. Let's hope it stays that way! And it only cost me $2 per place mat & $10 for all the candles. :)

I also got a new rug for in front of our sink..For a whooping $5.00!

And a new 'decorative' dish rag. (I know the hubby will wipe his hands on it soon..Ugh men!)

And I did this little basket from which I saw the idea on Pinterest! I'm not quite done with mine yet but this is the start.

One from Pinterest.

This is mine.

I also made some of Harry Potter's Butter Beer. You can find the recipe here.

Mr. Army man didn't like his much but I thought it was delicious!

 

 

Hope everyone has had a great President's Day!

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Fill in the Blank Friday: Love Ed.

1. The love of my life is Mr. Army Man.

2. Falling in love is something you fall head first and whole heartedly into. It's something you can't take lightly.

3. Marriage is a lifelong commitment. The best thing there is.

4. The longest relationship I've ever had was 2 years.

5. The key to a good relationship is never giving up on that person. Supporting them with everything you have. And doing things for them even if you don't want to do it, but knowing it will make their whole face shine:)
6. I feel loved when Mr. Army Man cleans the house, or makes my toes pop.

7. My favorite quote about love is "My thoughts go out to you, my Immortal Beloved / I can live only wholly with you or not at all - / Be calm my life, my all. Only by calm consideration of our existence can we achieve our purpose to live together. / Oh continue to love me, never misjudge the most faithful heart of your beloved. / Ever thine..Ever mine..Ever ours."

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