Busy Busy Week & Weekend...

(sorry for the over due, long update)

I don't mind when I'm really busy on the weekend when the hubby has to work, it helps the time go by. This past week has been so busy for both of us and we've hardly seen each other at all. Next week is gonna be just the same because he'll be out in the field for Vic. Forge with his BCT Company. 10 days till Graduation HELLO!!!!!!! I know this has been a draining cycle for both of us, I don't know what is so different then past cycles but I'm ready for a break....he's ready for a break...WE NEED A BREAK. No big plans for cycle break yet but I'm sure we'll do something fun over the weekends. He'll have about 27 days of down time so that won't be to bad.
Sunday I went to Spin class at JSF (Jamie Scott Fitness), it was my first time back in a Spin class in a good long while. After class I was so glad I went, I love Spin its such a great work out. Not to mention Kelly was teaching the class to night so that made it all the more fun.

I came home and fixed us a yummy, simple yet healthy dinner. Grilled Chicken Salad with all fresh veggies. I'm a huge salad fan, I could probably be fine with having salad at least once a day. 

This past week the hubbs had so stay over night in the field, thanks to the Army Furlough. (the army's broke, haven't you heard)Transportation and Motor Movement has been restricted. So that left me and the pups home alone for the evening. I was able to get in a good run after work with Kelly and came home to watch the Bachelorette before calling it a night.

After I got home I from my run and taking the hubbs dinner out to the field I still have some baking to do. Some fellow co-workers and I were putting together a dinner for a co-worker who recently lost a loved one. I signed up to make dessert and of course I decided to try something new. Cheese Cake it was, but not just any cheese cake. I made Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheese Cake. The mix made enough to make two cakes so we had one to eat on through out the week. It turned out so good!!! Two worlds collided in to One. 

Wednesday I had a FRG meeting so I came home from work quickly ate a bite to eat with the hubbs and was back out the door again. Sidenote: I found out at the meeting that the hubbs will be on Cycle break during my Full Marathon in Savannah, GA which means he will be able to COME. I was so relieved and happy when I found that out. I mean not only is it a really big deal to me that he's there but its our 6 Year Wedding Anniversary as well. Def. some good news for me!!! 

Thursday night I agreed to keep sweet Lucy over night (Kelly's daughter) because both her momma and daddy were gonna be outta town for work. So I took her home from school we did dinner, bath and bed and she was asleep by 7pm. (that's her bedtime, she's on a really good schedule.) So of course I didn't see the hubbs that night. 

Friday during lunch me and my beautiful bestie had a lunch date at one of my local favorites. (did I mention she's working with me now, HOLLA!!!!!) The Other Store it was Chicken Bog Friday, which we both LOVE. From there we went to Ally & Eloise Bakery to pick up a little sweet treat to hold us over till quitin time. 

Friday after work I went by and switched out cars with the hubbs at his work. I tried sneaking in a visit but he was busy teaching a class. We switched cars on Wednesday so he could go get my registration done on mine and I needed the truck since I was gonna have Lucy. It's just easier to get her car seat in and out of the truck vs. my car. After getting my car a ran home, checked on the dogs and headed out to babysit one of my sweet kiddos from class. Her parents were going out to celebrate their Anniversary and asked if I could hang out with little E. I couldn't say no, I'm all about celebrations. I didn't get home till 11:45 Friday night so the hubbs was already asleep. 

Saturday the hubbs had CQ so he wasn't going to be home till Sunday morning. It was a crazy busy day for me. From the moment I woke up at 7:20am, (and I woke up late) I was running around all day. I gathered all my baking supplies put my running clothes on and headed to Kelly's house. We had plans to go for a long run this morning at the River Front Park downtown. We decided to go for something different and it worked out great. It wasn't to hot yet, every so often a good breeze came through and it allowed us to change up the scenery. 

 We are starting to add in some long runs and starting to build the miles getting ready for Savannah Rock 'n Roll. I'm super excited about it but I still have a lot of training & work to do to get ready for it.

After our run we headed back to Kelly's house to start some baking. I was baking cookies for a birthday party I was helping out with later that afternoon and Kelly offered to help me. See she's not a big cooker or baker that's why I call her Betty and she call's me Martha. So I took over my whole kitchen. Ok well not really but close enough, all the baking supplies, my cookie sheets and KitchenAid.  The party was a basketball theme, the birthday boy was turning 5 years old and is a huge Gamecock fan. I was just going to make Chocolate Chip Cookies (homemade mind you) and Kelly insisted they needed to be iced and made to look like Basketballs. And so she offered to do the icing, works for me. It ended up being really fun baking with her and icing the cookies. It def. made for a more enjoyable afternoon than doing it all at home by myself. They turned out super cute and were a big hit at the party. 

We made some flowers for Lucy and Ellie (the b-day boys sister) to enjoy a special treat. They loved them and sat there and ate them so well. I love these two little ones, I'm going to be heart broken when they move up to the next class in a couple weeks. #NOTREADYTOLETGO

Birthday Boy (front right) and his "Basketball Team" along with 3 new USC basketball players and a Clemson Basketball Player that all came to his party!!!! 

 Birthday boy's gift, he already had the PC (the Patrol Cap) I just had his First Name vs. his last name (because he can read his name) added to the back and picked him out a set of PT's for some good exercising. He loved it and though it was the coolest ever. 

After the birthday party Kelly, her dad, Lucy and I headed down to the Palmetto Tasty Tomato Festival that was going on. It was super hot outside but that didn't stop us from having a little fun. I tried my first Bloody Mary which I quickly found out I wasn't a fan of. We listened to a local band play and let Lucy do a little dancing around. After about a hour & a half it started to get really crowed so we decided to head out and call it a day. Which was good because I still had a long night ahead of me. 

Sippin my first Bloody Mary, can't say I'll take any one up on a offer of another one. 

I finally headed home for at 5:15pm for the first time all day since I left this morning at 8:00am. I had about a hour to spare before I had to be out again. Since the hubbs had CQ I agreed to babysit for another one of my favorite families from school tonight. It seemed like the weekend for everyone to go out, so why not make a little extra cash in the mean time. #savingforNYC 

I took the Hubbs dinner, didn't even get to see him though because of course he was teaching a class. :( bummer. Life's been busy here lately.

Sunday morning the hubbs came home from work and we were lazy for the first part of the morning. He snoozed up stairs for a while and I watched some TV, I may or may not have fallen asleep on the couch myself. I woke him up to yummy a quesadilla lunch made by yours truly. They were so good, if only I had one right now that would be perfect. Can't wait to make them again soon!!!
Later that afternoon we decided to head out for a little bit of window shopping and dinner. We ended up at the local mall across town were I stopped off to get my wedding ring clean, only to leave ring-less. The Jeweler pointed out that I should probably have it Rhodium Platted soon, which will bring it back to its original color and beauty. Well since we were there I figured I might as well go ahead and leave it. I feel so weird with out it, I keep running my thumb over my ring finger like I always do to make sure its there and its not. I've had a few freak out moments since not having it but then quickly remember that I don't have it.

We headed up to Dillard's to check out there Fiesta Ware Collection. I wanted to see if they had anything new or that I wanted to add to my Collection. I'm a big Fiesta Ware fan, I've got quite the collection built up. (One day I need to do a "show case" blog on my collection) We found a SOAP Dispenser which I'd never seen before. I went with the Flamingo Pink since I didn't have anything that color on my counter top yet. The hubbs picked out a new dish cloth to go on the stove and we found another skillet with a lid (that we didn't have) that matches out cookware that we purchased this past Christmas. It was the same color as the set I had purchased and double bonus was that is was 30% off.

We ended our weekend with Dinner at a local Restaurant that we hadn't been to before, California Dreaming. I was given a gift certificate over the weekend and we decided to make a dinner date night out of it this weekend. The food was really good. Its built in a old Train Union Station and the train tracks are still operating that run behind it. We were actually able to watch a train come through in the pouring rain while we enjoyed our dinner. It was a nice night out before another busy week ahead for the both of us.

Sorry for the long over due update but I want to make sure I document every moment as much as possible during our journey called life. Thanks for those of you who stick around and read through my rambles.

SkyDive Hawaii take #2

Our friend A. is turning 30 and wanted to celebrate in a BIG WAY. What better way than to get a group of your friends together and go jump out of a plane. I was so excited when the invite went out. I mean I love love this couple more than ever and couldn't wait to hang out with them and then to go sky diving again on top of that. Hell yea i'm totally in :)




They had the whole back area set up at SkyDive Hawaii with tables and chairs, we all brought a dish and even had a grill. Burgers, dogs, chicken you name it, it was all there. I knew a hand full of people that were there which made me a bit more nervous about jumping. About 12:30ish my friend Tara showed up and we were able to switch planes around so I could be on the same one with her and that made things alittle easier and less stress full.


I was so excited and pumped to jump again and just couldn't wait. I got all harnessed up and my heart wasn't even racing yet.


I boarded the plane and we took off and then that's when it hit me that I was really doing this AGAIN. I told Wyatt (my jumping buddy) that I couldn't do flips or lots of turns because last time I almost got sick. So do you think he listened to me at all......NO. As we are getting higher in the air Wyatt asks me if I wanna go out frontwards or backwards....."ummmm I don't know which is worse" I ask him. He says "well if you go out face first you see what is coming and if you go out back first you don't know WHATS coming." OH DEAR LORD, what have I got myself into again. So the time has come and every one is "jumping plane" (prior to us boarding I told him "I don't wanna go first and I don't wanna go last") well guess who's turn it is finally US. Yup that's right we went last, not on purpose just so happened to be the way we all got on the plane and sat down.
As we walked to the door Wyatt turns around with his back to the door and counts to 3 and BAM. There we go flipping out backwards doing flip after flip. It was sooooo incredible I loved every minute of it. It felt like we were free falling allot longer this time around than the first time. I don't know if it was because I kind of knew what to except or what. Once he pulled the shoot he handed me the cords to steer and turn us around in circles. It was allot harder than I though it would be, you really have to put some mussel in to it.




I had so much fun though and can't wait to go back again. YUP again, I'm going with my favorite Sarah and her husband and one of our other friends N. this next Saturday. I tried getting them to come today but N already had plans, so next weekend it is. It was definitely a great way to spend the day. Chatting up with some great friends and grilling and just relaxing in paradise on a nice sunning Saturday ......oh and jumping out of planes of course.
I managed to get it videoed this time and love it :)

Our Birthday Party !!!!

After a couple weeks of simple planning, a few friends brain storming everything had come together. We were set with the house cleaner than the day we moved in. The smell of candles in the air and the radio set on low.
This year seeing's Gabe & I's birthdays are just 10 days apart we decided to celebrate together. We wanted to do something special, next year we don't know for sure if we will get to celebrate together so why not go out with a bang this year. Now we still went to dinner the evening of my birthday and will go the evening of his as well but we wanted to do something different. I suggested having a get together at the house with our friends, a cook out for say. Instead of cooking out I made a few different types of Enchiladas, queso dip w/ chips, a cheese cake ball dessert, salad (from a bag lol), we had our friend Annie make our birthday cake. Sweet Rebecca even brought Homemade cookies & the guys brought beer. It was great to see all our friends that we have met from different ways get together and hit it off so well. Not that I didn't think they would, it just made for a wonderful evening. While most us girls chit chatted inside with the kiddos, the guys were outside having a beer and playing corn hole.
Dinner was self served and shortly later the cake was cut and presents were open. We couldn't have asked for a better evening, getting to spend this time with the ones we care about most. This is truly a birthday that I will remember forever :).

Here's a sneak peek of the wonderful event its self.


~Us & our Strawberry Homemade cake by Annie~

~Enchiladas anyone: Beef, Cheese or Chicken~

~Presents :)~

~The LOVE of my life~

~Were in this world would I be with out you~

~Blowing out the candles~

~Cutting the cake~

~Us w/ the Estrella girls~

~Picture frame from the Woodside's~

~Wine from the Estrella's (Kyla was helping me open gifts)~

~The card Kyla colored~

~The ending of a wonderful Birthday Celebration~

~*~ HaPPy HaPPy 24th BirTHdaY ~*~

Today was NO Normal day. Why is that you ask?? Well because it's MY 24th BIRTHDAY that's why.
The day started off with Birthday kisses from My Love bug, wishing my a Happy Birthday. Shortly after I was up and about receiving massive amounts of text messages, Facebook posts from all my family and friends wishing my a Happy Birthday as well. :) AWH I feel the love.
Arriving at work walking into my classroom, Crystal had decorated it up a bit, even made cupcakes and bough me a Lei to wear for the day. I felt so special. As the parents dropped off their lil ones they all wished me happy birthday. The classroom next door to ours got me a cake & card that they all signed. A few parents brought cards and balloons which totally caught me off guard because I wasn't excepting any of it. It was so sweet and kind of them to think of me though. I will forever remember them all.



I was able to get out of work about a hour early to make my way home to get ready for the evening.
I walked into the house to a beautiful bouquet of flowers and card from my love sitting on the counter. AWH, he knows just how to make me smile. They were so pretty and I just stood there staring at them. I'm one lucky girl to have him as my man.



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Our friend Rebecca and her daughter Savannah were joining us for dinner at the Cheese Cake Factory down in Waikiki. It's one of my favorite place's to go and eat and so it was a must for my birthday dinner. The food was over the top as always, from the bread to my NOT so small, small salad to my Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo Pasta. I ended the night with the famous Black -Out cake, OMG it is to die for, it's like a little taste of heaven.






Today has be no ordanary day, it's been a great day. I have been blessed beyond measures and loved like never before. I had a great birthday spending it with the ones I love and hold dear to my heart. We ended the evening cuddled together on the couch, talking about our day & dinner and how good of a time we had. I'm looking forward to the weekend to come for our double birthday dinner @ the house with all our friends.

34 days to go

4:30AM came really early, to early to be exact. I was babysitting in Kapolei and had to be there by 5:30AM. Not getting into bed till 12:30am the night before was a BAD idea. But I enjoyed the evening.
It rained the whole way to Kapolei but thankfully the day turned out beautiful day.

I was done babysitting by 10:00AM and headed home to let the pups out and meet up with the Woodsides. We were headed to Hickman Air force Base for a birthday party. Little Miss Kyla was turning 4 years old and they were celebrating at the beach on Hickman. She is a doll and I completely went all out shopping for her :) I love the little girls I babysit for and love spoiling them even more. I figure their parents pay me to watch their sweet angels so I can put some of that back toward them. That I did getting her 3 outfits & some cute hair accessorise. She was so excited with the gifts Gabe & I got her as well as what everyone else got her. For only being 4 yrs old she made out pretty well. A cupcake cake, burgers & hot dogs added to the party.





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After some great chit chat and visiting with the Estrella family & friends, some fun in the sun I was feeling the heat and alittle sickness. I'm not sure if it was something I ate or what but out of no were I started to feel horrible. I made my way home to relax and get some rest because I had another long night of babysitting ahead of me.

A first with C. he was the cutest little boy I had ever seen. With his long curly hair and cute little smile. We spent the evening together hanging out playing with his cars and his new little puppy Chloe. (which looked nothing like my Chloe back in TX) His mom and dad were so impressed when they came home just after midnight and heard that he was a perfect angel all night long and didn't cry a peep. "That's what I do" lol. I love more than anything when a parent comes home after having a wonderful night out to a happy sleeping baby. I get to enjoy their kiddos for a short period of time, which is all the time I need to remind me we aren't ready for our own. LOVE THEM TO DEATH, but not our time just yet.

I was able to chat with Gabe via text through out the whole day which was awesome. Getting to talk to him so much this weekend has just been the best. I don't know what I'm going to do when they go into the part of training were they can't talk on their phones for that two & half three period.

Seventeen days down and only 33 more to go.

I love & miss you baby so much & can't wait till this is over and you are back home in my arms. Love your Wifey :)