Its Snowing!!!!!

DAY 82

Let It Snow Let It Snow!!!!!!

(I found a sweet little poem on line & added it to their art work, posted below ~ everyone seems to really like the board, its awesome to get so many complements on it)

"Every child is like a snowflake, Unique in beauty and design. Each Sparkles in a different way, Some playful, some refined. Unlike fragile snowflakes, That fade when the sun appears, Children Grow yet more beautiful with every passing year."

Today was my first official full day at work on my new schedule, back to the grind of things after 2 1/2 weeks off. I absolutely love that the school I work for follows the public school schedule as well, so when they are closed so are we. I've subbed full days a good couple of times since I've started there but I haven't worked 8 hours 5 days a week since I left Hawaii. I was prepared to be completely exhausted through out the day but thankfully I wasn't.

Since it's a new month that only mint one thing, a NEW bulletin board outside out room. I offered to put together this months board since they rotate between the teachers in the room. (there's 3 of us) I'm still kinda new, I'm really trying to show them everything I can bring to the table and offer. I had a blast working with the kids helping them paint their clouds. April will be the next month for me to do the board and I'm already thinking of ideas on what I want to do.

New Years Resolution

When thinking back on what I wanted my New Years Resolution to be for 2012 it was pretty easy. I wanted to continue on the road to a better life style for myself.

1) Continue Running & attending workout classes to get in the best shape of my life.

2) Go back to school ~ I am thinking for teaching but would like to take some Culinary & Photography classes as well. (I've taken Photography classes a few years back and want to expand on that)

3) Start our Cookbook ~ I found a awesome program on line to build one.

4) Take care of a few person finances we have in preps for the future.

5) Take full advantage of being on the Mainland by traveling when we can and working on my 30 b4 30 list & Bucket List.

6) Continue to eat Healthy and cut out the crap. lol (Feb 1. makes a one year with no soda WOOP WOOP)

7) I also am going to continue with making our house more of a home by using DIY projects & making our home more personal, adding more pizazz to it.

I am determined to make 2012 a fantastic year. I'm so excited to get the year started and see were it takes us. I wonder what adventures are in store for the G family, only time will tell.

First Kiss of 2012 with My Love!!!!!!! Happy New Year Baby!!!!!

The BIG ONE

DAY 75

and boy was it :)

This picture doesn't even show really how big this pizza was but is was a 14 inch. Another option was a 24 inch pizza which the table next to us got. Talk about bit that was a giant pizza but looked so yummy.

A coworker has told me time and time again about this place called The Pizza Joint that serves New York style pizza. NYC pizza can't be beat, there is a place that I always go to when we visit the city that's to die for, mouth watering pizza. We've passed The Pizza Joint a few times and it's always packed, that's got to be a good thing though right. The hubbs & I are both suckers for a good pizza with all the fixins. This afternoon we were out & about checking out another part of Columbia when we decided we would grab a bite to eat for lunch. It was already late afternoon so we new we could go one of two ways. Big and it would hold us over for the rest of the day or light and we would still do a simple dinner. Well we chose BIG, we finally had a chance to check out the pizza place we had heard so much about. Thankfully since it was 2 almost 3pm that afternoon it wasn't busy at all.

We started off with some cheesy garlic bread sticks and finished things off with The Big One. Seriously that was the name of the pizza, we ended up having to bring some home because we couldn't finish it all. It was mouth watering and a plus they had SWEET TEA, we ill for sure be going back again. A+ in my book!!!!!!!

Stepping OUT

DAY 8

At Ease Ft. Jackson WINS!!!

I attended my first At East Ft. Jackson, a monthly gathering for spouse's here on post. It's a great way to meet other wives & have a night out with out having to go far. Always a pot luck style meal for dinner I had to result to the commissary on my dish seeing's we still don't have our HHG's yet. (5 more days!!!!)

This evenings gathering covered "Seasons of Change for Your Military Marriage". It really hit home for me & made me think about how I can always improve our marriage & make sure the communication is there. We did a exercise that aloud you to figure out what your love language is & mine was "Quality Time" fits me to a !T!. It was a great way to see how you and your spouse communicate & express your feelings & how you learn to love.

Going into the evening I didn't know that the group was Scripture based but it was great I LOVED IT, just what I needed. It wasn't at all bam here is the bible in your face but they definitely incorporated it in so that was nice. Through out the night they did drawings & you got to pick something from the prize table. MY TICKET WAS PULLED FIRST!!!! That's were the "Mr. / Mrs. Book" came from, it's a journal were you and your husband can right back and forth in. He has one side & you have the other, I think I might start it once Gabe comes back from Drill School & starts working his long hours. I also got "The 5 Love Language" book that evening from a resource table. There were a few different books to pick from that you could HAVE (how awesome is that) & I figure to go along with the evenings theme I would go with that one. I can't wait to read it.

I went into the evening not knowing a SouL & left 2 hours later after meeting a few fabulous ladies. Conversations led to get together's in the future but time will tell. I am keeping a open mind & trying to not be the quite girl in the back of the room, I sat at the FRONT table HELLO people. OK~ Confession time, I sat at the back table with a group of girls at first & then they asked us all to move forward to fill in space so I made my way first to the front table (which was empty) passing plenty of empty seats.

It's a step a small one I know but I've told myself If I'm going to get anywhere in the life as a Army Wife during our stay at Ft. Jackson I have to STEP OUT OF MY BOX.

There isn't a meeting for November bc of the business of Thanksgiving & School so December 9th is the next one & I'm definitely going to be there. By then we'll have our HHG's & I'll be able to take a freshly baked yummy treat to share :)