6 years!

6 years ago today my wonderful sister married her best friend and soul mate and I gained a brother! It was a beautiful August day and we danced the night away! 

 Their wedding day was also hubby and I's first date and asking him to be my date was the best decision of my life!

Wish I could be with them today to celebrate but also to be near family! 

Despite such a wonderful celebration of love, today and tomorrow will be a hard day for my family and being 2,000 miles away is hard! My fun-loving and caring Aunt passed away this week and the services are today and tomorrow. I wish I could give everyone in my family a hug and kiss and be there with them during this hard time but I know they know I am there in spirit!

Its times like these where I wish we were only a car drive away instead of two plane rides away. We've been here in Texas two years and the distance doesn't get closer or easier but we make it work and make do with what we can do! 

One day we will be close to home again, and I won't have to miss out on all the happy and sad times...

No Worries Wednesday-Birthday edition!

This week!

I am thankful for family and friends from afar sending me fabulous birthday wishes, gifts and love!

Chocolate covered strawberries and apples delivered to work from my wonderful bestie in NY!

I am looking forward to the long weekend and celebrating with my hubby in SA!

I am grateful for my friends I've made here in Texas for remembering my birthday and taking the time out of their day to send me a thoughtful message or take me to dinner:)

Kindle books gift card from work friends and Itunes gift card from Texas bestie!













Chubby bird charm from my handsome nephew and fabulous bangles from my Texas friend!



I am not worrying about turning 27 (yikes) and getting older, instead thinking positive about the adventures to the come this year!

Happy Birthday Sis!

Today is my sister's birthday!! I sent her present to her last week and she opened it yesterday on Skype so I could share in the moment! I got her a gift card to Toms to put towards a new pair of flats or wedges as well as a beautiful necklace from etsy that has the quote "I carry your heart, I carry it in mine"!

Stop by my sister's blog, Simply Fabulous, and wish her a fantastic day and wonderful year ahead!

My sis and I sharing laughs at my house while making cookies!

Happy Birthday to my first and forever friend!!

Christmas and New Years with family and friends in NY!

Me, Mom, Sis, and Dad in front of our Christmas Tree in Texas!

Grandpa and I after Christmas Eve dinner!

Grandma and I after Christmas Eve dinner!

Aunt Sara helping my nephew open presents Christmas Morning!

Hubby and I being silly and sassy!

The girls with the cutest baby on his 1st Christmas!

Our Fiat rental car for the 2 weeks in NY!

My bestie and I at her house for dinner:)

My friend L and I after a yummy Breakfast on the day after Christmas!

After ringing in the New Year! First pic of 2012!

Celebrating his 1st New Years!

Hubby's pilot graduation!

Hubby receiving his completion of pilot training certificate from the base wing commander!

Pinning on his wings! It was a bit windy out, don't mind my wild hair!

All the family who came down from NY, we are in front of the plane hubby trained on the last 6 months of training!

My cutie nephew in his flight suit:)

Hubby and I all dolled up for the formal graduation dinner!

No worries Wednesday!

I've decided to start a new weekly post called No worries Wednesday where I share what I am not worrying about or what I am looking forward to or what I am loving for the week!

**I am looking forward to visitors in the next month and a half!! My best friend from home is coming to visit for a week after Thanksgiving and my family is coming down to visit the week before Christmas!

**I am trying not to worry about my husband's assignment night coming up December 1! He will find out what plane and where he will be learning to fly it for the USAF!

**I am looking forward to working at the base thrift shop again! It closed for building renovations back in April and I have been major stir crazy for the past 6 months! No luck finding a job in this area so although its only open 2 days a week, it will keep me busy, get me out of the house and hopefully find some cute items!

**I am loving, as every week, my hubby, family I get to chat with on skype,friends I chat with in person and on the phone, and reading my lovely kindle!

5 years!!

Yesterday was my sister and bro in law's five year wedding anniversary! Hubby was my date to my sister's wedding, we had just started hanging out then and I wanted to have a date with no drama or awkwardness and who would be fun! He turned out to be the best date ever and since that wonderful wedding we have been together! So yesterday was our 5 year "dating" anniversary! As you can tell from reading this blog, I love music! This song by Natasha Bedingfield reminds me of how I felt when hubby and I started dating, I had been in a relationship prior and had a bad breakup but without all the crap I went through, I wouldn't have found my love, my husband and my best friend!!




" All I went through, led me to you, So I'd do it all over again, for you"

Vacation Recap Part 2-July 9-July 17

July 9-Mom and I headed to my grandparents house for a visit then headed home to my little cousin's high school graduation party. He will be heading to basic training for the Navy in the fall! It was so nice to see family and friends at the party!

July 10- Blake's Baptism! After the church service, Blake Charles was baptized! I am his god mother and my brother in law's brother or Blake's Uncle is his god father! I gave Blake a silver cross with a little boy kneeling and praying on it to hang in his room and a cute onesie that said I <3 Aunt Sara! After the baptism we headed home with my grandparents and I took a little nap on the couch he he But no worries I was up in time to watch Big Brother!!






July 11- Hung out around my parents house most of the day then headed to a yummy Italian restaurant where I got pizza and wings and I took my grandpa there for his birthday present! I also got to see Blake! I call him my little bird because he is such a cutie and coos and chirps when hes happy:) After dinner, mom and I headed home and I went for a walk with a friend and her st. Bernard who is huge!

July 12-Today was my grandparents 64th wedding anniversary! My sister and I got them a sign for their house that says Nana and Papas nest! That is what their great grandchildren call them. Mom and I went to a local new place for lunch where we shared a roast beef pannini. Then later that day we went over to my sisters house to visit and we all went for a walk to get some yummy twist ice cream!

July 13-Mom, my sister, Blake and I headed to the outlets for shopping and for me to meet up with a friend and her daughter who don't live too far from there. It was so nice to catch up with her and see how much her daughter has grown! I got some great deals! I got a pair of jeans from the gap outlet for $11 and a pink shirt for $10. I also got a pair of white shorts, white capris and black capris from Ann Taylor Loft outlet! The capris were only 14.99 each and the shorts were 19.99. Then we headed to my sister's friends restaurant for some delicious Italian food! We were all tired from the long day!

July 14-I took my grandma for her birthday present-a pedicure! She had never had one and it was nice for her and I to go! Then I hooked up her web cam and skype so we can chat! My grandpa got her the web cam for her birthday! After visiting with my grandparents mom and I stopped at Marshalls where I got my my mother in law a gift card for her birthday and a really cute orange cardigan for me:) Then I headed to a friends house for dinner and to visit and watched Big Brother!

July 15-Happy Birthday to Mom! She was finally able to open her large box I sent her, two beautiful blue pillows from Target! We went to a cute restaurant on the beach for lunch then to a cute little shop where I got a fake hydrangea bush as well as some cute wooden decor and a white ceramic dish decoration.  We also went to a rummage sale where I got Blake some cute onesies!  We all headed to my sister house where we visited, went swimming, in the hot tub, then to dinner!


   
July 16- Went to a local lunch place with everyone then walked around the beach and little amusement park with Blake and took cute pictures near the merry go round!  Then we came home and relaxed a bit before heading out to our town's parade and fireman's field days!  After the parade and field days, we rented the movie Just go with it, which I had seen, but was still very funny and cute!








July 17- My sister, dad, brother in law and I played in a charity golf tournament! I did OK seeing I wasn't feeling the best! I got a 109 but with the max handicap it was a 73 and I ended up getting two sleeves of balls at the banquet/dinner. Mom and Blake came to the dinner and then we went to visit with my grandparents and say our goodbyes/see you soons! It was hard to say goodbye to everyone seeing I wont be up till December! Then I headed back to my parents house to pack, watch big brother, and rest and try to feel better!

July 18-I was supposed to leave at 10am but my flight got changed and I ended up leaving at 130pm so my parents took me to a couple stores to shop around instead of sitting in the airport which was nice! I actually found a cute pair of jean capris at Marshall's for $10 that my mom is going to mail to me he he

So that was my wonderful summer vacation visiting family and friends! I forgot to mention that I helped my dad set up his ipod touch and was happy to set up his car adaptor and arm band so he can listen to his favorite tunes all the time! Back to reality though...cooking cleaning and hot hot temps in Texas! Hopefully the thrift shop will open soon cause the jobs are still slim pickings!!

Vacation Recap part 1 July 1-July 8

So sorry that I didn't blog while on vacation in NY visiting family, I wanted to get in as much time as I could with my family and friends! I arrived home in Texas late Monday night and yesterday was a clean fest seeing my hubby was alone in our house for two weeks fending for himself while working twelve hrs a day so after a cleaning, organizing, and groceries day along with a dentist appt, I collapsed! On to the recap!

July 1: Our flight left San Antonio at 530 am yikes but we were able to be back in NY by 1230! I'm not sure how but we ended up with first class seats! We booked literally a week before our flight and really was just looking for the best deal but we got upgraded I guess! I enjoyed the blanket and pillow provided, comfy seats and service! Hubby's mom picked us up from the airport and we headed to lunch then home. We didn't do much just visited with Hubby's family and then took a walk along the beach where Hubby grew up!

July 2: Hubby went golfing with some friends and I headed to my parents house to visit and put away my body bag of a suit case! I was so happy to meet my nephew Blake, he was five weeks old and I fell in love on the spot! I just couldn't get enough of him! After golf, hubby came over and we all visited and had a nice cookout and enjoyed our year old wedding cake topper, still delicious too! After visiting with everyone, we went to visit some friends at their houses and then went to a cute local Italian place for a late night dinner just the two of us!








July 3: Hubby went golfing again while I went to church with my parents then hung out at their house all day and relaxed. Later that evening, Hubby and I went to a local bar to meet up with some friends for a drink and then to another friends house for a little get together!
July 4: Happy 4th of July! I brought my Hubby to the airport around 10am because he only had Friday and Monday off! I made it back to my parents house in time for the hot dog eating contest!! Love it! Then we all headed to my sister's house for a cookout and some pool and Blake time! After a delicious meal and fun pool time, we ended the evening by having some smores at my sister's new fire pit! No fireworks but lots of family time which was awesome!





July 5: Mom and I headed to a local mall to look around. I didn't find anything but it was nice to visit stores I do not have hear in south Texas! The rest of the day we just relaxed and watched the Teen Mom premiere hehe


July 6: I saw rain for the first time in a good couple months! It was quite nice! Mom and I headed to Walmart and Marshalls to look around and I got a cute pair of nine west denim capris with the rest of my gift card! Then we headed home to relax and have dinner and went for a nice walk around town.

July 7: Mom and I headed to the Cuse to visit a work friend for lunch and then shopped around. I got a cute pair of shorts from forever 21, a cute pair of khaki shorts from target and a pretty pink cardigan from Target! After shopping I headed to dinner with another friend which was nice to catch up on everything and enjoy some yummy food and ice cream! After our visit, I headed back to my parents house to watch Big Brother!!! So happy its back on, Ive watched like every season!


July 8-Mom and I headed to my sisters house to visit with Mr. Blake and my sis. I loved spending time with him and holding him! He grew so much in the two weeks I was here! We went to a couple local thrift shops but I didn't find anything! Later that night I met my friend at the mall and helped her find an interview suit for a teaching position and we also had some yummy unos dinner! After shopping I went back to her new house and she gave me a tour and I chatted with her and her boyfriend!

My next post will recap July 9-17!

Visiting Family in NY

Sorry for the lack of posts, friday the 1st the hubby and I flew to NY to visit family! It was a whirlwind weekend with him seeing he flew back to Texas yesterday! I am home for two weeks and will check in and blog every so often while I am here. I wont be able to post pictures till I get home!

For now I am enjoying cuddling up and loving on my new nephew and relaxing with family and friends!


Hope all is well with everyone! Happy belated 4th of July!

Happy 1 year wedding Anniversary Weekend!

 A year ago today I was at the best and most fun party of my life surrounded by family and friends celebrating the marriage to my favorite person in the whole world, my best friend, and hubby! What a year it has been for us, but I feel we have grown and become closer especially since we live 1900 miles from family! I can't wait for more adventures to unfold and all the laughs and smiles along the way!

This weekend we went to Fredricksburg Texas which was super cute! We grabbed lunch at a german restaurant, went to the pacific war museum (for free thanks to being in the military:)), went in to a couple shops on main street, went to a fun pasta place for dinner, played mini golf, then found a movie theatre and watched The Green Lantern! We headed home this afternoon after having a yummy breakfast at a local breakfast place ( I had eggs benedict:))

Here are some photos from the weekend!

PS. Happy Father's Day to all the new fathers, old fathers, and grandfathers today!! 

my dad and I dancing our fun father daughter dance!

My sister, Grandpa and I last year for his 85th Birthday!