Birthday Week!

Thank you for the advice on the Kindle as well as the Birthday Wishes! 26 yikes, wonder what adventures this year will bring. My 25th year I got married, moved from NY to Texas and graduated with my masters!
Birthday week started off on Sunday!

Sunday: Hubby and I went to breakfast at IHOP and then went and picked up my Kindle! I chose the 3G and found a couple books for 99 cents! Later that day, a good friend of mine invited us to her house for a bbq with her hubby and she made me a red velvet cake with 26 candles on top! Soo sweet!

Monday: My day of birth! I got a sweet card from my hubby quite early before he headed to work, then went to Chillis for lunch then Walmart to look around with my friend! Then we headed home to watch a movie and then hubby came home later and we went to Applebees for dinner (fyi-We are stationed in the middle of nowhere with slim to none restaurant choices)  and then to Dairy Queen for dessert! I recieved a wonderful gift card to Marshalls from my MIL in the mail and a JCpenny gift card and cute magnet from my grandparents in the mail today!






















Tuesday: Went with some lovely ladies to get a pedicure (a gift from my friend) and then to lunch! When I got home I had a present waiting from my parents, the beautiful mother of pearl watch that I had posted about earlier! I also recieved a cute card and lovely smelling candle from another friend!


Wednesday: I received a dark brown dresser from my friend who was looking to get rid of some furniture she no longer needed! It is just what we were looking for for our bedroom and now all we need is a tv to put on it! Most of the day I read my kindle outside and enjoyed the sunshine! Later that night the hubby and I went out to eat with another couple which was nice!

Thursday: Today I ran errands with my friend and helped her mulch her yard. I also tried Whataburger for the first time which was pretty good! When I got home, I had another a present waiting for me. My sister and bro in law had gotten me a fabulous gray purse with a teal polka dot and matching waller! Super cute!

This weekend we are heading to San Antonio for a golf tourney my hubby is in. I will be hitting up Target Old Navy Marshalls and the mall as well as going to an outlets mall! What a wonderful end to my birthday week!


Hope everyone has a happy and healthy Memorial Day Weekend!

NY visit recap

Hi Everyone! Hope you are all enjoying a wonderful Friday and are excited for the weekend!! I got back to the lovely state of Texas on Tuesday afternoon and of course, wasn't feeling the best! Too much yummy food consumption for this sensitive tummy! So let's start from last thursday...
Thursday: Got into NY around 4pm, went to dinner and had delicious chicken riggies! I stopped in to see my sis at work and see my grandparents before heading to my parent's house to go to bed quite early!
Friday: Headed to my sister's house to get things ready for the shower the next day! My parents, grandparents and I got a fish fry for dinner and then headed back home to make a chicken wing dip for the baby shower tomorrow!
Saturday: We had my sister's baby shower! It was a great success! She received  beautiful gifts and it was soo nice to see family and friends! After the shower, my mom and I went to my old high school's talent show! I didn't know any of the students who were involved but there were several with amazing talent!

                                                                           My mom, sister and I!

My sister and her childhood friends!

My sis and I!

Super cute cake!

Sunday: Slept in and had a wonderful visit with my sis and bro in law! My dad made me yummy fried eggs and sausage. I visited with one of my dear friends who is preparing for her wedding in Flordia in the fall and then visited  at another friends new house! After my visits I had some yummy pizza and wings and relaxed with my mom!
Monday: Met one of my past co-workers for lunch for some more chicken riggies then shopped around and looked in Target, Marshalls, and Old Navy which I don't' have near me in Texas! I got a cute pair of navy blue capris from old navy for $10!  After shopping, I went to visit with my mother in law who had been out of town for majority of the weekend I was home. After my visit, I headed home to rest up and pack. This is when I started feeling bad!
Tuesday: Woke up at 4am for my flight and had a bad belly ache, I took some medicine and by the time I got back to Texas I was feeling much better!

Since I've been back, Ive been trying to eat pretty plain. Last night and today, my stomach has been off unfortunately, hopefully it will start feeling better soon!
This weekend, the hubby and I are volunteering at an adventure race taking place at our base. Its a run bike and rowing race. The hubby and I will be helping with the final scores.

PS! I am officially done with grad school! So happy and excited and ended the program with a 3.9 gpa!

Another movie weekend...this time no theater, just rentals!

This past weekend the hubby and I had a wonderful low key weekend!

Friday: Went to a yummy dinner just the two of us, then rented the next three days and the fighter. Watched the next three days that night then watched a few good men on tv!

Saturday: Went to breakfast at our favorite little hole in the wall then came home to watch the fighter, which was really good, then I wrote my last grad school paper EVER and we lazied around. We went to a local Mexican place for dinner then rented The Switch, with Jennifer Anniston, which was super cute too, love the little boy in the movie!






Sunday: We slept in, got some essentials at Walmart, headed to Chillis for lunch (food overload weekend, detoxing this week, till Thursday when its NY cuisine extravaganza!) then home to relax and workout at the gym. I dont know if anyone is an Army Wives fan but yikes what a sad episode Sunday, definitly crying throughout the whole episode!

This week is already going by fast! I cleaned the house yesterday and went for a walk! Tomorrow I work at the thrift store then Thursday I will be on a plane to NY to see family and friends!!

Weekend wrap up and...sick again!

Friday: Went to dinner with hubby's flight and then came home and fell asleep in the living room, quite exhausted we were! I had moved around lots of boxes at the thrift shop that day!

Saturday: Woke up bright and early to have some yummy breakfast at a little hole in the wall called Sandies! Delish, I had two fried eggs over easy, some hash browns and delectable apple cinnamon scone! Then hubby's flight helped move more boxes from our donation room into our makeshift area in the thrift shop! Then I cleaned up the house and hubby studied! Later that evening, we went to a charity auction for the OSC and won two raffle drawings, a gold chain necklace and bracelet and a willow tree decoration of a mother and a son which may be my MIL's mother's day present hehe

Sunday: Went to church, out to lunch at Applebees, to the movies to see The Adjustment Bureau which was very good, then home to do some school work. I wrote a 5 page paper on health plans, yes quite riveting! Then made homemade mashed potatoes and pork chops for din din! We ended the night watching Army Wives and Coming Home a new show on lifetime, such a tearjerker but sweet stories!

Sadly, today I woke up with somewhat of a stomach bug I think! So I am drinking clear liquids, eating crackers and applesauce and trying to feel better while of course working on school work! Only three more weeks left!

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and fabulous start to their week!

Well hello!

I hope you enjoyed my tunes for the week! I found this great website to download songs called gomusicnow.com
This week feels like it flew by! Valentines Day was low key but fun, I delivered Valentines to the hubby and his class and then went to lunch and bowling with some friends! We enjoyed a delicious meal of pasta and meatballs at home and just relaxed for the night! Tuesday was spent writing three papers as well as enjoying Glee! Teen mOM (Guilty Pleasure!) and My life as liz(which I am not loving this season, seems too scripted!) Wednesday, I worked at the thrift shop and today I enjoyed a wonderful walk outside in the sunny 80 degree weather! Tomorrow I am working at the thrift shop and reading ahead for my classes next week!

Hubby has a three day weekend so it will be nice to spend some QT with him! In things to look forward news hehe, I booked my flight home to NY today! I will be heading home for a brief visit in April! My sister's baby shower is that weekend and I am excited I will be able to go, unfortunatley the hubby won't make it!

Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend and if its a long one, enjoy your Monday! Already done with three weeks of grad school, only 6 more to go and I will be a master of human resource management lol CAN NOT WAIT!

lack of posts=grad school work, mil spouse bonding, and thrift shop changes

Sorry for the lack of posts!
I have been busy keeping up with my 3 grad classes, making valentines for hubby's flight with the other spouses and hiring a new cashier for the thrift shop!! It has been quite a busy and eventful week! Yesterday hubby and I got our taxes done, yay to tax returns! Then had a nice day together, watched Just go with it which was super funny! and then headed home to relax before going to a birthday party! Today I have cleaned the house, doing laundry and working on school work! We are going out for our valentine's dinner tonight seeing hubby will be working till 7 or 8 tomorrow, 12 hour days!

This week's agenda:
-work on two papers due this week-one 5pager and one 3pager
-get to know our new cashier at work this week
-hopefully book my flight home for my sis's shower
-spend as much time as I can with the hubby:)

Happy Valentine's Day! Hope everyone who has a sweetheart is enjoying their time together and those who are flying solo, get your girls together and have lunch or drinks tomorrow! I am going to lunch and bowling tomorrow with a group of girls!

Last semester of grad school and VISITORS!

Sorry for the lack of posts lately...my sister and her husband are in town and I am showing them around and spending as much time as I can with them!! My sis is 6 months prego and soo cute! I loved feeling my nephew kick today...so amazing!

They got into town on Saturday and we had a low key night just watching tv and relaxing! Sunday we went to church, had a delish breakfast cooked by my brother in law and then headed to the local lake to explore and take fun pictures! We also stopped at a cute local shop/soda shop and the guys had vanilla milkshakes and us girls looked around and my sister found a cute ornament for her tree from our town as well as some fun postcards! Monday we headed out to Home Depot and Sears hardware for the bro in law and I just love going through Home Depot and exploring! Then we went to Walmart and got some food for the week! It was warm and sunny on Monday so we went for a walk outside and played some wii bowling! We watched the movie Away we go and laughed and visited! My sister and I looked at possible baby shower invites, diaper bags, baby books and other fun baby boy items! Today we headed to a couple local shops where my sis found a cute gift for my mom and some pretty earrings! Then we headed to lunch at a local restaurant where we had yummy panninis! Then we went to the local mall, quite small, but I did manage to find a cute pair of corduroys for $5 at JC Penny!! After shopping we headed home to relax and made chicken and rice for dinner! We played some more Wii bowling and then watched Step Brothers and relaxed the rest of the night!

Monday was my last first day of grad school! I am taking three classes employee benefits, employee training and career development, and employment law. Lots of db posts but not too bad soo far! Tomorrow I am working at the thrift shop and my sis and bro in law will be stopping in to look around!

Hope everyone is having a good first week of February! Happy Groundhog Day's Eve!

movies and grad work..

Sorry for the lack of posts! I have still been consumed with grad week this past week! I am about mid way through the semester and the papers and work have not subsided.

This week was interesting and not so:
-did copious amounts of work on my thesis paper and other two grad classes
-went to my first Officer's Spouse club event and met some spouses who were super nice!
-Played Bunco for the first time and enjoyed it and ended up winning 4 sketched wine glasses and a bottle of wine!
-watched Glee (loved it!) and The Office Premiers!
-Made homemade mashed potatoes (hubby says they were delish!)
-Had a job interview for a HR assistant job, got offered the job, turned it down, full time, crappy pay, worried about balancing 40 hrs with 3 classes! At my previous job, I worked 40 hours and did 2 classes but I was able to school work at work when I completed my duties at work, they were very lenient and encouraging but this job, which I spoke my concerns, said they couldn't accomodate my grad school work, even though I am going for HR, and said the only thing they could do was have my work 8-4 every day instead of 730-430...big woop.
-Watched some movies on starz while doing copious amounts of school work and went to the movies yesterday to see Wall Street which was really good! Definitly want to see the first movie!
-Today I wrote 6 pages of my thesis paper only another 19 to go lol

Happy weekend...Im kinda grumpy!

Grad School taking over my life!

Sorry for the lack of posts! My last week consisted of mostly grad work and spending quality time with my family! I got back to Texas yesterday after a very long 12 hour day of travel consisting of two airlines and four planes! After unpacking, I went to bed early to try to catch up on my sleep!

Today was quite a busy and productive day! I got up, did grad work discussion board posts for about two hours, then the errands began! Headed to the post office to pick up one of my textbooks that got sent here instead of going to my parents house, then to subway to eat, then to the local library for a couple hours to do some research on the three papers I have to write. I ended up getting six books out which I was very happy about! Then I headed to Walmart (boo) to stock up on groceries seeing that the commissary was closed then finally got home. Had some dinner, skyped with my mom and then wrote a four page paper for one of my classes. Now I am watching Quints by Surprise, cutest show ever and uploaded all 300 of my wedding photos that I got while in NY!

Next on the agenda: more grad work and our wedding and shower presents and our furniture should be arriving tomorrow so I get to wait for them all day and put everything away! Hubby is still at training in Colorado so I am on my own for a couple days! Cant wait for him to get home! My grandma called me a pioneer woman but I don't know right now I feel like a tired girl!

(me, the morning I went to a water park with my family in NY)

Back to School!

Today I started my 3rd semester of grad school! I am taking three classes but won't be working so I will be totally focusing on them which will be a curse and a blessing. I will be able to put my best efforts in to each class but that will be my main focus which may make me a little crazy but thanks to this blog, it will be my outlet from human resources lol

I am taking:
Women Work and Dollars
Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining
Project Seminar which is a 25 page thesis paper

Fun fun fun!

In other news, I watched two excellent movies this weekend. Friday I watched the back up plan with jennifer lopez which was super cute! And Saturday, I watched a classic for the first time-the Shawshank Redemption which was an amazing film!



Yesterday I went to a local water park with the family and had tons of fun going on water rides!!



Definitly missed my hubby though, not as fun going single on the tube as opposed to double!

Back in NY!

After a long 12 hour day of travel from Texas, I arrived in NY! My parents greeted me at the airport and we headed home. To my surprise, they had made me chicken riggis! I had soo missed them since I moved and was so excited that my dad found a recipe and made them they were delish!

It has been a nice couple of days visiting with family! I have also gotten into full grad school mode. We start on Monday and I have already been reading the assigned readings as well as looking up topics for my big thesis paper this semester. 3 classes will definitly be keeping me busy!

I recieved one of my text books here in NY as well as my new pair of sassy pink adidas running shoes! But unfortunately there was a mishap with the post office and one of my books for school got forwarded to Texas. I had a minor breakdown but realized that it would be ok for 2 weeks without it.

It has been a good 10 to 15 degrees cooler in New York! Im used to 90s and 100s in Texas and the 75 degree weather and even 60 degree rain weather makes me quite chilly! Hopefully get to go for a walk in my new sneaks and break them in so I can start running again!

"Its not what you do..its who you are that matters in the end"

This quote has stuck with me since Sunday at church. The priest was talking about how he looks at obituaries from his hometown and how sad it is that so many of his friends had passed. He spoke of a particular person that was a dear friend and he pointed out how the obituary didn't have all of their degrees and work information but it spoke that they were a christian, good hearted and surrounded my friends and family. The base we are at is quite small and not much going on in the city. He said that maybe it was God's plan to have us be stationed here to slow ourselves down and relax and concentrate on oneself not on what you do.

This hit close to me. It has been quite a transition for me moving across the country away from friends and family and not working. I have worked full time since two months after college and up until the end of may of this year I was full time employed, planning a wedding, and taking two grad classes online. Quite a full plate, now that I am married and I am between semesters, things have slowed down a bit and it has been hard to relax and just do work around the house. I have tried applying for jobs and keeping busy but after this sunday I have been trying to see this new home as a reminder for me that it is ok to take a break and relax and read books and work out and not feel guilty or unproductive.

Anyways lol sorry about that, its been on my mind and I needed to let it out and remind myself everyday that its not what you do its who you are and how you treat others that matters in the end.


A year ago I got engaged, how crazy is that! So many memories have been made this past year that I will never forget! Also technically the hubby and I have been together 4 years today, we starting dating after he was my date to my sis's wedding August 5, 2006.

Pretty productive day!

Yesterday I started the week with a nice long walk around the base. I left around 12 and walked for about an hour and a half. It was quite warm and ideally would like to walk earlier when its cooler out. I enjoy walking especially to music so it is like a stress reliever for me. I would like to do this walk at least 3 times a week possibly more!

Today has been quite a busy day from the start as well. I got an oil change and my hood fixed. Called about financial aid questions for grad school. Start my 3rd semester at the end of August. Called and ordered a debit card for our joint checking. Cleaned and picked up. Picked up some groceries and printer ink and printer paper at the bx and then printed some documents I needed for school. Went to a place on base and got letters to spell out hubby's name for our house:) Tonight hopefully we will be getting our washer and dryer hooked up!

Im trying to create a schedule for myself to be productive and active and keep myself busy until I start school at the end of August. Ive looked for jobs on base but nothing as of yet is appealing to me or really available. I go back to NY to visit in three weeks to visit while hubs is in training then Ill come back and put away all of our wedding presents and stuff we couldnt fit in the car and start school!

Any temporary stay at home wifes with no kids or animals that have any other ideas to stay productive active and busy during the day and week, please let me know!

1st week as a Texan

So after the 4th, the hubs had to go back to work and I was left to figure out how to fill my days! I went to the bx and picked up some things, headed to the library to start my new summer reading and went for some walks around base. I got out Water for Elephants and Belong to me. Water for elephants, so far, is really interesting. We are still in hubbys dorm so I have had some flashbacks to college days. We did get word that our house would be ready to move in this wednesday. So there is light at the end of the tunnel!

It is quite an adjustment not working in the summer. I have worked every summer since I was 16 and full time for the past three years. I start my 3rd semester of my masters program at the end of August and I will be taking three classes so that should keep me quite busy.

With the ups and downs and unpredictability of the military, I want to wait to make sure we will be at this base for a while before I look for a job. Taking three classes will be time consuming so ideally I would like to find a part time job but we will see what there is. The base is in an area where it is mostly spanish speaking outside the base so I would love a job on the base but we will see what is available.

This weekend we don't have any set plans. I think another tropical storm is coming through which stinks but next week it looks clear and sunny!

Hope everyone has a nice weekend!

Countdown till my last day of work!

3 weeks and 2 days!

I have enjoyed my time here, for the most part, but due to last week's ridiculous accusations from my supervisor of altering timesheets, I have been counting down! I enjoy my work, I just don't like having a paranoid supervisor watching my every move and pretty much doing my job for me. It gets annoying and it makes me feel like I can't do my own job. I have 4 more weeks of weekly payroll to do and 2 more bi-weekly cycles to do.

Ive worked at my current job for almost two years and have learned alot about the payroll and human resources aspect of a city government. This job helped me find my "niche" in the business world and motivated me to go back to school to obtain my masters in human resource management. I have one year done and another to go!

I look forward to the fall when I will be solely focusing on my school work, taking three online classes. I am not sure if I will be able to find a part time job during that time seeing the area where the air force base is located is very small and outside of the base is mostly spanish speaking. If I unable to find a job, I will be able to work even more efficient on my school work and really learn the fundamentals of the human resources profession.


So seeing today is my friday and its pay day, I guess I can't complain too much!

Today is my friday!!!

This week starts my four day weeks...well until I leave my job and move to the deep south of texas this summer after the wedding!!

Not much going on, got two A's in my classes this semester..which I was really excited about!! I can sign up for the fall semester next week and I am taking three instead of my normal two classes so I can finish sooner:)

I have almost all the wedding addresses and I am just waiting for the invitations to be sent so my sis, mom and I can stuff the envelopes and postage them!! My friend who is making the invitations soo kindly offered to address my invitations:) Seeing we are only having an invitation and a postcard response card...we are going green and saving on postage because the envelope will be light!

This weekend is quite busy!! Tomorrow I took off, no big plans during the day, but at night I am meeting my sis to see the Miley Cyrus movie "The Last Song". She read the book so she is at a slight advantage to me but I am excited to watch it, its a Nicholas Sparks movie, I usually like those!!

Then Saturday, my friend's bridal shower and bachelorette party! I am one of the bridesmaids in her wedding May 1, fast approaching, so that should be fun! It is supposed to be super nice out this weekend!!

Then Sunday, Easter, dinner with the family, yum yum yum, I think I am bringing dessert, and seeing that its easter, I may be stopping at the gertrude hawk chocolates store on my way home tomorrow for an Easter treat for the family:)

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and blessed Easter:)

Last week of grad class!

So I am just finishing up my discussion board posts for this week and then I will be done with classes....well till August!! I am selling a couple of my books back and shipping them out Fed-Ex today so in a few weeks or so I will get a nice $30 check.

Once school is done, I am sure I will start focusing on the wedding more. The invitations should be done in the next couple weeks and I hope to send them out the middle of April. Then the next step is a seating chart and ordering/buying favors.

I cant wait to see my love in a couple weeks!! It will be about 2 months since I have seen him while in person...we video chat every day which is nice but its nothing like actually being with him!!

Work is going well, not too busy here. I put in to take every friday off in April, I need to use my time as it is since I will be leaving soon, so it will be nice to have 4 day work weeks:)

The sun is shining on this Wednesday morning...which is always a good thing!! Only a couple days till the weekend...April can't come fast enough!

Sleep or lack there of...

I have been lacking in the sleep dept. It sucks! I am exhausted waking up, make it through the day, but then when it gets time when I should be heading to bed I am not tired, I get restless and bored...its very strange!! Hopefully I will get out of this funk soon!!

Only a couple weeks of school left! I am excited, it has been a busy and stressful semester!! Nothing else too exciting going on, just working ,working out, school work....nothing new on the wedding front, next on the agenda is compiling addresses and ordering tuxes.

Cant wait to start reading fun and normal books again...I have missed that!!

Hopefully more exciting posts to come:)

Low key weekend

Hi everyone!!
Not too much going on here besides work and school work...blah blah blah

This weekend wasn't too exciting, I caught up on some sleep, watched a couple movies, visited with my family, worked ahead on some grad school work and relaxed around the apt.

The next couple weeks will be quite busy seeing I only have 4 weeks left of grad classes..these 5 weeks have flown by!!
This weekend: heading to my hometown to watch my dad play in his high school alumni basketball game and see my cousin who is coming up from Virginia and hopefully see his new baby!!

Wedding update: Flowers and cake have been booked, part of wedding party's gifts have been ordered, cake topper ordered
Next on the list: Tuxes, wedding bands, favors, meeting with the reception place on dinner and reception details, then once April comes it will be mailing the invitations out and then starting the seating chart!

Hope everyone had a nice weekend!!

Busy bee week!!

So yesterday started my busy bee week!!!

Monday: Extremely busy day with payroll, budgeting project, and the start of my third week of online grad classes. I am leaving for Alabama thursday afternoon and won't be back home till Tuesday the 15th so I am trying to get most of my discussion board postings done and hw done as well seeing I will have limited internet use.

Tuesday/Today: At work, I was able to get most of my payroll duties done in the morning and worked on my discussion board posts and team work this afternoon. After work I am heading to the gym to tan and work out before my trip!! Definitly was bad today and went to Arbys for a beef and cheddar sandwhich and curly fries!! Atleast I got the small size lol Then I have to run some errands and then head home, shower, and get ready for American Idol and Teen Mom never before scenes!!

Wednesday/Tomorrow: Work and submit my paper for one of my classes as well as finish up most of db posts for the week seeing it would be too hard to bring my two textbooks and binder with me!! Make sure everything is packed!! I tried to pack quite light this time seeing I dont check my bag so I have to be able to lift it over my head!!


I may not be back to blog till Friday soo hopefully my flight doesnt get delayed!!