Day #8

       Yes I know, I'm just a *tad* behind on this little photo challenge. Sorry, life gets in the way sometimes....and I let it, because really? Who wants to live their entire lives on a computer? It's nice to do things that don't require me to touch this keyboard at times ;-) Anyway, back to the point of the original post here.....




                       {Day 8-A picture of someone who makes you laugh.}

Rosie.

 I freaking love this woman to pieces, and she is really one of the only people I get along well with here at Ft. Sam. As hectic and ridiculous as things may get around here, she's always up for a little girl time. There's also that whole matter of our husbands being wounded in Afghanistan on the same day, around the same time and then flew out together when they were flown out for treatment. So, I like to think it was meant to be :) Not to sound cliche', but the fact is that there are not too many people on this earth who understand what it is like to be in our position and everything that we have & continue to deal with given the circumstances that brought us here to Texas...She makes this whole "wounded warrior wife" thing much easier to stomach at times, simply because she's been there. And for the times that we can't quite seem to stomach whatever it may be that is going on.....there's always beer night ;-)

Day 7

                    {A picture of your most treasured item.}


Clearly, I have to choose my darling husband, even though *technically,* he isn't an "item." :) 2 years and counting, just over a month of marriage, and he is my favorite "thing" in the world. I love that I'm married to my best friend and wouldn't have it any other way :)

(Oh, and he's incredibly goofy when he chooses to be......also something that I adore about him :) )

Day 6.

                     {A picture of someone you'd like to trade places with.}

I had a bit of  a hard time with this, but this is the one I settled on: a child. Simply because as an adult, your eyes are so much more opened to the problems and the dangers in the world around you. As a child, you're taught certain things ie: don't talk to strangers, tell someone anytime you go anywhere, don't do certain things, etc,.-but for the most part, you're oblivious to the things that happen around you. As a child, all you know is what's in your immediate sights, the day-to-day things. You aren't really subjected to the negative things going on right now in the economy, the war, political groups arguing back & forth. Adults worry about how they're going to pay their bills, going to work, etc, but as a child your biggest concern is probably something like whether or not your best friend will be over to come over and play that day, or what you're going to dress up as.....simple little things like that. There are no worries when it comes to money, or where you're going to end up living, or whether or not you'll get laid off-there's just this simple little world you live in, where you call the shots and your parents can somehow solve anything. What I would've give to go back to that, even for just one day :-)

Day #5

I've been slacking a bit the last few days on this challenge thing....forgive me, I've been sidetracked :-)




                             {Day 5: A picture of your favorite memory.}

Anyone who knows me even a little bit, knows how much I love & adore this man, his music, and the way

he carries/presents himself.  I could pick pretty much any Garth song, and as soon as it came on, could probably describe a vivid memory of what it reminds me of as far as being back home and growing up. I was pretty much raised on Garth, and Lord-willing, our children will be the same. Not to mention, the man is well into his fifties and *still* rocks  out in his live show....it was money well spent ;-)

{This last one was outside of the arena in Nashville the night that we saw him live.....you know Garth is in town when the crowd *outside* of the arena waiting exceeds the number of people*inside* actually getting to watch him! :-P }

Day #4.

                                           {A picture of your night.}

     This one, to me, seemed a little vague. So, since it is currently almost 11am, and certainly *not* nighttime, I decided to just do a photo of one of my favorite nights :) 

                  


      I took this photo at the beginning of this night. There's a pier down at Padre Island-a few hours from where we live and visited on this weekend-that you can rent poles at and fish off of 24/7. We didn't get the idea to go until late that afternoon, and we wound up sitting there most of that night, just fishing and relaxing and enjoying each other's company while we waited for something to bite on our lines. We ended up catching nothing but a bunch of little fish that we got off the line and tossed right back in. I've never been too big on fishing because it always seemed boring, and maybe a little gross to me(really, who wants to bait their own line and then sit there and wait and wait and wait? :-p), but after that weekend, I think it's definitely something we will be doing more of in the future :)

Redecoration.

           Just wanted to jump on and post a few photos of my little weekend project, now that it is finished.....Hopefully hubby likes it! :)

Oh, and  Franklin turned a whole 1 year old today.....As usual, he had something to say about that! :)

Day #3

                             






               {A picture of the cast from your favorite show.}

I absolutely adore this show, and have since I was probably still in diapers. There is nothing that can make you laugh quite like an onry little old woman who has no problem letting everyone know what she thinks about everything, and who doesn't hesitate to put someone in their place as the situation calls for it. It only ran for 5 seasons and hasn't had a new episode on the air in almost 20 years, but it's still one of the most re-ran sitcoms on t.v.

On another note, husband comes home todaaaaayyyy! I'm a tad excited about this, as I fully detest sleepimg

by myself. That whole "scared of the dark" thing is a really big pain in the ass when you're home alone for 3 days, which makes me grateful that it's *only* for 3 days. Oh, and because I didn't want to be bored in those

couple of days? I completely redecorated the bedroom. It may or may not have taken me 5ish hours to get four shelves up(the screw anchors and I had issues last night-they didn't want to stay in the wall :-/), but damnit it got done! And it looks pretty awesome, if I may say so myself(and seeing  as how this *is* my blog....I may.). Funny how things like new wall decor, bedding and taking a vanity mirror out can change a room so much. It was much in need of some brightening up....happy to say that is exactly what it got :)  Now all that's left is a few quick changes to the living room and the house will be done. Then again, knowing our luck, as soon as we get it *all* done, THAT will be the time that we're told we're moving....HA. 

Day 2.

        {A picture of you and the person you have been close with for the longest.}




This girl & I have known each other since we were 11 or 12 years old. We met during the summer before 6th & 7th grade, went to different middle schools and then went to the same high school. There have been through some serious rough patches in the last year, but she hung in here with me through all of the craziness that has gone on, and I could not be more grateful to have her <3

Photo Challenge

          A friend of mine told me about this project the other day...A photo a day, for 60 days, with some type of question to go along with it as a blog post each day. Usually, I'm not a big fan of these types of posts and lists and whatnot, but I looked at the questions and thought it might actually be kind of fun to just go along with it & try it for the next 60 days. I'm a bit late with the first one today, but better late than never-or so I'm told :-p

                .......:60 photo challenge:.......

     {Day 01 - A picture of yourself with fifteen facts.}

                                    {15 Facts}

 {1} I married the love of my life less than one month ago, on September 7, 2011, which was also our 2 year anniversary, and after surviving 2 years, a year-long deployment, and a whole lot of bull crap.....I am happy to say I have never been more sure of anything in my entire life :-)


 {2} I adore our fur kids, Franklin & Mollie. They & my husband make up my entire world, and I love that they are so silly & make me laugh so much.


 {3}We  only live in Texas because someone blew my husband up. I hate this state, but I am slowly adjusting and learning my way around. It's far from my favorite place I've lived in, but I'm doing my best to make the best of it, even if I complain a lot(and trust me-I do!).


 {4} I am ridiclously terrified of the dark. 

 {5}I'm also ridiculously terrified of airplanes. I love travel & would love go overseas one day, but I am so utterly scared of airplanes that I cannot bring myself to set foot on one at any point in the foreseeable future. It's not so much as the plane itself I am afraid of, but the fact that your 35,000 feet in the air....and there is nothing underneath you, aside from a 35,000 foot gap between you & the ground, and if that plane should for any reason, drop out of the sky, you are pretty much screwed. Yeah-it's definitely the crash that scares me more than the plane.


{6} I get annoyed extremely easily. It's something that I work on everday, but sometimes I can't help but get worked up over stupid things. 


 {7} I favor animals over people, any day of the week. There is a quote that reads something along the lines of  "I want to become as good of a person as my dog thinks I am"....Dog are extremely forgiving creatures and are content with very little. If the entire would could function the same....I imagine we would live in a much better place than we do. But the fact is, is that most people I've come across are for the most part, worthless & selfish, and if that is how most people are....I would rather hang out with my fur babies.


{8} I moved away from "home" in Oregon when I was 19.....I've never really missed it there.


{9} The fact that my husband is in the army has forced me, more than once, to try to imagine what my life would look like without him. When I first received the phone call informing me he had been wounded, I thought he was dead before I was told exactly what had happened. I hate the fact that I am 24 years old and have to think about things like that. We are young & should be worrying about what we have ahead of us and what we want to do with the rest of our lives together, not about things like the possible death of the person I 
adore the most in this world. 


{10} I would love to go into journalism at some point before too long. There are way too many stories in this world that need telling. I have a few more courses to finish up, and then I will be starting school for it :)


{11} I love small towns, and can't imagine raising our family anywhere but in one. 


{12} I'm a complete sucker for some blue jeans, a pair of cowboy boots and a cowboy hate. Jeff wears blue jeans and his boots almost daily, but when he throws his hat on? Oh dear........that's just game over :-p


{13}  I love photography. The fact that you are able to capture a single moment in time and keep it forever is something that kind of amazes me at times.


{14} I get bored super easily, and super quick, which causes me to constantly find new hobbies and keep things to occupy me in our home at all times :) 


 {15} I'll use any excuse to go to the coast, even if it's just for a day. It's been a few years since I've lived in a place where I can just drive a couple of hours away and be at the beach, but now that we are not too far, I take every opportunity to go. I love how quiet and peaceful it can be, and how relaxed it makes me to go and spend a little time there. We started fishing off the pier there not too long ago-there's nothing quite like kicking back with a beer and waiting for something good to jump on the other end of that line ;-)