Oh how it feels to say we are almost completely debt free! Today we have officially paid off over $5,000 in debt! No, that doesn't mean we're gonna be rich now and have a ton of money to splurge but it does mean we'll be living more comfortably especially since we took such a large pay cut moving from Hawaii to Colorado. It feels great!!!
Friday the movers come to finally deliver our stuff! I was beginning to think we would never get our household goods. It's been over a month since we've been without and lemme' tell ya, you definitely realize to not take advantage of having things like your couch and big screen and pots and pans...Those things seem so little and unimportant but in all reality when you live with those things for so long and then they are suddenly gone you go nuts. Lol maybe that's the materialistic side of humanity talking but hey. Regardless.
In two weeks our parents will be out here to help celebrate Russ' first birthday! It's still up in the air what we're gonna do for him but we want it to be special! He's a very special boy ;)
Well, all, have a good night ( : Short but sweet tonight...Americas Next Top Model starts soon and I need ice cream!!!!
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Chocolate milk, Ice cream and weight loss
When I was pregnant with my son I gained 80 whopping pounds! Holy shit right?! My limit was suppose to be like 15 pounds but lets be realistic...As a pregnant woman, it's sometimes hard to control cravings or to get motivated. Add on a deployment and living 5,000 miles away from your closest friends and family and bam! You have an accident waiting to gain weight! I lost more then half the weight but I was still sitting at 30lbs to go when I got pregnant with this little lady...I thought I was doomed.
I drink chocolate milk every other day. I have ice cream every day...We don't exactly eat healthy because of the fact that we own one pot and our microwave doesn't work. Lots of bologna sandwiches and spaghettios...Yet, I am almost 17 weeks pregnant and have gained only 5lbs. I recently lost a pound. Addisyn is healthy, I just had a doctors appointment. I have no idea what's going on but I guess I'm not really complaining either ;) I am confident that I can survive the last 23 weeks of this pregnancy gaining minimal weight so that when Addisyn is here I can easily go back to at least pre her weight, even if I'm still over my complete pre pregnancy weight of 150.
Also, on the up...I was looking at my tummy about a week ago and noticed that my stretchmarks randomly turned white and were barely visible. Of course I know they are there because it's my body and I notice the big things OR the little things. But I haven't been doing anything because our cocoa butter lotion is in my household goods shipment and I've certainly grown in the last few weeks. I know this won't last long because just like Russ, at the last minute I'll pop a million stretch marks or in my case they'll just darken again. However, everyone who told me they go away about a year after birth was completely right and I'm soooo surprised!
Well. Karl went back to work today. He left about 5:15am and it's now 5:30pm and he still isn't home. I hate these long days and after having him home almost all day everyday for the last 2 months I can honestly say THIS SUCKS! Thankfully he's on his way home. Will hopefully reach us by 5:45, we'll have dinner, bath russ, put him down and climb into bed ourselves. Russ hasn't been sleeping well lately so we go to bed as early as possible. Last night he woke up at 11pm and didn't go back to bed until 2am. I ended up sleeping on the floor because Karl just let him go to sleep in the bed with us and Russ kept kicking me because he didn't have enough room...He literally kicked me out of bed. Lol
We use to sleep with Russ in the bed occasionally. I would do it when Karl would work his 24 hour shifts and we'd do it on the nights he was sick but he never got attached. Never had a problem putting him back in his own bed. But now...Man...About a week ago he started sleeping bad and we noticed we could get him back to sleep quicker if we let him fall asleep with us in bed and now, he wakes up and doesn't go back to bed until he's in bed with us. Usually when he does fall back asleep we put him back in his play pen but now as soon as we do he wakes up screaming. He's developed a ridiculous habit and I have no idea how to break it because he's so stubborn. You can't let this kid "cry it out" because that doesn't work. He will cry and cry and cry and cry for 2-3 hours and by that time, we've given up. The doctor told us anyways that the crying it out method doesn't work for all kids...Certainly doesn't work for Russ.
Overtime though, we will figure the sleep thing out. He's always been a horrible sleeper! Hopefully his sister will do better! (:
I drink chocolate milk every other day. I have ice cream every day...We don't exactly eat healthy because of the fact that we own one pot and our microwave doesn't work. Lots of bologna sandwiches and spaghettios...Yet, I am almost 17 weeks pregnant and have gained only 5lbs. I recently lost a pound. Addisyn is healthy, I just had a doctors appointment. I have no idea what's going on but I guess I'm not really complaining either ;) I am confident that I can survive the last 23 weeks of this pregnancy gaining minimal weight so that when Addisyn is here I can easily go back to at least pre her weight, even if I'm still over my complete pre pregnancy weight of 150.
Also, on the up...I was looking at my tummy about a week ago and noticed that my stretchmarks randomly turned white and were barely visible. Of course I know they are there because it's my body and I notice the big things OR the little things. But I haven't been doing anything because our cocoa butter lotion is in my household goods shipment and I've certainly grown in the last few weeks. I know this won't last long because just like Russ, at the last minute I'll pop a million stretch marks or in my case they'll just darken again. However, everyone who told me they go away about a year after birth was completely right and I'm soooo surprised!
Well. Karl went back to work today. He left about 5:15am and it's now 5:30pm and he still isn't home. I hate these long days and after having him home almost all day everyday for the last 2 months I can honestly say THIS SUCKS! Thankfully he's on his way home. Will hopefully reach us by 5:45, we'll have dinner, bath russ, put him down and climb into bed ourselves. Russ hasn't been sleeping well lately so we go to bed as early as possible. Last night he woke up at 11pm and didn't go back to bed until 2am. I ended up sleeping on the floor because Karl just let him go to sleep in the bed with us and Russ kept kicking me because he didn't have enough room...He literally kicked me out of bed. Lol
We use to sleep with Russ in the bed occasionally. I would do it when Karl would work his 24 hour shifts and we'd do it on the nights he was sick but he never got attached. Never had a problem putting him back in his own bed. But now...Man...About a week ago he started sleeping bad and we noticed we could get him back to sleep quicker if we let him fall asleep with us in bed and now, he wakes up and doesn't go back to bed until he's in bed with us. Usually when he does fall back asleep we put him back in his play pen but now as soon as we do he wakes up screaming. He's developed a ridiculous habit and I have no idea how to break it because he's so stubborn. You can't let this kid "cry it out" because that doesn't work. He will cry and cry and cry and cry for 2-3 hours and by that time, we've given up. The doctor told us anyways that the crying it out method doesn't work for all kids...Certainly doesn't work for Russ.
Overtime though, we will figure the sleep thing out. He's always been a horrible sleeper! Hopefully his sister will do better! (:
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Colorado life.
This is where we live. Behind the city with the best views of the mountains!
Before we moved to Colorado we had talked to numerous people about what the area was like. We never heard one bad thing about it. Neither of us had every been in the city before but we took the chance and decided on our moved based off what others were telling us.
"It's beautiful!"
"A family friendly state!"
"There is so much to do, you won't regret it."
And though we haven't done much because we are watching our money due to the drastic change of pay we are about to have, we have seen what the state has to offer.
We don't live close to the base we are stationed at, approximately 7-8 miles maybe but we do live close to Peterson AFB. We are about 3 miles from the commissary/BX. It literally takes us 2 minutes to get to the gate on Peterson. Which is great. Grocery shopping, banking, regular shopping, ect...All super close.
The people have all been great. We've only had one bad experience with a person and that was my midwife. She was old and probably hated her life anyways ;)
Everything is SUPER CLOSE to where we are. 1 mile down the road is the main road that goes through the springs. On that road is everything, walmart, sams, the mall, restaurants, car dealerships, banks, hotels, EVERYTHING! Lol There is no need to travel anywhere else. Everything is at our fingertips which makes gas saving easy! We have literally traveled the furthest about 8 miles from the house and that was to the hospital on Carson. We had a half a tank of gas when we arrived in Colorado a week ago and we still have a quarter tank left!
Since we are in the end of winter, it's still cold. But gets warmer during the day, (most days). Today it got to 57! SUMMER CLOTHES!!!!!! This morning at 41 I was wearing just a t shirt because it felt so nice after having weather in the 20's and 30's for a couple days. You adjust to it rather quickly!
I'm still having a hard time though adjusting to the elevation. Coming from sea level to about 6,000 feet above is just a bit of a transition. I get winded from just walking up the stairs in our house...Of course, I'm pregnant and this contributes but I mean, I'm about to die when I reach the top! My lips are constantly dry and I have this nasty rash on my arms from dry skin I'm assuming. Lotion is a must! Of course, I already have gotten into the habit of using it every day so we're on track...My hair here is constantly smooth and never frizzy, even if I don't blow dry and straighten after a shower. It goes almost instantly straight and is super soft. I LOVE IT!
Other then all the wonderful factors up top, Colorado is just another stop in our military career...So far we love it and at this point are talking about buying here. We've been off and on about it for awhile, since we first talked about moving here but now we are getting more serious about it. It's exactly smack dab in between both of our homes and plane tickets and/or driving wouldn't be that big of a deal to get home. Vacations would be more easily accessible because we wouldn't have to waste a full day + a few hours extra traveling each way which has taken away from vacations the last couple years and money to get home won't ever be an issue, unless of course we were completely dumb with our money.
Adjusting to the pay is going to be a transition. At this point we are considering taking ALL of our savings and putting it to pay off bills to free up several hundreds of dollars off our pay each month. This seems more practical at this point because in Hawaii, yes, living with all our bills and payments plus whatever recreation we wanted to partake it was possible but living here, though possible, wouldn't be comfortable.
Life really is great here. We love it and can't wait to build ourselves a bigger, better home with our new baby girl in August! And to all of our friends whom are contemplating Colorado...DO IT! You won't regret it (:
Anyways, it's movie time. Until next time!
"There is so much to do, you won't regret it."
And though we haven't done much because we are watching our money due to the drastic change of pay we are about to have, we have seen what the state has to offer.
We don't live close to the base we are stationed at, approximately 7-8 miles maybe but we do live close to Peterson AFB. We are about 3 miles from the commissary/BX. It literally takes us 2 minutes to get to the gate on Peterson. Which is great. Grocery shopping, banking, regular shopping, ect...All super close.
The people have all been great. We've only had one bad experience with a person and that was my midwife. She was old and probably hated her life anyways ;)
Everything is SUPER CLOSE to where we are. 1 mile down the road is the main road that goes through the springs. On that road is everything, walmart, sams, the mall, restaurants, car dealerships, banks, hotels, EVERYTHING! Lol There is no need to travel anywhere else. Everything is at our fingertips which makes gas saving easy! We have literally traveled the furthest about 8 miles from the house and that was to the hospital on Carson. We had a half a tank of gas when we arrived in Colorado a week ago and we still have a quarter tank left!
Since we are in the end of winter, it's still cold. But gets warmer during the day, (most days). Today it got to 57! SUMMER CLOTHES!!!!!! This morning at 41 I was wearing just a t shirt because it felt so nice after having weather in the 20's and 30's for a couple days. You adjust to it rather quickly!
I'm still having a hard time though adjusting to the elevation. Coming from sea level to about 6,000 feet above is just a bit of a transition. I get winded from just walking up the stairs in our house...Of course, I'm pregnant and this contributes but I mean, I'm about to die when I reach the top! My lips are constantly dry and I have this nasty rash on my arms from dry skin I'm assuming. Lotion is a must! Of course, I already have gotten into the habit of using it every day so we're on track...My hair here is constantly smooth and never frizzy, even if I don't blow dry and straighten after a shower. It goes almost instantly straight and is super soft. I LOVE IT!
Other then all the wonderful factors up top, Colorado is just another stop in our military career...So far we love it and at this point are talking about buying here. We've been off and on about it for awhile, since we first talked about moving here but now we are getting more serious about it. It's exactly smack dab in between both of our homes and plane tickets and/or driving wouldn't be that big of a deal to get home. Vacations would be more easily accessible because we wouldn't have to waste a full day + a few hours extra traveling each way which has taken away from vacations the last couple years and money to get home won't ever be an issue, unless of course we were completely dumb with our money.
Adjusting to the pay is going to be a transition. At this point we are considering taking ALL of our savings and putting it to pay off bills to free up several hundreds of dollars off our pay each month. This seems more practical at this point because in Hawaii, yes, living with all our bills and payments plus whatever recreation we wanted to partake it was possible but living here, though possible, wouldn't be comfortable.
Life really is great here. We love it and can't wait to build ourselves a bigger, better home with our new baby girl in August! And to all of our friends whom are contemplating Colorado...DO IT! You won't regret it (:
Anyways, it's movie time. Until next time!
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Snowy day!
It's early evening. 8:15pm to be exact. Russ is down for bed, Karl is reading and here I am chatting with my best friend online as I do daily, watching "Legally Blonde 2" and typing this blog. Again, it's been a few days since I've written but now that I have the internet, I find myself occupied with other things like eating or napping. I'm 16 weeks and I feel like I am eating everything in sight! I've been SO HUNGRY lately and I have no idea why. I've also started taking ridiculous amounts of naps again. Again, don't know why. Isn't the second trimester suppose to be energized and amazing?! Blahhh.
Today we got quite a bit of snow...It isn't the first day we've had snow but it's the first morning where we've woken up and it was still falling and heavily. It stuck all day and is still in our yard! It hasn't reached over 30 degrees and I've done nothing but cuddle under the blankets. I've been FROZEN! The heater was on all day and on most days (like yesterday) it'll get above 50, sometimes even into the 60's and we won't need the heater during the day because the sun heats the house just enough...But not today. Absolutely miserable. Eventually I ended up snuggled in front of the fireplace which was amazingly warm however it quickly was shut off once I realized how incredibly tough it was going to be to keep Russ away from it. He's already gotten a nasy burn on his fingers from grabbing my straightener that happened over a week ago and is still not healed so I definitely don't want any other accidents like this.
In Dutch news. He's slowly but surely learning potty training. He'll get it right and bark at the door but then has an accident randomly. In the middle of the night he wakes up and plays, just like a newborn! Lol He has realized that we pick his food and water bowls up and put them on the counter so that Russ doesn't get into them and now when he's hungry he jumps up to the counter and barks! It's adorable! Except when he does it in the middle of the night and wakes the baby!
Otherwise, nothing new and exciting. We got our washer and dryer delivered along with our dining room table a couple days ago. Internet and cable have been turned on yet there is still nothing too interesting on tv and no one is ever online. And here we are...
Tomorrow I have my 16 week appointment. It will be my first visit at Evans Army Community Hospital which is where I will deliver. I'll meet my OB and see how the hospital works. Hopefully much better then Tripler. Karl starts work on Monday, lammmeeee. So it'll be me and Russ alone every day! So we are now preparing for that!
Not much going on here. Until next time my friends (:
Today we got quite a bit of snow...It isn't the first day we've had snow but it's the first morning where we've woken up and it was still falling and heavily. It stuck all day and is still in our yard! It hasn't reached over 30 degrees and I've done nothing but cuddle under the blankets. I've been FROZEN! The heater was on all day and on most days (like yesterday) it'll get above 50, sometimes even into the 60's and we won't need the heater during the day because the sun heats the house just enough...But not today. Absolutely miserable. Eventually I ended up snuggled in front of the fireplace which was amazingly warm however it quickly was shut off once I realized how incredibly tough it was going to be to keep Russ away from it. He's already gotten a nasy burn on his fingers from grabbing my straightener that happened over a week ago and is still not healed so I definitely don't want any other accidents like this.
In Dutch news. He's slowly but surely learning potty training. He'll get it right and bark at the door but then has an accident randomly. In the middle of the night he wakes up and plays, just like a newborn! Lol He has realized that we pick his food and water bowls up and put them on the counter so that Russ doesn't get into them and now when he's hungry he jumps up to the counter and barks! It's adorable! Except when he does it in the middle of the night and wakes the baby!
Otherwise, nothing new and exciting. We got our washer and dryer delivered along with our dining room table a couple days ago. Internet and cable have been turned on yet there is still nothing too interesting on tv and no one is ever online. And here we are...
Tomorrow I have my 16 week appointment. It will be my first visit at Evans Army Community Hospital which is where I will deliver. I'll meet my OB and see how the hospital works. Hopefully much better then Tripler. Karl starts work on Monday, lammmeeee. So it'll be me and Russ alone every day! So we are now preparing for that!
Not much going on here. Until next time my friends (:
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Days on end.
We have spent DAYS without internet or cable, traveling, in between hotels, in hot weather, cold weather and back and are finally settled in and with internet AND cable! I am finally able to update!
My last update was at Disneyland! We had an absolute blast! I'm so sad it had to end early though! We originally had a 3 day park hopper but decided last minute to leave a day early and spend only two days at Disney and Cali Adventures instead and good thing we did...
We left Wednesday morning last week allowing ourselves for 2 full days to travel. Within 2 hours of traveling we were already into temperatures in the low 20's and snow! By the time we got 100 miles out of flagstaff which is where we were planning to stop for the night we ended up stuck on the I-40 for 6 HOURS in the snow! It wasn't just us though, in our tiny car. There were truckers, cars and all other vehicles stuck. The line up was horrible. We finally were able to get around the truckers once traffic started clearing and the snow storm stopped. At that point we were able to travel 10 mph to get to our new destination which was the closest town to us which was about 30miles away! Holy cow, was that not the longest drive ever! Our last 15 miles though, thankfully a snow plow came through which cleared the roads enough to allow us up to 35 mph. We got into an old beat up town, checked into a motel that seriously looked as though it should be featured in a horror movie and crashed. It was well after 1am when we got in.
Day two of traveling was much easier. We got into Flagstaff for breakfast and made it all the way into New Mexico and up through Alberquerque and into a small town about 100 miles out of the Colorado border called Las Vegas. This hotel was much nicer and thankfully in a better part of town.
Our final day we got up before sunrise and started our final 300 mile trek! Super easy. Got into Pueblo by 9:30am which is where we picked up our new puppy Dutch and then headed up to Colorado Springs where our first stop was the real estate company! We signed the lease and got to our new home...
WE LOVE IT! It's beautiful and quite cozy! Our first night we realized it's cold and that the heater is definitely a must at night. Fortunately the day times are nice enough that the sun warms our home and no electricity needs to be used! I'm soooo worried about a huge electric bill! Lol I'm sure after adjusting from Hawaii weather to Colorado snow we'll be a-o-k and eventually won't have to use the heater at night. After all, we don't use it when we visit Karls parents! They don't even have heater and we survive just fine! Lol
Karl starts work in less then a week. Not looking forward to it because he's been home alot with Russ and I for the last almost 2 months. It's been nice having the help, especially since Russ has entered into his horrible toddler rebellion stage! But it'll be nice to be able to spend some mommy/russ time too! I love my little man (:
Addisyn is doing well...I haven't had a check up in 4 weeks but I've been assigned here in Colorado and will get a check up soon! Russ' one year appointment is set up for the Monday after his birthday and then it's off to a hair cut! He has extremely long hair and I swear it grows an inch a day! Lol
Anyways, life has been treating us well our first few days here in Colorado and all our news has been basic! I look forward to exciting things happening in the next few weeks/months!!! Talk to you soon!!!
My last update was at Disneyland! We had an absolute blast! I'm so sad it had to end early though! We originally had a 3 day park hopper but decided last minute to leave a day early and spend only two days at Disney and Cali Adventures instead and good thing we did...
We left Wednesday morning last week allowing ourselves for 2 full days to travel. Within 2 hours of traveling we were already into temperatures in the low 20's and snow! By the time we got 100 miles out of flagstaff which is where we were planning to stop for the night we ended up stuck on the I-40 for 6 HOURS in the snow! It wasn't just us though, in our tiny car. There were truckers, cars and all other vehicles stuck. The line up was horrible. We finally were able to get around the truckers once traffic started clearing and the snow storm stopped. At that point we were able to travel 10 mph to get to our new destination which was the closest town to us which was about 30miles away! Holy cow, was that not the longest drive ever! Our last 15 miles though, thankfully a snow plow came through which cleared the roads enough to allow us up to 35 mph. We got into an old beat up town, checked into a motel that seriously looked as though it should be featured in a horror movie and crashed. It was well after 1am when we got in.
Day two of traveling was much easier. We got into Flagstaff for breakfast and made it all the way into New Mexico and up through Alberquerque and into a small town about 100 miles out of the Colorado border called Las Vegas. This hotel was much nicer and thankfully in a better part of town.
Our final day we got up before sunrise and started our final 300 mile trek! Super easy. Got into Pueblo by 9:30am which is where we picked up our new puppy Dutch and then headed up to Colorado Springs where our first stop was the real estate company! We signed the lease and got to our new home...
WE LOVE IT! It's beautiful and quite cozy! Our first night we realized it's cold and that the heater is definitely a must at night. Fortunately the day times are nice enough that the sun warms our home and no electricity needs to be used! I'm soooo worried about a huge electric bill! Lol I'm sure after adjusting from Hawaii weather to Colorado snow we'll be a-o-k and eventually won't have to use the heater at night. After all, we don't use it when we visit Karls parents! They don't even have heater and we survive just fine! Lol
Karl starts work in less then a week. Not looking forward to it because he's been home alot with Russ and I for the last almost 2 months. It's been nice having the help, especially since Russ has entered into his horrible toddler rebellion stage! But it'll be nice to be able to spend some mommy/russ time too! I love my little man (:
Addisyn is doing well...I haven't had a check up in 4 weeks but I've been assigned here in Colorado and will get a check up soon! Russ' one year appointment is set up for the Monday after his birthday and then it's off to a hair cut! He has extremely long hair and I swear it grows an inch a day! Lol
Anyways, life has been treating us well our first few days here in Colorado and all our news has been basic! I look forward to exciting things happening in the next few weeks/months!!! Talk to you soon!!!
Monday, February 13, 2012
Quickie.
Two days ago I wrote about it being our final day in Hawaii. Due to the nature of our computer, the post refused to save or update so it never got posted.
Basically we had our last night in Hawaii...Did nothing special. Packed and tried to sleep! Then yesterday we finally left! We started our day at 3am and went until after 10pm! Boy were we all exhausted! I think I'm still recovering from yesterdays long flight and disaster at the car rental place but that won't stop me from enjoying today!
This morning we will pick up our car, drop off the rental and head back to Disneyland! Judging by Russ' mood this morning, (absolutely horrible), he will not do so well with the characters...Maybe if he was super happy and playful he wouldn't mind them but not like this...Nothing makes him happy. He grabbed my straightener this morning which has also put a damper on his mood. :( Poor baby.
Anyways, out the door we go to breakfast with my childhood bestie, Tori and her family...(Yes, we all met up in Cali.)!!!!
Basically we had our last night in Hawaii...Did nothing special. Packed and tried to sleep! Then yesterday we finally left! We started our day at 3am and went until after 10pm! Boy were we all exhausted! I think I'm still recovering from yesterdays long flight and disaster at the car rental place but that won't stop me from enjoying today!
This morning we will pick up our car, drop off the rental and head back to Disneyland! Judging by Russ' mood this morning, (absolutely horrible), he will not do so well with the characters...Maybe if he was super happy and playful he wouldn't mind them but not like this...Nothing makes him happy. He grabbed my straightener this morning which has also put a damper on his mood. :( Poor baby.
Anyways, out the door we go to breakfast with my childhood bestie, Tori and her family...(Yes, we all met up in Cali.)!!!!
Friday, February 10, 2012
Baby blues
We have a sick baby on hand. :(
Last night we noticed our little man was fairly hot. Turns out he had spiked a fever of over 102. We gave him tylenol which did no help. He slept pretty well but woke up still feverish so we took him in.
The ped assessed it as a viral infection. No ear infections, strep, hand/foot/mouth or anything like that...Just something that would pass on it's own. We got some mediciation and came home.
Once home he went from bad to worse and started vomiting. Consoling him became impossible and eventually he just quit fighting and fell asleep for a nap. Man do I hate it when he feels like this. Disneyland is in 2 days so I can only hope he is feeling back to himself by then!
Laundry will take up the rest of our night and then back to the ultrasound clinic at 8am for one last ultrasound with our favorite people ever before we leave island. The day will be busy as it will be our last full day before our 7am departure to LA on Sunday morning.
Until tomorrow my friends.
Last night we noticed our little man was fairly hot. Turns out he had spiked a fever of over 102. We gave him tylenol which did no help. He slept pretty well but woke up still feverish so we took him in.
The ped assessed it as a viral infection. No ear infections, strep, hand/foot/mouth or anything like that...Just something that would pass on it's own. We got some mediciation and came home.
Once home he went from bad to worse and started vomiting. Consoling him became impossible and eventually he just quit fighting and fell asleep for a nap. Man do I hate it when he feels like this. Disneyland is in 2 days so I can only hope he is feeling back to himself by then!
Laundry will take up the rest of our night and then back to the ultrasound clinic at 8am for one last ultrasound with our favorite people ever before we leave island. The day will be busy as it will be our last full day before our 7am departure to LA on Sunday morning.
Until tomorrow my friends.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Messages to the ones we love.
*At Mc Donalds...Why do they call it a double quarter pounder when they could just say half pounder? They're going for what's more appealing size wise towards the customer right? Well half pound sounds bigger then double quarter pound........* - random thought.
So last night we went to dinner to say our goodbyes to our friends since ultimately it will be the last time we see them. I emailed all the ladies to see what would work best for them and their hubbies and one particular person that I REALLY wanted to be there because I had always considered her a good friend despite our constant distance...Her only available day would be Wednesday night. Everyone else worked their schedules around that. It worked out for the most part.
12 people were invited...7 showed up. Only 1 of those people had a legitment excuse. She's pregnant and was not feeling so hot...COMPLETELY understandable because I've been there...I am there half the time. Lol But the person whom I worked everyone elses schedules around suddenly a few hours before wasn't sure that they were going to come...She said her husband didn't want to spend money...That's fine, I understand that too but just come and say goodbye. Be there to give us a hug or a wave off. So she said that was do able. She never showed. Feelings of hurt definitely raced through my blood because I finally realized that our friendship doesn't mean as much to her as it did me...And that's okay, I'm not mad about it. I just felt like if it were that important she would have made it. I didn't expect her to spend all her money or anything. But I just wanted to say goodbye. She's a great person inside and out but that just threw me through a loop :/
The other couple that didn't show also said they'd be there...However, this I kind of figured...This couple suddenly turned into two faced people our last week here...Actually more like the wife. It's sad too because we considered them such great people. She started ignoring texts, offering to do things but then not following up and when we'd confront her about it, she'd completely ignore it. Whatever, we don't need that shit...
In the end the people who matter to us and whom we truly matter to showed up and we couldn't have had a better time sitting around the table being completely inappropriate, laughing and having a good time. Two hours was not long enough and as I sit here I feel like 3 years with these people was not enough time. Most of them want to head to the same place we do when their time comes but it isn't guarenteed. We don't know when we'll run into eachother again or if we will which makes leaving more painful. Our friends...Our family...The ones we've fought with, laughed with and cried with. Crazy parties, calm dinners and evenings we just sat around the table and talked. None of those things can be replaced nor will they be forgotten.
*Bri - The morning the guys left for deployment...I came to your work and cried from behind the pastry shelf...You came around, hugged me and cried with me. Our bond was built at that moment. I'm pretty sure you and I cried the most together during deployment. You became my very best friend out here. The one I completely trusted and whom I could confide in knowing no judgement would be passed. You and Cory will always hold a special place in our hearts and as we travel through our military careers your memories will constantly be relived through stories! We love you guys!
*Leighona - Move nights!!! Every friday! Man, once the guys got home, I missed those! I'd say random lines from movies to Karl and he'd just look at me funny and then I'd get sad and tell him "it's a leighona and suzi" thing. Lol We didn't hang out much but the times we did have outside of movie night were great!!! "Awhhh you made me a period mix tape"!!!!
*Kassy - We can handle eachother in small doses...That is where the best of friends come from. Lol Once we got past our differences, a great friendship blossomed and I'm glad we gave eachother second/third/fourth/fifth chances...(I forgot what number we were on). I can honestly say there are no hard feelings and that you will ALWAYS be a friend! I am sad to have to leave little Kailee behind but am excited to watch her grow through the computer screen! Hopefully we meet again, in Colorado ;) GET PREGNANT ALREADY!
And to everyone else! We have friends everywhere and you all mean alot! We will miss everyone and hope to one day meet again!
Well...that about wraps it up. I figured that I'd give everyone love in one message rather then trying to send individual messages on this damn porn top..So slllloooowwwww. Wahhhh.
So last night we went to dinner to say our goodbyes to our friends since ultimately it will be the last time we see them. I emailed all the ladies to see what would work best for them and their hubbies and one particular person that I REALLY wanted to be there because I had always considered her a good friend despite our constant distance...Her only available day would be Wednesday night. Everyone else worked their schedules around that. It worked out for the most part.
12 people were invited...7 showed up. Only 1 of those people had a legitment excuse. She's pregnant and was not feeling so hot...COMPLETELY understandable because I've been there...I am there half the time. Lol But the person whom I worked everyone elses schedules around suddenly a few hours before wasn't sure that they were going to come...She said her husband didn't want to spend money...That's fine, I understand that too but just come and say goodbye. Be there to give us a hug or a wave off. So she said that was do able. She never showed. Feelings of hurt definitely raced through my blood because I finally realized that our friendship doesn't mean as much to her as it did me...And that's okay, I'm not mad about it. I just felt like if it were that important she would have made it. I didn't expect her to spend all her money or anything. But I just wanted to say goodbye. She's a great person inside and out but that just threw me through a loop :/
The other couple that didn't show also said they'd be there...However, this I kind of figured...This couple suddenly turned into two faced people our last week here...Actually more like the wife. It's sad too because we considered them such great people. She started ignoring texts, offering to do things but then not following up and when we'd confront her about it, she'd completely ignore it. Whatever, we don't need that shit...
In the end the people who matter to us and whom we truly matter to showed up and we couldn't have had a better time sitting around the table being completely inappropriate, laughing and having a good time. Two hours was not long enough and as I sit here I feel like 3 years with these people was not enough time. Most of them want to head to the same place we do when their time comes but it isn't guarenteed. We don't know when we'll run into eachother again or if we will which makes leaving more painful. Our friends...Our family...The ones we've fought with, laughed with and cried with. Crazy parties, calm dinners and evenings we just sat around the table and talked. None of those things can be replaced nor will they be forgotten.
*Bri - The morning the guys left for deployment...I came to your work and cried from behind the pastry shelf...You came around, hugged me and cried with me. Our bond was built at that moment. I'm pretty sure you and I cried the most together during deployment. You became my very best friend out here. The one I completely trusted and whom I could confide in knowing no judgement would be passed. You and Cory will always hold a special place in our hearts and as we travel through our military careers your memories will constantly be relived through stories! We love you guys!
*Leighona - Move nights!!! Every friday! Man, once the guys got home, I missed those! I'd say random lines from movies to Karl and he'd just look at me funny and then I'd get sad and tell him "it's a leighona and suzi" thing. Lol We didn't hang out much but the times we did have outside of movie night were great!!! "Awhhh you made me a period mix tape"!!!!
*Kassy - We can handle eachother in small doses...That is where the best of friends come from. Lol Once we got past our differences, a great friendship blossomed and I'm glad we gave eachother second/third/fourth/fifth chances...(I forgot what number we were on). I can honestly say there are no hard feelings and that you will ALWAYS be a friend! I am sad to have to leave little Kailee behind but am excited to watch her grow through the computer screen! Hopefully we meet again, in Colorado ;) GET PREGNANT ALREADY!
Angie and Gamble - Sorry Gamble, I still can't call you by your first name. Zach just doesn't fit you. You aren't a Zach to me! Lol Gamble works though! Anyways, I wish nothing but the best in life for the two of you and your newest baby girl on the way. I wish we had more time to spend together and get to know eachother after deployment and before we PCSed but we all know how the Army works. The time we have had though has been nothing but times filled with ridiculous laughter! If you end up in New York or somewhere that doesn't include where we want you to be, make sure
to tell me and I'll go fuck someone up! We love you ;) And to everyone else! We have friends everywhere and you all mean alot! We will miss everyone and hope to one day meet again!
Well...that about wraps it up. I figured that I'd give everyone love in one message rather then trying to send individual messages on this damn porn top..So slllloooowwwww. Wahhhh.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Hump Day!
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YES! I finally figured out how to convert back to the old blogger style and was able to do a little bit of design before Russ went cranky on me!
Anyways. It's humpday! Thankfully! Today we clear the house. Karl is there as we speak finishing up tiny cleaning and hopefully with housing already doing the final walkthrough. I just want to be done with this process. Everything else has been relatively easy but then the house clearing comes along and they want it exactly as it was when we moved in. Reasonable? Yes, however they are tearing apart and remodeling all of our community! So why do we need to replace things that they are already going to be replacing? Okay, whatever, so we have to abide so we are.
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YES! I finally figured out how to convert back to the old blogger style and was able to do a little bit of design before Russ went cranky on me!
Anyways. It's humpday! Thankfully! Today we clear the house. Karl is there as we speak finishing up tiny cleaning and hopefully with housing already doing the final walkthrough. I just want to be done with this process. Everything else has been relatively easy but then the house clearing comes along and they want it exactly as it was when we moved in. Reasonable? Yes, however they are tearing apart and remodeling all of our community! So why do we need to replace things that they are already going to be replacing? Okay, whatever, so we have to abide so we are.
Russ and I are left at the hotel while Karl is off taking care of things. We've got soooo much to do here, NOT! Quite the view if you ask me... I could stare all day out these windows. Haha.
Alright, so I'll quit complaining. Last night the 3 of us went to Dave N Busters. We were sick of cleaning and being cooped up so we ventured into the city and ended up having a great time. Dinner was amazing, dessert, just as good and then we headed up to the 3rd floor and played games for a few hours! We ended with 1,135 tickets!!! We of course spent them and all on Russ. Lol what better way to spend your earnings ;) He got a new stuffed shark and a inflatable hammer. He immediately loved the shark and after bath time last night refused to go to bed because he wanted to walk around the hotel making high pitch screetch noises while holding that thing.
We all slept soundlessly except for the one time Russ woke up. He's been doing so good lately! The last two weeks with the exception of maybe one night, he has slept from about 8-3 then wakes up for a bottle and diaper change. For us, this is as good as it gets, he's always woken up every 2 hours or so to eat! His pediatrician told us that at 9 months he should have been sleeping without eating in the middle of the night but that was seriously the only way we could get him back to sleep when he was waking up that often. He wouldn't even need to drink the whole bottle, just a few suckles and he'd be out but the moment you take that bottle away, he was awake! At this point, we've given his binkie back in the middle of the night only. He wakes up and we pop that sucker in his mouth and he's out. It's been much easier to conquer the days with more sleep!
Tonight we are having one last get together with all of our friends. These days that's hard to tell here. There is so much back stabbing and brown nosing going on it's hard to be certain. Those who show I know are the true ones. We have been having trouble with giving to "friends" and then being kicked in the face. Or "friends" offering things and then ignoring you when you ask about that offer or just completely acting like snobby bitches. But, that's alright because we literally have 4 days left here until we are on a jet plane never to return to those faces.
We will gather at Chilis...Which I will never again in my life go too! That's the number 1 restaurant here that's reasonably priced and somewhat affordable. Unless you plan on paying over 20$ a plate at someplace like Ruby Tuesdays or more then that at Outback! And yeah, military is far from being rich so we dont' get those luxeries often ;) But we make do with what he have and are happy, money or no money in our pockets. Who cares as long as the bills are paid and there is food on the table?! Besides, we have all the fun we can need, our mini family.
In exactly one week at about 2-3am we will be heading out to Colorado! We will have had our 3 day fun at Disneyland and will be ready to get on with it and get into our house! I can't wait! It's been snowing lately there which hasn't been bad but I'm worried about our trek through Utah and the mountains in our little car. We are definitely talking about making a stop in LA to either try and trade the car in for an SUV or we will definitely be investing in snow chains. Gotta be safe. This 16 hour trip from Los Angeles to Colorado Springs will likely turn into a 36 hour drive. But we will see! Wish us luck!!!
Tonight we are having one last get together with all of our friends. These days that's hard to tell here. There is so much back stabbing and brown nosing going on it's hard to be certain. Those who show I know are the true ones. We have been having trouble with giving to "friends" and then being kicked in the face. Or "friends" offering things and then ignoring you when you ask about that offer or just completely acting like snobby bitches. But, that's alright because we literally have 4 days left here until we are on a jet plane never to return to those faces.
We will gather at Chilis...Which I will never again in my life go too! That's the number 1 restaurant here that's reasonably priced and somewhat affordable. Unless you plan on paying over 20$ a plate at someplace like Ruby Tuesdays or more then that at Outback! And yeah, military is far from being rich so we dont' get those luxeries often ;) But we make do with what he have and are happy, money or no money in our pockets. Who cares as long as the bills are paid and there is food on the table?! Besides, we have all the fun we can need, our mini family.
In exactly one week at about 2-3am we will be heading out to Colorado! We will have had our 3 day fun at Disneyland and will be ready to get on with it and get into our house! I can't wait! It's been snowing lately there which hasn't been bad but I'm worried about our trek through Utah and the mountains in our little car. We are definitely talking about making a stop in LA to either try and trade the car in for an SUV or we will definitely be investing in snow chains. Gotta be safe. This 16 hour trip from Los Angeles to Colorado Springs will likely turn into a 36 hour drive. But we will see! Wish us luck!!!
That's all for today (: Have a good one!
My bugaboo today, very intrigued by the camera!
My latest craving (: Raspberry creams from See's
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Clean clean clean!
I didnt' write yesterday. I was so completely exhausted after cleaning and then packing up way more then I anticipated us having and heading for the hotel!
We arrived in honolulu, literally right next door to the airport. It isn't so bad here...We have a bed...EACH! We were suppose to have 1 king size bed but instead we ended up given 2 twin beds. WTF? I'm so uncomfortable that I can't sleep that close to Karl. Pregnant is pregnant whether small or large. So we each sleep in our own bed with Russ in his pack n play between us.
The room smells like shit. It's right off the freeway so the constant sound of traffic is always around and their refrigerator is smaller then the mirror cabniet in our bathroom. Lol Still, we have a bed. It feels great!
Today we got up before 5, headed to base so that Karl could go to formation, grabbed a quick UNCOOKED french toast breakfast from Zippys and then went and cleaned for what seemed like hours. I feel like it never ends and it's making me nuts. All Russ wanted to do was scream and I had to watch him while Karl cleaned because he wanted nothing more then to climb the stairs. He can get up but not down. I swear it took forever. Finally tomorrow though, Karl will meet with the housing office, they will inspect the house and sign off and we will be completely free. I can't wait!
5 days!!!
We arrived in honolulu, literally right next door to the airport. It isn't so bad here...We have a bed...EACH! We were suppose to have 1 king size bed but instead we ended up given 2 twin beds. WTF? I'm so uncomfortable that I can't sleep that close to Karl. Pregnant is pregnant whether small or large. So we each sleep in our own bed with Russ in his pack n play between us.
The room smells like shit. It's right off the freeway so the constant sound of traffic is always around and their refrigerator is smaller then the mirror cabniet in our bathroom. Lol Still, we have a bed. It feels great!
Today we got up before 5, headed to base so that Karl could go to formation, grabbed a quick UNCOOKED french toast breakfast from Zippys and then went and cleaned for what seemed like hours. I feel like it never ends and it's making me nuts. All Russ wanted to do was scream and I had to watch him while Karl cleaned because he wanted nothing more then to climb the stairs. He can get up but not down. I swear it took forever. Finally tomorrow though, Karl will meet with the housing office, they will inspect the house and sign off and we will be completely free. I can't wait!
5 days!!!
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Goodbye 175 Apono Ct
It is our LAST and FINAL night in our hawaii home! The place we have built love, comfort and family for the last couple years.
Today we are going to finish packing our things and then finish cleaning. There isn't much left, cleaning the "snow" off the windows from Christmas, oven and refrigerator need to be cleaned and of course a quick wipe down of the walls to erase the red dirt that's accumulated over the last couple years. Red dirt seriously tracks you everywhere and the fact that we live across from pineapple fields has made this worse over the years. Our white car was always caked in red dirt no matter how often we washed it (which wasn't often in the end because it was just pointless). The dust is ridiculous as well so there is always a constant tinge on everything you own!
Will I miss this? No
Today we are going to finish packing our things and then finish cleaning. There isn't much left, cleaning the "snow" off the windows from Christmas, oven and refrigerator need to be cleaned and of course a quick wipe down of the walls to erase the red dirt that's accumulated over the last couple years. Red dirt seriously tracks you everywhere and the fact that we live across from pineapple fields has made this worse over the years. Our white car was always caked in red dirt no matter how often we washed it (which wasn't often in the end because it was just pointless). The dust is ridiculous as well so there is always a constant tinge on everything you own!
Will I miss this? No
But will I miss this.....
YES!
The breath taking views. The endless and mysterious oceans. The rainforest and the lava. Yes. I have lived in a place that is filled with the kind of beauty only so many are lucky to encounter. I've spent many days watching whales breech the water with their young near by, dolphins swim and dance through the water, fish you only see in books...
I've spent so much time complaining about this place that I've truly forgotten the real beauty behind the snaughty army wives and rude tourists. I don't feel it's too late for me to remember these things though because I've had enough time to experience something different. And as much as I love the BEAUTY here, I am ready for something more. I want to be able to jump in my car and drive home. I want fall/winter/spring AND summer! And I want to escape the crazy ass asian tourists (no offense to anyone) but they are nuts here! I'm ready to move on.
So tonight we say goodbye to our home, we move to the "city" by the airport and will finally have a BED! OMG, yes a bed! Oh how I've been waiting for you for so long. Okay so not really, it just seems this way. There will be carpet and warm blankets and towels! YAY. I couldn't be more excited.
Anyways, we only have a few minutes left before we have to head out and get some errands done before we head to a friends super bowl party. I'm yet again craving salad so we're gonna have to make a stop to get me a salad from somewhere!
Until next time my friends.
So tonight we say goodbye to our home, we move to the "city" by the airport and will finally have a BED! OMG, yes a bed! Oh how I've been waiting for you for so long. Okay so not really, it just seems this way. There will be carpet and warm blankets and towels! YAY. I couldn't be more excited.
Anyways, we only have a few minutes left before we have to head out and get some errands done before we head to a friends super bowl party. I'm yet again craving salad so we're gonna have to make a stop to get me a salad from somewhere!
Until next time my friends.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Boring!
Let's face it. My new blog has been active 4 days now and I haven't once tried adding to it or anything along the lines of decoration. It honestly won't get done more then likely until we are in our new house on the good computer...Right now I'm stuck using Karls lap top that he used in Iraq, that he bought from another guy...You can guess what it's main use was for while in a distant land away from spouses..........So it doesn't run that great.
We went to a nice breakfast this morning at Ihop and did some minor shopping. We went to pick up a different rental car in Honolulu from a company that would have been cheaper then Enterprise but when we got there at our appointment time, ON TIME, the guy in charge of renting out vehicles was not there and would not be returning for 25 minutes. The hormonal prego took over and I raged my opinions on how a business should be ran to a man who was innocently vacuuming the cars. Then we left.
5 hours later the man in charge calls me and has the odasity to say that I should have told him that I didn't want my rental anymore because they had held the car for me all day. EXCUSE ME?! We won't get started on that conversation...
Onto a brighter note (: We were in the area and decided to take a trip to see our baby! Stopped by the ultrasound company and got to see baby. The tech said she saw faint lines which would indicate a girl!!! We have named her Addisyn Rose. We will have one more appointment to confirm the findings on Thursday! But we couldn't help ourselves, we went out and bought our first outfit for her. Excited much?
Other then the above mentioned our day was pretty simple. We didn't do too much except tried to figure out how to deal with a child whom feels like screaming bloody murder is the only way to get what he wants. He wants to be held, so he screams and cries. He wants a cookie, screams and cries. Wants on the bed, screams and cries. Screams and cries, screams and cries, screams and cries! Seriously! I don't know what's going on with my baby but he's normally an extremely happy little guy! Always has been. Hasn't been till recently that he's turned into a monster. He's constantly cranky. Is inconsollable half the time and wakes up in the middle of the night screaming as well. I don't feel like there is anything wrong with him because as soon as he's picked up or brought into my arms or gets what he's crying for, he stops. But he cries and screams for as long as it takes us. We've let him just cry and he's done so for over an hour before. I don't know where to go from here? Agh!
Anyways, we have 7 days until we leave!!! YAY!
We went to a nice breakfast this morning at Ihop and did some minor shopping. We went to pick up a different rental car in Honolulu from a company that would have been cheaper then Enterprise but when we got there at our appointment time, ON TIME, the guy in charge of renting out vehicles was not there and would not be returning for 25 minutes. The hormonal prego took over and I raged my opinions on how a business should be ran to a man who was innocently vacuuming the cars. Then we left.
5 hours later the man in charge calls me and has the odasity to say that I should have told him that I didn't want my rental anymore because they had held the car for me all day. EXCUSE ME?! We won't get started on that conversation...
Onto a brighter note (: We were in the area and decided to take a trip to see our baby! Stopped by the ultrasound company and got to see baby. The tech said she saw faint lines which would indicate a girl!!! We have named her Addisyn Rose. We will have one more appointment to confirm the findings on Thursday! But we couldn't help ourselves, we went out and bought our first outfit for her. Excited much?
Other then the above mentioned our day was pretty simple. We didn't do too much except tried to figure out how to deal with a child whom feels like screaming bloody murder is the only way to get what he wants. He wants to be held, so he screams and cries. He wants a cookie, screams and cries. Wants on the bed, screams and cries. Screams and cries, screams and cries, screams and cries! Seriously! I don't know what's going on with my baby but he's normally an extremely happy little guy! Always has been. Hasn't been till recently that he's turned into a monster. He's constantly cranky. Is inconsollable half the time and wakes up in the middle of the night screaming as well. I don't feel like there is anything wrong with him because as soon as he's picked up or brought into my arms or gets what he's crying for, he stops. But he cries and screams for as long as it takes us. We've let him just cry and he's done so for over an hour before. I don't know where to go from here? Agh!
Anyways, we have 7 days until we leave!!! YAY!
Friday, February 3, 2012
Ohhh hello second trimester. How I've longed for you to arrive...To take away my fatigue and weak body and to replace it with energy and wonderful feeling! 13 weeks today!!! That doesn't seem so far when you think that you still have 27 weeks to go which places you at less then half way there. Such a long process for such an amazing present. Completely worth it.
Pregnancy #2 has been almost exactly like my pregnancy with Russ. Only differences is there was about a week where I was getting sick, not throwing up but getting a little weak in the tummy. And yesterday I randomly threw up. Cravings have been different. This time I'm all about salad and raspberry creams for sees. To die for!!! If I could have just craved salads the whole time with Russ I might have been okay, haha. That's okay though because despite weight gain or what I did or didn't eat, he came out sooooo healthy it's disgusting! What more could a mother ask for. So this baby, I'm doing nothing different except trying not to gain as much weight!
Yesterday after Karl got almost all of his clearing done we took a drive to Pearlridge mall and walked around...Spending way more money then we should have but in all reality we all live in hawaii in flip flops, Russ in crocs, so we needed warm shoes (especially because CO were suppose to get 3-6 inches of snow over night.) That's cold for us by far!!! Karl and I also needed jackets and Hollister was having an amazing deal! Karl got 2 sweaters for $26 each when they were originally $40 and I got a furry cute hoodie for $40 that was originally $140!!!
Motherhood maternity had rockin deals! For all you pregos out there, buy 1 get 1 free on clearence items or buy 1 get 1 half off on everything else!!! Yes, I stocked up on a couple cute things! Other then shoes and warm clothes we didn't get much else...I splurged a little on sephora because I needed new eye liner and of course my 2lb box of raspberry creams from Sees. Ouch. I know that's ALOT but they'll last me. I ate 3 last night before bed and my stomach was killing me, so I'm gonna cut it down to 2 ;)
Today the day doesn't consist of much. Hoping Russ is in a better mood. He's been absolutely terrible lately. Sooo cranky and we can't figure out why. He throws intense tantrums and throws his body around! But then 5 minutes later he could be perfectly fine. And at night he sleeps so well but wakes up that one time and it takes 2 hours to calm him down and get him back to sleep. It's been exhausting!
2 more days until we hit the hotel! We can't wait to get out of this house and off the air mattress...
Well Russ just whacked himself with the remote and is now screaming bloody murder, gotta go (:
Pregnancy #2 has been almost exactly like my pregnancy with Russ. Only differences is there was about a week where I was getting sick, not throwing up but getting a little weak in the tummy. And yesterday I randomly threw up. Cravings have been different. This time I'm all about salad and raspberry creams for sees. To die for!!! If I could have just craved salads the whole time with Russ I might have been okay, haha. That's okay though because despite weight gain or what I did or didn't eat, he came out sooooo healthy it's disgusting! What more could a mother ask for. So this baby, I'm doing nothing different except trying not to gain as much weight!
Yesterday after Karl got almost all of his clearing done we took a drive to Pearlridge mall and walked around...Spending way more money then we should have but in all reality we all live in hawaii in flip flops, Russ in crocs, so we needed warm shoes (especially because CO were suppose to get 3-6 inches of snow over night.) That's cold for us by far!!! Karl and I also needed jackets and Hollister was having an amazing deal! Karl got 2 sweaters for $26 each when they were originally $40 and I got a furry cute hoodie for $40 that was originally $140!!!
Motherhood maternity had rockin deals! For all you pregos out there, buy 1 get 1 free on clearence items or buy 1 get 1 half off on everything else!!! Yes, I stocked up on a couple cute things! Other then shoes and warm clothes we didn't get much else...I splurged a little on sephora because I needed new eye liner and of course my 2lb box of raspberry creams from Sees. Ouch. I know that's ALOT but they'll last me. I ate 3 last night before bed and my stomach was killing me, so I'm gonna cut it down to 2 ;)
Today the day doesn't consist of much. Hoping Russ is in a better mood. He's been absolutely terrible lately. Sooo cranky and we can't figure out why. He throws intense tantrums and throws his body around! But then 5 minutes later he could be perfectly fine. And at night he sleeps so well but wakes up that one time and it takes 2 hours to calm him down and get him back to sleep. It's been exhausting!
2 more days until we hit the hotel! We can't wait to get out of this house and off the air mattress...
Well Russ just whacked himself with the remote and is now screaming bloody murder, gotta go (:
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Terrific Thursday
It's Thursday!
Nothing special about today. I did, however go to bed last night swearing up and down today was going to be a terrible day for reasons which I will explain.
Yesterday we were suppose to get our tax check but it didn't come through in our account. Yesterday was also the same day we were suppose to rent a car but couldn't due to the tax check not being deposited. We had cash to do so but car rental companies don't take cash which is beyond me considering it's a sure method of payment. We decided not to send the cash we had in pocket into the bank because it takes 3-4 days to get there and then 2-3 days for a deposit to even hit the account so we figured that taxes would hit before anything. Boy were we wrong. I called the IRS and they said by the 7th. Okay, so that's not that bad, less then a week more of a wait. Besides, having to wait a few extra days would take us into the next week and suprass the weekend, we'd be unable to spend that money on the unecessary things. (Although, there isn't much for us to by since we have to be able to pack EVERYTHING in just 10 days.)
Well, yesterday we were approved for our house. We sent the application in Tuesday night and by Wednesday morning they called saying the house was ours but it had to be viewed first which was already set up with a high school friend of mine who is also stationed in Colorado. Okay, again, no big deal...BUT IT IS! Because since our tax check didn't come in, we didn't have the deposit money and were going to have to risk waiting until Tuesday when our taxes did arrive. So needless to say, last night I went to bed dreading today because we would need to send in a deposit we didn't have and 6 days can seem like years when waiting for something you really need or want.
This morning I woke up, checked our bank account and realized a check had been deposited for almost 3,000...My first initial thought is, "yup, this is going to be a shitty day!". I thought that this was our tax check and that for some strange reason they took almost half of our money! Or could it have been that we really had 2 grand worth of bills coming out? Impossible. So as I went through the list of deposits/deductions from our account I realized it was travel pay from the army! Wow, so soon!? We had completely forgotten about this check and boy did it save us! So now, after all the rambling I've done about how today was suppose to be a completely terrible day, we come to the conclusion that it isn't and that indeed our deposit will be paid and we can now forward our mail to the new house instead of to our parents...
Onto other wonderful topics. After I realized how amazing our day had just gotten and after I had already called Karl to let him know to go ahead and rent the car I jump into his email (that we now share) and find an email from a certain family member preaching animal advocacy due to us getting rid of Moose and Molly and then getting another puppy. Immediately the hair raised on my back, the claws came out and I dove right in not thinking about anything I was saying or the impact it could possibly hold. I made it clear the response was coming from me and not Karl and then proceeded to rip my prey. After the email was sent, I calmed down, re read what I wrote and realized I had been a little harsh, so I sent another email apologizing. Well, I read that email and realized, "damn, that's still mean." So I called my father in law and talked with him for awhile to calm me down.
I guess I felt judged. She emailed us based on a small post she saw regarding us getting rid of Moose and based her whole email off that post without knowing full or all facts. And that was my biggest issue. Go ahead and give me your opinion. I don't care because I have opinions too but make sure you know what you are talking about before doing so. In the end we calmly talked and I explained to her that I didn't mean to be as harsh as I was but that I took extreme offense to the email and she understood and we both talked. When all is said and done pregnancy horomones suck ass!!! ;)
Russ and I are just waiting for daddy to come home. He's doing some medical clearing stuff today which of course takes him away from family, but we don't mind because we've had him more then usual over the last month due to getting prepared for the move! Russ is eating these mini sausage/pancake bites. They are sausages wrapped in pancakes! We bought them from the shoppette the other day when we went to buy more tv dinners! We figured they'd be a good breakfast item and they are definitely a hit with bubbas. Not so much myself but hey, if Russ eats it, SCORE! He's soo damn picky, doesn't even like teddy grams! Strange child.
Nothing else too exciting to talk about. I guess this post wasn't that exciting anyways but hey, now for those of you who care, you are up to speed on our day! So here's to sending in our depsoit, getting our new house and beginning a new chapter!
10 DAYS AWAY!!!!
OMG, yes I am fully aware there is some black fungus growing in the background. Lmao. This hasn't always been there :p Just recently since we have spent most of our lives down stairs and neglected the top story!
Nothing special about today. I did, however go to bed last night swearing up and down today was going to be a terrible day for reasons which I will explain.
Yesterday we were suppose to get our tax check but it didn't come through in our account. Yesterday was also the same day we were suppose to rent a car but couldn't due to the tax check not being deposited. We had cash to do so but car rental companies don't take cash which is beyond me considering it's a sure method of payment. We decided not to send the cash we had in pocket into the bank because it takes 3-4 days to get there and then 2-3 days for a deposit to even hit the account so we figured that taxes would hit before anything. Boy were we wrong. I called the IRS and they said by the 7th. Okay, so that's not that bad, less then a week more of a wait. Besides, having to wait a few extra days would take us into the next week and suprass the weekend, we'd be unable to spend that money on the unecessary things. (Although, there isn't much for us to by since we have to be able to pack EVERYTHING in just 10 days.)
Well, yesterday we were approved for our house. We sent the application in Tuesday night and by Wednesday morning they called saying the house was ours but it had to be viewed first which was already set up with a high school friend of mine who is also stationed in Colorado. Okay, again, no big deal...BUT IT IS! Because since our tax check didn't come in, we didn't have the deposit money and were going to have to risk waiting until Tuesday when our taxes did arrive. So needless to say, last night I went to bed dreading today because we would need to send in a deposit we didn't have and 6 days can seem like years when waiting for something you really need or want.
This morning I woke up, checked our bank account and realized a check had been deposited for almost 3,000...My first initial thought is, "yup, this is going to be a shitty day!". I thought that this was our tax check and that for some strange reason they took almost half of our money! Or could it have been that we really had 2 grand worth of bills coming out? Impossible. So as I went through the list of deposits/deductions from our account I realized it was travel pay from the army! Wow, so soon!? We had completely forgotten about this check and boy did it save us! So now, after all the rambling I've done about how today was suppose to be a completely terrible day, we come to the conclusion that it isn't and that indeed our deposit will be paid and we can now forward our mail to the new house instead of to our parents...
Onto other wonderful topics. After I realized how amazing our day had just gotten and after I had already called Karl to let him know to go ahead and rent the car I jump into his email (that we now share) and find an email from a certain family member preaching animal advocacy due to us getting rid of Moose and Molly and then getting another puppy. Immediately the hair raised on my back, the claws came out and I dove right in not thinking about anything I was saying or the impact it could possibly hold. I made it clear the response was coming from me and not Karl and then proceeded to rip my prey. After the email was sent, I calmed down, re read what I wrote and realized I had been a little harsh, so I sent another email apologizing. Well, I read that email and realized, "damn, that's still mean." So I called my father in law and talked with him for awhile to calm me down.
I guess I felt judged. She emailed us based on a small post she saw regarding us getting rid of Moose and based her whole email off that post without knowing full or all facts. And that was my biggest issue. Go ahead and give me your opinion. I don't care because I have opinions too but make sure you know what you are talking about before doing so. In the end we calmly talked and I explained to her that I didn't mean to be as harsh as I was but that I took extreme offense to the email and she understood and we both talked. When all is said and done pregnancy horomones suck ass!!! ;)
Russ and I are just waiting for daddy to come home. He's doing some medical clearing stuff today which of course takes him away from family, but we don't mind because we've had him more then usual over the last month due to getting prepared for the move! Russ is eating these mini sausage/pancake bites. They are sausages wrapped in pancakes! We bought them from the shoppette the other day when we went to buy more tv dinners! We figured they'd be a good breakfast item and they are definitely a hit with bubbas. Not so much myself but hey, if Russ eats it, SCORE! He's soo damn picky, doesn't even like teddy grams! Strange child.
Nothing else too exciting to talk about. I guess this post wasn't that exciting anyways but hey, now for those of you who care, you are up to speed on our day! So here's to sending in our depsoit, getting our new house and beginning a new chapter!
10 DAYS AWAY!!!!
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
The start of something new.
Okay, first of all, let me just start by saying that I absolutely hate this new "blogger" interface crap. I have no idea how to edit, add gadgets or anything. It seriously took me about 2-3 months the first time I signed up for this to figure everything out, I became a pro. And now where am I? PULLING OUT MY HAIR! So forgive me if it takes days...weeks...or even months to figure out how to add and make my site more "fun" I guess you can say (:
Anyways, I restarted my blog because our jorney to Colorado and beyond is a new journey. A fresh start, therefore, my blog needs a fresh start! Hawaii has been a wonderful experience but in the last 6 months or so things just began to slowly change. People changed and showed their true colors and we were constantly caught up in drama that we didn't need. Those we thought were our friends weren't and then there were those who only spoke to us when they needed something. It got to the point that I was constantly angry and doing what I shouldn't be, talking about those whom upset me. I don't like being that person because I'm NOT that person. But I was seriously being pushed to the breaking point.
As for those whome we have become extremely close with and maintain those close relationship with (the Selcks and Zealleys), well we'll definitely miss them. We also recently became good friends with the Walters whom are also great people. I just wish our whole time in Hawaii could have been surrounded by the friendships I have with these people. I will definitely miss them all, including Leighona and the others along the way who have been there for us.
Anyways, I restarted my blog because our jorney to Colorado and beyond is a new journey. A fresh start, therefore, my blog needs a fresh start! Hawaii has been a wonderful experience but in the last 6 months or so things just began to slowly change. People changed and showed their true colors and we were constantly caught up in drama that we didn't need. Those we thought were our friends weren't and then there were those who only spoke to us when they needed something. It got to the point that I was constantly angry and doing what I shouldn't be, talking about those whom upset me. I don't like being that person because I'm NOT that person. But I was seriously being pushed to the breaking point.
Eventually, I got with the game and said enough is enough and eliminated those from my life who were bringing nothing but negativity and life since has been better. Not as stressful and less for us to worry about. I think both of us are genuinely happy without certain people.
As for those whome we have become extremely close with and maintain those close relationship with (the Selcks and Zealleys), well we'll definitely miss them. We also recently became good friends with the Walters whom are also great people. I just wish our whole time in Hawaii could have been surrounded by the friendships I have with these people. I will definitely miss them all, including Leighona and the others along the way who have been there for us.
We have been living in an empty house for a week and a half. An air mattress and tiny tv are what we possess. We've been eating out of oven dinners and canned goods that can be made on the stove. We kept one pan and 2 forks, 2 spoons and are stocked and loaded on paper plates. I can feel the pounds piling on. Ugh. I mean, sure I can gain a little weight because I'm pregnant (with number 2, YAY) but not as much as I think I have or will be... Although. Since the beginning when I found out at 5 weeks, (now 13), I've only gained 3! That's better then I have thought. But damn when I look in the mirror, I feel like shamu! Lol
My ultimate goal after this pregnancy is to become a marathon runner...That's my 5 year goal! I love running, just not when the junk in the trunk is hitting my back, lmao.
ANYWAYS, enough babbling, back to the move...
We only have 11 days until we leave Hawaii for good. Thank God! The island is beautiful and I've seen some amazing things but I'm ready for fall, winter and spring on top of summer! We are making a stop in Disneyland for 3 days with my childhood best friend and her family. We always grew up saying one day we'd take our families on our California adventures and we finally are. I look forward to spending 4 days with people whom I've missed terribly over the years.
After we head to Arizona to visit with family and friends for a few days and then onto Colorado where our NEW HOUSE will be waiting for us. We have been searching for MONTHS! Talk about stressful! And it came down to 2 houses and we finally chose one. This house is slightly smaller, older but it's beautiful! 3 bedroom, 3 bath, a fire place in the living room and a double sided glass fireplace in our BEDROOM! I can see already many wonderful nights taking place ;) We had to get rid of Moose. We were worried about the stress on him and the changes...He had bit Karl just a few days earlier (out of fear) but he has always been capable of aggression so we finally decided it'd just be best. We found him a nice couple and they instantly fell in love with him. Which ended up bringing us to look for another puppy in Colorado. We wanted something that would be raised with the babies so we knew that they'd be use to children and there be no real risk of biting. So, we found a black lab from a breeder. He's 4 weeks now and will be 8 weeks when we arrive and can pick him up. We named him Dutch. He's precious!
Other then the move there isn't much going on in the Kroner casa. PCS is coming to an end and we couldn't be more excited! Until next time (:
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