Those are generally words you hear in a person's vows to their beloved on their wedding day. I said it to my husband the day we said "I do" and many other people have said it as well...
Today as I was thinking on the past 3 years of our marriage, I came to think that those words do not just pertain to marriage. They are fully relevant to EVERY aspect of our lives. Our marriage, our friendships, our commitments, our jobs, ect.
For me? Aside from my marriage...this is especially relevant to my weight loss. I have had so many ups and downs over the last few years with my weight...and the one BIG excuse was "i'm sick." When Daniel and I were first married and i "tried" to lose weight, I got sick. Not deathly ill...just...a cold. What did I do? i used that cold as an excuse to stop working out...to stop eating right... to continue eating all the comfort foods in the world. Its a cycle that I have continually fought over the last 8 years of my life (since I was 14) and it always happens. Every. Single. Time.
Except....this past time. :)
I have finally broken through that cycle and it feels SO GOOD. I may not have worked out while I was sick, but I still did something. I didn't sit around on my butt or lay on my bed/couch and sleep away every day. I got up, cleaned, did laundry, cooked dinners for Daniel and I, got myself to the dr and got meds, and still managed to have time to rest a little to allow my body to recoup. I walked on Monday instead of going to the gym. I felt miserable, was exhausted, but I kept on. I haven't let it get to my eating either. I ALMOST let it get to me last night...(we almost ordered chinese takeout because I was just notttt wanting to cook), but when I thought about it...and thought about the 2.17 miles that I had walked/jogged earlier that day...when i thought about how GOOD I had been while I was sick.... i realized it wasn't worth it. I pouted for a while (because i'm still getting used to the new me... *sigh* i think i fight myself more than i've fought a sibling....thats sad. haha) and then realized that I had made the right choice and instead went and got a bowl of raisin bran and my new guilty pleasure of Stacy's Cinnamon Sugar Pita Chips (holy crap they are sooo good, they remind me a lot of taco bell's cinnamon twists, but so much healthier for you!!!!).
I have learned so much just while Daniel was at BMT. About myself, about our relationship, about life in general. Its amazing how being apart for so long can make you really appreciate everything you have. I have to say, for the way everyone kept saying "oh you wont make it past year one" when we first got married, wow... way to have faith in us and in God. We have one of the best relationships, and I am so So SOOO thankful for it. We communicate about anything and everything. We talk. And boy did I miss that while he was gone. We both would get frustrated when he first got here to Keesler because, even though we could communicate, it wasn't as well as what we were used to. It was only when he got a minute, and if he could get signal/good internet. it sucked. texting for a whole month? doesn't really do much for me.
I am so thankful to have the opportunity to be living with him while he's here at tech school. I have no idea what we would have done had I been forced to stay at home for the next 6 months. God has blessed us so incredibly much while we've been here too. I've made a really good friend with one of his friends' wife... we do our laundry together every tuesday and (aside from this week cuz we've both been sick) we go to the gym on MWF to workout. :) She's awesome. I've also picked up a few babysitting jobs here in the neighborhood, and that helps. Its not a full time job, but I don't need full time..just a little bit on the side to help with everyday expenses and/or random dates, ect. :) i also have gotten us quite a few good deals on a recliner (free), desk (10), and coffee table (10)... just from keeping my eyes and ears open.
It looks like we'll be coming home for RAP (recruiter assistance program) around September 15th...ish. Dont book me on it though because with the military, anything and everything is bound to change up until the day we arrive. haha. We also do not know where we are going yet. We should find out here in the next 4-6 weeks. (hopefully closer to the 4 week mark).
I do have some new goals for you guys and an update on my weight as well. :D Which I haven't really done lately mainly because of all this moving stuff has wreaked havoc on my weight loss. haha.
I am currently 234 (as of Wednesday when I went to the dr.). Thats a total of 16lbs lost. I would like to be under 200 by August 1. I believe it is possible, especially with my awesome hubby. He runs with me on Saturdays and helps push me to go further, hold my planks longer, and just encourages me day in and day out. :) my hero AND my cheerleader. best of both worlds! We also are planning to run a 5k at his first duty station. Once we figure out where we are going, we're gonna look into ones where we can run together in that area and sign up. I'm SO EXCITED. Its been a dream of mine for the past year or so for us to run together. (hence why i enjoy our saturday excursions in the neighborhood. haha)
We are so thankful and blessed to be down here. It is beautiful (when its not a nasty rainy day like today! haha) and so much fun. Its also amazing to just be us. by ourselves. in our own HOME. its so weird and awesome all at the same time. :)
anyways. i best get back to cleaning. :) hope you all had a fantastic week and have a great weekend! I'll post more whenever i have something new to update with or whenever i think about it next--haha it just comes randomly to me nowadays!
love ya'll!
-Beth-
Friday, April 19, 2013
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Busy, busy me
Goodnesssss! I've been busy since moving down here (as it was to be expected)!! soo now..3 weeks later, i'm finally posting a blog. :D The move went smoothly, I got down here, and now Daniel is living with me! (He got SEPRAT last week). It is a good feeling to be living together again. Sure, getting up at 4a isn't easy--and its about to be even earlier... but i wouldn't trade it for the world. every minute i get with him, I'm soaking it up...we don't know what the future may hold. At the moment, we are both just enjoying being together...for the past 3 weeks, my main goal is to make sure the house is clean and that i have a dinner plan for whatever night it may be. I also have to go to the laundromat to do laundry (which is a pain in my ass, to tell you the truth--there is so much i could get done when i'm stuck there for 2 hours bored out of my mind!)...and i'm desperately searching for a decent priced washer and dryer. If we knew where we were going, we would probably purchase a brand new set from Lowe's or something...but we don't know where we'll get stationed and if its overseas--we can't take it with us. booo. so for now, i'm scouring craigslist and various fb pages for a set...with no luck.
Last week I attempted to start back working out...did C25K on Monday...thennnnnn the rest of the week went to the toilet. It rained for 2 days, i was sick for 2 days... and so yeah.. HOWEVER. One of Daniel's friends here at Keesler is married--and his wife just got here this past Wednesday. SO HAPPY. :D We are starting "girl's PT" on MWF--which we did yesterday and BOTH OF US were sooo much happier afterwards. so yes. i started back. hooray! and now i have a workout buddy so its gonna be harder to back out! lol thats a good thing. so on MWF, I'll be doing elliptical/stationary bike and my weights routine (which i am so incredibly sore and so thankful that Lori and Elle told me to start back with 5-lb weights because i would have died if i had attempted 8-lbs!!!!) and then on Tu/Th/Sa I'll be doing C25K and/or walking the neighborhood twice. (its about 1.25mi for the circuit i do...sooo thats 2.5 mi if i do it twice) and on Saturdays, Daniel said he would do it with me--so that will help. :)
Daniel and I are also starting a date night regimen...since we're trying to conserve and save money--we're doing it every other down friday (so 1x month), and those will be planned date nights and we will alternate who plans it. :) then on the other down fridays, we'll still go to dinner, but that one will be a joint effort. haha we want to try some of the local hole-in-the-wall restaurants...so that will be a good way to do it. :) down fridays are great days--and now they just got even better! hahahaha.
We have been to the beach once already, and it is beautiful. we are sooo incredibly lucky to be stationed down here through the summer (i may take that statement back here in the next couple months when the temps reach 98-100...buttttt for now, i love it!) We can't wait to go back to the beach once the water warms up. It was FREEZING. we like...put our feet in it...then were like "nope" and went and laid out on our towels and read. very relaxing. :) its nice to just be us. We haven't had this much alone time in FOREVER. its nice. I'm thoroughly enjoying it thats for sure! :) as for everything else, well...there really isn't much to say about it. haha. Our house is beautiful, and its weird to have a house. lol. we even have a small backyard...that is mostly sand and weeds...but its a yard! haha. we have some pictures up and we, for the most part, have our little house set up. :) theres a few things here and there that still need to be done or unpacked, but for now, we're good.
I did find out that we should know where his first duty station is in June sometime...so... i just have to wait 2 more months. haha. I think we're both anxious to find out. We decided that anywhere we go we'll be happy as long as those orders say ACCOMPANIED (meaning I can go). lol we're not quite ready for him to be deployed just yet. We know its a possibility, we also know theres a high chance of it... but we can hope and pray that they hold off a year before sending him off. haha
thus begins our lives as a true military family--nothing is guaranteed, nothing is set in stone, nothing happens fast, everything can change in the turn of a hat, and everything is a big HURRY UP AND WAIT. lol. but its our life, and we do what we can. As long as we have each other, we will be a-o.k. :D
and i do believe this concludes today's post. :) but i'll leave ya'll with a couple pics of the house. :) i will try to post again as soon as i remember. haha or something changes.
Last week I attempted to start back working out...did C25K on Monday...thennnnnn the rest of the week went to the toilet. It rained for 2 days, i was sick for 2 days... and so yeah.. HOWEVER. One of Daniel's friends here at Keesler is married--and his wife just got here this past Wednesday. SO HAPPY. :D We are starting "girl's PT" on MWF--which we did yesterday and BOTH OF US were sooo much happier afterwards. so yes. i started back. hooray! and now i have a workout buddy so its gonna be harder to back out! lol thats a good thing. so on MWF, I'll be doing elliptical/stationary bike and my weights routine (which i am so incredibly sore and so thankful that Lori and Elle told me to start back with 5-lb weights because i would have died if i had attempted 8-lbs!!!!) and then on Tu/Th/Sa I'll be doing C25K and/or walking the neighborhood twice. (its about 1.25mi for the circuit i do...sooo thats 2.5 mi if i do it twice) and on Saturdays, Daniel said he would do it with me--so that will help. :)
Daniel and I are also starting a date night regimen...since we're trying to conserve and save money--we're doing it every other down friday (so 1x month), and those will be planned date nights and we will alternate who plans it. :) then on the other down fridays, we'll still go to dinner, but that one will be a joint effort. haha we want to try some of the local hole-in-the-wall restaurants...so that will be a good way to do it. :) down fridays are great days--and now they just got even better! hahahaha.
We have been to the beach once already, and it is beautiful. we are sooo incredibly lucky to be stationed down here through the summer (i may take that statement back here in the next couple months when the temps reach 98-100...buttttt for now, i love it!) We can't wait to go back to the beach once the water warms up. It was FREEZING. we like...put our feet in it...then were like "nope" and went and laid out on our towels and read. very relaxing. :) its nice to just be us. We haven't had this much alone time in FOREVER. its nice. I'm thoroughly enjoying it thats for sure! :) as for everything else, well...there really isn't much to say about it. haha. Our house is beautiful, and its weird to have a house. lol. we even have a small backyard...that is mostly sand and weeds...but its a yard! haha. we have some pictures up and we, for the most part, have our little house set up. :) theres a few things here and there that still need to be done or unpacked, but for now, we're good.
I did find out that we should know where his first duty station is in June sometime...so... i just have to wait 2 more months. haha. I think we're both anxious to find out. We decided that anywhere we go we'll be happy as long as those orders say ACCOMPANIED (meaning I can go). lol we're not quite ready for him to be deployed just yet. We know its a possibility, we also know theres a high chance of it... but we can hope and pray that they hold off a year before sending him off. haha
thus begins our lives as a true military family--nothing is guaranteed, nothing is set in stone, nothing happens fast, everything can change in the turn of a hat, and everything is a big HURRY UP AND WAIT. lol. but its our life, and we do what we can. As long as we have each other, we will be a-o.k. :D
and i do believe this concludes today's post. :) but i'll leave ya'll with a couple pics of the house. :) i will try to post again as soon as i remember. haha or something changes.
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| the front of our little home |
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| us standing in front of our front door. :) |
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| our itty bitty backyard. lol |
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| the kitchen! the little lip over the sink is actually a bar-area sorta..you can put barstools up to it |
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| our back patio |
Monday, March 18, 2013
Off we go into the wild blue yonder!
Good morning friends!
How are you all doing today? I am doing FANTASTIC. Tomorrow is the big day! MOVING DAY! I'm so excited! I still have a lot to do to get ready, but i'm sooooo excited! Making cinnamon rolls out of cresent rolls for breakfast this morning, gonna have a going away dinner with my family tonight (and my bestest friend, but we all include her in the "family" portion! lol). its gonna be a good day!
Tomorrow starts my journey! The movers will be here between 8a and 9a, they'll get me all packed up (which I don't forsee taking too terribly long--even they said they'd be done before 3 most definitely). Its gonna be fantastic! As soon as the movers leave, I'll be backing out of my driveway and saying "SEE YA!" to Huntsville! From here I'll be going to Tuscaloosa to see my brother. He's letting me stay the night there with him so I wouldn't have to drive the entire 6 hours at once! :) what a kind bro! :) i love going to see him in ttown and even now its gonna be a fantastically awesome time! I'm so excited! (i'm sure you guys are all picturing me sitting in my office chair bouncing up and down frantically---which is partially true. I'm trying to contain my excitement--but I'm going to see my husband in 2 days! you can't blame me for being excited!!!) hehe
Anyways--so I'll be staying with my brother in Tuscaloosa Tuesday night (heh, Tuscaloosa Tuesday! sounds like a band or song title. cool). Then I'll be getting up with him bright and early (he has to be at class at 8a), and I'll be heading to Biloxi! Should only take me about 4 hours, so I should be down there by noon (depends on where I get breakfast...probably just grabbing starbucks and hitting the road though--oh starbucks, how i love thee!) Once I get down there, I'll probably just toodle around waiting until I can check in at the hotel on base (which I am renting through Saturday--hopefully going to be able to extend through sunday so Daniel and I can spend some time together cuz he can't come back to the house with me). Once I can check in, i'll be going in to shower, put on makeup, and get ready for our appointment at 4! I'll be picking up Daniel at like...330 probably and then we'll head over to the housing office and do the walk through and sign our lease and get our keys! :D gonna be a good day! Then after that, we'll *hopefully* be able to go chill at the hotel for a bit... then grab a bite to eat for dinner...then i'll drop him off so he can get ready before he has to do details at 8p. I'm so excited, its not even funny. I'll get to spend the weekend with him, which makes me so much happier too. Just knowing that in 2 days I'll be with him FOR GOOD (well until (if) he gets deployed). We'll be able to be US again. its so exciting. He wont be able to live with me until mid-late april, but still. I'll be right there, so i can go see him on the weekends/weeknights (if he is able) and we can spend time together. :) Once he hits ATP (2nd phase), he can come to the house whenever he wants. :) that makes me happy.
But yeah. Wanted to post before leaving because I'm taking down my computer today and wont have it back up for a couple weeks. I'll have my phone and my netbook, but posting a blog on either of those is a pain in the butt. lol. I am so ready to be with my husband, its not even funny. I miss him tons. Its been 4 weeks since we were together last. Sure we get to skype/talk on the phone, but its sooo not the same. Especially with signal and internet being crap. Anywho...
I guess this is it! The next time you guys hear from me, I'll be sitting in my house in Biloxi, enjoying the fact that I am only 5 minutes from my husband versus 6 hours. :) gonna be nice!
Hope you guys have a fantastic day!
How are you all doing today? I am doing FANTASTIC. Tomorrow is the big day! MOVING DAY! I'm so excited! I still have a lot to do to get ready, but i'm sooooo excited! Making cinnamon rolls out of cresent rolls for breakfast this morning, gonna have a going away dinner with my family tonight (and my bestest friend, but we all include her in the "family" portion! lol). its gonna be a good day!
Tomorrow starts my journey! The movers will be here between 8a and 9a, they'll get me all packed up (which I don't forsee taking too terribly long--even they said they'd be done before 3 most definitely). Its gonna be fantastic! As soon as the movers leave, I'll be backing out of my driveway and saying "SEE YA!" to Huntsville! From here I'll be going to Tuscaloosa to see my brother. He's letting me stay the night there with him so I wouldn't have to drive the entire 6 hours at once! :) what a kind bro! :) i love going to see him in ttown and even now its gonna be a fantastically awesome time! I'm so excited! (i'm sure you guys are all picturing me sitting in my office chair bouncing up and down frantically---which is partially true. I'm trying to contain my excitement--but I'm going to see my husband in 2 days! you can't blame me for being excited!!!) hehe
Anyways--so I'll be staying with my brother in Tuscaloosa Tuesday night (heh, Tuscaloosa Tuesday! sounds like a band or song title. cool). Then I'll be getting up with him bright and early (he has to be at class at 8a), and I'll be heading to Biloxi! Should only take me about 4 hours, so I should be down there by noon (depends on where I get breakfast...probably just grabbing starbucks and hitting the road though--oh starbucks, how i love thee!) Once I get down there, I'll probably just toodle around waiting until I can check in at the hotel on base (which I am renting through Saturday--hopefully going to be able to extend through sunday so Daniel and I can spend some time together cuz he can't come back to the house with me). Once I can check in, i'll be going in to shower, put on makeup, and get ready for our appointment at 4! I'll be picking up Daniel at like...330 probably and then we'll head over to the housing office and do the walk through and sign our lease and get our keys! :D gonna be a good day! Then after that, we'll *hopefully* be able to go chill at the hotel for a bit... then grab a bite to eat for dinner...then i'll drop him off so he can get ready before he has to do details at 8p. I'm so excited, its not even funny. I'll get to spend the weekend with him, which makes me so much happier too. Just knowing that in 2 days I'll be with him FOR GOOD (well until (if) he gets deployed). We'll be able to be US again. its so exciting. He wont be able to live with me until mid-late april, but still. I'll be right there, so i can go see him on the weekends/weeknights (if he is able) and we can spend time together. :) Once he hits ATP (2nd phase), he can come to the house whenever he wants. :) that makes me happy.
But yeah. Wanted to post before leaving because I'm taking down my computer today and wont have it back up for a couple weeks. I'll have my phone and my netbook, but posting a blog on either of those is a pain in the butt. lol. I am so ready to be with my husband, its not even funny. I miss him tons. Its been 4 weeks since we were together last. Sure we get to skype/talk on the phone, but its sooo not the same. Especially with signal and internet being crap. Anywho...
I guess this is it! The next time you guys hear from me, I'll be sitting in my house in Biloxi, enjoying the fact that I am only 5 minutes from my husband versus 6 hours. :) gonna be nice!
Hope you guys have a fantastic day!
Monday, March 11, 2013
Checklists and Coffee
The two most important things when moving or packing. period. Checklists keep you organized, coffee keeps you SANE.
Today the movers came to do what they call a "pre-move survey." it was the one guy who is basically head over my shipment. It went SO FAST. He looked at everything, logged major things and just estimates of how many cartons they needed... I was floored. He said we've made it really easy on them (which was our goal) and that the move shall be quick and painless! lol. That was GREAT news. He said all-in-all they should be here between 8-9a on the 19th (next Tuesday) and should be done by 230-3 and he was over estimating. He also set up our drop-off date for Friday the 22 (originally I was informed that we would not have our stuff dropped off to us until the 26th). So that was also good news. All-in-all I AM READY.
I have a few things i need to organize and finish up before next Tuesday, but I'm pretty much done. It feels so good to know that next week i'll be in Keesler with my husband. sorta. lol. He wont be able to come live with me until probably mid-late April--which is fine...at least I'll get to see him every weekend until he does! :)
I'm so ready. I just cannot say that enough. I miss my husband, I miss being us. we're both sooo ready for this its not even funny. I'm ready to have a house of our own. I'm ready to be ON OUR OWN. I am scared, i'm not gonna lie--i've never been away from my family...I'm not really...scared? idk i can't really think of a better word. I'm nervous i guess? Its going to be fantastic though! I know it wont be easy, but its going to be so much better than where we are right now. I just can't wait!
Short post today, just wanted to update you all! i'll try to post again before i move down there!
thanks for being awesome guys!
-Beth
Today the movers came to do what they call a "pre-move survey." it was the one guy who is basically head over my shipment. It went SO FAST. He looked at everything, logged major things and just estimates of how many cartons they needed... I was floored. He said we've made it really easy on them (which was our goal) and that the move shall be quick and painless! lol. That was GREAT news. He said all-in-all they should be here between 8-9a on the 19th (next Tuesday) and should be done by 230-3 and he was over estimating. He also set up our drop-off date for Friday the 22 (originally I was informed that we would not have our stuff dropped off to us until the 26th). So that was also good news. All-in-all I AM READY.
I have a few things i need to organize and finish up before next Tuesday, but I'm pretty much done. It feels so good to know that next week i'll be in Keesler with my husband. sorta. lol. He wont be able to come live with me until probably mid-late April--which is fine...at least I'll get to see him every weekend until he does! :)
I'm so ready. I just cannot say that enough. I miss my husband, I miss being us. we're both sooo ready for this its not even funny. I'm ready to have a house of our own. I'm ready to be ON OUR OWN. I am scared, i'm not gonna lie--i've never been away from my family...I'm not really...scared? idk i can't really think of a better word. I'm nervous i guess? Its going to be fantastic though! I know it wont be easy, but its going to be so much better than where we are right now. I just can't wait!
Short post today, just wanted to update you all! i'll try to post again before i move down there!
thanks for being awesome guys!
-Beth
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Finally!
Yay! I have an update for you guys! I have waited all week, and FINALLY we have some stuff figured out! Actually...we have all of it figured out, I just have to go about my business and sort through all my boxes and unpack (*sigh*) for TMO.
The movers (TMO) will be at my house here in huntsville on March 19. HOORAY! They will be packing my stuff and getting it all together! Which means--we will also be moving into OUR HOUSE (yes, i said our house! we have a house!!!) on march 20 at 4p! sooo excited! The current plan is for me to drive to Tuscaloosa on the 19 after TMO leaves, stay with my brother that night, then finish the drive to Biloxi on the 20!!! I'll get to see Daniel again in 2 weeks! only 2 weeks! So ready.
You guys have no idea how excited and ready I am! We had talked about me going down there today (its his birthday...boooo), but its Reserve weekend, so all the rooms on base are full. :( so now i'm just waiting 2 more weeks...then i'll get to pick him up from class and we will go do our walk-through and sign our lease together! it will be so exciting! it is exciting!
So, I have 2 weeks to get everything unpacked and organized and figure out what I'm going to take in my car. lol. We told TMO that i'll have 500lbs in my car, so...... i'll try to get that as close as possible..does my weight count? if so--we're almost halfway there already! LOL jk... but... seriously. I'm so ready to just be down there. I was a little sad when he called to tell me that the movers couldn't come until the 19...but.... that gives me 10 days with my mommy (she comes home on the 9th) and i can have 2 more weeks of my personal trainer here (if i don't get sick again--i've been sick for 3 days now and had to miss one session with her. made me sad....)...AND gives me two weeks to finish off the few groceries i had purchased myself before i get down there. (i don't want to have to worry about moving cold food...especially having to take it up to david's condo and put it all in his fridge for one night).
Thats the plan currently. :) i'll also be staying on base the night of the 20 so i can spend a little more time with Daniel and not have to worry about pulling out the air mattress. lol. at least not that night. i have no idea how long it will take for TMO to get all my stuff to me down there, but i'm hoping they'll be able to unload on the 21st. (since we're not technically moving in until 4 on the 20th)
ahhh its all so exciting! scary...but exciting. lol. I have felt like a real adult trying to take care of all this stuff...so has daniel--he's had to talk to finance and we're budgeting and saving and doing everything we can to cut costs and just making sure everythings gonna go smoothly. its weird. I don't think we've ever had to put this much thought into anything since we got married. hahaha. but it comes with being an adult!
anyways! thats really all i have for you guys today! i just wanted to let all you people out there know that I AM FINALLY MOVING! we have a house. we have tmo set up. we have talked to finance. SO READY! this also means we'll still get BAH through the 20 of this month, so we'll still get some on the paycheck that comes on the 1st. thats exciting! lol. then we lose it. but...i'd rather lose BAH and be with my husband any day! :D true story!
anyways. hope you all have a fantastic Saturday! :)
-Beth
The movers (TMO) will be at my house here in huntsville on March 19. HOORAY! They will be packing my stuff and getting it all together! Which means--we will also be moving into OUR HOUSE (yes, i said our house! we have a house!!!) on march 20 at 4p! sooo excited! The current plan is for me to drive to Tuscaloosa on the 19 after TMO leaves, stay with my brother that night, then finish the drive to Biloxi on the 20!!! I'll get to see Daniel again in 2 weeks! only 2 weeks! So ready.
You guys have no idea how excited and ready I am! We had talked about me going down there today (its his birthday...boooo), but its Reserve weekend, so all the rooms on base are full. :( so now i'm just waiting 2 more weeks...then i'll get to pick him up from class and we will go do our walk-through and sign our lease together! it will be so exciting! it is exciting!
So, I have 2 weeks to get everything unpacked and organized and figure out what I'm going to take in my car. lol. We told TMO that i'll have 500lbs in my car, so...... i'll try to get that as close as possible..does my weight count? if so--we're almost halfway there already! LOL jk... but... seriously. I'm so ready to just be down there. I was a little sad when he called to tell me that the movers couldn't come until the 19...but.... that gives me 10 days with my mommy (she comes home on the 9th) and i can have 2 more weeks of my personal trainer here (if i don't get sick again--i've been sick for 3 days now and had to miss one session with her. made me sad....)...AND gives me two weeks to finish off the few groceries i had purchased myself before i get down there. (i don't want to have to worry about moving cold food...especially having to take it up to david's condo and put it all in his fridge for one night).
Thats the plan currently. :) i'll also be staying on base the night of the 20 so i can spend a little more time with Daniel and not have to worry about pulling out the air mattress. lol. at least not that night. i have no idea how long it will take for TMO to get all my stuff to me down there, but i'm hoping they'll be able to unload on the 21st. (since we're not technically moving in until 4 on the 20th)
ahhh its all so exciting! scary...but exciting. lol. I have felt like a real adult trying to take care of all this stuff...so has daniel--he's had to talk to finance and we're budgeting and saving and doing everything we can to cut costs and just making sure everythings gonna go smoothly. its weird. I don't think we've ever had to put this much thought into anything since we got married. hahaha. but it comes with being an adult!
anyways! thats really all i have for you guys today! i just wanted to let all you people out there know that I AM FINALLY MOVING! we have a house. we have tmo set up. we have talked to finance. SO READY! this also means we'll still get BAH through the 20 of this month, so we'll still get some on the paycheck that comes on the 1st. thats exciting! lol. then we lose it. but...i'd rather lose BAH and be with my husband any day! :D true story!
anyways. hope you all have a fantastic Saturday! :)
-Beth
Thursday, February 21, 2013
I Can Smell The Salty Ocean Air.....
hey guys! I usually don't post so quick, but i wanted to give ya'll a quick update!
I was informed last night on the phone by my amazing husband two things that are extremely exciting.
1) That he was going to go to TMO to get a pack/load date and unload dates scheduled. (the movers)
2) we could have a house on base by the end of next week. O.O
Do you know what i did? I was literally bouncing off the walls with excitement last night. I could have a house. near my husband. in a week. HOLY COW. The only downfall is that Daniel wont be able to live with me until after at least 45 days (not that big of a deal...)...but in a couple weeks, he should be able to come to the house on the weekends to see me....and stay with me from Friday after the duty day (around 5) until about 9 on Sundays. :D
so. thrilled. So we decided that if we have a house on base by the time TMO comes to get my stuff that the day TMO leaves my house in huntsville to head for the coast, thats where i'll be headed too. I'll have my car packed up and say GOODBYE HUNTSVILLE! and be on my way! I'll make a few stops on the way, but will be heading in the direction of my future...my husband... my love.
so ready for all these changes! gonna be difficult, but it will be well worth it in the end!
So all-in-all i've got maybe 2-3 weeks left here in huntsville (hopefully), then its adios, past! hello bright future!
nervous, excited, anxious, thrilled, overwhelmed, BUSY. forgive me if i get a bit tense over this time period... transitions have never come too easily for me, mainly because i'm a bit OCD and like everything to go as planned (lol, military will train me and get me out of that, hopefully...lol)--so i may get a bit short and snappy as it draws nearer. i do apologize!
thanks for bearing with me over the last few months! i'm so excited! I had to share!!!
I was informed last night on the phone by my amazing husband two things that are extremely exciting.
1) That he was going to go to TMO to get a pack/load date and unload dates scheduled. (the movers)
2) we could have a house on base by the end of next week. O.O
Do you know what i did? I was literally bouncing off the walls with excitement last night. I could have a house. near my husband. in a week. HOLY COW. The only downfall is that Daniel wont be able to live with me until after at least 45 days (not that big of a deal...)...but in a couple weeks, he should be able to come to the house on the weekends to see me....and stay with me from Friday after the duty day (around 5) until about 9 on Sundays. :D
so. thrilled. So we decided that if we have a house on base by the time TMO comes to get my stuff that the day TMO leaves my house in huntsville to head for the coast, thats where i'll be headed too. I'll have my car packed up and say GOODBYE HUNTSVILLE! and be on my way! I'll make a few stops on the way, but will be heading in the direction of my future...my husband... my love.
so ready for all these changes! gonna be difficult, but it will be well worth it in the end!
So all-in-all i've got maybe 2-3 weeks left here in huntsville (hopefully), then its adios, past! hello bright future!
nervous, excited, anxious, thrilled, overwhelmed, BUSY. forgive me if i get a bit tense over this time period... transitions have never come too easily for me, mainly because i'm a bit OCD and like everything to go as planned (lol, military will train me and get me out of that, hopefully...lol)--so i may get a bit short and snappy as it draws nearer. i do apologize!
thanks for bearing with me over the last few months! i'm so excited! I had to share!!!
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Our New Beginning
Usually with a title like that, you think I've jumped off the bandwagon weight wise and i'm starting all over again, right? WRONG. Today its all about the new beginning for Daniel and I and what our future might hold. I actually did gain a little weight back on my trip (only 4lbs, mostly water weight probably), but thats nothing compared to the 12.4 i've lost! lol 4lbs is a cinch! :D Anyways.
As you guys know, I went down to Lackland to see Daniel graduate from USAF BMT this past week. I arrived Tuesday night around 930pm, and was there until about 140 yesterday (thats when my plane left San Antonio). can you say BEST WEEKEND EVER?!? I definitely think i am one lucky woman to have scored such an amazing husband. Valentine's Day was the first day I saw him--and omg. Yeah, i cried. not as much as i thought i would, but quite a bit. I was shaking like a leaf though. haha. i kept picking invisible lent off his ABUs while we were walking just so i could touch him and make sure I wasn't dreaming. We kept attempting to hold hands then we'd remember its not allowed in uniform... lol. oh AF, how i love your rules! lol actually, its just because it is seen as "unprofessional" and stuff. I understand. He wont be in uniform 24/7, so i can live with that. But yeah, i was up BRIGHT AND EARLY (oh around 245a) on Thursday, had to be at the BMT Reception Center for an orientation at 7, so I was there by 545 (with a line of people already standing outside).... then we watched the Airman's Run around 8a, then i went and sat in the cold-a** bleachers for 2.5 hours. My butt has never been so sore. I wish I would have taken a stadium seat. haha. or a blanket. It was alright though, I was sitting in the PERFECT spot to see Daniel and his FLT get their coins, as well as I had some pretty entertaining folks sitting around me, which made the wait a little easier. At the end of the coin ceremony, they played retreat and the national anthem, after that... HE WAS FREE. I made a beeline for him (i was so close, i could see him the entire time during the ceremony so I had my plan all plotted out--lol) I stood in front of him and waited til he made eye contact then i basically jumped him. haha. not really, but in my mind, thats how i remember it. he actually had to catch himself cuz he tried to kiss me longer than a peck--which is a no-no in uniform as well. haha. he said he wasn't expecting me to tap him out by kissing him on the lips...he thought i was gonna go for his cheek. LOL. brings back memories of our first kiss. hahaha (only in that instance, it was the other way around!) so after all that, we made a beeline for the car amongst the thousands of people (there were 856 grads, so you can only imagine)... made it back to the hotel room and had the most amazing valentines day ever. I cooked for him, which is something i missed extremely. I love cooking for him. :) When it came time to drop him off at the end of the day (he had to be back by 630), I was feeling overwhelmed, but in a good way. It was so good to see him.....
Friday was the graduation parade and squadron open house AND town pass. :D I met his parents at the graduation parade field, we sat in the cold bleachers for 1.5 hours, and then his mom and I went and tapped him out on the field. It was fun. We then made a beeline for the squadron so he could show us the dorm he has lived in for the past 8.5 weeks. It was a lot smaller than i thought for 40 guys. geez, it had to smell in there sometimes... lol. Afterwards, Daniel and I dropped his parents and brother off at their car then took the rest of his ABUs and Blues to get his stripes sewn on. Then we went back to the hotel and chilled for a few while we figured out what we wanted for lunch and i fixed my hair (the wind had thoroughly screwed it up). After that, we met Daniel's parents (after an hour of driving in the middle of nowhere trying to find their hotel) at Chili's and ate lunch. I have never seen him eat food so quickly. LOL he must have enjoyed it. Must be better than the chow hall.... i guess. lol. after that, we went to his parents' hotel and chilled for a couple hours then went back to our hotel and rested until it was time to drop him off.
Saturday he had town pass ALL DAY. :D i picked him up around 9a and we went back to the hotel to figure out what we wanted to do. We ended up going to a shoe store to buy him new boots, then went to the Riverwalk--omg so pretty. We ate lunch at an amazing mexican restaurant (The Originale or something like that), and even got sung to by a mariachi band (well sorta, they sang to the airman at the table next to us, so we got the show without having to pay! lol) so much fun! then we walked around some more and ended up going to the Ripley's Odditorium there--that stuff never gets old. We went to one in Gatlinburg on our honeymoon, how fitting to go to one then! lol it was like 2x the size of the Gatlinburg one too. it was fantastic. We then decided to head back to the hotel and just chilled. I cried quite a bit Saturday night. I was sad that the weekend was coming to an end, and i was nervous about our future. I dropped him off and bawled the whole way back to the hotel. I just couldn't stop. I tried. ended up crying myself to sleep around 830p.
Sunday, I woke up feeling kinda....blank. I don't really know how else to describe it...I guess drained? I got up, went to starbucks, and then went to pick him up. I was biting back tears the whole morning, but i finally got over myself. lol. We had a very nice day. We hung out at the hotel, then went to eat at cheddars (where we haven't eaten in probably 2 years--it was fantastic!), then we went back to the hotel and spent the remaining 4 hours in bed listening to music and just snuggling. BEST DAY EVER. what i would give to go back and just hit pause. i loved being wrapped up in his arms and just snuggling. listening to each other breathe, just enjoying every second of each other. it was nice. When it came time to take him back, i was hesitant because i was nervous that i would cry...but i didnt, surprisingly enough... i went and grabbed me some dinner and some extra large ziplocks to compress clothes with, and went back to the hotel. I packed, ate, packed, and packed some more. I ended up getting everything home (including the stuff Daniel left for me to take home... on top of my already full 4 bags--lol)... so thats good. yesterday was just all flying and i got home and CRASHED.
now for the part you all have been waiting for--Our Future.
Daniel was given his job and his orders. His orders are ACCOMPANIED (meaning I can come with him) to Keesler AFB for 20+ weeks for his job of RF Transmissions Systems... I'm not really sure what all of that means just yet, but I'm sure we'll find out. I know that I am authorized to move with him, and that we are both going to do everything in our power to get me down there. He has briefings all this week, so we should have more information in the next week or so. I am looking forward to moving down there, but I'm also hesitant. I am enjoying being able to save some money, but I'm also ready to be back with my husband and get back to some form of normalcy. I know with the military, nothing is ever "normal," but there is some form of normalcy that can be had from just living together again. God I miss being with him. This weekend was amazing, and I just can't wait to be with him again. for good. After his tech school, we'll figure out where we are PCSing to (where our first base will be for the next 3.5 years)... we have a lot of good choices. :) I can't wait to see what the AF throws our way. lol.
My thoughts? As long as Daniel and I are together, I will be fine wherever the AF may send us. Be that Japan, Italy, Germany, UK, Alaska, Hawaii, Florida, or the-middle-of-nowhere-North Dakota, I'll be fine. As long as we're together. I'd rather not go to some of these places, but I am behind my husband 100% and will move wherever the AF shall send us. :)
I can't wait to see what the future has in store for us. :)
As you guys know, I went down to Lackland to see Daniel graduate from USAF BMT this past week. I arrived Tuesday night around 930pm, and was there until about 140 yesterday (thats when my plane left San Antonio). can you say BEST WEEKEND EVER?!? I definitely think i am one lucky woman to have scored such an amazing husband. Valentine's Day was the first day I saw him--and omg. Yeah, i cried. not as much as i thought i would, but quite a bit. I was shaking like a leaf though. haha. i kept picking invisible lent off his ABUs while we were walking just so i could touch him and make sure I wasn't dreaming. We kept attempting to hold hands then we'd remember its not allowed in uniform... lol. oh AF, how i love your rules! lol actually, its just because it is seen as "unprofessional" and stuff. I understand. He wont be in uniform 24/7, so i can live with that. But yeah, i was up BRIGHT AND EARLY (oh around 245a) on Thursday, had to be at the BMT Reception Center for an orientation at 7, so I was there by 545 (with a line of people already standing outside).... then we watched the Airman's Run around 8a, then i went and sat in the cold-a** bleachers for 2.5 hours. My butt has never been so sore. I wish I would have taken a stadium seat. haha. or a blanket. It was alright though, I was sitting in the PERFECT spot to see Daniel and his FLT get their coins, as well as I had some pretty entertaining folks sitting around me, which made the wait a little easier. At the end of the coin ceremony, they played retreat and the national anthem, after that... HE WAS FREE. I made a beeline for him (i was so close, i could see him the entire time during the ceremony so I had my plan all plotted out--lol) I stood in front of him and waited til he made eye contact then i basically jumped him. haha. not really, but in my mind, thats how i remember it. he actually had to catch himself cuz he tried to kiss me longer than a peck--which is a no-no in uniform as well. haha. he said he wasn't expecting me to tap him out by kissing him on the lips...he thought i was gonna go for his cheek. LOL. brings back memories of our first kiss. hahaha (only in that instance, it was the other way around!) so after all that, we made a beeline for the car amongst the thousands of people (there were 856 grads, so you can only imagine)... made it back to the hotel room and had the most amazing valentines day ever. I cooked for him, which is something i missed extremely. I love cooking for him. :) When it came time to drop him off at the end of the day (he had to be back by 630), I was feeling overwhelmed, but in a good way. It was so good to see him.....
Friday was the graduation parade and squadron open house AND town pass. :D I met his parents at the graduation parade field, we sat in the cold bleachers for 1.5 hours, and then his mom and I went and tapped him out on the field. It was fun. We then made a beeline for the squadron so he could show us the dorm he has lived in for the past 8.5 weeks. It was a lot smaller than i thought for 40 guys. geez, it had to smell in there sometimes... lol. Afterwards, Daniel and I dropped his parents and brother off at their car then took the rest of his ABUs and Blues to get his stripes sewn on. Then we went back to the hotel and chilled for a few while we figured out what we wanted for lunch and i fixed my hair (the wind had thoroughly screwed it up). After that, we met Daniel's parents (after an hour of driving in the middle of nowhere trying to find their hotel) at Chili's and ate lunch. I have never seen him eat food so quickly. LOL he must have enjoyed it. Must be better than the chow hall.... i guess. lol. after that, we went to his parents' hotel and chilled for a couple hours then went back to our hotel and rested until it was time to drop him off.
Saturday he had town pass ALL DAY. :D i picked him up around 9a and we went back to the hotel to figure out what we wanted to do. We ended up going to a shoe store to buy him new boots, then went to the Riverwalk--omg so pretty. We ate lunch at an amazing mexican restaurant (The Originale or something like that), and even got sung to by a mariachi band (well sorta, they sang to the airman at the table next to us, so we got the show without having to pay! lol) so much fun! then we walked around some more and ended up going to the Ripley's Odditorium there--that stuff never gets old. We went to one in Gatlinburg on our honeymoon, how fitting to go to one then! lol it was like 2x the size of the Gatlinburg one too. it was fantastic. We then decided to head back to the hotel and just chilled. I cried quite a bit Saturday night. I was sad that the weekend was coming to an end, and i was nervous about our future. I dropped him off and bawled the whole way back to the hotel. I just couldn't stop. I tried. ended up crying myself to sleep around 830p.
Sunday, I woke up feeling kinda....blank. I don't really know how else to describe it...I guess drained? I got up, went to starbucks, and then went to pick him up. I was biting back tears the whole morning, but i finally got over myself. lol. We had a very nice day. We hung out at the hotel, then went to eat at cheddars (where we haven't eaten in probably 2 years--it was fantastic!), then we went back to the hotel and spent the remaining 4 hours in bed listening to music and just snuggling. BEST DAY EVER. what i would give to go back and just hit pause. i loved being wrapped up in his arms and just snuggling. listening to each other breathe, just enjoying every second of each other. it was nice. When it came time to take him back, i was hesitant because i was nervous that i would cry...but i didnt, surprisingly enough... i went and grabbed me some dinner and some extra large ziplocks to compress clothes with, and went back to the hotel. I packed, ate, packed, and packed some more. I ended up getting everything home (including the stuff Daniel left for me to take home... on top of my already full 4 bags--lol)... so thats good. yesterday was just all flying and i got home and CRASHED.
now for the part you all have been waiting for--Our Future.
Daniel was given his job and his orders. His orders are ACCOMPANIED (meaning I can come with him) to Keesler AFB for 20+ weeks for his job of RF Transmissions Systems... I'm not really sure what all of that means just yet, but I'm sure we'll find out. I know that I am authorized to move with him, and that we are both going to do everything in our power to get me down there. He has briefings all this week, so we should have more information in the next week or so. I am looking forward to moving down there, but I'm also hesitant. I am enjoying being able to save some money, but I'm also ready to be back with my husband and get back to some form of normalcy. I know with the military, nothing is ever "normal," but there is some form of normalcy that can be had from just living together again. God I miss being with him. This weekend was amazing, and I just can't wait to be with him again. for good. After his tech school, we'll figure out where we are PCSing to (where our first base will be for the next 3.5 years)... we have a lot of good choices. :) I can't wait to see what the AF throws our way. lol.
My thoughts? As long as Daniel and I are together, I will be fine wherever the AF may send us. Be that Japan, Italy, Germany, UK, Alaska, Hawaii, Florida, or the-middle-of-nowhere-North Dakota, I'll be fine. As long as we're together. I'd rather not go to some of these places, but I am behind my husband 100% and will move wherever the AF shall send us. :)
I can't wait to see what the future has in store for us. :)
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