Pretty nails

I found this great tutorial for some banging looking nails.  I hope you enjoy!  I know I will be going to get some new fun colors to paint my nails!  Courtesy of the Cherry Blossom Girl

                                                       Cut five paper hole stickers in half.

Apply the base.

 Apply the first nailpolish color, and let dry.

When dry apply stickers on the nails.

Apply the second nailpolish(generally one coat is enough).

 Apply a few drying drops,so they are dry in seconds!

When your nails are dry take the stickers off.

 Apply top coat.

                                                                                Done!

The plague

I know I'm totally grossing my co-workers out with the way I'm hacking and blowing my nose every two minutes.  Oh well...  It is gross, and I have to deal with it personally...  My poor nose is so raw from all the rough Kleenex's I've used!  I would love to be able to breathe through both nostrils very soon.  I need to get myself some apple cider vinegar and honey drink.  My mom swears it helps you feel better, and we all know our mommy's really do know best!  I did feel well enough to work out on the elliptical for 30 minutes.  My throat hurt so bad afterwards but at least I got through it. 
Last night my husband and I had a great little play date with my favorite nephew!  They say you aren't suppose to have favorites but considering my older sister has chosen not to be in my life I never get to see my other favorite nephew.  That's neither here nor there...  Little V man is almost 3 years old now!  He's truly the most handsome and smart 2 year old I know.  He helped his Tia do laundry(he honestly loves watching the washer and dryer do their thing), get the dishwasher started, and we ate delicious ghetti(spaghetti)!  He played trucks with his Tio and eventually ended up trying to play PlayStation.  We always have so much fun with the baby man.  He's truly a joy to be around.


"Children will not remember you for the material things you provided, but for the feeling that you cherished them." -Richard L. Evans

MHF seeking live in skilled plumber and all around handy man

I'm starting to feel a little like Noah these days.  It seems that the plumbing in my house is out to get me!  While getting ready to take a shower last night my husband found out that our toilet in our hall bathroom is leaking onto the floor...  So all in all we can take a shower in the hall bathroom, but we can't use the toilet.  We can use the toilet in our master bathroom, but not the shower.  Next thing you know we'll have a leak in the sinks in our bathrooms...  I hope I'm not jinxing myself!  The saying "when it rains it pours" is a very close description of my life these days!  I'm tired of paying the plumber to come out to fix our plumbing.  I just want everything to quit breaking! 
I think I'm going to start a ongoing tally of how many people I know that are pregnant!  Two more friends of mine have announced that they are pregnant, making it a total of 12 people that my husband and I know that are pregnant.  I'm really starting to feel like the odd woman out.  I think I'm finally at the point where I officially have baby fever.  Which that reminds me I have a baby shower to go to this Saturday. 


"Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines." - Satchel Paige

The most hated word:Deployment

As long as my husband is in the military I will hate that damn word.  It means dinners, holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, movies, bad days, good days, weekends, and out of town trips spent alone.  When you want to talk to him you can't, and sometimes when he can you can't.  It especially sucks when you have a 7 hour time difference, and then he could either be working days or nights...   Yes, there are things out there like Skype that make it a little more bearable.  But any military wife will tell you it's not enough to see and hear them.  When you're having a bad day, and you just need a hug they aren't there to give you one.  During his last deployment I found myself clinging to my baby nephew who was one at the time.  This time is going to be different for more than one reason.  His last deployment I was able to move out of our apartment and move into my mom's house.  Which was great because I saved money on rent, and got to be with close family.  But we bought a house as soon as he got back, so there's no moving in with mom this time.  This time I'm going at it all alone.  There won't be anyone to come home to, not even a pet.  We have been talking about starting a family within this year, but I don't want to raise a child alone.  I don't want my husband to miss out on the very special first year of our child's life.  I know people do it all the time, and I know I am a strong enough woman that I could if I wanted to.  I have had some women say that having them gone the first year of a child's life is a lot easier.  When they are older they can actually notice the absence and remember what it felt like to have dad gone.  This last deployment I felt as though my friends weren't there for me.  I honestly felt abandoned by them.  I had no one to talk to and connect with other than close family.  I have even less friends, and the ones I do have are busy with their families.  I don't think they should be there to coddle me, but it would be nice to have a good support system if I do need someone.  I really don't know what this next year will bring.  I know sometime in 2012 I will be going it alone for a year. 

We're taking on water!

I happened upon a startling discovery the other day as I was going through my evening routine of walking the long walk to my basement gym.  My gym room is just off the mechanical room of the house.  As we are all aware, in that room you would be able to locate a hot water heater...  Normally the floor isn't covered with puddles of water, but it was the other day!  Yes, my hot water heater is on life support as we speak, and I will be pulling the plug Friday afternoon.  Fortunately, I have a great boss that allows me to take some time off for the 3-4 hour process of putting in our new water heater. 

Since I have been spending an increasingly large amount of time working out in our gym I decided to make an addition to my new "home".  We added a new 26 inch TV with internet apps. including Netflix, Pandora, and Facebook!  My reasoning behind the addition is that I will focus on what's on the TV rather than the pain I'm going through while working out.  Needless to say it didn't take much convincing on my part when I told my husband my idea.  We really got a steal on the TV, considering it was only $380.00 after tax.  I'm hoping this will give me more incentive to work out now!  Especially today since I'm sitting here sipping on a Scooter's blended patriot!  Which by the way is exceptionally delicious and worth the calories!

I'm really getting into the crafting, reading, and decorating mood here lately.  There's something about Spring that motivates me!  I would love to finish my wedding scrapbook album, especially since it's been over two years since we got married.  I also have another project of doing Curtis' Army scrapbook album.  I know I will have to make a duplicate for his mom since she has contributed to my collection of Army pictures.  I would love to have it ready for her birthday or the very latest for a Christmas present.  I just need to start weeding all the stuff out... 

My co-worker Courtney recently gave me the first three books of the Pretty little liars series.  I am unashamed to say that I am an avid watcher of the show.  Even my super macho husband will occasionally watch an episode with me!  Hopefully he won't ever see that I shared that information with the world wide web!  So far the books are quite a bit different than the television series, but I love that about it! 

Somehow I have a million plans set for this weekend.  It's really exciting to be busy again.  Although I still wish I hadn't decided to take that stupid astronomy class, but it's too late now...  Oh well, I'll make due!

“When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way.” -Wayne Dyer

Covet

Maria Nilsdotter ear cuff.

I love this pink Miu Miu bag!

Another great Miu Miu bag.


                               
KG by Kurt Geiger

Hooah!

I would be lying if I said I didn't enjoy the melodramatic episodes of Army Wives...  Everything on there seems to be way out played and some of the actors seem to be overacting their parts, but I can't help but love the show!  My husband is a Reservist in the Army, and I couldn't be prouder of him and the commitment he's made to our country.  We are so lucky as a nation to have individuals out there willing to give up their lives for the rest of us. 

On another note.  The weekend was pretty uneventful as far as weekends go.  I feel much older than I am when I think of how our weekends used to be just two years ago.  The partying with friends has almost come to a standstill.  Everyones lives are getting busier and busier, and we just seem to be getting more and more adult responsibilities.  We're not the young and hip crowd anymore...   As I sat in my comfy chair at 8:30am on a Saturday morning I realized just two years ago you wouldn't catch me awake that early in the morning!  While I sat there I started to take a life inventory.  I thought about all the crazy antics we got ourselves into, and how we managed to skate by partying almost every night of the Summer with little to no sleep!  Some days I wish I could go back to that time and relive it all over again.  Then I just have to realize that there will be more exciting adventures of another kind to come.  I know there will be days when I just want to go back to those days, but the future has to hold some kind of excitement too.

This weekend we found out that our plumbing is crap!  It looks as though my kitchen sink that was suppose to be fixed 3 months ago has again started to leak again...  This will be the third time we've had the plumber come out to "fix" the sink.  I swear to all that is holy if it's not fixed again I'm going to throw a fit.  I should not have to keep a pan underneath my sink to catch the excess water that may or may not spill out from the pipes!  Now on top of that our water heater is beginning to leak from the bottom.  Which means we will be buying a new hot water heater!  They better hurry up and get their happy butts out to our house soon, because it's starting to leak a lot more than it did when we first called over a week ago!  I'm really not happy with A&D plumbing, and our home warranty company.  I'm glad we have the warranty but it seems as though American Home Shield should be doing more to get the problem solved than they have.

We finally went to Star lumber over the weekend to get started on our bathroom renovation.  I can foresee the process getting very frustrating on my part.  Not only do they have about a million different tiles for you to choose from, but you have to figure out how you want them to tile it.  If you want a pattern or want a decorative piece put in that will cost you extra.  The flooring isn't any easier to make a decision on.  You can either do laminate, tile, or vinyl.  We have some pretty crappy quality vinyl in one of our rooms that you can just pull up without much effort.  But now I'm confused on where to start.  They say start with the largest object in the room and go from there.  I just don't know what all we can afford and what is necessary.  Right now we have enough room in our bathroom to have double sinks, but we only have plumbing for one sink in there.  Plumbing is expensive, and a plumber would have to rip out part of our ceiling in our basement to get it done.  Truthfully I'm already frustrated.  I just want to pick my colors out and I want it done.  I don't want to go through all the in between!  

Quote of the day:
"The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly." - Buddha

Amen Buddha!

They're trying to out fox us

So what has happened since the last time I wrote...  Hmmmm....  I got my haircut and it's super short.  The jury is still out on if I like it or not...  I finally got my Christmas tree put away last night...  I did consider just leaving it up until this next Christmas, but I realized that I wanted my living room back.  I finally got some cleaning done that needed to be done for a long time.  My husband and I decided that we're going to remodel our master bathroom, which is nice because currently it's pretty ghetto.  The bright avocado paint color was a good idea at the time, but when you think about it it's really actually pretty gross.  I have a feeling we may get in over our head, considering neither of us can be considered handy.  And that is no exaggeration! 

Recently we found out that a close friend of ours is having a baby here in about six months.  I'd have to say the news was pretty surprising.  It seems as though everyone around us is getting pregnant.  My husband is starting to get baby fever.  I would be lying if I said that I didn't want to get pregnant as well, but I'm just so concerned about how that will change our lives.  I wouldn't mind so much not working, as I would mind not having a moment to myself.  People say that when you have your own child it's not like you're giving up something but gaining a whole other purpose.  I just wouldn't want to screw that child up.  Neither of us had a very stable upbringing.  Both of our parents divorced before we were born, and neither of us had much of a relationship with our dad's.  I know my husband would be a much better father than what I had, but part of me worries about what kind of dad he would be.  He's never really been around children, and I don't want to carry most of the load when it comes to raising the child.  I have more trouble getting him to put his dishes in the dishwasher, how am I going to get him to remember to keep a close eye on a baby?!  Most of the time I worry about something, and it turns out fine.  But I really don't want to screw this up, I mean this is a life we're responsible for!  I would hate to raise my child and find out that my child resents me because I didn't get it right.  When it happens I want to make sure we're ready.  Everyone else needs to just stop getting pregnant so I can stop having all of these maternal feelings! 

I can feel the echo of my words right now.  Still no followers.  I guess that's what happens when you're struggling to be more of the real you than a version that is acceptable.  I don't quite feel comfortable letting someone see the very real side of me.  For one I can't speak without sounding completely stupid, or that I don't know how to form a complete thought.  I do know how to form a sentence it just takes me longer to get what I want to say out of my mouth.  Most people draw the conclusion that I'm either weird or have a screw slightly loose somewhere.  Maybe one of these days I can embrace the "take it or leave it" attitude I'm desperately searching for.

Friend status: solitary confinement.  At least that's what I like to call my total lack of good friends.  I tried to get a girls night planned for one day this past weekend, but I must not be important enough to be remembered.  There's always an excuse and another excuse for the excuse...  If you're not going to make time for me, I'm going to make sure to ignore you.  Until you call or text of course...  I need to stop the habit of forgiving you over and over again. 9 times out of 10 that has bitten me in the ass.

Plan for this week: stay on track with my diet/exercise program.  Get things accomplished when I say I'm going to have it done.  Be less argumentative.

"Lord please help me to change the things that I can, and accept the things that I cannot"- Unknown