Here ya go Ash... My new house things :)

First... My new fav scents from Bath and Body Works for my Wallflowers!! :) I have wayyyy too many of these!


Then.... my Cody dog needed somewhere to store his food so i picked up this handy dog food keeper and at Ross i got this cool scooper shaped like a paw!!


This is my new Garbage can :) I had to make a gear closet for matt and we dont have many closets so.. i had to move the garbage out into the open so I bought an expensive stainless steel one! Its fingerprint proof :)

I was tired of boring old laundry baskets so i got this awesome Hamper at Ross!! I love it!

So most of you have already seen this table of mine i got at Target :) I Love. But i got this cute little indoor plant to fill up the space under it. Makes it feel much more homey :)

So I didnt think i would decorate the bathroom before matt came home but I was wrong... I couldnt take it anymore lol. So here is all the stuff i bought yesterday and today! This one is the new over the toilet rack I built and some new baskets on it :)


This is the new picture I picked out for the wall and some new brown towels to hang up :) Lets just hope the water here doesnt ruin these too!


Ugh Sorry about this picture... I could NOT Get it to upload right... I got a new shower curtain.... and hooks and a fluffy bath mat :)


Tada. Ive bought much more than all of this lol...... i have a shopping problem lately... I need matt home now! haha
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Sorry its been so long... I apoligize.

Heya! I know its been a long time!
Im sorry for any of you that were nice and actually read my blog!
Its been quite the month ... not .. haha. I have not done much of anything except take up space haha. I made a new friend... Brianna. She lives right downstairs so we spend a lot of time together. I started working out a little... but i havent been consistant at ALL. I prefer classes over just going to the gym... it keeps me focused. I tried Zumba the other day with Bri... I was horrible. But... it was fun.
Yesterday I drove to Myrtle Beach because my Aunt and Uncle and cousins were down there for spring break. I spent the day down there and the weather was beautiful. I was already pretty tan but got lots more sun while laying out!! We also went to dinner at Senor Frogs! It was really fun.
As most of you that read this probably already know. homecoming is very soon. we are bordering the single digit days until he comes home!!!! I cant wait its not even funny. I cant cant cant wait. I also cant wait for our trip to Disney in may on leave!!! The upcoming month is going to be one of the bests of my life i think. im pretty sure actually.

Today was a pretty boring easter besides goin out to lunch with Bethany. Yum yum. But i was jealous of the fam!!!

Thank you for reading. Ill keep you updated this time i promise.
love<3

New Bathing Suit Top!!!

So in the spirit of everyone and their sexy VS bathing suits I got jealous and picked up this top at Target. I loveeeee it!!!!

I also got lots of new summer clothes at old navy yesterday!!
I also ended up getting tons of stuff for the house this week including a new porch table... and a new dinette set!



Weow!! Haha. The house is pretty much "finished" minus the cardboard I have yet to get rid of..... and the walls are pretty bare.
Now all we are waiting for is........
APRIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good night loves!

Its been a long long time...

So. Matt keeps saying... you havent written in your blog. So tonight im finally writing. I havent written since i was in NY. Im of course living here in NC now and loving our new place. Although it is SNOWING today the weather has been much much nicer than home. Cody is lovin the weather. When i take him outside he just walks around so happy and all like "yay there is no snow freezin my feets" lol. The biggest change is havin to hook up his leash every single time and then follow him around until he poops then pick it up. Instead of at home.... he would just run out and then ask to come back in when he was done lol.
I have been workin my butt off on gettin this place like home. Goodness it is NOT easy. Let alone the trip and move in was insane! I was happy to have all of the help I had. We got new bedroom furniture that I LOVEEE and also side tables and tv stand in the living room. Today I spent the day putting up curtains in the living room and bedroom. Oh what a feat! lets just say I made a few extra holes then I should have... and Im hoping that I dont wake up with my curtains on the floor hahah.

I still have a MASSIVE pile of cardboard in the living room.... because our apartment complex doesnt have a cardboard "bin". ugh So i have to take it practically to the other side of town! But its a good thing its taking up that corner or else I would be pushed to buy the little table I want.... and Im trying to save money! So much for us saving money. Having new homes is expensive and our bank acct just keeps goin down and down lol.
So... I still need to do all kinds of paperwork crap from our still UNRESOLVED USAA claim... to getting TRICARE PRIME since i live here near a military hospital... to changing my car loan payments... to doing our taxes... to getting base stickers... AHHH THERE IS STILL SO MUCH haha. Registering your car here in NC is expensive. Thank you NY and NC for having conflicting registration laws..... I paid 223 bucks just to get NC plates. And today i got my car inspected (again) haha. I feel like i have been doing paperwork/phone calls non stop lol.
On a positive note.... have I mentioned... its MARCH? Between my last post and now I have turned 23... EW haha. So with it being March that means I can tell my hubby "See you next month!!" How freakin exciting. His homecoming sign came from UPS the other day... it started to make it feel real!!! Along with the big black box full of his stuff that came home from Iraq.... <3>

deep breath

Whoa. So tomorrow is my last day here in NY. Today I picked up the moving truck with my father in law and then I went to a "going away dinner" at Matt's grandparents. I wasn't expecting gifts but I got tons! It was so awesome. My favorite being this huge pasta cooking pot with a strainer built in.


"Ooooo ahhhhh lol."

Anyways... Im freakin out about this whole move. I dont know how everyone does it!!! I cant wait to just lay on my new couch in NC in watch tv haha.
Im watching my recordings of Planet Earth one more time before I leave and disconnect from this DVR. I think on this desert episode I found Cody's ancestors hah.
The "Fennec Fox"




Haha. Oh man. Those ears scream cody!
see it? haha.
Welllllllllllllllll. I suppose my next post wont be until I get internet hopefully Sunday!
But feel free to comment... noone ever does :( lol

Breaking point?

So. Today my day started out okay. I slept pretty late until like 10:15. After I moped around the house for awhile, my mom, cody, and I went downtown. We got Cody a training clicker and food at Pet Smart. Then we went to Wegmans where I spent way too much money on cleaning stuff for the house in NC so that when I get there if its not up to my "standards" (especially the toilet) I can clean it right away. Then we came home...
Matt was supposed to call today. He hasn't..... Im super stressed out with the move, packing, money, him being gone, etc. So I started feeling a little down. I always know not to worry but with all the other stress the worry seems to be super high today. I always get scared when we leave phone calls on a negative note that it will be the last phone call. As my parents were cooking dinner I was feelin very overwhelmed and all it took was an "Are you ok kid?" For it to just all to start coming out. I just cried and cried in my room for awhile. Now I'm a bit better but I still feel numb and super worried and my mind is so busy.
On a positive note. I attended a beautiful wedding last night that made me miss my husband more than anything. They were so adorable and the wedding was so fun. I got to see people I havent seen in a long time.
Sorry for my sad post. But... I figured most of the people who read this if you do are my Marine wife friends.... and I'm sure they know these days. This part of the deployment seems to be the hardest. It feels like its never going to end and I just get so torn down somedays. I breathe and I feel like Im going to cry. I just cant wait until April......
where are you?

*good thoughts for Matthew*

My new FAV movie....

I am going to write a super short post to say my new favorite movie is....
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist!!!


Ill blog again but im tireeeedd. Mmm what a good movie.

Such a busy busy week ahead....

Ah. I cant believe it. 9 days until I am on my way down to NC. How scary right? Ahhhhh. I can't wait to take George to Wilmington and show him the places Matt and I always go. And to go to Swansboro and get breakfast at Yanas!!! :)
So today I am hopefully buying furniture. I know it sounds stupid to buy furniture before you move down but its a long story and pretty much its to lower my anxiety lol.
Tomorrow is Em's Bachelorette Party. Gunna be pretttty fun. How exciting right? Everyone is getting so old. I cant believe Em and Jake will finally be married in 3 days!!!!
I got my dress for their wedding the other day. Im off to go find a cardigan to wear over it tho so i dont freeze to death here in good ol NY
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Hopefully its not too bright and I dont stand out like a sore thumb, but I got a good deal and I thought it would work for like Britt's rehearsal dinner too cuz im sure ill be broke in June haha. But its a little big on me and hopefully i dont grow into it :)
Dont mind the mess in the background of the picture either.....
Northhhhhhhhh Carrrrollllinaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa I cant wait.
April where are you? All I want is to hold my hubby. Especially after all this wedding business!!

11 days and counting....

So sadly a change in plans for the moving process. My best friend Brittney and her fiance Josh can't come down afterall... My cousin Courtney was going to stay with me for a week along with them. Now none of them can come. :(. Stupid economy.
So... now we are leaving on Friday again. Yes. Friday the 13. Eeek. Me , My mom, my step dad, Matt's dad, and his step sister. I convinced them to stay two nights with me haha. So thats why we are leaving Friday. Ugh. Im so nervous and excited at the same time. Hopefully I can get internet set up down there so I can keep people updated!
Saturday I went to the local cheerleading competition all day. I was proud of my hometown. They didnt win overall but they won thier division. I felt like I wanted to be right back in high school watchin it!!!! Man did I feel so old!
After the cheer comp. I rushed home for my nephew Haydens birthday party. I love watchin him on his birthday. He is so so happy. Check out him and his candles and his cake!!
Today I went shoppin with mom for what may be my last time shopping out at the Arnot Mall before I move down!!
I found an awesome dress for Emily and Jakes wedding on saturday. I really wish I had a black cardigan sweater or somthin to go over it tho. It was a 100$ dress at Bonton for 15 bucks. Ill post pictures sometime.
I asked my mom if she liked the dress and she did. The the lady in the dressing room next to me came out and was like oh my god that is so cute and after we walked out she grabbed the last one off the rack and bought it without trying it on. haha. I am quite the sales lady :)
Lets hope for subbing tomorrow. Just not Kindergarten haha
xoxoxo
**good thoughts for Matthew!

Packing Sucks....

Ugh. On the first day I started packing I got into this huge groove. Then I stopped and it seems impossible to start again. Two weeks left until I move and it seems like it is coming up quickly. I can not wait to get out of this disgusting cold. cant wait cant wait cant wait.
Last night I took my cousin and her friend court to Landos last night. Ugh I hateeeeee "clubs" lol. Needless to say I am insanely out of shape and just a little bit of dancing has me unable to walk. Not like high school anymore. haha.
Im not looking forward to paying the huge amounts of money soon for our apartment deposits and rent and moving truck ewww. Then furniture. But I dont mind the furniture! Cuz... that ends up in something you can see and own haha.
I got up off my butt today and packed another box... It was the box with our new glasses and stuff i talked about in the last post from Pier One! :)

17 daysssssssss til NC

I am getting SO excited! It has been so cold here I almost can't take it anymore. I cant wait until I dont have to walk out of the house in winter boots and a huge jacket. Im getting too used to turning into an ice cube every time I go outside. Little Cody gets cold too. My dad already got him a jacket for Christmas and Mrs. Tracy gave him linus' little sweatshirt. He wore it out today... On the back it says "Just Chill" lol.

He loves the car haha. He is a good car dog. With daddy not around he gets to take up all the room in the passenger seat.
Burrrrr cold weather go away. I cant wait for NC. :( Sorry for the short post !

Me Shop? No way :)

So today and yesterday I went shopping.... I love going to Pier One and finding some of their good clearance deals. I always love buying random plates and bowls etc. I got some new glasses that we really needed!! They were originally 7 bucks a glass... I paid .68 cents :). yayyyy. Then i found this awesome bowl. I bought two of them yesterday then found this matching plate today :). Goodness I have a problem. But I think they are darling.

So... Cody, this morning I found a lump on his back. Its about as big around as a nickel. I'm really worried but I called the vet she said to give it a couple days first as long as he is acting like himself. He is acting fine. So I am hoping it just goes away!! I cant afford to put him through surgery, and I would die if I lost my Cody. He is like my son :(. 18 Days Till Jville Ladies!!!!. Oh yeah. I have a survey on the side to see if anyone reads this haha.

KINDERGARTEN!?

Yesterday I got so much packing done. I would have never thought I had so much crap. Insane.... Thank god I have a moving truck.
So today i got called in at 1030 because a teacher was sick and needed to go home. Finally I got to be a substitute. I then walked into the elementary school office and I saw the folder on the counter. Yep... Ms. Wright's Kindergarten class!!! It was pretty funny because I knew her personally before so I think she felt alot better about leaving her kids with me! Oh man did I get scared. All i thought is 13 HAYDENS!What a day. I think the part that topped it off the most was the little boy that refused to get ready to go home and hid in his cubby till I had to get another teacher to get him out.Thanks goodness for the chocolate that was in this....

Mmm today I also started making a photo album of pictures that Matthew has sent me from Iraq. I love it :). I cant wait til it is all over though!! 21 days till J'Ville ladies!!!!
Now off to a movie night with the sister... and a Home and Garden Party tomorrow at our house!

Falling behind...

So... Im sorry everyone. I seem to have gotten taken over by my life lately and haven't had the energy to stay up and make a post. Everyday it's getting closer and closer to the day I move down to J'Ville. I sure cant wait to make that post!!! So in the meantime I started babysitting my nephew since I haven't gotten called in for any subbing jobs. (SUPER GLAD I SPENT 100$ ON FINGERPRINTS) haha. Anyways... It's been interesting. Yesterday we spent most of the day going to the town clerks office to get the lease notarized. But.. silly me, I dated everything 2008. So.. since we dont have a printer... we had to go down to the library and print off those pages again. Which was a task on it's own. Then we rented movies. I got SAW IV and he rented WOW WOW WUBBZY or however you spell it haha. Then I was off to see my ZAP PEERS from my internship in Cortland like i promised them I would before I leave. Oddly every single one of them showed up to the meeting. These teenagers I wish you all could meet them.... they are so wonderful I wish I could have worked with them forever... Since I havent posted in forever Ill ramble on about what they are and.. who they are :) The ZAP PEERS are a teenage peer group that goes into thier local schools to teach about issues like self esteem, sex, etc. They focus on "Zero Adolecent Pregnancy". They are great kids...
-Jackie: Is a new PEER, she is in tenth grade and like a little sister to me. Such a cutie. I will miss her dearly.
-Rachel: Is Jackie's best friend... also becoming a peer. She is super quiet but very bright.
- Katie: Oh.. Katie.. she is Very outgoing and argues with you about EVERYTHING. but... she is a VERY motivated PEER and attends a lot of functions
- Heather C: Is a very quiet yet unique girl. She takes a belly dancing class... which i think is very interesting. She is kind of that dark teenager that likes the more rebellious clothing, but is clearly in good heart.
-Heather T: She is a peer that you can tell doesnt fit in during many situations. But I am glad she has the ability to come in and fit in somewhere to make a difference
-Amber: Amber is a senior that is very loud and outgoing but super bright! She is a fun addition to the crew!
-Julia- Julia is super cute and quiet. She is very strong minded however and always has very good input when it comes to learning new things. I can tell she will go really far in college and be one of those kids that will stand out in class.
-Julie-Julie is a field hockey player that sometimes seems quiet but is there to learn new things. She is always asking questions and I am glad I got to meet her!!
-James-Oh james... The one and only boy. He's 18 and a senior. Poor James has been through a lot while i was there. James, although not homosexual is very feminine, he does Cos. and cheerleads. In his school he recieves an outstanding amount of abuse. Urinating on his locker... etc. Then just recently a tumor was found on his spine and he had to have it removed. Poor guy.
-Jen: I dont know Jen all that well. She is a senior and very bright. She has a lot of personal connections to the group and fits in well.
-Amanda: Super motivated super teen. She does everything I swear. From acting, to band, to sports, and clubs. Its insane. She is the nicest kid ive ever met and cant wait to hear how she does in the future!!

Well that was totally unneeded but i was BORED haha.
Anyways. I will try to post something more interesting tomorrow! I hope i start packing soon. I just dont know where to start. Where do I start?! Ahhhhh. God I just cant wait till its all over and Matt is home !!! APRIL WHERE ARE YOU!?!?

What a boring freakin DAY!

So....
Back in December I decided to become a sub for Newfield. Yeah.. they "NEEDED SUBSTITUTES!" Apparently not... because I still haven't gotten called in yet. Talk about going nuts, I have no idea what to do with myself. I can't get a new job because I leave for NC in the beginning of Feb. Every night I am like.. "Oh I hope they call in the AM" Then I wake up the next morning and its like... way past when school started and I'm like.. "FREAKIN DAMNIT!!!" haha.
With not working I get very very bored, so my shopping addiction has increased dramatically! I have bought so much stuff lately its insane. Today I went to JoAnn Fabrics and Target... quite the party haha.
I cant believe I have all brand new Christmas stuff already for Christmas next year since I got such great deals. Lets just hope he is here for the holidays this time.. :(.
Cody is such a pain in the butt but I love him to death! I made this cute baby picture of him. I miss when he was a baby but he is much more calm now, which will make for a good trip to NC with him in the car. I told him he better get a job to pay for his pet fee (350$!!) and rent 25$ a month at our new apartment in Jacksonville. Anyone hiring 6 lb chihuahuas? Haha.
I know its another short one.... but I am off to watch a billion of my favorite shows.
*Gossip Girl
*Secret Life of the American Teenager
*True Beauty
*Bromance
*The City
*Daddys Girls
Mmmmmmm You will learn I have a TV addiction. Blame it on DvR :) Goodnight all. Enjoy your Tuesday.

My first post...

Hey Everyone.
I decided to maybe get one of these blog things so I could just write about whatever I wanted everyday. My days are sometimes really boring, but a lot of crap happens that I would love to just whine about on here haha.
So... today is Saturday and I have basically been wasting the day away. With not working I have been sleeping in more than normal. Matt called and then he had to go on chow watch so I took a bath and started the all mighty laundry so I could have something to wear to the Fire Hall Banquet tonight. Yes. Thats right I am in the Fire Co. Im so cool right? I was just looking for something good to do when I am bored. I also figured when Matt came home he would want to go back to the Fire Co. and I wanted to be a part of it with him.
When I was young I always wanted to be in the fire co haha im such a dork.... but it even brings me back to my earlier memories of Matthew :). His dad even has videos of both of us at the fire hall when we were kids.
Anyways... This is my first post so be easy.