Updates

I am a terrible blogger, I know. Things just got a little crazy and I lacked motivation to update. So here goes my updates.

Weddings. B and I had our reception July 8th and it went beautifully. I got to wear the most amazing dress, we did outside photos in the most beautiful garden(which will be posted later once I get them back from our photographer) and the reception was at an events center. Everything really did go perfectly, the day was wonderful. Really the only letdown was the fact that out of the 20 or so friends I invited only 3 showed up. After many more had rsvp'd and said how excited they were to come. I was really really disappointed. I have no idea why most of them didn't show. I guess it takes things like this to find out who your real friends are. Like my SIL told me, everybody that matters was there. And she was right, I had a fantastic time with my family, it was so wonderful to have them all there and we had a blast dancing and drinking. My brother's wedding is next weekend, and my parents are flying in Wednesday. I am so excited for them to come out here. They haven't seen our place since before we even moved in and they've never seen my brother and SIL's place. We have lots of fun stuff planned for the week they are here.


My birthday. Yet another year has passed and now I'm 23, which is so weird to me. I'm not used to it yet. B got off work early that day and we just hung out, he brought me beautiful flowers. Then we went out to eat at this nice mexican place and then to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, which was the highlight of my night. I thought they did a fantastic job with the movie, and really they couldn't have ended it in a better way. Also the theater we saw it at was probably the most amazing theater I've ever been to. It's in the Lakewood Towne Center and all the seats are reclinable lazy boy type chairs. It is amazing to recline and enjoy a movie, I even brought a blanket with me.

The big D. Yup Deployment. We've got another one on the way. We've been hearing rumors for awhile so it's not a surprise, I'm kind of happy they've finally announced it because now at least we can make more definite plans. SIL and I are getting a place together during the deployment, which we're both pretty excited for. We've gotten so much closer lately which is great, I honestly love hanging out with her and my brother. It'll be so nice to have somebody there for support during the deployment.

That basically covers the big stuff. We've just been enjoying our lovely Washington summer, which is pretty mild compared to the rest of the United States who has been hit with an awful heat wave. I'm definitely happy we aren't a part of that. In fact, I think I've only had my AC on about 3 times this whole summer. We're about to go take advantage of this great weather and grill out some steaks. Happy Sunday everybody!

The Royal Wedding

I have been one of those people who is completely and utterly fascinated with the Royal Wedding. I've been watching every show about it, almost to the point of obsession, I know it's ridiculous. But I love it. I guess it's the hopeless romantic in me.

I even woke up at 1 am to watch the wedding, and even shed a few tears, I know I'm a complete sap. I thought it was the most beautiful wedding I've ever seen. Kate was the epitome of perfection, she looked so regal and elegant. I absolutely loved her Grace Kelly style dress, I thought it suited her perfectly. Her and William looked so in love and radiant, I wish them a lifetime of happiness.

Day 2

I think it's safe to say Insanity is kicking my ass and I'm only on day 2. Muscles I didn't even know I have are aching today. Day 1 was the fit test, and boy was that intense. I'm not going to lie, I had to pause it a couple of times and I struggled to make it through. Day 2 was a little bit longer video, and even more intense. I am going to be aching so bad tomorrow, but hopefully after doing this for a couple weeks my body will adjust and get used to actually working out. I'll keep updating as I progress through this and hopefully start seeing some results.

Insanity

Today my husband and I are going to start the Insanity program. He wants to get into better shape for Ranger school and I just want to get into better shape! I know it's going to be really tough, but I'm hoping that the payoff will keep us going, plus we have each other for encouragement.

We're starting it when he gets home from work so wish us luck! I'll update after we've done a few days.

I'm in a food rut..

I feel like every week I cook the same things over and over. My husband can be kind of a picky eater, he's willing to try new things, but he would be happy to eat steak and potatoes every single day. I need variety, I love cooking/trying new recipes.

My goal is to find enough new recipes that I can cook something new each night for a week. This may be tricky, because a lot of nights I work until 6, so by the time I get home we're both tired and hungry and we just want something quick.

I think this is the main reason we end up in a rut. I'm going to go scour the web for some new recipes to try out and spice things up in my kitchen!

We Made It Official

I am officially married!! It was perfect, except for the fact that a some family and friends I would have loved to have there weren't. But I am just so happy now. Unfortunately the Army had to take a dump on our happy moment and B has a 24 hour duty today :( Boo army! I was more mad at the fact that he wouldn't be able to go see our friends who's going away party was today. He ended up finding somebody to cover for him for a few hours so he could make it to the party.

I still can't believe it's all real and that I'm somebodies wife. I love it so much though. I can't get the smile off my face :)

This Is Where I Live

I realize I've been failing at keeping up lately, life has just been so busy, and I don't forsee it slowing down anytime soon, but I will try harder to keep up.

This past week, my best friend has been here visiting from Minnesota, so of course we had to do all of the touristy things. We visited Seattle, went to the Space Needle and of course the famous Pike Place Market. Dined at The Melting Pot, went shopping, took a trip to the Pacific Ocean. All in all it was a fantastic time and I was very sad to drop her off at the airport this morning.

I will leave you guys with some beautiful photos that sum up why I love living in this beautiful state :)


Gorgeous view of Puget Sound and the mountains




Beautiful boquet of flowers I bought


The Pacific Ocean. Have you ever been some place and it felt like it was exactly where you were meant to be? That's exactly how I feel when I'm near the ocean. I love the salty air, and the sound of sea gulls, the wind blowing off the ocean. I could move to Ocean Shores WA tomorrow and be content for the rest of my life.


Being artsy