Loving Anthro

I found the following items on Anthropologie and I'm in love! To purchase them, I need to wait on a sale or win the lotto. Hope you enjoy the beauty also!

Running

SO I've been jogging for about 2 months.  I try to do it everyday or at least 3 times a week.  But I was slacking this summer.  I got some new shoes...Oh they feel so good.

Some gray and pink Nike Shocks.

Then today I got the Nike+.

I love love love it. This is me....I ran this afternoon and I love this even more.

I'm excited to keep running and see what goals I reach and how far I go!

Anniversary Will Be Great!

So J has something up his sleeve but he wanted to make sure that I got some things that I wanted so this is what I'm getting this week!
I'm curious to see what else he is planning!Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8-4.0 High Speed Zoom Lens

Some Places I'm Loving

All pictures were found on Home Sweet Home

This office is great.  Simple, classic, and organized!

Looking for a Rug

I've been looking for a rug to go under our dining room table.  It's not formal and I'm really liking this pattern.

Martha Stewart Solar Garden Crocus Rug (4' Round)

Martha Stewart Bloomery Garden Row Rug (7'9 x 9'9)

Martha Stewart Astronomy Comet Rug (3'9 x 5'9)

Hand-tufted Tarni Rug (2'6 x 7'6)

 

Outdoor Area Rug (3'11 x 5'6)

Houndstooth Polypropylene Area Rug (5'3 x 7'6)

Hand-tufted Beige Cosmos Wool Rug (2' x 7'6)

Monday Night...

Was great!

Jen is leaving.  Her rotation with us is done.  *Tear*  We will miss her lots.  So we all decided to go to see a movie and have dinner to celebrate and spend some time together away from work. 
The movie was funny.  We all enjoyed it.  Sandra Bullock is so cute and Ryan...well he is just a hottie!!!
La Madeleine was our choice for dinner.  Go thing no one was in the restuarant because we were loud!  Laughing and talking.  It was great!  We spent hours there.

Then we had to go home, say good bye.  But first off, we took a picture. I look like a blew up!  Great.  It's the dress though.  There were more of us but some had to leave early!

It was a great night!

Thinking

Wow, being alone gets me thinking.  Thinking about myself , my husband, our relationship, and life!  No bad thoughts just thoughts. 
Lately, life just hasn't been going as we had "planned".  J wants to go to school but the school he chose isn't approved for the GI Bill.  Why not?  Shouldn't veterans be able to go to any school they damn well please?  They protect us...why can't we give back to them? 
Vet school isn't coming as fast as we would like.  Or as fast as I would like.  Finally I'm getting to graduate this semester but I don't want to be in school forever.

We know that there is a plan for us.  God has brought us together and brought us this far in life.  But still, things are hard.

"The Lord is faithful to all His promises and loving toward all He has made."  ~Psalm 145:13

"All things are possible to him who believes."  ~Mark 9:23

Mom gave me this small little pocket book called Promises from God.  Lately, it's been a life saver!

This is us at J's bootcamp graduation in Sept 2004.  We've come a long way and things have changed a lot.  But together with God we can conquer everything!

Happy Father's Day

Growing up there was always times that we didn't get along.  Times I did things to make him mad, times that he did things to make me mad too!  Both hardheaded, very opinionated, and we both speak our minds.  But I've learned that he only wanted (and still does) the best for me.  Since I've gotten married and moved out, I've realized how much more I enjoy Dad.  He is the funniest person I've ever meet.  Most probably because he speaks freely and without a filter.  He might seem hard but he has a HUGE heart and is a great man.  My dad has been through so much in his life and it all has only made him stronger, which in turn has made me stronger.  Together he and Mom have raised me with a good head on my shoulders.  Sorry we didn't get to spend time together today, I love you Dad!  Happy Father's Day!

 
{Above: My Wedding Day: Picture by Azar Kayal}

{Below: Thanksgiving 2008.  Dad, Mom, Me, James, Walt (brother), Carly, and Brennan}

Almost his Birthday

So...Wednesday is J's big day.  I'm still trying to figure out what to do for him.  I'm guessing that I'm going to cook something for him and make a cake for him.

I need to get the rest of his gifts.  It sucks because his birthday is soon and then our anniversary is 2 weeks away.  So hopefully he will enjoy the things I get him.  What he really wanted was a lift kit for his old truck.  I couldn't order it so I just told him to get it.  I hate that it wasn't a surprise!

Pictures to come!

 

And because every post is better with a picture...
 

Colorful!

I didn't think these were going to be so beautiful.  The day was hot and the flowers seemed a little wilted.  I continued to click my shutter and I'm so thankful I did.  I'm ordering prints to be placed in our bathroom plus to sale in the local restaurant!  Remember...all photographs are for sale.  Contact for sizes and pricing!

Baton Rouge

So I've been wanting to take my tripod out and get some nice night shots of Baton Rouge.  If I have to live in this city, I should at least take pretty pictures.  So I took the tripod, the camera, and the hubs (it is a river bank) and walked out to the water to get these shots!  
So I really like this bridge shot...not because of the boat or anything but the bridge plus the lights of Death Valley!!!!

Wow...what a day..

Sorry no pictures yet.

Hall bathroom...

• New shower curtain
• Lined drawers and cabinet
• New shelf (put together but not hung yet)
• Painted the old spot from towel holder (previous owners painted around it and left a BIG RED dot)
• Washed new towels and set up bathroom
• Donated old towels

Still to do...

• Hang shelf
• New pictures
• Organize counter space
• ENJOY!!!

Then...the bad part.
I was looking for something, the shed was locked, I called J and he told me to stand on a bucket to reach something.  I stood on a bucket (that was filled with oil) and fell in the bucket.  UGH!  Then while I was rinsing my leg off, the hose busted.

It was rough!

I Want to Know the Plans

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."              ~Jeremiah 29:11

This is us.  Point Loma, California before we were married so I'm guessing this is Spring of 2005.

This is us..June 30, 2006 (almost 3 years ago).  We were starting this new and wonderful life.

Years later...Summer 2007 in Japan.  Married for a year already and living on opposite sides of the world. 

Wow, 2008, new house (minus some shutters...stupid hurricanes). 

And this is us now....

Questioning jobs, futures, and plans that we've made.  J wants to go back to school and I think he should.  He served his time and he should use that part of his contract to get his degree.  Plus its in the same field he is already in and then he wants to have his own business one day!  That's fine with me.  While he is in school he is going to work (he goes for about 4 hours a day to school).  So now he is trying to find a job...not so easy right now.

I'm trying to get into vet school.  Trying to be a full time employee at the vet school...right now I'm only part time because of school.  But I hope that my photography business will take off even more!  That would be awesome!

Right now, there is so much uncertainty and I'm not liking it.  J is ok, he doesn't worry.  I always worry about things.  But HE won't give me anything that we can't handle, correct?

{Also..wow, those photos like that show my weight gain....Soon they will show some weight loss though!}