The Beard . . .

• My man found this on Facebook, turns out it's an actual group, and it's hilarious.  Go ahead, search it.  I'll be here when you get back.
• A huge inside joke with my man and I is having "the sex."  It started a couple months ago when I was a little too tired and asked if we would be having "the sex" that night.  It stuck and now I always ask in that matter.  Cracks both of us up.
• I have to admit that I totally played hooky today.  It's a gorgeous day outside and I needed a sleep in, "the sex" and to get shit done at home!
• So far I have a new cable internet connection that's so super speedy it makes me deliriously happy.
• My washing machine has a new lid, the old one was actually cracked and not rusted out.
• My dishwasher works again!  No more squealing noises, turns out it wasn't installed great and needed to be adjusted.  Oh and I broke a wheel off my top rack.  Had no clue on that one but it'll be fixed next week.
• I've also dusted, vacuumed and mopped.  Up next is cleaning the inside of my car.  So gross an much needed.
• Oh and I did some food prep, looked up a new chicken salad recipe and made some brats for nights when I'm lazy I can take them out of the freezer and having something decent to eat in minutes!
• I'll end today on a funny.  Last night my man and I decided to walk to the DQ.  (and yes we know this is why we are fat)  What I didn't know is that my man is an idiot and put on scented lotion before we left.  We were covered in mosquitoes the whole time!  The walk was quite enjoyable, the bugs not so much, even after a shower I still felt them on me.  Moral of the story, walk earlier in the evening and no lotion beforehand.  The End!

It's Hard Finding Time

I started this blog to help me deal with life, journal out all I was feeling and have a digital keepsake of my darling nieces and nephew.  Now, I'm starting to wonder if I need to continue.  I get fewer photos of the kids as they get older, I have a wonderful man in my life and I respect his privacy and my time is becoming more and more precious.

Two of my biggest blogging inspirations have recently made statements about the hardships faced with being very well known bloggers.  One is on the verge of having a 2nd very much wanted baby and the other is going through a very difficult separation from her husband.  Such huge life events, with public audience.  I've been following them both for 5+ yrs and feel like I know them, but again I question if I could handle that same pressure.  I'm not going to apologize for withdrawing a bit from what I share, but I will keep sharing.

This blog has brought me to such a positive happy spot and I want to share only that with you.  Right now I'm so head over heels in love I can hardly stand myself :)  I only want to spend time with my man, but I know it's very unrealistic.  I've been lucky that work has kept me home, but I'm sure it will end.  His boating season is about to begin and hail is only a jet stream away.  Life is good no matter how I slice it and I feel like I've become the person I've always wanted to be.

And now, because I can, some cute freakin' kids!

Not too Shabby!

Clint had this in his truck and gave one to me and Brit because it was so cold in the restaurant.

BEST IDEA EVER!!!

Self Explanatory

• Best news all day is I'm going home for realsies tomorrow.  So excited but I'm sure a new deployment will be ready and waiting on Monday
• I've felt a little disconnected from my man all week and I'm happy to get some quality time with him.  He's had a good week and I'm ready to share that happy with him.
• I had a great time teaching my class today.  It's amazing how something so simple makes me so happy.  I wish that was my full time job, shame I'm not ready to move to Lincoln.
• Tonight it's packing and Big Bang.  Not too shabby for a Thursday.

Toughin' it Tuesday

Proper way to eat a donut. 

BTW, she ate all the frosting off then came back later and ate the bottom

All ready for their spring concert

• I'm back in Lincoln and just barely making it through.  Work is just mind numbingly boring, but I may get to go home a week early.  Small things to get me through.
• Tomorrow it's pedi's and dinner with Brit and Clint.  Should be a good time but not exactly what I had planned.  I really wanted to get to the outlet mall, but it's gonna have to wait until I leave on Friday.
• Had a huge fight with my man over the weekend and I'm still not feeling great.  His lack of planning and my need for attention finally clashed and I lost my mind when he showed up at 11pm!  I cried, I yelled, he apologized, I cried some more and we awkwardly watched a bad movie until my headache went away.
• We had a lovely mother's day brunch with my family and then some quality time together.  I still feel like a needy mess and that's hard when I'm gone and now he's not feeling well.  I'm trying really hard not to ask for too much but I miss him horribly and am feeling very lonely.  Relationships really suck, but being loved is pretty awesome.  Friday cannot come fast enough.
• I'm going to end on a funny note, Boo was walking around behind my sister with a whistle.  She would blow it then sing the line up song from Bubble Guppies.  Her goal was to get back outside instead of going to bed.  She ended up in bed, but with her whistle.

Not giving up

Super Girl!

• This week was filled with so much crazy.  It's thrown me off my game quite a bit.
• I leave Sunday for Lincoln for 2 weeks, but not without traveling home next weekend for the birthday celebrations, Mom's 60 and my man's.
• I celebrated 6 months with my man on Tuesday.  I was so busy I didn't get him anything, he got me football tickets.  Pack vs Vikes at TCF stadium, he's seriously the best man ever!
• Work has gone all kinds of crazy and I'm exhausted by it all.  I've got even more to try and get done, but I think it can wait until next week.
• I'm sure I should be sharing more but my brain just won't function right now.  It's only 8pm and I'm going to bed.

Saturday Night's Alright

OCD at it's finest, 2 different nights BTW

fro-yo with MMM's (m&m's) and sparkles (sprinkles)

Talk to the toast

• I'm exhausted because of work.  That's all there is to say about that
• I saw my family tonight for the first time in ages.  I've missed them and my boo.  She was so excited to see her bibby and go blow bubbles with me!
• If the twins hadn't brought the stomach flu to their house I'd have seen them this week too.  Here's hoping for next week being virus free!
• My man just came home covered in sap.  Thank goodness I'm resourceful and know that acetone nail polish remover takes off pretty much anything.
• Now it's time for some cuddles and early bedtime.  We're both wiped out!