Tid Bits

SO today will be more like a random tid bit of information.

We're doing the walk through with the apartment this week and we'll be all done there!
So far I'm liking where we are. For those of you not from here, Wilma Rudolph Blvd is where everything is on. The mall, Target, all the eating out places, everything is on Wilma Rudolph except for post. We were living on Wilma Rudolph. I could literally run out for two minutes and get anything I could possibly need. Now, we're about two minutes from post and about twenty minutes everything. I thought that I would have hard time adjusting to that. So far, that's not so. I love to shop at the commissary because it's so dang cheap! We can pretty much get anything we need on post, plus DH gets to come home several times a day!
Today, I get to meet Colin Powell! I'm pretty excited about this! Will.post.pictures!
I'm almost ashamed to admit this, but I've been reading the Fifty Shades of Grey series. I'm on the last book and I'm pretty tired of it. The sex scenes weren't really as crazy as I thought they would be. I mean all of the harlequin romances (and the like) have scenes just as racy, so I'm unclear as to why exactly libraries have pulled them off the shelf. There are tons of eroctica books that are by big name authors that are on library shelves.
I'm not too good with series that involve the same characters. Harry Potter would be the only exception to this rule. After a couple of books with the same people in them, I get pretty tired of them. At this point (half way through the third) I'm pretty tired of all the whining. I'm tired of Ana and Christian. I hope that she can end this set in a good way and I not have to continue to struggle my way through the last one. How about you? Have you read any?

Review - In the Bag by Kate Klise

From Barnesandnoble.com:

"A European vacation. A luggage mix-up. A note from a secret admirer.

Meet two single parents who think they're too busy to date.
And two teenagers who can't stop writing flirty emails.
This is a tale of connections—missed and made—in a universe that seems to have its heart set on reuniting Ms. 6B and Mr. 13C.

Webb I can't believe I picked up the wrong bag at the airport. My dad is never going to let me hear the end of it.

Coco I don't understand why Mom told me to pack my worst underwear. And now I've lost my bag? Ack!

Andrew I cannot stop thinking about that woman in seat 6B on the flight to Paris.

Daisy I don't have time to worry about the creep sitting in 13C who slipped a note in my purse. I have to find my daughter's missing bag before this ruins our vacation.

In the Bag is a smart and stylish story that explores the old-fashioned art of romance in a modern world, where falling in love can be as risky as checking a bag on an international flight. Buckle your seat belt—it's going to be a bumpy vacation!"

I absolutely loved this book! I really can't say enough great things about it. I needed a feel good book to read and this one did it for me. I read it in an afternoon.
The super short chapters make it easy to set aside if you need to. It's fun and sweet and just right. This is the most perfect beach book I have ever read.
I loved all the characters, and the story line was super cute.
I can't say enough good things about this book!



Come on in!

I want to show you our neighborhood, and a very brief glimpse into the house (more after the unpacking).

This is my view out the front door into my anywhere in America fantastic neighborhood.

All day I leave the front door open and hear the kids running up and down the street solving world problems like if Captain America is really an American Soldier and honest.to.God. selling lemonade from the stand in their front yard.

I heart this fuzzy little face peeking out the door!

I absolutely love this backyard and the deck (not to mention this fantastic rocker)

I didn't know that I would spend so very much time outside, or that they pup would love the fenced in yard so much. I am enjoying it so much more than I thought I would. So, come on in!

 

And come over anytime!

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So right now I'm watching Glee On Demand, it's a past episode.
When I first started watching this, I thought that it was pushing the limits a little too much. My feelings were hurt alot by the way they portrayed the Down Syndrome sister and Becky. I'm still not sure how I feel about it.
BUT, I feel less shocked about how they push the boundaries. They tackle alot of things in this teenage drama that need to be adressed but so many shows are afraid to do.
It's a show that is meant for people so much younger than me, but it stirs something inside of me. Music is my thing. I dabble in playing, but not enough to say that I am a musician. I string together words some, but not enough to say that I'm a writer. But listening and relating and feeling music is something that is a very very strong part of who I am. So, of course Glee and the music involved stirs within me, I mean who doesn't love Journey :)
I heart, heart, heart Brittany. The writers and Heather Morris are just simply brillant. It takes quite alot to make me literally laugh out loud, but Brittany does. Aside from that, I'm pretty impressed by the things that Glee tackle as a teenaged show. I realize that some of you may not agree with most of the things that this show represents or may be shocked by the way that they reach some of the "life lessons" that it teaches, but the fact they they are trying to teach in a way that will reach through all the crap is commendable.
(I'm not sure how my very random and spastic brain has reached this conclusion, but just go with it). Yes, there are characters that are gay. Yes, there are characters that are different from the norm. Yes, there are tough issues that are at work here.
BUT, regardless of what you think, who you like or what you choose to believe, people are people. As far as what I believe, I believe in God. I believe in the Bible. I believe in Jesus. Do you know what Jesus asks of me? He asks of me to love everyone. This does not mean that as a southern, white, middle class girl that I love only those who are white, who are only southern, who are only Baptist, who are only heterosexual, who are only of my socioeconomic status or higher, who are not touched by stress or abuse, who are not of a certain last name or gender or thoughts, ideals, or beliefs. He asks me to love. Just love. Not judge, not have an ugly stare or gasp, just love.
It makes me absolutely insane to hear someone twist the Word of God to FIT into their train of thought. You cannot just pick and choose which scripture you will use in any instance and make it fit what you want to say. You actually read the God Breathed Word in it's context and the way it's meant to be perceived and THEN and only then do you make your decision based on what it says.
My Sweet, Loving Jesus loved everyone. Even down to the guards that were coming to take him to his cruxifiction. He.loved.him. Everyone. What He has asked of me is to love. Just to love, love his people. You, beautiful person are His. And because you are His, I love you. It matters not if you are just like me.

Thursday 5!

Man, it's been a while but I need a little Thursday 5! in my life!

Great

Incredible

Inspired

Rewarding

Swell

This past week, the moving process has gone really great! We have a few more things to move and the carpet shampooing to do, and that's it!

We have found an incredible Mexican place within walking distance. Yep, we've scoped out the food scene :)

I'm always inspired by DH's enthusiasm for his work. He loves it and you can tell.

It's been pretty rewarding this week to sit on my fantastic deck and watching the Chinooks fly by...I just love Chinooks.

This weekend is going to be super swell! We have all plans to do nothing for a change!

Head on over to Flip Flops and Combat Boots and link up!

Try as she may,

my NP cannot convince me that I am not moving backwards!
I am, it's pretty obvious to me. I'm back to square one (Provera).
She tried to assure me that that doesn't mean I'm going backwards, and she gives some kind of explaination that sounds logical as far as excuses go but it's not working in my old noodle.
So now, I'm doubling the clomid AND back on the provera.
I feel so very bad for DH and for anyone I may encounter when we head back home. I'm already dreading it.
We're hopefully heading to the beach at some point and I am so ready for the beach. I have missed it so much. Hopefully we'll get to see Beaufort and where we got married. I really just want to sit, in my big floppy hat, on the beach with a book. I realized recently that I've never acutally done this. I'm looking forward to the salty and damp feeling skin, the unruly hair, the sounds the food.
Come quickly, even though I'll be totally nuts thanks to all the hormones!

Thinking ahead

I totally love that my birthday and anniversary are back to back. It makes it so happy! I feel kind of bad for the hubs having two things so close together, but he gets through it.

So far our anniversary has been in the middle of total chaos. Last year he was getting done with basic and we were moving to our FDS. This year we have been moving from a tiny apartment to a house. I guess that just makes it more fun!

I promise to have some pictures of the new house up soon! For now, would you settle for my beautiful Amish built rocker that I'll spend my mornings in from now on??

I am so so thankful for my husband. He is without a doubt the most fantastic husband ever. He deals with my craziness with grace he is so sweet all the time. He works his butt of everyday to make life amazing for me. I love him so very much!