for charlie.

i did a little impromptu photo shoot to send over to charlie in his next care package.
why?
because every time i ask "babe, do you have any requests to what to want in your next package?"
he always says "just pictures of you. that's all i want."
[ooookay, i guess sometimes he requests other things like razors and toothbrushes, too. but that's only sometimes!]
what a sweetheart.

so without fail, here you go husband!

[how festive am i with my big 'ol oversized scarf and the christmas tree in the background?!]
if ya'll haven't caught on by now, you will soon see how much of a scarf-o-holic i am. this is my newest addition, it's extremely long, thick, oh-so-warm and the *perfect* shade of oatmeal. 
loooove!

i love myself a cozy little fire in the fireplace, christmas tree lit, and some mr. nat king cole singing one of my favorite christmas songs. 

moments like these are definitely some of my favorites of the season.

the only thing that would make it better is if my husband was right here keeping me warm. *sigh* next year. and every year after that. :)

sing it, nat.

attention: tech savvy people

can ANYONE please help me figure out as to why on earth my blog has never shown how many comments people leave?!

is it an html thing?
can you help me?!
please oh please?!


i'll make you some fabulous homemade dessert and send them wherever you live [within the u.s.] ..c'mon you know you wanna help now :)

december

oh december. 

so many wonderful things are happening this month..

-our HALFWAY mark of deployment! [angelssinging:HAAAALLELUJAH!]
-my birthday trip to visit my favorite [only] sister in dallas :)
-um, MY BIRTHDAY. !!
-christmas [that's a given.]
and
-our one year anniversary ♥

lots of fun and exciting pictures and posts coming up, so stay tuned!
[hint: i'm planning on an awesome post with even awesomer [yup, i just wrote that] pictures for each day of my trip to dallas. mark your calendars, ha!]

here's proof that this deployment is officially half over.

tears of JOY, people.

thankful post #30 [last one!]

november 30th, charlie is thankful for..

"my wife, America and my family"

we were able to talk on the phone today and i asked what he is thankful for since this is the last thankful post being that tomorrow is december. [holy cow! where did this month go?!]
he is a man of few words when it comes to our blog. :)
but all those are fantastic things to be thankful for if i do say so myself.

and today, i'm thankful that i've officially lost 20 POUNDS! 
i've been achieving this goal for the past 13 weeks, so that makes it about a pound and a half loss a week. go me! [i would post before and after pictures on here, but i just can't get the courage to show the world what i look like in a sports bra and yoga pants. sorry 'bout it!]
only 15 more pounds to go.
psh, i can do that before mid march. piece of cake! err..vegetable?
even though i am doing this weight loss for ME, i can't help but imagine charlie's face when he sees me for the first time. ha priceless. [good thing i hired a photographer for his homecoming, eh?]

thankful post #29

november 29th, i'm thankful for..

my husband!

[ain't he cute?]

i saved this post all the way until today [the 29th] because today is our 11 month wedding anniversary!

these 11 months FLEW by. [wasn't it just yesterday that i was planning our wedding..?!]

and since for a lot most of these months charlie has been gone at work, we both think that we'll be in the "honeymoon" stage for a whiiiiile. 

gotta make up for lost time ;)

[well, hello there..]

words cannot describe how blessed and thankful i am for charlie.

ever since i can remember, i always prayed for a loving, honest, hardworking, handsome, funny husband and i got just that and MORE! i never thought i'd score a man this awesome. 

charlie- i love you, babe! i can't wait for the day you finally get safely home from deployment so we can start back up our life together. thank you for choosing me to be your wife. mwah!

[workin' man]

my in-laws, sue and jeff- thank you thank you thank you for raising charlie to be the man he is today. i owe ya one! i'll pay you back with a few adorable grandkids when the time comes.. :) deal?

thankful post #28

november 28th, i'm thankful for..

my comfy bed.

so soft, so warm, and so cozy with a cushy memory foam pad and four blankets to get lost in.

growing up, i was always to envious of my big sister's ultra comfortable bed and i always said "when i grow up, i want a comfy bed, too!"

and now i do. :) 

so thankful i have a safe, warm place to sleep at night.