SLACKER

That is the only way to describe my blogging lately.

So I'm gonna try to pick up the slack and get back on track... so here is our little update... my phone is STILL being uber slow when it comes to charging but thank goodness my friend said i can go to Houston with her on Saturday and go to the apple store for a replacement! so now i don't have to drive there alone and neither does she... its a win/win!

Also as I put in one of my last posts, I've been hitting the gym at least 5 days a week. i usually have Wednesday and Sunday off. but I've lost 10 lbs (according to my scale anyways, i didn't use the scale at the gym because i didn't know that it was a scale it looks like one of those blood pressure machines) but I've lost almost 10% body fat! so I'm getting closer to my goal.

And thanks to the Army I can go the good gym while Lillian is in daycare at the CDC... for FREEEEEEEEE! (well for 16 hours a month anyways) but its good because Lilly gets to interact with kids her own age too. Which is always a good thing in my opinion.

On Another Note:

I know its kinda late but i said i would but up some pictures and stuff from the 4th of july... so here they are y'all!

It was a great night and my dad came to visit for the weekend as well! we went to freedom fest on Saturday the 2nd and then on Sunday we made a little trip to Shreveport and did some shopping and had a good dinner. On monday we just had a relaxing day at the house watching movies (My dad loves movies) and then he went home on Tuesday. it was such a great weekend!

OH and did I mention that we are about to enter the single digits until Mr.W returns home from deployment AND he asked me to the ball?!? So I have to start looking for a dress! I'm super pumped for all of it! I just can't wait for him to get back home and for our family to be whole once again!

Excuse Me While I Vent . . .

 I love my iPhone but this is making me wonder if its worth all the trouble i'm about to go through...

so as of yesterday my iPhone decided that it was going to start acting up for no reason at all! it takes like a bajillion years to charge (no lie, its been plugged in for like 20 minutes and is STILL at 20%) and so i was like “Oh i’ll just to go AT&T and they can just give me new battery or phone or something”

NO

they said that i have to call apple and tell them what is going on and that they will most likely send me a new one because i’m still within my one year warrenty. well here’s the kicker everybody… i call and they tell me that i can either drive 3 hours,to baton rouge, to the nearest apple store and get a new one there, or i wait for them to send me a package to send them my phone in, wait 5-7 days and then get a new one or my other one fixed, OR i can pay $30 and a have a $700 hold put on my bank account so they can send me a new phone before i send them my old one… and then get my $700 dollars back.

here are the problems with all three of these options

1. ITS A 3 HOUR DRIVE

2. My husband is deployed and i CANNOT be without a phone for a week!

3. i don’t have $730 in my bank account right now

so guess what i’m doing saturday… driving 3 hours to baton rouge to get a new damn phone cuz apple can’t just let AT&T give me a new one… awesome :P

btw... in the time it took me to type and post this... my battery is now at 19% (and its plugged in!)

 this is what i'm about to do to my phone.

How Time Flies

I cannot believe that it has been a whole MONTH since i last blogged... what is wrong with me?!?

Since i have been on a blogging "vacation" allow me to catch you all up on whats been going on.

On one of my last posts i wrote about how i need to start working out and blah blah blah... well I'm pleased to tell you all that is one of the reasons I've been missing from the blogging world. Me and some friends have been hitting the gym almost everyday, and even if we miss the gym i make sure to work out at home. Thank goodness for my fabulous friend, Ashley, who has become my "personal trainer" and its been a challenge but I'm doing well... only a few more months before Mr. W returns and i need to be looking my best ;D

In other news... living in the wonderful state of Louisiana, as anyone in the south may know, means it has been

REALLY. FREAKING. HOT.

So I'm pleased to tell you all that this means that the pools on post are officially OPEN for the summer. The pool has been my #2 hiding spot for the last month. but one thing is for sure.. Lillian LOVES the pool!

Among these things there have been small things as well... I helped a friend move, made a few shopping trips with the same friend to find things for their home. celebrated 2 birthdays with friends and I've had your average summer thus far.

But I'll leave you all with something to look forward to... my next post will feature photos and other things from our 4th of July weekend... My dad is coming to visit, Freedom Fest is on the 2nd and I'm super pumped for the Blake Shelton concert during freedom fest. its gonna be a good time i can already tell.

Two Years

Two years ago today I married my best friend and the love of my life.

Its been a great couple of years and I'm looking forward to the many to come.

I love you Mr. W, more than words can describe ♥
even though we are 7772 miles apart just remember I'm always by your side.

Ship Shape

I have a few main goals to accomplish while my husband is deployed, and one of those goals is shared by many other military wives with deployed husbands...

To look good when they come home.

and for some it turns out well... but for others, much like myself, its easier said than done.

You see, if your anything like me, you get in these kicks of "ok i'm gonna do it this time, i'm gonna stick to my workout plan and my diet" but those don't last very long... for me they last about 2 weeks and then I start slacking... BADLY.

I have come to learn that the best diet for me isn't necessarily to change WHAT I'm eating but to change HOW MUCH I'm eating. I've found that i need to keep eating what i usually eat, just don't eat until I'm full, especially if its that super uncomfortable kind of full, I need to eat just enough to leave myself just a little bit hungry... this makes your body think its still hungry so it will start using up fat in your body without putting it into starvation mode which slows down your body's fat burning speed (in order to make the fat last) not to mention eating small meals throughout the day will help your metabolism in the long run making it easier to stay thin and keep losing weight... This kind of diet is good for people like me because I LIKE FOOD and I don't want to restrict WHAT I'm eating if i can just eat a small amount of it and be satisfied which will keep me from going off my diet.

As far as exercising goes for me... i do good... when I'm motivated. which last for like 2 weeks and then it turns into "i'll just go to the gym tomorrow" or "i just too tired today." I need to stop making excused and just do it... and i have a new goal to go to the gym at least 5 days a week. 

SO here is my master plan...

go to the gym Monday - Friday

10:00 am - 11:00am (at least)

Take the weekends off to rest and recover.

Hopefully I can stick to the plan this time... if not i'll get a good kick in the pants by a friend of mine who wants to become a personal trainer and is making me one of her personal projects, which is A-okay with me because that will give me the motivation and push that I need to keep going... she may not be able to do all of it with me just yet, but she can still yell at me or whatever it takes to get the job done.

So wish me luck because this one is gonna be a race against time.

Cover Songs

So today I was on youtube catching up on all the new music videos that are out and I searched for "Till The World Ends" only for this AMAZING cover/remix to come up and I was honestly amazed at how much I LOVE THIS SONG...

And this led me to search for amazing cover songs. So here are my Three other finds...

and last but not least...

Enjoy :D

Osama Who?

So as many of you know... Osama Bin Laden is dead.

not even moments after the news broke my facebook was flooded with status updates about it. As i read some of the updates and the comments on them I couldn't help but be offended, especially when people would ask "Who Cares?" So this is what I put as my status...

"for all of you who dont' care or are asking "who cares?" about the death of Osama Bin Laden... i'll have you know that i care as well as many other military members and their families... its a very big deal to us especially if our loved one is overseas... so think about that before you ask that kind of question!"

So if you saw this let me explain myself... I know some people don't think its that big of a deal. But as an army wife... it is a very big deal.

This death could be a good thing or a very VERY bad thing... as I was watching CNN last night I heard the news anchor say that this death with cause the Al queda and all other terrorist organizations linking to Osama bin Ladan to become lost.

Just because they lost their leader doesn't mean the war is going to stop... not even close. His followers will be mad and retaliate. Things may get better eventually but not right away. As much as I (and many other people) wish that it worked that way, it doesn't and we all know that. If anything it will get worse before it gets better.


With my husband being currently deployed I'm worried about him more than ever.