My Favorite Scrapbook Pages

So as some of you know I scrapbook. I started doing it while Mr.W was deployed kind of like this blog. I didn't post a lot about it because I wanted to surprise Mr.W with the book when he returned home and as far as I know he loved it!

and I have since continued scrapbooking and thought I would share some of my favorite pages that i have made with you...

   Halloween                                            Florida

Busch Gardens                                    Packers

 Valentine's Day                                  My Birthday       

         R&R                                           Roadtrip Home

       At The Pool                              Playground Princess

 Summer                                                16 Months      

 

Season Kickoff                                  Welcome Home

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Tick Tock

Let the countdown to RnR begin!

With Mr. W finally on his way home my excitement grows as well as the length of my days because he is so close but so far away. But I know he'll be here soon and thats all that matters! This is going to be a very exciting and fun vacation for us because not only will Mr. W be home but we will be going to Michigan to visit the family and celebrate Lilly's first birthday!

yup thats right our baby girl is going to be one in approximately...

~ 11 DAYS ~

it still feels like she was born yesterday and its already been a year. its all kind of bitter sweet...

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I AM AN ARMY WIFE

I am an army wife. I knew exactly what I was getting myself into when I got married, I knew that there would be good times and bad times, as well as times when I may get lonely, overwhelmed, and feel like absolutely everything is out of my control. But I also knew when I married Mr. W that all the loneliness, and stress would be worth it. Just knowing that he will soon be back in my arms and that he is doing a wonderful thing for our country makes the time pass a little bit easier.

I am an army wife. I have been in the worlds most difficult long distance relationship so don't go comparing your long distance relationship to mine... they are completely different unless you've been in a relationship with a service member.

Don't tell me you know what is like to spend months away from one of the most loved people in your life, whom you barely get to talk to, who is in danger everyday, and who you know is in a place where things could turn bad at a moments notice... because NEWS FLASH... YOU DON'T KNOW

Don't whine to me that you and your significant other don't get to spend your days together,

Don't whine to me that you are feeling "deprived" when you haven't had any "action" in TWO WHOLE WEEKS,

Don't whine to me because your significant other works "so far away"

AND

Don't whine to me that you are stressed

because frankly... I am NOT the person to get sympathy from in these situations and I could careless about your problems compared to what I deal with.

and this concludes my vent of the week.

One Year Older

Today was my 20th Birthday, and even though my family and husband weren't able to be here, it was still a very good birthday thanks to a friend of mine... Jeanette and her kids. She not only took me to lunch and helped me with Lilly but she also made us dinner and this ADORABLE cake...

And her daughter made me those super cute bracelet ...

 Thanks for another great birthday everyone :D

Patience

It's hard not to get excited knowing that Mr.W will be home before we know it. I want to plan all the thing we are gonna do and have everything prepared for him, but this can be hard to do when you don't know the exact date that he is going to be here. So I just have to be patient.

just knowing how much longer it is going to be makes a day feel like a week and a week feel like a months sometimes... time has never gone by so slowly in my entire life. I am doing the best I can to keep my self busy to make the time go by more quickly but that doesn't always do the trick, some things don't seem to take as long as they used to...

Laundry used to take all day now its only seems like a few hours,

Dishes went from a half an hour to 15 minutes,

general pick up around the house went from an hour to 30 minutes,

The saying is time flies when your having fun, so maybe I should try to do some more fun things instead of doing chores! any suggestions?

Lucky

have you ever had the opportunity to just sit and think about how lucky you are sometimes?

Whether is an experience that makes you think about it or just looking at another persons life?

Today after laying my daughter down for a nap and just sitting down on my couch to relax for a bit, I started to think about some recent events that have been happening around me and it made me realize how truly lucky I am.

I am lucky to have an extremely healthy child, she may not be the most well behaved at times but she is mine and I couldn't ask for anything more.

I am lucky to have such an amazing and loving husband,

I am lucky to have found him so early in my life,

I am lucky that he supports me so I can stay home with our baby,

and I am so lucky to have such a trusting and trusted husband

♥I Am Lucky That He Chose Me ♥

I am lucky to have such a supportive and caring family and group of friends.

  I AM LUCKY 

Speechless

Everyday I spend with this little girl the more and more she amazes me.

She is becoming more independent and is developing quite the personality. She is standing by herself (only for about a minute) but everyday she is staying up longer. Even if she falls down she isn't afraid to try again, no crying or whining she just gets back up and goes for it.

She is slowly learning to walk [with some hand holding of course] and I'm hoping Mr. W is the trick to her taking those first steps, when he comes home for RnR. I mean its worth a try, right? I hope so anyways.

and this brings me back to the fact that this little girl amazes me beyond words.

Happy Valentine's Day

Since today is valentine's day, and its Lilly's first I decided to maker her a special breakfast...

and I shaped them like hearts...

and Lilly loved them...

And we just wanted to say that we love you Mr. W and Happy Valentine's Day!

Let's Get Physical

When I was in Michigan for Christmas/New Years, my Mother-In-Law and I made a deal that for our new years resolutions She would quit smoking if I lost 20 pounds by the time we go up in March... and it was going great until I went completely off my diet while in Florida... I managed to gain back all the weight i had lost... yeah all 8 pounds! So when we got back home I had to start busting my butt to get back on track, my diet is working out well and working out was going well. Mr. W's PS3 is also our DVD player and he wanted me to send it to him, thus leaving me without a DVD player for my workout videos for an entire week and a half so I had to do as much as i could remember, but it just wasn't working as well as having someone tell me what to do...

And all of this brings me to the main topic of this post...

My new laptop has an HDMI hookup so I can now put the DVDs in my computer and watch them through my TV with sound and all... I was super excited when i found this out, because now i don't have to go and buy a new DVD player or wait for one to be sent to me i have on to hold me over... My diet and exercise have been saved by my laptop... thank goodness!

Tax Time

If any of you are like me you can't help but get excited about tax refunds... you start planning on what/where the money will go and be spent on, and check your bank account almost everyday watching to see if it has come yet. Well our refund came on Friday and it has been spent wisely. Bills have been paid and wanted items bought. Remember this post?

I didn't get the Uggs, the iPad or the sweet new jacket, but I did however get that sweet pink laptop! and  best of all it arrived at my house today, and I'm using it to type this post! And although I didn't get the iPad I DID get an iPhone 4! and I LOVE it.

Even Mr. W got in on the spending action and bought his Superbowl gear and laptop as you may have already read, I'm just thankful to know that he was able to get himself something nice... I'm anxious to see what he does for my birthday, which is in exactly one month... HINT HINT Mr.W and soon I have to start doing some birthday shopping for Lilly's first birthday... i can't believe that she is gonna be a year old next month. she is growing soooo fast. We are still hoping that Mr.W is able to come home for her big day ::fingers crossed:: Its gonna be an exciting time for our family, and i can't wait for us to be together again, even if it is only for a couple of weeks.

P.S. GO PACK GO

Go Pack Go!

So last night was a very exciting night in the Waye household. I am so excited! And some of you probably already know this but... The Green Bay Packers are the XLV Superbowl champions!!! It was so exciting. And thankfully Mr. W got to see the last quarter of the game. I laughed a little when the won thinking to myself about how it was just Mr. W's luck that the packers would win the super bowl the one year that he is away from home. But he was on the ball about the win and even managed to order a superbowl shirt already. So he was a happy guy last night between the win, the shirt, and him ordering himself a new laptop. But anywho... If any of you football girls are like me, it just isn't as fun to watch football games(especially the superbowl) alone, so of course I invited some friends over ordered some pizza and wings and let the goodtimes roll. And even when you only have 7 people over, you manage to get a hood variety of fans which makes things a whole lot more interesting. But Ll in all I'm happy to report that it was a good night. Even Lilly had a good time...

Big Girl Bedroom

Our baby girl's first birthday is just around the corner. With that thought and a walk around Toys R' Us , I was inspired to think about what I want to do with her room as she gets older. Right now she has a Tinkerbell/Butterfly room, So I thought i might be easier to stick with the theme for a little bit longer or until she wants something else... so here was what i found...

Chair # 1                -or-               Chair # 2

Toy Chest

And of course some bedding.


Granted she will probably be getting most of this when she is around 18-24 months, but theres nothing wrong with planning these things.

The Sunshine State. . . a.k.a. Florida

So for the last week and a half Lilly and I were in Florida visiting my dad and sister. and we had a fun time. Our trip started off kinda rough mostly because my first flight to Atlanta was DELAYED... so instead of getting in to Tampa at 7:20, we got in at 9:30 p.m. but it was worth all the stress and trouble when we finally got there and saw them waiting for us there. and enjoyed our late night dinner at Denny's :)  It was pretty tasty considering we don't have one around the always lovely Ft. Polk (sarcasm intended)

The Saturday and Sunday were shopping / hanging at home days. Sunday night however, my sister was kind enough to watch miss Lillian while my dad and I went to Hooters to watch the Packers pound the Falcons... it was an exciting evening for us. Just wish Mr. W could have seen it (he was working)

Monday-Thursday my dad had to work but was home early-ish to spend time with us and we went out to dinner EVERY NIGHT... it was so nice. we had sushi and even went to Carrabba's as part of my dad's Christmas present. We did some minor shopping during the week... I even found these A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E sunglasses for Lilly...

♥ Such a little diva ♥

 FRIDAY was a super fun day for us. We went to Busch Gardens (free thanks to Mr.W) Lilly really enjoyed looking at all the animals and watching all the rollercoasters. Her grandpa even got her a super cute stuffed giraffe with a hot pink "Busch Gardens" hoodie. Here are some pictures from our day...

Looking at the ducks with Grandpa...

Watching the flamingos...

They even matched...

Posing for some pictures

In the words of Mr. W... "why are you trying to feed our daughter to a tiger?"

LOVING THE TIGER. It was sitting there for a few minutes.

Watching the elephants and rocking my packers tee

Yelling at the elephants

loving on momma ♥

Yeah, I'm terrified of birds and that green blur is a bird flying right at me... AHHHHH!!!

It was a fun day :D

After we left we went shopping at the "International Plaza." Then we all went home and crashed in bed.

Saturday was another shopping day we bought Lilly some super cute clothes and her Grandpa even got her, her first official Packers tee. WHICH she wore sunday... and this brings us to one of the most eventful days of our entire trip... SUNDAY we woke up and were getting ready for breakfast, but before we left my dad wanted to scan some pictures onto his computer, it wasn't working so he went to check his scanner and leaned on the coffee table (which he and myself have done a million times) but this time the glass top broke and in he process of all of this my dad cut his finger open. When all this happened we had to go to the ER where we came to find out he had severed the tendon in his left pinky, which wouldn't have been so bad except he is a left handed nurse, and might need surgery so fingers-crossed everything turns out alright. after all of this was over we went back to the house got him all cleaned up and headed out to watch The Packers win the NFC Championship game against The Bears... Needless to say Mr.W, Me, and everyone else in Packer nation is super pumped to see them got to the super bowl

Go Pack Go!



But now I am home and doing alright. I even got help filing our taxes thanks to my always helpful Mother-In-Law. And it is a HUGE weight off my shoulders to see how much we are getting back this year.

Lovin My Life as A Mommy and Army Wife

2010 Wrap Up

So as 2011 draws near, I begin to remember all of the things that have happened in the last year. Some good, some bad. Looking back now  I can't help but think of what a wonderful year 2010 has been for our family.

We were blessed with the birth of our beautiful daughter Lillian Kay.

As well as the opportunity to watch her grow and learn with many of her milestones, such as... rolling, crawling, and getting her first two teeth. We also were able to see her first Easter, 4th of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and soon her first New Years celebration.

Mr. W and I also had our first wedding anniversary, Mother's Day, and Father's Day. Not to mention the beginning of our first Deployment as a married couple.

We've had an amazing year and I'm looking forward to the adventures that 2011 will be bringing us. It's going to be a difficult year but as long as we have each other I know it will be another great one...