Let The Countdown . . . Begin!

So I've been super lame about blogging lately.

sorry everyone!

But I've been super busy and I'll tell you all about it. This past week was crazy hectic...

Monday, i was supposed to go to a birthday party for my friend's son, but it got postponed, so I spent a majority of the day cleaning for the party I  had on Tuesday for Tastefully Simple, which is super tasty and incredibly easy to make food and it may seem pricey at first but everything they give you goes a long way.

After my party me and a few friends took our girls to the park. Lilly loved going down the slides... she could do it all day if i let her.

Wednesday I went to the gym while Lilly was in daycare and then there was an FRG meeting to "help" us get ready for redeployment... but it was a semi waste of time, because they didn't really tell us anything that we didn't already know.

Thursday I had a party for the NFL season kickoff game between my beloved Green Bay Packers and the local New Orleans Saints... and big surprise... the Packers won! woot woot! what a way to start the season.

Friday I went to close out my Tastefully Simple party and then had a lovely dinner and some ice cream with a friend. it was a great day.

Saturday, however, was not so great. My poor little Lilly was sick with her first cold and was absolutely miserable and not too surprisingly she got me sick... we were invited to the postponed party and went, ate, had some cake, and headed home, NyQuil in hand.

Sunday Lilly and I just hung out at home in all out sickness and just lounged around and Lilly watched her silly little shows, including Yo Gabba Gabba, which is like sesame street on crack or something!

Monday (aka yesterday) Lillian and I hung out at home again trying to get over the last little bit of our colds

And today Lilly went back to daycare while i was at the gym for a couple hours and then we went to one of the playgrounds on post with a couple friends and ended up being there for almost 3 hours, but it was a good time!

(this thing was pretty fun to spin on... just so you all know)

Snooze Button

I just want to sleep... for 6 weeks.

that will pass the time quickly until Mr. W gets home but leaves me time to get ready... to bad that doing such a thing is nearly impossible when you have a 16 month old baby to keep you busy and awake. Sometimes i wish she had a snooze button!

I love my daughter to death, but by the time she goes to bed every night i just wanna relax and be able to do my own thing. so I end up staying awake until 2-3 in the morning... which in turn makes for a really tired and cranky mommy. So I went and bough some Unisom to take at like 11-12 just to try to get to bed sooner so hopefully its gets better soon, because all these nights of minimal sleep are starting to get to me.

needless to say i am so ready for this deployment to be over with.

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.