Need new hair. STAT!

**Ok. Hi. I haven't been on here in about a month and I am so terribly sorry. I have the girls' February TWO picture but I don't have it edited because my computer was completely wiped due to the fact that it was just overcome with viruses.**

Every winter, for some reason, I see my hair and I just hate it. Absolutely hate it. I want a new cut, color, and style. The whole nine yards. And I feel like this now. And, thanks to the awesomeness that is Pinterest, find me on there here I have gathered many cut and color options.


I love this length. I love the subtle layers in it and everything. I want to keep my hair as long as it is right now, it just needs to be shaped and more layers added.

And now, for the color:









If you can't tell, I'm in love with red. I think I like the second color best. I'm afraid I'll have to have my hair bleached in order to get the red to stick because my hair is so dark. I don't know if I can make that sort of commitment just yet. Because it will be a lot of upkeep. I don't know if I could afford it either.

Hopefully I'll be able to do this just as soon as my schedule and wallet can afford it. Wish me luck!

2012 Life Improvements

Not resolutions...no one keeps them.

I've been thinking about some things I want to improve on in my life in 2012 and I figured I'd write them down so I'll be held accountable for them later on. To me, most of them seem attainable. I just need the motivation and drive to do them. Here goes:

-Become more organized, no laundry left in baskets, all clothes hung up or folded.

-Eliminate clutter. We just bought a house and I don't want to mess it up. Seriously, I'm such a pack rat that I have mail from our house in North Carolina.

-Dedicate more time to my studies and pass my college algebra class!! This is going to be the 4th time I'll be taking it because every other time, I've either failed or dropped it.

-Graduate with my associate's degree and start substitute teaching. I can't wait to do this. I've heard horror stories about the high school though, But it will give me the experience I need when I become a teacher.

-Train for and complete in the Tough Mudder Kentucky in October. This will be super difficult but I have to start somewhere.

-Eat better, less processed junk. Just simple homemade stuff, no vegan or organic, necessarily but things that I make so I know what's in them.

-Try to cut out pop.

-Get a new hairstyle and color.

-Incorporate dresses and cute things into my wardrobe...maybe more accessories.

-Wean Aurelia from breastfeeding.

-Host at least one adult party at our new house. With cocktails, appetizers, and delicious food.

-Shoot my rifle more. Jordan bought me a rifle a while back and I haven't had much experience with it. I really want to improve my rifle skills.

What do you think? Are they pretty attainable?
(also a post is coming soon with house pictures. I need to take some with our stuff in it)

House update! The final one before we move in!

So, after signing, scanning, and e-mailing many, many forms, We have a projected closing date of the 20th! I am so excited but it's now crunch time and I have packing, cleaning and organizing to do. I wish we had the keys now so I could go ahead and start moving stuff but I know we won't until closing date. I also need to call and have our utilities transferred to the new house and all that fun stuff. It will be cutting it pretty close to Christmas, though. And the Sunday before, Jordan starts a new schedule at work where he'll be forking from 4pm to 12 midnight. Our land lords also plan on moving into the duplex when we move out so I need to get on the ball.

I wish I had pictures to share, but the only ones I have are on the appraisal and I don't know how to get them. But. I'll post some once we move in. This is so exciting and scary all at the same time.

In other news, we have all of the girls' Christmas presents. They came this week and I think they'll have a pretty good Christmas. We got Rosslyn a Beauty and the Beast tea set that has a cart with it, a princess figurine doll set, some Disney princess shirts, a pair of Pocahontas moccasins, and we're getting her a game for the Kinect. I'm not sure which one though. We can't decide between Disnelyand Adventures and Sesame Street Once Upon a Monster.

As for Aurelia, we got her a stuffed owl from Winnie the Pooh, A stuffed Pocahontas doll, a Toy Story 3 figurine set, a talking cooking pot with vegetables, and a talking picnic basket.

Jordan told me not to get him anything for Christmas but there's a really nice cardigan from the Gap that I want to get him. He says I can get something but I don't know what I want. Or if I want anything. Maybe we'll buy stuff for each other after Christmas.

That's pretty much all of the updates I have. I am off school for winter break and don't have to go back until January and hopefully, with my projected academic plan, I'll be able to graduate with my associate's degree in December 2012! Then I can start subbing and have a bit of extra money coming in. So hopefully, the next post you see from me will be in our new house!!

November TWO and an update

So, once again I am late to the November TWO post once again...I'll try my best to get December on track. I know I said that with November but We were up at Jordan's mom's for Halloween and I had school and stuff and Jordan was on vacation that it completely slipped my mind. Anyway, here they are:




And, in other news, we put in an offer on a house and the seller accepted!! Now we're going through that whole process. Not much has happened yet. We should get a call today or soon from our processor asking for our tax forms, pay stubs, etc. There's someone renting it right now and our latest tentative move in date is January 15 if we close by December 15....but I'm hoping they've moved out before then and we're actually able to celebrate Christmas at our new house. I don't have any pictures of it though, so I'm sorry. But I'll keep you all updated on the progress!

September is almost over.....

And I haven't blogged that much at all. We'll just say that life got in the way. It's been an amazing month and I can't believe how fast it has gone by.

Jordan had vacation the week of the 11th. So Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday we went down to Gatlinburg with our friends Kenny and Whitney. Rosslyn was going to stay with Jordan's mom while we were gone and we were bringing Aurelia along. We had rented a cabin, too so it was exciting. We went shopping at the outlets where I bought some new clothes and bought the girls and outfit too. Jordan got a new shirt and a new watch. We also spent the day walking around in Gatlinburg but I don't feel like we did a whole lot.

Jordan goes on vacation again in a few weeks so I think we're going to go down again as a family and do something.

Other than that, nothing much has really happened. I'm plugging a long at school, I have my second math test next Thursday. And I'm dreading it. I'm behind because you have to go online to do the assignments and I haven't found the time....I hate to say it, but I'm sure I'm failing it.

Also, something awesome might be happening to our family but I don't want to divulge information about it yet, because I don't want to jinx it. Just please send us all your good thoughts and prayers. (I am NOT pregnant if anyone is thinking that).

August Two

Taking a cue from Stephanie at Adventure sin Babywearing, I have decided to start taking pictures of the girls each month to document their growth and just life in general. Get it, two on two? I'm hoping to continue this for a while and just see how much they progress over the months and maybe even years.

This was no easy task...it's usually fairly easy to get a good picture of both of the girls but today was ridiculous.... here are three of the best shots from today:






Until September....

Fun at the library!

This morning, I took the girls to story time at the library. The kids have a story read to them and they get to make a craft as well. As part of the library's ongoing summer reading program, the theme is "One World, many Stories" so today, they had a story about Australia. Rosslyn was so well behaved. They have like a thing of risers that kids can sit on, like platforms stacked on top of each other. I don't know how to describe it but we had something like it in the music room in elementary school. But Rosslyn, being ever independent decided to sit in a chair by all the other kids. I saw a look of hesitation and worry in her face when I didn't immediately follow her and have her sit on my lap. But I was only about 30 feet away from her and I kept looking over at her to make sure she wasn't freaking out. She was so well-behaved you would think she wasn't my kid. She participated in the questions that the librarian asked. She even said something about trees and butterflies. After the story was craft time where they all painted boomerangs to look Aborigines. She had lots of fun and after that, she played with the other kids in this little train climber thing.

I am so glad she is growing up and being more independent. And I love that she loves books. Every time we go, I check out at least 5 books for her. She is so excited to go next week because there is a book fair and story time will be with Clifford the big red dog!! I plan on getting her a few books at the book fair also.

It just amazes me so much because I cannot believe how advanced she is for her age. She can recognize numbers and is starting to recognize letters. I have bought a couple preschool education books, like to help with her writing and things like that and she is doing really well on her numbers. She loves writing number 4 and number 6. I just can't believe how bright she is!!

Rosslyn is Three!!!

Yes, yes, yes, I haven't blogged in over a month and I am extremely sorry. I'm just going in full force and pretending like my month-long hiatus never happened. I promise, dear readers, I will try to blog more.

Last Wednesday, my first born, my accidental home birth baby, my sweet silly girl turned three!!!! And we had a big shindig. A rainbow candy party!! Here are a few pictures to highlight the party.













Then later that evening, we went to the county fair. Rosslyn had a blast! We went with our married friends Kenny and Whitney, who both absolutely adore the girls. We ate yummy fair food, like Philly Cheese steaks, fries in a cup and bloomin' onions, rainbow sno-cones and drank $5 cokes (not the best choice) but I sadly forgot my obligatory bag of cotton candy. We even got to see an old-fashioned Side Show! They had displays of "mysterious" animals and then a guy came in and walked up machete stairs, walked on glass, hammered a nail into his face, fit his body through a tennis racket and ate fire. All in all, it was a good day.And I swear it has taken me all week for my house to recover from such a big mess.

Finally an update!

Sorry it's been so long since I've last blogged. But just to touch on the subject of my previous blog, Jordan said he's thinking of talking with the VA about it but he also said there are more people out there who are more deeply affected by PTSD and they need more help than he does.

Anyway, since that last blog, a lot has been going on. We went up to his mom's for a couple nights and we were actually able to have a date night fully alone and go out and get something to eat. It was so nice. I would love to do it again some time soon.
Here's a picture of out eats from that night:


Not much else noteworthy happened. Aurelia turned 6 months old! Holy crap when did that happen?? She's still teething, isn't crawling yet but can get around by rolling and using her arms as like paddles in the water. She loves her Sophie Giraffe and Woodour's Bear as well as her star stacker and any tag she can find to chew on. It's funny, the little bear came with a teething toy attached to it and it has more scratch marks than teeth marks. Here she is listening to music with daddy on youtube. She loves the sound of banjos.


Rosslyn is really good as well. As cute and sassy as ever. We let her spend the weekend with Jordan's mom over Memorial day and when she got back, she had a full on meltdown because she had to leave her cousin. I'm talking screaming, crying, growling (grrrr), nearly puking, scratching me and so much more. I don't know why she does it either. It was sad and very upsetting at the same time. I didn't want to see her crying but I was upset that she was behaving like that since she never had before. And she did it again after we took a shopping trip last week. But thankfully those episodes are few and far between.

Friday was Jordan's sister's high school graduation. Jordan couldn't go because he didn't get off of work in enough time to make the 3 hour drive and still be able to see her graduate. But she's coming in to stay with us for a few days before she starts cosmetology school so that'll be nice. On the drive up, I decided to leave fairly early to beat the heat since I don't have a working air conditioner in my car. Well, it didn't work. We were about 45 minutes into the drive and Rosslyn got sick and barfed everywhere! So I had to stop at a walmart which thankfully I was right in front of, get her some new clothes since she puked all over them and let her in out of the heat for a bit. We got back in the car and she fell asleep and all was well, or so I thought. I was maybe 10 minutes from Jordan's mom's house and she puked again.... so we stopped, got her some gatorade and went to the house. She took another nap and was fine when she got up. Then, before Jessca's graduation, I decided to take her and the girls out to eat. We made it 30 minutes before she puked in my car again and I had to stop at another walmart to get her a clean outfit. We went into the restaurant where she vomited once again. Then we called Jordan's mom to get her because her car has air and she was seemingly fine for the rest of the day. Then we went to the graduation and wall was fine there. Everyone had accepted their diplomas, Jessca and another girl sung a beautiful song and it was at the final benediction that Rosslyn puked once more. I grabbed her and tried running to the bathroom. I was holding her and her puke was just running down my back. It was like someone pouring a cup of hot water down my back. Very unfun.

So the moral of this story is I can't take Rosslyn anywhere on long trips until my air is fixed. She gets overheated way too easily.

And that's just about it. We went shopping last week and I got a Nook Color!! I love it so much. The first thing I did was buy Catching Fire, the second book in the Hunger Games series and I read it in a matter of days. That's what I love most about it, is it's much easier to have access to it and read. I'm literally reading ever chance I get. When I'm feeding the baby, when they're outside playing, when they're asleep. So it was definitely worth the money.

I'll leave you all with a few more pictures taken with Instagram from my iPhone since I'm a jerk and I haven't used my camera in about 2 weeks.


The girls in their swimsuits playing outside


Nook!!


Early morning playtime with daddy


Sass pants Rosslyn


Aurelia and Jordan's mom's dog Hooch. She loves him so much. She just giggles and grabs at his face and he lets her! He's such a good dog.

Easter Dress update and a few pictures

So the girls' and my Easter dresses came today. They're all so cute but mine wasn't what I expected. I had thought I ordered the yellow dress but I ended up ordering this instead, which I totally forgot about and was surprised when I opened the package.

Don't let the image fool you. I ordered a medium and it's huge. I had to check the label to see if I accidentally got a plus-size. I didn't. Needless to say I will be returning it. That's what I hate about vanity sizing, sure it makes you think you're smaller but when you order your standard size and it's massive, it sucks.

Also, we ordered Aurelia a portable crib. Because the crib we have was from when Rosslyn was born and it's been recalled. Plus, the main reason we're getting a portable crib is because their room is small.

Not much else has been going on. I only have 2 weeks of classes left and I'm excited to have a break for summer. And I've already been been looking at things for my sisters and I to take our kids to. Like there's a children's museum in Lexington that I think they'd like. And I'd love to go to Dolly's Splash country. I've never been to a water park and heard that one's really awesome.

Getting to Know you!! (or me)

Go to Mannland5.com and get the questions, blog then link up!


1. what's something you've eaten and liked, but didn't think you would?
French Toast. It's made with eggs which I absolutely hate but it's very delicious!

2. plastic surgery..yay or nay?
Um yay! Jordan has toyed with the idea of getting me boobs after I'm done breastfeeding but I'd love lipo on my thighs and stomach.

3. 2 things you love about spring are.....?
Flowers, sunshine and flip flops.

4. when's the last time you went on a picnic?
I can't remember when we've done the whole spiel... Probably a year or more

5. what's your favorite app?
I have like 4. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Cut the Rope.

6. who does the grocery shopping in your house?
I do mainly but when we do our big shopping, to last us 2 weeks or so, Jordan comes along. He's a bit of an impulse shopper but it's ok.

7. would you rather take a spin class or zumba?
Zumba. But I'd much rather do the Kinect version because I don't think you're ready for this jelly.

8. how often do you go out to dinner?
A few times a month. I mean we eat out for lunch like once a week but we hardly go out as a family because Jordan has terrible crowd anxiety.

Getting to Know You!! & my 400th post!

It's baaaaaaaacccckk!! Getting to know you Sunday is back! Check out the questions and link up at Mannland5.com


1. what inspires you?
My girls mainly. And my husband. To know that he has so much faith in me and will stand by me in whatever decision I make inspires me to do so much better.

2. what was the last thing you bought yourself?
Hair dye, a bath puff and a dress on clearance. Pretty fancy, right?

3. would you rather watch a movie in a theater or from the comfort of your own home?
I would rather watch in a theatre because of fountain drinks and fresh popped popcorn but I like having the option of rewinding movies and catching things I've missed.

4. household chore you don't mind doing?
laundry. But not folding

5. coffee or tea?
coffee. Except for Snapple peach tea. Yum

6. what could you eat every day and not get sick of??
Chocolate lol. Or chicken more realistically

7. what's the last book you read?
In the process of reading Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter

8. do you think you look you "look" your age?
Yeah. I may look a little younger but I think I look almost 25.

Again with the sucking of the blogging

Well, I sincerely apologize for not updating more. It's "crunch time" so to speak in my classes so I've been dedicating a lot of time to those. Speaking of, I just had a test on Wednesday night and it took me 2 hours to complete!! And I'm pretty much positive I failed but oh well....so long as I get an overall passing grade, I'll be happy.

What to say, hmm... Rosslyn has been up at my in-laws for the past few days and it has been entirely too calm and serene around here. I haven't gotten much accomplished that I otherwise would have been to if she were here. Except a trip to walmart without having to say "sit down" every 5 seconds. Yes, sometimes I do put her in the main part of the cart but she loves it so that's ok. But I do miss her and I think it's good bonding time for her to spend with them.

On that note, let me tell you about the big blow-up I had with my mom because I let Rosslyn stay with them and never let the girls stay with her. Once she found that out, all hell broke loose. She was accusing me of being snooty and said that I couldn't see past dollar signs (what?!) and a whole bunch of stuff. Even had the nerve to bring up my dad and ask me how he would feel if he knew I was keeping the girls from her. Bottom line is I don't like how she's lived her life in the past and I'm ready to move on from that and I don't feel comfortable leaving my kids in an environment that I don't see fit for them. I don't want my kids to be raised thinking that their lifestyle is an acceptable way to live.

Anyway, moving on.... I got the cloth diapers I ordered for Aurelia on Monday and I am absolutely in love!! There isn't much bad I can say about them. I do have to double up in the inserts because with one, they leak. I love all the designs, I love her fluffy butt, she loves them and I just throw them in the wash with all our other clothes. I've been using Charlie's soap on everything so there is no residue on anything and the Charlie's soap has actually made some of our whites brighter. They were definitely a great investment. Jordan doesn't like putting them on her though lol. Oh well, mama can do it. And for when there's a poop diaper, I just shake off what I can in the toilet then go to the kitchen and use our sink sprayer to get off most everything else then clean out the sink with soap and water.

I bought a really cute dress last night at walmart and I may wear it to school on Monday. It's made to look like a t-shirt and a high-waisted skirt but my love handles stick out pretty bad. I can't wait till we get out of this cold snap (hello, barely above 50 for the past 4 days, boo) and I can go walking at the track with the girls. Or do something... I wish we could afford a treadmill. Or even had the room for one. But, we do have the Kinect and I just downloaded the Zumba demo so I'm gonna try that out.

Other than that, not much else has happened. My sister and her boyfriend came over tonight and I got him set up with his FAFSA and got him applied to the community college. That way both of them will be starting in the fall. Well, I'm going to go do some Zumba and Dance Central for a little bit because I have the motivation to right now. Let's see how long that lasts lol.

Catching up because I'm lame

I really don't know why I haven't blogged in so long. I was on spring break and I was at my in-laws so I had ample opportunity to do so. And I've had opportunities this week too but I haven't had the motivation. I've been in a slump like this the same time last year. Eh, I'll blog when I can. I really want to throw myself full-force into my blog and dedicate lots of time to it but part of me wonders what for? My insecurities are resurfacing even online. I know I have a few people who I talk to on twitter and blogs a lot but I feel that they have their own groups and I'm not part of them. Bloggers can get very cliquey. Maybe I wouldn't feel this way if I was part of a clique but looking from the outside, it's kind of lonely.

Moving on....

Last week we had our first glimpse of spring-like weather and it was beyond amazing. I love winter and snow so much but I'm ready to see colors everywhere again! Here are some pictures I took of the girls outside on that day.

New house, new blankets and a room for Miss Rosslyn!

So we're moving fairly soon into our new place and I'm so excited. It's so new and updated I just can't wait to be there. Anyway, with our tax money, we'll be paying off Jordan's truck, paying on some credit cards and we'll still have enough to put into savings and enough for Jordan and I to split and spend however we choose. I am choosing to buy cloth diapers and all the accessories, clothes for myself and the girls, a new lens for my camera, new bedding and a new desk. And we're going to try putting Rosslyn in her own room in her own bed. It's a pretty big leap from co-sleeping to a toddler bed. But we're getting her some cute bedding and the room is right across the hall so I think she'll be ok. First, here's the bedding I'm getting for our bed:

I'm pairing it with some gray sheets and a gray box style bedskirt (I don't like the ruffly ones) and I think it'll look pretty nice. I have an idea for some art using scrapbook sheets and just putting them in cheapy frames so I'll think about that.

This is Rosslyn's bedding:

I wanted something really cute for her but she chose this one and I think she'll be more willing to sleep in her own bed if she's sleeping in sheets that are of her favorite show.

And here is the desk I'm planning on getting. Right now, my computer is on the kitchen table and since we really don't use the table, we're gonna put it in storage and I'm downsizing to a small desk.


Everything is from Target. And I'll have to order them online since we don't have one close enough to us. And I don't want to make a trip to Knoxville just for Target.

Also, I'm going to be stopping by the new house tonight so I'll take pictures of it and show everyone!! Have a great weekend!!

Being a mom of two...

Although I've only been a mom of two for a little over 3 weeks, it does prove to be a challenge. A rewarding one but still, challenging. When Rosslyn was a newborn, I lived with my in-laws and when she didn't need nursing, there were always more than enough eager hands willing to help me. And I am beyond grateful for that. Because I had no idea, I was 21 years old, hadn't dealt with babies in a long time and my husband was thousands of miles away in a war zone. Then when I moved to North Carolina when she was 3 months old, I had gotten a routine and was able to sleep when she slept, take her out to places without worrying about her waking up or anything like that.


Now, with a 2 1/2 year old and a newborn? It's rough. I crave sleep like nothing else. My husband has been working morning shifts (12am-8am) so he sleeps most of the day and when Rosslyn is awake, she's loud and I don't want him to get mad at her for just being a kid, you know? And to top it off, it seems like Rosslyn only wants to sit on my lap and have my hair is when I'm feeding the baby. I don't think it's much of a jealousy issue as it is that she's just not used to not being the center of attention. She loves Aurelia to death but still doesn't understand that she's a newborn and can't be handled so roughly. I know she tries and I'm glad she hasn't tried to kill her...yet. Although there was one incident last night where the girls and I were upstairs and I was getting their pajamas to put on them and I came back into the bedroom and Rosslyn said "I hurt baby sister" and sure enough, Aurelia was squalling at the top of her lungs. I have no idea what Rosslyn did but Aurelia's ok so it's no big deal.

I cannot wait until Aurelia is older and is able to interact with Rosslyn more. Because I loved both of my sisters growing up. That's not true. I love them now but we fought a lot growing up. Normal girl stuff. And it wasn't until we were in middle school, usually where girls start being bitchy, that all 3 of us started getting along and would listen to music together and share clothes and things like that.


I am so thankful for my family and my girls. I love them so much. If I can make it past these next 6 months, presumably where Rosslyn will grow out of the terrible twos and Aurelia will be more alert and playful, I think it'll be cake. That is, until Aurelia turns 2....lol.

We Heart Wednesday- I heart Hot Chocolate

Go here, check it out, heart some stuff and link up!!

This week, I have definitely been loving the crap out of hot chocolate. I got some instant packs that were made by coldstone and they were delicious. I drank them all in less than a week. And last night, I bought some dark hot chocolate (I don't know if that's worded right) and it's amazing. I didn't really hit my stride with hot chocolate until I started using milk and it made it a billion times better. So, without further ado, check out these amazing shots of hot chocolate found of curse, on weheartit.com

I've come to realize...

That as much as I would like, I am no longer part of the military world. I am no longer a Marine wife, I am the wife of a veteran. Everything I hear or see going on in the military nowadays doesn't directly affect me anymore. It's a little sad. I kind of don't feel special anymore. There will be no Marine Corps ball for me this year, no looking for dresses, no planning a hairstyle, no buying shoes or cute accessories. But, I will hold on to the pride that I had for my husband forever. Because he did something that so many people around him haven't done. And I am thankful for that. I hate to sound bitchy or whatever but I am a little bitter that my husband wasn't there for the birth of our first daughter but I know what he was doing was infinitely more important than holding my hand (if she were born in the hospital). I guess I kind of feel like these "boot" wives don't really know what's going on and they really don't have much room to talk until they have gone through what I have went through. Missing your first two wedding anniversaries sucks balls. Missing your husband's 20th and 21st birthdays sucks as well. I guess it's kind of weird that I found the whole military spouse blogosphere after I was the wife of a vet. I would scour the internet looking for wives who were in my situation when Jordan was in the Marines. And now that he's out and I've found a bunch of Marine wives' blogs? I get a little jealous.

I am in no way saying that my surviving 2 deployments makes me some expert at military wife life, I know tons of wives who are on their 4th deployments or have been through 4 or 5 of them. I'm just saying it's not fair to complain if you're new to the whole thing. You have the right to complain, I'm not stopping you, but until you've spent 7 months or longer and have to experience a life changing event without your husband by your side, keep it in perspective.

Also I'm not saying that I'm better than anyone especially to the widows because they have to spend the rest of their lives alone.

This post doesn't really have any rhyme or reason. Just kind of a vent. I know most of the people who read my blog know me pretty well so they can understand where I'm coming from so I don't want anyone who doesn't know me that well to think I'm all high and mighty or on my soapbox or anything like that.

Hello, October!

Honestly, can you believe it's already October??? Cuh-ray-zee. Let's see....this time last year, we were preparing for Jordan's EAS at the end of the month. We already had a house to live in (the same one we're in now) and in a week and a half, we were taking a looonnnngggg trip up to Ohio for m cousin Jami's wedding.

This year, Jordan has a job, I am in school, Rosslyn is two and next month, we will have another beautiful baby girl in our lives.

I am so excited to be completely settled in a place and finally, we'll be able to go trick-or-treating with Rosslyn!! When she was 3 months old, Jordan had only gotten back from Iraq a few days before and her costume didn't arrive on time. Last year, we were on our way from North Carolina to Kentucky and it took extra long because of detours and Jordan pulling a U-haul behind his truck. But this year, it's gonna be awesome!!


Tomorrow is McCrearyfest. It's like our annual homecoming type thing. There's a big parade and the pageant had already happened. It's the first time we've been home for it in like 4 years and it will be Rosslyn's first year going. I plan on charging my camera and taking lots of pictures.


I also plan on buying pie pumpkins (what they were called at kroger) and buying some acrylic paint and brushes and painting the pumpkins and letting Rosslyn paint one. I think it'll be really fun. Then, later on in the month buying a big pumpkin and carving it into a Jack O' Lantern. The one we carved last year didn't turn out too well so maybe I'll buy a carving kit too lol.


This may be my favorite month. I am loving that I am finally in a place that actually has a fall climate and I love seeing all the leaves in the yard and watching the leaves on the trees change colors. What about you? Are you looking forward to October?

All images via We Heart It

New bloggy look!!

I'm excited to finally have a 100% customized blog look that's completely my own! My friend Brie at Et Cetera Life does custom blog layouts and she made this gem for me! I can't thank her enough, really. And the best part of all? I have my own BUTTON!!! So, if you think my blog is worthy enough to be linked to yours, just snag the code to the left!!

Also I'm so glad it's September which means I have a birthday soon!!! 4 days to be exact! And I guess it's up to me to bake the cake or cupcakes. Which I guess is good because I can make it exactly how I want. Also, Jordan starts his job this month, too! He'll be gone some time for training in Georgia for 3 weeks. I'm not sure when that will be so it's still a gray area whether or not he'll be here when the baby's born. I'd really like him to be here since he missed Rosslyn's birth but if he can't and it's for his job, I'm ok with that too. I know he isn't too emotional about pregnancy and he'll be a lot happier once the baby is here.

Hopefully within the next couple months, we'll have saved up enough money to move! We're looking to move up in Somerset and looking to find a 3 bedroom 2 bath duplex. Which shouldn't be hard because one of Jordan's friends lives in a 3br 2 ba duplex. We just need to drive around all the little subdivisions up there.

That's just about it from this end. I'll probably do a pregnancy update later on tonight but I just wanted to do a quick recap of what's been going on.