Busy Tuesdays....

For some reason, i always feel SO busy on Tuesdays...

Strange.

I have school on Tuesday night and i think that may be a lot of the reason...

I feel like i have so much to get done before class...strange.

Today, my mother and I went shopping for my birthday! We planned on it yesterday, but it didn't happen because once we got to the mall, i realized i forgot my stroller. Shoot me.

Any mother know's that's a big no-no with a kid who doesn't walk yet

Anyways- i went out to dinner with a few of my friends at Babes! Yummy! Aubree went to her Grandma's house, so it was the 1st quite meal i have had in a very long time. Normally my meals consist of eating SO fast i barley tasted the food, or it's cold. But this meal was heavenly. LOL!

I picked Aubree up at about 10:45, and she was pooped! Her Grandma and Aunt really wore her out! Thank goodness!

Today- I went shopping with my mom..and brought the stroller!

I got some new undies and a really pretty perfume from VS! I could spend millions of dollars in that place. I love it.

After- i took Aubree to the sitter, did a few things and went to school!

...Just another Tuesday. 

I'm getting old.

I've realized that i'm not as young as i used to bed...hell in 15 minutes, i'll be 22...half way to 44...geeze.

I'm not looking forward to it needless to say, nothing special for me I suppose..I sure would enjoy my husband to be home to celebrate with me.

Latley i've been working on getting Aubree to bed a lot earlier then usual. She used to take 2, two hour naps a day which was amazing, because I could get a lot of stuff done during that time.

Now I'm lucky if i can get her to take 1 two hour nap....

She's to young for this right?

Speaking of, she turned 11 months on Friday. WooHoo! I cannot believe i'm on the countdown to having a 1 year old. I remember having a 1 day old...a 1 week old...a 1month old..but a 1 YEAR old...really??

Anywho- This weekend i had SO much fun with all my friends

Thursday- We went to EC...the local bar around here

Friday night-We went to Lewisville Western days and saw Kevin Fowler!

Saturday I had school all day, but that night we went back to western days and saw Cross Canadian Ragweed. They are one of my FAVORITE bands, and this was their last time in north Texas, so you bet your bottom i was there!!



We even found this cute ambulance.

haha

AND we did an obstical course. I'm on the left, i dove right in that thing! lol!

Overall, I had a great weekend. Thanks to all my friends and family who made it possible. I Love you all!

Well for now- i'm taking my old self to bed. i've got 7 minutes until im 22.

haha.

goodnight!

Catching up..

I've been slacking on here latley..I know..

I've just been SO busy!! I feel like it's always School-Aubree-Sleep (sometimes)...repeat...I want just a day to myself sometime soon.

1 whole day to sleep, or do whatever i please.

Today, I got some AWESOME/Horrible news.

Horrible- Chad won't make it home for Christmas like we had been planning, which really sucks.

Good News- He will be home early January instead. I'll take whatever 14 days i'm given! Looks like our Vegas trip is going to be postponed a few weeks. Oh well.

There was also a bit of other good news in there, but i'm not sharing justttt yet.

Look forward to that in future post.

Well- It's 10 30 and i told my self, in bed asleep by 11. So i'm off to try and get some rest! Goodnight!

Debbie Downer alert.

I have really been missing Chad these past few days...I'm not sure why it's so strong latley either...

Maybe it's because were just about 3 months in and I feel like it's been a lifetime. I'm upset that I NEVER get to see my hubby on webcam, when a lot of my other friend's do. I am happy for them, but i just want to see my husband for a few minutes.

Phone calls do wonders, but it just puts me in a secure place seeing his face and knowing for myself that he's okay.

I miss you so much.

Monday is my 22nd birthday..nothing special, and honestly not really looking forward to it.

Aubree's 1st birthday is really soon too. October 24th! I cannot beleive I will have a 1 year old next month.

Where has the time gone?

Who needs sleep?

Latley I feel like I haven't had ANY sleep. I feel like I'm running on luck and faith to get me through the day sometimes...

Last night- I layed in bed FOREVER before i finally passed out at a fabulous 12 30. Before long- Aubree was up, and in my bed at 2 30, due to an upset belly.

7 a.m rolled around WAY to quick and needless to say i wasn't in the mood to get out of bed..

I honestly think it's because i haven't been to the gym in almost 2 weeks. OMG! there goes my 30 pounds by Christmas goal. Crap.

Well, i mean it is still 100% do-able, but i need to start tomorrow.

I haven't been able to go because right before surgery i had so much going on with a sick baby that the last thing i was thinking about was going to the gym! And then i had surgery and that has put me out for about a week...but i think after this blog, i am off to bed, and am getting up early and hitting the gym..maybe i'll push it till the afternoon when there is a fun class going on?

Regardless, i am doing some sort of exercise tomorrow...I convinced my self that i'm going to work out in the AM and when it starts to cool down outside, i'm going to take Aubree for a mile long walk every single night. Which won't be hard- there is a CVS right down the road, and that will also help me keep up with my Daddy book...i'm ALWAYS there printing pictures!! So, now i can just walk, print my pictures and go home! Easy enough!

GOAL: Be smokin' hot for the hubbs when he comes home in December

I've lost a few pounds...about 10 since i've been back in TX...but not where i want to be...i'd LOVE to be back to pre-baby weight, but i know that's near impossible lol!

Till next time..

Cowboys and Cleaning and Mommy & Me...

Well, football season is back in full swing, and I love it!!

I am a HUGE football fan! I don't really follow every team, just the teams I like!...Like the Cowboys...I think I have the cutest Cowboys fan...

But that's just my opinion =)

A few weeks ago, my mother in law did some really cute Mommy-and-me portraits...they are super cute!



I think that were super cute haha...

Today, not a whole lot went on...took care of a few things and just hung out really...I had school tonight, so I did that..now i'm just laying in bed, waiting to fall asleep...

The first few nights that Chad was deployed, i found it SO easy to fall asleep because i was adjusting to my new lifestyle, and had so much going on...now it just seems like i get lonely at night and find it hard to fall asleep and stay asleep. Which is horrible, considering i LOVE to sleep!! I know becoming a mommy i gave up all right to sleep, but I would really enjoy going to bed around 9 30 or 10 shortly after Aubree goes to bed. I need some rest!

Well, until next time...

Surgery

Thursday morning I had surgery. Nothing major, just to remove a cyst.

I had 2 options...do it in office, and i could feel and see everything they were doing, or do it in surgery and i would be asleep and not feel a thing..

I chose the 2nd one. Since my horrific expierence when i was in Labor, the last thing i wanted to do was see or feel anything that was involving needles.

Surgery went well, I had to be there at 7:30 A.M. and by the time it was all said and done, i was home by noon!

I really miss my husband and i wish that he was here during times like this, i could really use some help espcially with the baby. I just want to sleep and get the pain to go away but rest is not an option when you have a 10 month old crazy child!!

Well today, I wasn't up to a whole lot, just sort of hung out...Well, for now i'm off to finish homework, laundry and bathing and putting this baby to bed!!

goodnight!

Oh the memories..

Well, tonight i sat here thinking about how incredibly lucky i am to have such an amazing family.

And then i realized, holy crap my kid is about to be 1 years old. Where has the time gone?

So tonight, i leave you with just a few of my favorite pictures...

Sleep, clean, school....Where does it end?

Happy Tuesday! =)

Well, i LOVE rain!! I love waking up to rain, and i love thunderstorms. So, today has been great!

Yesterday, we went to lunch with my mom! We went to Applebees, YUMMY! One of my favorites for sure! After that, we didn't really do anything else. We came home and Aubree went down for a nap, and i layed out by the pool for a few hours...much needed that's for sure.

Aubree slept until about 6! Wow! She got up, ate some dinner, played for a few hours, and bed time at 9! She slept so good last night, and didn't wake up until about 8:30 this morning. Awesome for me!

Well today- we have a few things on our agenda-

1- mail daddy's care package

2- get mommy's eye brows done

3- pick up mommy's HS transcripts

4- School for mommy!

Sick and tired...

I may not be the one who is sick, but my little bug is...

and it breaks my heart seeing her this way...

For the past 4 days or so, she has had a fever of about 102-103. I can't break it with tylenol or motrin.

It hurts me to see her in so much pain.

This afternoon was my breaking point...Her temp was still at 102, so I decided to take her in. I wanted to take her into the after hours acute child care, but they didn't take our insurance, so off to the emergency room it was.

We went to Baylor right behind my house, and man they had great service! I will for sure go back there for any future needs..

Once we got there, her temp had dropped to 100.1...go figure. But once they got us a room, it shot back up.

The Doc did a little exam, turns out my bug has an Ear infection in her left ear as well as an upper resporitry infection.

As soon as they said that i wanted to cry. Knowing there wasn't anything I could do to fix it. They also tested for Strep and flu, both came back negative.

So we hung out for a little bit,and Aubree even got a popsicle!

She only took a few bites, so mommy finished the rest =)

Well, Aubree is sleeping sound right now, so i think it's my turn for some rest. Untill next time...

Seriously busy friday!

Today it was GORGEOUS outside! When i got up this morning, i was even a bit chilly! Crazy to think that last friday it was 100 degress outside!!

Well my day started out this morning at a bright and early 7:00. I had a doctor appointment with the General Surgeon at 9. And if any of you know what it's like to have a child, everything takes about an hour longer then what you expect. So i was hoping to shower and get out the door by 8:30. I sure did, and even got to stop by starbucks. It's my secret obsession!

Well, after my consultation with my surgeon, i'm going in for surgery next thursday. Nothing major, just have this lump i need to get removed off my abdomen. He gave me 2 options, i can have it done in office which invovled the sticking of needles in my stomach and i could feel it, or they would knock me out and procede that way. I chose the second option. I'm already a big wuss when it comes to needles, and the fact that i would be able to see them going into my stomach did me in.

Well after that, we came home and Aubree went down for a much needed nap...she didn't even fight it she was so tired. I even took a short nap my self. It felt good!

After lunch, I took Aubree to the park. Needless to say, i think she enoyed it!

The rest of the day is going to be filled with a "Camp Rock 2" viewing party. Linzy is having a bunch of friends over (a bunch of 7 year old girls) to watch the movie. This will be interesting.

Yoga?

So latley, i've been hearing all this hype about Yoga.

Not all it's cracked up to be, thats for sure.

I just wasn't interested...but i figured i would give it my best shot. I can do the poses and such, i just need something more up-beat. I wanted to go to sleep most of the class...

My little bug is still sick =( I can't stand seeing her this way...makes my heart hurt thats for sure. I hope that tomorrow she is feeling better, if not I think it may be time to hit the doctors. Boo.

Other then that, nothing spectacular happened today. I am however EXTREAMLY ready for the summer to be over, and fall to get here! I am not looking forward to spending the Holidays with out my Husband, but if all goes as planned he should be home for Christmas. Fingers crossed!!!

The last Deployment, the holidays were a really rough time for me. They were our first Holidays as a married couple, and we couldn't even spend them together. It really sucked. I think this year it's going to be even harder for me..mainly because of Aubree. Im preparing myself ahead of time for some tears shed, and some suepr lonely nights. I am thankful to be home with my family though.

Needs sleep..

Today was very...boring i guess you could call it.

We got up, ate breakfast..played..hung out...Aubree took 2 naps, and then it was time to get ready for school....

Went to school until about, 9....

Came home...

Scanned Chad's awards and such that he asked me too, and now im laying in bed trying to figure out how im so tired...

And then it dawned on me...I stay up until almost midnight playing around online, and then get up around 6 or 7. DUH JENNIFER. 6 hours of not great sleep is NOT enough!!!

So, its 11:40 im going to try to go to bed.