30 days of me- Day 30

Day 30 -- whatever tickles your fancy


I have to say I am happy that this 30 days of me journey is over..lol

Today hasn't been that interesting.. but I did get a few things scheduled. The movers called today and we will officially be packing out on Nov. 1st and 2nd.. and the truck is supposed to pick up our stuff on the 3rd. That might change a little after they come and do their inspection.. but all that would happen is one or two of the days will be cut off ..

I called Mcleod's orthodontist and made is last appointments.. He will be getting his braces off on the 26th of Oct. and they will give him a retainer.. We know that he will have to have braces again later.. but for now this is all they can do.. since he doesn't have all his adult teeth yet.. I informed him that if he doesn't wear his retainers like he is supposed to and his teeth go crooked again, I will not get him braces again.. so he will determine that. So for right now, his teeth are straight. :) I wish my parents had done that for me when I was 10! Would have saved me a lot of teasing..lol..

I also ran an upgrade on ASA.. just some minor stuff.. bug fixes..stuff like that.. Made myself a new siggy since I have had the other one for soooo long.. even though I love it.. But I like my new one too..


I also got to talk via IM with a few great ladies today.. that is always nice.. I am so ready for this move stuff to be done already! lol..

Ok, so that is pretty much it!

30 days of me- Day 29

Day 29 - hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days

Hopes, dreams, and plans for the next year.. hmm.. well we are planning to move again, to where, I do not know yet but it will happen. We plan to visit all the places Kris remembers from growing up in Washington and we plan to have Tristan start school in August. My dad is planning to fly here on the 4th of November so he can ride up to Washington with us.. It should be a great trip.

My hopes... I hope that my family stays healthy and safe.. I also pray for that...I hope that my nieces enjoy spending the summer with me as they will be with me for June through August and I cannot wait to see them! I hope that I can have a positive impact on the lives of others and make them smile. I hope that no matter where life takes us we will always be able to view things positively. I hope that my family and friends always know how much I love and appreciate them.

My dreams.. well.. I don't know that I really have any dreams.. I have more than I could have ever dreamed of right now... I have a wonderful relationship with a man that I love so very much, three great kids that drive me batty at times but are still great kids.. One of the best FF's that I could ever ask for .. and many other friends that I have grown even closer with in the past years..
So I will say my dream is to continue to meet new people, have a positive impact on them and even make some new friends along the way.

30 Days of me- Day 25

Day 25- your day in great detail

Well this was a bad day for this post to fall on..lol.. I haven't done much of anything today, and nothing at all interesting.

So here it goes, I woke up this morning from a horrible nightmare really wishing Kris was next to me. Of course I am sick today so I have a slight fever and sore throat which I am sure helped my nightmare along. Anywho.. I got up and got Alora then took her downstairs and fed her. Went back upstairs to shower while contemplating the color of my hair and what to do about it... I have come to the conclusion that I am going to try and have a salon dye the bottom half of my hair to match my natural color, if they won't then I will just have to live with it. My bangs well, I guess I am going back blond.. that is what Kris told me to do although I am not sure he meant it...lol..

Sooo... after that I didn't do much other than making a couple posts on fb and asa... Had some leftover blueberry pancakes for lunch... then sat around and played games on the computer for a bit while Alora napped.

Nicole called me on skype and we talked for awhile, then Alora woke up and I stripped her bed to wash her sheets.. continued talking to Nicole for awhile and made Alora some lunch... and Tristan..

Now I am again just sitting around feeling feverish... considering playing my just dance game just for the heck of it... Tonight I will post my address up on craigslist for our garage sale tomorrow.. and I still need to make a sign to put up by the road... After all that.. it will be time for the kids to go to bed and ASA after dark....lol.. My ASA girls know what I am talking about..lol...

So that is it.. pretty boring day... any other day this week would have been a bit more interesting..lol

30 days of me- Day 20

Day 20 - a hobby of yours

Well, I am getting there .. only 10 more days to go before I start the 30 days of pictures!

So today is about a hobby of mine.. The most prominent in my life is obviously photography. I love photography.. taking beautiful pictures of people is a passion of mine. It has been for a very very long time.. I started doing it professionally in 2004 .. but have been holding a camera and taking pictures of everything for much much longer. I even carried a camera around school in middle school and high school.. :)

With the horrible memory that I have all of these pictures help me to remember different times in my life that I certainly do not want to forget. What better to jog the memory than a visual aid! So onto it..
These pictures are from photo shoots that I did with the kids while we were in Florida.. I love them!(the pictures and the kids..lol)





My other hobby.. well I think that would be helping Navy Wives. I created a site called www.ASailorsAnchor.com I did this so that Navy Wives & SO's would have a place to go to meet one another, create relationships, and talk with other people who understand what they are going through. Being a sailors wife is a hard life.. so we gotta stick together! I think supporting them and creating this site is one of the best things I have ever done, besides my children and marrying my husband of course. :)

If you are a Navy Wife or Significant Other, come and check us out at A Sailors Anchor We look forward to seeing you on the boards!

This is one of the graphics I made for ASA's twitter page..:)

30 days of me- Day 19

Day 19 - a talent of yours

I have tried to think of a talent of mine and even asked some of my friends to help me out..A couple of them said that multi-tasking was one of my biggest talents..mainly because I went to college while, pregnant, during a deployment, taking care of 2 other kids, also while having a newborn, and still managed to keep an A average. I don't know if I consider that a talent so much though..lol..

I do think I have a talent for designing baskets.. I have decorated a few for friends for their baby showers.. I really love doing it for them because I feel they are more personal.. I don't have any pictures right now of the first two that I made.. but here are 4 others that I have made.. The first one is my favorite.








There is also my photography.. and I like to think that I have a talent for that.. I love to work with people, making them see themselves in a picture and say Oh my gosh that is beautiful, that is the moment I love most! This is one of my most recent shoots..



I guess I just love to make people happy..lol.. Cause it seems everything that I have a "talent" for is something that does good for someone else.. I do like seeing people smile..:)

30 Days of me- Day 17

Day 17- A piece of Art

I have been trying to think of what piece of art to share.. and as of yet.. I haven't found anything.. I do have pictures that I took of some artwork in Washington D.C. a few years ago.. but I cannot seem to find it right now. I think the things that most people consider art, I don't.. lol.. Like those odd sculptures that you really cannot figure out what they are.. or even the paintings that are like that.. Being that I am a photographer I usually appreciate photographic art more than other media.. Although I do wish that I had some of my sister or nieces talent when it comes to drawing or painting.. I do find the ability to do those things rather amazing. I am going to leave this post pictureless for now.. but I will be searching for a few pieces of art to share and add the pictures then. :)

Here is a picture that I took of some nice architecture at Balboa park..

30 days of Me- Day 4

Day 04 - your favorite book

I don't know if I have an actual favorite book.. I do have several series that I like..
1. The Cat Who series is always enjoyable for me.


2. Anne Rice's Vampire chronicles.


3. The Doll in the Garden is a really good book..



4. Tiger Eyes, by Judy Blume was a favorite when I was younger.



So that is about it for books.. I don't have a lot in the way of favorites.. but those are the ones that I enjoy.

30 days of Me- Day 3

Day 03 - your favorite television program

Well, my current favorite would have to be NCIS.. I love that show!


I have a couple go to shows that I love to watch at night(I almost never watch tv during the day) Those are Good Eats & Unwrapped. Yep, both food network shows.. what can I say, I love food..lol

Hmmm... Pictures?

I am thinking that after I finish up with the 30 days of me.. I will do 30 days of pictures.. like a picture a day for 30 days.. I would do 365 days but I am not sure I could keep up with that.. I may be taking most of the pictures on my small camera but I still think it will be fun.. Especially since I love taking pictures.. So that is the plan, finish 30 days of Me and go on to 30 days of pictures.. :)

30 days of Me- Day 2

Day 02 - your favorite movie

This one is pretty easy, although again, I do have more than one.

1. Labyrinth, this is my all time favorite movie, I absolutely love everything about it!


2. What Dreams may come... I think it has a good message for relationships.. you can make it through hell if you love someone enough.


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3. Dogma, this movie got me through a really rough time in my life. It also brought my faith back.. as strange as that may sound.



4. Hope Floats, just because the name says it all.. keep believing, keep trying, keep hoping, and things will get better.



5. Legends of the Fall, another beautiful movie and where we got both Tristan's name, and the piano theme for our wedding. <3



There are many more movies that I like and even love, but these are my favorites..:)

30 days of Me- Day 1

Day 01 - your favorite song

Ok, so here it goes, Day 1 and already I am kinda stumped.. I love music and there are many songs that have meaning to me and many that I like, but I don't know if I have an absolute favorite.. so I will list a few that have great meaning to me.

1. Don't wanna miss a thing- Aerosmith
This song means so much to me because first because the love of my life sang it to me in Karoke <3 The second reason is because we danced to it at our wedding. The third, well it is a very true song for our situation. We miss so much but we definitely don't want to.

2. The piano theme from Legends of the Fall.. because that is the song that I walked down the aisle to him to.

3. Well, I am a big Nickelback fan so pretty much anything from them I love.

4. Last of all there are many songs that I hear that create emotions especially when Kris is gone.. like Far Away, Right Here Waiting, I'm Already There.. so many..

So that is pretty much it.. I have lots of love for music, but no real go to song..

30 days of Me

I got this from "1 Guy in a house of Girls" blog.. and figured, why not, I will try it out.. don't know how well I will do with keeping up with it, but why not try right? After all, Kris isn't going to be around much in the next month or so.. So I might as well find something to do with my free time other than all of the thinning out and packing of stuff before our move. Ok, so here is what I have..

Day 01 - your favorite song
Day 02 - your favorite movie
Day 03 - your favorite television program
Day 04 - your favorite book
Day 05 - your favorite quote
Day 06 - whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 - a photo that makes you happy
Day 08 - a photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 - a photo you took
Day 10 - a photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 - a photo of you taken recently
Day 12 - whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 - a fictional book
Day 14 - a non-fictional book
Day 15 - a fanfic
Day 16 - a song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 - an art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 - whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 - a talent of yours
Day 20 - a hobby of yours
Day 21 - a recipe
Day 22 - a website
Day 23 - a YouTube video
Day 24 - whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 - your day, in great detail
Day 26 - your week, in great detail
Day 27 - this month, in great detail
Day 28 - this year, in great detail
Day 29 - hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 -- whatever tickles your fancy

So this is what I will be posting about when I post for the next 30 days.. unless that is I get a random need to post something else..lol