Seriously...could it be any better?!?!

So I woke up this morning feeling not so hot. Another damn headache rocking my world. It didn't help being woke up by a phone call from my SIL...Daya I love you, really I do, but 2 hours...2 hours.....but hey my nephew wasn't feeling so hot either and she needed some nursy advice. Ok, I give... :D

So I roll out of bed and stumble down stairs. I didn't really see how awesome it was outside yet. As I type this, I start to feel bad for all my fellow Okies stuck in OK in the figid-ness of Ole Man Winter. Sorry guys! But anywho, I roam around the house try to get myself motivated to get up and do something....what a better way to wake myself up than to go online shopping!

I have been eyeing a boutique online for a while now that does custom made bags and such. They make them out of old or new military uniforms. And being the total dork of a military wife that I am, I had to have one. Daniel kept telling me to get one and to go grab one of his old uniforms. We are going to get one for his mom to, because like me, she is a big sap and loves all that military supporter stuff. I don't know where I found the website the orignial time, but incase anyone else is interested, here it is...http://polkadotdoorboutique.com/.

They are called Hero on my Arm purses. So anywho, ordering that was enough motivation to get me off my arse and get busy for the day. I had to grab some fabric to put inside it and mail it off.

And running to the fabric store was a chore in itself! I swear I can't ever go in there if I have a lot of money to spend, because I will get too ahead of myself and buy all kinds fabric for all sorts of projects that roll around in my head. Soon enough...I have about 6 baby blankets to currently make (thank you everyone for having a baby....I appreciate it) and will be need to be finished by the end of June when we plan on coming home so they can all be delivered.

Wow...so I got really off topic from what I was meaning to talk about. As I was out running my errands, I began to realize how amazingly gorgeous it was outside. The sun is out, the birds are chirping, slight breeze...just ahhh!!

I feel so lucky to be living here right now with the man I love. Until now, we have never been able to live together. We spent what seemed like forever apart, as well as the begining of our marriage. Every night when we go to bed next to each other, I feel just so happy. Getting to cook dinner with him, acting like real grown-ups just blows my mind. I never in a million years would have imagined that 9 years after I met this super hot redhead, did I think I would marry him, help him work on his military career and move to California. I know I sound so super cheesy, but lately I have just had this overall sence of happiness, that I don't know how to express.

Well I am going to wrap this up with some pictures of us through our many adventures as a couple...from almost the begining to well...now!

On my g-ma's front porch in Tulsa on one of our many visits a few years after we began dating.

Just after my HS graduation...May 2003

Just after Daniel's HS graduation...May 2004

Navy boot camp graduation!!! August 2004

April 2006, after first deployment

Washington DC, 4th of July 2006. I was visiting while he was stationed in Norfolk, VA.

Some of our engagement pictures taken by Sara from Sara's Photo Creations in Norman, OK. It was a whopping 28 degrees outside that day. We walked all around OU's campus and froze our butts off!

Yet another picture from Sara. Our impromtu wedding picture in the rain. It's one of my favorite pictures from our wedding!

And us as of Valentine's Day. We went to Coronado Island to eat and walked along the beach at sunset...perfect, perfect, perfect!

INSANITY!!!!

Last week Daniel and I started a new at home work-out called INSANITY. And let me tell you it is nuts! It is a 60 day at home total body make over. You work out 6 days a week. The first day was the Fitness Test. You have 1 minutes to do all the weird physical tests. You do squatting jumping jacks, spiderman type exercise for your abs, leg lifts....etc. I think it is a total of 12 different activities.

You start each work-out with a warm-up. The warm-ups are pretty intense. It is cardio heavy and you really break a sweat within the first couple of minutes. I almost got sick during the first warm up because it is so crazy. After the warm up is the fitness test. After each exercise you write down how many you were able to complete and you keep track of it, and compare how you did when you repeat it a few times throughout the 60 days.

We have done several different workouts now and they seem to get a "little" easier. They are still super intense, but slightly better.

Last night I was super hard on myself and wanted to give up. Daniel told me to keep going and kept encouraging me. I was getting really frustrated at the end of the work-out because I was tired and hot, my ankle was really hurting, and I wasn't seeing any results. Yes, I know it takes time, but I assumed that working-out as much as we have and sweating as much as we have that I would see some sort of results. The only thing I noticed was a slight change in my calves, and Daniel said my butt has more shape. I just hope all of this is worth it. Hopefully after these 60 days I will have a really great after picture to post so I can look rockin' on the beach this summer....

Here we go.....

A little some thing some thing about me....

1. I lived in Oklahoma for the first (almost) 24 years of my life.
2. I am currently residing in SoCal....it is ok, but by no means is it OK!
3. I married my high school sweetheart....we have been together 9 years in April.
4. I love being a military wife. I feel so proud of my husband every time I see him in uniform or dressed for work really.
5. I love to sew!! I sew a lot of baby quilts and blankets for friends and family. I also crochet as well, more time consuming, but still fun.
6. I am a big cooker/baker. I love to bake sweets, and cook dinner, and make big fancy meals for friends.
7. I love to host events. Showers, dinner parties, birthday parties...I love it all.
8. I share the passion of baking with my sister in law Daya....we often joke when Daniel and I move back to OK we are going to open a bakery and decorate cakes and all the fun things that come with having a bakery.
9. I have 2 precious pooches! They are spoiled beyond belief, but it is their Daddy's fault! They sleep with us every night and sleep right in between us.
10. I cannot wait to be a mommy. I treasured my mother so much, and the memories that I have of her are so dear to me that I want my own children to start those memories with.
11. I want to start a business where I can sell the blankets that I make, but I don't know how to start.
12. I miss my grandma who raised me after my mom died. She is another reason I want to be a mommy. She was incredible....
13. I love to decorate my house. I have a ton of ideas floating around in my head, but not enough house to do them all!
14. I love photography.
15. I would love to travel the world some day. Egypt, The Vatican, and Mallorca, Spain are my top 3.
16. I want to go to Australia to see wild kangaroos and koala bears.
17. Koala Bears are my most favorite animal....ever!
18. I have 26 nieces/nephews...I think.
19. I love my goddaughter Kailyn. Her mom is my BFF and I love both of them to death. She is my little angel and she knows it. If mommy says no, she calls Aunt Erica and I will do it for her....I can't help it!
20. I am Suzie Homemaker, Betty Crocker, Martha Stewart to the core....and I LOVE IT!
21. I am closer to my husband's side of the family than my own. Some times I feel guilty about it....some times.
22. I love being 30 minutes from the beach.
23. I have 5 tattoos, but only 1 is usually visible. I would like a few more too.
24. I am a huge University of Oklahoma fan. I also attended OU for 5 years!
25. I don't have a favorite flower...I love them all.
26. My favorite color is pink!
27. Sometimes I hate being a military wife...I hate saying good-bye for long periods of time.
28. I wish I went to mass more often. It is so hard to find a good Catholic church in a new town.
29. I can't wait to go to Rodeo Drive in LA....now if I can convince Daniel to buy me something there....
30. I am a very caring person, and sometimes is comes back to bite me in the butt.
31. I believe in Karma.
32. I love trivia. Random bits of knowledge are the best!

Hmm....that is all I can think of at the moment. But I might run across a few more fun factoids....