Happy Halloween!!

I hope you all have a very safe and fun day. We will be sitting outside passing out candy because Emma goes ballistic every time someone rings the doorbell haha. We aren't dressing up but thanks to Target I will be wearing this cute shirt:

Can't go wrong with clearance!!! :)

We do however dress up Emma and Fishy so without further ado:

Emma the Shark:

Fishy the Pig

Of course I only put Fishy's costume on him to get a picture (and he still was very pissed haha). Emma will wear hers and sit outside with us to pass out candy. She loves all the attention.

I hope you all have a fun evening!!

Busy Busy Day

I am finally able to sit down after a busy busy day! I have been baking for the majority of the day, I am sending lots of goodies to Kyle's class for Halloween. This is what I made:

Snicker doodles
Starry Eyed Cookies
Chocolate Cherry Mice
Sugar Cookies

They all got wrapped up these awesome Halloween bags.

I wanted to give a recap of our weekend. We got up bright and early on Saturday morning to head to El Paso. It was an easy 4 hour drive and got so excited when we finally got there. We immediately met with our realtor and found our dream home.

Once we were finished we headed to the hotel on Fort Bliss where we were staying. It was nice to relax for a bit before heading off to an amazing mexican restaurant for dinner (we couldn't pass it up lol) and then we proceeded to walk around Freedom Crossing on post if you have never heard of it click this link:

Freedom Crossing Fort Bliss

This place is AMAZING!!! We have never seen anything like it, especially not on post. 

We got up Sunday and decided to drive around post so Kyle could find out where he will be working. Once we found it we figured out that we will only be about 15 minutes from his work (score!!). Before we headed home we stopped at the El Paso outlets and did some shopping (thank you Old Navy for the military discount).

It was a great weekend and a very successful trip.

It is time for me to go take a hot bath, my back is killing me after all that baking.

Have a great night!

The Liebster Award

I have received the Liebster Award a few times and this time I got it from Jenn @ Ripples and Waves and Lanaya @ Raising Reagan

Thank you both so much for this! It means a lot! 

So what is it?

The Liebster award is given by fellow bloggers to up and coming bloggers who have less than 200 followers.

So what does it mean?

Liebster is German and means sweetest, kindest, nicest, dearest, beloved, lovely, kind, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing, and welcome.

What's the rules?

Each person must post 11 things about themselves.

Answer the questions that the nominator set for you plus create 11 questions for the people you’ve nominated to answer.

Choose 11 people and link them in your post. 

Go to their page and tell them. 

No tag backs!  

I'm not going to do the 11 things about me because I posted some facts on the last award (hope that's ok).

Here are the questions from Lanaya:

What is your favorite food?

I love Mexican food!

Name one thing you do that is unusual?

Oh gosh, I don't really know

Who was your childhood hero…and is it still the same person?

My hero has always been and will always be my Mom

What was your favorite book as a kid?

I loved the Berenstein Bears books

Would you rather watch TV or read a book?

To be honest, neither.

Where is your ideal place to live?

I want to live somewhere that has 4 seasons

What is your favorite holiday?

hands down: Halloween!

If you could have one day to do anything, what would it be?

I just want to spend the day at the beach

Which chore would you rather do…clean house, do laundry or go grocery shopping?

I actually love cleaning my house

Did you think you would have children when you “planned” out your life?

Yes I was hoping that I would have at least one child by now but we still have plenty of time

What do you look forward to most about fall?

I love wrapping myself up in a big cozy blanket on the couch

Here are Jenn's questions:

What's you favorite time of the year and why?

I love winter, I love getting bundled up.

What's one family tradition that you loved as a child?

I loved going to the drag races

What is your favorite quote?

I actually don't have one

Modern, vintage, eclectic? What's your style?

My style is a mix of everything.

What's your current favorite song?

Runaways by The Killers

What is your all-time favorite book?

Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

What's your favorite spot in the house?

My couch...it's so comfy!

What is your dream job?

I want to be a chef

If you could live anywhere abroad, where would it be?

Probably Australia

If today was your last day on earth, what two things would be on the top of your to-do list?

I would want to spend time with family and have a nice juicy cheeseburger haha

If you could buy one thing for yourself, money is no issue, what would it be?

New furniture!!

Here are my 11 awesome bloggers that I'm tagging:

The Life of Ms. A Bish

Bailey's College Life

Fox Family

Adventures of a Semper Fi Family

Through These Eyes

Dandelions and Daffodils

Growing Up Is Actually Kind Of Fun

Married to Red, White & Blue

Somewhere Over the Camo

Life with the Lieutenant

Jen and her Marine

Here are my 11 questions for these wonderful ladies:

1. If you could be any color, what would you be and why?

2. Do you have any pets?

3.  If you could meet anyone living or dead who would it be?

4. What is your favorite meal?

5. If you could pick any actor to play you in your life story, who would you choose?

6. Are you a tomboy or girly girl?

7. Do you have any siblings?

8. What is your biggest pet peeve?

9. Are you allergic to anything?

10. Are you afraid of anything?

11. What is your favorite type of music?

I look forward to reading everyones answers!!! 

More Pictures!

Thank you everyone for all the well wishes! We are very excited about the house. Here are a few pictures of the inside that I was able to get:























The house was decorated because it was the house used for open houses.

We can't wait to move in!!



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House Hunting!

Well, we got to El Paso this morning and immediately met with our realtor. She took us to a few houses included the one I had posted about. We ended up not liking it at all. 10 houses later we finally pull up to the last house and she said "I saw this house on Thursday and knew it would be perfect."

She was right! We fell in love and after walking through we decided it was the one. We are now under contract for this amazing home:





It is 1795 sq ft, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bath and completely finished. We will close at the end of December!!

We are beyond excited to be 1st time homeowners!

I hope you all are having a great weekend!



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Beautiful Blogger Award

I was recently nominated for the Beautiful Blogger Award by the awesome Jen @Marine Wife, Mommy & Life Please go check out her blog she is awesome!!

Here are the rules for accepting this award:

There are a couple rules I have to follow in accepting this award.

1) Thank the person who nominated me.
Thank you Jen!!! You are a wonderful person! :)  

2) Post award image to my page – Check

3) Tell 7 facts about myself

 1. I am the youngest of 5 children

2. I do not like coffee, I usually end up with iced tea when I go to Starbucks

3. I'm horribly afraid of heights, I get really bad anxiety.

4. I am obsessed with Harvey's Seatbelt Bags! They are super cute and durable.

5. I was a drama geek in high school haha. I performed as Mercutio in Romeo & Juliet my freshman year (yes this girl got to sword fight lol)

6. I was born and raised in Las Vegas. Yes, I did have a really normal childhood. :)

7. I love anything and everything that has to do with cars/racing. I'm a true tomboy at heart.

4)  Nominate 15 other bloggers and let them know about the nomination.

Raising Reagan

Camo Colored Chaos

Canines & Cadences

Ripples and Waves

The Ramblings of a Marine Wife

Monkeys and Tutus

Army Wife, Mommy Life

the harmon squad

You.And.Me.Are.We

Ashley Living Life Arduously

Kristin's kNook- a blog of food and thought

Perception is Everything

Life As A Dixon

Mrs. K and Captain J

Girls Love Fried Pickles


It was so hard to only pick 15. To all my bloggers out there you are ALL amazing!!!

a girl can dream right?!

Kyle and I have been married for a little over 4 years now. We will be celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary in June. We didn't have a big wedding, just us, our immediate family and a few very close friends (whom we don't speak to anymore, go figure lol). Since my brother-in-laws wedding last weekend it got me thinking about maybe having a vow renewal next year.

I don't think I would feel as much pressure because we are already married. I would love the chance to have a huge party with our families and friends. Of course since I started thinking about this I have been looking at everything from dresses to venues haha. I did get married in white (even though some people thought that was weird because I had been married before, whatever lol), so I was thinking maybe something in a soft pink like this:

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or this:

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As far as colors it would be very soft pastels...lavenders, peaches, creams, etc. Venues in Vegas are typically at casinos/hotels or local chapels. I have had my eye on this place for a long time:

Westin Lake Las Vegas

Gorgeous, right?!

Now of course I'm not even sure that this is going to happen, but a girl can dream right?! Give it a few months, I might say what the heck am I thinking haha. 

If it doesn't I am still 100% happy with our wedding:

I hope you all have an amazing weekend!