My Sweet Husband

A few days ago my sweet husband suggested that we go on a weekend getaway in September. I was surprised because I'm normally the one that suggests and plans trips.

With all his deployment training starting next week I won't see much of him so it will be nice. There is a place called Inn of the Mountain Gods in New Mexico (it's on an Indian Reservation), it's gorgeous, secluded and sits on a lake. They also have a casino, golf, fishing and lots of hiking. We are pretty certain that this is where we are going to go.

Isn't it gorgeous?! Hopefully we can get everything set up by the end of the week. It will be nice to completely unplug for a weekend and enjoy time together. It definitely gives us something to look forward to.

I hope you all have an amazing day!

Another One Gone!

Another long weekend has come and gone...I'm always bummed when they end! The upside is I get to see my family in about a week.

We had a fun filled weekend planned after 4th of July (you can read about our 4th of July here post) and it definitely didn't disappoint. Friday we headed off to an El Paso Diablos baseball game. It was a Military Appreciation night and as with every Friday game they end it with fireworks. We had a blast with Kyle's 1SGT, her son and another friend.

Saturday we had Britt and her husband, Shane over for a cookout. It was a blast! I don't think any of us have ever laughed so hard. We played Mexican Train (which is a dominoes game), Apples to Apples and Scattegories. It doesn't get any better than good food and good friends. I know we will be doing this a lot more in the future.

Sunday was a little more laid back. I made a yummy breakfast and then we headed off to the outlets. I stocked up on stuff from Bath and Body Works thanks to a pretty good sale they were having. Then hit up the Converse store and got these beauties for my birthday (Thanks Kyle!!!), aren't they awesome?!

I finished up the day with grocery shopping and then home to watch racing.

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

4th of July Festivities!

This year was a little different for us. Normally we would go find a park and watch fireworks but this year we went to a concert. It was the Under The Sun tour that featured: Smash Mouth, Sugar Ray, Gin Blossoms, Vertical Horizon and Fast Ball! Talk about a flashback to the 90's, the best part it was FREE. It was AMAZING!!! The concert started at 7:30pm and throughout the concert fireworks were being let off which made it even cooler. 

 1. Mark McGrath was the emcee for the night

2. Fast Ball

3. Vertical Horizon

4. Vertical Horizon

 1. Gin Blossoms

2. Gin Blossoms

3. Sugar Ray

4. Sugar Ray

1. Smash Mouth

2. Smash Mouth

3. Us

We had such an awesome time and couldn't have imagined a better way to celebrate Independence Day! Tonight will be more fireworks and fun at the El Paso Diablos baseball game.

I hope you all had a great 4th of July and have a wonderful weekend!

I'm Ready!!!

Yesterday morning I headed out for my first run of July. I really wanted to push it for 7 miles, once I hit 5 I noticed that I was feeling great. I wasn't tired, I wasn't out of breath and I knew I could keep going. When it was all said and done I successfully ran 10.1 miles in a little over 2 hours! I'm not the fastest runner but I was proud!

Now I know for a fact that I am ready for the 10 miler in August and then our 1/2 marathon in October!

I also want to take a moment and wish you all a very Happy and Safe 4th of July! As we celebrate this great nations independence day with our family and friends let's not forget those who have fought and continue to fight for our freedom!

Have a wonderful day!

A Good Day.

We had the best time at the battalion organizational day yesterday! We got there bright and early so Kyle could have a quick formation with the company and then it was time to start the fun.

All of the companies were participating in football, basketball, volleyball and tug of war. It was fun competition but there were some people that took it seriously because they were all vying for the Commanders Cup. Kyle was playing volleyball and they dominated both of their games. 

I spent my time chatting with families and snapping pictures. After it was said and done our company, Bravo Company, won the Commanders Cup after taking 1st place in 3 of the 4 events! We were the crazy company walking around with matching shirts and cheering everyone on. It was great seeing all the soldiers and their families have such a great time. We ended up only having time for the dunk tank (we still made some good money) because our battalion commander didn't want to keep soldiers longer than 2:30pm. Kyle and his 1SGT got dunked, it was great!

1. Basketball

2. Volleyball

3. Kyle getting attacked with water balloons

4. The aftermath

1. 1SGT got dunked

2. Kyle got dunked too

3. Tug of War

4. Bravo Company with their Commanders Cup!

Us after a fun day in the sun.

We had a great day with everyone and it makes me even more excited for our Company Org Day in August.

Hope you all have a great day!

Family Fun Day!

Today we have our battalion organization day or as people like to call the mandatory (only for soldiers) family fun days. We will be out there all day enjoying food, sports, fundraisers and each others company. 

Our company was tasked with bringing desserts so I spent my day yesterday making 150 cookies, needless to say I was exhausted at the end of the day. Kyle is on the list for the pie in the face and dunk tank auction so hopefully the battalion can make some good money for future events. I can't wait to post pictures tomorrow.

I hope you all have a great day!

Weekend Happenings!

Oh this weekend was so fun!!! 

Friday started out really awesome because we booked my nieces airline ticket to come stay with us for 2 weeks!!! I'm bringing her back to El Paso with me after my trip to Vegas. We are so excited to get to spend this time with her before she starts school.

That night we headed off to Day 1 of the El Paso Downtown Street Fest. It was amazing! Adelitas Way went on first and rocked it. Then it was time for Bush, WOW! They were so good and once I got to hear my favorite song "Glycerine" I was a happy camper.

Saturday night was Day 2 of the Street fest, we got there around 7 just in time to see Lit take the stage. They put on a great show! About an hour later it was time for Third Eye Blind, I was blown away!!! They honestly sounded just like their records, it was awesome.

It was an awesome 2 days and we love that El Paso always puts on such great shows with great artists.

Sunday was a low key day, after our morning run I was so excited to realize that I hit my goal of running 50 miles for June! That was even after taking a week off for vacation. I have set my goal to 65 for July. After my excitement wore off, Britt came over and we made cupcakes for Kyle's work tomorrow (to celebrate the May, June, and July birthdays of soldiers). We had fun hanging out for the first time that didn't involve running haha. 

I hope you all had an awesome weekend. Happy July!