Shiny and New

Yesterday, I finally bit the bullet and got a new phone. I loved my iPhone5 and opted to get the 6. I played around with getting the 6 plus but to me it's more like a tablet than a phone. I even looked at Samsung Galaxy but couldn't bring myself to leave the iPhone.

I love how thin it is and the bigger screen is nice as well. I was able to trade in my old phone and get a credit, so I got the case for free.

How cute is this case?! They have really stepped up their game when it comes to cases.

Give it a few weeks and it won't look so shiny and new haha.

Have a great Tuesday!

Thoughts On Monday

This weekend seemed to go by too quickly for my liking. I did a lot of cleaning (Kyle worked yesterday and it was rainy) and almost broke my ankle when I missed the bottom step of the stairs, lol. It is a little tender today but nothing I can't deal with.

I did however register for two races, a 5k and a half marathon, and later this week I will be registering for my 2nd marathon! I am having the same feelings I had a year ago, I am excited and terrified.

I have been trying to get a good portion of my school work finished before we head off to Florida on Thursday, I do not want to be writing papers when I would rather spend time with family. My sister will have just moved into a new house so I will be helping her get everything situated. Also, getting to see my brother retire from the Air Force after 21 years of service is going to be amazing. It has been 3 1/2 years since my family has all been together so I know it will be a great time.

Hopefully the weather is better today so I can head up to Target and run a few other errands, I may even get a new phone finally. My upgrade is available and the new iPhone 6 is calling my name. :)

I hope you all had a great weekend!

 

 

Friday Favorites

It's Friday! I haven't done one of these posts in a long time. Here are my current favorite things:

Trivia Crack. 

 This ridiculous game has me addicted....it is also pretty humbling when you realize just how little you know haha.

Law and Order SVU. 

It has only taken me a week to go through seasons 13-15. This show just sucks you in. 

I found this sweater at Target a while ago and it's finally cold enough to wear. I love it!!

Our neighborhood center gym. It is never busy and walking distance from our house. Win!

I love this eye shadow! It's fun but not over the top so I can get away with the sparkle during the day.

What are some of your favorite things lately?

Have a great weekend!

7 months!

I realized yesterday that I am 7 months away from graduating college, holy cow! I never thought that at my age I would go back to school and actually finish.Thank goodness for that nifty GI Bill that Kyle transferred to me! I have heard people say that taking classes online is easy, that is definitely not the case. I have enjoyed the challenge and fully support online schooling.

 I was going to submit my graduation application this week but the system was acting up so I am going to wait until I finish these classes to get it all done. Since I will have over a year left on my GI Bill once I graduate I decided that I will start my Masters in October. That is definitely something I never thought I would do, it really is amazing how things change.  

My views will continue to be this until I am finished but you know I wouldn't trade it for anything!

These are 2 of my biggest goals for 2015 and I am excited that they will become a reality!

Have a great Thursday. :)

What A Process

I have come to realize that the process to get a job on a military base is quite extensive and exhausting, which is to be expected since it is a DoD position.

When I accepted the job offer it started out with filling completing 35 pages of information, they were extremely detailed. Next was turning this paperwork in and receiving my finger print cards (you are given a card for each state you have lived in over the last 5 years, so 4 for me). 

This happened before Christmas and yesterday I finally had my appointment to have my finger prints done. It has been a very long time since I have had them done so it was awesome to see that it is all done electronically now, no gross ink to deal with. 

My finger print cards will be sent off to each state to check my non-existent records and then I will receive the link to complete my background check information. This is the part that can take a while because they do state background checks as well as federal. 

I have my physical on the 13th and it will take all day to complete. Then I will have a follow up appointment (who knows when that will be) and hopefully not long after that I will get my start date. 

This meme made me chuckle. 

I am really excited to get this new chapter started, I thrive on routine and I know that the first few weeks of a new job are stressful so I'm ready to get going. :)

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Long Weekend At Home

Kyle had another 4 day weekend for the New Years holiday, it was nice to have him home but even nicer that we had no plans to do anything.

We spent the weekend getting stuff done around the house. We took down our Christmas decorations and that led to organizing the garage, it has been a mess since we moved in. Now we can safely maneuver around in there without having a box or tote fall on us haha.

Netflix finally put seasons 13-15 of Law and Order SVU on streaming so I spent a good portion of each night binge watching and it was glorious, well except for the extremely creepy dream I had one night because of it.

I also finally started reading Unbroken, I slacked on reading all of 2014 and I want to change that this year. I love the book so far!

Sunday, we celebrated sweet Emma's 11th birthday. I am sure to some it is weird that we celebrate a dogs birthday but oh well to us she is a member of the family. :)

 Today starts our new normal, Kyle will finally get to do his job and training rotations will now be happening monthly and I will barely get to see him (I am thankful that his bosses are letting him attend my brothers AF retirement next week in Florida). Hopefully soon I will get my start date for work too, we will see.

Hope you all had an amazing weekend!!

Ringing In The New Year!

Well, it's 2015!! I hope you all had a fun and safe night celebrating.

We celebrated at the bowling alley on post last night...it was a blast! It was unlimited cosmic bowling and they provided the party favors and champagne or apple juice for toasting at midnight. It was a lot of fun! It was nice still being on post and not having to deal with crazy people.

Here is hoping 2015 is an amazing year for everyone!