You Asked, I answered. Part 2

Thank you all for all the great questions! Here are my answers:

1. Ashley from The Kitchen-Sink Chronicles: How did your fur-kids become a part of your life?

When I was 19 my parent's dogs had a litter of puppies. I knew I wanted one and I asked for the first born girl. I remember getting the phone call that my sweet Emma was born. She has been my baby girl for 9 years. :) When Emma was 4 I was riding around my neighborhood with my Mom and we saw a group of kittens at an abandoned house. The only one that didn't run was my sweet Fishy, he had a sever upper-respiratory infection and near death. He has been such a sweet boy for 5 years. 

2. Mail4Rosey from Mail4Rosey: Would you recommend Texas as a place to live?

I 100% would recommend Texas a place to live, I have always heard good things about it. My brother-in-law is from Houston and always told us that the nicest people live here. Well he was right. Kyle and I even said we would consider El Paso as a place to retire because it does remind us of Vegas.

3. Jackie from City Girl Finding Her Place in the World: What is your least favorite food?

Hmm that is a tough question, I am pretty easy when it comes to food. If I had to choose it would have to be anything involving clams or mussels. Yuck!

4. Shannon from sitting in a tree: Name three things you are afraid of. 

I am afraid of heights (coming from the girl who has gone sky-diving haha), being alone and drowning. 

5. Jamie from ChatterBlossom: What is the one frivolous thing you would buy right now if I gave you $1000?

I would go on a ridiculous shopping spree haha. Which would involved a really nice piece of jewelry.

6. Eloquent Obi from Eloquent Rambles: how is your "love/intimacy" life?

Honestly, no complaints from me whatsoever. I think every couple strives for a healthy love life and I think we have it pretty good. :)

7. Rebecca from Life of an Army Wife: Have you given a thought to where you'd like to live when you retire?

We have thrown around ideas but since we are so far away from retirement we haven't had an serious conversations. El Paso has been tossed around because we really do love it here.

8. Lanaya from Raising Reagan: I know that you and Kyle would be happy with either a boy or a girl, so do you have your names picked out for when that time comes?

We actually do have our names picked out. It is the one thing that we have always agreed on. I don't mind sharing them: 

Boy: Connor Jennings (the middle name is after an uncle that passed away)

Girl: Zoe Kay (the middle name was my moms middle name)

9. Stephanie from Life, Unexpectedly: If you had a plane ticket and a credit card without a limit, where would you go and what would you do?

I would travel Europe. I would see every historical site that I could possibly see. :)

10. Janna from Faith, Love, and Hope: What advice can you give to other couples who are having similar problems when it comes to having children? 

This is a really good question, my advice is never give up. I have been told by several different to just give up. If you want something badly enough it will happen, just have faith.

Has your faith weakened any because of y'alls battle with infertility?  

Of course with any difficult circumstance there comes a time when you start to question God. I'm not an overly religious person but I do know that everything does happen for a reason and that in time we will be blessed.

What has been the best thing blogging has given you?

I have to say the best thing blogging has given me is all the wonderful people that I have met and gotten to know. You all have helped me so much and I'm grateful for each and every one of you.

11. Angie R: What is your favorite duty spot so far? Least favorite? Dream location?

I would have to say my favorite so far has been here in El Paso, it's so much like home to us so it makes it great. Least Favorite was Fort Huachuca it was just too small for my liking. I don't really have a dream location.

12. JG from Me and My SoldierMan: What is the one thing you always said you'd "never" do that you now find yourself doing?

This is a really good question, I would have to say I never thought I would be so open about my life. I used to be a very quiet and reserved person. I never let anyone know anything about me. I surprise myself with how now I can just let down my guard.

13. Kim from Through These Eyes: What are your top three dream duty stations and why?

1. Germany: For the travel possibilities

2. Fort Drum: I want to see real winters and experience it

3. MacDill AFB: We had friends down there and I was so jealous of the beaches haha.

What are some ways you help stay connected with friends that are far away?

It has been hard staying connected with good friends because we all get busy. Texting and FB are huge when it comes to staying in contact. I go to Vegas quite often so I try to see friends.

14. Alex from Munchkins and the Military: What would be your ideal place to get stationed?

I love all the duty station questions, I have a few places I want to go but Germany would be #1.

Thank you all so much for the awesome questions! Happy Friday!

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You want me to do what?!

A few days ago Kyle got the bright idea to sign us up for this:

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It's a mud run right here in El Paso on April 13th! We've always wanted to participate in one of these so I'm pretty excited. Gives me the motivation to work out harder. I'm glad he found this because it sounds like a lot of fun! I may even have some fun shirts made for us to wear, can't go wrong with getting muddy with your husband. :)

Yesterday, I spent the day shopping with my good friend, Nicole. It was nice to be out and about all day in the gorgeous weather. We went to the mall, Target and Marshall's. I got these amazing BCBG mint green sandals for $20 at Marshall's! I could not pass them up and it was the only pair in my size.

  Aren't they cute?!?!

Today is my weekly walk with my friend Erin and her dog. We have been having gorgeous weather the last few days and I want to spend as much time outside as possible.

Don't forget about Ask Me Anything, Part 2 can't wait to answer all these questions tomorrow!

Have a great day!

Ask Me Anything, Part 2!!

A while back when I first did this I got a lot of great questions. I decided to have a part 2, I have many new followers and am excited to see what kind of questions I get. :)

So feel free to ask me anything you want, nothing is off limits, nothing really shocks me haha. I can't wait to see all your questions. I will answer them all in a blog post on Friday.

Have a great day!

never a dull moment!

This past weekend was jammed packed full of adventure. I had written down some places that I wanted us to go to and we hit them all!

Friday we started out with dinner with our friends:

We went to a restaurant downtown called Tabla, it was mostly an appetizer type restaurant but the food was outstanding!! After a peach mojito and white sangria I was feeling great haha (I rarely every drink).

Saturday, I made breakfast and after that we headed off on our adventure for the day. We drove to Santa Teresa, New Mexico to go to the War Eagles Museum. This place was fantastic, it has so many war planes and memorabilia. After that we headed off to Old Historic Mesilla. This town was where Billy the Kid was tried and sentenced to hang. It was also where the Gadsden Purchase was completed in 1854, the last major territorial purchase in the US. Once done there we headed off to the Las Cruces Nature and Science Museum. It was a fun little place.

War Eagles Museum

 Old Historic Mesilla

Las Cruces Nature and Science Museum

Sunday, was a more relaxed day. We started off the day by going to the gym it was nice to get back into a routine. We then went to the El Paso Holocaust Museum. I did not take any pictures in there because I just didn't think it was appropriate. It was outstanding, it was started by a holocaust survivor, Henry Kellen. We then headed to the Transportation and Railroad Museum, it was pretty neat and had a lot of information. Our last stop for the day was The Kumagai Stone Garden. It's on Fort Bliss and was built for the Japan Ground Self- Defense Force. It was really cool.

It was such a fun weekend and I hope to have many more like it in the future. 

I hope you all have a wonderful day, I'm off the the Brigade Change of Command. I plan to take a lot of pictures and can't wait to share them

:)

Sunday Social!

Happy Sunday everyone! I hope the time change isn't messing with you too bad. :) I wanted to link up with Ashley and Neely for this weeks Sunday Social.

1. What is one movie you are terrified to watch?

The Strangers! When it first came out on DVD Kyle and I bought it. We watched it during the day and I vowed never to watch it again. It scared the s*** out of me.

 

2. What is one TV show you have always wanted to get into but haven't yet?

Downton Abbey. I have heard so many good things about it but I just haven't found the time to sit down and really commit to watching it. Maybe one day I will.

3. What is one daring activity on your bucket list?

I really want to go bungee jumping! I have been skydiving and it was an amazing experience so I figured bungee jumping is the next step.

 

4. Would you ever travel alone?

Are we talking overseas travel or domestic? I have done road trips by myself and have also flown by myself to see family.

 

5. What activities do you like to do alone?

I really enjoy baking by myself. Kyle normally doesn't bother me when I'm in the kitchen but if friends ask to bake with me it really gives me anxiety haha. My kitchen is my zen space.

I hope you all have a wonderful day!!

Good Friends!

We met up with good friend Nicole, Erwin and their little boy Nate for dinner last night. We met them 4 years ago when we were all at Bragg. We are so happy that we are all in the same place again. I'm so thankful we have friends like them. We have made having dinner together a weekly thing and already have a few more dinners/brunches planned.

Cheers to good friends!!

I love my husband!!!

 

Happy Saturday!

Helloooooo Friday!

*Thank you all for the wonderfully supportive and sweet comments on my post yesterday. You have no idea how much it meant to me and you are all are amazing and I'm grateful that I know you all!*

Yesterday ended up being a really great day. Emma and I met up with my friend Erin and her dog Stubs to go on a walk. They only live a block from us so it worked out great. After about an hour we parted ways and headed home. Emma was exhausted and slept just like this for an hour haha:

Hopefully we will do this a few times a week. It was nice to be out in the gorgeous weather for some exercise. Speaking of exercise, I stepped on the scale and got a wonderful surprise. I weighed 123.8, I'm only 3.8 pounds away from my ultimate goal of a 25 pound weight loss.

Lately I have been slacking on giving myself manicures but in honor of my Disney trip I broke out my OPI Minnie Mouse collection. I used this awesome color:

It's called I'm All Ears....I love it!!

We have big plans for the weekend and I am really happy that it's finally Friday. We haven't done much exploring in New Mexico but that's going to change. There are tons of museums, restaurants and fun sites that we want to go to. I have a list of everything that we want to see so hopefully we can fit it all in. 

I'm sure the weekend will also consist of partaking in this deliciousness:

 

This cheddar cheese is from Kyle's Alma Mater: Washington State University. When he found out that they would ship it nationwide he immediately had me buy it haha. Oh the things we do for our husbands. I need to take it out of the can to slice it up and I'm sure will eat some of it in the process haha.

I hope you all have a wonderful Friday and a beautiful weekend!