Birthday Thoughts

The one good thing about Kyle not reading my blog is that I can talk about things such as his birthday, without him ever finding out. 

Since his birthday is a few days after I get back from Arizona I want to do something to surprise him. His birthday is on Cinco de Mayo which is a pretty fun birthday if you ask me.

I have coordinated with his 1SG and XO for them to get me into his office the day before his birthday. Thankfully it's a Sunday and I go grocery shopping so he would never question me leaving the house. I already have some decorations bought, here is what I have so far:

We already have a sombrero so I'm sure that will get worn at some point during his day lol:

I'm going to bring in a cake for his birthday, he has no idea about that either. I had the idea to throw him a party at the house but he quickly said no haha. He isn't a huge fan of birthdays but I still wanted to do something special.

The one thing I am stumped on is a gift. I am thinking possibly a day of golf or golf lessons. Fingers crossed that I can pull off this surprise without him finding out.

Have you ever tried to surprise your significant other?

Random Things

A few weeks ago I decided to make gifts for the ladies in my coffee group. Since I only have 5 ladies I wanted to make it something special that they could take with them on their military journey.

I had these class coffee mugs etched with their initials and BSTB Coffee Group on the other side. (Thanks to Walmart for the awesome mugs and Things Remembered for their military discount lol)

I found this cute printable gift tag and knew it would be perfect for the bags. We are going to one of those wine/paint places on Thursday so I can't wait to give them out!

Since we will be in Arizona for Easter with my family we figured it couldn't hurt to see if there was a race nearby. Luck would have it that there is a half marathon happening about 45 minutes from my sisters house. I am looking forward to beautiful scenery and a fun 13.1! This will be half #5 for me and #4 for Kyle. Excited!

My sister and I decided to move our Disneyland trip up by a month! Only 21 days until we are enjoying the happiest place on Earth! Yay!

Happy Tuesday Everyone!

Weekend Stuff

It's Monday again and another weekend has come and gone. We had a great one!

Friday we curled up on the couch for a movie night but we did venture out for some Orange Leaf. Yes in that picture I promise there is brownie batter yogurt underneath all the sprinkles/brownies.

I was also finally able to run! Oh my it felt amazing!

 

Saturday was a really fun day! We headed off to the Women's UTEP Basketball game. Since they did not get selected for the NCAA Tournament they were playing for the WNIT Championship against Rutgers. They lost by 2 points but it was an awesome game.

Afterwards we went to dinner at the Edge of Texas Restaurant. It is right down the road from our house and they have probably the best bacon wrapped filet I have ever had. I forgot to take a picture of my dessert but it was a 3 layer chocolate mousse. Yum!

Sunday was more laid back as you can see by the pictures of Emma and Fishy. I worked on a paper for school and Kyle started his training for Ranger school. Once August rolls around he will be more than ready.

I hope you all had a great weekend!

Let's Run!

Today is the day I have been waiting for for the last two weeks! I finally get to lace up my shoes and go for a run. I never thought I would be the person that would actually miss it. 

 I know it is exactly what I need to get back into the flow of things, it is truly my therapy.

Next weekend we will be running 2 races and it also marks the 1 year anniversary of my first race.

I ran the Jailbreak Mud Run 5k as my first race and we will be doing it again. We had a blast the first time and I know it will be even better the 2nd time around.

 

The next day we will be running the Spartyka Wounded Warrior 5k. As soon as I saw the flyer for it I knew we had to participate.

Can't wait to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather.

Happy Friday and I hope you all have a great weekend.

Throwback Thursday: 6 Years

6 years ago I began a relationship that would change my life forever! A new relationship can be scary but adding the military into it added a whole new aspect of craziness. While things haven't always been perfect, it has been worth it.

Happy 6 years, Kyle! I love you more than you know.

(2008-2009)

(2010-2012)

(2013-2014)

Have a great day everyone. :)

Summer Bucket List

I am really looking forward to this summer and all the fun things we have planned. 

This is just a glimpse of what our list looks like:

*KLAQ Balloon Fest. It's a concert at Wet N Wild. This year Five Finger Death Punch and The Pretty Reckless are playing (we have very diverse taste in music lol).

*Kip Moore concert

*Jersey Boys Show

*Downtown Street Fest (can't wait to hear who is playing this year)

*Sledding and camping at White Sands Missile Range

*Go to an El Paso Chihuahua's baseball game

*Hike the Franklin Mountains

*Hike at Hueco Tanks National Park

*Rent a cabin for a weekend in Ruidoso, New Mexico

*Run at least 18 races this year (which that shouldn't be a problem at all)

*Go fishing at Elephant Butte Lake

*Bring our niece and nephew to El Paso to spend a week with us.

I am looking forward to this summer! I know it's going to be a great one.

Happy Wednesday Everyone!

Hello April

Am I the only one who can't believe that it is already April!? This year is going by far too quickly.

Friday was the first day I was comfortable wearing pants. lol. Since my surgery I was forced to wear dresses and after a while that got pretty old. Yoga pants have been my best friend!

The entire weekend we had absolutely gorgeous weather, you cannot go wrong with 75 degree weather and blue skies. I took advantage and sat outside to work on a paper.

We ventured out to have lunch at Jason's Deli..I had been wanting it all week. I was a happy girl with my Club Royale sandwich. :)

I was in a baking mood and made Kyle some homemade nutri-grain bars. If you've never made them you must. They are amazing.

recipe

The majority of our weekend was spent relaxing, we both needed it and it was awesome.

We are also slowly making our summer bucket list of things we want to do and I can't wait to share it. Lots of concerts, hikes and weekend getaways.

I hope you all have a great day!