Friday Favorites

I haven't done a Friday Favorites post in a long time so I figured it was time to change that. :)

Here is what I am loving lately.

*Coke Icee! Thank goodness for the shoppette that is right around the corner from our house. With this ridiculous heat I am loving these lately.

*Sam's Club Pickup. The last time I went to Sam's Club alone I had an panic attack so it was nice to order everything online and have it ready when I got there. I was in and out of the store in 10 minutes yesterday.

*Sketcher's slip on tennis shoes. My doctor advised me to get more comfortable shoes for when I am walking around a lot and oh my goodness these are amazing!

*Waterlogged App. I don't enjoy drinking water but I know that I need to and this app keeps me in line and I love it. Yes this was my water intake for yesterday haha.

*My Garmin Forerunner 220. I use this even if I am just walking around the neighborhood but it will get a workout next week with a 5k that I'm doing.

I hope you all have an awesome weekend!! Ours will consist of school work and getting together with our neighbors to watch the UFC fights. :)

Weekend Festivities Recap

On Thursday morning we loaded up the car and Emma to head off to Florida for the holiday weekend and the last part of Kyle's block leave! 

Let me just say that road tripping at almost 33 weeks pregnant can get a little uncomfortable haha.

 Friday, was our designated beach day! We got there early in the morning and enjoyed the sand, sunshine and waves! A few hours later some rain rolled in so we loaded up and headed to Joe's Crab Shack for a late lunch and had a blast. We were there for a while and just enjoyed each others company.

Saturday was a relaxing day, we spent most of the time prepping for our 4th of July BBQ and playing Cards Against Humanity haha.

Sunday was the day we planned to celebrate our niece and nephews birthdays at a water park. We had a party area all to ourselves for the day and it was awesome! Some of the kids friends were there and everyone had a blast! We were there for 8 hours and we were all wiped out by the time we headed home. Needless to say it was a huge success.

Monday, was the 4th of July BBQ and it was so much fun! Some friends of my sister's came over and we laughed and ate so much good food! The kids were excited about the water balloons and slip n slide. It helped to cope with the ridiculous heat.

Later that night we set off fireworks in the driveway and enjoyed some other fireworks in the sky that we could see.

It was great spending time with my family as this is my last road trip before baby girl comes. We packed so much fun into a few days that's for sure. 

I hope you all had a great weekend!

Life Lately

I feel like the days are running together lately, which is both a good and bad thing. Last Friday, Kyle's parents arrived for a visit, they are usually able to come once a year and we enjoy having them here. 

We went to Natchitoches and Lake Charles while they were here, we didn't really do much but it seemed like we did. It was nice having them here.

 This is what my nights have been looking like lately. I have 2 midterms that are due on Sunday and the last few nights I have been doing my best to get them done before we head off to Florida for the 4th of July. Let me tell you trying to knock out midterms that consist of all short answer essay questions is painful haha.

Speaking of school, I was able to register for all of my remaining classes and as of right now I will graduate with my Masters in Psychology in February! I am very excited about that, I will graduate a few months after Kyle but it will be so nice to have this degree under my belt.

Kyle has been on block leave for a week and a half already but he has been updating and getting his profile ready for the promotion board that is opening in a few weeks. The board will convene until August and then it takes time to scrub the list to ensure it is good. We should find out later this year but if all goes well he will finally get to wear this. He is so ready!

Emma and Fishy are doing well! Fishy is his standard silly and angry self haha while Emma is just happy when we leave her be and let her sleep. They have loved having both me and Kyle home during the day, they seem to get restless when one of us isn't around.

All is well on the pregnancy front, baby girl is still growing and we are getting more and more anxious for her arrival! :) 

I hope you all have a great day!

Stepping into Summer Swap

A few weeks ago I signed up for a fun swap with Meg and Macy! I am always excited when I see a swap that entails sending flip flops and nail polish, sign me up haha!

 

I got paired with Missy and she sent me the best flip flops and nail polish. It's always pretty awesome that she lives in Louisiana as well. She was so sweet and saw that we are expecting a little girl and sent the prettiest pink nail polish. I have already worn it and I love it. 

The flip flops she sent are pretty much amazing! Every pregnant lady can attest that wearing most shoes gets uncomfortable after a while and these flips have been the best!

I had a great time with this swap and I can't wait for it next year!

Maternity Photos

A few days ago we received the previews from our maternity shoot and yesterday I received the edited photos that we chose and I could not be more happy with how they turned out. It makes us even more excited to welcome our baby girl in 8 1/2 weeks. She is truly a miracle!

I hope you all had a great weekend!!!

Where Do We Go Next?!

A few weeks ago Kyle had to submit his preference list for school locations once he is selected for promotion to Major (which should hopefully happen at the end of the year, fingers crossed). It is typical that after selected you go to an advanced school at Leavenworth. But there are circumstances where officers are selected to attend a similar course in a different location. 

This is how our list looks:

1. Fort Leavenworth, Kansas (Resident ILE)

2. Naval Command and Staff Course: Newport, RI.

3. Ireland Command and Staff Course

4. Australian Command and Staff Course

5. Singapore Command and Staff Course

Leavenworth is our first choice but I have been doing my research on all of these areas to prepare myself just in case. The school is only for a year and I keep thinking how cool it would be to experience another country for that time. 

Like I said we should find out about promotion in December and not long after that we will find out where our new home will be starting in July 2017. 

The adventure never gets old!

Weekend in Review

Another weekend is gone but we had a great one! On Friday, I headed off to the spa for a manicure and pedicure courtesy of my lovely husband. I had asked him if he could paint my toenails for me and his hysterical response was "you do realize what a disaster that will turn out to be, I can't even color inside the lines. Go and treat yourself to pedicure." At least he is honest haha. 

The rest of the day was spent relaxing by the pool and soaking up the sun. Kyle started block leave so it will be awesome having him home for 18 days.

Saturday we headed up to Hodges Gardens for our maternity photos. Thankfully we missed the rain but gosh it was HUMID! I am certain you will see a hilarious progression in the photos of my hair going from curly to flat. It's such a gorgeous place in person. I was loving the spanish moss on the trees.

Our amazing photographer posted one of our photos late Saturday night and I can't get over how much I love it! I can't wait to see the rest.

Sunday was a relaxing day, we spoke to our Dad's and wished them a special day and Kyle spent the day playing video games and we of course ventured out to the pool before more rain came. 

A few weeks ago I asked my Dad and sister if they could make a small side table for Emmy's room because everything I found was either too big, too small, or ridiculously expensive. They sent me this photo and I am in love!!! How cute is this?! They worked so hard on it and we love it. If any of you are interested in something like this let me know!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!