It's Friday!!!

I just have to say that I feel great today! I seemed to have snapped out of my funk. I finally was able to get a good nights sleep the last 2 nights. Emma and I went on a 1.5 mile walk yesterday and I plan on going for a 3+ mile walk/run by myself today. The weather has been absolutely amazing and I want to take advantage of it. The new Planet Fitness is getting close to opening (they have the machines in yay!) and I know I will spend at least an hour a day there. 

In honor of it being Friday, I want to share with you a few of my favorite things lately:

 I love my camelbak water bottle! I swear I take it everywhere.

My Coach (Emma, yes the style is Emma haha) sunglasses! I have never spent a significant amount on any pair I have owned but I am so glad I bought these.

I absolutely love this game! I've become quite good at the beach volleyball if I do say so myself haha.

It is safe to say that I'm obsessed with Target. I have been there 3x this week mostly just to walk around and browse. 

 Bubble baths!! I have taken one every night this week and it has been amazing. The jetted tub is one of my favorite things about our house.

I love this lip balm! Even Kyle is a fan, I swear I go through a tube of it every few weeks.

Kyle and I spend out nights watching reruns of The Big Bang Theory. It's pretty much a ritual, last night was a new episode and it was hilarious!

Another favorite thing is all my new makeup, I threw out all the old stuff I had (which really wasn't a lot) including makeup brushes. It is nice to start over fresh.

Before I head out for my walk/run I want to leave you with a funny interaction between me and Kyle last night:

Me: Hey can you help me unload the dishwasher?

Kyle: Sure

(he picks up two glasses and puts them on my butt)

Kyle: I just cupped your ass. 

HAHAHA! I tried not to laugh but it was pretty funny.

Have a great Friday!

Blah!

These last few days I have felt kind of blah. Thankfully what I thought was a cold was just allergies. I have been doing horribly with my calorie counting lately and had a "fat day" yesterday. Kyle just laughed at me when I was indulging in a delicious brownie in a mug. I haven't been sleeping well at night either which usually is never a problem. Hopefully I will get out of this funk soon, maybe some XBOX kinect will help. Good thing Kyle gets home early today (it's mandatory that they be out of work by 3:30) maybe we can just lay around and be lazy together. :)

Over the next few months I have a lot of FRG classes scheduled that I need to be re-certified in. I have a binder that I keep all of my certificates in and I realized today that they all are over a year old. I actually really enjoy taking these classes, it's nice to re-fresh all this information. I will also be taking a class that is geared toward spouses of soldiers that will be taking command. My calender is quickly filling up and I absolutely love it. I will also be volunteering at a few events for the Officer's Spouses Club, this excites me greatly! Looking forward to meeting even more new people.

We do have a fun weekend planned, we are going to a UTEP (University of Texas El Paso) basketball game. It's military night and I thought it would be something fun for us to do. We are also finally going to the Zoo on Sunday. Yay! Very much excited for this weekend.

Happy Thursday!

Wordless Wednesday (sort of)

I don't have a whole lot to say today so I will just leave you with these gems.

 Fishy and Emma highjacked our bed a few nights ago.

 Fishy wanted to help Kyle bottle some beer haha.

Have a great day!

a few thoughts

*As you all know I will be going to Vegas in March. Partly for a dear friends wedding but mostly it's a chance to see my family and to meet the newest addition to my sister Lisa's family:

Isn't he soooo cute!?!? They will get him tomorrow and his name is Zero (french bulldog), in homage to my sister's favorite The Nightmare Before Christmas. I can't wait to see him and Emma play together. She hasn't been around a puppy in a very long time.

*When we moved to El Paso we noticed that right around the corner (literally 1.5 miles from the house) there were building a Planet Fitness. We decided that once it opens we will be getting a membership. Driving to post a few days a week will cost more in gas than the $10/month membership plus Planet Fitness is open 24 hours. We can walk or run there anytime of the day, can't wait!!

*I have my dermatology appointment today. I'm really hoping they can do something to help with my eczema, it is driving me absolutely crazy. 

*Kyle and I both seem to be feeling somewhat better. I have some sinus pressure still and Kyle is a little congested but I think we caught it quickly and managed to keep it from getting worse. I'm bummed we didn't make it to the zoo yesterday, hopefully this weekend it will happen.

*I made the most delicious brownies yesterday (yes I am very proud of them haha). 

I normally would wait to post this on my food blog (which I will still do) but here is the recipe:

2 squares (1 oz. each) unsweetened chocolate
1/4 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup all purpose flour, sifted
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1/4 cup chocolate chips

1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350°F degrees. Butter or spray (with non-stick spray) an 8 inch square pan.
In a large bowl, melt the chocolate and butter together in the microwave or over a pan of hot water.
Stir in the remaining ingredients, mixing thoroughly.
Transfer batter to baking pan and smooth over the top.
Bake 30 minutes or until the top has a dull sheen.
Cool for 5 minutes, then cut into bars. Roll in confectioners sugar, if desired.

They are amazing, Kyle has been eating them heated up with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. 

Enjoy your day!!!

down for the count

Yesterday, I left early in the morning to run some errands. Kyle called me and asked me to stop and get him orange juice. I'm sure you are wondering why this matters. Well, my strong and big manly husband never admits when he is sick, so I knew something was up. The dreaded cold bug has gotten him and now I'm starting to feel it. Ugh. We are supposed to go to the El Paso Zoo today but if we can't get it together we won't be going anywhere. Praying that it doesn't turn into any kind of flu or worse.

This is how I feel! Hopefully it leaves our house soon. Both of us sick is not a good thing. I guess it's good that Kyle didn't have to work today.

Time to go crawl back into bed. Yes I'm actually up at 2am this time. Ugh.

Have a good Monday everyone!

Tax Time!

Yesterday we were able to file our taxes. We had all of our documents in order but thanks to the education forms it won't be processed until late February/early March. We already have very big plans for this money. We are combining it with the DLA Travel Money we received from our move and we are paying off my car! WOO HOO!! You have no idea how excited it makes to pay it off 2 years early. We will have 2 paid off vehicles. We originally wanted to pay off our credit card but we figured the interest on my car loan was far more significant. 

 Soon very soon this beauty will be 100% ours:

In case you are wondering her name is Squiggy haha...Kyle's car is Lenny and if anyone can tell what TV show these names are from you are AWESOME!

What are your plans for your tax refund this year? Vacation? Bills? 

Happy Sunday and to those watching the Superbowl, have a blast! :)

long weekend

I have to say that this last week was a pretty good one! 

I finally was able to set up my first appointment with my new RE doctor. Operation Baby Smith will begin on February 13th. I can't wait to get this going. I also got the off post provider information my new dermatologist I will see them on February 5th. 

I was able to meet up with a very dear friend and her little boy on Wednesday to have lunch. It's always nice to catch up and relax. Thursday morning I woke up bright and early to get tickets to see The Killers. The venue was doing their pre-sale and I went and waited in line. We now have 2 tickets to see them on May 6th!

Last night we attended our first Hail and Farewell with Kyle's new unit. I was able to meet his coworkers that he will be working with until June. It was held at the Fort Bliss Rod and Gun Club, they had karaoke and each of the brigade shops had to sing. Haha here is Kyle and the Brigade S2 shop:

It was nice to be officially welcomed into the brigade.

This weekend Kyle has a 3 day, woo hoo! All thanks to the Superbowl. We are having our taxes done today and we will finally be able to pay off our credit card. Tomorrow we are relaxing at home and watching the Superbowl. Monday we have plans to go to the zoo and just enjoy the beautiful weather we are supposed to get. 

Have a great weekend!