Let's Have A Ball!

Tonight is finally our BN ball! I have my hair appointment at 11am and then it will be off to the hotel to relax, have a few drinks and finish getting ready. After the week we both have had it will be a much needed night to less loose and have fun.

Can't wait to put all these pieces together!!!!

Hope you all have an amazing weekend!

Ask Me Anything

A while back I did an ask me anything post. I got a lot of great questions and had a blast responding. I've decided that it is time to do it again. I'm an open book so feel free to ask anything! :) Can't wait to see what you all come up with. I'll be answering them all in a post on Tuesday.

Happy Thursday!!

Wordless Wednesday

I finally have a holder for our race medals! I made it myself and I'm so happy with it.

Happy Wednesday!

Oh The Possibilities!

Over the next 6 months to a year things will be changing drastically for us (and about 3500 other soldiers). With the deactivation of my husbands unit our future is in sort of a limbo state. He is still a company commander but he will be losing the majority of his company relatively soon. With how specialized they are most will be going to other units quicker than we expected.

As far as his career path there are several options out there:

A) Kyle gets selected for one of the fellowships he applied for. This would take us to Washington D.C.

B) He does not get selected for a fellowship but gets selected for Major on his first look at the end of the year. Which means we could go to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

C) If he isn't selected for a fellowship and doesn't make Major on his first look, we will most likely try to go back to Bragg. He would love nothing more than to gain his Master Wings (60 jumps) since he already has his Senior Wings.

I'm not going to lie I do miss the maroon beret. ;)

While there are many unknowns as this point, we will just buckle up and hang on. Whatever this life has to throw at us we will just keep on going. :) I'm excited to see where this journey takes us, it's always an adventure. 

Hope you all have a great day!

Another Weekend Gone

These last few days have been really busy! Thursday night I held my first coffee as the battalion senior advisor at our home. It was a huge success and I am so happy everyone had a good time. 

While we were enjoying a good time Kyle was upstairs putting our new bed frame together. I love it! Yay for not sleeping on the floor anymore.

Friday was spent running around finishing errands and working on 2 papers for school.

Saturday, we headed up to Las Cruces in the morning to pick up our race packets for the half. While we were there we took advantage of the farmers market and enjoyed our favorite burritos and kettle corn.

After we got home I headed off to Payless to find shoes for the ball, I lucked out and found these. Not bad for $15!! I love them.

 

Sunday was the big day! We headed off for the Biggest Loser Half Marathon. It was a gorgeous day (in the 70's) and the course was a lot of hills but worth it. I started to have some ankle pain after the turnaround but I toughed it out and we still finished well under 3 hours. It may not have been my best race but I still felt enormous pride as we crossed the finish line and completed my 4th half and Kyle's 3rd.

We spent the rest of the day relaxing and working on school work. Now we are in for a crazy week of work, FRG, and school. Capped off by the BN Ball on Friday. Can't wait!

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

Throwback Thursday

Christmas in Maui 2005

Oh what an amazing trip, looking at these makes me miss my Mom so much!

Happy Thursday Everyone!

Random Thoughts

I made it safely back to El Paso yesterday afternoon and have been going nonstop since then. As soon as I got into town I went grocery shopping then came home only to work on school, clean up around the house, unpack and unload the car and then make dinner. These next two weeks are packed with FRG functions and papers due for school. 

One event to I'm forward to is the BN Ball next Friday. It is at a hotel in town and thankfully we made our reservation to just stay the night there. It will be nice to just wander back to the room instead of driving home late that night. The fun part for me is getting dressed up since I have my dress already it is time to figure out a hairstyle. I made my hair appointment yesterday and I'm taking these photos with me for inspiration:

 

I'm excited to see what they come up with for me. 

I'm now in week 3 of my current classes, I have finally gotten into a rhythm and I feel like these will be a breeze. I already anxious to just be done but I am loving it. I never thought I could enjoy school this much when I'm not being forced to go. 

This week has also been prep week for another half marathon this weekend, it's in Las Cruces and should be a lot of fun. We are only a month away from the El Paso marathon and it is becoming more real. Yikes!

This weekend also starts Tax Return prep, wahoo!!!! It will be nice to put that money into savings and let it sit there accruing interest. 

Not much else going on around here..hope you all have a wonderful day!