Weekend of Fun!

I have to say that this weekend has been pretty great!! On Saturday I took my niece, Kylie, to see Disney's Phineas and Ferb Live show. I have to say it was pretty cute and we had a great time spending quality time together:

Us waiting for the show to start.

On Sunday, I spent the day with my Dad. We started the day out at the Drag Strip watching some racing. It was weird being out there and him not racing but hopefully his car will be ready for a race at Thanksgiving. I HATE being a spectator and not out on the starting line. 

After a few hours at the track we drove an hour to St. George, Utah to have lunch here:

You can never ever go wrong with Cracker Barrel! I really wish we had one close to us in AZ. I could spend hours in their store and I am determined to get 2 of the rocking chairs for my porch. 

Today Lisa, me and Kylie went to get pedicures. It was a nice relaxing time getting pampered with my sister and niece. We have been going to the same place in Vegas for about 6 years now and I hate going anywhere else. Afterwards we got lunch and headed home to just hang out. This week I plan on taking the kids to the park a lot to give my brother in law a break for a bit.

It was a wonderful weekend and it made the time fly by. In less than 2 weeks my hubby will be driving up here and we have his brothers wedding. Then on the 21st we will be headed home to AZ. I am beyond excited to see him! We have been getting the ball rolling the last few days on buying a house in El Paso. We have contacted a realtor there and she is setting up a website for us to look at homes and get ideas. We are still extremely excited about this move and are looking at the amazing positives of it (even though I have had several people want to give me their negative opinions about it). We are embracing this move and looking forward to this whole new and wonderful adventure.

I hope you all have had an amazing weekend!!!

Scarf Swap

A few weeks ago I signed up for a fun Scarf Swap hosted by the wonderful Allie @ A Day in A joyful Life

I got paired up with the awesome Sara @ You.And.Me.Are.We 

This is Sara and her husband!

I highly suggest checking out her blog (if you haven't already), she is such a sweet girl and her blog is amazing!! She is very open and honest which is hard to find anymore and is just a genuinely nice person. I would love to meet her one day because I know that we would hit it off instantly! Please please check out her blog.

I loved shopping for her and even my husband joined in the fun. She said that she loved blues, purples and corals. I was able to find a beautiful coral color scarf for her that I was pretty certain she would love. 

I was so excited to participate in this swap and I was not disappointed. Sara picked out a beautiful scarf for me and I cannot wait to wear it (since being in Las Vegas with 100 degree weather isn't ideal for scarf wearing lol).

Seriously, how awesome is this scarf??! I love it!

Don't mind the horrid mess that I am in this picture haha, this is the result of being up at 5am.

I had an awesome time doing this swap, Sara has turned out to be a pretty great bloggy friend! 

Thanks again to Sara for my scarf and thanks to Allie for hosting!

We are going to......

FORT BLISS, TEXAS!!!!!!

2 nights ago Kyle and I both got a call from his previous battalion commander (he will be the new brigade commander for 3rd brigade, 1st armored division). He personally offered Kyle a command position at Bliss. I was blown away that he called me as well because not everyone considers the wife. 

We are beyond honored and excited for this new journey.

To work with Col. LaNeve and his amazing wife, Kim again is a dream come true for us. 

Thank you!

Ok so this post was intended to be for my 4 year blogiversary which is on the 10th. Instead of that, I just decided that I wanted to do this as a thank you to all my amazing readers!!! I have been given so much love, support, advice, and laughs. I just want you all to know how much you mean to me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!! You all have helped me through some tough times, I hope I have return the favor to someone. I am so happy to be a part of this amazing blogging community.

I am giving away a $25 gift card to this awesome place:

I think it's safe to say that everyone LOVES Target. :)

I removed the rafflecopter and will be posting the winner tomorrow!

Thank you again to all my wonderful followers!!! I will be announcing the winner on October 10th! Stay tuned!

Happy Anniversary, Mom and Dad!

I can't believe that today would have been my parents 32nd anniversary. It is still so hard to believe that she is not here to celebrate this day with my Dad. I know that he will be strong while he is at work but I know tonight will be hard for him after he is home, in the place they shared together for 30 years. My sister and I will try to keep him busy and we will for sure celebrate everything amazing about this day. 

My parents went through many ups and downs but through all of it they came out on top and happy as ever. I am beyond blessed that they are my parents.

Mom, we will take care of Dad today. I sure hope that you are having one heck of a celebration in Heaven today. We love you both so very much!

These are pictures from their last anniversary together in 2010

Happy Anniversary!

poor girl

Around noon today Kyle called me and said he thought Emma's eye was swollen, he sent me a picture and here is what I saw:

:( 

Kyle was on his way to the vet with her after he was done with class. He got to the vet and they immediately knew something was wrong. Well, come to find out she has an abscess tooth on the left side. The vet said that there is no telling how long she has had it but that she is probably in a lot of pain.

She is now on an antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, and pain killer. She is such a trooper especially with being on a total of 4 medications now (she takes meds everyday for her seizures). She is also scheduled for surgery on October 25th, our price estimate for that is $900 but she is worth every single penny. 

Just makes me sad that I can't be there to snuggle with her. 

Hope you all are having a great night!

Happy October!!

I can't believe that it is already October!! I have been in vegas for 1 week now and have 20 days to go. A few days ago my sister and I were talking about going to a haunted house before I leave, Vegas always has some of the best. Well, a few days ago something opened here that we knew immediately we had to go to. If anyone is familiar with the movies "Hostel" or "Cabin Fever" then you know the works of Eli Roth (also starred in "Inglorious Basterds").  He has recently opened this:

Eli Roth's Goretorium

According to the website, it is a live terror experience that combines both new technology and old fashion scares, you can stay in the place for up to 6 hours. It has different rooms you can go into, along with a lounge, bar and other cool stuff. Plus, you can get married here!! I have heard that it gives off a hotel vibe. The cool thing about it is that it's not just open around Halloween, it is open all year long (how cool is that?!). I think we are going this Saturday to check it out. 

I will spend that afternoon here with my niece, Kylie:

Disney's Phineas and Ferb Live! She is so excited and I think it will be a blast to spend some good quality time together.

On another note, this week is the week that we find out where we are going. Poor me and Kyle are on pins and needles waiting. I know he chomping at the bit because he is in AZ by himself but thankfully he has the miccc and his master's classes to keep him occupied.

I hope you all are having a great day!!

*Oh by the way if any of you are NHRA Drag Racing fans let me know my sister and brother-in-law are selling on Ebay his crew shirts that he wore during his 9 years working for Kalitta Motorsports. We have sold a few already and have lots more. They are awesome to have since you can't buy them anywhere else.