I'm still here!

It has been a while since I have posted! I haven't posted since Chris was gone to JRTC...I'm not sure where to begin....Well while Chris was home we went to a miltary ball. It was more of a Pre deployment get together... here are some pics!

Chris and I

Sheila and I were dancing to Jimmy Buffet

The girls...apparently I thought something was funny

My wonderful hubby and myself

3 of my friends out here... they are some really great girls!

The closest friend I have out here... we work together

The men

I love this group :)

So after the ball we had to start preparing for this deployment. First thing was first.... I needed a puppy!
I searched and searched ....finally I found a lady who was selling a 2 yr old Yorkie. They were PCSing somewhere and could only have 2 pets ( I counted 6 that they had)....We were going to get the female until they found out she was pregnant so we bought the male. His name is Ziggy and he is the sweetest little guy ever. He has really kept me company.
Chris left last Sunday for overseas. He will be gone a year... give or take. It has been a pretty tough week without him here , but it will get easier. He has gotten to call a couple times and that is always nice. He has finally reached his destination where he will be for the whole year... they had to stay somewhere else for the first few days to get them briefed and all that.
I still love my job. I feel it will keep me busy while Chris is gone. I am still working on my AVON so if any of you ladies want to order anything ;) Let me know!
I'm dreading Christmas shopping! I have no idea where to start....

I've been slackin...

So I know....why have a blog if I don't update! Ugh! Last week kicked my butt.... those kids are a handful! From a kid trying to bite me .....to screaming for no reason.... to  the same little boy going potty on the carpet right before the end of the day Friday. All week I've gotten home around 4, eaten, taken an hour nap, watch tv, and bed by 10 ....haha. I'm pretty used to it now and the whole getting up part. I really enjoy my job though ....and the schedule is perfect :)
Other than working I have been trying to get ready for Chris to come home. I've had a 3 day weekend so it has helped. I've got the apartment cleaned, took his car and got it washed/vacuumed, and got groceries (also all the stuff I need for the Welcome Home dinner I plan to make. I'm making this cheesy bbq chicken ( chicken breast, bbq sauce, swiss cheese), loaded mashed potatoes, and some sort of bread. I need to think of another side. I'm thinking broccoli with cheese.... can't have too much cheese! :) For desert I am making a camo cake...inside and out! Pics will be posted. He should be home sometime mid-late week. I'm so very excited to have him home! I've been lonely.
I hung out with Sheila and Claire this weekend... even when the guys get back we are going to have our girl nights. I think this is a great idea!
Tomorrow I may go in to town again. I'm wanting to get into sewing/crafts. I've got to get a sewing machine first though! I have seen so many cute military and non military stuff that I want to make! I need to hunt down a quilt rack too. Anyone know where to get those??
The sunset was sooo pretty tonight...Wish I would have went up on a hill somewhere and watched it!

The weather tonight is so perfect! =)

Girls Night

So yesterday I sat around waiting patiently for a call from the Devin Center for my job offer. It was nearing 4pm and I was starting to worry about it. Around 4 the lady called to officially offer me the playground/lunchroom aide job for 12.5 hrs a week..... She then mentioned she had another one she would be calling me about ,but didn't have the paperwork ready so she couldn't officially do it. She pretty much said she would be offering me the one I wanted....so I declined the first one. About 15 mins later she called and offered. OBVIOUSLY I accepted :). I start Monday at 8 am! It is a Mon-Fri job 8am-330pm . I will be put in a classroom to help a teacher with her kids and give special attention to the kids that seem to fall behind/or take just a little longer to understand. I will also be working with my friend Sheila. I'm pretty excited!

After the call I headed over to Sheila's for our girls night. Her, I ,Claire, and Sheila's two kids ( John and Naomi) went to dinner at Famous Daves....yum yum!! Both Sheila and Claire's husbands are with Chris at training and will be with him in Iraq. So glad I found a few friends ! After dinner we went back to the house and played Rock Band with the kids. There is nothing funnier than listening to Sheila sing a Beastie Boy song....she butchered it and still got 100%! After the kids went to sleep we made mojitos and watched a scary movie.... the movie we picked was Asylum. Definitely not scary haha..... it was pretty poorly done actually. We got a good laugh out of it. After the movie it was 3 am so we all found our beds and past out.

Today I headed to Salina KS to do a little shopping for work clothes. I really wanted to go to Kohl's cause they have great sales and I have't been to one since before the wedding.....I was highly disappointed =( I did find a mall though and got some dress pants then headed to Target and got a cute cardigan to wear and another pair of flats ( most my dress shoes are heels and I don't want to have to wear those all day).

Now I am home and getting ready to work on my AVON. I am going to put little packages together and toss them tomorrow in a neighborhood. I am hoping since AVON will be my only income until Oct 20 ( school pays monthly and the last day of the pay period for the Sept 20 check was Friday) I will do pretty good these next 4 campaigns. I use the money I make from my job for my car payment and Chris uses his for our other bills.... good thing I still have 6 days pay coming from Wally World....

Well off to work on AVON =)

Interview tomorrow...

So I got the job that's only 12.5 hrs....I've been stressing. Well Sheila called yesterday and told me to go down to the Devin Center and request a transfer to Custer Hill to be a paraprofessional. I went down and talk to Ardena and she said since I was in a temp position that my app is still active. All I had to do was go home and update my app to an elem. para then let Custer Hill know I was interested. Well Sheila told me Custer Hill really wanted me for an interview on Thurs, but still go to improcessing today so if they do hire me I can start right away. Well the school called and scheduled the interview for 230 tomorrow....so I will go to the job I have now since I get off at 130 there and then go to the interview =) Hopefully this time tomorrow I can announce that I am a full time para!! Keep your fingers crossed. The only thing I don't like is that they only get paid once a month on the 20th. The check you would get on 9-20 pay period ends Friday so I will get a check on the 20th , but only for 3 days...I won't get a full one til Oct 20... it will be worth it though when it's all said and done though =)
I've been lucky enough to talk to Chris the other night and get a few texts here and there. I really miss him! Only 2.5 weeks left..... Come on already!!
I bought some Halloween decorations today and some stuff to make a wreath =). If this one turns out well I am making a red white and blue one next ....who knows maybe it can be a side project/business =).....May do better than I am with my AVON sales... my website isn't seeing much business lately... =(

I got the job!!

So I had my interview today. It went really well and I got the job. I went back this afternoon for a briefing and was told we would be starting Wednesday. I had originally planned to work both there and Walmart until I got more hours, but since I start so soon I can't give Walmart time to switch my schedule. So.... looks like I am going to quit Walmart. I hate not giving people a notice , but I think they will survive. I am going to do the lunchroom/playground aide and hopefully some subbing for the paras. Hoping I can be like a friend of mine and transfer to a full time para. Tomorrow I have to go get a TB tst and then Wednesday I get processed. Keep your fingers crossed. I just hate not having Chris here to discuss this with. I just don't want him to be mad at me =(. I am also going to woke extra hard on my AVON business and website. Hopefully I can get it going and start doing better.
These days just keep dragging on and on . I am fine during the day , but the later it gets the more I miss Chris.Less than 3 weeks til he's home though!!

Where to start....

So I have decided to start a blog. I'm hoping I can figure it all out :) Hopefully anyone who is reading this already knows who we are, but for those who do not I will give a little story. Chris and I went to high school together and were both in the band. We were friends, but when he would call to ask me on dates I told him I had to clean my room. Sorry but he scared me at the time =) Anyway he was stationed in Iraq and friended me on facebook. We began talking and ended up getting married on our one year anniversary. April 10.2010.

This is one of our engagement pics that Carly did for us. She did such a great job , but I won't bore you with a million pics

A pic of my best friends at my bridal shower. Thanks for putting it together girls!

The boys took Chris bowling for his bachelor party

My bridesmaids and myself in our room at the Galt House before my bachelorette party

Getting ready

We were missing a bridesmaid that day so I made bracelets for all of us to wear. They didn't fit so they put them on their shoes. Malorie I know you were there with us. Love and miss you!

Mr and Mrs

Now we both are living in Kansas. I have a job interview tomorrow at an elem. school on post and Chris is in the Army. He is currently doing desert training in preperation for his second tour in Iraq. I am hoping this blog will help occupy my time while he is gone.

Keeping Up With the Kardashians season premiere is on soon. Don't judge me , but I love this show. Until tomorrow.....