Long weekends just never seem long enough. My weekend started on Friday. I spent most of the day buying plants and doing yard work. Our front yard is finally coming along. When we first moved in, we tore out three huge, but dying bushes and the space has been empty for almost two summers. I… Continue reading The Long Weekend
The same day that I signed my life away up for the 2013 Chicago Marathon, I also committed to fundraising with Team Salute. Salute Inc is an organization that helps out active duty military members, veterans and their families. As most of you know I am a military mama by day and a blogger by night.… Continue reading Gratitude
The past week has been a whirlwind. I left my child for an extended period of time for the first time, I’ve been battling some serious jet-lag and I’m fighting a cold…all while trying to stay positive and upbeat. As much as I’m truly enjoying myself, I can’t help but want to pull the covers… Continue reading Greetings from Around the World
Homeownership kept us pretty busy this weekend. It was the first weekend we’ve been able to just futz around the house and get outside in the yard. We spent a lot of time at Home Depot and World Market. When we bought our house, we inherited a TON of garden space. I wasn’t joking. When… Continue reading Weekend Tidbits
Good evening! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. It was a drill weekend for me, so it was pretty uneventful. Yesterday after work, hubs and I met up with some friends at the zoo. A girlfriend of mine is a radiology tech at a local hospital and her job was giving them an employee… Continue reading Stuffed
This week has been the most stressful, yet exciting and at the same time kind of sad week of my life. Big “emotional rollercoaster” if you will. Hubs was doing some days at the base this week and on Tuesday we found out that he is being put on orders to work at the base… Continue reading The End of an Era
