Our Christmas was wonderful--Jeff had a four day weekend so we had a lots of time to sit back and enjoy the holiday. Jessica got soooooo many presents and had a blast opening all of them. She looked like she was in shock when she first came downstairs Christmas morning and saw what Santa left for her. It was funny. It didn't take her long to realize their was candy in her stocking though!
After we ate our delicious Christmas dinner--honeybaked ham, homemade potatoe salad, green bean casserole, and fruit salad--the three of us met Jeremie, Cherisa, and her kids at the theatre to see the Tale of Deseroux. I couldn't believe the AMC theatre was actually open! It was packed, though, and the most amazing thing happened while we were there. Jeff and Jeremie went to get all of us some concessions, and when they came back Jeff told me that he didn't pay for any of it. I thought that maybe Jeremie had picked up the tab, but then they explained to us that an older gentleman standing behind them in line heard them talking about their jobs and life in the military and offered to pay for their drinks and popcorn. He gave them each $20 and told them to keep the change. He said that he used to be in the Navy and so every Christmas he likes to find service members and help them out a little since he knows all too well the sacrafices they make for our country. I was shocked that in todays society there are still people out there like that....like we all should be...it was a such a kind and thoughtful gesture. It really made our Christmas more special and Jeff assured me that they thanked him several times for his generosity.
As for New Years....Jeff has another four day weekend...YAY!!!!!....and tomorrow night we have some friends coming over to play games, have some drinks, and watch the ball drop. I don't really have any New Years resolutions....unless you count getting pregnant being one!!! Overall I just want to be happy and healthy this year. I can't wait to see what next year has in store for us!
Happy New Year everyone!!!!! And please be safe tonight and don't drink and drive!
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Our holidays aren't going exactly as expected....Jeff's command realized that he doesn't have that many leave days left and since they don't like for members to go in the hole with their leave days, they denied his leave chit for New Years, so it looks like we won't be going home. We were really upset and it was very hard telling our family the news cause we were all looking forward to seeing everyone. Needless to say, yesterday wasn't the best day...added to it that the three of us have all been passing the same cold back and forth for about five days or so and haven't been sleeping well at night, so we haven't been feeling our best anyway.
However, we are looking forward to playing the part of Santa Claus tonight and seeing Jessica wake up tomorrow morning and finding what he left for her.....and also, watching her finally getting to open all the presents under the tree--the ones she has been wanting to get into for weeks now! I can't wait! MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!
However, we are looking forward to playing the part of Santa Claus tonight and seeing Jessica wake up tomorrow morning and finding what he left for her.....and also, watching her finally getting to open all the presents under the tree--the ones she has been wanting to get into for weeks now! I can't wait! MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Potty-Training
Jessica didn't want to lay down for her nap this afternoon cause she said she had to go poop, so we plopped her on the toilet and she went again!!!!!!!!!!!! That's the big news for today....as for anything else...we spent the morning buying groceries for our Christmas dinner and tonight we're gonna take Jessica to see the Christmas lights on the beach! I can't wait!!!!!
Friday, December 19, 2008
Love/Hate
The love/hate relationship I have going with our house is currently bordering on hate. We just spent about 3 hours with the help of Jeremie replacing the upstairs bathtub drain and some pipes...turns out something wasn't screwed in quite right and it had been leaking for a while and finally dripped through the dining room ceiling when I was rinsing out the tub for Jessica's evening bath. We were able to fix it with a whole new drain kit, but now we have a 1ftx2ft hole in our dining room ceiling where we had to cut down some of the wet sheetrock to be able to reach the upstairs plumbing for the tub. I don't know when that problem will be fixed!
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Update
I can't believe Christmas is only a week away!!!!!!!! We've been busy with Christmas shopping, wrapping presents, enjoying the holiday with each other, planning our holiday leave, and several other things which is why I haven't updated recently....but I'll give it a try anyway....
Our Thaksgiving was wonderful. I cooked way to much food for the three of us so we were eating leftovers for days--although the deviled eggs only lasted a couple of hours!! I can't complain though cause everything was delicious. It definetely made up for last Thanksgiving. That weekend was spent putting up the Christmas tree and decorating it. Jessica loves it and had a blast helping!
Our roomie of nine months finally moved out and Jeff spent a couple of hours helping him move. That afternoon was spent putting up our old queen size bed in there for guests (since one of our Christmas presents to each other was a new King size bed!) and organizing some of the upstairs closets since we finally have an extra one to store stuff in. It's nice to finally have the house to ourselves again.
One weekend we painted our kitchen a neutral golden yellow called HoneyPot. It looks awesome and changes tones throughout the day depending on how the natural light hits it. I find myself still amazed with how much a simple coat of paint totally transforms a room. I LOVE IT!!!! And Jessica loved it too! She was quite entertaining while we were busy painting, declaring how much she loved yellow and how "beautiful" it is and how much she "doesn't like orange" now and it is "yucky," even though she loved it a month ago when we painted the dining room. It was pretty funny. Even now, over a week later she still is favoring the color yellow and says she doesn't like orange anymore.
AND...the most exciting thing...at least for us anyway....last night Jessica pooped in the toilet!!!!!! And I know in about another ten years or so she'll probably want to kill me for posting this but we're sooooo excited. After months of trying to potty-train and then her lack of interest in it....and finally she goes! Even though it is sorta backwards cause I know most kids usually will pee in the toilet before they will poop, I'm not gonna complain cause at least she's doing something! Our baby girl is really growing up....I even cried last night when she went! I'm so proud of her!
Our Thaksgiving was wonderful. I cooked way to much food for the three of us so we were eating leftovers for days--although the deviled eggs only lasted a couple of hours!! I can't complain though cause everything was delicious. It definetely made up for last Thanksgiving. That weekend was spent putting up the Christmas tree and decorating it. Jessica loves it and had a blast helping!
Our roomie of nine months finally moved out and Jeff spent a couple of hours helping him move. That afternoon was spent putting up our old queen size bed in there for guests (since one of our Christmas presents to each other was a new King size bed!) and organizing some of the upstairs closets since we finally have an extra one to store stuff in. It's nice to finally have the house to ourselves again.
One weekend we painted our kitchen a neutral golden yellow called HoneyPot. It looks awesome and changes tones throughout the day depending on how the natural light hits it. I find myself still amazed with how much a simple coat of paint totally transforms a room. I LOVE IT!!!! And Jessica loved it too! She was quite entertaining while we were busy painting, declaring how much she loved yellow and how "beautiful" it is and how much she "doesn't like orange" now and it is "yucky," even though she loved it a month ago when we painted the dining room. It was pretty funny. Even now, over a week later she still is favoring the color yellow and says she doesn't like orange anymore.
AND...the most exciting thing...at least for us anyway....last night Jessica pooped in the toilet!!!!!! And I know in about another ten years or so she'll probably want to kill me for posting this but we're sooooo excited. After months of trying to potty-train and then her lack of interest in it....and finally she goes! Even though it is sorta backwards cause I know most kids usually will pee in the toilet before they will poop, I'm not gonna complain cause at least she's doing something! Our baby girl is really growing up....I even cried last night when she went! I'm so proud of her!
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Thanksgiving Weekend & Such
Our Thanksgiving was awesome. I cooked way too much food for the three of us--turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, deviled eggs,, just to name a few--so we were eating leftovers for days. I'm not complaining though cause it was delicious, even though the deviled eggs only lasted a couple of hours!
The past week and a half have flown by....so many random things. We put up the Christmas tree and decorated it Thanksgiving weekend and have spent a lot of time Christmas shopping. I finally wrapped Jessica's presents and put under the tree a couple of days ago.
Friday our computer crashed so we had to spend the afternoon shopping for a new one without spending too much. I love the one we picked out!
Saturday morning was spent painting the kitchen a neutral golden yellow called HoneyPot. Jessica was quite entertaining as we were painting....she kept declaring how much she loved yellow, but now hated orange (as in the dining room, which she loved several weeks ago when we first painted it.) She said and I quote "The kitchen is beautiful and orange is yucky" It was hilarious. I still find myself amazed at how a simple coat of paint can totally transform the way a room looks and feels.
Last night while Jeff was out playing a poker game, I curled up on the couch with some ranch seasoned popcorn and recently bought fudge to watch Sisterhood 2 for a well needed break.
The past week and a half have flown by....so many random things. We put up the Christmas tree and decorated it Thanksgiving weekend and have spent a lot of time Christmas shopping. I finally wrapped Jessica's presents and put under the tree a couple of days ago.
Friday our computer crashed so we had to spend the afternoon shopping for a new one without spending too much. I love the one we picked out!
Saturday morning was spent painting the kitchen a neutral golden yellow called HoneyPot. Jessica was quite entertaining as we were painting....she kept declaring how much she loved yellow, but now hated orange (as in the dining room, which she loved several weeks ago when we first painted it.) She said and I quote "The kitchen is beautiful and orange is yucky" It was hilarious. I still find myself amazed at how a simple coat of paint can totally transform the way a room looks and feels.
Last night while Jeff was out playing a poker game, I curled up on the couch with some ranch seasoned popcorn and recently bought fudge to watch Sisterhood 2 for a well needed break.
Friday, December 5, 2008
Jeff's New PCM?
Jeff recieved a letter from Tricare yesterday stating that his new PCM effective as of April 2008 has changed to JTF, GTMO and that he should make initial contact with the new PCM within 30 days. There are so many things wrong with that, I wouldn't even know where to begin. Needless to say, we got a good laugh out of it!!!!
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