Life As I Know It

My Silly Husband

2012-02-13T13:28:00.000-08:00

My silly husband has this veryyyyyy obnoxious habit. When I talk to him most of the time he almost never answers. Then I ask him again, all sassy like, and he gets all sassy back telling me he has already answered me. Well after a little investigating and talking to T I learned that he actually does answer me, but in his head. How weird! When he answers me in his head, he thinks that he is actually answering me out loud.

Does anyone elses husbands do this?! haha

If You Walked Into My House Right Now...

2012-02-05T00:12:00.000-08:00

I thought this was a neat linkup so I have decided to participate (for the first time in forever)! Head on over to My Life As A Sailors Princess to check it out. Basically the title explains it all. If you walked into my house right now this is what you'd see...

I clean my kitchen after every use but you will always find a single pot on the stove

ready to boil some water for Hot Chocolate (my favorite thing on this whole planet!)

We haven't been able to eat at the dinner table for weeks

because my hubby is using it to work on his model train layout

Our closet is a HOT MESS! I blame my husbands Sea bags all piled on the floor

but really I make up about 80% of the problem

We have moved out Family Wall! It is now on one of our red accent walls and it is soooo fab!

(excuse the gigantic sheet of Styrofoam and creepy gigantic Pixar lamp)

One of my favorite parts of the living room

Hope you enjoyed and linkup at My Life As a Sailors Princess!

1 Year Down!

2012-02-02T09:26:00.000-08:00

Remember this post last year? Well, here is what that secret was all about.

A year and 11 days ago today T and I eloped. We were getting married in June so his best friend could be there but we did not want to wait that long! So we eloped. We went to the Town Green by my parents house and got married in a gazebo by my Dad (who is an ordained minister, apparently with the internet and 10 minutes of time is pretty easy to do) and a few family and friends. From everyone else we decided to keep it a secret so they could all come to our June wedding. As our "real" anniversary, January 22, came up this year, it was amazing to 1. tell people that we have actually been married since January, and 2. reminisce on the year we've had. And boy, has it been an amazing one.

1 year down, 99 more to go! (yes, T and I plan on living until we are 120 & 121. You just wait and see!)

LOVEEEEEE

My Name is Delainey, and I am a Mormon

2012-02-01T20:12:00.000-08:00

Yes, I have totally fallen off the face of the planet. I have actually been wanting to write for some time but I just haven't had the chance. So be prepared for multiple posts this week (and I am promising that I will post).

ANYWAY, so that big news I was talking about in my last post...For starters, I am not pregnant. I know the way I wrote it made it sound like I was hiding this huge pregnancy secrete. But no, no babies for a long longggggggg time. The big news is......

I AM A MORMON!

I got baptized on January 9th in Utah so all of T's family could be there. It has been such an amazing change in my life. I am not going to go on and on about it, or try to convert you (don't worry!) but I have done a lot of studying and it all just felt right and true. So I took the plunge (no pun intended haha).

I know many people have questions about the Mormon church, SOOOOO if you have questions about these....

or this book.....

Or this guy....

Feel free to ask! And stay tuned this week for some of the other exciting happenings in my life.

Much Love!

Neglect

2011-12-19T10:05:00.000-08:00

Oh dear Blog, I am so sorry for neglecting you! School was to blame. Seriously. For the past few weeks I have been sooo overwhelmed with schoolwork and being a housewife (ever since I quit working I am pretty sure I have lost my mind, I forget to turn off the engine while filling the car up, I constantly leave the keys on the front seat when I leave the car, I leave my blender on the stove and completely melt it, urgh but I digress...)

So for those of you who follow me on twitter and even Facebook, you probably know a little what is going on in my life, but if you don't, here it goes!

My husband dropped and broke my DSLR camera, so it sits in pieces on our dinning room table =[.

Since we cannot afford to fix it right now, the holidays will be pretty low on pictures this year.

Thanksgiving was at our apartment. It was such a great time! 8 people in our little apartment. Our dining table only seats 4, so we got pretty creative with it. We also did a very non-traditional Thanksgiving. We has a seafood Thanksgiving. Oh it was soooo delishhh.

It's Christmas time! And we have gotten into the holiday spirit at our house. Since this is our first Christmas together we do not have much decorations (they are expensive! I plan on going after Christmas and stocking up!) but we do have a fabulous tree...

It took us hoursss and 2,500 lights to light up this beast!

I also made this fabulous wreath with my lovely friend Erin (thanks Pinterest!)

I have finally finished this Semester. Longest 8 week session of my life! But I finally get to sell this nasty stack of books and get them out of my life!

I watched this documentary on Netflix, "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" (oh it is soo good! you have to watch it) basically it convinced me to go on a juice fast and I convinced T to do it with me. My plan was to fast for 10 days but after 4 days of just this...

We broke down and had to eat real food. But in the 4 days, I could tell I lost weight (we do not have a scale) I just wish I had the willpower to do the whole 10 days. But it was a good, eating healthy jump start.

Some more exciting stuff has happened but I am going to save that for another post. It's such a big deal it deserves its own post.

I love you all and I hope you all have a fabulous holidays with your friends and family!

2011-11-17T12:53:00.001-08:00

Ever since I have started school I have lost my want to blog. 1, all I do is schoolwork. My life has become the most boring, and loser-ish life imaginable. The only time I leave the house it to take T to and from work (yup, the truck is still broken down) or to go to the grocery store. I literally get zero human interaction so I have nothing interesting to blog about. 2, in the rare occasion I think of something to blog, after I am done with schoolwork I do not even want to look at a computer. I spend so much of the day reading lessons, writing discussion boards, writing papers on the computer my eyes are spent.

Hopefully I can get back into this because I love my blog, the blogs I follow and all my dear followers but I am just in a blogging rut.

Who is with me?!

2011-11-01T11:38:00.000-07:00

Well, for obvious reasons, the Middle East has been completely ruined for my husband. So my question to you is...

Who wants to go to Abu Dhabi with me?!

I WILL go there one day...

21 years, 4 Halloweens...

2011-10-31T10:31:00.000-07:00

Well, it is Halloween and everyone is posting about their present and past Halloweens. I have very mixed emotions about Halloween. Let me take you back to my childhood... (haha this won't get all sad or sappy I promise)

I was never allowed to celebrate Halloween growing up. As apart of my parents religion secular holidays were not allowed (like on Easter I have never painted an egg or gone on a Easter egg hunt and, still to this day, I never have). With that being said, I never got to dress up or, trick or treat until one year I decided I was going to be a normal teenager and go trick or treating (I later learned that 16 is a tad too old to trick or treat but whatever). I begged my mom to let me "Just pass out candy" with my friend. She let me go and from my friends house we left and went trick or treating! It was so fabulous and I couldn't believe I had been missing out for the past 16 years! (Fun fact of firsts, this year was the first time I carved a pumpkin)

As this year's Halloween has come, T and I are doing nothing. No parties this past weekend, no handing out candy, just hanging out with each other. This year is an ode to my past and oddly enough, I am enjoying it. Is it possible to grow out of a "holiday" when you were so deprived from it as a child? If so, I think that is what is happening. I used to sit at my window as a kid and watch all the costumed children, go door to door, having a blast doing it. But now, I think I have lost my feverish need to participate in Halloween.

Hmm....

Worst Way To Pick Up A Woman

2011-10-27T17:58:00.000-07:00

Literally, this is the WORST way to pick up someone. Some guy called me, I answered, it was the wrong number, I hung up.

Then this happened...
(I would have posted this sooner but it literally took me a week to figure out how to take a screenshot haha)

I wonder if he tries to pick up all girls this way, and if it actually works?

Love it, Hate it, Leave it

2011-10-24T08:30:00.000-07:00

Let me tell you the story about this...thing...

(It normally doesn't look this poopy...It's just all salty from our last winter visit to Utah)

First off, let me tell you, I have a love hate relationship with my husbands truck. It is sooo comfortable, safe (my car is so light it get pushed around the road easily) and the best car to travel in (heated seats in Utah winters, I think soo) BUT this car gives us NOTHING but problems!

Let me give you some back story about this vehicle. My husband was 19 and it was his first week in California. Him and his friend decided to take the bus into town one weekend. Well, the bus took 3 hours for a drive that takes about 20 minutes by a personal vehicle. T's friend decided he NEVER wanted to do that again and they were off to the first dealership in town, 500 Motors (they were on the Navy "do not go" list, and since they were closed by the BBB). T's friend didn't find a car he wanted so on the spot my husband decided HE was going to buy a car. He found a little red car he thought was okay, and began to sign papers.

Suddenly, a few papers in, my husband got cold feet (righfully so, he was about to buy a car on a whim!)and told the salesman he didn't want the car. This is when the salesman breaks the news...

"Sorry Man, you've already bought the car... If you want to get another car you can but you have to buy a car today because you've signed the papers."

What bullcrap! But my young silly husband believed him. He went back onto the lot and pointed at the truck and bought it right on the spot. Didn't sit inside, didn't take it for a test drive, didn't even look at the odometer. So he bought a ten year old F150, with 100,000+ miles on it, for $14,000 with 16% financing (thankfully we paid the truck off last year so we officially OWN it).

So we have this truck... and it is a fabulous car, when it was brand new it was top of the line but now it has become a money pit. It has a brand new transmission but that is about all that it has going for it. It seems like every month we have to fix something on it. I am not even going to get into the long laundry list of problems we've had with this thing. But currently the AC door, and the AC belt (it sounds TERRIBLE when the car is running) are broken and just last week it has decided not to start!

I am trying to convince T to sell the darn thing before it COMPLETELY dies on us.

Yesterday he said,

"It's good to have 2 cars when 1 breaks down"

My response,

"Well, why don't we get rid of the car that is always breaking down?"

Delainey for the win! My car has NEVER, knock on wood, has any problems, everrrr and it too is paid off, so added plus there!

By selling the truck we can totally put the money in savings for our move to San Fran. PLUS, there is no way we need two cars up there anyway, especially a truck. And with me not working now, one car will suit us just fine. I am going to plant a new seed every day until I can convince T to sell his baby. Hopefully by Christmas the truck will be gone. Fingers crossed!

My Not So Bucket-y, Bucket List...

2011-10-21T09:00:00.000-07:00

The other day my husband and I were talking about our future (we've been doing that a lot lately since T gets out of the military soon) and I brought up the idea of making different lists for our life. It will consist of thing we want, and plan to accomplish. I haven't finished my OFFICIAL bucket list (all the things I want to do before I die) but I have completed my "Before Baby Bucket List" (all the things I want to accomplish before I have to become ~~unselfish~~ a mommy for the rest of my life ).

Here it is!

Before Baby Bucket List

1.Take a USA road-trip (and go wherever the wind takes us)
2. Complete Batchelors degree

3. Obtain teaching credentials (multiple and hopefully single subject)

4. Get a CAREER!

5. Complete Masters degree in Education

6. Travel to at least one country in Europe

I guess making bucket lists together are apart of being Forever Newlywed <3

What's YOUR Song?

2011-10-20T09:20:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I have linked up with Goodnight Moon so here we GOOOOO.

I am pretty much in LOVE with Lily Allen. Her music is fun, witty and socially relevant. When this song, Everyone's At It, came on my Pandora I was automatically hooked. Enjoy!

Michael Jackson's Biggest Fan

2011-10-19T10:18:00.000-07:00

Guess what?! I am finally blogging from my own laptop! I start school next week so I was FORCED to get one. Don't get me wrong, I am super excited to have my own computer again (sharing the MAC wasn't too great and T's old laptop is so jacked up I refused to use it), I just super duper hate spending money. So now I can blog on a more regular basis (unless school takes over my life, which it just might).

This past week was pretty fabulous. My fabulous mother & sister in-law came into town along with T's best friend. T took a week of leave and we PARTIEDDDD (seriously, it was a really good time).

I want to talk about how fabulous my Mother in-law is...

Not because she made me this fabulous apron...

Or bought me this fabulous cook book (seriously, every recipe I have tried has been so delish!)

(are you sick of the word fabulous yet? haha)

But because of her indescribable obsession of Michael Jackson. She is his ultimate fan! She was able to get tickets to his last tour in London (which was sold out in hours). So that's amazing-ness #1.

Amazing-ness #2, when he died she drove all the way from Utah to California to be amidst all the Jackson fans. She also entered the lottery to be able to attend his memorial service. She didn't win the lottery BUT she met a woman who won the lottery but couldn't use her tickets, so she gave my mother in-law her tickets for free ( which is crazy in it's self because people were selling them for crazyyy amounts of money). She got into his memorial service!

Amazing-ness #3, this past week week when everyone was in town she wanted to go to LA and enter the lottery to get into Michael Jackson's death trial. And guess what, she got in! Her luck NEVER runs out!

I don't think I have ever met someone who has loved someone as much as my Mother in-law loves Michael Jackson. And someone with such good luck.

Unemployed...

2011-10-07T09:43:00.000-07:00

Well, yesterday was my last day at work. I will never be making that hour commute ever again. I will never advise this Student Government again...

I will never sit at this desk ever again...

I will never have bosses as cool as the ones I had (seriously, I don't think I will ever get that lucky ever again).

I feel weird and naked without a job. I just don't want people to be all judgy judgy about me not working (some people are actually like that). But with that being said I am so excited to just be able to focus on school and give my classes all my effort. Things are going to get pretty tight around our house but T and I decided that it was an important sacrifice.

This is the start to a new adventure!

I Am DYING!

2011-10-03T16:07:00.000-07:00

Oh my gosh. I am dyinggggggg. T and I have decided to start eating healthier and working out on a regular basis. We've both gained a little weight (I seriously have been sausag-ing myself into my clothes) that we would like to see disappear. I avidly disapprove of diets because I like food way too much to restrict myself from it. Since I have been slacking at the gym (and by slacking I mean not even going) I have done the unthinkable. I am on a diet! And it is TERRIBLE. I am logging what I eat and I am not to exceed 1400 calories a day. It is so hard! Calories go by so fast! Right now, as I type, I have only 398 calories left for the day. My snacks are looking a lot like this....

Since this is the first day it has been so tough. Hopefully it gets easier as time goes on and hopefully I can get my butt to the gym!

I Am So Thankful!

2011-10-02T16:20:00.000-07:00

Today my husband's old battalion deployed and I am soooo thankful my husband moved so he wouldn't have to go (some people have their own feelings about this so please, I don't want to hear it. T didn't want to deploy, someone else did, end of story). Today he would have been gone and I don't know how I could handle without him. Even though he annoys me when he plays computer games with his friends for hours, makes a mess in the kitchen or takes our name off the Navy Ball list without telling me (I am so mad about that! But were saving that for another day), I am so thankful he can just be around. I am thankful I can be loved on by him, annoyed by him, share laughs with him and just be with him. Our house would be so silent and sad T. Moments like this are a reminder of how much I cherish moments with my husband.

I LOVE the Bar!

2011-09-27T18:40:00.000-07:00

Okay, first of all I am not an alcoholic already! Haha, I just have a new found love for the bar after my birthday! My birthday was a blast (I promise I will stop talking about my birthday after this). First I had the day off so I did ABSOLUTELY nothing besides talking on the phone with my mom and make some soup. Then my wonderful husband cam home and told me I had to get ready NOW. I was kind of annoyed because I didn't know we were going out so early and I was now rushed to get ready.

We stopped at Walmart so I can legally buy my first rack of liquor. And naturally I don't get carded!! That would totally happen.

Then met up with KC and Kate at their house in Carlsbad. Kate and I were all dressed up and had no clue where we were going. We pre gamed a bit then we headed to the secrete location.

Turns out, the boys planned a nice dinner in San Diego for us (Kate is deploying this weekend so it was like her going away too). We took this beauty...

courtesy of mysandiegolife.com

The Coaster down to downtown San Diego. And fun fact if you are even in the San Diego area, you can drink on The Coaster! It was so much fun, we brought drinks, the people around us had drinks. It was a party train!

The train dropped us off a block from The W hotel where we had dinner reservations! (Those boys did good!). Dinner was so swanky and classy! And I ordered my first legal drink at a restaurant!

Guess what, I didn't get carded for that either!! I must look old or something. After dinner the boys smoked cigars and we caught the coaster back up to Carlsbad. (Kate had the pics but I don't want to bother her with her deploying so soon, she has lots on her plate!)

A little later our friends came over and we hit the bars! They were all within walking distance which was perfect! Eek. So much fun!

I fell, of course...

I definitely got carded at the bars so it made up for earlier. I also (and my husband probably hated this but I call it being thrifty) would walk up to the bar next to a guy and tell him it was my birthday. They would buy me a drink then Id walk back to my husband and friends. Haha I am the biggest jerk! But free drinks? I'll take it. Our night of bar hopping ended at Dennys (naturally) and our friend's futon.

Overall it was an amazing birthday, with my amazing husband and my amazing friends!

I Am 21!

2011-09-23T09:04:00.000-07:00

Normally on Fridays (because I work Tuesday through Thursday) I wake up around 8:30 or 9ish but today I woke up at 7! SEVEN! I feel like a little kid who wakes up SUPERRRR early on Christmas because....

IT'S MY 21st BIRTHDAY!!

It is so crazy how time flies. It seems like it was just yesterday I was 18 years old, traveling all of Southern California with this boy I barely knew. Then my 19th birthday rolled around, a week before my wonderful boyfriend was about to deploy. Those were SAD times. And to be honest, I don't really remember doing anything for my 19th. My 19th I was so focused on spending on every last minute I could with T. And for my 20th my family was out of town (we did a birthday picnic before they left) so T surprised me at work the day of my birthday then T and I cooked a lovely dinner at their house, then that weekend we went to the aquarium.

Now it is September 23rd, 2011 and I cannot believe its yet another birthday! I am excited and super blessed to have another year of life and to spend tonight with my WONDERFUL friends, my AMAZING husband, and my new BFF, the Bar!

Happy Friday!

What's Your Song? Birthday Edition!

2011-09-22T07:56:00.000-07:00

My 21st Birthday is tomorrow!!! So I feel this song is very appropriate....

Katy Perry Ft. Missy Elliott- Last Friday Night

Now go link up and check out other songs at Goodnight Moon!

Well, Hello Officer...

2011-09-18T19:49:00.000-07:00

It has been a very long since I have been stopped or ~~spoken to~~ lectured by the Police (not including military police, last week we were stopped for a "random anti terror check" on base, don't even get me started on that!) I am pretty sure I was in high school the last time I was in trouble with the po'. I snuck out of my friends house and we were caught out past curfew with some boys. I was 16 and stupid haha. This weekend T and I had a lovely encounter with Carlsbad's finest. T had an assignment for film school where he had to go out and film his surroundings using different settings on his camera. Since my husband is OBSESSED with trains his first instinct was to hit up the train tracks.

So we went to a railroad crossing in Carlsbad. Walked all over the tracks, hung off the light towers, T did some climbing....

About 20 minutes into our railroad extravaganza the Carlsbad Police shows up. Someone reported suspicious people on the railroad tracks. Yes that's right, suspicious...

And APPARENTLY being on the railroad tracks is a misdemeanor. Thats right, like a handcuffs and go to jail misdemeanor. Luckily the cop was a pretty cool guy and basically told us that he will run our info and if nothing came back on us he was just going to let us go. But he did want us to know that we were trespassing on government property and that if a train is going through there fast enough we can get sucked in and die.

Morbid. But I guess it was a good point.

Anyway, since my husband and I are outstanding citizens our checks turned out clean and the officer told us that he was sorry to stop us from filming but we had to get off the tracks. Then he left

After we left we were amazed that someone called the cops on us! It was so weird but made for a good memory...

Does This Bother Anyone Else?

2011-09-14T20:56:00.000-07:00

I hate being referred to as a "Dependent Wife". I hate the term. T's friends use it, and call me it every now and again. They use it when I make appointments or when I talk to Military One Source. "Are you active duty or a Dependent?" YUCK! I even hate the term Dependent. I am not Dependent on my husband. I can make it in this world perfectly fine without him (even though I cannot imagine being without the love of my life). Bleh, what happened to just being a wife? I guess you throw that out the window when you marry into the military...

What Did I Do?!

2011-09-13T18:12:00.000-07:00

So I have been wanting to quit my job for some while because

1. It is not anywhere close to what I want to be doing
2. I work only 20 hours a week and with a 45 minute commute it's not worth it anymore
3. Work was making me feel so down! I won't go into it because it is a LONGGG story but it was.

Anyway, T and I talked about it and before he was telling me that I need to work because we are broke. But the other day he said I can quit. SOOOOOO, I did it! I put in my 2 month? notice. I am quitting in the end of October. I am so excited but scared at the same time. I am going to be unemployed... but I am excited that I get to focus on school. I am also going to find a VERY part time job down here. Something that is 10 hours a week, preferably in a preschool or classroom setting.

I am super excited yet mortified at the same time.

We will see how it goes!

9/11

2011-09-11T14:00:00.000-07:00

I think it is sad that it takes a National Tragedy for most people to actually have some American Pride...

Happy Birthday! & How Pinteresting Wednesdays

2011-09-07T20:52:00.000-07:00

So if you follow me on Facebook (and you should!) you would know that Sunday the 4th was this handsome man's 22nd birthday...

I am a little late (it's been hard to blog with work, classwork and one working laptop) but I am going to blog about it anyway. This weekend was pretty interesting. T's friend C. came to stay with us (because he's been stuck in the barracks for weeks recovering from shoulder surgery). Sunday during the day we went to Boomers with C. and another friend. I must say, being with those two guys and my husband was WEIRD. They both have whores for wives (or so I hear) so they were women hating pretty much the whole time. 1 is getting divorced but the other is just cheating on his wife that's cheating on him (seriously just get a divorce) anyway, that was pretty unenjoyable. Then Sunday night we had a party with a whole bunch of his friends. That was a good time, there was cake, pizza, drinks, music, dancing, hot tubing, searching for our drunk friend that wandered off. Overall it was a good time, even though our house as trashed the next morning.

Overall I know my hubby didn't have the best birthday weekend (his best friend was out of town and I couldn't buy him a present because we are so FREAKING poor right now) but it was something!

Now onto this!...

If you are not already following me in Pinterest you should! My linkydoo is somewhere over there
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ANYWAY

Here are a few things I am in love with this week!

I wish I ate this tonight for dinner...

I plan on redoing our "Family Wall" like this, so pretty!

I want to have a baby before T gets out

of the military just so we can do this!

"Some people are gay. Get over it"

Well said!

I Got In!

2011-09-07T14:28:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I got accepted here:

AAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!

I start in October. I am officially one step closer to my Bachelor's Degree.

What's Your Song

2011-09-01T07:59:00.000-07:00

So on this past weekends adventure (for more about that terrible experience click here) my girl Courtney made a CD and this song was on it...

I have become OBSESSED! It reminds me a lot of what I thought when I first met my husband haha

Enjoy... and linkup at Goodnight Moon!

NEVER AGAIN!

2011-08-31T19:17:00.000-07:00

Okay! Cornfest has come and gone and I have come to the realization that I never want to go back again. BUT before I get into that I would like to update you on my feelings (yawnnn). Seriously though, it wont be that boring I promise. I am feeling so much better!!! I still don't have any friends down here but I am occupying my time with school and I have also picked up a few odd jobs here and there (so I can stop feeling useless). Anyway, the point I am trying to make is that I am pretty darn happy.

So you are probably wondering about the Cornfest. Well, let me just say it was the most miserable weekend of my life. First, we drove the truck in which the AC was broken in. We thought that we would be okay because on the way there we would mostly be traveling at night. The whole ride looked a lot like this...

Except WORSE. The tempature did not decrease as the night wore on, it INCREASED. At one point in was 110 degrees outside. No AC, 110 degree heat, leather seats equals most miserable car ride EVER.

So we get to Enterprise Thursday night and Friday we go straight to work husking, shucking, bagging and freezing corn so we can take home. That wasn't too bad, Courtney, Gina and I had a good time laughing and telling jokes. But I was pretty annoyed that T was ignoring me the whole time. This is what he does when he gets around his cousins and uncle. He completely ignores me and enters this LALA land with them.

Saturday was the actual Cornfest, and this day is stressful in general. Everyone is broken into groups and given tasks in 2 hour rotations. To make a long story short everyone is always mad at each-other at one point or another for "not working". And this year it really got on my nerves. I have come to the conclusion that I don't want to drive 8 hours, spend $200 in gas and work very hard all weekend to be in the midst of drama and to have people mad at me for "not working" and to have my husband TOTALLY ignore me.

On the plus side though, Courtney, Gina and I had a fun time exploring Enterprise, walking across the dam in the pitch black dark, finding cougars (the actual animal, not the man hunting old ladies), and trying to catch crawfish. If Courtney and Gina did not come with me I would have wanted to kill myself.

Once Sunday we rolled around I was quite excited to head home. We ghetto rigged the AC so it could blow semi cold air so we were able to ride with the windows up and in a semi cold car which was awesome. But then about 20 miles outside of Barstow we ended up getting a flat tire. So I wake T up and pull off to the side of the road. We hop out, him to fix the tire and me to keep him company.

Of course it was 106 degrees outside, so T was a crabby patty the whole time. He pulled the flat tire off the car and threw it. But of course the tire lands tire side up and rolls down a hill. So me in my sandals track down this hill to push the tire back up. Naturally the tire lands in a pricker bush, so my feet and hands are getting cut up while trying to pick up this tire AND to top it off the tire is scalding hot! It was just a terrible experience all around! We were sooo happy to get home!

I am thankful for the tons of corn we now have in our freezer...

and for the corn I brought back for family and friends, but I am dead set on never going again...

Getting Ready for the Corn!

2011-08-24T20:43:00.000-07:00

First I would like to thank all you wonderful ladies that commented on my last post. Your kind words and advice really meant the world to me! I wish you ladies were on the same coast as I! My feelings have been up and down but I am going to ACTIVELY try to make some MilSpouse friends. We will see how that goes...

Anyway, It is Cornfest time again! If you don't know what I am talking about checkout my post last year on it.

Cornfest 2010

I just finished half of my wedding Thank You cards (seriously, did it take everyone else forever to do theirs? I have been dreading doing them from beginning!) for the side of the family that will be there. Now we are about to pack and clean up the house. Right after work tomorrow we (TJ, me, Courtney and Gina) will be making the 6 hour drive to Enterprise, Utah, where the population is approximately 2,000 and there is 1 stoplight in the whole town (yes, that is a true fact) It's always nice to see family, Grandpa Holt's farm, eat LOTS of corn, and marvel at this tiny little town.

I will post pics after we get back!

I Don't Fit In...

2011-08-22T13:27:00.000-07:00

I feel like I don't fit in anywhere. I don't fit in with my hometown friends because they are all off at college, having fun and hanging out every day. I don't fit in at work because I am still a student. I especially don't fit in with other military wives because I don't have any kids nor do I want any right now. I am having a really hard time trying to find my place SOMEWHERE and it is just not happening. It is making me really sad. Like every day sad. I am starting to think I am depressed...

HELP.... San Francisco Here We Come!

2011-08-21T00:16:00.000-07:00

Okay! Here's the deal. TJ and I are moving to San Francisco next June! That is right, we will be EAS-ing and living a NORMAL life! And by normal I mean, terrifying and unpredictable civilian life. Anyhow, I need anyone's help. Anyone that knows San Francisco.

Where the heck is a good place to live?! We are looking into buying a house (and by house I mean condo/townhome... we cant afford a house, house, then again, are there any house, houses in San Francisco?). I found a few homes we liked (and could afford) in the Bayview-Hunters point area but apparently there is a high crime/ murder rate there! T accused me of trying to move us into the ghetto but trust me, that is the last thing I want to do!

We are also looking outside the city but not too far from it because T's school is smack in the middle of San Francisco. Being from Orange County I am kind of picky about where we live. I want to live somewhere safe and desirable. Sooooo, any suggestions? We are going to visit over Labor Day Weekend but we need a place to begin!

P.S Our day today was exactly like this....

And it was perfect...

Excited for School!?

2011-08-19T08:41:00.000-07:00

Oh boy! I start classes again next week. I am excited only for the fact that these are the last 3 classes I need before I can teach pre-school! And what is more awesome about that?! The fact that they are all 8 week classes. In 2 months I could start applying for jobs down by my house (for a much needed new job AND commute break). I have never been so excited to start classes at community college!

As far as Brandman University, I am waiting to see if I can enroll in classes starting in October. Fingers crossed! If I don't get into Brandman I have no clue what my next move will be...

Happy Friday y'all (I never use y'all in real life but when blogging it seems appropriate!)

What an Awesome Weekend

2011-08-16T21:36:00.000-07:00

Well I had the best weekend. Just what I needed to get myself out of my slump. First on Friday my friends Gina and Courtney (who I never see because they go to school in Idaho) came over. We first went to the beach. It wasn't really beach weather but we were determined so we headed to Del Mar on Camp Pendleton. My favorite moment happened at the beach. We were walking to the car and saw a guy in a shirt that said "Asains Love it" WELLLL, with Gina being half Asian we HAD to get her to take a pic with him. How did we do this? I went something like this....

Courtney: You need to take a pic with him Gina
Me: Yes dooo itt!!
Gina: I am not going to just go up to him and ask!
Me: Oh I will! Wait I'm nervous. No I am going to do it! (From 40 feet away) Hey, Hey HEYYY!! Come here! My firend is Asian and she wants to take a picture with you!
Random Marine: Haha okay.

It was an embarrassing and awkward moment for all parties involved.

Anyway, we laid out, gossiped, and had an epic water adventure. We basically got raped by the water and LOTSSS of boobs were exposed. Then we went out to dinner, ice-cream, Walmart, Redbox, played the PlayStation moton game thingy and watched a TERRIBLE movie. T said we were EXTREMELY loud all night but that just means we had a good time, right?

Then the next day my best friends from High School basketball came over. We went out to sushi (my favorite food of all time) gossiped (yes, I am a big gossiper, don't judge I know you do it too..) headed to the outlets did some "wishing we had $$ to buy clothes" then headed back to my place for some drinks and homemade ice-cream. It was perfect.

To top it off I went to dinner today (I know, I know, it wasn't the weekend) an old friend from High School Stephanie.

Being able to hang with friends really lifted my spirits. I am thankful to have such great people in my life!

Piss on the Navy....

2011-08-11T20:10:00.000-07:00

T and I are both having a "Piss on the Navy" moment. It's evaluation time and Hubby got his eval back today. He got a "Must Promote" (last eval he go an "Early Promote"). He sat down with his Chief to go over the evaluation and to make a long story short, Chief told hubby that he deserves an "Early Promote" (since currently he works at an E5 level anyway), but since he is getting out in a year they gave it to somebody else.

Just hearing T tell me this pissed me off so much! So what if he's getting out in a year? What happened to rewarding those who earn it? GAH! Hubby was upset when I came home, and rightfully so.

So to cheer my husband up, and because he needed it for his classes at the Academy of Art, we bought this today...

I'm super jealous! I want one too but we spent a whole paycheck on this puppy! Christmas maybe? Anyway, the lovely MacBook Pro took our minds off this stupid eval stuff...

Friends?

2011-08-11T08:00:00.000-07:00

I feel like I have been a super bad blogger lately. I just have not been inspired to write. Needless to say, I am in a mood.... It has been really hard to make friends down here and it's really bumming me out. I get super jealous when T goes out with his friends because I have nobody to call up and hang with really fast. It's pretty lame I also really want to find another job because if one more person says "You're still here?!" I will seriously flip (I work at the community college I used to, and still, go to)

Anyway, these big parts of my life, Friends and Work, are totally sucking right now. So I need your help ladies, how did you make friends at your post?

Post Wedding Chop!

2011-08-06T13:53:00.000-07:00

I cut my hair! (and by cut my hair I mean I took my extensions out). I wanted to do this FOREVER ago but I kept the long hair for the wedding. Now that it's over, it's short hair timeeee!!

Before

After

16 and NOT Pregnant

2011-08-03T10:38:00.001-07:00

HAHA I just had to share...

A Mood...

2011-07-29T16:17:00.000-07:00

I haven't been writing much because I have been in a "mood".For about half of the day I am genuinely happy. For the other half I have to try my hardest to be happy and, without fail, there is a moment in everyday that I become extremely angry, uncomfortable, and sad. I am STRESSED OUT about so much. I feel like my life is going NOWHERE. To top it off I barely make any money anymore so one, I feel like this big useless burden on my husband and two, I feel SUPER POOR. To top it all off, now we have all this new crap to pay for. I am (most likely) starting Brandman University this fall as a full-time student at about 2k a trimester. My husband is starting classes, part time, at the Art Institute this fall (which is AWESOME and I am very excited for him) which is about 2k per class. We just got a $1200, yes that is not a typo, ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS, phone bill for roaming charges in the Dominican (we paid for an overseas plan but NOBODY told us that our phones will use a BAGALLION kilobytes of data when it just sits there). I have been on the phone with Verizon for 3 consecutive days but everyone I speak to refuses to help. We want to get the AC fixed on the truck before we go to the family Cornfest but that will cost a cool $700. It is funny how all these sudden charges show up when you have spent all your money on a Wedding.

Anyway, I am not sure if my sadness is all about money or I have some type of other emotional issue that makes our money woes bigger than they actually are (T thinks we will be perfectly fine). I just wish I could shake this feeling. It's terrible...

I Am A Bandwagoner!

2011-07-25T07:00:00.000-07:00

I did it! I jumped on the Pinterest bandwagon! I actually heard of it not to long of ago after 3 ladies that I follow on twitter (and blogspot) were looking for invites. I was skeptical at first because I didn't quite know what it was and I was positive I would hate it if it was another social networking site. But it's not! I must say I LOVEEE it. It reminds me a lot of Tumblr (I am not a traitor I promise, I write a blog for work on Tumblr) and twitter mixed together (that probably makes no sense).

Anywayyyy, my point is follow me on Pinterest!

Did You Notice...

2011-07-22T08:18:00.000-07:00

Notice something different?! The wonderful Brea from Utterly Chaotic Designs designed me a new blog design!! Isn't it gorgeous? My last yellow one was ALLLL jacked up! I told myself I would figure it out but that just wasn't possible for me (because I am totally computer illiterate). So I had the lovely Brea step in and take over, and she did an amazing job!

Be sure to stop by her site and check out all her other beautiful designs!

What's Your Song??

2011-07-21T08:05:00.000-07:00

Of course I am linking up this week at Goodnight Moon. I really enjoy when rappers get all sentimental and make a song that isn't about bitches and hoes....

Wedding Pt. 4 Ceremony

2011-07-20T18:06:00.000-07:00

I know I sad I was going to do this yesterday but I totally failed. I got distracted by Harry Potter (not because I love it but because I feel like I have to watch it to be a good American).

Anyway, ceremony pics, here we goooo!

Wedding Pt. 3 Candids

2011-07-19T07:34:00.000-07:00

I love candid photos! They really catch the tone of the day and the mood of everyone... Enjoy

Ceremony pics will be coming later today!

Wedding Pt. 2...Portraits

2011-07-18T20:40:00.000-07:00

I know you are wanting to see pics of our faces huh? Haha. Here they go...

Candids will be posted tomorrow morning =]

P.S Much more pics are up on my FB, if you are not my friend already, friend me!

XOXO

Wedding Pt. 1.. The Details

2011-07-18T09:25:00.000-07:00

I got my wedding photos back yesterday!! Unfortunately most of the reception photos were corrupted but my photographer is working on recovering them. But as of now, the pictures we do have are absolutely BEAUTIFUL! I am in love with all of them!

I figured, since there are so many, that I would share them with you in parts. Today will be part one, the details...

Later today I'll post more =]

VERTICAL LICENSE?!

2011-07-16T14:38:00.000-07:00

Okay, now it is time for a rant. But first, I must say I have never seen the DMV work so efficiently! I went in on Monday to change my name and today, Saturday, I got my new license in the mail. Impressive! Anyway... that is what I am going to rant about. My new license. It looks like this...

Its Vertical! What the heck, when did California start doing this? I guess now for minors (under 21) you get a vertical license then when you turn 21, they flip is horizontal. I have 2 problems with this, one, since I began driving (a mere four years ago) I had a horizontal license. SEEEEE....

It has become near and dear to my heart. And I have become used to it...Now this new license is really throwing me off. It doesn't even fit in my wallet properly! The second problem I have is that my 21st birthday is in 2 months!! Couldn't they just have given me a horizontal license for good measure? But nooooo, I'll have to renew again in 2 months so I can get my beautiful horizontal license back!

But I digress....

Thanks for letting me rant!

I Just Felt Like Writing...

2011-07-16T10:33:00.000-07:00

I am really in the mood to blog today, about what though, I don't know. I'll probably ramble on about a few things and call it a day.

We have seriously outgrown our house already. There is not enough room to put ANYTHING. It's actually rather annoying because our house always looks like a hot mess, when really it is because there is no proper place for anything. This makes me really happy, though, that we decided to not rent the very small but super cheap place that we loved. We'd be swamped there. Anyway, we have decided that when T gets out of the military, and we leave this apartment that I love so much, that we are BUYING A HOUSE, with much more room of course. And when we say buying a house, we mean try to buy a house. We don't know exactly how it will go but we are going to try, at least that is the plan for now (T changes his mind like every week). We want to move up by my parents house, ie. the nice part of town but there is not much we can afford up there so this will be an adventure! I am really looking forward to it!

Now of to something else that is completely different, our amazing friends KC and his twin Danny surprised us with our wedding present yesterday. They made us a hope chest from scratch. It is so beautiful! And I cannot wait to fill it with treasures, like baby blankets (yes, baby blankets. I have been having baby fever lately, I need to snap out of it!).

This picture does it no justice! It is absolutely beautiful!

Okay, if you are not bored yet, one last update. I have been a sewing fool lately. I am almost done with my second project, an apron, which was MUCH harder than it looked. But so far it is turning out pretty decent. I am almost done attaching the flounce onto the bottom of the apron, then I have to sew on the ties. I think my next project will be sewing a duvet cover for our new down comforter.

Okay for some reason my house looks super creepy in this photo, its just because it's dark in here right now and T doesn't believe in opening blinds.

P.S I should be getting wedding photos today! I am so excited to show you all!

New Hobby!

2011-07-09T21:02:00.000-07:00

I got married two weeks ago and all of a sudden I am doing all these wifey things! It's like I totally snapped into this domestic role (which I am kind of on the fence about, I am not sure if I like it or not haha). So today we were at our favorite hangout, Walmart, and somehow we ended up in the craft aisle. I saw that there was a Brother sewing machine on sale T said that I should buy it (I had mentioned to T that I had been thinking about buying a used one). Before I had time to answer he threw it in the cart. I Told him no, and that I was not ready to buy a machine THEN all of a sudden this kid comes running up our aisle and BARFED everywhere! (Seriously, this is not made up).

The look on T's face was priceless, he didn't know what to do, so I walked over to the boy and asked if he was okay (stupid question, obviously he wasn't), so I asked for his mom's name and went to go find her. After not being able to find the mom, I had paged her over the PA then helped the boy to the bathroom (I promise there is a point to this story). When I came back from my good Samaritan duties T had already put the machine in the cart and all the accessories to go along with it. There was no turning back, so I accepted it. And since our Walmart sucks and has no fabric section, we went to Joannes and picked some fabric and I decided to teach myself how to sew. Pillowcases seemed easy enough so that it what I did (I figured if they were hideous I could just throw them away, or rip them apart and start over).

Surprisingly it turned out pretty well. Picture time? I think so...

Please ignore our ugly sheets,

they are the only ones that properly fit our bed

During the wedding I became a crafting fool and surprisingly I want to stick with it.I am excited to learn how make more stuff!!

Why Do I Like This?!

2011-07-08T23:50:00.000-07:00

Today I watched the first episode of Famous Food (we all know I enjoy my reality TV) and among the cast of, errr, B to D list celebrities (come on Ashley Dupre? Since when does being a whore make you a celebrity?) is the attention seeker Heidi Montag. ( I grew to hate Heidi AND Spencer duing their Hills days and all through their post Hills fame whore era).

While watching the show I started thinking about all the other failed attempts at genuine stardom Heidi has had (acting, singing, now restaurateur?). This got me curious about her music career and I started Googling. I came across the song below. I feel like such a terrible person for saying this but I actually like this song!! It reminds me a lot of Britney, but Britney's lyrics are much more cleaver.

Linkup!

2011-07-07T14:44:00.000-07:00

Linkup time at Goodnight Moon!

This song came up on my Pandora today at work and I forgot how much I loved it!!

I hope is brings you joy as it does to me.

Things We Learned in the Dominican Republic

2011-07-06T17:34:00.000-07:00

Our honeymoon was a blasty blast. The Dominican Republic is so beautiful and HOTTT but I loved the heat and humidity. Our resort was huge and beautiful, wild peacocks, chickens, ducks and lots of tropical birds were roaming around. Lush landscaping lined all the pathways, there was 3 major pools and small pools in every building. We were literally 2 steps from the white sandy beach and the turquoise water. Oh ANDDD did I mention the resort was all inclusive? Free food and drinks 24/7. Gah it was paradise! We did get a little bit sick the last couple of days (Dominican water consumption?) but it was still a great trip! And before I share pictures with you all I would like to leave you with a few things we learned while overseas.

1. When you go to the DR and you look like me *cough* black, everyone will think you can speak Spanish. Luckily I can vaguely understand but when I answer in English they get that WTF look on their face. SOOOO, speaking Spanish is key!

2. Bring EXTRA sunblock. I am serious, the sun is kickin' down there! We went through our whole bottle in 3 days. If you do not bring enough sunblock you will be forced to buy sunblock on the resort for $40 like we did (and yes that is $40 AMERICAN dollars).

3. Free bar = Party time! (I am sure all of you know that!)

4. Swimming with dolphins at first is TERRIFYING! Those are really big creatures but they are the cutest things on the planet AND after a while they become your BFF.

5. Everyone there is SUPER friendly! I loved it. Be prepared to make lots of Dominican friends, take shots with your waiter AND talk about Obama haha.

And now it's picture time!
(for some reason the pics look a tad blurry, click on them and they will become bigger and clear)

View from the room!

Hello ocean!

The beautiful lobby

We spent many hours on the beach

Unlimited amounts of Coke in a bottle!

My handsome husband!

The main pool with the swim-up bar

Swimming with Dolphins!

This is Herbert our dragon. (We built lots of "sandfriends")

Fancy tree

Hearts

This palm tree was so skinny. It made no sense!

Haha, he was not supposed to grab the turtles

This is globby, and he likes coke...

Our last day

We're BACKKKKKKK!

2011-07-05T09:56:00.000-07:00

We're backkkk! It is so crazy that our wedding has already come and gone, and it makes me kind of sad (now what am I going to do with all my time?) but I am excited that we are finally married! The wedding was absolutely beautiful. I cannot wait for the pictures to come in (it'll take a couple of weeks) so until then you'll have to wait to see the wedding pics. But I can leave you with a couple of guest pictures!

P.S I am going to post a blog about our honeymoon later today!! Keep your eyes peeled =]

2011-06-26T23:06:00.000-07:00

Well everyone! We are sitting in LAX, terminal 33, waiting for our flight to the Dominican Republic. Needless to say I wont be blogging for a while because I'll be honeymooning!

I promise to give you all updates when we return :)

2011-06-26T10:54:00.000-07:00

We're marriedddddd!!!!!!

CLEAN HOUSE!

2011-06-21T10:41:00.000-07:00

Oh boy! It has been so busy around here. T is officially on Leave and yesterday I was excited to have an extra hand around the house and we did some serious cleaning. Most notably we cleaned our closet. It was a crazy mess! I should have taken a before pic (but I'd be too ashamed to post it anyway) there was stuff all over the place, mostly the floor. You seriously couldn't even walk through it! So with a little hard work, 2 hands, 4 hours and a trash bag filled for the Goodwill our closet looks like this:

Yay!!! So why are we cleaning so much? T's family is coming into town today! They will be staying in their condo by the warf and T's best friend will be staying with us so our house needs to be in tip top shape!

Now it's beautiful from head to toe =].

Before they come in this afternoon I am going to finish our table numbers and maybe start the seating chart. We are getting so close!! 4 days!

EEK!

What's YOUR Song Linkup

2011-06-16T00:43:00.000-07:00

Linkup time at Goodnight Moon! I think I didn't linkup last week (I have no idea, I can't keep my days straight anymore) so here I am blogging at 1am. I decided I didn't have enough stuff to work on so I bought a hideous dresser today that I am fixing up. I want to be able to put clothes in it tomorrow hence why I am up late, working like a mad woman (but in true Delainey fashion I have decided to procrastinate a tad and blog).

Sorry, my mind is kind of all over the place. As for the song! My boss posted this on her wall yesterday and I was dying! It is the epitome of Orange County and LA. It makes me laugh so hard because I LOVE Whole Foods. If I could afford to shop there I would (and if there was one near this dreaded city!).

Wordless Wednesday

2011-06-15T11:25:00.000-07:00

We picked up our wedding bands last weekend

I want to wear mine now!

EEK! So Excited!

WEDDING MADNESS!

2011-06-11T22:35:00.000-07:00

Well folks, we are officially 2 weeks away from our big day! Things have been pretty crazy around here but surprisingly I am still calm. Part of me feels like I should be freaking out because much needs to be accomplished but I am not, so that is either a good or bad sign.

Our apartment is looking like a crafters nightmare. There are fabric scraps EVERYWHERE. Hot glue is on about every surface, including my hands, which I have been burning the crap out of! Pictures, cardstock, ribbon, my wedding planning book and guest list are all lying in various places, all places where they don't belong. It's a wedding war zone in here! It's crazy but like it. It's keeping me busy and all this finally feels real.

I think once our guest list was solidified (which was literally 30 minutes ago, seriously, getting people to RSVP was like pulling teeth) it hit me. 123 people will be with us celebrating OUR WEDDING!

GAH! This is nuts. Okay, I need to get back to crafting. I just wanted to drop in and share an update with everyone. And I have yet to catch up on all your blogs so bear with me! I will soon, promise <3

Bridal Shower & Bachelorette Party!

2011-06-08T09:58:00.000-07:00

So I still feel like poop today. Monday it was the chills, Tuesday it was the chills and the sweats, and today it's just the sweats. It's totally gross. I cannot stop sweating. I think it is my body trying to get rid of whatever I have. And to top it off, my throat hurts so bad I cannot eat or drink anything. (Hopefully I can loose a few pounds!)

Anyway, let's talk about my bridal shower and bachelorette party! Both were such a blasty blast. My shower was a hat and glove tea party at my beautiful Spanish teacher's house (she's so amazing, when I told her I was getting married she automatically said she was going to throw my shower) and it was absolutely beautiful! So here's the pics:

The beautiful tea party

The tiny tophats my sissy and I made

Mine is gold =]

Of course they are making fun of me

The lovely Sara and our amazing server Justin

Lovely ladies around the table

The Beautiful party hosts!

Yours truly

Brent, another amazing server, decided to sport a hat too

My beautiful friends!

My cake! It was sooo yummy!

My spanish teacher in the middle and my mommy on the right

P.S I def look preggo in this pic but I am not, promise

Just a sneak peak of my gifts! Ooh La La

The whole party!

After is was bachelorette party time! I only have a few pics because the night got a little bit CRAZYYY. We went to this amazing sushi place downtown and finished up the party at my house (T was off doing his bachelor party).

Ready for a night on the town!

All of us ladies at Miso Harney sushi (haha, get it)

Stephanie & Karla

Rocio and my sissy Ashley

P.S I am going to be catching up and commenting on all your blogs today. I haven't been on blogspot actively at all lately, too much stuff is happening!

2011-06-06T23:07:00.000-07:00

Hey all,

Sorry my posts have been few and far in between. This weekend was my bridal shower & batchelorette party! Both was a blasty blast. I will post about it tomorrow. I was planning to post today but when I was at the grocery I started feeling SOOOO sick. I had the chills, a massive headache, and was lightheaded. I feel a tad better now, but not enough to do a full post.

Love you all <3

What's YOUR Song Linkup

2011-06-02T09:56:00.000-07:00

Oh boy. It has been a little while since I have blogged. I've been wanting to but a couple weeks ago a Mike's was spilled on my laptop (note to self, do not leave your laptop out when you're having a party) so, needless to say, my keys are SOOO sticky and it takes me twice as long to type because I have to press down hard on the keys.

Anyway, we are in full blown wedding mode around here! My sissy is coming over today so we can tackle our DIY projects. I'll be sure to keep everyone posted.

So, Goodnight Moon, what's my song this week you ask? Since T and I are slowly getting poorer and poorer (see here if you are curious why) this is my anthem. It keeps me calm (and singing) and reminds me that everything will work out. We have so much exciting stuff in front of us (wedding shower, bachelor/bachelorette parties this week, family coming in 2 weeks, wedding & honeymoon in 3!) that there is no time to be worrying! And everything will get better =].

Another Day Alone

2011-05-27T09:50:00.000-07:00

I am home alone again today (seriously, I hate working 2 days a week!) but yesterday wasn't too bad. T picked me up at 11 to go to a going away party for Lt. R and Senior Chief. We had a beach BBQ and it was nice to meet even more people and have some fun outside. (T's face got so burnt that he looks like a lobster. I cannot look at him without laughing!)

Today I'll be home alone all day soooo I am going to try to keep myself busy. Gotta clean the kitchen and put away our laundry (I hate putting away our laundry, especially because we don't have a dresser). I think I a going to take a trip to the MCX to see if I can find a thank you gift for my bosses, for being so amazing to me over the years. Then, I am going to make my ceremony script, Wedding day timeline, and shopping list for all our last minute wedding things (because we're going to the Fashion District in LA on Sunday. They have the best wedding stores!). Hopefully when I finish all this stuff is when T will be home then we are going out to San Diego for our anniversary dinner.

And now, maybe because I am procrastinating a little, It's time for Friday Fill In with Wife of a Sailor!

1.Do you think civilians, in general, understand the meaning of Memorial Day?
I am not too sure, when I wasn't involved with someone in the military I just saw it as another day off. So I am sure many think the same of it.

2.What are your plans for the Memorial Day Weekend?
Well, tonight T and I are going to San Diego for dinner. Saturday we may hang with friends then Sunday we're going to LA. That's all that is planned so far.

3.What skill/talent do you wish you had?
I wish I could be a master chef! I can cook but I wish I could cook like they do on "Chopped", like make delicious food out of anything. One day!

4.Which came first: the chicken or the egg?
The chicken, because God put it here. Haha the end.

5.What is the best thing about your post (base)?
Urgh, nothing! Okay, that's me just being dramatic, because I really dislike it here but I must say, the best beach is on base! There is sand for days! I normally never get in the water, but the waves are always nice.

Courtesy of Home Post

Time Flies When You're In Love

2011-05-26T09:56:00.000-07:00

Today is T and I's 2 year anniversary! We were talking about it yesterday and T asked,

"What has it been? 2 years? That's crazy"

Totally crazy because it feels like just yesterday when I met my now future husband. My previous relationship had just ended, and I definitely was not looking for anything serious, just someone to hang with. He was a sooo cute but I was sure I wasn't his type and turns out he thought I was out of his league. I think because we were so sure that neither of us liked one another we were just being ourselves when we hug out.

At first it was a little rocky. TJ has an interesting personality. He will call something as he sees it and he wasn't so nice about it. But I ended up liking it and him. For the next 2 weeks we were inseparable. We did everything from San Diego up to LA.

One of the moments I look back on that makes me laugh is one night T, me and a bunch of friends all went camping together. We took a walk alone and started talking about his impending deployment. I told him,

" I think I can be in love with you"

and he says, "I think I can be in love with you too"

Then I ask, "What is going to happen to us when you deploy?"

He says something along the lines that we will still be together, just he would be over there and I'd be over here. "Then when I come back we will get married"

At that point I was like WHATTTT we cannot be rushing into stuff like that. We will have to see how everything goes when you come back before we can even go there. But while he was gone we realized we were really meant for each other. And here we are today, about to have our wedding in 30 days!

It seriously seems like all this happened yesterday. I miss the excitement of our dating days but I am excited for all our adventures as a married couple. Time really does fly when you're in love!

P.S I was planning on posting pics but Blogger is being stupid as usual!

Wordless Wednesday

2011-05-25T09:31:00.000-07:00

Exactly one month until I marry the man of my dreams!

Mustache? And Other Randoms

2011-05-24T19:11:00.000-07:00

Okay, first let me acknowledge (idk why I haven't already, I was so excited when it happened) that I have 100 followers!! AHH, I never thought I would be anywhere near this point when I started and I am so happy I can share my life with you wonderful people!

Alright, so this is what I was going to talk about...

That is a hair Mustache(Not to be confused with Justin's amazing Mustache)... Today I was talking (and, of course, making the Mustache) to my friend Erin and she said I make the Mustache a lot. And I realized. OMG I do make the Mustache all the time. Just like above. It is like a nervous tick. For example, I made it while I was picking the starch for my reception dinner (that was a tough choice) and I was making it today when I was talking to Erin (I forget what it was about, but it was something deep haha).

So I cannot wait to cut my hair off so I am unable to make the hair Mustache. Because subconsciously doing it in public is getting embarrassing.

P.S Funniest convo just happened...

Aunt Jacque: (who is only a couple years older than T, and pregnant): "You and Delainey should have a Honeymoon baby, then our baby, Matt's (T's cousin, whose wife is preggo) baby, and your baby can all be best friends."

T: "Okay, you should name your baby Truck and I'll name mine Bed and when they play together people can say, Look! There goes Truck Bed."

Jacque: "Umm, maybe it's good that you guys aren't having a baby."

Hi My Name Is Delainey, And I'm a Graduate

2011-05-22T17:32:00.000-07:00

Well, I graduated Saddleback College with my Associates in Liberal Studies on Friday. It is a small milestone in my education, but to me, it was a big deal. I think milestones are important. They remind us that we are on the right track, and that much closer to achieving our goals. Anyhow, I loved it and I forgot how exciting it was to be in a Commencement Ceremony.

And without further adieu, it's picture time! (these are just form my camera, my parents have some really good ones!)

Before

(TJ said we looked like we belonged in Hogwarts with our Caps & Gowns. He's a silly boy.)

I got a hug from the President, no big whoop!

After

My Lovely Family! My nephew just wanted to play with his balloon.

Where are my eyes? Haha. T & I

It was so hot, hence why we're so sweaty! My wonderful Bosses.

Without them I would be lost.

Beautiful Mel. I am seriously going to miss this girl.

And I am super Jealous she is going to school in England.

Classmates!

Us Dancing Out

Wedding Updates!

2011-05-18T07:55:00.000-07:00

Gris at A Little Piece Of My World has reminded me that I haven't talked about my wedding in a long time. I guess everything has been falling into place so I am not really stressing about it. No Stress=Not On My Mind.

But since we are officially only 38 days away, here's whats up (picture style, in chronological order)!

Here are our invites, made by yours truly =]

Front & Back

I am debating on whether I want to take our pre-wedding bridal party photos at San Clemente Pier, where there is a really nice grassy area that looks over the beach and pier (I searched long and hard and couldn't find a pic of it, so here's the best one I could find)

ORRR, the Town Green at my parents house

Courtesy of http://www.panoramio.com/photo/9718370

I am gearing towards the beach because it is California, in the summer! The Beach is so beautiful, and oh soo Californian! I need your help ladies! What do you think?

We are getting married here, The Rancho San Clemente Tennis Club

The handsome groomsmen will be wearing tux's (I think it'll be really nice to break the military attire, after all, it's all I ever see. AND my lovely will look SMOKIN' in a tux) similar to this but with purple vests & ties.

Courtesy of Men's Warehouse

Bridesmaids will be wearing this in purple

Courtesy of David's Bridal

I will be wearing...JUST KIDDING!! That is a surprise =]

For ceremony decor I will be making these "flower balls" to hang off the chairs

We also are getting married under a Gazebo that is going to be draped in tulle, with those pomanders hanging inside it. I also was thinking about doing some design with the flower pedals up the aisle. Something like this,

Courtesy of A Perfect Day

But I feel like it is too structured and "posh" for my outdoor, country-esq wedding. Hmm.. there will be more thinking on that one.

My daddy (who is also my officiant!) will be walking me down the aisle to this song

Our reception will be at the same place. I already blogged about the yum, yumms so check that out here.

We will also be having a candy bar. My mom's friend, who is an amazing wedding planner (and helping me with our wedding here and there) is doing our candy bar. Here is an example of one she did at a kid's birthday. Obviously ours will be a tad different.

Yumm

My lovely Mother in Law will be doing our centerpieces. What we talked about doing is so hard to describe but I assure you they will be beautiful! It will include flowers, pictures of us, and possibly a few small candles.

And the last thing that can really be planned is our first dance song, which will be to this

After that we will be dancing the night away! I am so excited. The only thing's I have left to work on is all the DIY stuff I will be doing, like the pomanders & bouquets/boutineers. I also need to make an agenda for the day, as well as a ceremony script. Oh! And I have to make sure everyone RSVP's because apparently, people don't think that is necessary.

So that's the wedding update!! I hope you enjoyed!

We, We, We, We So Excited!

2011-05-17T15:58:00.000-07:00

Oh my gosh!! T and I are so excited for the upcoming adventures in our life.

I graduate this Friday with my Associates Degree in Liberal Studies (I am about to go shopping for something to wear under my regalia!)
Our Wedding of course!

T is putting in for his early out, so he will be EAS-ing in a year (this is pretty terrifying to me, but our family and the military are due to part ways.)

T and I have decided we will save up to take one exciting trip per year. Our first being our honeymoon to the Dominican Republic. Then when we EAS we will be taking a congratulatory road-trip of the US. Then we will take it from there. We are going to use all our pre-baby years to see the world! (Seriously, that might sound silly, but we will see the world, or at least part of it)

After (or before depending on how everything pans out) we will be moving out of O-Town! Depending on where T gets into film school, LA or Utah, we will be moving! I am hoping to move to LA BUT if we move to Utah we could buy a house. So we shall see where the wind takes us!

Gah! Just thinking about all the good things that are to come makes me so happy! Me (being the planning person that I am) am really excited we have some type of plan. It is not a life plan, but a plan nonetheless.

I love it!

That'll Be The Last Time I Ask...

2011-05-17T14:10:00.000-07:00

So I am a member of 20 Something Bloggers. A place for just for bloggers in the 20's. One forum I participated in was "The Official How Can I Improve My Blog" forum. I though it would be nice to get come constructive feedback on my content. Granted, it's my blog, I write whatever I want and feel and I wont be changing that, I was just curious. So this is the response I got from a fellow 20SB member:

Hi Delainey, I saw you hadn't gotten any feedback yet so I thought I'd check out your blog! The first thing I noticed was that it's very busy. You've got every kind of possible feed going on and things scrolling on your sidebar and a bright yellow background. It kind of made my head hurt after a while. However, I guess this matches your personality because you use a lot of italics, bold, capital letters, and exclamation points so you seem like a really enthusiastic/excitable person. Not my style, but you seem to have a good number of readers, so it's working for you to some extent. Your content seems pretty scarce. I mean, most of your content seems to be blog memes (questionnaires, song linkups, Wordless Wednesday, soliciting reader questions). When you take the initiative to write something yourself it's mostly a few paragraphs complaining about something or other going on in your life. As a visitor, I don't see anything that really makes me want to stay and read. Nothing particularly thoughtful or helpful, just a lot of dramatic whining. I mean, the tag that has the second-highest number of posts out of all your tags is "Bleh." I'm sorry if this sounds harsh, but I can't think of a nicer way to put it! You asked for honest feedback, and this is what I see. Even though you're probably not liking me too much right now, I'm going to offer some unsolicited advice, and that is to really put some effort into communicating with your future husband. Right now I don't get the sense that you have a trusting and mutually respectful relationship, and you can't be running off to post something every time he does something that annoys you. If you don't want him to leave the vacuum in the middle of the room, you have to tell him instead of just leaving it and hoping he'll get the hint. If you want him to say thank you more often, tell him that's important to you. Check out the book Spousonomics for a better way to approach household chores; the book The Five Love Languages for understanding how you show and expect love; and the podcast One Extraordinary Marriage for advice on building all levels of intimacy (physical, emotional, financial, etc.). Good luck with your blog, your upcoming wedding, and your marriage!

Maybe I am being a tad bit defensive but isn't this a tad bit rude? I mean, I feel like she's critiquing my life. And the comments about T & I's relationship? Who does this beeotch think she is commenting about my life and relationship!? Looks to me someone needs to get off their high horse.

I guess that is the last time I'll ever ask for Blog feedback. I love my blog, and I write whatever I feel. I never planned on writing something profound every day. I just planned on writing about me, my life, my stories, my marriage.

P.S Dramatic Whining? Last time I checked expressing one's feelings was a healthy action...

My First Guest Blog!

2011-05-15T20:20:00.000-07:00

I just officially did my first Guest Blog Post! The AMAZING Kristie Jayy at and so it begins; asked for guest bloggers and VIOLA! There I was, ready to write.

Make sure you go and check it out and follow Kristie!

WTF Blogger...

2011-05-13T09:48:00.000-07:00

So I am pretty gosh darn annoyed that Blogger decided to delete my last two posts.Hopefully they will appear soon. I did my very first guest post at and so it begins; (that I was VERY excited about) but that got deleted too...

Pissed

Thanks Blogger.

What's YOUR Song Linkup

2011-05-12T08:49:00.000-07:00

Linkup Time!! Thanks to Goodnight Moon! I am absolutely obsessed with this song! It's possibly the cutest love song I have heard, and from a rapper nonetheless! Enjoy!

P.S, be sure to check out my first Guest Blog Post at and so it begins;

Wordless Wednesday

2011-05-11T16:15:00.000-07:00

The only type of Peanut Butter I like =]

So Much Good Food!

2011-05-09T16:55:00.000-07:00

On Saturday T and I (and my Dad, Mom & Sissy) did our cake and food tastings. Oh boy was it delish! We did 2 cake tastings. One at Donna B's Bakery and the second at It's All About The Cake. They were both SOOO good! It was a hard choice but we decided to go with Donna B's. The owner, Donna, (imagine that!) was so nice and her cakes were DELISH!

Our cake will be Chocolate Tiramisu & (of course my absolute favorite of ALL TIME) Red Velvet w/ Strawberries & Cream Cheese frosting.

Then after being filled with so much good cake we caught the itis (when you become all lethargic after eating) and took a nap at my parents house. Then a few hours later it was time for a tasting at our wedding venue and let me tell you the food was all extremely tasty. I seriously could not stop eating, I was picking of T's and my mom's plate.

After a meeting with the Chef and the catering manager our wedding menu is all set.

Now are you curious?

Guests (and hopefully us, apparently everyone is telling us they didn't even get a chance to eat at their wedding... weird) will be having:

Bruchetta (during cocktail hour)
Tossed Salad
Rolls
Grilled Salmon w/ Creamy Dill Sauce
Sirloin Steak w/ Peppercorn Sauce
Zuchinni & Squash Medley
Roasted Potatoes

Yummy! I am so excited just to eat the food all over again. Speaking of food, now I am starving and so is T so off to the kitchen I go.

Love you all!

Rejected

2011-05-06T15:07:00.000-07:00

I know I have been posting a ton lately. But I had to ~~write~~ rant about this. I applied to two different schools to finish my undergrad at. 1. Cal State Fullerton & 2. Cal State San Marcos.

WELLLL, while checking my student account for Fullerton, my status said my application has been withdrawn. I call the Admissions office and they said they never received my transcripts. Which I am POSITIVE I overnighted in February. The lady said I could appeal if I had proof that I sent the transcripts. Well, as I search my email for the receipt. It is NOWHERE TO BE FOUND! This means one of two things, one, that I didn't send them or two, the receipt is lost. I am going to call the transcript company to settle this case but I am starting to believe I am dreaming of things and actually did not send my transcripts over.

But, no biggie I thought, I still have San Marcos which I have a pretty good chance of getting into. WELLLL, I freaking got my rejection letter today in the mail. I guess I wasn't really rejected, I was weight-listed, which should basically say I am rejected.

So I am sitting here, veryy sad, but trying not to cry. Not to be strong, but just because I really like my makeup today and I don't want to jack it up. School is starting to make me feel so discouraged. I feel like I am never going to get my Bachelors degree.

I kind of feel like just stopping but I really hope to get a masters degree in Child Development and I definitely cannot do that if I quit. I am not a quitter, but sometimes you've just got to...

I don't know. My brain/ heart is so sad and lost.

5 Question Friday-- My First!

2011-05-06T08:32:00.000-07:00

This is my first time participating in 5 Question Friday. I love stuff like this, so here it goes!

1. Have you ever had roommates?

Yes, and it was the worst experience of my life. I got an apartment with my best friend when I was 18. Turns out, she wasn't really my best friend, just a selfish, self absorbed, beeotch. I was sick of her leaving the common areas of the apartment nasty (I was the only person who cleaned) so when I tried to talk to her about it, she wanted to kick me out. HECK NO! So we worked that problem out but then she decided to get this wild hyena, sorry, dog, and the stupid piece of shiz, crapped on my floor, barked all day while she was gone, chewed my coat, and ran out of the house every time I opened the door (I once chased it for over an hour) etc. I basically told her, she had to crate her dog while she was gone and then she tried to kick me out again! (nice try, I'm on the lease, you can't do that). Also at that point she owed me $700 dollars for rent because I paid all of the rent because she had no money. I told her as soon as she paid me back I would leave (I was not putting up with her shiz any longer). Long story short, I left that hell hole and never spoke to my ex-bff ever again. She tried to talk to me after that but she had wronged me so many times I wasn't about to let her back in my life. I am happy I never have to have another roommate again other than my Husband.

2. How many names do you/your children have? (i.e. Prince Charming William Phillip Arthur Louis John Jacob Jingleheimer-Schmidt)

Just a first and middle name. Nothing too fancy, although I LOVEEE my middle name, Jissel. I kind of wish it was my first.

3. Did you watch the Royal Wedding?

I had recorded it, because I am not all bout getting up early. But when I came home from work that day I recorded everything BEFORE the wedding =[. Luckily every channel had it on repeat and for 1 hour I set my hate for Fox News aside and watched the rerun of the wedding.

4. What is the messiest room in your house?

Our room! We like to keep everything else clean for when people come over/ stop by. So we throw everything in our room and shut the door. If you don't see it, it's not there, right?

5. What is your ideal mothers day?

I am not a mom, thankfully, so I don't know. But for my mom we always cook her breakfast in bed. This will be my first mothers day not cooking for my mom breakfast in bed so I just have to get her the most baller present instead.

Q&A Response V-Blog

2011-05-05T05:00:00.000-07:00

Geezy Creezy! My videos take forever to upload, but here it finally is.

This is who I was talking about with the teeth, Luke Bilyk aka Drew on Degrassi. He is such a cutie and I am OBSESSED with his teeth.

From IMDb

What's YOUR Song Linkup

2011-05-04T22:38:00.000-07:00

Linkup time at Goodnight Moon! I really love Lily Allen. Her music is really cleaver AND I enjoy her English accent. Enjoy!

Friendly Reminder!

2011-05-01T20:58:00.000-07:00

Hey Ladies!

Just a reminder. I will be doing a V-Blog response (probably tomorrow if I don't get too lazy!) to my Ask Me Anything post. If you would like to ask me anything feel free to leave the question here or the original post.

Love you all!!

(I have no clue where my signature went!)

BABIES?!

2011-04-29T22:55:00.000-07:00

Because I am home alone with my nephew (he's asleep now) I have had time to do some Facebook stalking. While I have been creeping on some people I knew, or VERY VAGUELY knew, from high school I have seen an overwhelming pattern. EVERYONE HAS HAD/ IS HAVING A KID!!

I guess condoms, or birth control, or marriage is not a big deal to anyone who went to my High School.

I/ we graduated in 2008, I think popping out babies a year or two after graduation had become a trendy thing. I personally don't get it. YOU ARE 20 YEARS OLD! Live your life a little before having a kid. Or at least make a conscientious effort to deter pregnancy(which maybe they were, who knows, but the number of girls with babies makes me question).

I don't know. Maybe I am being Judgy McJudgerson but I am starting to feel like babies are the new accessory among my fellow '08 Grads.

Weird.

(Hope nobody takes offense. I am all for people exercising their right to procreate, but I do think your teens/ early twenties is too early to have a child, especially when the average life expectancy is 78.7 years. T and I both can wait a few more years before we start a family. There is too much stuff in the world that we haven't explored yet!)

What's YOUR Song Linkup

2011-04-28T18:06:00.000-07:00

I'm linking up again at Goodnight Moon!

Now that we are getting so close to our wedding, I am getting back into wedding mode pulling all the little odds and ends together. So now that the wedding is CONSUMING my mind I want to share our First Dance Song!! I love this song so much, it's totally us!

Ask Me Anything!

2011-04-25T07:00:00.000-07:00

So I thought this would be fun. I want all my lovely followers to ask me questions, any questions, you can even remain anonymous! Keep the questions coming and in a week or so I will video blog and answer all your questions.

I am excited to see what questions come in!

I'm Just Being Honest

2011-04-24T11:40:00.000-07:00

T occasionally reads my blog and he read my rant about him and he was a little upset about it (and I totally don't blame him. I would be upset too if it were the other way around so I completely understand). Since the blog post he has been really helping out. In turn I am becoming much happier so everything is all good. T wants me to take the post down because, as he puts it,

One bad thing ruins a persons reputation.

I have been thinking a lot about taking the post down but this is how I see it. It is my blog and in all my posts I am open and honest. I am not going to sugar coat things just because friends, family, and bloggy friends read this. So my ultimate decision is that I am not taking the post down.

One thing I can tell you ladies (and Justin) is that I LOVE T. And yes, he can be a jerky little kid sometimes, but what guy isn't? T is the love of my life, my rock. He makes me laugh, he has my back, he showers me with love (in his own silly way). He gives me medicine when I am sick, brings a bucket to the bed when I am barfing my brains out (I definitely overdid it that night), and rubs my back when it hurts from sitting in front of a computer all day.

I love him with all my heart and that will NEVER change. We have our ups and downs but that is what marriage is about right?

I love this boy!

V-Blog Friday!

2011-04-22T06:01:00.000-07:00

I finally got this to work!! My Video blog from last week =] Mrs. Monkey at A Monkey in the Navy gave me some advice and encouraged me to fiddle with it, and it WORKSS!

P.S I am up this early because I was working out! Yay me!

What's YOUR Song Linkup

2011-04-21T18:16:00.000-07:00

Linkup time at Goodnight Moon!

Oh man, this is old school, and by old school I really mean just a few years old. But one of my friends in my freshman agriculture class (and yes, just in case you were wondering I was in Future Farmers of America, aka FFA, in high school. I definitely sported the jacket too, Napoleon Dynamite style) introduced me to the band Panic! At The Disco and I was OBSESSED with the album "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out"

I started to listen to them at work this week and I forgot how good this whole album was! This is my favorite song from the album titled "Build God, Then We'll Talk".

Why Are Boys So Mean?

2011-04-20T12:07:00.000-07:00

I didn't go to work today because I woke up and my face was HUGEEE. I am having an allergic reaction to SOMETHING but I have no clue what. I cannot get an appointment with the doctor for today so I am testing out the Doctor Chat thingy the NH does.

Anyway, T said the meanest thing yesterday. I was trying to get him to thank me for making him dinner (I get home 3 hours later than he does and I ALWAYS make dinner. In the 3 hours that he is home before me he plays basketball and then plays on the computer. He RARELY helps around the house or with ANYTHING for that matter) so I say:

"Your welcome for dinner"
and he says
"Your welcome for BAH"

WOWWWWW, so rude! He really knows how to push my buttons and I am pretty sure he does it on purpose. He purposely tries to push my buttons because he thinks it's funny but it makes me feel unappreciated.

On a side note, if it wasn't for me and my salary we would have NOTHING is our savings account.

Every time I talk to him about how these things make me feel he just laughs like it doesn't matter. I am so annoyed, and hurt, and sad. I am sick and tired that he thinks everything is a joke and I am sick of him taking me for granted.

I am boycotting everything until he stops being such a douche bag.

The End.

Weekly Weigh In- Week 1

2011-04-18T21:56:00.000-07:00

So here is the deal. I have been pretty bummed lately about my weight. Ever since I started working in an office and completely nixing exercising altogether I have become a tubby bucket of lard. Just as a reference, until about 6 months ago I was right around 115 (being a mere 5'2 that's pretty decent, I was happy with it). The last time I went to the doctor about a month ago I weighed in at, wait for it, 128 (my ta-tas are definitely loving the weight gain though)! I new I had gained weight because NONE of my jeans fit and my boobs no longer fit in my bras, but to see it on a scale really bummed me out. Now I finally have the time and opportunity to do something about it.

So I am on a mission. To drop the pounds and loose some inches. Since I do not own a scale I cannot track the pounds (and maybe it is better this way anyway. Obsessing over pounds is not healthy) but I definitely bought a fabric tape measure to track my progress.

AND since I like food way too much to restrict myself from anything I am starting a weekly exercise regiment. Since on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday I do not carpool (so I leave my house later) I will be waking up at 5am and working out for an hour (thank goodness you can stream workout videos on Netflix and that we moved the TV to the living room). Then on Saturday OR Sunday OR maybe even both days ( I like giving myself the choice) I will work out in my community fitness center.

Every week I will do a weekly weigh in to track my progress(even though it is technically not a weigh in). I feel that if I commit to a weekly weigh in on my blog I will commit to my work out regiment. Hopefully the inches will flyyy!

Here is week 1's measurements (cringe):

Bust: 35.5in

Waist: 27.25"

Hips: 37" (junk in the trunk much??)

Knee: 14.25" (don't ask me why, I have no clue why I need to measure the knee)

Calf: 13"

Bicep: 10"

Forearm: 7.5"

BMI: 23.48 (this will only be tracked at the very end since I do not own a scale)

(eventually I will figure out how to put it all in a pretty table)

Lets see how it goes!!

XOXOXO

V-Blog Fail!

2011-04-16T14:43:00.000-07:00

I am ssoooo sad! I made a video blog yesterday showing all you lovely followers T & I's house (and by house I mean apartment). BUTTT our video camera was on HD mode, not standard. What does this mean? WELLLL, the file was so freaking huge I wasn't able to upload it! Not on Youtube, not on blogger or anything. I was so sad. And to top it off I left work early to wait for the ATT U-Verse tech to install our DVR. Instead of coming anytime between 1p-3p they showed up at 5. 5!

On the bright side. I got to spend the rest of my Friday night with GinaJuneee and Courtney before they go back to Idaho for school. We ate some good food, laughed so hard my abs were in pain, got my butt kicked by Just Dance, and drank some TASTYYY Boba at Lollicup.

Now I am trying to STOP procrastinating and actually write my paper. I probably should have started writing it more than a day before the due date. But what can you do?

Love you all!

Baby Steps

2011-04-14T20:21:00.000-07:00

My lovely honey bear (T) helps around the house, but only when I ask him. But on Monday he vacuumed without me even asking which got me so excited EXCEPT, look at where he left the vacuum...

I haven't moved it at all in hopes that he would actually put it away himself. Lo and behold 4 days later it is in the same spot he left it (actually it was on the tile and he moved it up to the carpet. For what reason? I have no clue, and let us note, the vacuum goes in that closet to the left ). At least he actually cleaned without me asking haha. Baby steps right?

Wordless Wednesday

2011-04-13T07:59:00.000-07:00

T found this picture in a magazine and he says that this is me and him. HAHA Silly boy.

Test

2011-04-09T17:36:00.001-07:00

For some reason my blogs aren't showing up in my feed. Let me know if you can see this one!

Friday's Odds and Ends

2011-04-09T01:37:00.000-07:00

Friday night!! It is raining so hard I can't even hear the TV (maybe I should close the window but I am far too lazy to getup) so I figured now would be the opportune time to blog a little. My moods are beginning to level out which is a really good sign! I am still blue, but I feel like I am getting a little better.

My BFFFE Courtney came over and we cooked some Hake Scampi and mixed veggies. Soooo yummy! We walked to the local coffee shop, got creeped on a Domino's delivery guy, I almost got hit by a car (apparently walking down a median is quite dangerous), found a video WORSE than Rebecca Black's (watch if you dare!)

Then we watched "Eat Pray Love" and I must say. I was soooo disappointed. WE WERE BOTH disappointed. We actually had fallen asleep. The biggest waste of 2 hours. I do think the book could be pretty good though. The movie just couldn't really develop any storyline fully so it was as bland as white rice.But I must say, James Franco was a tasty treat to look at! AND allegedly an old friend from high school's sorority sister made out with him while he was UCSB for the premier of "Your Highness" (totally trashy, girly gossip, but omg JEALOUS MUCH?)

Anyhow. This was a good Friday. I am really going to miss Courtney when she goes back to school.

Happy weekend everyone!

Depressed?

2011-04-05T21:34:00.000-07:00

I seriously do not know what is wrong with me. I am generally pretty happy but lately I have been having these sporadic bouts of extreme sadness. At first I thought it was because I was having a hard time adjusting to "married life" (T and I living together, sharing household duties, commuting to work & going to school) but I have gotten used to that and it's been pretty good. But I still have days where I am sad that I am alone and sad when I am with people. I have days where I dread going to work, and dread going home. I have days where I cry myself to sleep and wake up the next morning feeling the same as the night before.

I don't know what it is. I am starting to think I am depressed but I am hesitant to believe that because my sister has dealt with depression and her episodes were much more manic and extreme than mine (she is doing much better now, she is amazing and I am in awe of all her strength given the cards she was dealt).
Part of me also thinks with my recent bouts of sadness is because of my revolving door of birth control pills (and by revolving door I mean 3 different contraceptives, 2 different pills and the patch). Maybe because I have been switching everything around lately my hormones are all out of wack.

Whatever it is I am hoping to get an answer. If it doesn't subside I think I'll talk to my doctor soon.

VIDEO BLOG!!!

2011-04-02T21:44:00.000-07:00

Finally!!! =]

Putting ANOTHER Ring On It

2011-03-31T19:59:00.000-07:00

Okay, here is the deal. This is my Engagement ring:

(One of my favorite engagement photos, my future hubby is so handsome.

Plus it's a good side view of the ring)

(Closer view)

I have been trying to convince T that I need a wedding band. And by need I mean want. The only issue is that my band on it's own is already wide and all twisty, making it hard for a normal band to sit up against it (or inside all the curves). (True story, everyone in T's family thinks I do not need a band but Grandpa White said "A band with diamonds all around would look perfect". I love him!) I have found a few I really like and that look good with the ring or on their own (and are quite a bargain). Now I have some convincing to do! Wish me luck!

I LOVE My Brita Filter

2011-03-29T16:41:00.000-07:00

I LOVEEEE me some linkups. So when I saw Brittany at Mrs. Yellow Ribbon has a linky-loo show and tell on her page, I jumped on that like kids on pinata candy.

ANYWAY, this week we have to share something we cannot live without. I know this is going to make me sound like an old lady BUT I cannot live without my Brita Filter.

I LOVE water. T drinks tons of juice (seriously, he goes through about 6 gallons a week of juice, T's food intake in general is amazing and disgusting at the same time) but when I want something to quench my thirst it is water I crave. And I cannot drink just from the tap (in California our water is EXTREMELY hard and nasty) so I would drink lots of bottled water, but that's super expensive AND terrible for the environment. This pretty little thing was a perfect solution to the problem and I am not sure how I lived without it before.

Sicky

2011-03-29T10:40:00.000-07:00

I am currently at home, snuggling in my bed trying to shake whatever sickness I have. I hate being sick (who doesn't).

The End.

Obviously, I Hate the MidWest

2011-03-26T18:12:00.000-07:00

So Erin at Amateur Hour in NC did this fun mapy thing of all the places in the States she has been (do your own map too! I am curious to see where people have been. Click here). I figured this would be fun I became a little copy cat and did it too! The first thing when I thought when I saw the map was

"Wow, I must hate the mid-west"

Maybe it is time to make some roadtripy plans to explore Americas Heartland. Anyone know of any fun places to visit in the states I have not been??

Cable TV and Remember It's Friday!

2011-03-25T19:49:00.000-07:00

Okay, first of all I do NOT know this girl, I just took a picture of the TV at a VERY awkward time. Why did I take a photo of my TV? Because we got cable AND internet today!! We have seriously been living in the stone ages without either of the two (that is why I have been blogging so erratically). So T and I are now sitting in bed watching Fashion Police (I LOVEEE Joan Rivers even though she looks terrifying) enjoying our first night of TV =].

P.S, Just in case you forgot:

Yesterday was Thursday
Today is Friday, Friday
We so excited
We gonna have a ball today

~Rebecca Black (thanks Becca, I totally didn't know that Thursday comes before Friday and last time I checked "we so excited" is NOT proper English)

I get a laugh at how AMAZINGLY stupid this song is. Yet my coworker and I sing it all the time, especially on Fridays.

PISSED

2011-03-18T11:03:00.000-07:00

Urgh. I woke up today is the worst mood! It has pretty much ruined my day off (I am determined to make it better, so we will see where it goes). T has basically told me that he would be ignoring me all day to hang out with his buddies (he didn't quite say it like that but that is what I got from the convo) just like he did last night.

His best friend is going into training for a month and 2 more of his friends are deploying in two weeks, and I completely understand that but I don't appreciate being ignored. Especially when I have nobody to hang out with down here.

Bleh,I guess I will wedding plan on my own.

Life As I Know It

My Silly Husband

If You Walked Into My House Right Now...

1 Year Down!

My Name is Delainey, and I am a Mormon

Neglect

Who is with me?!

21 years, 4 Halloweens...

Worst Way To Pick Up A Woman

Love it, Hate it, Leave it

My Not So Bucket-y, Bucket List...

What's YOUR Song?

Michael Jackson's Biggest Fan

Unemployed...

I Am DYING!

I Am So Thankful!

I LOVE the Bar!

I Am 21!

What's Your Song? Birthday Edition!

Well, Hello Officer...

Does This Bother Anyone Else?

What Did I Do?!

9/11

Happy Birthday! & How Pinteresting Wednesdays

I Got In!

What's Your Song

NEVER AGAIN!

Getting Ready for the Corn!

I Don't Fit In...

HELP.... San Francisco Here We Come!

Excited for School!?

What an Awesome Weekend

Piss on the Navy....

Friends?

Post Wedding Chop!

16 and NOT Pregnant

A Mood...

I Am A Bandwagoner!

Did You Notice...

What's Your Song??

Wedding Pt. 4 Ceremony

Wedding Pt. 3 Candids

Wedding Pt. 2...Portraits

Wedding Pt. 1.. The Details

VERTICAL LICENSE?!

I Just Felt Like Writing...

New Hobby!

Why Do I Like This?!

Linkup!

Things We Learned in the Dominican Republic

We're BACKKKKKKK!

CLEAN HOUSE!

What's YOUR Song Linkup

Wordless Wednesday

WEDDING MADNESS!

Bridal Shower & Bachelorette Party!

What's YOUR Song Linkup

Another Day Alone

Time Flies When You're In Love

Wordless Wednesday

Mustache? And Other Randoms

Hi My Name Is Delainey, And I'm a Graduate

Wedding Updates!

We, We, We, We So Excited!

That'll Be The Last Time I Ask...

My First Guest Blog!

WTF Blogger...

What's YOUR Song Linkup

Wordless Wednesday

So Much Good Food!

Rejected

5 Question Friday-- My First!

Q&A Response V-Blog

What's YOUR Song Linkup

Friendly Reminder!

BABIES?!

What's YOUR Song Linkup

More Money More Problems? Who Made Up That Lie?

Ask Me Anything!

I'm Just Being Honest