Wisdom Teeth!

Here I lay, In my giant bed. It's quite as can be. I have my tv, cell phone, computer and plenty of reading material. This sounds rare and fabulous doesn't it? (to us mommies anyway) Im NOT loving it. I was supposed to have my wisdom teeth out when I was like 17. Ive had about 20 appointments to do so and cancelled them all because I was scared. Doesnt that sound so silly? Ill live in a foreign country no problem, tattoos and piercings dont hurt me. Wisdom teeth scare the poop out of me though. I finally did it yesterday. I was SO nervous. I had a Valium before surgery to relax me and it just made me pretty tired. I was under a local anesthetic but could still hear the Dr and nurses talking. I dont remember getting in the car or coming home.

I had a bunch of friends come by yesterday with presents and soup and books and lots of fun stuff. That really made my day. Not to mention my husband is taking care of the kiddos, house, guests, and me all at the same time. Yesterday I felt ok until I had to take meds. Ive had to take them 3 times now and throw them up every time. I wouldnt be throwing them up if I took the nausea meds. But they are rectal...so yeah...no thanks. Id rather barf. Im so happy I finally did it (well had to do it in order to go to Okinawa lol) but Im so sore and so swollen. Ok Im done crying.

Here is what I look like now :


But they are gone now, and do you know what that means?!?!?! I can FINALLY get braces!! I have wanted a pretty smile forever. And pretty soon, I will have one and look more like this :




Is it just me or is daytime TV RIDICULOUSLY boring? Who watches this stuff??

Lastly, I have been keeping a huge secret! It's my hubs Valentines Day present. I cant show you until V Day because he reads this blog. But it is TOTALLY amazing and I cant wait to share!!! It took so much time and effort and I am so proud of it. Here is a hint...Amber from Goodnight Moon did it a while back for her hubs!!

Dear amazing Hubs of mine, NO PEEKING!!!! I WILL CATCH YOU!!

Picture Overload!

Here are a million pictures that I havent uploaded. Big Sis field trip to the Farm, Girls night out, One of our going away dinners,The new Childrens Museum, and a few thrown in there for fun.
AAHHH it's so cute!!! His name is Oreo

Does he look like a stuffed animal??


Girl's night out! I love these beautiful ladies.


The kids had fun at the new Museum. It's similar to Boston Childrens Museum, which we love. And it's in downtown, which I love.






Here are some pics from our going away dinner. My Zumba loves got me some Zumba gear. I cant wait to start teaching in Okinawa. Dont mind my obnoxious husband trying to squeeze in on half of the pictures. He might be obnoxious but I usually laugh at all the funny stuff he does. :)

Stay Tuned

Ive been slacking with blogging like crazy. I have lots of pictures to post but my memory card is having some problems. If Hubs ever gets a free minute, Ill have him work on it. You won't be hearing from me much latley. Our next shipment of TMO gets picked up next week. Our first one was a couple of weeks ago. Its not going smoothly. We have by Tuesday of next week to sell our furniture. We move into TLF next week then off to Oki the week after that. Only 2 weeks left. I have mixed feelings. Hopefully I can get some pics up soon. Stayed tuned.

Mil Spouse Friday Fill In

1. If you were a famous movie star, what types of movies would you star in?

Comedy...I like to think I'm pretty funny. Or are people just laughing AT me???

2. What is a vacation you would like to take if money were no object?
Italy. I want eat all the Italian food my stomach can hold. I want to see all the Italian architecture. I want to shop at Prada!!! And I want to BE in the places where my grandparents and great grandparents were!!

3. Did you have pets growing up?
We always had a dog and a couple of cats. We had a few birds when I was little but I let them out of the cage...my dog ate one and the other one flew away.

4. What do you do for exercise?
I go to the gym every morning for a class. Either weight training or cardio. I am back at the gym 4 nights a week for Zumba.

5. What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever received as a MilSpouse?
Don't compare your situation with anyone elses. You might have friends that arent familiar with the military. So when their husband goes on a 2 week business trip and they miss him...don't give her shit. SHE MISSES HIM! When your neighbor is always one uping you (her husband has been there, done that), just ignore it. Let her be the bitch, not you. And lastly...brush off the drama. Because there WILL be some.

Button

Does anyone know how to make a button? I need one! Help!

Birthday

We had Big Sis' Birthday party early this year so she could celebrate with her friends before the move. I put the whole party together pretty last minute but it turned out great. We had about 22 kids and 20 adults people come out and celebrate. We are so blessed to have so many great friends. The kids had a blast in the bouncy house. It was a "despicable me" theme. My kids are obsessed with that movie!!!! (I think its pretty funny too) The minion cake turned out amazing!!! I had so many awesome decorations but didnt get pics of anything really. Big Sis had a great time though so thats all that matters. Here are a couple pictures. I also have some pictures from SeaWorld I will post soon too!


Now that the party is over, it's time to really focus on the move. We are having a big yard sale next weekend since we have to get rid of all of our furniture. I can't believe we are flying out in 29 days. TMO comes next week!!!! Crazy!

A Vent!

This post is one, big, huge vent. So if you if you want to skip it...I understand.
PCSing sucks. Weather it's one state away or several countries away. We are in the middle of all of our overseas screening even though we should be done with it. Let me first say, it takes about 6 months to get everything completed in time for the big move. But we only had 3 months notice and we got started on it right away. At the begining of this week, but husband notified me that our weight limit went from 12,000 pounds down to 2500 pounds. This makes me angry because it happened to us during our last PCS. We spend 3 years putting a house together only to sell everything. So we started over in Tampa and spend another 3 years putting a house together, now to sell it all again. GGRR!!
Yesterday we went to our final screening at base. I thought it would be a breeze. Silly me. They put Big Sis in the EFMP because of her asthma and speech delay. The kid was born in Okinawa. I know all about their medical care and they can definitely accommodate her asthma and there are options for speech therapy too. Being put in the program means all of our paper work goes to HQ Marine Corps in Quantico and that means it will take foreverrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. I informed our advisor that we already sold my car, and only have until Jan 31st to stay in our house. We have our fly out date so planned these things accordingly. It's either going to take forever for the approval (if we even get it) or they tell us we can't go. If we don't go, we will get orders elsewhere. I am so frustrated!!! Can I just snap my fingers and be there please??