My Life As I Know It

Racing for the Cure!

2011-04-17T15:34:00.005+02:00

Guess who's racing for the cure Me! In an effort to get back in shape I will be attempting my first 5K in June. I am super excited, but also a little nervous. I have a lot of training/prepping to do but I think it will be fun.

My co-workers and I are forming a team and hope to raise $1000.00 to support the fight against breast cancer.

If interested in making a donation or even joining our team, please visit our page and follow the applicable links.

http://www.komenstlouis.org/site/TR/Race/General?pg=team&fr_id=1080&team_id=31280

I will keep you all updated on my progress and I will definitely post pics of the big day.

Welcoming 2011...

2011-04-17T13:54:00.007+02:00

Hey all! I know it has been a while since I posted, but I am back. I am so happy to announce that I am a Mommy and my son is absolutely perfect.

I am such a worry wart and I am a little undecided about how much I want to post about him on the internet. So, for now I will call him baby J and share one of his newborn photos. He is 4 months old now and looks completely different from this photo. Please excuse the way I look as well; I still had on tons of baby weight and really bad skin :(

I'm glad to be back and I hope that my life gets a little more interesting so that I have more to share. AJ and I haven't done much traveling (for obvious reasons) but once the weather warms up and now that Baby J is older I think we will be getting out more.

Happy Thanksgiving!

2010-11-26T15:16:00.006+01:00

Happy Thanksgiving all!

AJ and I spent the day solo, just lounging and watching tons of football. I've been confined to bedrest for the past 10+ weeks so AJ did all of the cooking and boy was it gooooood. I am so blessed and thankful to have such an awesome hubby, he has taken such good care of me.

The term bedrest is extremely misleading - I can totally see this as being a form of torture. I'm allowed to use the bathroom, shower and eat - if I'm not doing one of those three things I am lying on the bed or couch on my left side (left side laying is supposedly best for the baby). As much as I complain, I am thankful that my son is doing well and my pregnancy has been relatively good.

What I am thankful for this Thanksgiving:

I am thankful for wonderful friends and family who are super supportive and loving.

I am thankful for a wonderful job that has allowed me to take time off to ensure the safe arrival of my son.

I am truly thankful for my life and the realization that money and material things do not compare to what I have...

What are you thankful for?

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Here is a somewhat recent pic of me at 8 months (32 weeks) pregnant. My "due date" is January 5th, but I have a feeling he will be here in mid to late December :0)

Memphis, Tennessee - May 2010

2010-10-25T21:05:00.011+02:00

Catching up on a little backlog...

AJ and I took a trip to Memphis for Memorial weekend and I had an "interesting" time. We stayed at the Hampton Inn and Suites at Beale Street. The hotel was nice and in an excellent location if you enjoy the nightlife and being in the heart of the city.

I found Memphis to be a little ghetto and not really a place I would visit twice, but it was a nice trip and I did have a good time for the most part. As a disclaimer, I was very early in my pregnancy and a bit hormonal and exhausted when we took this trip.

Oh me oh my, time sure does fly!

2010-09-14T00:30:00.008+02:00

Okay I need a spanking... I completely forgot about this blog and I have gotten so caught up in this life of mine. A lot has happened since my last post, but the best and most important thing of all is that AJ and I are expecting! Yes, I am 7 months pregnant with a son on the way. It is weird to love someone so much that you've never met, but I am crazy in love with this life growing in my belly and I am truly enjoying pregnancy.

I'm currently on bedrest so I have a little time to kill and will probably work on this blog a bit.

Where has the time gone?

2010-01-03T14:34:00.020+01:00

Happy New Year!

I have been busy! Since my last posting AJ and I have left Germany and are now living in the St. Louis area. The move has been fun, but we have been so busy trying to get settled and back to “normal”.

A few highlights from the past few months:

Our journey back to the states started with delays, long layovers and even longer flights. We made the best of it and managed to have a little fun!

Our flights went something like this, Germany, Baltimore (stayed the night), Chicago and St Louis.
We only stayed in St. Louis for one day before the real fun began and we headed to Cali to start our "vacation". I think I just vegged out this week and hung out with family because I did not take one picture from our time in Cali.

After about a week in L.A we headed to Cancun to relax and just enjoy each other. I had been looking forward to this trip for soooooo long and we ended up being a little disappointed in how everything turned out.

Our hotel had construction going on, so the beach was pretty much off limits and we constanly heard noise from the trucks and workers on the beach. We ended up switching rooms and made the best of it. The food and drinks were delicious, so this kind of balanced things out.

Some random pics of us and the Hotel!

Our last stop before heading "home" was to Vegas. AJ absolutely loves this place, so I threw him a 40th birthday party in the Boulevard Suite at Planet Hollywood. It was a lot of fun to plan and it turned out quite nice.

High School Reunion

2009-08-22T20:22:00.004+02:00

So, last weekend I attended my 10 year high school reunion in California and had a blast. It was great seeing old flames, friends and even teachers.

Here are a few pictures from the night...

Quick Little Update...

2009-08-01T05:54:00.003+02:00

Just thought I'd share a few pictures from a little weekend trip AJ and I took not to long ago. We went to Rudesheim, which is about an hour away so it was local, but it was very relaxing and romantic.

Where would you like to go?

2009-07-06T13:55:00.007+02:00

As our time here in Germany begins to dwindle down to its last day, I've been thinking of the places that we must see before we leave Europe.

AJ and I came up with the idea of us each making a list of our top three "must see" places in Europe and to make it a priority for us to visit them before we head back to America.

Here are the three that I came up with:

1. Switzerland
2. Prague
3. Disneyland Paris : )

So, my question to you is "Where would you like to go?"

What top three places in the world would you like to visit?

I'll go first:

1. Australia
2. Fiji
3. New York

My Life as I Know it…

2009-07-06T12:52:00.008+02:00

My Life as I Know it…

I’ve received a few e-mails asking me questions, so I figured I’d share some things about me and my life with the world.

First of all I’m in the military, I’ve been in the Air Force for about 9 years now and Uncle Sam and all of the wonderful tax payers of America are the reason I get to travel and live the wonderful, although not so glamorous life that I live.

I love my job and I am truly proud to serve my country – the military has its ups and downs, but I’ve experienced more good then bad and I absolutely love my job.

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I’m currently in school and working towards my B.A in Communications with a minor in Sociology. One of my biggest regrets is not finishing up my degree sooner, but it is what it is.

School is my number one priority right now – we’ll be heading back to the states this year, so I’ll be buckling down and hopefully walking across that stage within the next year or so.

My ultimate goal is to complete my masters degree before my 35th birthday.

My Mom recently went back to school and got her bachelors degree, so she is my motivation and inspiration. I am so proud of her!

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I’ve recently taken up photography. I’m hoping to take a class when we get back to the states, but for now I’ve just been doing a lot of reading and trying to figure out how to work my camera.

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I’m a Golden Girls fanatic, I just can’t get enough of these ladies and I hope that when I reach the golden years of my life, that it is just as fun and fabulous as these women.

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That's all I can think of at the moment, but if you have any questions ask away...

Innsbruck, Austria & Munich, Germany!

2009-07-05T20:27:00.045+02:00

Happy Belated 4th of July!

I know that not all Americans celebrate the 4th of July, but I proudly do. I truly love my country and am proud of the accomplishments and progress we have made. America is not perfect, but what country is?

I hope you all had a wonderful and safe weekend.

There were no fireworks for us on the 4th, but we still had a great time. We headed to Innsbruck, Austria and Munich, Germany with some friends for the weekend.

Innsbruck is beautiful and very scenic. We stayed at the Hilton which was very nice and we had a great view of the Olympic Ski Jump.

We did a little sightseeing, picture taking and eating in Innsbruck. We were here only one night, but that was plenty of time to see the city and enjoy what it had to offer.

The next day we set off for Munich and stopped off at Dachau along the way. Dachau was the first concentration camp here in Germany.

Being at Dachau was very sad, and I honestly couldn't bring myself to see all of it. It was weird to stand in rooms where people were murdered and treated so badly. I didn't take to many photos here (it didn't feel right), but please feel free to Google Dachau if you are interested in learning more.

One positive thing about our trip to Dachau that made me smile and feel even more proud, was the liberation of the camp by the U.S

After Dachau, we continued with our drive to Munich. Munich is my FAVORITE city in the world, because this is where I truly fell in love with my Husband. We met in Turkei (Turkey) but we had only been dating there and we weren't so serious.

In 2006 I flew home to California to spend the holidays with my family. My original itenerary had me staying in California through New Years and returning shortly after, but I found myself missing AJ so much, I couldn't stand it.

Anyway, to make a long story short - I changed my plans at the last minute and flew to Munich to spend New Years with my baby. I departed LAX on December 30th 2006 and arrived at Munich on December 31. AJ met me at the Airport and we had just enough time to drop off my bags in the room and make it to the fairgrounds where they were having this huge celebration.

I just knew from that moment on that he was "the one" and that I couldn't see myself living a life without him.

Okay, so back to the trip. We stayed at the Four Points Sheraton which is outside of the city, but close to the U-Bahn (train/subway station). The trip in to town was about a 5 minute ride on the U3. Our friends really wanted to go to the Hofbräuhaus, so this was our first stop at Munich - actually it was our only stop (we spent a long time here).

The Hofbräuhaus is a brewery in Munich with a bit of history. The Hofbräuhaus in Munich was one of the beer halls used by the Nazi Party to declare policies and hold functions.

Today it is a tourist attraction and well known for great beer. It seemed a bit cynical to come here after visiting Dachau, but I tried my best not to look at it like that and just enjoy our time in Munich.

If the name sounds familiar it may be that you've seen a version of the Hofbräuhaus in Las Vegas.

We ran into some interesting people here, this guy here was getting married in one week and was celebrating with his buddies. He was from France, and he went around offering people cheese, bread and wine and asking for donations for his wedding. We gave him 2 Euro, because well, it was comical...

Look at him!!!!!

AJ and I spent the rest of our time touring the city and enjoying each other.

Overall, this was a great trip... I'm not sure where we'll be headed next, but I'm hoping it's Switzerland or Prague!

Workout DVD Reviews...

2009-07-01T20:39:00.017+02:00

As I was working out with my girl Mel B last week, I thought it would be cool to do a review of some of the workout DVD’s I own.

Mel B “Totally Fit”

This chicks body is insane and so are her workouts!

My first attempt at doing this DVD ended up with me lying on the floor just watching and thinking "is she serious?", but after a few attempts, I’ve managed to make it through some of the workouts.

Her DVD is broken out in the following sections:

Warm Up (5 min)

Cardio (15 min)

Advanced Cardio (20 min)

Abs (10 min) Legs (10 min)

Bums (10 min)

Tums (10 min) Cool Down

You can select which workouts you’d like to do and they’ll play back to back, so you don’t have to worry about going back and forth to the menu and clicking around to each segment.

The camera angles aren’t that great, it’s like they do too many close-ups of her face and body and you aren’t able to see the exercises to ensure you’re executing them correctly.
Anyway, the workouts are intense, quick and effective. I recommend this DVD, but shop around – I wouldn’t pay more then $5-10 for this.

Hip Hop Abs

Alright, I love these DVDs – Shaun T is comical! The comments he makes throughout the workouts will have you rolling. I’m not one to judge, but he is super “gay” fun gay though, like someone you’d want to hang out with and go shopping.

There’s a part when “Dontcha” by the Pussycat Dolls comes on and he is like “heyyyyyyyy, Omigodddd this is my jammmm!!!!!!!

I think his workouts are more for cardio then abs, but it is fun and you’ll work up a sweat.

I ordered this off of the Beachbody website, but I’m sure you can find a good deal on E-Bay if you’re interested.

Turbo Jam

Chalene is fun, but this DVD got old quick. Actually, I think once I got Hip Hop Abs I lost interest in Turbo Jam.

In my opinion Turbo Jam is similar to Tae Bo but not as intense. I haven’t done Turbo Jam in a while, but I remember liking it when I was doing it, but like I said earlier – it got old quick and I needed something new.

Chalean Extreme (I did a previous post on this one)

This is what I’m currently doing – It’s a 3 part system that’s supposed to get you to burn fat and get lean. It’s a 3 month program, but I’ve been stuck on part 1 for like 4 months.

There’s a lot of weight lifting (you can also use resistance bands) and some cardio. The concept of this is that muscle burns fat. I can’t comment on the other 2 parts because I haven’t made it that far.

I usually add Cardio with this, because I don’t think she does enough.

Belgium April 2009…

2009-06-30T09:55:00.025+02:00

I completely forgot about this trip – we went to Brussels in April for a short weekend get away.

The drive is about 3 or 4 hours and the weather was really nice when we went. This trip was of course AJ's idea, but as always, i'm up for whatever.

We stayed at the Renaissance Brussels Hotel and got a pretty good deal that included free parking and free breakfast. They even had an indoor pool and jacuzzi, which we took full advantage of when we first got there. The walk to city center was about 15-20 minutes, but it was much needed after all the beer and food.

Brussels is famous for their beer, and they have a whole lot.

AJ being the beer connoisseur that he is, loves this place. I'm not a big fan of beer, but Brusells has fruit flavored beers that taste similar to a wine coolers. I can deal with these, my favorite flavors are peach and apple, cherry is very pospualy but it's really bitter to me.

Belgium is also famous for their chocolate which is so good. I spent a lot of time going in and out of the cholatier's "sampling" what they had to offer. We left with about 10lbs. of chocalate for us to share between the both of us (and I wonder why i've gained so much weight). You only live once and this chocolate is so good - like melt in your mouth, give you shivers good.

We were actually here around the same time last year so some of these pictures may be from 2008, they're a little mixed up in my folder.

Let the beer drinking begin...

Beer Heaven!

My baby - checking them all out

Fruity Beer sction - Apple Beer in my hand

Manneken Pis (Dutch for "little man pissng") Seriosuly! There are a lot of stories about this little guy and people flock to see him, if interested you can Google him and read up on his history. He doesn't do anything, so seeing it once is plenty.

99 Luftballons

2009-06-28T19:32:00.006+02:00

Total randomness, but I heart this song. I know, i'm such a dork!

Road Trip 2009!

2009-06-28T15:34:00.021+02:00

In May AJ and I took a road trip to Spain for some sun and fun. Well, I just wanted to relax and SLEEP – but I went along with the fun.

It’s about a 10 hour drive from where we live to Spain, so we decided to break the drive up on our way there. We departed Germany at about 5P.M and stopped in Givors, France for the night.

Givors is kind of dull, but we were pretty exhausted when we got there – so we searched for food and went straight back to the room for some sleep.

We found the best little hidden Italian restaurant and had some great food – I can’t tell you the name of it or where exactly it was, but it was delicious.

Here is a picture of the Hotel – I think it was called the Kyriad

A picture of the view from our room

The town – Givors, France

The next morning we took off for Spain! The drive to Spain seemed pretty quick – I think that was just because we were excited.

Our time in Spain consisted of mostly relaxing in the room, sightseeing, relaxing on the beach, shopping, relaxing at the bars/pubs/clubs, eating and drinking (not in that particular order).

Anyway, Spain was AWESOME! We actually extended our vacation one day because we just couldn’t bring ourselves to leave. I really miss the beach and sunshine :(

Here are a few pictures…

On the balcony of our hotel room...

AJ trying to take a nap and me wanting a picture... AJ taking it all in... On the balcony... Sightseeing...

The drinks were 2 for 1...

Maybe I had one to many?

On the beach at night...

Sangria - some good stuff!

The spanish version of a Corona... The best Coffee ice cream i've ever had!

It’s our Anniversary!

2009-06-28T13:50:00.013+02:00

One year ago today, I married my best friend and my life has been nothing but joy ever since.

I feel so honored and lucky to have my husband in my life!

Happy Anniversary!

Greatest Gift - Tamika Scott

Venice April 2009

2009-06-28T13:18:00.027+02:00

AJ and I took a romantic trip to Venice in April and had a great time.

Venice is absolutely beautiful, but extremely expensive. Being the budget savvy people that we are, we stayed outside of Venice in a town called Mestre and just took the 5 minute, €1 train ride into Venice each day.

If you’re interested we stayed at Hotel Plaza, which wasn’t to glamorous, but it served its purpose.

I won’t be posting to many photos of me because I think I look so fat lately. I’m working on it though, it’s a slow process because I absolutely LOOOOVVVEEEE food.

Anyway, here a few pictures from our trip:

Waiting to board the flight... (We love RyanAir)

Checking out the sites

My little Italian bird friend...Venice is really beautiful and rustic- i'm still amazed at how these buildings are still standing with all of this water everywhere. Some of the vendors... It was crazy crowded...
This place had the best food and at a great price! On the train heading back to the hotel after a long wet day...

Inspiring Poem!

2009-03-02T12:14:00.010+01:00

I’ve heard this poem several times, but I have never actually taken the time to really listen to it. I browse quite a few blogs and I saw that one of my favorite bloggers (Glamzini) had this posted on her site and it really hit me.

How true and inspiring!

I feel as though President Obama’s light has allowed and motivated America the to let their light shine.

Our Deepest Fear

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear
is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness,
that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous,
talented and fabulous?
Actually who are we not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small doesn't serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking
so that other people
won't feel insecure around you.
We are all meant to shine as children do.
We were born to make manifest
the glory of God that is within us.
It's not just in some of us;
it's in everyone.
And when we let our own light shine,
we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear,
our presence automatically liberates others.
~ Marianne Williamson

Trying to Shed Some Pounds

2009-03-01T11:19:00.017+01:00

I don’t consider myself fat, but I can stand to lose a few pounds and get in shape. I own a bazillion workout DVD’s and tons of exercise stuff, hell, we even have a sauna in our house. I never use any of these things. So sad, I know.

I’ve decided to seriously get myself together. Summer is just around the corner and I also have my 10 year high school reunion coming up this year.

I’m starting the Master Cleanse on Monday (2 Mar 09) and I’m going to try and last a full 5-7 days. I’ve attempted this before but I have never made it past day 2.

I’m also doing CHALEAN Extreme, which is a DVD series by Chalene that is supposed to help you to build muscle and burn fat and basically get a hot smoking body!

I won’t be posting any before pictures, well not yet at least. Let’s just see how my after pictures turn out.

My goal is for this to be more of a lifestyle change rather than just a quick weight loss thing and fall back into my habit of never working out and being a couch potato.

Some of my body inspirations:

Berlin…

2009-02-26T21:01:00.014+01:00

AJ and I took a brief 4 day trip to Berlin and we had a great time. Berlin is filled with so much history and it is a beautiful city. We arrived on a Friday evening and had just enough time to find our hotel and grab a bite to eat. We spent all of Saturday figuring out the U/S-Bahn and walking all over to see the sites. It was soooo cold and wet and the weather was just ugh – so I’m bundled and covered up in just about all of our pics, but we still had a good time.

The Brandenburg Gate

A Piece of the Berlin Wall

AJ using his navigational skills (he's so cute trying to figure out what train to take)

Checkpoint Charlie - One of the main gateways for crossing between the two halves of Berlin during the Cold War. The naming of the checkpoints was based on the phonetic alphabet, and as this was the third such checkpoint it was given the name of Charlie.

Exhausted after a long day on the go

Hotel Adlon - This is the hotel where Michael Jackson dangled his baby from the balcony.

Starbucks has seriously taken over the world.

I made AJ take me to the Zoo

On the roof/terrace of our hotel, this was our last day there and I was so tired

Garmisch Germany…

2009-02-03T14:15:00.005+01:00

After a very interesting week, AJ and I set off to Garmisch for the weekend. The drive was long (4 ½ to 5 hours) and unfortunately AJ wasn’t feeling all that great – so that kind of sucked.

The weekend was supposed to be relaxing, but AJ was sick and he spent the majority of the time in bed sleeping and coughing up some pretty gross stuff. He did however manage to stay up and watch his favorite team; the Pittsburgh Steelers kick butt in the Superbowl.

I squeezed in some snowboarding and a massage, but other then that our weekend was pretty uneventful. I really sucked on taking pictures (sorry) but here is one of me snowboarding...

I Heart Dublin!

2009-01-22T08:25:00.014+01:00

So, London has been knocked out of its number two spot and has been replaced with Dublin! Munich is my number one favorite city in the world (more so for sentimental reasons), and London use to be my second. Well Dublin has stolen my heart as well as the number two position on my list of favorite cities in the world.

Call me an idiot (or a typical American), but I did not know that they spoke English in Ireland… I know, I know, that’s pretty sad :-( Anyway, I had a great time here! Although a little pricey, Dublin is awesome. We spent the majority of our time exploring the streets and walking endlessly with no destination in mind. We tend not to plan things when we travel and just go wherever the wind blows. We stayed at the Best Western Academy Plaza, which is in a great location, right off of OConnell Street. My husband is a genius at finding great rates on the internet and Tripadvisor has never failed us on reviews and ratings.

We flew Ryan Air… If anybody has ever flown Ryan Air, then you know what an experience it can be. Since it’s just the two of us, we didn’t check any bags and carried on one bag each (which is all you’re allowed) no purses, no laptop bag… Just one bag, and it better not go over their weight limit (which is about 10 or 11 Kilos) and it better fit into their mock overhead bin that they have at the check in area. I can’t talk bad about Ryan Air, because their prices are amazing, and I believe this is the way they keep their prices so low. The flight was less then two hours and the trip from the Airport to the Hotel was about 15-20 minutes.

I don’t want to write a minute by minute review of our trip but I will highlight some of the things we did. My husband is a beer connoisseur, so we visited the Guinness Storehouse, which was interesting. He enjoyed it and he enjoyed the sampling and free pint you get at the end of the tour.

We spent our evenings eating (my favorite thing) and then we closed the night out at a Pub. We spent the majority of our nights at the Fitzsimons Pub, my husband loved this place. They were also showing the playoff games, which is rare to find in Europe. American Football isn’t very popular over here.

I wish I had more of a luggage allowance because the shopping is wonderful! The weather leaves a lot to be desired, it rained and even snowed a bit during our stay---but that didn't put a damper in our swagger.

I truly had a magnificent time here and I hope that we get a chance to come back and visit before we leave Europe.

This is how the Guinness is served at the storehouse.

AJ posing with the Guinness man.

AJ in front of the storehouse/museum

I found it amusing that they have a TK Maxx in Dublin - Especially since I use to work at TJ Maxx as a teenager.

These were seriously the best chips I ever had.

Hard Rock Dublin

Temple Bar

What a Wonderlul Day in History!

2009-01-22T08:20:00.008+01:00

Okay, this blog thing is hard to keep up with. Well, since my last post America has witnessed history and I am so happy and inspired by our new president and his family. I spent the MLK weekend in Dublin with my husband and I was so amazed at how the people there were excited about President Obama and wanted to celebrate the event.

We left Dublin on Monday night, so I wasn’t able to see first hand what kind of events they had going on Tuesday, but I did notice this at the TGI Fridays in Dublin, as well as posters around the city announcing events to celebrate the big day.

I spent the whole evening Tuesday night watching the Inauguration and was overcome with emotion and joy. My husband wasn’t as emotional as I was, but he did sit and watch about 4 hours of the event with me. I could tell he was getting a little bored after that – he tends to blab a when he’s disinterested with something. I took my one man party upstairs and continued to watch the events and I finally fell asleep during the parade. The time difference here really makes it hard, but thank God for the internet!

Past travels...

2009-01-04T13:47:00.017+01:00

My husband and I are HUGE traveller's, which is kind of sad because I think a blog would have been a great way to share our adventures with friends and family. So, to play catch up, I thought i'd highlight some of our past trips and continue to post about our future trips.

Paris is such a beautiful city!

London is my second favorite city in the world.

Istanbul Turkey

Amsterdam

Rome

Ich liebe Dich

2009-01-04T09:17:00.001+01:00

Isn't love a wonderful thing?

I'm dedicating today's post to my husband who is truly my better half. I met my husband in 2006 in Izmir, Turkey during a lunch with my good friend Jill. He has such a magnetic personality and he is the funniest person I've ever met. I had the hugest crush on him for the longest, but I was so conflicted on if I should pursue it and I had no idea how. We became friends and started chatting on messenger and on the phone and of course one thing led to another and well, here we are today.

We've been married about 7 months now and it seems like I love him more and more each day. I'm actually a tad bit obsessed with the man, but he doesn't seem to mind.

Looking back...

2009-01-03T23:37:00.001+01:00

So as I ponder the new year and past years, I can't help but to be nostalgic and wonder what if...

I didn't go to college after high school which I truly regret now... But as I sit and really think about it, I know that I would have wasted a lot of time and money if I had chosen college after high school instead of the route that I chose.

I recently turned 27 (time sure does fly) and although I have a great job, life and I am on the road to completing my degree and starting on my masters. I still get the feeling that I've missed out on something.

I truly believe that everything happens for a reason and although I would not change my life or any of the choices I have made.... I still wonder what if....

I'm just thinking out loud here.

Anyway, I came across this throwback pic from 1999, celebrating Grad Nite at Disneyland and thought I'd share.

Welcome 2009...

2009-01-03T22:18:00.000+01:00

Well, for 2009 I decided to create and hopefully keep a current blog. I'm still undecided about what I actually plan to blog about, so let me apologize now, as I'm sure I will ramble on for a while until I am able to come to a decision on what exactly my blog will contain.

Anyway, let me just start by saying that 2009 will be my year. I feel like I have let so much of my life pass me by and have let so many opportunities slip through my fingers. I'm not a big fan of resolutions, so I will not make any... But I will say that this is MY year and it WILL be prosperous.

I hope that everyone had a safe and Happy New Year. Me and my husband spent the day and night in Frankfurt. Unfortunately, I had a little to much champagne and didn't quite make it til Midnight, but from what I hear... It was a blast!

Until next time....