Marriage Care Retreat

Hey all! Now I’ll admit this post is going to be geared towards my fellow military spouses and families and it is a bit of a longer post, but I hope maybe it will offer some tools to maybe enhance your relationships & marriages with your significant others. J and I were blessed with the … Continue reading »

One Lovely Blog Award

I’m so excited to say that I have been nominated for the One Lovely Blog Award by my friend Sophie over at Saved In Drafts.  Her blog is fantastic and as a fellow military spouse, I always enjoy reading about other spouses’ adventures and journeys throughout life.   So check it out when you get … Continue reading »

One Word 365

Hey everyone!  For my post this week~ I wanted to show you a new page I’ve added ~ One Word 365. I found this idea from another military spouse and thought that it would be a great way to make changes and follow through on those resolutions I hope to work towards. I hope you … Continue reading »

A New Year & Resolutions

Happy New Years!  Can you believe that it is 2013?? My, oh my, how quickly the last year has passed! 2012 was an insane yet incredible year for us.  We were able to celebrate the new year with some of our closest friends and it got me thinking about everything that has happened in our … Continue reading »

Simply Painted Kitchen

So I have to admit. I’ve become a bit addicted to home improvement/DIY shows on HGTV and the DIY network over the last few weeks.  And I’m pretty sure J is happy we are only renting our house rather than having bought it- we might have more than a few projects going on otherwise A … Continue reading »

“Simply Couponing”

The other night, J and I happened to be flipping through channels and stopped for a few minutes on the show “Extreme Couponing.” Every time I see commercials for the show or happen to catch clips of it, I am amazed by how much these people get for free!  Although sometimes I tend to wonder … Continue reading »

Unpacking and Paint Colors

Hey everyone!  Well after a very long few weeks of living in hotel rooms and sleeping on air mattresses, we are FINALLY in our house and all of our belongings have been delivered- meaning the house looks like we’ve become hoarders! There are boxes, books, kitchen goods and “stuff” strewn all over the house, just … Continue reading »

30 Day Challenge Ends

So I have to admit- I’m really disappointed that I wasn’t able to write more this month for my gratitude challenge. I had such high hopes to write more and then the silly  move came along and welp- that went out the window. But at the end of the day- I have so much to … Continue reading »

Thanksgiving…so blessed

Well, after several long days and a few hotel rooms later, we have arrived! I should say, we arrived and then we left to celebrate Thanksgiving with some friends. Since I know people are busy spending time with family and friends, I’ll keep this short. What am I thankful for?  Everything.  I have so much … Continue reading »