Friday, December 31, 2010

Blessings on Christmas



Well for those who dont know, Miss Olivia decided to make her arrival on Dec 26 at 4:33am. She is beautiful and her big sister loves her. Once I get caught up I will blog the whole story and more :-)





Thursday, December 23, 2010

Week in review



Here I go again being a bad blogger... hehe


Well still preggo... And they pushed my induction back to Monday at 6am :-( its only 12 hours later but if I went in that Sunday night I would have at least gotten some sleep... but anywho... Hoping she we come sooner but not holding my breath...


Grandma is here :-) She got here on the 15th. Pretty sure Rylei has slept with her every night the little stinker... She loves her Maw Maw...
It SNOWED!!! Day after my grandma got here it snowed a few inches! so pretty! Ry loved it but didnt get to play in it much because shes been fighting... some kind of illness... Thinking it was croup. Raspy breathing... little cough... mild fever... but no runny nose? Who knows. She is feeling better now.
We went to Carl's Christmas party on Friday. I honestly wasnt looking forward to it.. Casual party... Rockband themed... (yes the game)... And deli style buffet... YEAH. Not what I was use to... But I must say the party itself was very nice... They could of have better door prizes but I think they just need better party planners haha Food wasnt what I would have liked but it was better than I thought it would be. MC and games where great but the rockband got a little old...
I got Olivia's room finished finally. :-) I like the way it came out.. Heres a few pics of it...


We're VERY ready for Christmas.. I still havent put presents under the tree lol I do not trust Rylei one bit at all haha. I think were going to put them out tomorrow during naptime. I think I can handle half a day of yelling "no Rylei! Not Yet!!" lol

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Christmas time in the City...

Well we had a wonderful time in NYC yesterday! I really loved it! The bus ride over was sooo long (3 hours) and I was so uncomfortable on the way over.. I forgot how bumpy buses are! Also made me a little sick to my stomach. I was nervous because there arent seat belts in charter buses so rylei wasnt in a car seat.. but she did well really. she colored and listened to daddys music and went back and forth a lot.

Dancing to Daddys music

Coloring with daddys hat on

Amazed by the buildings
We got dropped off at Radio City Music Hall and the madness began! lol It took carl about an hour to realize he didnt have to say excuse me to everyone.. because they wouldnt listen... and that he didnt have to acknowledge every person passing out flyers and the street vendors lol We went to Central Park first... EH WRONG ANSWER lmao It was SantaCon 2010! which you can get the gist of here. they really wherent TOO bad but very loud and drunk lol one touched my hair and I felt the need to shower... I wanted to bring Rylei to the playgrounds in central park but thats the direction that the gazillion santas where in so we stuck to sheeps meadow and she ran around a little. Enough to tucker her out and she was asleep before we could find lunch! We passed FAO at this time and she was asleep :-( so we skipped it... but I got my picture of it! So we asked a lovely NYC police officer where Rays Pizza was and he gave us great directions to it and it was AMAZING... loved it.. and $2.55 a slice?! UHM amazing even more!!!

Ry and I in central park

Ry and Daddy by lake in Central Park

Ry running in sheeps meadow in central park
Carl and our Ray's Pizza :-)
After that we wondered around more.. went in at Dylans but it was crazy packed so I just grabbed a few things and we left. By then Rylei was awake and we got her a hot dog which she didnt eat until like an hour later... She was cranky because she needed a diaper change but we couldnt find a place and she was cold and tired still. We then made our way to Times Square and went to disney which was AH-MAZ-ING! Rylei loved it and cried when we left each area! Which disney staff didnt like and each one tried to make her feel better lol Then it was the hunt for dinner.... ugh super hard!!! we really wanted a non chain place but couldnt find anything that we would all eat that was under 30 bucks a person! So we saw tgiFridays and was like whatever we will eat there... MISTAKE! hello $18 cheeseburger and $9 kids meal of pasta with NO sauce! It was a good burger but no burger is $18 good to me lol But I think we where all happy to just sit and have quiet time lol And we had a great view from our seat and I got to witness a bus hit a taxi. Its all in the experience right? lol
Ry and her mini loli from Dylans
Ry and I upstairs in Disney Store :-)
Taxi vs Bus
Then the kicker of the trip... We go to the rendezvous spot... the road is closed... which means our bus cant get there... LOVELY what do we do?? lol so we waited and made a big group and 30 mins later we learn the driver has been circling around trying to find a spot to park. So we didnt get out of the city until after 9:30 but after that rylei went to sleep no problem and thus ended our night... We had a great time... But its not something that I want to do again soon... with a stroller... or with kids for that matter... or maybe just not at christmas time lol




Friday, December 10, 2010

Mil spouse fill in #24

1. What do you see your life like in 10 years?
In 10 years hopefully I will have figured out what I want to do with myself since Rylei will be 12 and Olivia almost 10... Carl will still be active duty... but life is very unsure... depends on what he decides to do in the next 3 years though lol


2. What do you like most about your job?
Being a full time mommy is great. lol

3. What are three things you do every day, no matter what day it is?
love on Rylei, check facebook, talk to my grandma

4. What would you do with an extra five hours in the day today?
actually get a nap

5. What is your favorite Christmas (or whichever holiday you celebrate) cookie recipe (please share!)?
i have JUST started to try to make cookies actually. but i like anything ... espically with frosting hehe




Monday, December 6, 2010

Christmas Wish Come True!!

So I must say I am a little over joyed haha! ITT has been offering a free NYC on your own trip for deployed spouses... Well no one signed up for it (prolly because it would be hard/scary to go alone or with just your kids in my opinion...) and they opened it to everyone. So this Saturday will be our first trip to New York City!! YAY!! I'm so excited. So what should we do? We are for sure going "the budget route" because we didnt have time to save for this trip so no crazy shopping or over priced tour buses... Lots of walking... Which will suck for me lol Jokes where made about me not going into labor while there... I've prolly been jinxed now honestly lol. So places I want to go... in no order really

FAO (of course :-) I know its going to be crazy packed but its an experience I want for Rylei and I...)
Rockefeller Center (to see the tree)
Tiffany's (just to walk by :-D)
Dylans Candy Bar (yum)
hopefully pass by Macys, Barneys, Saks, Bloomingdales, Bergdoff, and Bendels to see their Christmas windows... maybe check out a few of them :-)
World Trade Center Visitors Center (about the only thing I'm willing to pay for...)
Disney store on Broadway (25,000 sq ft of Disney goodness)

and whatever else we manage to fit in.. I want to do lunch at a street cart or pizza joint and dinner at a non chain place.

Anyone have recommendations?




Friday, December 3, 2010

MilSpouse Fill In #23

1. If you where given $1,000 right now, how would you spend it?
I would put it all towards debit... prolly credit card. We're trying to get rid of both our credit cards FOREVER!!!
2. If you had to choose a movie title (a real one that already exsits) for your life story, what would it be?
geez I have no idea hmmmm.... The Pursuit of Happyness... even though it makes me cry everytime...
3. If you where a teacher, what subject would you like to teach?
English.. I know I dont use proper grammer on here a lot but I DO know the rules... I loved high school English... Or maybe history... I've grown to love it and would like to make it fun for kids.
4. Has being a MilSpouse changed how you view holidays or how your holidays are celebrated? If so how? If not what hasn't changed?
Not really... most holidays I was just with my imidiate family... We didnt have huge celebrations like some do and thats what we do now... We do however invite over friends or single airman a lot for the holidays.
5. What is your favorite Christmas (or whatever holiday you celebrate) memory?
I'm sure I have a ton from when I was a child but really its Christmas with Rylei now... Even though the past 2 Christmas I was far more excited than she was but still lol I get excited about how much more excited she will be every year. This year should be even greater than the last ;-)


Thursday, December 2, 2010

planning ahead?

So carl is constantly making fun of me lately... why? becuase I'm already planning Rylei's 3rd birthday.. For those who dont know her birthday is in August... lol So maybe I'm a pre planner... it gives me something to do and look forward to. Her past 2 birthdays have been very generic, out of the package parties... Since I have discovered blogland my eyes have been opened... To the wonderful world of custom parties and how afordable they can be. I use to see these fancy parties and think I could only afford the stuff at the store.. hello MORE expensive than doing it myself!!! So in accordance with my obsesive list making ways I have gone through my favorite blogs, bookmarked parties that I liked or liked aspects of not only for Rylei but also for Olivia... (yeah maybe I do have a problem...) And I've since gone BACK through these sites and made a document of each party and the colors, food, drink, decorations, games, invite, and outfit Rylei could wear... and listed the sites where I got the idea from... Currently I'm all over Etsy and Oriental Trading looking at stuff that I could add... lol But I figure if I decide in the next month or so... I can start buying stuff... hopefully at discount lol So I have it narrowed down toooo
a lemonaide party--a rainbow/art party-- tutu and ties party-- mermaid/beach/pool party-- minnie mouse party-- cookies and milk party-- or princess and the frog (not so much the movie but the story in general).
So besides my little obsesiveness... hehe Christmas has come to my house. Tree is up (had to buy a new one because ours died... grrr), lights are being hung, and I'm slowly but surely getting the house cute. Havent dared put presents under the tree though.. I dont trust Ry and dont care for the battle right now lol I'm very much ready to pop.
Oh I also had my baby shower! It was pretty awesome and I had a great time. And I got my new double stroller from my mother in law. Its awesome haha Heres a pic of Ry and Aiden in it.. It rides like a DREAM.








Friday, November 26, 2010

I'M BACK!!!

So in honor of Black Friday we finally got a new computer!!! THANK YOU GOD! It WORKS... no buzzing in the background... wow amazing... So I'll be catching up shortly after I figure this bad boy out... Windows 7 is hella different.. considering we where rocking XP! lol



Tuesday, November 16, 2010

M.I.A.

Sorry for being MIA and may be for a week or so longer.. my compter finally died on us... so i should be getting ne for black friday... wish us luck haha

Friday, November 12, 2010

Friday Fill in!

1.) Were you named after anyone?
Nope! My mom picked my name out of a baby name book. Alden is a boys name though lol
2.) What color, if any, are your toenails usually painted?
In the summer theyre always a bright pink :-) winter normally a darker color... deep purples, reds, etc
3.) How do you flush a public toilet? Hands? Feet? Something else?
foot all the way lol
4.) When you were a little kid, which TV character did you have a crush on?
I was fond of JTT and Zac Hanson for sure lol
5.) Let's say you had to lose one of your five senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell). Which one would you choose? Why?
Ugh hard one... Maybe touch? I HAVE to taste stuff... which requires smell.... and I cant imagine not being able to see my beautiful daughter or hear her laugh





Tuesday, November 9, 2010

holy busy weekend!!

holy moly I need a vacation (ba haha whats that?!) So as I mentioned this weekend was BUSY.. So Carl had duty this weekend. So that always puts more strain on me... I love this schedule but 12s get old fast haha. So Saturday we a pretty chill morning. Not much going on but I didnt sleep well the night before (whats new right). So I was SO happy for nap time... haha NOT. Rylei would NOT nap. Which wasnt too bad at the time.. A friend was having a playdate at 2:30 anyway so we headed over there. Anyway I'm pretty sure Ry had fun playing with the other kiddos and I sure know I enjoyed the mommy time! After that a local photographer was doing a free mini season at a park so we headed that way... And then started the meltdowns... ECK She would not be cute!!! lol But Jessica still managed to get a few cute shots somehow lmao THATS talent! After that it was a trip to the commissary to buy meat and stuff like that and the BX to get a few other items... I could have killed Rylei at the commissary!! We where going to the line to check out. Of course she wanted to go look at the toys... again. She throws herself to the ground... and as I go to stand her up... she goes "ow mommy ow." WTH?! HOW DID SHE LEARN THAT?! I was sooo embarrassed. Great CPS is going to get called on me for child abuse because my kid knows how to play that game already. What would you do in that situation?! So I'm totally stressed out... get home... get Ry out... look behind my house... crap its Dan and Miikos going away party... And I havent started the eggs yet (they wanted me to make deviled eggs lol) CRAPOLA! Get to the fridge... CARL USED LIKE ALL THE EGGS! lol So after getting all that done and whipping the eggs together we had a nice time at the party and Ry ran to her hearts content with the big kids...

Thank God she slept in Sunday lol and I mean she slept until like 9:30 which would be 10:30 with the time change lmao Sunday was Aiden's birthday party so we didnt do much that morning. His party was a lot of fun but it caused Rylei to miss nap... again. And tons of sugar... Yeah fun right? lol Once carl finally got home we went check out the best buy military apprication day.. Kind of a bust. You got 10% your highest priced item... Guess that could be nice if you where looking for a big ticket item but we left empty handed after I drooled over laptops and SLRs.

Monday was supposed to be my relax day... HAH. Carl volunteered to help build a neat park on base. Totally nice of him... Totally crappy for me because it was my only chance to sleep in lol And we had Aiden a few hours to baby sit that day. But all ended well because we got to have cuddle time after Ry went to bed and watched Prince of Persia ... Yummy Jake Gylenhaal lmao

Today was BUSY! First off I was exhausted because carl agreed to cat sit the Miiko and Dans cat... Our cats arent friendly. What possessed him to agree to this is beyond me but geez their cat is LOUD. He meows all the time LOUDLY lol All last night I heard thumps up and down the stairs and hallway... Munchkin and John John (who Ry calls Johngle) chased each other and meowed at each other... ECK. I was pissed lol And of course the geese where honking away this morning... Stupid birds lol But had a good NST this morning... Found out I've gained 30 lbs :-( very disappointing... But NST went okay... Almost had to get an ultrasound because she was borderline unresponsive... (She slept most of it and I couldnt get her movin lol) After that we had family pics which came out super cute :-) Then tonight I had an ESC meeting. Fun Fun. I'm really hoping that after Olivia is born I can get a little more involved.. I really want to become a key spouse but I dont know if I should BEFORE she is born becuase I'll be a little busy. We shall see...
But this post got awfully long and drug out... So heres a few pics from today to make up for your time :-D



Shutterfly

Okay so shutterfly did a dealy-o to give out free christmas cards and I send out WAY to many cards to NOT do this haha. Even better that I planned on ordering from them again. I love love love picture christmas cards. Its so much easier than getting normal cards and having to figure out who to send what picture... Make it easy... Make it the card! lol and Shutterfly makes it so easy to do too! I'm going back and forth between doing just Rylei in this years card though... I'm kinda nervous that Olivia will pop up right before Christmas and then I would feel bad because she isnt on the card lol So family pic or Rylei pic? hmmmm lol

however this card would be SO cute if it snows before hand and I can get some good shots of us/ry in the snow!! Snow card

And this one would be really cute with her new Christmas pics red card

And for some reason I always love the ones with ornaments


Yeah I got choices to make now huh? What do you think? Pass the word along bloggers? You know you want free cards! http://bit.ly/sfly2010



Friday, November 5, 2010

Fill In Friday and lately...

Head on over to Wife of A Sailor to get this week's Fill-In.


1. A different twist on last week’s question. This week, the first question is: what’s the nicest thing a MILSPOUSE has ever done for you? (brought to you from navy_smurfette)
I'd have to say giving me all of her daughters old baby clothes. Her dd was born pretty close to when Miss Olivia is due so same season whereas most of Rylei's old clothes are the wrong season. And I'm talking like 3-4 rubbermaids FULL of clothes... nb-18 months!

2. How often do you drive faster than the speed limit?
On base all the time lol Ive been pulled over on base before for going 2 over! and of course I didnt have my insurance on me (well I did but the ink was smuged and they said I couldnt use it) or my drivers license.. I'm SUPER lucky... but in town all the time... but I stay with the flow of traffic.. I dont want to be run over!!

3. Did you have a nickname in school? If so, what was it?
Aldy

4. If your life was a book, what would the title be and how would it end?
Just another day... and the ending would include Carl and I in my dream home (yes I keep a notebook with everything my future dream home must have) with our grandkids visiting.

5. Look back (in your planner if you have one) to September 14th… what did you do that day?
Well carl was TDY and I had an ESC meeting that night


Yeah I've been slacking... again... Stupid computer was being bad again. But this week has been more or less low key... I had 3 dr appts. 1st NST was okay... had to be monitored for 40 mins but I'm pretty much use to that. Thursday I had an OB appt and that went well... Got my flu shot.. *joy* and todays NST was good as was the ultrasound.. However I got PISSED at the hospital. So the area I get my ultrasound in weekly is the one they use for emergencies and surgeries etc.. Its a very small waiting area with only 11 chairs. Nothing fancy.. no tv.. few magazines... Well I walk in today and it was PACKED so I was like GREAT this is going to take at least 2 hours alone... Well then I realize that 7 of the people are all talking together and leaving and coming back together... So I was like wth? I guess grandma was getting surgery on something. Great theyre there for support... Thats awesome.. But then grandma goes back for her ultrasound and the nurse told them they'd be more comfortable in the day surgery waiting area since it was much larger and had tvs etc and thats where grandma was going next. "no we'll wait here"... wow really? Patients where having to be brought to other rooms because these people wouldnt stay in the damn waiting room they where supposed to be in! Grandma wasnt even WITH them? Then they all take turns getting breakfast and eating it in the waiting room!! (Which has a large no food sign in it) I'm talking like eggs and bacon... STINKY!! I was so pissed off... It didnt help that I have to wait after my ultrasound to be released after a dr looks at it... agh


Oh and wed... lol I fell down the stairs.. I'm such a klutz I swear... But it was just on my butt thankfully. But boy did it hurt thursday and today!. eek.

Another rant is people... I hate how irresponsible people are... Like they dont care who gets screwed in their way... As long as they dont have to do anything... But thats all I'm allowed to say :-/ maybe I'll be at liberty to say more later...

But hopefully I'll post more this weekend.. Its going to be a busy one! Tomorrow we have a possible play date (hoping to go.. its during ryleis normal nap time so we shall see...), a mini photo shoot which will probably just include Ry since carl has to work... and a going away pot luck for our dear neighbors. I was instructed to bring deviled eggs... and lots lol Sunday we have Mr Aidens birthday party and its Military Appreciation at Best Buy so we might check that out..

Until then

XOXO




Sunday, October 31, 2010

Halloween Flashback

Well I thought I'd do a little Halloween flashback of Rylei :-) My how shes changed!
Halloween 2008
At the pumpkin "patch" lol She slept the whole time

My sweet little lady bug

Ry and her staged goodie bag lol

Halloween 2009
She loved the pumpkin patch... she kept calling them balls lol

Trying to carve her pumpkin

She was such a cute Princess Jasmine


She loved getting into her candy!

Halloween 2010
At the pumpkin patch

Heading out. Olivia the Pig

Miss Rylei getting into her candy!