Happy Valentine's Day!

I hope everyone is having a wonderful Valentine's Day! I hope your blessed with flowers, candy, and nice goodies from your significant other! Sadly, I will be spending Valentine's Day alone this year. My love is accross country for some training. I am taking this quite well I think... avoiding TV, Facebook, and all stores. I did wake up to a Happy Valentines Day text from him and that was good enough for me!  Tonight, I plan on spending time with Ben and Jerry's and an action movie... staying far away from chick flicks. What plans do you guys have?

Funny comic time!

Is this our society today?

It's Friday, and as I was doing my usual "rummaging trough magazines and wasting time" ritual, I came across something that had me astounded and completely grossed out at the same time! A model who literally has a 20 inch waist and claims to not have an eating disorder by eat chocolate and big meals 3 times a day. I'll let you form your own opinion. This is the type of "woman" our society is idolizing. The "you can't model unless your freakishly tall and freakishly skinny" society.. yes, you know what I am talking about. Now, I know first hand that to make it in the model world you have to be a certain height and weight. I have been to numerous model scouting events, waited in line for hours, just for them to look at my sheet (not even ME mind you) and say "were looking for some one with a little more in some places and a little less in others." Now, what 15 year old girl wouldn't run out of the room crying and thinking she is fat and ugly? It's sad that this is what our society looks up too. I don't know of a single teenage girl who does not have self-confidence issues and it breaks my heart that these young girls think so badly of themselves. Alot of times, issues with self- confidence can turn into bullying other girls to make their own issues "go away." I have seen this too. I grew up being one of those girls who was so insecure that I would bring down other girls who I felt were "less" than me. Do I regret it? You bet. Did I get the same treatment from other girls who felt I was "less" than them? Absolutely. It's like a never ending cycle and my fear is that it is exactly that, never ending. So, I have joined up and became a part of the We Stop Hate Anti-Bullying Organization. This organization was formed by the beautiful Ms. Emily Anne, a 17 year old who has learned very early that she can make a difference and she is doing an amazing job! I have ordered numerous wristbands and given them out trying to spread the word that everyone is beautiful and NO ONE is better than anyone else. If you think you are better than someone else... you need a wristband. Below is a link to the YouTube and a link to the Seventeen Magazine article on this organization. Also is the twitter account. Please check it out.

Youtube- http://youtu.be/YLqtZM19ARU

Seventeen- http://www.seventeen.com/health/peace/we-stop-hate

Twitter- @WeStopHate





Dont become this to be beautiful.



She is proof you don't have to be abnormally skinny to be beautiful.



For Confidential Purposes.. This Entry is Short.

This has been one crazy, hellacious, week. Tuesday, I set out on an 8 hour drive to Ft. Jackson, SC. My love's BCT (basic combat training) group was graduating. See, there were a whole bunch of SIT's (soldiers in training) who apparently had an issue with following direction and decided that they would take it apon themselves to sneak into the drill sargeant's office and steal their cell phones to call home. The thing that gets me is it was their LAST week of BCT! They went 6 weeks without it, came home for 2 weeks, went back for 4 weeks and on that 3rd week, they pull this mess. Now this is just a thin layer of what these SIT's did. Some of them bought "contraban" (which could be anything from magazines, to candy, to dip even). A few select ones decided to name my hunny in their escapades when they got caught. My, totally innocent, honey was then in a heap of trouble. They threatened him with restarting at week one. He was devestated.  He said that he could still participate in "Family Day" (self explanitory) but couldn't graduate. So we drove the 8 hours to see him for only a few hours. After a long, drawn out, will not go into detail for confidentiality purposes, everything was dropped and he was able to walk. He called us with the good news an hour after we left headed home and we turned around right then and went back.  I really wish I could go into greater detail because I am SURE you would have the same "this is crap" mindset as I did. Heck, Im not even sure if what I have said already is going to cause a problem. Oh well, it's not like there aren't a million other people who haven't heard already. After graduation, we were able to spend a few hours with him before we headed back home. That 8 hour drive put me getting home at 2 AM and crying the whole way.

Anyway, he was allowed to graduate and he is now on a plane to his AIT station across the country! I sure am going to miss him!



Graduation day!




Family Day



Dear, Alabama

As if our poor state hasn’t had enough.      I would not be able to live in the mid-west, presumably “tornado-alley”.  In less than a year, tornado’s have swept through our state and seem to have focused on one general area; Birmingham/Tuscaloosa. Now, I live about 4 hours south of this area but when storms leave a mess the size these massive ones in the past year have, it really hurts the entire state. Not to mention the family and loved ones who live there currently. I can say that I am proud to live in Alabama. Not JUST because we have brought home 3 National Championships 3 years in a row ( ROLL TIDE!) but because we all pull together in time of need just like we are all family. We help each other out and spare shoulders to lean on. Everyone I have ever talked to who is not from Alabama turn their nose up and think of us Alabamians as incompetent, ignorant, meager, (need I go on?) rednecks. While, some of the Alabamians are (and I can say that I know a select few) not all of us are. We have incredible schools, two of which are VERY widely known, (AU and UA) great communities who stand together as one as in the case listed previously, and you will never meet anyone nicer than Alabamians. Yes, we have a deep southern drawl, and yes, we are in Church praising our Lord when the doors fly open, we also open our homes to people in need with good, southern, home cooking. Not to mention, we don’t care if we know you or not, we wave every time we pass a car on the street and speak if were walking down a sidewalk.  These are just a few characteristics “out-of-towners” do not see. We are not just a bunch of rednecks, were good people, who care more about other people than we do ourselves and we are all proud to say “Why yes, I am from Alabama” and we wouldn’t have it any other way. So for anyone who fits the description I have mentioned, you should visit our state. You would be surprised.

Friday Funnies!

I found this video and it reminds me so much of myself as I am going through this "bride" journey!Well, except for the fact that I am actually a woman =).  I HAD to share! It is absolutely hilarious!


ENJOY!





This was too funny



 

My New Obsession..

 I have become addicted to yet another "social networking" website. Pinterest has taken me hostage. I absolutely LOVE this website! I can spend hours, literally, pinning things! I have gotten a plethora of new ideas for the wedding, food recipes, STYLE(!!), and workout regiments! It is wonderful. Now, for those of you who have yet to become a fan of Pinterest, I highly recommend you check it out. Now, do keep in mind I live in Alabama and we are last to know everything, well, with the exception of Mississippi (No offense Mississippians!). So, if you are a "pinter" then by all means, continue Pinning! If not,  hurry! Go now! Type faster on your google/bing Internet machine! The only downfall of Pinterest is you have to be "invited". Yes, your still able to see a bunch of things, but if you want to see the recipe on how to make that yummy looking cake in an aluminum can (YES! CAN!) or the Honey Dijon crusted chicken bites (mouth watering!) or where to get those AMAZING Louboutin Stilettos, then you HAVE to be a member. All you do is send them a request with your email address, a few days later you'll get an activation e-mail and voila! Your pinning! Now, for me, it wasn't that easy. I had to result to calling them out on Twitter to send me my invite 17 days after I sent a request! For everyone else, just a day or two. My twitter technique worked wonders! 17 days with no e-mail, scurried to twitter and put the following.. "@pinterest, it's been 17 days and 4 email requests.. c'mon man!" and no joke, literally 10 minutes later.. "oh! I have an email! Wonder who its from!! oh! Pinterest! Let's open!" *opening email* "trs7188, welcome to Pinterest! Please click the activation email below to start pinning!" *win*



Are you in love yet?





How about NOW!?

That's ok, Thank me later =)



2 Days and Counting!

I am anxiously awaiting Saturday night... Not because I am going out on the town, or anything of the sort, but because I am getting a VERY important phone call! Yes, phone call! The fiancee will be calling and it will be the first time I have talked to him in 2 weeks. Since he left to head back to Basic. It's been a lot harder this time than the first time I think. Not sure why. I guess because I am so stressed over the wedding and trying to plan it around the military which is damn near impossible. Also because everyone keeps freaking me out saying "since he signed up as single, his first duty station could be Korea." Well thank you for allll your HELP! =/ (I am actually hoping its Ft Lewis.. I miss Seattle DEARLY!) So, the plan is to get married before he goes to AIT in the 2 days he has or either while he is IN AIT so his first duty station wont be Korea or a base where family can't go. I was told the JOP (whatever that is) will be the person/people/ place(?) I need to talk to. Im stressed to the MAX... can you tell??

On another note, my workout literally made me cry the other day. Not because it was too hard, but because I was mad at myself.  My mind kept pushing and my body was saying "HELL NO!" my legs literally gave out. It really made me realize how weak I really am. I think the cry could've been the breaking point from all this stress and everything that's going on. I can't say my journey has been an easy one. But, I kept pushing on and finished, covered in sweat and tears, I finished.