New Blog Adventures

Hey everyone!! Just a little recap of everything that's been going on since I took on my new last name :) Work is busy as always! We had our Annual end of the year meeting/dinner this past weekend that went well. I received a nice little bonus that was a plus. Everyone now knows we are moving to NC...so now that the cats out of the bag I can talk about it openly!

Speaking of moving--I have been really hard core in the cleaning and packing mode lately! Which is nice since I want to start packing up things here and there as possible so its less to do later and not as much stress doing it all at once. We bought some furniture (since we will be needing it) from Robbie's co-worker for when we move. Along with the new furniture we got a storage unit to keep it all in. We spent last weekend moving some boxes over there so they are out of the way at the house. I still need to go back and repackage some items so they are ready to move but its nice having extra space to move around at home now lol. As I start packing things I plan to move them to the storage unit so they are out of the way and I can continue packing everything else.

Now that its almost April we are down to about 2 months until the big move! As it keeps getting closer and closer its getting more real and I'm starting to get a little sad about leaving. I love it here! After moving to CA back in 2009 I never thought I'd leave. But everything with the military is temporary and I know we'll try to come back out here again when we can.

Married life is going good. I'm loving it! This weekend we will hit our 1 month of being married. We're planning to have a little get away at the place we spent our wedding night at the beach. And this is the perfect weekend to do it too as San Diego is calling for record highs temperature wise this weekend! I'm still in the process of changing name with all my accounts. I have had to do a little hear and there as I can with work. Its been a slow process but it will be all completed before we move which is a major plus.

We still have many exciting adventures to take before moving though. Every weekend is going to be busy for us from here on out! We're going to Stagecoach again this year at the end of April. Beginning at that time Robbie will then take his 21 days of leave from work (a reenlistment bonus he got). While I'll still be working he will get to enjoy some time off--paid. We're planning to have little weekend get away trips every weekend during his 21 days off so we can see and do everything on our lists before moving. We still have 2 days at Disneyland to use on our passes and our Universal Studios passes are still good. I plan to spend more time in LA as well. We'd also like to hike Potato Chip rock in San Diego and we have a couple Vegas trips and concerts lined up before we head out. So it's going to be a very busy last couple of months!

I'm still deciding my final last day of work but plan to take a little time off before we move to visit with friends and finish any last minute things that need done for the move preparation. I'm also starting to get a list together of places to stop and visit along the way as we drive cross country from CA to NC. We plan to make stops to visit out families as well on the way. So much is going on and I feel like there is so little time to do everything I'd like to! But even though I am a little sad with this bittersweet move I am excited for our first adventure as a married couple. And for our first home just us!!

I've been writing and coming up with ideas for scripts a lot more recently as well. Unfortunately, my computer is currently broken (I'm planning to get a new one) but that hasn't stopped me from just writing down my thoughts and ideas. I'm also looking into getting back into acting. I've been missing it for awhile and really want to get back into it. I'm hoping to do a short film with a friend in LA before moving as well as try and get an IMDB page up for me. I plan to continue to try and do acting while in NC with Wilmington being near by and Atlanta now a huge film/TV hub I feel like I still have plenty of acting options while on the East Coast. Entertainment is always going to be a big part of me and who I am. My passion for it has never left. I plan to just take it a day at a time and do what I can with what I have and God will put me where he wants me :)

As I sit back and think about all this blog has been for me I am incredibly blessed! It started off as a way to just keep my friends and family updated as I moved from VA to CA to pursue my dreams of becoming a Television and Film actress. Over the course of the last 6 years so much as happened. There have been so many ups and downs. So many incredible moments and life changing decisions. I went from LA to San Diego and continued my professional working life. While in San Diego I met the love of my life and said "I Do". Now we're preparing to move to from CA to NC to begin our next chapter as newlyweds while Robbie continues to serve our country as a Marine.

I feel like I've come full circle since the beginning. When I started this blog I was just a shy, 19-year-old, positive dreamer, country girl from VA. I've reached for my dream and my dream has changed some along the way. Now as I prepare to move back to the East Coast I'm a more outgoing, 24-year-old but still that same positive, country girl, dreamer. However, one thing has changed, my home. No matter where this journey and all our next adventures take us I think I will always consider California home. And now as we're about to embark on our future I'm wanting to reach for becoming an actress again. So much has happened along the way and shaped me into who I am. I am so incredibly blessed and thankful for all the experiences I've had and so excited for all the ones I have yet to experience! I'm so lucky to have met all the amazing people and to continue to have the best friendships in my life! I'm so grateful to everyone who has helped me, believed in me, supported me and loved me along the way! It never went unnoticed! And now I am so happy to have my amazing husband by my side to go through it all and be with me each step of the way!

Along with this new journey in my life I have decided to create a new blog. It is somewhat of another bittersweet moment to announce. Now that I'm married to a US Marine and we begin our new life together in moving from the West Coast to the East Coast--I've decided to begin our new journey together in a new blog for both of us. As much as my life has been ever changing and documented through this blog I would like to have a place for both of our families to stay up to date with both of our lives. As you may know my husband isn't the biggest social media person lol and with his constant every changing military life I would like to be able to keep all his friends and family (along with mine) updated on what is going on in our life.

With that being said this is my last blog post on here. I love you all and can't wait to keep sharing my life with you through a different blog! My new blog is now: http://marineandwife.blogspot.com/

God bless!
Love,
Stephanie

A Wedding Thank You Note

We are so blessed and honored to have had our closest friends and family celebrate our big day right beside us! A big thank you to all that have helped us put together our special day and events--even from afar. I wanted to just take a moment to personally thank each and every person who helped make our wedding day so special! It was absolutely perfect and without each of you and your help, I don't believe our day would have been nearly as great. We are very thankful to have each of you in our lives!

To all our friends--thank you for taking part in our special day just by attending! We loved seeing you all and being able to celebrate this very special time in our lives with each of you! Thank you all for your friendships, gifts, and taking so many wonderful photos and videos of our wedding events! We consider ourselves very lucky to know each of you!

To our families--thank you for making the trip across country to San Diego for our wedding! We wouldn't have wanted to tie the knot without you all celebrating with us. Thank you for all of your love and support! Thank you for helping to decorate and undecorate the day of and for being willing to jump in wherever needed to help however you could! Thank you for playing chauffeur, our bridal party, errand runners and cleanup crew. You helped make our day better just by being there! We are truly blessed to be able to call each of you family and to feel just at home with eachothers families as we do with our own! We consider both the Weisenstein's & Humble's our one big immediate family. We love you all!!

To our amazing wedding party--thank you for taking the time and standing beside us on our wedding day! We couldn't have asked for a better group of best friends or men/women to stand with during our big day! From all the planning, decorating, bridal party, bachelor party, girls night--to all the laughter, tears, photos and fun--we are extremely blessed and grateful to have each of you in our lives! We are very honored that you agreed to take part in our wedding. We love you all and couldn't have imagined our day any other way or with anyone else by our sides! We love you guys!!

The Wedding Party

Jessica Goodwin - Matron of Honor

Nichole Luckmann - Bridesmaid

Ashley Gullickson - Bridesmaid

Desiree Wiebe - Bridesmaid

Samanthan Weisenstein - Bridesmaid

Julia Meadows - Bridesmaid

Grace Weisenstein - Bridesmaid

Nate Humble - Best Man

Tyler Goodwin - Groomsmen

Ronald Prater - Groomsmen

Daniel Prater - Groomsmen

Ian Anderson - Groomsmen

Jay Norris - Groomsmen

Brian McCabe - Groomsmen

Rebekah Weisenstein - Flower Girl

Quinton Humble - Ring Bearer

Brooklynn Humble - Unity Sand Delivery

Tim Scott - Officiant 

Keith & Andrea Weisenstein - Parents of the Bride

Richard & Denise Humble - Parents of the Groom

Jeffrey Weisenstein - Usher/Mother Escort

Luke Weisenstein - Usher/Mother Escort

Adam Weisenstein - Usher/Grandmother Escort

A very special thank you to all our vendors that helped make our day extra special and run smoothly! We loved working with each one of them. They truly helped make our day perfect in every way possible! They helped make everything run smothly and took the stress and worry off of us so we could enjoy the day! We highly recommend each and every one of the following people to help with anyone's special events in the future!

Primary Photographer:

Katie Sundberg

Sundberg Creative

(858) 382-1050

www.sundbergcreative.com

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Katie-Sundberg-Photographer/274841079237513

Assited by: Chris Ingram

DJ/Emcee:

Luis Torres

Luis Logan Entertainment

(619) 818-9276

lloganmusic@hotmail.com

www.luislogan.com

Venue/Catering:

Greta Lopez  

Island Club Catering

(619) 545-9655

Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, CA

Flower Arrangements:

Marie Gregory

Poway County Florist

(800) 392-8555

www.powaycountryflorists.com

www.facebook.com/PowayCountryFlorist 

Assisted by: Lyn McGrael

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts,

The Humble's

Stephanie & Robbie

Single Digits!!

We are officially in the single digits for my wedding countdown! Only 9 more days to go!! I can't believe it. It seems like just yesterday we got engaged. I know it has been a short engagement (only about 2 1/2 months total) but still time has been flying by! So many changes have been occurring and are on the horizon the next few months. Work is keeping me busy as ever and I have a couple endeavors I'm looking into while we're still out here in Cali. I'm wanting to get back into writing and acting again. These days I've been so busy I haven't had any time to do much! The next couple months as we prepare to move will be more of the same but once the wedding is complete I'll have a little extra free time. Wedding planning takes up so much time! Lol but I'm not complaining. It has definitely had its stressful moments but also its good.

This past weekend we chilled, took naps, ate dinner at the mall (because I really wanted a chicken philly they have there) and rented a redbox movie (Let's Be Cops) and popped popcorn at home for Valentine's Day. Sunday, my Matron of Honor, Jessica through me a bridal shower and it was so much fun! She went way above and beyond what I was expecting! She had the whole apartment decorated with snacks and we played games. She also got videos from my family, Robbie's family and Robbie to surprise me. It was the best!

Monday for Presidents Day Robbie and I were both off work. We were able to pick up our engagement photos. They look great! I've been in the process of trying to get them all on Facebook so everyone can see them but my computer isn't working currently. Something else that is on my to-do list: get a new laptop lol. After picking up our photos we went out to lunch and then I surprised Robbie with tickets to The Marvel Experience for his birthday (1 day early). The Marvel Experience was set up like a fair and they had games and things set up with all the Marvel superheros. We had a blast and Robbie loved it!

Tuesday was Robbie's big 30th birthday! We both had work but went out to dinner at BJ's afterwards to celebrate. He got a nice steak dinner (I had a burger) and a special birthday dessert called a pizookie. Its is a warm cookie baked and served with ice cream on top and it was delicious! Yesterday was a busy day at work and late day for Robbie.

Now we're just finalizing wedding details and preparing for all our family and friends arrivals next week! We're working on our DJ list to get everything turned into our DJ for the wedding and we're giving the final catering headcount tomorrow. Its all coming together nicely! Beginning on Tuesday of next week my family starts arriving and I can't wait to see everyone! These next 9 days are going to fly by and be so much fun!

The Best Month of the Year

Hey everyone! It's now February!! Aka now the bets month of the year!! Lol. So much has been going on. Work has been keeping me really busy and when I'm not working all my free time is spent with wedding stuff! We're passed the 1 month until the wedding milestone and now that we've officially entered into February things have been CRAZY!! I had been feeling really stressed and overwhelmed with everything for a couple weeks but now that things are all falling into place I'm feeling more relaxed. I'm now down to the point where I have no more free weekends until after the wedding and as of this Saturday we will be down to exactly 3 weeks from the wedding date!

I'm now to the point where I'm just so incredibly excited!! We're really hounding down on RSVPs from people and we only have a little less than a week left to get everyone in so I can submit our guest access list to base. Last week Robbie and I got our marriage license and it made everything seem more real! Friday we meet with our pastor to go over our ceremony plans. Its all just coming together quite nicely!

This weekend we're meeting with our flower place to the bouquets sorted out and taking our engagement photos. I'm also trying to set up a time to meet with a DJ so we can get one booked (the last big thing we have left to do) and we might be going to a bridal bizarre show. Next weekend we have Valentine's Day and my bridal shower. Luckily we're both off work on President's Day so that will give us another day to get things done. Then the 17th is Robbie's birthday! The weekend before the wedding is my friend Jessica's birthday and we have plans all weekend. Then its wedding week and family/friends arriving and doing any last minute details.

It's all going by so fast and it will be here and over and done with before you know it! Then it will be on to our next adventure and moving preparation. We're still waiting for official orders but we did receive some information yesterday that gives us a timeline. We're still figuring everything out with work, our living situation, and just overall plans as we move onto our next adventure. I'm so excited for all that is coming soon and is to come the next few months and just this entire year! So much is happening and I can't wait to just enjoy the ride and see what God has planned for us :)

New Beginnings

Now that it is a new year, I can't help but think about all the exiting things to come! 2015 is right on track to be an even better year than 2014! So far it has started off great. Apart from being sick on actual New Years it has been pretty good. Work has been very busy (as usual) and the next few months are looking to be very busy indeed!

Right now our biggest focus is the wedding! Robbie and I are tying the knot on 2/28/2015 here in San Diego. We had already begun planning before the actual proposal so everything was kind of in the works. We booked the ceremony and reception venues, catering, a photographer and our pastor. I ordered our wedding invites and bridesmaid dresses right before we went to Kansas for Christmas. When we got home the wedding invites were already here waiting for us. I have addressed and mailed half of them this week and we're working on the other half to hopefully get out by next week,

We're working on finalizing our catering menu this week. I also received the bridesmaid dresses this past week! It's all been coming together so well and I am so excited! It still feels really surreal that its almost here! I'm going to be getting my ring re-sized this weekend and we're going to be taking our engagement photos in a couple weeks. I got probably all of our reception center pieces over the holidays, so that's another thing down. This whole month is going to be ordering and finalizing all the remaining details--then hopefully February will be all smooth sailing!

Robbie is being great in this whole process with helping me and I have some great friends who are helping me a lot too! I can't wait for my family to come out here for the wedding and to get to see them all in CA (most of them haven't ever been out here). Its going to be so much fun!

We're still waiting to get Robbie's official orders for moving. When he reenlisted we were told we're going to NC in June. A couple days ago he told me it could be July now. We won't know for sure until we get the official orders. I'm getting anxious to know the date so I can plan everything but like with all things military--you never know. It's always changing! I'm trying to be patient with that.

There are so many exciting things coming up and so soon! I can't wait to marry my best friend and to become his Mrs! I can't wait to have a mini honeymoon--even if we don't go anywhere! I  can't wait to move and settled into our first place together, just us! I can't wait to get a puppy and start our lives together as husband and wife! I'm so excited to see everything God has done with us and in our relationship! And I can't wait to see all that God is going to do in our lives!