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!

To Round Out the Year

Well as you can see from all my posts 2014 has been quite the life changing year! So many good and bad moments but the good far out weighed the bad. Now that its 2015, it's a little weird to look back at 2014 and remember all the wonderful memories made along the way.

2014 started off with me at home visiting my family in Virginia. At the time my boyfriend was deployed and we skyped twice over the course of the night (and 11 hour time difference) to ring in the New Year for both of our time zones together. It was a good time!

Once returning home to San Diego I began looking for a new job as I was about to be laid off at my current job. I found one with a couple weeks to spare and was able to start at my new job the Monday after my old job ended. It was a seamless transition and just what I was hoping for. Since being at my new job I have been trained in so many areas and given a lot of responsibility and I've loved ever minute of it! My job reminds me a lot of my first full time job in VA and I love that. It has also kept me super busy and the majority of days fly by.

March was a month I had been counting down to for some time. Robbie was scheduled to return home from deployment that month. He was in one of the first groups to return home and I couldn't wait! Even though we skyped, texted and spoke over the phone most days--I couldn't wait to finally see him in person again! After some delays and time changes he finally arrived back to the US safely and I was there to pick him up. It was one of the best days of my life! After a couple days off he checked out of work on leave and we began our planned road trip. We traveled to Tombstone, AZ, Four Corners (AZ, CO, UT, NM) and the Grand Canyon. Robbie had a little bout with food poising but he never let it affect our trip. We also had a belated Valentines Day date (my first ever) that was so wonderful!

April brought more changes. As we both got back into regular work schedules after vacation Robbie was moved from his normal shop at work to an office in headquarters. He was miserable for awhile when first starting and missed his out doors work, but I was thankful he had a more consistent  schedule of hour. He was told he would be in the office for a year. Having him there meant he could not deploy or get sent on any dets--he was going to stay in San Diego for at least a year. The last weekend of April we also got to attend Stagecoach. It's a 3-day country music festival I had been wanting to attend since moving to CA but had never gone. It was so much fun! We also tried our hand at scuba diving. Robbie really wanted to give it a try and I agreed but was very hesitant. It wasn't really my thing but Robbie loved it and got certified.

May and June were a lot of working and discussing what the future could hold. Robbie's reenlistment time was coming up--he knew he wanted to reenlist but where and doing what were the questions. We talked about our options and decided together where he would request to get stationed next. It was a little bit of an adjustment for both of us getting used to having Robbie home again, but we spent every minute together that we could. We also made a bucket list of sorts of things we wanted to do since he came back from deployment and we worked on doing those things. We went to many country concerts and started having regular movie date nights.

July was an exciting month for us! Over the 4th we went to Kansas to visit Robbie's family. I had talked to his mom while he was deployed but it was my first time meeting all of them in person and I was pretty nervous. Robbie showed me around his hometown and I got to meet a lot of his friends and family. It was a really good trip and it was really hard for me to leave a couple days before Robbie to come back to work. On the 18th I had my 24th birthday and Robbie surprised me with cake and presents. It was a really good day!

August was another exciting trip for us! This time we traveled to Virginia for my sister's wedding and so Robbie could meet my family. We helped with the wedding decorations and getting everything ready the week before. I was able to take Robbie around my hometown a little bit and visit some friends but we mostly stayed at home with my baby sisters. The wedding was beautiful and such a happy day for everyone involved! Robbie hit it off with my family and they all loved him!

September we adjusted to life as normal back in CA and continued with our country concerts and getting things marked off of our bucket list. I also joined a Military spouse/significant other support page on Facebook as an Admin. I write and post regularly and I love it! I had been thinking about making my own page but then got connected with one that is already up and running and decided to give it a try.

October began the holiday season and brought so much fun! October was our first Halloween together. We dressed up as Zack Morris & Kelly Kapowski from "Saved by the Bell". An idea I had had for awhile and wanted to do. We went to a party over at our friends house and had a blast!

November came with many new adventures as well. On the 5th we had Robbie's USMC Birthday Military Ball. I had always wanted to go and was so happy he was here to take me! It was a little different then I was expecting but overall it was a good time and I was so thankful I knew some other people that were there! We also finally found out that his reenlistment got approved--right in the nick of time as his current contract was set to expire in December. Our long Thanksgiving weekend together we spent in Anaheim. We did some black Friday shopping and went to Disneyland. And it was so much fun!

December brought the biggest and happiest changes of all. It started off with Robbie getting a promotion to Sergeant at work on the 1st. Something he has been working towards for awhile. He was so excited, I was so proud of him, and I was so happy I was able to attend his ceremony and pin him! Robbie was also able to reenlist in the back of an aircraft and although I was bummed I wasn't able to be there--I was so happy for him that he got to do it how he wanted to. On 12/13/2014 Robbie proposed to me at Seaworld! It was completely perfect and the happiest day of my life! For the Christmas holiday we traveled back to Kansas and to Iowa to be with Robbie's family. I got to meet his grandma and more of his relatives. Despite being really cold weather wise, it was a really good trip and much needed vacation. The whole month of December was the absolute best way to end out the old year!

For New Years Eve I was pretty sick and slept most of the night. Robbie woke me up to see the ball drop and for us to share our first kiss of the New Year but then I went right back to sleeping. The whole weekend was pretty non-eventful for Robbie and I. We pretty much slept and watched TV all weekend since we were both sick. But never the less it was still a good time being able to spend the New Year together.

Over this past year I have really enjoyed getting to spend all the holidays with my fiance in person! I know this is a little thing that many take for granted but the fact that he was gone for all of them last year while deployed and knowing that with the military we won't always be together on the holidays--it really means something extra special to me. And I enjoyed soaking up every minute of them all (healthy or sick) with Robbie, together, in person! There is no better way to remember the old year then all the moments we got to be together!

12.13.14

Like every other post before, so much has happened since I last wrote! I have tried to write another post so many times and each time something got in the way. Between work, vacation, the holidays and just normal everyday life--the time has always seemed to get away from me. So I would like to begin this post with back tracking to the day of Saturday, December 13, 2014. The day that changed everything for the better.

It started off as a normal day at Seaworld for my boyfriend's work holiday party. I remember saying to Robbie the night before "Do you know what tomorrow is?" when he said no, I replied with "12-13-14". I thought the date was so cool and that it was going to be a special day. I had been getting a cold and Friday of the 12th it started hitting me pretty hard. Come the 13th all I wanted to do was sleep but I love Seaworld and our tickets were already purchased so I knew we'd still be going. I mustered up my strength and was ready to go and have fun--knowing I could sleep all day Sunday if needed.

We were slow moving to get to Seaworld on time at 11:00am. I had read Robbie's work invite and knew they'd be starting drawings and prizes at that time, however I figured Robbie had a different plan when he seemed to be in no hurry to get there. We were about 5 mins away when our friends, Tyler and Jessica called to let us know they had just called Robbie's name to win a $100 gift card. Unfortunately, they only held it for 3 mins and we knew we weren't going to make it in time to get in and get it. Robbie was really bummed we missed it. But we arrived safely and got into the park and back to the event location in time for him to get some food still.

After a quick bite to eat and some mingling Robbie, myself and our friends Tyler and Jessica left to go see some shows and animals and walk the park. We even went on the Skyline ride which I had never done before. Although it was cold outside it was still so much fun! I remember thinking earlier in the day that Robbie was acting a little strange. Mostly because he was carrying a jacket which he never does and he was already wearing a sweater. But I just ignored it thinking he was probably bringing the jacket for me because I'm always freezing, it was colder that day and I was sick. Everything seemed normal to me as we went around the park with our friends. Little did I know...

Right after the dolphin show we made our way to Dolphin Point--the dolphin exhibit, which is my favorite place in the park sometime around 4:30pm. On the way we stopped for a grilled cheese at Tyler's request. I noticed Robbie seemed to be wondering and I figured he just wanted to keep moving. As we neared our destination there were a couple posters for the holidays. I stopped so Robbie and I could take a holiday photo in front of it. After the first photo Robbie was making his normal silly face, I got irritated so he said let's take another and he actually smiled normal for me. After snapping a photo of our friends as well we finished our walk to Dolphin Point.

When we arrived, I went right over to the tank to watch the dolphins swim, not paying any attention to the fact that I was alone. After a few minutes I realized Robbie and our friends weren't with me so I turned around and Robbie was walking towards me. I told him to come look at the dolphins and went back to doing just that. After a couple minutes I realized again that he wasn't beside me watching. I turned around to look at him and he was standing holding a little Tiffany box wrapped in a white bow. I knew exactly then what was going on but it was still so unreal. I stood up and he handed it to me saying "open it". I did. He had to help me. Once opened he took the ring box from me, got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. I said yes and he stood up to kiss me. We hugged and he put the ring on my finger. I teared up and told him "You made me cry and I already can't breathe" (on account of a stuffy nose). He said he was so nervous and we were both shaking a little as he placed the ring on my finger.

Our friends captured every moment on video and camera for us. Some ladies that were near by yelled and cheered as it happened. A Seaworld worker came over seeing what was happening and asked if we'd like to meet a dolphin. Of course our answer was yes! She was able to take us back to meet one. We were able to pet the dolphin, feed her, and take photos all for free. Robbie said that part was not planned at all, we were super lucky to have that happen. It all was absolutely perfect!

It started off as a normal day at Seaworld for my boyfriend's work holiday party and it ended with the most magical engagement possible and my boyfriend becoming my fiance :)

Our First Thanksgiving

Our most recent adventures were over Thanksgiving. It was our first Thanksgiving spent together in person and I'd say it was a major success :) We both had off Thursday and Friday to make it a long weekend. Thursday during the day we hung out and just relaxed. In  the evening we went over to Robbie's coworkers house for dinner and a bonfire. We hung out there until late in the evening. It was a relaxing and fun night. Friday we drove up to Anaheim. We got a late start and didn't leave until after lunch. We got a hotel, did some Black Friday shopping once we made it to Anaheim and called it an early night.

Saturday we went to Disneyland for the day. This is something that is on my bucket list to do before moving. I have only been once back in 2009 when I first moved to CA. And I was really wanting to go during Christmastime to see all the decorations. We spent the day there walking around, riding rides, eating and watching shows. We also did a little shopping..I had to get Minnie ears!! It was so much fun! We didn't even get to everything but we brought 3 day passes that we can use on any days for a year so we are planning to go again two more times before we're gone. Here are some photos of our Disney adventures :)

On Sunday we drove home and were lucky enough to leave early enough that we beat all the horrible traffic. Once we got back we ran errands. Monday I ended up taking off from work as well. I was already off in the morning because Robbie had a promotion ceremony at work. He got promoted to Sergeant. I'm so proud of him! Me and our friend Matt were able to pin him for his ceremony. They ended up giving him the rest of the day off from work so I ended up taking off as well. We relaxed and hung out with some friends. Here are some photos from Robbie's promotion ceremony :)

Happy Birthday Marines!!

On November 5th I was able to attend the US Marine Corps Birthday Ball with my handsome Marine! Last year at this time he was deployed. This year he was here and we were able to go. I was so excited! I went shopping with my friend Jessica one weekend for a dress. We found some we liked and we took photos with the dresses and tags so we could look online. The dress that I loved I was able to finally find online for a cheaper price so I ordered it. It shipped from China and I worried I wouldn't get it in time but I did. The dress however, was too big once I got it so I had to get it altered. Something I was not anticipating having to do. Luckily they were able to get it back to me in time for the ball as well.

The day of the ball Robbie worked and half day and I took off the whole day. Jessica and I hung out all day and ran errands. Once her husband and Robbie got off work we all met up at Jessica's house. We got ready together doing our hair and make up then headed up to the hotel the ball was being held at. It was in Valley Center, CA in the middle of nowhere lol. The hotel was part of a resort with a casino and pretty big. We waited in a long line to check in, got our rooms, ran up to them got dressed, did some make up/hair touch ups, took some quick photos, met up with some of their other coworkers and friends and then hurried down to the ball room for the event.

We quickly found our seats and the ceremony started. They had someone speaking and welcoming us. Then they brought the flags in, a band marched/played, the cake was brought in and cut. They had guests of honor that spoke. After all that was said and done we had a little break then they served dinner. Afterwards we were able to just walk around, take photos, go outside, go to the casino and just hang out. They had dancing and music. I spent the majority of my time with Jessica. Robbie seemed to know everyone and everyone knew him. He got pulled in a bunch of different directions all night. I was so thankful that I knew some people and had a female friend I could hang out with! All in all the night was fun! It wasn't what I was expecting but it was a good time. Here's come photos of us :)

Halloweentime

Our Halloween was good. It was our first Halloween spent together in person. We both worked during the day and then went over to our friends Tyler & Jessica's house for a party. We dressed up as Zack Morris and Kelly Kapowski from Saved by the Bell. One of my favorite shows and TV couples! :) I originally sent Robbie a photo of Zack & Kelly back either right before he got home from deployment or right before after saying we should be them for Halloween. Robbie agreed and we ended up sticking to that plan. He even kept his hair longer on top and brought a sweater at a thrift shop to be more like Zack. Here's some photos of our fun night :)

So Many More Adventures

Wow here I go again taking so long to write a new post. Sorry guys! It's been a crazy couple of months! Because it's been so long I'm going to have to write a few posts to make up for everything we've been up to! Since my last post about our LA trip we have been busy busy! At the beginning of October we went to the military airshow at Robbie's base. It was my first airshow in years and Robbie's first since being in the Marine Corps! It was hot but we had a lot of fun. We got to see the Blue Angels fly and some other planes, even some from Robbie's base.

We've were super busy in November! We've been working hard on crossing off items on our bucket lists of things to do out here before we move. More on some of the bigger items on our list later. But we did get to go see one of my favorite country singers, Jerrod Niemann in concert at the House of Blues and we went to the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA that was a blast! Its smaller than the one in Colorado Springs but still fun! We walked around the grounds and took photos. Here's some photos from our trip :)

The Past Couple Weeks & The Next 6 Months

Wow for the past couple weeks things have been busy--with a capital B!!! I'm trying to think of what we have done since my last post and I don't even know lol. Work has been crazy and I've had a couple long days the last couple weeks. On Friday's after work we've been taking a marriage/couples class at our church. Its been so nice just getting to meet other young couples and have good Bible based discussions. Its been giving us more to talk about and I see more how much our views and beliefs are alike. It has been very helpful to me and has been fun!

We've just been trying to relax a little bit (which hasn't really been happening) and just hanging out with friends a lot. We've gone to a couple movies. Robbie and I had a date night and saw the new "Left Behind" movie. This past weekend I went with a girlfriend to see the new Nicholas Sparks movie/chick flick "The Best of Me" while Robbie went to see a scary movie I didn't want to see lol.

I've still been posting daily on the Facebook page Our Military Love Story that I mentioned joining a little while ago. That has been fun! I love getting comments and responses and getting all the fans of the page talking and interacting with each other. Its awesome to see such a good community for military significant others/spouses! The other ladies who are Admins of the page are great as well! Its nice getting to know them a little bit as well and to know we're all going through the same things together.

I do have some really exciting news to share! We finally heard back last night that Robbie's reenlistment got approved! We are both super excited! I'm so relieved and happy to finally have an answer and an idea of what is going on. As of right now it looks like we'll be moving the NC in June. Things can always change until we get official orders but that is the time frame we were given and the word right now. We've been planning that this was going to be happening next year but its so surreal thinking about it actually happening! Better get ready East Coast I'm coming back! ;)

As exciting as everything is it also feels like a time crunch--June is only about 6 months away! So for the next 6 months we're going to be busy Busy BUSY!! We've already been making a Bucket List of things to do on the West Coast before we move and now that we have a time to get it all done by we're going to be running around a lot I have a feeling! Not to mention the next couple weeks and months in general are super busy with lots of excitement planned!

This weekend we have a Luke Bryan concert. Next weekend is Halloween. November 5th is Robbie's USMC ball that we are attending. End of November is Thanksgiving. Then there's Christmas (with a possible trip to visit Robbie's family) and New Years. February is Valentines Day and a dual birthday trip to Vegas for Robbie's 30th and our friend Jessica's 21st. March is the only chill nothing-planned-as-of-yet month. April we're going to the 3-day country music festival Stagecoach again. May will be crazy with packing and getting ready to move and then June is the big move. So much to do, so little time! So much fun to have and be had, so little time! So much planned, so little time!

All in all, I'm super excited to see where our future takes us and to be near my family once again. Our friends Tyler & Jess are also supposed to move to NC (right near us) in July! I'm super excited that we will be going to roughly the same place together around the same time. It will make our move and life in NC that much easier! There are so many things we want to do out here before we move and I just hope we'll get to do most of them. So many plans to be made and lots of excitement to come. I'm so glad to have this prayer answered in such a beautiful way! I'm so thankful to now have a time line to be able to make our future plans and move forward with them. The best is yet to come :)

Happy October

Wow it's hard to believe it's already October! All my friends are excited its finally Fall season and I've been seeing all the Fall decorations in stores. Well even though it's Fall out here in California it still feels like summer! This weekend the weather is supposed to be in the 100s. Even though its been pretty warm I enjoy it. That just means more beach days before it starts getting too cold to go :)

Since my last post things have been just as busy! On Sept 25th Robbie and I and a couple friends went to another country concert. Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line & Tyler Farr all played. We left late for the concert and traffic was a nightmare! By the time we got there, parked and walked into the ampitheater we only saw Florida Georgia Line sing one song and then saw all of Jason Aldean. The place was PACKED with so many people it was hard to move around. But it was fun!

Last weekend on Saturday, Robbie and I drove up to Corona to visit my friends Ashley and Desiree. We hung out there all night and went to dinner. Afterwards we drove over to LA. Sunday we spent the day hiking to the Hollywood sign. Something that has been on my bucket list for awhile. We went in the afternoon and it was a nice day. It was a little warm but the breeze on the hills kept it cool. The sky was gorgeous and blue and it was very sunny. There was no smog over LA either! It was the perfect day for our hike! We stopped to take many pictures along the way. All in all the whole hike up, the breaks in between and the hike back down it took a total of about 4 hours. But it was worth every second of it!

After hiking we were pretty beat. We got dinner and chilled the rest of the night and I passed out early! Monday, we both had off work and went over the Thousand Oaks to visit the Law Office I used to work at when I lived up there. We were able to visit with all 3 of my old co-workers/boss. It was great to see everyone! Even though we didn't do all the sightseeing/touristy type stuff in LA we were hoping to do it was a great trip! I was glad we were able to see so many people that I hadn't seen in so long!

Since coming back to San Diego on Monday things have been busy here. Just working and trying to relax in the evenings. We're gearing up for another busy weekend this week as well. Robbie's base has an Airshow going on all weekend. He's working it today and we're planning on going to watch and enjoy all day tomorrow. Sunday will be errand day as usual. I hope everyone has a great weekend! I'll try to write again soon. Until then, here's some pictures from our weekend in LA :)

A Couple Weeks Later

Well it has now been a couple weeks since my last post...I know, I know. I'm trying to get into the swing of this but life is busy! Work is going well. Last week was crazy busy and I worked some OT on most days. This week so far has been a lot calmer, thankfully. I have been able to get some minor things done at work that have been stacking up because they aren't urgent of have time limits to when they can get done. Getting all caught up on everything is nice.

The weekend after Labor Day was fun! Saturday the 6th I went to a huge country concert. I went with Robbie, my friend Jessica and another friend, Delaney. We went a little early to tailgate and made it into the arena in time for all the singers to begin. The "Ten Times Crazier Tour" featured singers: Blake Shelton, The Band Perry, Dan+Shay, and Neal McCoy. It was a blast!!!

This past weekend was a busy one as well!! My old roommate and friend Brittany was in town visiting from NYC on Friday. We went out and BBQ'd with some friends and spent the night out in PB. Saturday night Robbie and I went out downtown with some of his co-workers to watch the boxing fight. After the fight we stayed out and downtown for awhile with everyone. It was a blast but a lot more weekend running around than I am used to these days. Sunday was our relax and do nothing day. Robbie and I watched TV most of the day and I took a nap. It was very relaxing and just what I needed to rest up for this week of work.

Me, Brittany (visiting from NYC) & Ashley (one of my current roomies)

Other exciting news I have is I joined a Military Significant Other Community page on Facebook called "Our Military Love Story". I have been thinking about starting a page and blog of my own for military girlfriends/wives as a place to share stories and connect and a way to meet others who are going through the same things. I came across the "Our Military Love Story" page just recently and have been enjoying it! Over the weekend they put up a posting saying they were looking for a new Admin to join the page and post along with the current girls who do so. I jumped at the chance and contacted them. I joined the team on Saturday night and started posting on Sunday morning. So far I am loving it!! It is exactly what I was thinking of doing on my own but with others and the page is already established. The page currently has 2,126 likes on Facebook. I post regularly every morning from 8:00am-12:00pm (CA time). So if you're ever on check it out! If you know of any Military significant others and spouses that are looking to connect with each other please send them our way! The links are below :)

https://www.facebook.com/OurMilitaryLoveStory

What a Great Labor Day Weekend

This Labor Day weekend was much needed and enjoyed! The whole weekend was beautiful weather, warm and sunny!

Closing out the work week on Friday was a busy day at work for me as we had company photos and lunch brought in. I spent the morning getting all caught up on my work and spent the rest of the day running errands, setting up for lunch, taking company photos, helping with the photos and cleaning up after all the days events. After getting off at 5:00pm, traffic was a little mellower than usual and I got home in my normal commute time. Friday night was spent relaxing, making dinner and watching TV with Robbie, then hitting the hay fairly early.

Saturday I woke at 8;00am and did chores around the house. Ate lunch about 1:00pm then Robbie and I headed out to the beach. We went to one of my favorite beach spots, Coronado Island and drove around exploring some of the parts I hadn't seen yet. We ended up going to a brand new beach to me south on the island called Silver Strand Beach. Robbie got in the water while I laid out, soaking up with sun. We walked around some then headed to Seaport Village downtown. We walked around the Port of San Diego, saw the famous World War II sailor and nurse statue, took photos and walked along the water looking at the ships. There were some festivals going on but by the time we got there they were closing down as it was getting dark. We never made it back to check it out before the weekend was up.

On Sunday we slept in, and tuned into church via live viewing online. After church we ate some lunch quickly and then headed to Seaworld. Robbie and I both love Seaworld! I hadn't been all year but had wanted to. Robbie had been wanting to go down to Mission Beach by Seaworld to watch their summer fireworks shows but hadn't gotten around to it either. Since it was one of the last days of summer we headed down and spent about 9 hours at the park. We watched some of the shows and made reservations to Dine with Shamu (something I had always wanted to do). The majority of time in the park we spent at Dolphin Point. I could've stayed there all day watching the dolphins swimming around. We got a front and center view of a group that were able to be in the water with the trainer for some time with the dolphins and I was able to rub one of the dolphins noises and fin during an interaction. It was a blast! We sat in the soak zone (Robbie's idea) for the nighttime Shamu show and then were able to see the fireworks right after.

Monday we had talked about going hiking and to the beach again at Torrey Pines but ended up deciding to stay at home and relax instead. We watched TV/movies and just hung out, enjoying our time off together. We were also able to skype with my family back in Virginia for a little bit and I took about a 3 hour nap late afternoon/evening.

Today it's back to the normal work routine for me while Robbie gets to enjoy one more day off of work as he runs errands and gets all his normal weekend things done before the work week starts. All in all, we had a great weekend and really enjoyed our extra time off work! Until next time, enjoy some of our pictures from this weekend :)