Dog park fun

So these pictures are from a week in a half ago, I thought I had posted them already.. but I guess I just "thought" about posting them so much I thought I already ha ha. I'm on the slow side. Today I was enjoying the first day of summer (YAY) at the park with the girls and as soon as I got there I wished I would have remembered my camera. It was beautiful out. Hopefully the weather will be nice to us in Washington this summer so I can get lots of pictures to share :]

 This dog was too cute!

 Yup they were VERY happy to have the tall grass to play in.

 Hanging out in the mud puddle :]

I want to do a post just on Molly at that park. She is my favorite.. subject ha. Ellie doesn't like getting her picture taken so whenever the camera comes out she stops what she is doing, or she turns her head. Little stinker!

Hey hey hey...

... GOODBYE! To credit card debt that is!! We are officially free of credit cards and that pesky debt that goes with it. Man does it feel amazing. We still have two car loans left that have a hefty total together, but it feels like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders now that the credit cards are all paid off and closed out. I've been telling anyone who will listen that we our credit card free ha. I'm sure it's getting annoying by now.
I'm hoping to have the Explorer paid off by November, December at the latest. With Frank coming home for leave in August that puts a little detour in our journey to total debt freedom. It's a pretty good detour so I don't mind :] I did tell him though that we won't be spending much money if we can help it since our debt still is important while he's home. And to make things even better we have to pay for 3 plane tickets for him. His flight out of GTMO is free, however, he has to pay to get home from Jacksonville. I had him book his tickets since he knew the times he had to work with. Well he made a little snafu and had his returning flight get back to JAX an hour AFTER his flight back to GTMO. They only have one or two flights a week in/out of there so he CAN NOT miss it!

I tried calling the company he bought them through but it seems shady because I can never get through and my calls end out of nowhere. So now we will have to purchase a one way returning flight to JAX so he is able to catch his flight back to base and not get into trouble. Needless to say I will be taking care of all flight travels from here on out ha.

So that's our excitement right now!

Fun in the sun

 Zoey had knee surgery about a month ago, and still has a month plus till she can resume play time. She hasn't been too happy about that! ha

Well...

I hadn't planned on taking a blogging hiatus.. but I have nothing to really share :/ I have no idea what it is about Washington, but it makes me super LAZY! I have done pretty much nothing since I've been home. I love being busy.. exploring.. anything! I don't like the base gym at Everett, so trying to make myself go is a little challenging. I don't have warm work out clothes so I can't do outdoor work outs which are my favorite of course. I have been seeing family lots and it has been going great. Praise Jesus!!
Lets see... Frank put his leave in for August, YAY! We are one pay check away from having our last credit card paid off. So close to being DONE with credit cards :] I found a church I like and I have family that goes there as well, I didn't know it at the time when I decided to check it out.... I am back volunteering at N.O.A.H and loving every minute of it.

Life is still very much up in the air for us over the next year year in a half and it continues to scare the crap out of me :[ I know that everything will be okay... He doesn't put things in our life that we can't handle! But for someone (me) who has control issues it's not so easy. We'll gladly take prayers!

Here are a few pictures from when I first got home, I was meeting our newest nephew Zaedan for the first time.

NOTE: I just read this post and man is it poorly written! ha It's almost embarrassing... however, my mind does feel like it's all over the place these days....

It's been awhile..

Well it's been a busy few weeks! My parents came down to San Diego for a week over my birthday and I kept them busy sight seeing the whole time. Then my dad drove up to Washington with me which is where I'll be for a few months. I have no idea how long I'll be here for, but my goal is to stay till we get our debt paid off. If we're strict with our budget we can make it happen. So that is the driving force.
I miss San Diego but feel okay with being home. It made me realize that San Diego is our "home" now, no matter where else the Navy sends us San Diego is where we want to plant roots. For now it's the land of coffee stands, trucks, tanning and people wearing shorts the second the sun comes out. Oh and how can I forget, RAIN! I plan to get back into a routine with the gym on Monday. I was going to try for this week but I had far too much going on and didn't feel like stressing myself out.

The dogs are loving having my parents yard and Frank's parents yard to run in! I'm loving the cheaper gas prices ha.

Here are a few pictures from the last month.. I need to get better with posting them!

 Yup had to show off my little muscle :]

Beautiful sunset over Mission Bay during our small group Easter bon fire

Shelby, Marsha and myself at the bon fire. This picture is a fav because of the light off of the fire.

 Sun bathing at the beach! Our favorite past time.

Miss Ellie.

 This was from March, a few of us from small group met up at Cowles Mt and hiked to the top.

It was a first for them, I was happy that I got to show it to them.

St. Patty's Day, we made cookies for the prison lovers ministry. And by "we" I mean Maggie made them and we all drooled over the smell!

I have so many posts I'm thinking of for pictures.. be ready ha.

Blessed

When Frank and I started going to The Rock (one year this last weekend!) there were two things we really wanted to do. Attend the weekend marriage retreat and take the Rock Financial Life (RFL) class. Well we we weren't able to do either. Poo! So last month when I saw that they would be offering the RFL class again for the last time this year I of course jumped on that and signed up.

 It's a 6 week course that they only do a few times a year. And about two nights before the first class I decided to move. I have great timing! ha. I was able to attend the first two classes and man am I glad I made it to them at least. This is a class for EVERYONE! If you have money, or don't have it. Know how to budget it, or don't know how.. it's amazing and every person should take it. This is my new favorite saying "Live Today For THAT Day" yes this is nothing new, it's just not one I had heard before. I was sad that I wouldn't be able to finish the class out, but this is why I love our church. They have the whole class on DVD :] YAY.

At some point I'll buy it and share it with others, pair it with Dave Ramsey (who they actually quote in the work book!) and talk about being financially set and smart. I can't wait till next year when Frank is back and we can take the class together! Hey maybe we'll even make it to the marriage retreat next year!? ha.

The rundown

Sorry for randomly going MIA. Lots have been going on. My parents come down next week for my birthday, then once they leave I will be following. Yup I'll be making a big move up to Washington. This all came about less than a week ago, and I will be kicking and screaming the whole way. I'll be moving home so we can get our debt paid off once and for all! Now a little explaining...

So for a long time Frank had been talking about going IA for the money, so once GTMO came up he was all over it. It was also one that I agreed to. Frank volunteered and pushed this through because he was willing to sacrifice more than a year away to help us out financially.

Almost a year ago is when we started following Dave Ramsey and decided that we would give up a few years of  "fun" so that we can enjoy the rest of our lives with no worries over money. So making sacrifices is something we're okay with. Frank made his, so what was mine? Well I didn't do much, but I don't anyways so it wasn't much of a sacrifice. The other day it just hit me that I needed to go home. It was like I had finally put my stubbornness aside and listened to what God wanted me to do. This is a HUGE test for me! I don't do well at home for long periods of time. 3 weeks was too much back in November. So 9 months is.. well it's going to be interesting.

I had spent almost an entire day praying about this and asking God for any big clear signs since it felt like I was subconsciously ignoring Him. And of course they were all over the place. So with my parents coming down it made for perfect timing, we'll drop my mom off at the airport then pack up the explorer and head north. Thankfully our apartment is month to month so I didn't have to worry about paying to get out of a lease, I will have to pay for all of May though since I wasn't able to give a 30 days notice. Everything has already been canceled and I have a storage unit up at Miramar that is half packed already. The only thing left is to switch over my insurance and have all my mail forwarded. This is the easiest move I've ever done!! I want everything done before my parents get here so that we can enjoy San Diego on there vacation.

So that's the low down on everything going on in my life right now. It's going to be hard still even with all the money we're saving, but we can and WILL do it. When Frank gets back we WILL be debt free :]

Getting to know ME

 

1. do you watch/read the news?

I read my news apps every day first thing in the morning then randomly through out the day. If I had cable then I'd for sure have the 5:00 news on. I blame my dad ha. (I really hope my mom reads this one!)

 

2. how would you describe your "look"?

BLAH! I have a very boring "look". Somebody needs to come dress me :]

 

3. did you play sports in high school or college?

That would be a no.

 

4. would you rather give up lipstick/gloss or high heels?

I could easily give up both. I don't even own a pair of heels, and I only really wear chap stick. The lip gloss comes out if I'm feeling spunky ha.

 

5. what's your favorite show to watch on TV?

Top Gear (both versions [we watch online]) and Friends (we of course have the whole series on DVD!) are staples in our home!

 

6. would you rather bake or cook?

Oh wow that's a tough one.... baking is much more fun so I guess it'd be that.

 

7. shorts or skirts?

Shorts! I have not owned a skirt since I was a kid. You will never see me in shorty shorts though. Even though my thighs are nice and toned now thanks to Advocare, I still won't wear them.

 

8. what's your favorite scary movie?

NO SCARY MOVIES FOR ME!!!!!! That's how much I do NOT like them.