The Sista

So most of you know that my sister got chosen to be apart of the student program that Disney has to offer. She was able to choose either DisneyLand or World...hmm tough right?! She chose world so she up and moved to Flordia! She got there this past weekend, my mom went with her to help her get settled in. She got the apartment she was hoping for { there are like 3 dif ones, she got the newest and nicest} She found out she is going to be working at this resort. Not her first choice, but she surely isnt' complaining. She was hoping for the more upscale one, like this one. She said she is able to pick up shifts at any resort so she will do that and 'maybe' get transferred she said. Lol. All in all she is doing well. Almost her first week of being on her own. She is actually at Disney World Animal Kingdom right now, I just got off the phone with her and they were gettin off the train. Its her day off. She starts training for her job on Sat. Keep her in your prayers that she'll make the right decisions and make some great friends while she is there!

Randomness

I just figured since I hadn't posted in awhile I'll go ahead and post some random pictures. I don't really have anything to post about, so here ya go!

The above picture:

Caught in the rain. LOTS of it. Plus some hail. We were walking the kids on base, nice day, drinking some juice outside the BX, clouds roll in. Boom. Its not stopping, may as well make a run for it. Then it started hailing. Nick had dogs, I had keys {no remote for us, or auto locks. Lol} I unlocked my door, then reached for his, my hands were so wet I couldnt' get it up and it was hailing! Poor Nick! Once we were in the car, we were histarically{sp?} laughing. Ah memories!

No he isn't allowed on the couch all the time. Only when we call him. Bad habit yes, I tried, Nick persisted he wanted to cuddle. Looks like I lost eh!?

We went out to the E Club on base for my birthday dinner. Nothing fancy, just Nick and I.

PS I wasn't wearing a tiara, I edited it in!

Gotta love the tongue.

I just realized there are no Kaci pics. Oops. But she's good. She got spade on Thursday, now she is all back to her usual self, minus the pit stops to sit for a bit. Guess she's still sore.

Well

there is a couple more pics to come, but for some reason the uploader is givin me problems. I will try again tomorrow!

Croatia by Boat

I have more, and they will be in the post after this. But for some reason it is either going REALLY slow or just won't let me add anymore pics. We went to Croatia this past Saturday the 30th. It was so much fun. We did a by boat tour through ITT on base. Very worth it. The water is so clear, the people and food were awesome. We both agreed that we should go back! We wanted to get in the water, but it was a tad chilly. So maybe later in the summer and we can get in! Enjoy my picture overload!

Rovinj Croatia behind us.

The church on the hill.

When we first got on the boat.

I'm so creative. Haha. Not that this hasn't been done before, I just am glad I thought of doing it.

One of my faves!

Great hand stand, too bad Nick cut off my hands!

Nick had fun takin pics of the seagulls

Gelato in Croatia

Nick's fave.

At one point, this is what you saw on both sides of the boat.

Can you say GORGEOUS!

I love him so much!

I think I want to print this one big.

Nick looks like he's gonna fall.

Took this when we first crossed the border, but obviously its the GoodBye sign.

Summatime.

So I just decided to change my whole layout and such to more summer time theme. What do you think?!

Kodi and Buddy

Who wants the football?!

Its a race! Buddy won!

Then Kodi stole it.

And here's one with the pretty girl. Dirty is more like it.

Beachin' it up!

We were at the beach Saturday, Sunday and Monday of this weekend. It was so much fun but very exhausting! We went camping Sat-Sun {pics to come} but on Monday we drove back to the beach to be bums before the week really started. It was so nice just relaxing. The beach we normally go to here has a lot of restrictions and it was annoying. Couldn't bring your own chairs or umbrella's. Had to rent theirs. No dogs. And so on. So we found this one. The Free Beach. No chairs to rent. You can bring whatever you like. So on Sunday after noon, after we got back from camping, I went in search of a beach umbrella and some lounge chairs. The base had no more chairs, that I wanted anyhow, but they did have 2 more umbrella's. So I got one, and now Nick wants me to get another, so we have more shade and we're not so confined. Lol.


Oh and the Free Beach is also known as the Dog Beach. So it worked out a lot better! Kodi and Kaci didn't mind the water really, when the waves got a bit bigger they kinda freaked Kodi out. BUT we did get him to swim, and when I say swim, I mean really swim out there. Our friends Josh and Holly and their dog Buddy came along with us and Josh had brought one of those nerf footballs. Kodi wouldn't swim out to get a tennis ball, which is weird cuz he loves them, but he did indeed want that football. So now we know what to buy so he'll swim. {I'll add some of him swimming after I steal them from Holly!}


By the way, he slept the whole 40 min drive home! He was pooped!

This is one of my favorite pictures. So calming.
Monday was a great day to go, not an Italian holiday and not many people there!

Kaci and her blues that match the sky.

Our little set up. Made lounging so much better since the dogs liked to lounge on the towel with you!

Josh & Holly

Buddy. Kodi. Kaci.

Holly and I

Beach Bums we've become!

2 years!

Today is our 2 year wedding anniversary! I can't believe it. Its crazy how time flies. Even though sometimes it feels like we've been married for 10 years already! Most times it doesn't though.
Nick is my best friend. He is the one I go to when I am down. He is the first to hear something exciting. He is the person I want to be with for the rest of my life. He's my man.

It has been a wonderful two years. I am so thankful that I found Mr. Right so young in life. I have always had him it seems and have never felt alone.

We met at in 2004. I just turned 18 and he 17. We both worked at the local movie theatre. Our first job. {I started when I was 17} We started hanging out about 9 months after we started working together. Then after that we were inseperable.

Nick asked me to marry him on December 25th 2005. Yes, we did have quite a long engagement. That was before he decided he was going to join the Air Force. So at the time of engagement we had no clue what we were going to do and how we were going to live. Thats somewhat the reason for our long engagement. Oh and it was nice to have time to plan a wedding rather than rush it.

I can't wait to see what the future holds for us. I am excited for years to come with my Nicholas. I pray that we may have a wonderful life full of laughter, together-ness and love, forever and for always.

Sunday Dinner

So yesterday we had our friends Mike and Emily and Baylie over for dinner. I made Italian Beef in the crock pot. It turned out oh so yummy. Emily made some awesome chocolate chip cookies and I tried, for the first time, this Apple Crisp Dessert thing. Thanks Arlene for for giving me the recipe!!


Only thing that I don't like is its SO yummy that I want to eat it all! Haha. So I gave some of it to my friend Holly just to get some out of the house!


Nick and I are trying to somewhat eat better. Not give up things really, but eat the better things I guess. Not sure if that makes sense. Lol. For instance, instead of getting the regular Peanut Butter we now get the all natural stuff. Thats what I mean as in eating better. Lol. We've been going to Spin Class every day well, M-Th anyhow. Trying to get in shape and healthy!


So yes. I was very proud of how it turned out!! Nick was too! And also Emily and Mike. Baylie wasn't too sure.


Well thats all for now!

Kaci

I looked out the back door to this...she was just chilling in the empty pool. I called her, she did't come just wagged her tail as usual. Maybe I should fill it, but then she will do this and want to come inside and be soaked!

Milano

*Warning: Picture Overload*

Well we did indeed get to go to Milan yesterday. It was so much fun! We went with our friends Mike and Emily and their daughter Baylie[almost 11mo.].

We ended up driving. Saved LOTS of money by doing that instead of taking the train! Its about a 3 to 3 1/2 hour drive. We left a little after 6a and got home a bit before 10p. Long day thats for sure!

There is tons of shopping there! I'm not a shopper but I like looking. They had all the upscale stores, Prada, LV, Chanel, Armani...the list can go on. And just watching people there, there were some very different looking clothes! It was cool to see.

Here are some pictures.

The Duomo.

Sorry the pics are a tiny bit out of order.

Us 4 in the Galleria

Nick and I outside of Castello Sforzesco

Again.

This is inside the big duomo. SO PRETTY

They won't let you in if you have shorts on or tank tops or flipflops, so I brought a sweater.

I love the Duomo

Haha. Yes we ate there. We don't go to McDonalds ever, unless we are out far. Its easy and probably cheaper and I know I will like it. Haha.

Inside the Galleria. Where lots of shops were.

Walking into it.

In front of Leonardo di Vinci's Statue.

This is just neat. It was the Train Station.

Heck yes. Had to snap a shot.

I just liked it.

Right at the begining. When we were trying to figure out where were and where we were going. { They look like they are in a movie}

I might add more later! You know I have TONS more!

Ciao!