As the Pup sleeps...

So, I'm absolutely enjoying a day of nothing (other than caring for the excessively peeing sweet puppy of ours)!  I got the new IKEA catalog in the mail today (can you say, perrrrfect timing?), and I am also on the hunt for projects for the holidays and next year.  With my husband's deployment next year, I'd love to do some projects that would just allow me to use my creativity in something other than lesson planning for my third graders!

Here's a couple ideas...

An organizing/hook center at the front door for all our junk, leashes, keys, bags, etc.

Although I have a wreath for the holidays, I'd love a wreath for the winter/spring.

Holiday Wise - I love this as "garland". Not sure we'll do a tree with our lil curious pup!

And Lil' Nutmeg may need something like this eventually... :)

I am lovin' my relaxation and day of "me"...but I'll be happy for the greatest husband ever to be home next weekend!

Becoming a Puppy Mom

   As I laugh at shows like Dance Mom, and Toddler and Tiaras, I find myself becoming a "puppy mom"! :)  As of yesterday, I become the little momma to a sweet Cockapoo baby girl.  She came home yesterday right at 6 weeks old, and is the sweetest pup!  She is already sleeping in her crate all night - we only got up a couple times to potty last night!  She hasn't whimpered at all, unless she was hungry or had peed.  She loves to play, and snuggle.  My husband is jealous, because he's not home yet, and is having to live through this first week with the pup via Skype, videos, and photos.  His time is coming though ;-)

   As a little girl, I was terrified of dogs, because a big dog jumped on me when I was younger.  I've gotten way better, and am already in love with our sweet baby pup.  I'm trying not to spoil her, and allow her to explore different areas of the house after she wakes up from her naps and potties.  I cannot wait to see more of her personality, and see the bond between my husband and her in the very near future!  YAY for him coming home in less than a week for good until his deployment!

Sweet Little Nutmeg Snoozing with her Momma

Such a Memorable Day...

    I remember 9/11 so vividly, and today is still breaks my heart to think of the families that have suffered such a huge loss, as well as the amazing lives that perished on that day.  As I was speaking with my third graders this week about that day, they kept asking questions like, "Did the people in the plane mean to do it?", "What happened to the people in the building?".  I remember asking those questions at the time of the event.  It was really surreal to talk to my third graders about that fateful day, that they have absolutely no recollection of, because they were born into the war that was the effect of that day.  It was awesome to see the connection "click" in their minds of the event of 9/11 creating the effect of the war they have lived through their entire life - definitely something they needed to understand in order to understand the effect the war has caused, as well as the effect the event that caused the war had on those who lived during that time.

On a happier note of a more memorable day...
   I've finally been able to gather myself together enough to get prints of our wedding, as my life hasn't allowed me to have time to do so after almost two months of being married!  Our photographer, Dana Laymon of Dana Laymon Photography, did a phenomenal job!  I am loving having my husband home, if even for a couple weeks.  And I'm so looking forward to him being home for three SOLID months!  We are talking to a breeder, and will be proud owners of an adorable little pooch in the upcoming month!  I cannot wait to have our little pup, and am looking forward to training him with the hubs before he deploys.  I will definitely be posting pictures of our happy little pup when he arrives! :)

Over and Out until my next post! 

HLR

Let the Blogging Adventure Begin!

   Hello Blogging World!  This is my last and greatest attempt in blogging, but I am looking forward to having my blog as a little "corner of the world" for me!  I love writing, so blogging should be a great waste of my time! :)  I am a newlywed, as in barely over a month!  I love married life, although our beginning to our married life isn't the norm - but what in our life is the norm?!  My husband is a "weekend warrior", but has been stationed about three hours from our home doing full-time duty since before our wedding in July! Although I have enjoyed being able to hog the television at home, and watch all the HGTV I want, I am so ready for him to be home to play "house" with me!  My husband won't be home for long though - we're adventuring upon our first deployment --  not anything we wanted or expected, but we are "grabbing the bull by the horn" and just conquering each little challenge!

   So, this blog is supposed to be about me and my ramblings.  As you can see, I'm doing an excellent job of ramblings, and not enough about me!  As I said before, I'm loving being a wife.  I am enjoying setting up our first place together, and trying new recipes.  In my spare time, I'm usually planning lessons for my third graders, or trying to keep this apartment clean.  I'm enjoying having time to read and watch all the tv a girl could want to watch, but I'm looking forward to joining the gym and getting my workout on.  My husband will be home in a few weeks, so that will make our social calendar a bit more busy as well - which makes me super excited!

   Sundays remind me to be so thankful for what I have...I've been realizing with this big hurricane that passed through, as well as just the chaos of my life how appreciative I am of my life and the people in it...(or maybe it's a sign that I'm getting old).  I'm thankful for:

my loving husband -- who works so hard to provide for us, and loves me all the while

my supportive family, and my in-laws -- they keep me grounded

our apartment -- safe, cozy, and perfect for us

my job -- the extra income is just enough

the good Lord -- who knows exactly what we know even when we aren't so sure

electricity -- never realized how much we rely on it

our comfy bed -- because I don't lose a wink of sleep in that thing!

With that said, my bed sounds really good!