RTT: Summertime, School, Mother's Day, etc.

It's Random Tuesday Thoughts, brought to you by Stacy at Stacy Uncorked! Be sure to check out her blog and link up if you want to participate! 

 

• It's finally summertime! We got to get in the pool yesterday and even though it was really, really cold at first, we stayed in for about 30 minutes or so. Today it's supposed to be upwards of 89°F, so I'm hoping we can go swim again when J gets off work! 
• We decided to keep Tobias around for now. I love him so much and it breaks my heart to think about finding him a new home, so we're looking into getting him de-clawed. He has been scratching up the furniture lately and we can't afford for him to do that. We really can't afford for him to scratch the baby when he/she arrives, so Toby needs those little daggers gone! 
  
• ^^Toby listening to the baby yesterday. :) 
• I'm 29 weeks as of yesterday! I am so excited! I can't wait to meet my little "acorn!"
• My first Mother's Day as a mother-to-be was wonderful! J got me this beautiful necklace (the little diamond represents our little "acorn!"):
  
• J and I went to church at Somerville Baptist and they gave all the mothers a little purse mirror:
  
•  After church, we ate at Cracker Barrel. Then we went home to let the girls go outside to potty. J gave me my second mother's day present. It's a calendar to record the baby's first year. (It's pink, but he said that since I'm the one filling it out, it doesn't matter if we have a boy or girl. ): 
  
• After resting a bit at home, we went to the Huntsville Botanical Gardens. It was such a beautiful day! J took this pic of me standing on the bridge:
  
• This past Saturday, J and I had maternity pics taken by my friend Audrey. It rained the entire time we were shooting and only stopped just after we were done for the day! But, even though it was raining, we had a great time and it was well worth it! Here's my favorite so far:
  
• I made A's in American Literature, Psychology, and Physical Science and I made a B in Calculus! New semester starts the 23rd. I'm only taking Art Appreciation and Physical Science II. I'm hoping it will be an easy semester.

That's all I've got for now. Please pray for the victims of the tornado outbreak in Oklahoma. 

Six Word Saturday

We're at the 

beach in Florida!

Aren't you jealous?? 

I would be.

Hope everyone's having 

a great weekend!

♥

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Happy Flag Day

Flag Day is celebrated every year on June 14.

As the legend goes, it was George Washington and two other members of the Continental Congress who asked Betsy Ross to sew the first American flag sometime in the late spring of 1776. The young widow was only in her early 20's when she completed the first flag with thirteen stars arranged in a circle.

A year later, the Continental Congress officially adopted the design for the national flag, 
and henceforward the Stars and Stripes symbolized the U.S. around the world. 

The first "official" Flag Day was celebrated in 1877 - the flag's centennial. In 1916, a grass roots movement resulted in President Woodrow Wilson issuing a proclamation that called for a nationwide observance of Flag Day on June 14. Although still not an official holiday, Flag Day was made a permanent observance in America in 1949 by Congress who resolved "That the 14th day of June of each year is hereby designated as Flag Day."

Why red, white and blue? To the original members of the Continental Congress, red stood for hardiness and courage, white for purity and innocence, and blue for vigilance and justice. 

Why thirteen stars and stripes? They represented the thirteen American colonies which rallied around the new flag in their fight against the British for self-governance.

The thirteen colonies included Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Virginia.

To this day, thirteen stripes still commemorate the original colonies. Instead of thirteen stars, today the number of stars on the US flag has grown to 50, representing every state in the Union. 

How to celebrate Flag Day

Wave Old Glory from the front porch, apartment balcony or window, or attend Flag Day parades or festivities sponsored by local organizations.

Hold an open house or a backyard barbecue. Decorate the backyard in red, white, and blue. A Flag Day menu might include lots of American favorites like hamburgers, hot dogs and, for desert, how about an American flag cake?

 

{All information found here. All photos taken by me. :)}

RTT: I love the smell of suntan lotion in the morning...

 It's all coconut-y and sweet-smelling. It reminds me of beach trips with my family when I was little. {I still hate summer... it's too hot!}


It's Tuesday, let's be random...

 Keely is still on her hiatus, for the eleventh week in a row. I wish I had her job. 
Stacy at Stacy Uncorked is keeping the RTT spirit alive {with wine!}, check out her blog and link up or you can link up here. :)

• J and I have been spending a lot of time at the pool gettin' our tan on. I have a pretty good one going on, on my shoulders and back. Hopefully I'll get it evened out. I have a farmer's tan on my right arm. Looks ridiculous.
• It's HAWT outside. I melt as soon as I walk outside and my skin feels like the desert.
• Talladega is under a state of emergency. They have no water pressure. J told me that yesterday, so I don't really know what's going on.
• The Army finally paid us. Just when we though we were going to have to sell off some organs to pay the bills.
• We saw X-Men First Class Sunday night; it was awesome! Now we finally know why Professor Xavier is in a wheelchair.
• I'm still reading My Booky Wook. It's taking me forever. I don't know why. I guess I'm just not in a reading mood lately.
• J and I spent the weekend at Mama's house. He worked on the lawn mower, weed-eated and cleaned up the shop. Saturday we took all the junk from the shop to the dump. 
• Not sayin' I went through the dump bins or anything, but I found a brand-new pack of styrofoam balls! {They were just laying there!}
• J leaves for WLC in two weeks. He'll be gone for almost half a month. He's going to miss our 3rd anniversary on June 29th. :( I'm really going to miss him. But 2 1/2 weeks is nothing compared to a year. 
• Sabrina is lazy...but I'm sure y'all know that by now.
• I feel bad about not blogging as much lately. But we did just get back the laptop last week. I'm going to get back in the swing of things soon.
• Kirkland's was having a sale for Memorial Day weekend; we bought this. I love it! I can't wait to hang it above the couch. 
• Gas is finally below $3.50 a gallon.
• My brother finally came over to the apartment to hang out with us. I made breakfast for dinner. 
• Went to renew my tag last Tuesday. It was $90.17! Good grief. It was the first time I had ever bought a tag in another county. 
• My shoulder is killing me. 
• I wish I could be in the pool right now. 
• We've decided to move our "date night" to Tuesdays since it's cheaper to watch a movie on Tuesdays. 
• Gotta go to the bank, so I'm wrapping up the random here. 

 Hope y'all are having a great week so far. Go forth and be random!

Wordless Wednesday

The Boog

So, as I mention before,  Boog and I met up with Audrey to do a photo session. We had a lot of fun! Even though it was 90 degrees outside, Boog was very cooperative and I think he had a blast! 

We met Audrey at the park and took a few pics: (These are only some of the 200+ pics she took!)

Boog with the "Uncle J" doll.

Oh duck!

Then we went to the old rock school:

After knocking on the "door".

Another door to knock on. I love this one!

Then we went downtown behind the older buildings:

Oh What?

 I love the way the colors POP in this one!

I'm also glad I put these red "flop-flops",

(as he calls them) on him. They look super-cute!

 You want me to what?

He told Audrey to "Get up!" 

and he offered to lend her a hand. =)

Running beside me...and looking over at me. =)

 He looks all boy in this one! 

 Such a cutie!! 

 This one is one of my favorites! No shoes!

And last, but certainly not least, my favorites, 

In the creek at the park:

 He can't believe I'm letting him play in the water...

fully-clothed! LOL. His expression is priceless!

He kept saying, "It's cold water. It's cold cold."

 This one, so far, is my ABSOLUTE favorite!

 I love this one too! :) 

I really recommend Audrey. She is an awesome photographer! She's great with kids and she's really sweet. =) I can't wait to see the rest of these pics! 

After Audrey left us at the park, Boog and I played in the water some more. He didn't want to leave until he saw something in the water and it scared him. He was practically climbing my leg to get out. Silly boy. It was just a seed pod. :P He had chill bumps, it was so cold in the water! We're probably going back today or Saturday. lol. 

Hope y'all have a great weekend!

Mil-Spouse Friday Fill-In #3

Oh I know I'm a little late. Heck, Friday is almost over...But I have been a little busy. LOL. Anywho...

1. What is your spouse's best feature?
I would definitely have to say his beautiful blue eyes! They are so unique! They're almost a clear blue. :) It's the first thing you notice about him. I mean really, see for yourself...

2. Mild, Medium or Hot sauce?
Medium or mild. I can't really handle that much hot stuff...except for the Hubby. lol.


3. What is the worst uniform you had to wear for a job?
Well..I have only worked at 5 different places, two of them were Walmarts. (the last job was a Walmart Neighborhood Market) Walmart's dress code is blue shirt and khaki pants. Neighborhood Market's was dark green shirt and khaki pants. I hated the blue the most, especially since I couldn't wear jeans. 


4. You have invisible powers... Where is the first place you would go?
Hmmm....Right now I'd hop a plane to Afghanistan so I could be with J...but any other time? Probably use my powers to sneak into movies. LOL. They're so expensive now!


5. What's left on your "To-do" list for the summer?
OH wow, lots of things. 

• Read more
• Spend more time with Jaybee, my best friend.
• Go on a mini-vacation with Jaybee.
• Go to eye-doctor.
• Go to other doctor...the dreaded one.
• Get a tan....ha!
• Lose weight...that's not happening.
• Finish 2008 in my scrapbook, so I can actually document the birth of my nephew and now my niece. And don't forget J's deployment and homecoming...I'm still in 2008. I'm not going to finish.
• Plan what J and I will do on our vacation.

My list could probably go on and on for things I need to do, but these are things that I want and have to do before he comes home. Not to mention that the car needs an oil change and new tires...just sayin'...

These are really good questions this go-round. For more Mil-Spouse's Fill-ins head on over to Wife of a Sailor. Be sure to link up and leave a comment! 

Love, 

Forecast : Sweat

No Really...we're all going to sweat to death!

FYI...this was Sunday's current temperatures.

Mil-Spouse Friday Fill-In

I'm of the mind-set if "everyone else is doing it", it must be fun...so I'm jumping on the bandwagon and doing fill-ins on Fridays. I can never think of anything to blog about anyway, so this should prove helpful. You should do it too...just saying.

1. What food reminds you of your spouse?
Pizza...definitely. Jeremy could live off of pepperoni pizza. I remember eating it at least 4 times a week when we were dating and first married. It's relatively cheap and leftovers (if there are any when Jeremy gets done...)are even better the next day!

2. Who would you rather sit next to in a cross-country plane ride: an irritating non-stop talker, or a quiet stare-er?
The non-stop talker. I've only flown once (technically twice if you count switching planes on a lay-over.) so it's really nerve-racking for me. I would much rather sit next to someone who's talking so I can focus on them. I get motion-sickness, so I can't read or sleep on a plane. Please talk to me!

3. What are your best tips on how to save money?
I have found that if you pay yourself first from each paycheck, you'll be less likely to spend more. Say you get $500 every two weeks. Pay yourself $40 to spend on whatever and then divvy up the rest for bills, groceries, gas, etc. It worked for me. Also, when you see something you really want to buy, ask yourself, "Am I going to use this now? Is it something I really need, or just want?". If you hesitate, or answer no, put it back. I have been guilty of not doing this and currently have 2 shirts and a scarf I've never worn...bought just because they were cute. Don't do that! LOL.

4. What is your favorite summer memory?
As a child, I would have to say spending summer days, all day, at the lake with the whole family. I really miss my Dad in the summer because it was his favorite time of the year. He loved to barbecue, take the boat on the lake, and fish. As an adult, I would have to say the summer I was married, 2008! And last summer was great too. Jeremy and I went on our first anniversary trip to Maggie Valley,NC (the first time he'd ever been there)and we had an awesome time! 

5. Do you believe in ghosts?
I tend to not believe, but a week or so ago, my TV was turning itself off and on and the remote didn't have any batteries in it. So...I don't know. I have an open mind. I suppose anything is possible.

There you have it...follow this link to read all about Mil-Spouse Friday Fill-Ins and click on Mr. Linky to join up! Have a great Friday and an awesome weekend!


Love, Whitney :)

MBM: Do the Meteorologists make it up as they go?

I think they do...they've been threatening rain for days now, and I haven't seen any here. I think we're in a drought...

It's been another long Monday. I think St. Francis is having one of those Mondays as well. Mom and I went to Nana's today; Nana had a doctor's appt. She's doing well, but may have an inner-ear infection; new meds were prescribed. It was just a very long day. And so hot too!

I had a blog post all ready in my mind last night, while I was trying to sleep.  But now, for the life of me, I can't remember what it was about. 

So, I'll leave you with these pictures instead...Hope your Monday was more eventful than mine. I hope it rains...

Even these herbs are having a rough Monday.

I couldn't decide which bee pic I liked more,

so I used all of them. Do you know how hard it is 

to take a picture of a bee?

Summer Sunday: Does God....

think in English? 

I know it's weird. But then again, so am I. 
I was trying to sleep the other night and since I couldn't get comfortable, I was thinking. 
Say you can speak Spanish, but English is your first language. Most likely, you're going to think in English. But God can probably speak all languages, right? So which one is His first? And lets say it's Hebrew or something...does He think in Hebrew or English?
I know it's a weird subject, but it amuses me to ponder such odd things. I'm "saving up questions for Heaven".

Hanging with Boog

I got to hang out with "The Boog" yesterday so his Mommy and Daddy could go to the doctor for a check-up and to see how his little sister is coming along. We had lots of fun! He only got in trouble one time for throwing toys and had a 3-minute time-out. And, he took a nap with no fuss! IN HIS OWN BED!!

 After he slept for over 2 hours, I had to wake him up so we could go to Wal-mart with Mimi and dropped off a Redbox movie. Then, we went to McD's to get some dinner. He ate a whole cheeseburger all by himself! 

After we dropped Mimi off at her house, we went home and played some more. We had a great time being silly and watching cartoons. 

Drilling my knee and putting the drill in his mouth were some of his activities. LOL. And don't forget watching the cartoons and kiddy-music-videos. :P

Here he's telling me all about the Boy-band that's singing.

We had a great day together and we hope you had a great day too!