Thursday, January 22, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
not so much wanting to work
were you to pass by my office right now, you might assume that i am busy dilligently writing an article or working on a proposal for my current marketing event project. such a wrong assumption... alas, i am rambling aimlessly on my lovely blog. as usual, there is not much to report in my life. just over 7 weeks until i can wrap myself around my husband, that's good! i will fly to jacksonville, fl., pick up our rental car, and then tempt my fate on the inagural trip of the GPS as i wander aimlessly in a new city trying to find the naval base at which i will pick up my extremely good looking husband from the airport. from there we will again rely upon the trusty Garmin as we make our way to st. augustine. and so the vacation will continue as we experience a bit of beach time, some mickey mouse, a lot of roller coasters, entirely too much food, and some quality time staring longlingly at one another.
in other news, my weight loss battle is going slowly. i have always been a person who works best under pressure; but might i say that it was not wise of me to feel pressured 8 weeks before i see my husband again. 12 months - 52 weeks - and i wait for the last 8 to get serious. i have issues. but whatever, progress is progress. and at least in knowing that i am actively combating my chunk, i feel less pathetic and self-conscious about it, which improves my outlook considerably.
so to night is our rescheduled company holiday party. the restaraunt where it is usually held is fairly nice and we had prime rib and really fancy desserts and all kinds of nifty things last year. this year we're going to a bar in leavenworth where we will dine on little smokies and nachos. clearly a step down and i am not at all excited about it. in fact, i'm only going because you cant win a prize if you're not there, and they're giving away some nice prizes. but i am missing out on the gym and i will be cutting it close to get to jiffy lube to service my slowly dying mustang before they close at 6. tonight is "leg night" at the gym, so i will go home and do some sort of pain-inflicting activity that involves the muscles in my leg and will call it good. tomorrow i will work on my arms, which are still rather sore from tuesday. eeeexcellent.
i continue to attend birthing classes with my new friend evelin. evelin is the girl who was deployed to cuba with charles and his friend jamie. (she and jamie were dating when they left) one wedding and one pregnancy later, she comes back here ahead of him and is due march 5. she was living with me for a few weeks and now lives across the street. jamie will be back in about 5 weeks and if the baby (yet another goddaughter for us) gets here before he does, i get to play dad. last night at class we held hands and did stretches and i massaged her back, then we breathed together and stared into each others eyes as she imagined the intense pain of a 90 second contraction... this is a new level of friendship i think, but is silly and enjoyable in its own way. i will be giving her a baby shower on the 31st, but as she is just as un-sociable as i am, it will probably involve my mom (who has never actually met her) and my two friends from work (who have met her once or twice) and hopefully one or two girls she works with. once again, i have managed to find some amazing people to count among my friends who are not only willing to support me in my time of need, but my other friends as well.
in other news, my weight loss battle is going slowly. i have always been a person who works best under pressure; but might i say that it was not wise of me to feel pressured 8 weeks before i see my husband again. 12 months - 52 weeks - and i wait for the last 8 to get serious. i have issues. but whatever, progress is progress. and at least in knowing that i am actively combating my chunk, i feel less pathetic and self-conscious about it, which improves my outlook considerably.
so to night is our rescheduled company holiday party. the restaraunt where it is usually held is fairly nice and we had prime rib and really fancy desserts and all kinds of nifty things last year. this year we're going to a bar in leavenworth where we will dine on little smokies and nachos. clearly a step down and i am not at all excited about it. in fact, i'm only going because you cant win a prize if you're not there, and they're giving away some nice prizes. but i am missing out on the gym and i will be cutting it close to get to jiffy lube to service my slowly dying mustang before they close at 6. tonight is "leg night" at the gym, so i will go home and do some sort of pain-inflicting activity that involves the muscles in my leg and will call it good. tomorrow i will work on my arms, which are still rather sore from tuesday. eeeexcellent.
i continue to attend birthing classes with my new friend evelin. evelin is the girl who was deployed to cuba with charles and his friend jamie. (she and jamie were dating when they left) one wedding and one pregnancy later, she comes back here ahead of him and is due march 5. she was living with me for a few weeks and now lives across the street. jamie will be back in about 5 weeks and if the baby (yet another goddaughter for us) gets here before he does, i get to play dad. last night at class we held hands and did stretches and i massaged her back, then we breathed together and stared into each others eyes as she imagined the intense pain of a 90 second contraction... this is a new level of friendship i think, but is silly and enjoyable in its own way. i will be giving her a baby shower on the 31st, but as she is just as un-sociable as i am, it will probably involve my mom (who has never actually met her) and my two friends from work (who have met her once or twice) and hopefully one or two girls she works with. once again, i have managed to find some amazing people to count among my friends who are not only willing to support me in my time of need, but my other friends as well.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
happy new year!
alas, i enter 2009 with a bit of a cold/allergy thing happening, but thats ok. i'm getting better and now sound worse than i feel. my christmas in wichita was as enjoyable as it could have been, being my 2nd christmas away from my husband; and i'm extremely grateful to my friends and family for making it so. highlights definitely include a trip to elizabeth's house, hanging out with my mother in law and her family (a suprising joy), and a trip out to the lovely town of goddard to spend some much overdue time with the woodburn clan and my little michelle. don't feel bad, mom, the enjoyment of the typical family traditions were not at all diminished. 
pictures:
a rare "acceptable" picture of me and my super snuggly dog. she must have known i was in need of some snugglage.
a camacho christmas morning: yes, that is dad and his flame pants. no day is complete unless dad is sporting the flaming pants.
a camacho christmas morning: yes, that is dad and his flame pants. no day is complete unless dad is sporting the flaming pants.
Betsty, dad's dog. i love how this picture give some miniscule hint as to how mischevious she really is.
the newly-married Mr. and Mrs. Oakley.
a bonus: i figured out how to make my camera take black and white pictures. i love this one of Alyssa, Charles' neice.
a bonus: i figured out how to make my camera take black and white pictures. i love this one of Alyssa, Charles' neice.
ronda and i had to try several times to get Chloe to kiss her long enough for me to get a picture and even so, it's not a great one, but here they are. the girls really enjoyed their presents, which was extra fun for me because i had no idea what to get them. i was glad i guessed well.
just cute - you're such a great mom elizabeth. i love to watch it unfold.
mr. gabriel brown - i'm not entirely sure that is isnt aging twice as fast as he is supposed to. didnt he just turn 5? rumor has it he will be starting linebacker at carroll next year.
logan, whose face looks exactly like gabriels did when he was that age. i generally dont get too bothered by how much i really am missing by not living so close to everyone until i see things like this. but everyone is happy and healthy and well-loved, so all is right in the world.
the anual photo:
Monday, December 15, 2008
i'm not dead. i think i'll go for a walk.
well, not so much on the walk, actually. i just took the dog out and i'm pretty sure it's -250 degrees outside.
so anyway, clearly i have been slacking on the blogity situation lately, but as i am the one among us with no kids, i will use that as my excuse for not having very exciting news. and as i find myself killing time until i get to talk to my husband (hopefully), i will just rant and rave about whatever comes to mind and you must sift through my ramblings to find cohesion.
this last week or so has brought some pretty awesome readings at Mass. i LOVE the liturgy for the immaculate conception and just when i sit in the pew and think to myself "this is my most favorite liturgy EVER!", along comes the 2nd reading this last sunday. my priest did a really great homily centered around the idea of "rejoice always!". truly, that is a beautiful thought. rejoice always. in all things be thankful for this is the will of God. how's that for a message of everyday situations? i just love it. i have found myself growing closer to God lately, and especially Mary. the last several months have been trying and have really helped me to center my life. i'm very glad to have a focus and i'm very glad that that focus involves God. so thanks to all my inspiring friends who have been close to God all along.
i'm not sure what's happening with my health. i have been getting bad headaches again, and i just went to the eye doctor last month so i know that's not it. i am afraid to go back to the neurologist. as it is, i'm not fond of the medication i already have because while it is necessary and i am glad to have it, i dont know that i will be able to continue with it when we are trying for a baby. so likewise, while i want my problem to be fixed, i dont want to be put back on another pill that might cause me complications down the line. in the mean time, i take generic headache medicine which doesnt do much at all and i avoid social interaction.
i put a deposit on the vacation of the century today. i had a bit of a freak out though. $2100 for 5 nights at a disney resort, food, and park tickets. yet to be paid: plane tickets, 2 nights near jacksonville, rental car, universal park tickets. i should be able to keep costs very close to the $3000 i promised charles. but regardless, we are both so rediculously excited about our trip that i dont think it will matter much.
so thanksgiving was cool. i took a couple of pictures but they are mostly of charles' family, the dogs, and pie. i will do better at christmas with the picture taking, especially since i am losing weight and have a nice hair cut.
so anyway, clearly i have been slacking on the blogity situation lately, but as i am the one among us with no kids, i will use that as my excuse for not having very exciting news. and as i find myself killing time until i get to talk to my husband (hopefully), i will just rant and rave about whatever comes to mind and you must sift through my ramblings to find cohesion.
this last week or so has brought some pretty awesome readings at Mass. i LOVE the liturgy for the immaculate conception and just when i sit in the pew and think to myself "this is my most favorite liturgy EVER!", along comes the 2nd reading this last sunday. my priest did a really great homily centered around the idea of "rejoice always!". truly, that is a beautiful thought. rejoice always. in all things be thankful for this is the will of God. how's that for a message of everyday situations? i just love it. i have found myself growing closer to God lately, and especially Mary. the last several months have been trying and have really helped me to center my life. i'm very glad to have a focus and i'm very glad that that focus involves God. so thanks to all my inspiring friends who have been close to God all along.
i'm not sure what's happening with my health. i have been getting bad headaches again, and i just went to the eye doctor last month so i know that's not it. i am afraid to go back to the neurologist. as it is, i'm not fond of the medication i already have because while it is necessary and i am glad to have it, i dont know that i will be able to continue with it when we are trying for a baby. so likewise, while i want my problem to be fixed, i dont want to be put back on another pill that might cause me complications down the line. in the mean time, i take generic headache medicine which doesnt do much at all and i avoid social interaction.
i put a deposit on the vacation of the century today. i had a bit of a freak out though. $2100 for 5 nights at a disney resort, food, and park tickets. yet to be paid: plane tickets, 2 nights near jacksonville, rental car, universal park tickets. i should be able to keep costs very close to the $3000 i promised charles. but regardless, we are both so rediculously excited about our trip that i dont think it will matter much.
so thanksgiving was cool. i took a couple of pictures but they are mostly of charles' family, the dogs, and pie. i will do better at christmas with the picture taking, especially since i am losing weight and have a nice hair cut.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
re-living my teenage years? ..... AWESOME!
yea, the movie was GRRRREAT! actually, seeing a teeny bopper movie was FAR better than it would have been if i were actually a teenager. as a 26 year old married woman, i had a hard time containing my inappropriate lust for the hottest vampire ever. as a teenager, i probably would have embarassed myself. it was very strange, there were parts in the movie that i could tell that if i were 10 years younger (wow! that long? yes...) that i would have totally been swooning. instead i just smiled to myself. i could definitely go see that movie again, and i have intentions of doing so. i'm quite excited that the movie did so well, not only for the sake of the actors and producers, as well as the writer, but because now they will go forward making the rest of them!
cute guys aside (and fear not, in real life the actor is 21 - NOT "17" as he is in the movie), it really was a good movie i thought. it stayed very true to the book, which is always good.
back to reality:
CHARLES IS GETTING PROMOTED!!!!!!! he found out friday, he will make rank in a ceremony on the first of december. staff sergeant buford. niiiiice. this is a monumental career move - the average person makes E6 (staff sergeant) in 6-7 years. he is making it in 4. he will get a couple hundred extra dollars a month and also get more responsiblity. he is very excited, as am i. he has definitely worked hard and earned this position.
cute guys aside (and fear not, in real life the actor is 21 - NOT "17" as he is in the movie), it really was a good movie i thought. it stayed very true to the book, which is always good.
back to reality:
CHARLES IS GETTING PROMOTED!!!!!!! he found out friday, he will make rank in a ceremony on the first of december. staff sergeant buford. niiiiice. this is a monumental career move - the average person makes E6 (staff sergeant) in 6-7 years. he is making it in 4. he will get a couple hundred extra dollars a month and also get more responsiblity. he is very excited, as am i. he has definitely worked hard and earned this position.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
killing time
alas, things have slowed down considerably at work, which is nice. it's been a long couple of weeks and i'm quite excited for the weekend. i havent deep cleaned my house since before charles came home - september. that is rather disgusting. and those who know me well know that i didnt used to be that much of a neat freak... but surprise, aparently i kind of am now (a little). it probably doesnt help that i have wood floors and a dog, so when i sit on one side of my living room, i can see dust elephants underneath the couch on the other side. no thanks. so my saturday and sunday will be spent in clean-mode.
friday night, however, i am going to turn into a 15 year old girl! "but how?" you may ask... i am going to see Twilight! maybe it's because i dont get out much, but i am rediculously excited to see this movie. i have read all the books and although the stories are slightly juvenille, there is an underlying romance story that is quite fantastic, and the writing in general is great. so i'm in. i fully plan to lust after Edward along with all the other pubescent girls in the theater. i'm going with a friend and we're going out to dinner first... perhaps i will have a margarita with dinner just to feel like a grown up. we'll see.
i'm missing my husband really bad. i guess since he left i am going through bits and pieces of the cycle again from when he originally left, although this time is WAY not as bad. it still kinda sucks sometimes because i've gone out with friends a few times since he left and that's generally when i miss him the most. we had so much fun when he was here and it reminded me of one of the reasons why i enjoy him so much. now that he's gone, things just arent as fun anymore. but that's ok, such is life. and he will be back soon.
friday night, however, i am going to turn into a 15 year old girl! "but how?" you may ask... i am going to see Twilight! maybe it's because i dont get out much, but i am rediculously excited to see this movie. i have read all the books and although the stories are slightly juvenille, there is an underlying romance story that is quite fantastic, and the writing in general is great. so i'm in. i fully plan to lust after Edward along with all the other pubescent girls in the theater. i'm going with a friend and we're going out to dinner first... perhaps i will have a margarita with dinner just to feel like a grown up. we'll see.
i'm missing my husband really bad. i guess since he left i am going through bits and pieces of the cycle again from when he originally left, although this time is WAY not as bad. it still kinda sucks sometimes because i've gone out with friends a few times since he left and that's generally when i miss him the most. we had so much fun when he was here and it reminded me of one of the reasons why i enjoy him so much. now that he's gone, things just arent as fun anymore. but that's ok, such is life. and he will be back soon.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
possible vacation on the horizon
yes, we still live at 54 Kansas. :o)
So i am doing my best to convince my husband that we need to take a week or so and take a vacation together. When he returns to the states, he flies into a base in Jacksonville Florida, so my proposal is that i meet him in Florida, Orlando, specifically, and we take a week to have some fun. my arguments are thus: we never got a honeymoon, this is the last chance we'll get to do this before we start our family, i am getting a very large chirstmas bonus which can be put towards this adventure, and this can be our christmas present to each other. i have pitched it to him before with little success because of finances, but yesterday i finally had all my ducks in a row and i really laid it on thick! :oD he was whining a lot but i think i might have him. it is now my task to come up with the cheapest way possible to accomplish this.
in other news, please say some prayers for me when you t hink of it. i have discovered that one of my greatest weaknesses at this time is LAZINESS! i am seriously overweight and would like to lose 5 pounds a month to be at my goal by the time he gets home - i want this to happen very much but i am losing the battle with my laziness to accomplish it. any help would be appreciated. thanks. :o)
So i am doing my best to convince my husband that we need to take a week or so and take a vacation together. When he returns to the states, he flies into a base in Jacksonville Florida, so my proposal is that i meet him in Florida, Orlando, specifically, and we take a week to have some fun. my arguments are thus: we never got a honeymoon, this is the last chance we'll get to do this before we start our family, i am getting a very large chirstmas bonus which can be put towards this adventure, and this can be our christmas present to each other. i have pitched it to him before with little success because of finances, but yesterday i finally had all my ducks in a row and i really laid it on thick! :oD he was whining a lot but i think i might have him. it is now my task to come up with the cheapest way possible to accomplish this.
in other news, please say some prayers for me when you t hink of it. i have discovered that one of my greatest weaknesses at this time is LAZINESS! i am seriously overweight and would like to lose 5 pounds a month to be at my goal by the time he gets home - i want this to happen very much but i am losing the battle with my laziness to accomplish it. any help would be appreciated. thanks. :o)
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