Make It Work!

It's that time of year again..! PROJECT RUNWAY. Right in time too, I just finished Season 2 of Vampire Diaries and needed a new obsession. Man have I missed Heidi, Tim, and alllll of the drama!  That is drama in the name of Burt. I'm seriously disappointed Old Man... but Danielle and Anthony? I still have faith in you, and Oliver, he's cute in that awkward foreign way...

Just in case you were wondering, The Help was reeeally good.  I think the cast is perfection. They get you emotional on several occasions. I wish the movie would have followed the book more but, what can you do... It is definitely a must see. And a must read. Read first. Ohh Emma Stone, why can't we be besties?

She's bringing nerdy back.

Well..! Tomorrow we move out of the TLF and into a motel... hmmm. But not before we spend a night away in OKC at The Courtyard Marriott with a evening massage... Ahhhh... we totally need it.

The Gimp is Asleep.

Guess what comes out tomorrow...? The Help. 

I think I'll grab some Butterfinger Minis and see the 4 o'clock show all by myself..!

Because I think it might be while until I let Jake be my movie partner again. That was just too stressful. And I intend to fully enjoy this movie. Every second.

Goodnight everyone... The doc finally prescribed Jake some Valium. If this doesn't get him to sleep then someone pleeease shoot me in the morning. I'll pay you.

Lightning

What a day...

It started with a pity party and progressed with some 

on base homework and my first Oklahoma storm.

It really looked tornado worthy! Red dirt everywhere. 80 mph winds and

lighting every second! Exciting stuff.

Now it's ending with The Bachelor Pad and a delicious White Nectarine. 

(nothing like some Jake and Vienna drama to make you feel better about your life)

The Husband and I made some major breakthroughs today. Hopefully it's sunny skies from now on!

Thanks for your thoughts and prayers.

 P.S. I LOVE that Crazy and Crazy #2 are together.
Their poor children...

Boots for Me

I have an obsession with boots. I think every woman does.

  Remember when I said online shopping had gotten the best of me?

Well I gave in and bought this pretty pair of boots.

Hopefully they don't let me down like my last pair from Delias.com

One thing is for sure, these make me even more desperate for fall!

Hope you're having a happy Sabbath! Jake and I are once again stuck indoors all day.

This is how we feel about it.
 Oh, and go rent The Lincoln Lawyer. It's a good flick.

TLF my life

Temporary Lodging Facilities...

my prison for the past week. 

I really shouldn't complain. I have internet. I have cable. I have free laundry ten steps away. But the fact that our house is sitting two minutes away... I just want to move out of here so bad! I'm just too excited. All I can think about is how I'm going to decorate and the cute little dog we're going to put in it. Because of Jake's leg we've been kept indoors all day... please pray that he heals soon!

Our First Home

Good news...

Jake and I got a house on base! 

It really could not have come at a better time because yesterday was hell and I was two seconds away from getting in the car and driving back to Logan.

Most of you know that Jake got a deep tissue contusion last week at the pool. Well he was feeling better and he's been able to walk on it pretty well...when something baaad happened. 

We went to a movie last night (our third in 5 days, so what) and he came back from the bathroom bent over in pain. His hurt leg started convulsing and he couldn't move without screaming. Well, forty-five minutes later, nothing has changed and we have to leave. After tracking down a wheel chair we got him out to the car and to the Bass Baptist Emergency Room. 

That's when things got real bad.

I have never met a more worthless and negligent hospital staff in my life!

The front desk lady was a complete... you know what I want to say.

The nurse and PA took an hour to get Jake any medicine. 

I have never been so upset. My husband is crying in pain and I'm crying with frustration and she's treating us like he bumped his funny bone. And if one more bratty southern lady calls me "honey"... ooohhh... there will be hell.

Anyway, after five freezing hours in the hospital we went home. Jake woke up hardly feeling better, so it's back to the crutches and a leg brace. But then we got a call... not just a call, a house offer! Such a blessing. I think it was Heavenly Father's way of showing that he's still looking out for us.

It's a three bedroom, one bathroom house with a garage and a laundry room. Yay! The couple living there let us look around and we couldn't be more thrilled. Anything is a step up from a basement apartment with no dishwasher, no disposal and no natural light. Man I cannot wait to have our stuff back and buy a cute little puppy! So many things to look forward to and it can only get better from here... thanks for all of your thoughts and prayers.

It's Getting Harder and Harder to Breathe

 

The heat wave continues... I mean, we're hitting record breaking highs here. 

This is how I what I do to occupy my indoors time:

1. Vampire Diaries. Season Two.

Yeah it's super cheesy but sometimes the costumes are great.

2. Maroon 5 

I had a dream that he was in love with me and now it's got me on a M5 kick.

Have you ever noticed how ridiculous their music videos are? The sexual tension is thick enough to choke a horse.

3. Shark Week.

 Sharks and Andy Samberg? I'll accept.

I did finally make my visit to the Fitness Center here on base. So I think I'll get this toosh back to the gym. Maybe I'll finally see what this Rumba bidness is all about... even though I feel that brownies, gushers, and Vamp Di is a much healthier way to spend my time, I should probably change it up.

Enid

Welcome to Enid, Oklahoma.

A city full of brown grass, crazy accents, and 100+ temperatures.

Jake and I arrived Sunday afternoon and my first thought wasn't "where are all of the mountains?" I was expecting flat. It was, where is all of the color? where is all the grass? everything is dead. every park, every yard, dry and brown. Every time I walk into the sun, my mind and body have one objective. Get inside. Get inside now. Poor cripple Jake gets left behind while I am speed walking to get some A/C as quickly as possible.

Unfortunately, inside for us is not that great. It's called Temporary Living Facilities. And it's actually a step up from where we were suppose to be at. Which is sad and slightly scary. It has A/C and Cable, so really I shouldn't complain. But the full sized bed, crying toddler next door, and tiny bathroom... its the worst. Jake and I have way too long of limbs to be sharing a full. One of these nights someone is going to be clipped in the face with an elbow and it won't be pretty. They told us we can only stay in the TLF's for two weeks before we get kicked out and put in the motel type rooms. Our fault for not reserving far enough ahead of time. Which makes my desire for a house all the more urgent. 

This brings me to housing. We visited the housing office yesterday and luckily they are super nice. I'll probably become her best friend so I can try and weasel my way to the top. haha.We are higher up on the list then we thought, but it still gives me little hope. So I will probably stop by everyday to see if it changes. I really don't want an apartment.

But for now, we will stay in our temporary home and pray for a base home and autumn weather. Jake is slowly completing his in processing tasks. He has two weeks to complete them before they start assigning him random duties. Now the trick is just finding things for me to do...

Infatuation with Fall

Looking at the sale section on Anthropologie.com is never a good idea. Especially with all of this stuck inside on the computer, doing nothing, needing uplifting crap that is going on... and everyone knows clothes are what make me happy. Correction, Anthropologie clothes make me happy.

So tonight I am fashion hungry, especially with these delicious fall picks.

Hunter Green... Pockets... Lantern Sleeves... I pine.

Can't you see it with a brown skinny belt, Navy blue tights, and flats?

 

I desperately need some skirts in this clothes sticking to your skin weather, this one has the flow, length, and colors that I love. Seriously, why do they make all skirts so short?

And with this blouse on top...? Once again, the sleeves. LOVE. 

Jake and I were able to see a lot more of Enid today. The power went out on base in the morning and everything was closed down. It didn't come back on until late afternoon. So staying inside or outside was impossible. Therefore, we resorted to shopping and movie watching off base. Man does that heat and confusion get us edge. But all ended well with Papa Johns, Ranier Cherries, Capri Sun, and Bachelorette. More on our time here tomorrow!

Beardy

from Mountain Man to 2nd Lieutenant... 

Jakey boy's an Officer.