Practically 30

Practically 30....Well thats what my cake says anyway! Touche Candace, touche! How in the world did I wake up one day at 25 years old?? It seems like only yesterday I was waiting to start high school. Now I'm 25 with a grown up job and a husband. I don't think I realized how fast time flies when you get old. And by old I mean old, I go to bed by 9:30 everynight. The other night I fell asleep at 7:30! In honor of my (gasp) 25 years on this earth, I'd like to post a list of some of the things I've done in 1/4 of a century.
1. Found my best friend from halfway across the country and married him!
2. Woke up one day and decided to scope out the thrifty nickle, hence the beginning of Mona and my relationship.
3. Graduated college in 6 years. hahaha who taks 6 years to get a bachelors?
4. Tried my hand at voice lessons, realized that part of voice lessons meant singing in front of people.
5. Tried my hand at gymnastics, realized tall people aren't cut out for it.
6. Mastered the recorder, or for the more aged population- the Tonette
7. Drove a car through a fence at 14 without my dad knowing-still doesn't know unless hes reading this
8. Worked at Sonic for a week.
I'm sure there is more. In fact I'm positive- I'm just also pretty sure at 25 my memory is on it's way out!
Thanks everyone for all the happy birthday wishes!

Babies

Who knew that a spray tan would disqualify a person for laser hair removal... Darn mystic tan..
Anyways! So is it just a thing of nature that like a few days after a person gets married, cute babies and cute baby things just pop up all over the place?? I am so glad Candace is home with Jake. I love getting to hold him and make him laugh. And who knew that a baby was like your own personal heater?? (I mean the baby itself, not the extra lbs you pack on) Then they cry and it kind of changes my mind! haha Poor Matt.. I've already asked him a million times for one and hes had to tell me no a million times! I can't wait for Dale and Kasie's baby to get here! She'll be such a sweet age when we finally live closer!! It's so scary/exciting to think that in a few years we could have a home and a family! So if anyone was thinking of moving from a place lets say on the East Coast....Texas would have more than awesome Mexican food to offer :)
Hope everyone is enjoying the fall season. Apparently it takes one day to get here in Washington!

Honolulu Here I come!

Well hopefully! I bought my ticket today to meet Matt in Hawaii. His leave hasn't been approved yet of course but i'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will. I got to talk to him for a little while yesterday and he said to go ahead an buy the ticket. So HOPEFULLY I'll get to meet him there. I also hope the anesthiologist that said he'll write me a prescription for Ambien for my flight will :)
So yesterday I learned the hard way that I should have paid attention all of those times my Dad tried to teach me something. I left my house a little early because I knew I needed gas. I also had a tire that had looked low for a week or so. I like to clump all of my errands together so I was waiting to air it up for when I got gas. I get to the gas station on base, get gas, check the pressure in my tire which was 32 and decide to put a little bit of air in it. I air it up, only it doesn't look like it did anything. I check the pressure again, 15. I'm no brain surgeon but I think if you only had 32lbs of pressure in your tire before you put more air in it than afterwards you would have a higher number. I'm stressed out and decide to drive on. Instead of turning around and getting Matts car, I drive off base and call my mom to see if she thinks i can make it 40 miles to work. She of course says NO! So I exit my route and pull in to a gas station. After going in and getting change for a $20 so I'll have the 75 cents it takes for air, letting a man who is buying a 6 pack of beer at 6:20 in the morning, my tire is aired up and I'm on my way to work!
All in a days work. ha

Happy Endings

What a great way to end a slightly boring day! I had no surgeries of my own today, which made the day last FOREVER!! It seemed like 5:30 would never come. It finally came, and on my way out of the hospital, my husband called!!! It was soo soo soo soo good to hear his voice. I actually got to talk to him last night, but it was literally for like 4 minutes. This evening we got to talk for more like 15!! I am so glad he is doing ok. Not taking his vitamins or eating/sleeping well, but what do you expect when you are stuck like a sardine?? To top my night off, I decided to open my front door (which I have opened all of 4 times since I've lived here) and get the phone book that has been sitting there for a few days. When I opened it, a KitchenAid mixer was next to it!! What an awesome surprise, sure beats racoons! I'm a little concerned that it was just sitting there, I am so glad nothing happened to it. It is from some of Matt's family. What an awesome gift! I know Mr. Kammerdiener will be so excited! He wanted it more than me I think! Thank you everyone who sent that to us! What a great surprise!! Maybe it will take me from novice chef to expert!!
And thank you Matt for cutting your lunch time short so you could call me. I love you and miss you probably more than a healthy amount :)

Intruders

Just when I think my life is so boring, God sends me something to remind me it's anything but.
This morning- 5 something am to be exact, I opened the door to the garage to get Mona's food and i noticed my garage door was open. I got on to myself for leaving it open, I mean how dangerous. Anyone could have walked right in. Then I realize someone did just walk right in. Mona's 50lb bag of dog food was about 4 feet from where it normally is. I heard something shuffling around and thought it was probably a hungry stray dog. I said "hey" really loud so it would run out. Instead of a dog head popping up, a small, furry, body stood up and looked at me. A racoon.....At least 2, maybe more. not sure. I freaked out and slammed the door. Called my mom to learn how to get rid of them since obviously yelling at them wasn't working! I returned with Mona and a curtain rod. Cute little things, just not so cute when I'm not expecting them and even less cute in my home!
I survived. I am home for the night, and the door is shut!

Burgularized

And I thought living on base would be safe. So I get home today from working my 4th 10 hour day in a row (which wasn't too horrible, I've just been dead asleep every night before 9) I walk into my house and it sounds and looks like someone ransacked my house. The tv was on, there was trash all over the house, and really weird purple crumbs all over the kitchen with the majority being on the dog bed. Then it hit me. Mona's makeshift dog gate aka cardboard box being held up by a box of weights was knocked down. After further inspection I found a spot (well in mona's case more like a pond) of pee on the NEW living room carpet. The purple crumbs just happen to be blueberry bagels that I threw away a few days ago, 6 in all- GONE. Also she ate a loaf of bread, I'm too tired/mad to see what else she's done. Bagel crumbs are on my couch also so I think I might could have a bagel or two buried in the cushions. I am so mad at Mona right now. I kept her in the kitchen so she would be able to walk around. I don't want to keep her in her crate for 12 hours, but shes about to leave me no choice.
If I ever wanted two animals at once, this cured me. Speaking of animals.... My mom had a visitor in her chicken house yesterday....A snake. My mother, being the brave lady she is, called her friend Mary to come kill it... Mary came down with her hoe, got the snake out of the chicken house and chopped him up..............................................Mary- is 80!!!!!!!! My mom then told me she didn't want to tell Ava and Ian about the snake bc she didn't want them to have bad dreams.... Well, that sure was sweet of her, bc last night I dreamed about a snake with a chicken tail that lived in my room under a pile of laundry. GROSS!!!
Oh, got to go down for my first trauma case today. I was expecting something awesome like a gunshot wound or a MVA (motor vehicle accident for those not in the know!).... No such luck, it was an old grandma that was drunk and on drugs and fell........
I hope everyone has a good weekend. I have got to clean this weekend. Especially now that I have food particles possibly in every room of the house!
Love y'all!!!!

Crazy Lady

Ok, I think working 40 hours a week while my husband is gone, is not going to cut it. Especially since this week I will start working 10 hour days which will give me an additional free day off. Instead of unpacking and cleaning with my free time, I have been thinking of things to buy and animals to love. I really really need to get a part time job. haha
Seriously yesterday I bought 30 mystic tans (which looks pretty good except around my feet and toes- they look dirty ha) I also emailed several people about puppies for sale. I know I do not need another dog and I know Matt would be furious if he came home to another animal. This morning I found adorable Ragdoll kittens (which I have always wanted) for sale. I've already been in contact with the owner, for matt's sake, lets hope they are too expensive.. Seriously I am turning into a crazy lady. HELP HELP HELP
Oh a big congratulations to my mama, who just blew away the competition at the local county fair. I think we should try and get her a spot on Good Morning America!