Friday Fill-in

It has been awhile since I have done one of these. Be sure to link up at Wifey's blog!

1. If I could be on any reality TV show, I would be on...The Amazing Race.

2. This past Thanksgiving was...my first Thanksgiving cooking! The turkey was phenomenal - so tender, moist & juicy with flavor! I was very impressed and hubs told me I did an awesome job. We celebrated our Thanksgiving on Sunday (11/27) because of work and hubs had to pull overnight staff duty on Saturday. I ended up turning our turkey leftovers into a very delicious turkey pot pie. I guess I can cook after all ;)

3. I'm looking forward to December because... it's our first Christmas as a married couple :)

4. One thing I would like to accomplish this month is... pass my ACLS course with flying colors! It's coming up on December 11th. Still have studying to do!

5. To me, winter is...I don't like winter. I hate being cold all of the time and I only like snow for a little bit and then I get sick and tired of it. Lucky for me I live in Texas now and even though it snows here it won't be anything like Ohio :)

Friday Fill-in!

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1. My favorite thing that happened this week was....My week was pretty uneventful lol. Maybe it was buying my new pair of gray Toms :)

2. Find a penny, pick it up and wonder...where that penny has been. germs D:

3. Autumn is officially here and my favorite part of the season is...no, I live in Texas. Autumn is NOT officially here, it's still hotter than shit outside. At least we're down to the double digits and late evening/early morning is pretty cold, which I like :) It was 63 degrees this morning when I left work and I thought it was so cold! I had to turn up the heat and had a chance to use my heated seats in my car :) But anyway, to answer the question, my favorite parts of the season are the color-changing trees, the cooler weather (Autumn is my favorite season!) and pumpkin spice lattes haha :)

4. One of the things I would like to do before winter arrives is...I don't know. Maybe go mountain biking at BLORA.

5. I (would/would not/might) be willing to participate in MilSpouse Secret Santa. :)

Milspouse Friday Fill-in!

1. My plans for Labor Day included being lazy! That's exactly what hubs & I did :) We had some pool time because it was in the 80's that day and GORGEOUS (I have been trying to avoid going outside because Texas has been so damn hot!) and I'm still as pale as ever haha. I would have loved to grill out but we don't have a grill and we're not allowed to have them because we live in an apartment, or hang out with friends, but that's the problem - we really don't have any "friends" here!

2. Call me crazy, but sometimes I just need to be alone.

3. One of the funniest things I've seen lately is the show Arrested Development! Hubby and I decided to randomly watch it one night on Netflix and it's hilarious! I recommend watching it :)

4. It's strange...a messy kitchen drives me crazy...but if any other place in the house is messy that is perfectly fine with me!

5. One, two, buckle my shoe...three, four, shut the door! :P

Milspouse Friday Fill-in!

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1. The first thing I think of when I wake up in the morning is...Dammit, do I really have to get up? or I really have to pee. But I think I'll just lay here.

2. Lately, I have been craving...A nice big bowl of pho.

3. Whenever anyone says the word Horse, it reminds me of my childhood because...of that basketball game called Horse? lol idk.

4. The happiest word I know is...Love. All you need is love.

5. My spouse may hate it, but I love...Frozen yogurt. He actually doesn't hate it, he secretly loves it. He just refuses to get any with me because to him frozen yogurt isn't "manly" yet he is always trying to steal bites from my bowl :)

friday fill-in & quick update

1. Have you (spouse) ever considered joining the military and what do you think of dual military couples?

I thought about it before I met my husband. I would join the Army or Navy to become a nurse. I also thought about it again once I married my husband. I think it's a really hard life for dual military couples. All of the training and deployments, I would feel like you would literally never see your significant other. Or do they do same deployments? Regardless, I think it's hard and not something I could do, I don't think. And my husband said he wouldn't let me join even if I wanted to haha.

2. What is your idea of a perfect Sunday afternoon?

Depends on my mood. Sometimes it's just lazing around, cuddling and playing video games with hubby or lazing around by the pool lol. Either way, I prefer my Sunday afternoons to be relaxing.

3. What do you usually do for the 4th of July holiday?

That also depends...when I was younger, we would always set off fireworks in a drive way. Since then I usually go to whatever 4th of July event that is going on in the area. This year we're planning on going to San Antonio :)

4. If they could make an Olympic even JUST for you that you know you'd medal in, what would it be?

Lol oh I don't know...Facebook/Twitter-stalking? hahaha

5. What have you been doing to get yourself bathing-suit ready for summer?

Honestly, nothing...I know it's really bad, but I never really work out. I consider my "work out" at work because usually I'm always running around like a maniac. I also literally eat like a bird...but that's just me.

And speaking of work, I LOVE MY JOB!

There are a lot of things that I do not know. Even the simplest things...like how to work the dynamap, the IV pumps, and even the IV insertion catheters because everything is DIFFERENT from what I have been used to working with for the past 3 1/2 years! And I did not know that you could put Nitrobid on the leg. I thought that stuff (and patches) always went on the upper body while rotating sites.

The charting is such a bear but I'm getting the hang of it...doctors still scare the crap out of me and a lot of times I'm unsure of when I should be bothering them. They don't really teach you this stuff in nursing school - we were never allowed to put orders in, talk to docs on the phone and take orders, call lab, pharmacy, do this and that and blah blah blah.

The first night I had to send one of our patients off to ICU. My preceptor was on the phone giving report to the ICU nurse when the doc calls, so I had to take the call. I explained what happened and what I did, and first he said I did a good job and did everything right, which made me have "warm fuzzies" (as my NCLEX class instructor would say)...but then it is just trying to figure out what else he wanted lol. My preceptor was helping me out, but it still made me nervous.

Last night was SLOOOOOOOOW. Painfully slow. The census has been low lately, and I'm assuming it is because of the upcoming Independence Day (census is always low on holidays!) I was floated to TCU and including myself, there were 4 nurses with 6 patients, but there were 2 orientee RN's. I took care of one patient in her entirety (the previous night was just assessments and documentation) but this patient was such a breeze. Completely ambulatory and only had like 3 meds.

I'm back again tonight, this time either on my home unit or ICU. Hopefully it goes smoothly like the last two nights :)

Then it's off to San Antonio after I get some sleep, yay!

Friday Fill-in!

1. Underwear Parties, how old is too old?

Underwear Parties? lol I'm not sure if I have ever heard of this one...

2. What was your favorite class in high school?

Biology and Chemistry! And then when I was forced to take General, Organic & Biochemistry as prerequisites to nursing school, I have since then despised it :)

3. Have you ever convinced packers/movers to pack something they aren't supposed to for PCS?

No...but I'm sure that will happen at some point.

4. Blogging plays a growing role in the media. If you were asked to embed as a blogger with a deployed military unit, would you go? What do you think your blog would be like?

I would go in a heartbeat! and I could double as a nurse and take care of the wounded! But I would blog from a military perspective, of course. Maybe occasionally about my job, but my purpose would be documenting the events of the deployed unit, yes? all while maintaining OPSEC/PERSEC, of course :)

5. Do you think kids should attend year-round school?

When I used to live in Florida, we had school year-round...not sure if that has changed since then. I really don't think it's that big of a deal and I think it's easier for the parents, too. I remember getting a 3-4 week "summer break" and of course we would still have spring break and things like that. As long as there some break somewhere in there, I don't see a problem with it. No one can go to school non-stop and be successful.

Friday Fill-In

1. When you vacation what type of vacation do like to take?
One where I can relax but also have the chance to go sight-seeing.

2. What is your best memory associated with a song?
Our first dance song...Feels Like Home by Chantal Kreviazuk.

3. If you had six months with no obligations or financial constraints, what would you do with your time?
Travel to lots of fun places! Go to Germany (since hubby wants to go back so badly), go to Asia, Fiji, the Caribbean, maybe Africa...I just want to travel!

4. What is one thing about you that people do NOT typically notice at first when you wish they would?
Hmmm I don't know...

5. It's a summer of sequels and if you had to live in one of each of the following "worlds" which would you choose and why?
-X-Men: Be a mutant, what would your power be? The power to read minds!
-Harry Potter: be a Witch or a Muggle? Mud-blood.
-Twilight: be a vampire or werewolf? Werewolf. They're cooler than vampires anyway :P

MilSpouse Friday Fill-in #43!

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1. It's now June (w00t!)...what plans do you have for summer?

working a lot and making bank :) we might have some visitors later this summer (E's parents, my brother [unless he gets a job down here, he has an interview!], one of my roommates and her boyfriend!) so that will be nice. and maybe E & I will take a trip too...maybe to Corpus Christi for a weekend (there is beach there! It's ~4 hours & 40min away, tho)

2. What is your favorite summer memory as a kid?

Going to the beach A LOT. I grew up in Florida and my dad would always take me :)

3. If wild animals could be made as pets without fear of them ever being dangerous, what kind of exotic animal would you want as a pet?

A PANDA! Yes, they can be dangerous and unpredictable, too! But I wouldn't have to worry about that.

4. Is there anything about deployments that you do like?

Still an Army wife n00b and haven't been through a deployment...but a CLEAN apartment would be one of those things :)

5. Your own question: hmmm. If you could have one magical power, what would it be?

MilSpouse Friday Fill-In #42!

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1. Do you think civilians, in general, understand the meaning of Memorial Day?

I would say yes, but most of them don't. They're happy about all of the sales, picnics, food, hanging out by the pool...which I will admit, are all very nice, but let's not forget the true meaning of Memorial Day.

2. What are your plans for Memorial Day weekend?

I have no idea...not sure if Fort Hood has anything going on to commemorate our soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice...but if there is something going on I would like to attend. Otherwise just hanging out with the hubs :)

3. What skill/talent do you wish you had?

I wish I was really good at photography. Oh, and better at cooking. I'm still pretty mediocre. I might attempt to make some mango-habanero salmon later, though, now that we finally have our awesome cooking knives!

4. What came first: the chicken or the egg?

I say the egg. Probably buried underneath a bunch of stuff to keep it warm ;)

5. What is the best thing about your post (base)? The worst?

I haven't gotten acquainted with Fort Hood much (yet), but I do like how it is close to pretty much everything, unlike Fort Leonard Wood. And with any military installation, I love the PX & commissary! And Fort Hood has 2 of them! As for the worst? I haven't decided yet.

Friday Fill-in!

1. Have you and your spouse agreed to live in separate locations (a geographical bachelor tour) knowing that the short-term inconvenience would have long-term benefits for your family? How did it work for you?

I guess that's kind of what we're doing now...I am still in Ohio and my husband is down in Texas. I could have gone down with him, but I decided to stay behind because I had one more day to work (and I didn't want to leave my job on bad terms!) plus I'm in the process of moving out of my apartment and I need to finalize the wedding. No long-term benefits, really. I just need to get stuff done. And it'll be nice to move back home with my mom and spend time with her for 2 weeks before I start my pilgrimage south.

2. What's your favorite thing about being a MilSpouse?

Knowing my that husband is out there defending our country and making a difference...and he's very passionate about making a difference in our world. And to a lesser degree, the practically free healthcare/very affordable dental insurance, military discounts, shopping at the commissary and PX for lower prices/no sales tax, that sort of thing :) haha.

3. If you could still have your spouse/significant other and your family, but take the military life out of it...would you?

I'm not a "tag chaser" - I didn't just fall in love with my husband because he's a soldier. I would still love him the same regardless, but if the military life wasn't apart of our life it just wouldn't be the same I don't think.

4. What have your homecoming experiences been like after a year long tour of separation?

I am unable to answer this question. I have not gone through a deployment yet, and I probably won't for at least the next year & a half to two years. My husband got a platoon, but they just came home from their year-long tour somewhere. After their month of block leave is up, my husband will be assigned as PL to that unit and will be in charge of training them, etc. There is another unit going early next year but they are on lock-down, meaning no staff changes, etc. There is also a unit going relatively soon, but the reason why my husband wasn't picked to be a PL for that unit is because he is married and the other guy is not. It almost makes me feel bad; it's like it's because of me that he can't deploy right off the bat like he wants to. Don't get me wrong, I'm absolutely thrilled that he'll still be here for awhile, but I know he wants to deploy. He told me not to worry; he has at least the next 7 years to get his chance lol (that's his contract; whether or not he'll be out in 7 years or will go career is a mystery).

5. If you have a child(ren), why did you choose their name(s)? If not, why would name your child something?

No children. And hopefully none anytime soon, I have NO desire to be a parent at the moment. Right now I'm like Christina from Grey's - I care about my life and my career haha. I know that sounds selfish, but that's the truth - for now! And I can't see myself giving up my job to become a SAHM. I worked WAY too hard all of my life and especially the past 4.5 years of college to get my RN, BSN to just give it all up. And I really want E & I to become established before we even start to think about having kids. Now if it were to just happen, then so be it, but we're not planning anything anytime soon. As for naming kids, no idea. E suggested that if we have a son to name him after my father. I like the idea (my father's name was Tom). Or make their middle name Thomas.

MilSpouse Friday Fill-In!

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1. How many pets do you have? And what type?

no pets at the moment :( we probably still won't get one for awhile, but we're looking at getting either a german shepherd or a husky :)

2. What are your favorite projects to do while hubby is away?

I haven't really had any "favorite" projects lol...E has been away at BOLC pretty much this entire time (he's done now though, yay!) and I filled that time with studying hard and graduating from nursing school, taking an NCLEX review course, studying and passing my NCLEX, and applying for jobs. The next couple of weeks will involve last minute wedding stuff and packing everything up! I have also been spending time with friends :)

3. What are the must-haves in your deployment care packages?

As a n00b army wife with no deployments (yet) I haven't sent any care packages. Some essentials for him will definitely be flammin' hot cheetos and flammin' hot fries, though :)

4. If you could star in any TV show, which would it be?

Grey's Anatomy :) and be a super important, super cool nurse. and show the world that it isn't just about doctors haha.

5. What was the biggest hurdle that you faced during you/your SO's first deployment?

Once again, as a n00b army wife, I have no experience with deployments. E did go away for 2 months 2 summers ago to LDAC & CTLT. We haven't really been apart much and that was hard, but it was also hard not being able to talk to him for a whole month while he was at LDAC. After getting through that, being away from him isn't so bad now. I'm sure my perspective will change once he deploys, though.

Other stuff:

* yesterday was my last day at work. I'm really going to miss the nursing unit I worked on, especially the awesome nurses. I'm hoping that there are brighter things coming my way in the near future.

* I started packing - or more like sorting stuff out because I'm still lacking boxes (apparently all of the places want you to call at like 0700 to save them...ugh!). This is such a pain in the ass. I have no idea where all of this stuff came from, either!

* I found out that E will not get deployed right away. There is another guy from his BOLC class is also down in Fort Hood and they chose that guy over him because this guy isn't married. He'll be going to Iraq later this summer. It almost makes me feel bad, because E would have gone if he wasn't married. I feel like I'm holding him back :/ I'm absolutely thrilled that he'll still be here for awhile, but I know he really wants to deploy. He didn't go through 4 years of college/ROTC + MPBOLC to be on staff. And he will be on staff for awhile until a PL spot opens up. When that will happen, no one knows. He should find out for sure on Tuesday.

* I'm getting marzipan callas on my cake :) I told them to reduce the number of flowers which brought the cost down and to mix with other buttercream flowers for a nice arrangement. yay!

* the wedding is like 3 weeks away and I still haven't found anyone to do hair or makeup...yikes! I decided I am going to do my own makeup, though. I feel like a lot of makeup artists will cake makeup on your face and I wear very minimal...so I know it won't look like me. I went to Bare Escentuals today and got a wedding day look. Let's just say right now I look pretty freakin' awesome, and I look like ME, just better. Even with money being kind of tight now, I dropped quite a bit of it at the store today...but I'm happy with my purchase. And I will look good on my wedding day :)

Friday Fill-In!

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1. What romance movie scene reminds you of your SO or spouse and the LOVE you share? submitted by Simply Sunshine & Daisy's

That's a good question! I'm sure there are movie scenes but honestly I'm too lazy to think of one and pick haha...E & I never really argue. Sometimes we disagree, but it never turns into a fight. Actually, I cannot recall a time where we were really angry with each other. But I digress. As for our LOVE, we're very playful and passionate and we love to just lay around in bed, talking and laughing with each other :)

2. If you were allowed to deploy with your husband to a war zone, would you and why? submitted by I & J

I would as a nurse, because someone needs to take care of those wounded soldiers! My husband definitely wouldn't let me, though.

3. Have you ever done anything (intentionally or unintentionally) to embarrass your spouse or SO in front of his military cohorts? submitted by Marrying the Navy

I know I have never done anything intentionally and I'm sure I have never done anything unintentionally, so no lol

4. What is your most irrational fear? submitted by Eights on the Move

lol every time I hear a random noise at night I'm afraid someone is breaking in and they're going to come kill me! I also tend to check behind the shower curtain to make sure there isn't a murderer on the other side lol...even when I have that bathroom door locked!

5. If you could only live in one kind of climate for the rest of your life what would it be and why? submitted by Many Waters

70's and sunny :) That way it's still gorgeous without it being too hot...not that I mind the heat, but weather in the 70's is perfect to me :)

MilSpouse Friday Fill-in!

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1. What is your must have gadget? submitted by Flying High With My Flyboy
Oh definitely my phone. It's like my life-line!

2. How does your adulthood compare to what you imagined it would be like when you were a little kid? submitted by L to the Third
When I was little, I wanted to be a veterinarian because I loved animals. I still really love animals, but yeah that didn't happen...and now I'm a registered nurse :)

3. What is your favorite chocolate recipe? submitted by Our First Deployment
I don't have one yet.

4. How do you deal with military life when it gets to be to much or to hard? submitted by Combat Boots And Pointe Shoes
I blog, try to stay busy or hang out friends.

5. What piece of advice would you give a new Military spouse facing their first deployment? submitted by The Albrecht Squad
I haven't been through a deployment yet...but I know it's going to come eventually. E & I have been separated a few times before...just keep yourself busy! It will make the time go by much faster and your husband will want to hear about how you went out and did stuff, not about how you sat around at home all day and did nothing. I know we have our good days and our bad days, but things get better with time.

Friday-Fill-In!

1. During military separations, how do you keep yourself positive and motivated?
I become a work-a-holic. I also have great family & friends who keep me busy :) We haven't been through a deployment yet, but we've been separated before and with the formal wedding coming up in like 2 months, that also keeps me busy!

2. What is your favorite concert you have been to?
It has been awhile since I've been to any concerts...but Taking Back Sunday :)

3. What do you miss about your hometown?
I consider two places my "hometown" - my home back in Ohio and Clearwater, FL, which is where I practically grew up. I miss the gorgeous weather and living only 20min from the beach...but moving to Texas in May will give me similar weather :) Back in Ohio I will always miss my friends and my family (even though everyone else lives in Connecticut) but I'm sure my mom and/or my brother will probably move close to where I will be just to get out of Ohio, even though they know we'll be there for 2, maybe 3 years maximum.

4. If you could run in any race, what charity would you choose to support?
The American Cancer Society.

5. If you find out Willy Wonka is your father, what 3 course meal do you INSIST he create in that stick of gum?
Oh geez, I LOVE food! but let's see....I would love to start with some Korean banchan (side dishes)...some of my favorites include the radish with kimchi flavoring, steamed lotus root (it's sweet!), fish cake and bean sprouts. Then I would like some kimchi jjigae, or kimchi stew (it's very hot and spicy with kimchi, tofu, chunks of pork meat, green onion/onion) and then finish off with a taro bubble tea for dessert :)

MilSpouse Friday Fill-in!

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MilSpouse Friday Fill-In #31/Five Question Friday!

1. Aside from no deployments, what is one thing you would want to make the MilSpouse life “perfect”? submitted by Oh How Delightful

Being able to keep our friends and family close due to all of the moving around the military makes you do.

2. Just how many peppers did Peter Piper pick? submitted by Married into Army

Probably a lot. I don't know. This is such a random question lol

3. If you could have any career in the world with nothing holding you back, what would you do? submitted by It’s My Party and I’ll Cry if I Want To

I would still want to be a nurse. if I couldn't be that, then I would be a photographer, cake decorator and a food critic lol.

4. Do you have a service oriented tattoo and if so what is it. If you don’t what would you get? submitted by The Squid’s Accomplice

I wouldn't, because I hate pain and needles and I know I would regret having a tattoo later. but if I absolutely HAD to get a tattoo, I would obviously get something Army-themed. I just don't know what.

5. Imagine a block of time has opened up in your busy day for you to take a class in anything you like. What subject would you choose? submitted by To The Nth

a photography or cake decorating class!

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And now time for Five Question Friday!

1. Can you drive stick shift?

I can, and I'm pretty decent at it, too, I just can't "take off fast" or take off like a normal person would lol. I have to go slow. Therefore, if I'm pulling out of a parking lot or something onto a main road, I have to make sure there isn't a car coming for awhile so I can make it out on the street lol. Once I'm there I'm fine. I don't really have problems stalling, I just have problems going. And I don't clutch dance that much, either!

2. What are two foods you just can't eat?

Olives. and condiments (mayo, mustard, ketchup...YUCK!)

3. Do you buy Girl Scout cookies? What is your favorite kind?

I haven't bought any this year (I don't NEED them!) but my favorite is the Thin Mints!

4. How do you pamper yourself?

I really don't haha.

5. What is your nickname and how did you get it?

Mel. And I'm not really sure how I got it. I remember I got it during elementary school but one of my friends just decided to call me that, and it stuck. My mom will sometimes call me Missa, which I don't mind. I *HATE* the name Missy, though (thankfully no one calls me that!). My other nickname is Melosaur, and E gave that one to me. Don't remember when, maybe it was when we were watching The Land Before Time? hahaha

another MilSpouse Friday Fill-in!

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1. What is your favorite MilSpouse blog (not including Wife of a Sailor who we all love, or your own)? Submitted by Our Crazy Life.

I honestly don't have a particular favorite - I love reading all of them for a variety of reasons.

2. What are your favorite perks about your SO being deployed (we all know there are perks!)? Submitted by Ramblings of a Marine Wife.

Although we haven't been through a deployment yet, we have been separated. I would have to say my favorite thing is less laundry to do. Oh, and I eat a lot healthier, too! But don't get me wrong - I would much rather have him here than being away!

3. How long did you date your husband before getting engaged? Married? submitted by Utterly Chaotic.

We dated for nearly 3 years before we got engaged, and then we were engaged for 3 months before we got married lol. We're still having our formal wedding celebration on May 14th of this year, though.

4. What do you think your husband would do if he wasn't in the military? Submitted by Adventures of M-Squared.

My husband has a bachelor's in Political Science (which he hated haha), an associate's in Criminal Justice and a minor in Military Science. He's already thinking about this anyway once he retires from the Army, but probably law enforcement. He's an active duty MP right now (don't hate!) so that's perfect. Either that or a professional race car driver LOL!

5. If you could talk to the Secretary of the Army what is one suggestion you would like to bring to their attention in order to improve the lives of military families? Submitted by My Life as His (Air Force) Wife.

Shorter deployments (which would probably mean more frequent, but not necessarily). I do not understand why the Army and Marines have to go for so long and the Air Force only deploys for like 6 months at a time. I'm not sure about the Navy. Anyway, my SIL's husband is a USAF NCO...he deployed to Kuwait/Iraq in summer 2009 and made is back just in time for Christmas. He hasn't deployed since, but he mentioned possibly deploying again this fall/winter. That's still over 2 years of no deployment! I'm sorry, but that just isn't fair. Army/USMC averages 1 year on, 1 year off but sometimes it's not even a year off...I've heard of soldiers coming back for a few months then having to be deployed again for at least another year! They really need to consider that the wives/husbands/families of our deployed soldiers/airmen/sailors/devil dogs are greatly affected by this, too. I don't know, just my 2 cents.

Milspouse Friday Fill in!

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1. Since most of the country has had nasty weather, what has your weather been like this week?

It started off with a really bad ice storm that covered the streets and cars and everything (thank goodness I park in a garage!)...some even lost power, but I was thankful enough that I didn't. The terrible weather stopped two nights ago and yesterday was a nice, sunny (but cold) day and today seems like it will be the same. Currently it's 18F (feels like 5F) and we'll have a high of 31F today.

2. What is/are your best money saving tip(s)?

Save coupons and buy things when they're on sale!

3. What is your favorite vehicle you have ever owned?

I'm still driving my "first car" which is a 2000 Honda Civic EX. Can't really say much. It's reliable and pretty decent in the snow, though!

4. What is a question you would like to see asked in a future fill-in?

Favorite recipe!

5. Fill in the blank. You might be a Milspouse if...

...you have lived on your own and by yourself more after you're married than before you were married, you think being 6 months away from your husband "isn't bad" and you think being a "dependent" is anything but!

Milspouse Friday Fill-in #9

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1. If you were a famous movie star, what types of movies would you star in?

I love all types of movies (even horror!) but I would probably have to say romantic comedies.

2. What is a vacation you would like to take if money were no object?

Either Hawaii or Fiji, the Dominican Republic, Bora-Bora...any where that is beachy and tropical! I'm hoping we can maybe go to one of those places either for our honeymoon or 1 year anniversary :) (for our honeymoon we'll probably just stay somewhere in Texas and go to South Padre Island or Corpus Christi or something)

3. Did you have pets growing up?

I had a black lab/rottweiler mix named Mesha (it means "teddy bear" in Polish). She was huge and weighed 110 lbs - that's how much I weigh! Some people thought she was scary looking and looking back on old pictures I guess she kind of was lol *BUT* she was such a sweetheart and just one big puppy! I miss her!

4. What do you do for exercise?

Honestly, I don't really exercise, but I'm trying to change that. I did yoga for awhile when I was still in college but then I couldn't make it to the class they had at the rec due to my school schedule so I stopped going. I've been wanting to find a yoga studio somewhere by me but they're expensive.

I work a lot, though, and at my job, I am always on my feet and constantly speed walking up and down those hospital halls, so in a way I consider that my "exercise." I've always wanted to strap a pedometer to my scrubs and see how many steps I take during a shift and figure out how many miles that is. One nurse did that and walked the equivalent of 15 miles!!

5. What is the best piece of advice you've ever received from a MilSpouse?

As of now (because I'm still kind of an Army wife n00b) - be flexible, because you honestly never know with the military! Things tend to change, even at the last minute. Also, don't worry about anything if it didn't happen. And if you haven't talked to your spouse in awhile, assume that "no news is good news."