It's a Miracle....I'm Blogging!!

So sorry its been SO long since we've blogged. Life has been amazing and crazy and blessed! =)
As most everyone knows...I GOT INTO THE RN Program, here at Northwest Florida State College. I recently received a package from them with all the things I have to do (and pay for) before the semester even begins! Because we will be working with patients even our first semester we have to have a clean bill of health, and we have to have a clean background check! (cant be an issue seeing as this will be my THIRD background check since I've lived in FL). And seeing as each cost 96 dollars, I wish they could just take info from my previous ones! lol
I have an Orientation on July 16 and 17 that will explain everything I need to know, how to register for classes, what to expect, and hopefully my schedule(somewhat). My bosses at FWBDC (fort walton beach developmental Center) are excited for me, but extremely sad to see me go, seeing as I don't really want to be working while I'm in the program. The HEAD honcho did, however, offer me the center to do my internship. I am still considering this, there are pros and cons to that, because the actual RNS do nothing there, they just sit in an office, the LPNS do all the meds and interactions, so we'll see about that.

Anyway, moving on!
As everyone else knows Shane was deployed this month, the 20th to be exact =)This is him with all the luggage, as you can see they all look.....similar? haha So he has his marked with BRIGHT green tape. You should see how creative some people get with tape on those cases.
Shane is doing really well over there right now. he says the average days hits about 120. He also says he is So glad he works and night (whens its only about 105 or so) and sleeps during the day!! =) so keep him in your prayers!! He is "scheduled" to come home the beginning of September, but we all know the military and their "schedules".

Seeing as I have no children to blog about, I will blog about my doggy!

Bella has certainly been growing! She is now about 50 pounds and isn't done growing at all. The vet says she'll be a big girl. She is an amazing puppy for being six months old. I can take her on walks and let her off her leash and she'll walk up a bit turn around and wait for me, then walk up a bit, then turn around and wait. And she hardly gets distracted. She hardly noticed birds, cats, even other dogs. The only things she loves too much to pass up are children. she ADORES little kids. =)
Since Shane has left, she has taken over his side of the bed, and i think she'll fight for it when he comes home! She has gotten into the habit of waking me up everything morning around 730 by laying down on my stomach, mind you, 50 pounds plopping down onto a sleeping stomach... not pleasant haha. but it is expected these days. The other morning I woke up because I felt something on a face. Well, turns out Bella was laying on her back arms in the air with her cheek pressed up against mine. It startled me a little and i woke Bella up. All she did was lick me cheek press against my face and go back to sleep. She is so cuddly, I love it. Makes me feel like I'm not sleeping alone! She helps me everyday Shane is gone. I love coming home to an extremely happy dog, rather than a silent house. She loves talking to Shane on Skype too, she'll lick the camera =) she does get very confused when she hears his voice but can't find him. I know she misses him, she hates being outside or locked in my bedroom for the 8 hours Im at work. I have started coming home on the 30 min breaks to feed her and say hello. We can't wait for Shane to be back!

And now I shall leave you, with the grand finale.... Bella's latest trick!!

pouncing

here ya go joj!

our new home!!

So, Im sure everyone knows that... WE MOVED. it was sudden and fast and crazy but completly what God had in mind for us! About two weeks ago I was feeling very stressed and worn out. IN Church that Sunday I prayed that God would help me out with Work, School, and moving. I seriously felt him lift my stress away and say "Don't worry about it, give it to me and I'll take care of you" So thats what i did. Days later i found out i had straight A's in my classes, im getting better days of work (my weekends right now and thursday friday they will be friday Saturday soon, so I can see Shane more) and I felt at ease about paying to break our lease.
So, the day before we were moving our stuff, we were talking about how awesome it would be if God provided someone to move into our apt.
We walked into the office the next day to pay and the lady looked at us and said " are you 1507?" SOMEONE DOES WANT your Apartment! they called yesterday wanting it.
It was amazing. I started crying right then. So instead of paying 1400 dollars to break the lease we are paying about 200 for the two weeks before the guy moves in plus out 900 dollar down payment will be given back to us. It was incredible!
Anyhoo! Just thought I'd share how amazing out God is =) here are some pictures of our BEAUTIFUL house!

Our Kitchen! the cupboards are open =)


Guest Bathroom

Our huge bathroom with walk in closet and seperate toilet room

Bells loved the boxes

her corner =)

family room

Entry Way

Luandry room, leading into the garage

HUGE!! our other one was FULL with the same amount of food

backyard

more backyard

OUR HOUSE!

yay =) (haha bella)

Moving Prayers!

So, the tenant in the house we are renting is moving out tomorrow! meaning we can move in by this coming week, most likely. Our landlord wants to check out the house make sure its all "spit spot" as she says (shes english). And she is putting in a brand new stove which is extremely exciting.
We have our apartment on open lease meaning anyone can move in any time. But if no one wants it by this coming week, we are moving anyway. It'll cost a bit, but we feel God is telling us its time to move. So we figured we'd listen =) Plus now we can get Bella permanently!! shes actually in town with us right now, just spending the night at our friends house. But we spent all evening with her, and will be with her all day tomorrow =) She is still amazing. Weighs about 25 pounds now! shes gettin big!! Prolly nothing compared to Layla!!! (btw.. where are all the pics of her!?!? shes a part of the family too! hehe)
Shane is at work right now, everyone at his squadron has to take turns working MCC (boring desk job) and hes gotten the night shift two nights in a row. Its boring, but its work =)

Spring Break started today for me. and......the weather is horrible. Severe weather warnings, flash floods, tornado watches... its crazy. kinda freaky! It rained soooooo hard today it was hard to believe we didnt wash away!

So! Please keep us in your payers while we move!
ALSO! we will have an extra bedroom soo.....Visitors this summer?? =D

This is For Jackson =)

Ready for some updates!?

Hey everyone!
I know its been a while. so lets catch up! Bella is doing amazing, she is living with her doggy mommy and Daddy but LOVE me and Shane. She knows we are her owners. Yesterday, I picked her up for a play date, when I walked into the back yard i was surrounded by puppies but none were her so I called her name and she came SPRINTING from around the corner. She is an amazing dog!

In case anyone didn't know.....WE ARE MOVING!!!! We are moving into a two bedroom two bathroom house. Its still in Fort Walton Beach just a few miles away from where we live now. We are moving at the beginning on April, which is very exciting! I dont have any pictures of the house because there is still a lady living there, so we thought we'd wait =) but it is an adorable house!!

ALSO....Gibson is living with us for a while too. He needed to get away from California for a while. and we agreed he could stay with us for now. It's fun having him here!

What else is new here... OH! we bought a Wii! it's amazing =) and is a good workout! first day we played I was So sore!!
okay last thing before I post some pictures.... I find out NEXT MONTH if I made it into the RN program. so keep that in your prayers. Im very nervous about it =)

Bella and her BFF Maximus

After 3 washes with shampoo and baking soda...soaking my hair in olive oil...and 3 washes with dish soap....the grease came out... ha ha

this is for you JOJ! I'll update a LOT more later!!!
Bella is now 10 weeks and weighs already 18.5 pounds!!!!!
here is her AMAZING good behaviors =)

Bella!

Shane got me the greatest Valentines Day present ever... and "she" came early!!!!!!!!! hehe here she is!
We are the proud parents of.......BELLA
She is 7 1/2 weeks old as of today and is already 11lbs 8oz!!!! She's gonna be a big girl!!! Went to the vet for the first time today... she fell asleep on the table (while getting her shots!) shes is an amazing puppy. In the pic directly below she is the dark one hiding in the back left corner!

Bellas Brothers and sisters

She chose me! sat right on my lap

searching for a foot to pounce

Family Portrait

my babies

The Holidays he missed!

Shane, has not quiet gotten used to the normal sleep patterns just yet. it is about 8pm and hes been asleep since 7. haha Plus he wakes me up around 6 =)
Anyhoo, So I thought I share with you all (chelsie asked) our holidays!! I decided it i would let shane and I celebrate out "first" christmas and ":first" everything else, just in a bit different way than most =)
I decorated each room.(or a patch of the room) as a different Holiday =) He really enjoyed it!

and him back to normal =) No 'stache =)

Operation Homecoming.....

Hooray for Shane being home!!!
After many hours of waiting impatiently he is finally here! He flight landed around 2:56am (exactaly). We had to wait what seemed like FOREVER while they taxied around and went through customs (b/c the came straight from germany). After probably about a good half hour they before their buses started to head over to us. Me and two other wives (their first homecoming too) Didn't know to expect, so we were very nervous and excited. (not to mention exhausted)
So all the buses lined up and all the guys lined up to shake all the "Head Honchos" hands. Both of my girlfriends found their hubbys right away.
However, for me, the task was not so simple. Shane had warned me that he grew a mustache and really long hair. But it was nothing like I had pictured. For a while I got nervous because the line was getting shorter and shorter and still I saw no Sign of him! Apparently he had found me the minuet he stepped off the bus and just watched me search for him, waiting to see how long it took me to recognize him.
He got about 15 feet in front of me before I saw him. And when I saw him I jumped and hid behind my friend that came with me to take pics. i yelled "Oh my gosh! It doesn't even LOOK LIKE HIM!"
Of course from then on, I just ran up to him and literaly jumped into his arms =)
the weirdest thing was kissing him with his "stache" (I dunno how you do it Chelsie! its so weird!!!)
So that is our story haha. I was very embarresed that I couldn't even pick my hubby out of a crowd!! in my defense.....he grew his hair out longer than it has been since we started dating, he grew a mustache and lost about 20 pounds!!!! he looked extremely different!! =)
Here are some pictures and I hope you enjoy them!!!

Looks way different! like in his 30s!

So incredibly happy!!!

haha Mexican Shane....

He is right behind the guy in the dark jacket.. thats when I noticed him

That bright spek. was their plane.. haha