Lazy day....

I'm not going to have that much to write today. I just wanted to talk about the wonderful dinner Dennis made for me. I started hearing some clatter in the kitchen and had to go investigate. That's when Dennis told me he wanted to make me dinner. I have to say, I'm loving having him home. I offered to set the table, but he told me to relax. After smelling the wonderful aroma from the kitchen it was finally time to taste test. He had wine filled in the glasses, a candle lit, and the table set. It was so cute to see him waiting for me to take my first bite. It was so amazing. He made me Spaghetti Carbonara, cheese toast, and corn. The spaghetti was the star of the show, it had bits of eggs, pancetta, garlic, and olive oil.

While we were eating I asked Dennis different questions about cooking. We cook very differently, I measure everything out and rely on cookbooks. Dennis on the other hand has the amazing gift of throwing things together and its wonderful. I really wish I could cook like that. I would love to take a pinch of oregano, and pair it up with a perfect complement and you'll get the perfect recipe. Maybe in time, and some training I'll get there.

until next time.....

Chocolate Festival.

On Sunday Dennis and I drove down to Morehead City, NC for a Chocolate Festival. I made reservations at a local restaurant for brunch, with award winning bread pudding. The place was so cute. It reminded me of a bed and breakfast. The brunch was really great! We had eggs, salad, breakfast sandwiches, chicken, rice, and of course bread pudding. When we left we were completely stuffed.

No one tells you at a chocolate festival that you're going to have to eat a lot of chocolate. We were so stuffed from the brunch that it was really hard to sample products. The festival was really nice, there were a lot of vendors, and it reminded me of a farmers market. Each vendor had free samples of products to try. I tried to cram them into every inch of free space in my tummy. One of my favorite new things that I tried was a potato chip dipped in chocolate. It should be a sin because it's so good. Also we bought different dip mixes, butterscotch covered peanuts, and chocolate dipped pretzels.

My favorite part of the festival was the demonstration. There was a lady demonstrated how to make crepes suzette. She asked for a volunteer, so immediately I rose my hand. Dennis gave me a look and said "You're really wanting to do this?" So guess what, she must of heard him because she chose him. hahaha It was so funny, he was cracking jokes the whole time he was up there. He even mentioned me as a great cook. :) I had a blast watching him up there, and told him for now on he has to make me crepes for breakfast.

For Dinner we invited Justin, his mom, and Grandma over for dinner. I made pork chops in an apricot sauce, brussel sprouts, green beans, and rice. It was a great dinner! We also cut up cheeses and served them with wine, nuts, and dried fruits before dinner. We love to host dinners for people, and I can't tell you how much I missed it. It was great cooking a big meal again. I'm so happy to have Dennis back and getting back into the swing of things. :)

a little girls dream is coming true!

I finally got back to sleep last night, and thankfully Dennis let me sleep in this morning. :) I made him my best batch of french toast this morning. I was so amazed, I'm usually not good at making breakfast. I think I might still make some bad batches just so Dennis will make breakfast more often...lol ;) He still wins for the better breakfasts.

We had a very busy day today! We went into town and did some shopping. Afterwards met up with our friend Justin and his family. Dennis and Justin work together and went to Iraq together. He's a good friend of ours, and when his family comes out we try to get together with them all the time. It's fun getting to hang out with them. We went to lunch together at one of our favorite local places. It's called the Kettle Diner. Today was their 50's day and all the workers were dressed up in poodle skirts. It was cute.

When we got home Dennis and I watched the Tudors. It's one of our favorite shows. We've watched every season together. This is the third season and it's getting intense. Anne Boleyn has already been murdered and King Henry is on his third wife. I'm looking forward to the season, you learn a lot from this show too. I have to say I'm very impressed with shows like this. They really pack a lot of history in them. I was in awe of the series Rome too for the same reason.

Dennis has been planning a mini vacation in Raleigh for his block leave (vacation time after Iraq) he's been keeping every bit of it a surprise for me. Today he asked me if he could tell me the details. Since it's coming up I told him he could tell me. Boy was I surprised, it turns out were only going to Raleigh to get on a plane for New York! I've always wanted to go to New York since I was a little girl. I'm so amazed that we're going. We will see the Statue of Liberty, Empire State building, ground zero, we're going to watch an Opera, and go to a dessert place called Serendipity. I'm so excited! He kept one event a secret for me because we are celebrating our anniversary that day and it's a surprise. I love him so much, I'm shocked he could keep this a secret so long. I'm so happy. :)

Talk to you later! :)

Trouble sleeping.

I am having the hardest time sleeping! This all started Wednesday night. That was the night before Dennis came home. I had to be up at 2:30 am, so my bright idea was to take a Advil PM to help me sleep at 5:00 pm. What ended up happening was I slept till 8:00 pm and got no other sleep the whole night. Then When I picked up Dennis at 6:00 in the morning we napped all day long. I've been screwed up ever since! Friday night we went to bed at 9:00 and now it's 2:07 in the morning and I'm wide awake. I hope this gets fixed soon. I hate being tired all day.

Yesterday was a crazy day. I got an unexpected call from my old job, Navy Federal Credit Union. They wanted to interview me for a position. I haven't taken an actual interview in a long time and I'm kind of nervous about this one. Everything was on the spot and I had no time to prepare. We could really use the money though, so I'm hoping I get it. I went to the interview and it was 2 hours long, longest interview I've ever been in.

Afterwards Dennis and I went on a date. We went wine tasting at a local place in our town. I found this really great sweet wine, would you believe they were out of the one I liked. How aggravating, why would you have a wine to taste if you couldn't sell it? It tasted like mango's. We ended up buying a different kind from the same maker, this one should taste like pear and apricots. Then we went to dinner at a Mexican restaurant. The food was good and it was nice to get out of the house. I wasn't in a cooking mood.

Once we got home we were both really tired and called it a night early. Hopefully soon we'll get that sleep schedule back in order. I think Dennis is still screwed up with the time zone. Once that gets fixed he should be doing better and we can stay up later. :)

Dennis is home!

After a long time of patiently waiting, Dennis finally made it home. :) The second I saw him we hugged, kissed, and told each other "Never again!" I think we've both realized that deployments suck. Don't get me wrong, I'm so proud of him, and love that he did this for his country. We're just ready to be together now. We've tackled two deployments and now we're waiting for the end of his enlistment. We have 7 months, it seems like it will go by in a flash.

I had a lot of fun this morning. I woke up at 2:30 am to a phone call from Dennis. He called to tell me the plane landed. After that I started getting ready and made it to the battalion by 4:30. The boys were late leaving the airport so instead of an arrival at 5:00 am like it was supposed to be, they came at 6:00. When we got home, Dennis wanted to make me breakfast. I was so happy about that because he makes the best breakfast ever! He made scrambled eggs, turkey bacon, and toast. It was pretty tasty. We also celebrated Christmas today. After Dennis opened all his presents we slept, all day long. LOL I finally woke up at 2:00 pm because I'm afraid I wont sleep tonight, Dennis is still sleeping from jet lag.

I better get going in case he wakes up.

Girls night out!

Today has been such a wonderful day. It all started at 2:00 am. Dennis gave me his last phone call in Iraq. How exciting is that? I've been having trouble sleeping since i've been alone so I was already up when he called. We talked for a long time, pretty much about how excited we are to see each other. He's pretty talented on the phone because the second I got off I felt peaceful and ready to sleep.

Then around 2:00 pm my friend Anna came over for a visit. We drove down to Wilmington and went shopping. The drive to Wilmington is great because it's an hour long so we spent most of it talking about our husbands. After shopping Anna got a mani/pedi, I was around for connversation. :) I was going to get one too, but my nails look terrible so I decided not to. It was still fun to get out of the house and talk to someone. We also went to a wonderful Italian restaurant. I can't pronounce the name, and theres no way I would be able to spell it. It's amazing though. I got penne in Vodka sauce, it's to die for. The bread is really good too.

I am so ready for Dennis to get here. Everything is cleaned up and put away. All I have left to do is hang pictures tomorrow. I am planning on getting up super early tomorrow so I'm really sleepy that night. I want to go to bed EARLY. I can't tell you how amazing it's going to be to have my husband back. We've been waiting so long for this very moment. The fact that he wont be leaving again is a plus too. :)

Off to hang some pictures. :)

You can do it.....

So I am sitting in my second bedroom literally staring at my elliptical machine. A machine that I used to love to get on. Now I am afraid of it! It's been packed away for 6 months, I am afraid I've lost everything. I have been telling myself all week that I would get on it and still I just sit here. I'm actually in my work out clothes now, and still nothing. So, I've decided that I'm not going to let 6 months stand in my way. I have to get back into that healthy spirit that I had. I already mastered the eating portion, but the working out is an important step too. If I plan on having any kids in the future I have to be healthy. I don't want to deprive my children of fun because Mommy cant get up. lol I have to say a couple years ago I was that lazy.

So today I hung out with Becca all day. She made me grilled cheese and tomato soup for lunch, a childhood favorite. I must really miss my childhood because my favorite foods are grilled cheese and tomato soup, and mac and cheese with cut up hot dogs in it. lol I guess I'm a kid at heart. We also did some shopping in town. It was so nice to get out of the apartment and hang out with a friend. Sometimes I get cabin fever in here.

Well I better go climb that mountain. The best part of working out is that you always get an award at the end. There hasn't been a time that I've worked out where I haven't felt amazing afterwards. I know that it sucks when you do it, but the end result is amazing. So wish me luck everyone. I'm going to need it. ;)