I hope everyone has had a great week! Now it’s time to get to know me a little better! Don’t forget to check out the other awesome MilSpouses!

1. What’s one thing in the past month you would have changed?

I wouldn’t have gotten sick!!

2. What was your favorite thing that happened in March?

Probably when I won 3rd place in the Enlisted Spouses’ Club’s Dip Contest!

3. Check your phone… who was the last person you called and what is your favorite thing about them?

My mommy. There are so many things I love about her it’s hard to pick just one thing! I love that she calls me just to say she loves me! I love her hugs. I love just getting to talk to her. She’s one of my best friends.

4. If you were a crayon, what color would you be and why?

Purple. It’s my favorite color and it means royalty.

5. What are you looking forward to in April?

Well, my birthday is my fave part of April. Easter too! And I love spring time. All the flowers and blue skies. It’s my favorite time of year.

I’ve been wearing glasses since I was in the 5th grade. My eyesight has always been really bad. I can’t see anything clearly past about a foot away. The first time I got glasses I was finally able to see the leaves on the trees and the individual blades of grass. I could see the texture of the carpet in our house, etc. It was like a whole new world!

My first pair were cheap glasses. I could only choose from a few pairs. I’ve upgraded over the years. I love the glasses I have now! They are rimless and are so light I can barely feel them. They are wonderful.

My eyes have astigmatism so I can’t really wear contacts. I’ve worn them before but they just don’t fit my eyes very well. So I just keep up with my eyeglasses prescription. It works quite nicely!

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The Sarge and I have gotten out of the habit of cooking at home. We go back and forth with this bad habit. It’s hard to break! Today we decided to make a menu and go grocery shopping. We stopped at Wendy’s to grab a snack (I know, I know. Not helping!) before we headed to the store. It’s never good to go to the store while you’re hungry!

While we were eating our snack we quickly decided on a menu for the rest of the week. Here’s what we came up with.

• Dinner tonight: pizza from Walmart
• Lunch Thursday: sandwiches (or leftover pizza)
• Dinner Thursday: hamburgers, roasted potatoes, broccoli for The Sarge and zucchini for me.
• Lunch Friday: BLTs and chips & salsa
• Dinner Friday: whatever I want since The Sarge is working that night
• Lunch Saturday: Chicken salad sandwiches
• Dinner Saturday: Chicken pot pie.

I’m hoping we can go to see my family on Sunday since it’s Easter. Unfortunately The Sarge is scheduled to work at his part time job that day, since it’s a busy day for them. We’re both hoping someone will work for him. We’re also supposed to celebrate my birthday with my family on Sunday. We didn’t really get to this past Sunday (my birthday) because my dad went into the hospital. He’s home now so we’re hoping to actually be able to spend time together as a family! And hopefully my mom will make pot roast!

What yumminess are you eating this week?

Today I am the Birthday Princess! Oh yeah! I’m turning 27 today. Well, at 9:25 pm I will be 27. It’s still hard to believe!

Unfortunately I’m still fighting this cold/strep throat. I’m getting better but it’s still irritating to be under the weather on your birthday! Oh well. Story of my life.

The Sarge gave me an early gift a couple of weeks ago. It’s a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1! Love it!! It’s so similar to my phone that it’s super easy to use. It’s awesome. He also gave me a gift right after midnight last night. (officially my birthday!) It was a Miranda Lambert cd. He has some more stuff but I have to wait til later to get them! I’m ok with that. We are going to hang out with my family today so I’m excited! I miss them! Let the birthday celebration commence!

Lucky me! I have strep throat. Yup. I finally got so bad that I had to go to the urgent care clinic on post, for the second time! The first time I went, the clinic area was closed so we had to go to the emergency room to be seen. They didn’t do ANYTHING for me! I was so mad. 2 hours wasted. This time the clinic was open. I didn’t have to wait long because there was only one other person waiting. At that point I hadn’t been able to talk above a whisper for over 2 days. The guy that took my vitals was so nice. I felt bad for me. He did a strep test and apologized for it because it hurt me.

They gave me this stuff to gargle and swallow which helped my tonsils. It tasted HORRIBLE!! Oh my goodness. Hope I never have to do that again. Then they gave me a shot of penicillin. The gargle stuff was worse than the shot! Haha. I had to wait around for a while to make sure I didn’t have an allergic reaction to the shot. The Sarge went down to the pharmacy in the hospital to get a head start. It usually takes over an hour! He told me to wait for him in the clinic waiting room. I was there for about an hour and got tired of waiting in there. So I made my way down to the pharmacy. I found him and we were about 10 people away from being called. It went pretty quick after that. We got my medicine and then finally got out of there!

Last night I still had to sleep on the couch. I can’t lay down, even with pillows propping me up, because I cough so much. But sitting up on the couch I was able to sleep for 6 straight hours! Best sleep I’ve had all week!! I am feeling so much better today! I’m still coughing a bit and my nose is still stopped up. But so much better than the last few days! Thank God for penicillin! I’m praying I can breathe better by tomorrow. Since it will be my birthday!

Well, we’re off to get some food in our tummies! I hope you are all doing well!!!

Spring is my favorite season hands down. There is just something about spring that always gets to me. Oh wait. That would be getting sick! Haha. As much as I love spring, I hate all the pollen and crud going around. For as long as I can remember I have gotten sick every single spring. It’s so unfair. I’ve been sick on my birthday countless times, on Easter, etc. It has ruined trips and other plans. It’s just not fun.

I think someone should invent a pill or something that would completely stop colds from existing. Life would be so much easier! If you haven’t figured it out yet, I’m sick right now. Ugh. I feel weak and have a fever. My throat hurts a little bit until I cough. Those really deep, body wracking coughs that just hurt.

Honestly, I blame my husband. HAHA! He got sick first and then I got sick. It’s all his fault! Ok, I’m not mad at him or anything but it is his fault. He admits it too. We’re both miserable together. I guess it’s better to be sick together than not. That way we are on the same page for our evening activities. No going out for us! Just relaxing at home and trying to get better. I’m just praying this sickness doesn’t last long. I have been sick for weeks on end before. Talk about miserable!

Well enough of my belly-aching. I hope you are all doing well and are all healthy! I’ll try not to spread my germs through this post.

Hey MilSpouses! Let’s get to know each other. Link up here!

1. What is your favorite/most unique anniversary/birthday gift from your spouse? suggested by Bel at Being a Better Me

For my birthday, before he deployed, he gave me a teddy bear that has a black “Army” sweater on it. I love it and I slept with him, “SGT Ted E. Bear” the whole year of deployment.

2. What’s your first thought when you see it’s snowing (or what would you say if you don’t live somewhere with snow? suggested by Poekitten from Many Waters

“Don’t go anywhere because no one knows how to drive in it!!”

3. What’s one thing in the past month you would have changed?  suggested by Erika from Chambanachik

I would have cleaned more! Haha!

4. What was your favorite thing that happened in February? 

My husband made me an amazing gift for valentine’s day! It was so sweet.

5. What are you looking forward to in March?

Getting to work and make some money! I’m determined to make our lives better!

My husband is so good to me. He got me a few gifts, but he also MADE me an amazing gift. This is just one reason why he is so good to me!

Oh how he loves me! Let me list the ways!

1. You have a great smile
2. You give the best hugs
3. You’re beautiful
4. You laugh at (most of) my jokes
5. You love me unconditionally
6. You’re a great cook
7. You’re great at bargain shopping
8. You’re a Godly woman
9. You’re an awesome sister
10. You’re an awesome daughter
11. You’re an awesome niece
12. You’re an awesome granddaughter
13. You’re my best friend
14. You’re my “Nerd Herd”
15. You’re very passionate
16. You have beautiful eyes
17. You share my love of music
18. You allow my love of Stryper
19. You love my daughters like your own
20. You keep me grounded
21. You’re learning to like sports
22. You’re a great stamp carver
23. You’re extremely smart
24. You’re sexy
25. You’re what I can’t wait to come home to every night
26. You’re very creative
27. You’re very loving
28. You’ve got a pocketful of sunshine
29. You’re my Disney Princess
30. You want to grow old with me
31. You’re my Proverbs 31 wife
32. You stole me from the nursing home
33. You light up my life
34. You make me want to be a better husband
35. You make me want to be a better father
36. You tickle my back
37. You’re a safe driver
38. You ARE an Army wife
39. You have an angelic voice
40. You want kids
41. You’re a great friend
42. You’re funny
43. Your gentle touch
44. You’re my better half
45. You make me wanna be your man
46. You love to Letterbox
47. You love to snuggle
48. You love to spend time with me
49. You like to drive
50. You LOVE Starbucks
51. You Complete Me
52. You said “YES!”

I am so blessed!

Wife of a Sailor has changed this to a monthly thing. Instead of being every Friday, it will be the first Friday of every month! So look forward to it! And don’t forget to check out all the other amazing MilSpouses! Here.

1. What is your favorite winter memory?

Being snowed in at a cabin in Gatlinburg with my husband for our anniversary during his R&R. It was amazing. We were in a beautiful cabin together and had beautiful views of snow covered mountains. Gorgeous!

2. What is your current favorite TV show?

Once Upon A Time! I’ve always loved fairy tales and this show just adds to all my favorite stories. It’s awesome!

3. What was your favorite thing that happened in January?

Well, we went back to Gatlinburg again (3rd time in a year!) to celebrate our anniversary and attend a marriage retreat. GORGEOUS resort. We had a blast!

4. What is the best sound in the world to you?

The sound of my husband sleeping peacefully next to me. After going through a year long deployment, I savor every moment with him. (Even when he bugs me!!)

5. What is the biggest lesson you have learned as a MilSpouse (or significant other)?

Hurry Up And Wait! I’ve learned that I can’t make solid plans for anything because SOMETHING ALWAYS CHANGES!!! My family is always asking me if we can do stuff weeks or months down the road and I tell them, I won’t know until a few days before!

This week has been pretty good. I haven’t started doing my pilates videos, but I have been exercising. Squats and walking, etc. My legs hurt! I kinda want to get some hand weights so I can work on my arms too. Maybe soon.

I have also been working on my projects. They are coming along quite nicely, however I have started another one! I’m trying to keep my focus on the two original projects though.

As for getting the apartment back together, it is getting there. We are moving our coffee table to my parents house so we can have more room in the living room. I’m excited about that! We have an awesome ottoman to use in the living room. My office is almost completely back to normal and I just have a few more things in the dining room. I still need to work on our bedroom but I have a couple more weeks to do that. Yay!

I hope everyone is working on their goals. Don’t forget to link up! (Click on the image above)