And He's Flying...

It's not what we wanted, but Matt was "forced" to fly the fighter trainer, the T-38! While we wanted the leer-jet type airplane (T-1), since it's WAY more laid back, I think Matt is getting excited to fly this plane:




He will get more solo time, and learn to perfect his formation flying, which he does not enjoy doing. Flying this plane will be more stressful, for sure, and probably mean more hours studying, but the nice thing is that if Matt still wants to fly cargo, we can track every plane after the T-38. If you fly the T-1, you can only fly cargo.

So here we come, T-38! Even though we didn't want it, we're quickly learning that in the Air Force you hardly ever get what you want. Maybe next time :) At least we're accepting it, and moving on, and there are WAY worse things that could happen to us.

"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger"

Annnnd I Confirm My "Cat Person" Standing

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, cats may be less personable than dogs, but the last time I checked, they don't go out into the field and roll around in and proceed to eat other dog crap! GRRRRROOOOSSSSS! That is the only good thing about the 75 degree weather: I was able to take the hose to him.

Let's just say for the rest of the day, Jack will be on my Shit List.

Clothes!

As promised, since the puppy is still sleeping, I'm uploading some pics of my most recent online shopping spree. Yay clothes!


Now this one I've actually had since fall, but I'm just now taking a picture of it. I haven't worn it yet because, SURPRISE!, the South doesn't get cold enough. Oh, well. It will give me time to find the perfect pair of boots to wear with it. And some more long sleeve tees...



Dress from Ann Taylor Loft. I likey! It will be the perfect dress to wear for the office. But since I don't work in an office, it will be worn to Air Force casual functions. Or out for a nice dinner.


The back of the dress I bought from Modcloth.com You can't really wear a bra with it, but I guess I'll get used to that. At least I have a nude one if I absolutely need to.


The front of the dress! It's super cute, but casual enough I think I can wear it while out shopping or going out for coffee.


A sheer lacey top from Nordstrom to wear over other shirts. Adds some texture and shine! Perfect for me since I like my clothing subtle.


A skirt from Nordstrom as well (Vince Camuto). Love the colorful print! This is how I like to do prints, not too crazy, and in small amounts!



Another Nordstrom Vince Camuto purchase. This will go perfect with skinny jeans and either boots or booties.

Can't wait to wear all of these!

Update Update!

I have been neglecting all of you... my sincerest apologies. With a hyper dog, 40 hour week, and a house that I have to care for all by myself since my husband is busy, I don't get much time to write my heart out. But I tired my dog out (I love lakes) and now he's sleeping! I got laundry going, the dishwasher unloaded, the litter box is changed, the lizard's sand changed out, and the yard scooped! Go me!

So now I can take the time to write.

My parents visited it us a weekend ago. It was so great to see them come out! I feel bad, since there's absolutely nothing to do here, but we somehow made it work! My dad loves our dog (my mom, not so much), he even took him out for a walk while Mom and I went grocery shopping. My mom chose to love my cat instead, which is awesome, since Huey usually gets left out, much to his chagrin. I think he enjoyed all the extra attention. Jack, however, did not approve. Animals.

My mom also taught me how to do some more knitting stitches! I am no longer limited to just scarves! It's going to take me awhile to get the hang of it, but I think it's doable. She bought me a bunch of new circular needles, but unfortunately they are just too long, so I'm going to have to order some shorter ones for my new project: a beanie hat. Anyone want one? I need some practice.



I am making the white one the girl is wearing.

What else is new... Oh! I have bought some new clothes recently. Thanks to Brittany, a tax refund, and an excuse that since Matt bought a $400 iPad I should get to spend $400 dollars, too, I have bought some pretty awesome stuff! I will post some pics in a different post!

SOME EXCITING NEWS! Matt is done with T-6s! That is this plane:



So he is done with Phase 2! He actually failed is last check ride (formation), but only because he has a ridiculous check pilot who fails absolutely everybody (no, really, he failed another person the same day and failed 2 pilots the next day) and he makes up reasons why he fails them. That made Matt extremely cranky for a night, but he past the next day with a different pilot and even got to sit back and relax while his instructor pilots screwed around and did some dogfighting. Mark your calendars, everyone, for March 8th: we find out what airplane Matt flies next! We're hoping for the T-1 (a Leer Jet type plane), instead of the T-38 (the fighter trainer). The T-1 is much more laid back and less stressful.

Keep your fingers crossed!

Spring Fever...

...means I have to wait about 6 more months for football season to start, so I thought I would make some more artwork for my walls. I take requests :)



I would have liked to have just had the grass as the background, but I didn't have enough, and for some reason my paper ream only had one of these sheets in it! For shame. So I compromised. Although it looks more juvenile than I wanted (I think because of the lettering?), it can always go with my future son's room. :)

I love how the grass is one of the Seahawks' colors. This would also work for other teams, I would just change out the blue stripe for a different color and make the letters the other team color!

Princess Challenge

On a recent blog post, my friend Cari challenged her readers to write a blog post about their favorite Disney Princess. How exciting! I do so love Disney princesses, I kind of grew up with them.

So this is my favorite Disney movie:



Yup! Sleeping Beauty! Honestly, I think Sleeping Beauty is my favorite princess just because she's in my favorite Disney movie. There really is nothing all that special about her, except her beauty and her singing voice. I mostly just love the fact that she wanders around the forest singing with the forest animals. Who wouldn't want that? And then a beautiful handsome prince finds her. Aw, how romantic! I am always a sucker for romantic movies.

Another thing that draws me to the movie is these 3 ladies:




Gotta love them! The whole movie they spend time trying to learn how to live in a cottage and care for it like normal "humans." Can't help but laugh at their cake and sewing abilities! As daft as they seem in this area, they are also the ones who completely outsmart the evil queen. I love when evil gets beat more by brains and thinking than just pure might.

So really, it's not the princess that I'm really drawn to, but the movie. Such a classic! And Sleeping Beauty has the most awesome names: Aurora and Briar Rose.

And I will end with the classic fight that all girls have had growing up: Does Briar Rose look better in pink...



...or blue? I'll let you guess which one I like!

Oh, Yeah!

Have I made it clear that I love me some Starbucks! Yes? Ok, but do you know my favorite part about Starbucks? It would be this:



Ah, yes, the Caramel Brulee Latte in the Christmas cup! It's Winter/Christmas in a cup!I always get sad when either: 1. The Creme Brulee Latte is served to me not in a Christmas cup, and 2. When the Creme Brulee Latte disappears from the menu.

WELL GUESS WHAT PEEPS!

I will love Rachel Prickett for the rest of her life because she sent me some Starbucks Creme Brulee Sauce! WHAT WHAT?! Yes, I have my connections with a Starbucks barista, b*tches. And she also sent my some Starbucks Medium Breakfast Blend, which does not exist in this sorry excuse of a town (sorry to any of my readers who might be natives) so I look forward to trying that! It also just so happens that I ran out of coffee roasts yesterday, so PERFECT TIMING.

THANKS RACHEL!