Birthday Recap..

What did I do for my 22nd Birthday?

 Nothing special!! To start my morning I called my Mom, and ended up hearing the doorbell at 930 in the morning and was so worried about who it was! I got a flower cake delivered from my parents! Super sweet of them! Since this is my first year away from home for my birthday (which is also my brothers birthday)! 

 Secondly, my husband who is deployed right now, got a surprise phone call for me to say Happy Birthday. I had the biggest smile on my face all morning!! Then I went and got a spa pedicure treatment! Which was totally awesome! I haven't had a pedicure in about a year. Although I was all alone it was nice and relaxing. 

 Later I went to pick up a box of twelve chocolate covered strawberries and a balloon that my husband sent for me. They are absolutely yummy, and it was so sweet of my husband to think of sending me something. 

 Did a little shopping at the usual place; Target, picked up some head bands at Claire's and got my free PASSION TEA LEMONADE from starbucks!! 

 The rest of the day I rested at home and waited for two other MilSo's to go to Olive Garden for dinner. This is where the day turned.. we had the worst waitress ever, and I never sent up with cheaper people. I mean I understand everyone has money problems but you should of told me. After that I stayed home, ate some chocolate covered strawberries and went to bed! Doesn't that sound fun? I wish I had closer friends here, but its so hard to find friends that fit like the ones you had back at home. Friends that just bond with you the first time you meet them. My husband says one day I'll find that. But I hope so! 

Anyway! I had a fun birthday but I can not wait for my husband to come home so we can celebrate together, since this is the second year he's been gone. We're thinking about going to The Melting Pot!! Until then, I will be counting down the days until he is home! And will continue to decorate for Easter, pictures to come!

Love, Alison <3

22nd birthday!

 So today happens to be my TWENTY-SECOND BIRTHDAY!

 (and my brothers 26th)

but, I probably have like zero plans! for starters, my husband, my dear husband is currently deployed/on patrol, my two "closest" friends here are busy and my other two are working until 5pm!

Any way, so for my birthday I am going to get a pedicure tomorrow, alone. And I don't really care because I deserve it! Then, I am going to treat myself to a free starbucks passion tea lemonade! Next, I will probably roam around Target like I do every other day. And I hope by this time it'll be 1.. because then I get to pick up my gift from Edible Arrangements from the hubby! :) Yum! Then dinner at 630 with a few of the girls. So we'll see what the day has in store for me! Have a happy Tuesday!

-Alison<3

Easter Decorations

Easter is March 31st this year!!

If you knew me personally, you'd think I hoarded decorations. This is my husbands and I first year married and living together in our own home. We have no decorations what so ever, so I have to go out and get decorations. And thanks to pinterest I have a few ideas!!

I have two Easter baskets that are both camo, for my husband and I. I also picked up the letters at the bottom to attach to the baskets from target for $1.50each. Also from Target I purchased; egg cups for $1 each, a kitchen towel and oven mit for $3, a set of four fabric napkins for $6, and an egg banner for $5. I also went to Walmart and bought window clings, and went to the dollar tree for a Easter magnet for the fridge! My mom is sending me some other stuff and I am waiting for some the the stuff to go one sale! I LOVE decorating for holidays! Absolutely obsessed! I decorated for Valentine's day a whole month in advance, well also since my hubby was leaving for patrol/deployment. I have a few St. Patty's day decor I picked up here and there and am trying to wait til March 1st to decorate. 

This month I am so excited! My birthday is March 5th, I am turning twenty-two. Although my husband will not be here with me and I will probably be sitting myself eating cake. 

If anyone has any idea for Easter Decor let me know!! Any DIY ideas please leave a comment below! 

-Alison <3

Redecorating Our Master Bedroom

Since the hubby and I have been married, our bedroom was all the stuff from my room back at my parents house. So, I wanted to make a room that is OURS! This is a little sneak peek at the redecorating! Hopefully it will be done soon! And I can't wait for my hubby to get back from patrol to see it! Enjoy your weekend everyone! :)

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!
Since my husband is deployed/on patrol, my friend (whose husband is deployed too) and I had our own day of fun! First, we went to Panera for lunch and relaxed and talked for an hour! Then we had an hour to wait for the movie, so we ventured into Target and shopped a little, looking at how empty the Valentine's day isles are! Next, we finally went to the movie. But before the movie I got a surprised phone call from the hubby while underway, it was only five minutes but it was so sweet to finally hear his voice and it made me miss him so much more. I wish he was here to celebrated LOVE day with me and see Safe Haven!!
Well, the movie was great. There were a few things that I wish had stayed the same as the book, but I understand that they can not compress a book with like 34 chapters into two hours! That's just crazy! Anyway, read the book before you see the movie.. seriously. There was a women that obviously did not read the book and when something was revealed all you heard was, "OMG" and "No Way!" Read the book, go ahead. Get off the computer, run to Barnes and Nobles or any book store and get the book and read it! Now!! :)

Hope you all enjoyed your Valentine's day! Make sure to brush your teeth after all that chocolate!! I know I will be brushing mine like six times tonight before I go to bed!

-Love, Alison

Self Portrait Challenge with the Paper Mama

So the Paper Mama is doing a giveaway! A self Portrait Challenge.

And as you can see, I don't take many pictures of myself alone, majority of them are with my husband! So I found a picture of myself from when we went pumpkin picking for his birthday this year before he left on our second patrol/deployment.

Here's the picture:

Currently:

Obsessing over...

     This phone interview for Davids Bridal and how it will affect the time I get to talk/email with my husband while he's deployed and if it will affect the time I get to spend with him when he comes home again!

Working on....

     Redecorating our Master bedroom before the hubby comes back from patrol/deployment, and trying to organize our house better!

Thinking about....

     The phone interview that I'm trying to prepare for @ 2pm today and also thinking about how I wish my husband was going to be home for my birthday this year..

Anticpating....

    Two things I'm anticpating.. 1) the safe haven movie release on valentine's day!! and 2) my husbands homecoming after being gone for about two months!! <3

Listening to....

    Nothing right now, except the rain coming down outside.

Eating/drinking...

    I wish I could decide what to eat because I'm starving! :/

Wishing....

     Like I said ^^ up there, I wish my husband was going to be home for my birthday this year! </3

Go check her out!! Enjoy this lovely Monday!<3

Saving MOO-Lah!

Like any other wife, I try to save money any where I can. While my husband is away, I am going to redo our bedroom and I need new pictures and art to hang up behind our bed. I am going to do doing my own paintings...not sure what I am going to paint yet, and other art work such as the ones I find on Pinterest. Like this:

Which can be purchased here for $35.

But instead I decided to save the money and put it away for our "real" wedding in 2014!
What I did was opened my Microsoft Word and created four different letters in different colors and the size '400'. I then created lines and inserted our names in a text box in the O. Then I added the EST. and the date! If you would like to make one and need more help, please let me know!
Now I am going to buy a white frame instead from of black the dollar store and maybe run over to Michaels to grab white card stock instead of the beige I already have. The total cost will be at most $2-$3!

Here is my finished product:

Hope You Enjoy! <3