Beach Season!

This last weekend Joe and I were able to go to the beach (and actually sit out and get some sun) for the first time this year! It's been raining a lot, so when it was finally nice and sunny on Saturday, we woke up and headed to the beach! It was in fact so hot, we really only stayed for about 45 minutes. We decided we needed to ease our way into the hot Okinawan sun and get a good base going (well, mainly just Joe) so no one turned into lobsters. It was so nice and I can't wait for more sunny weekends! We really do want to make the most of beach season this year!!!

Gift Shop Treasures!

I absolutely LOVE the gift shops!!! They get shipments from all over the place, and the Foster Gift Corner had a new shipment from Hong Kong! I pretty much never leave without finding something I must have! The best part is they have items for great prices! Things you might find at Pier 1 or Pottery Barn but for like 75% less! We've only been here a year and SO many things in our house are from the gift shop! Can't wait to see what else I'll accumulate in the next two years ;)
Here were my finds for today (all for under $20!):
-Black wicker basket w/lid
-Wooden picture frame for the bedroom
-3 decorative balls that perfectly match the living room rug!

Looking Up

Most of you don't know, but I had a really tough time last month. Within the matter of days, I went through the up's and down's of having several positive HPT, to it then resulting in an early miscarriage. Joe and I have been TTC for quite some time now. Needless to say, we were extremley disappointed and saddened with the events that took place. I was really confused and upset, but thankfully had great family and a select few friends who helped me through it all. I've taken the time to reflect and realize that everything happens for a reason, and Joe and I will continue to try again. If I'm not meant to have my own biological child, I know there is always adoption (something we want to do even if we can have our own)!!! Anyway, for those of you who might have wondered why I was somewhat distant the last month or so, please forgive me! Things are looking up and I'm in a much happier mood these days! :)

Space-A Blues

Well, Joe had a trip coming up and for the first time I thought I was going to be able to join him! Wrong!!! For OPSEC reasons, I can't disclose where they're heading. Anyway, I got the word that the teacher I was filling in for at school was coming back, so I was excited thinking I could hop on the flight with Joe, no problem.

For Space-A you have to get a command sponsored letter (basically permission to fly Space-A and proof that you're a dependent). Space-A puts people into categories (Category 1 has first priority, which includes people who are PCSing, etc.) and down to Category 6. I was a category 4, and I was still hopeful I was going to make it.

I had to get to the PAX terminal at 4:00am... not fun. I was so excited though, I was able to get up without too much of a problem. I got to the termial and it wasn't open yet and there was already a line. Uh oh...

Roll-call was at 4:40am. By 4:30am there were already 50+ people waiting. There were only 20 seats. Hmmm, the math doesn't quite add up. Needless to say, over half the people weren't making the flight!

I didn't make it, due to the fact I didn't sign-up until a few days prior to the flight. It's based on categories and when you sign-up. Some people had been signed up for weeks, so they get a seat over me. I wanted to scream, "It's not fair! My husband is flying the plane. Let me on!!! I know there's space!!!", but that would categorize me as the "snobby officer's wife who think she gets special treatment" (we've had a few spouses in the squadon do that and it didn't turn out well)...

I called Joe asking if there was anything they could do, and unfortunatley there wasn't. It was a huge bummer not to be able to go. I was SO excited, but should of known it was too much of a good thing. Better luck next time...

In the mean time, since I'm signed up, I'll have to see if there are any cool trips in the next 90-days (that's how long I'll be in the systems)...

April Pedi

Woohoo! Always love going in for my pedi. Carmee and I went to the gym early on a Saturday morning for a quick workout before treating ourselves to a double Coco/Cocok's day!! We got our pedis and then went to get some Coco's Curry :) Totally nixed the workout, but oh-so-worth it! Thanks, Carmee! Just what I needed to brighten my week!

Naughy, Naughty!!!

Lately Brody has gotten into the bad habit of getting into the trashcan while we are gone for long periods of time.... or when he sees us throw something away that smells mighty tasty!

This problem started when they were both puppies... we had the basic trashcan with the swinging lid. We had to put it in the sliding closet, but they soon figured out how to swipe their paws in the door to slide the doors open. Then we had to figure out how to "jam" the doors together when we left the house. Problem solved.

Well, this house doesn't have a closet area big enough for the trashcan. We bought a big stainless steel trashcan that opens when you step on the lever on the bottom. We figured that was doggie proof! It went well for the first few months... until Brody got too smart and learned that by stepping on the lever, the top pops open. Hmmm, time to brainstorm...

So we decided to put a small 5lb dumbell on top of the lid. This made it too heavy for him to be able to pop the lid open by stepping on it. Ta-da, it worked!

Until... he figured out how to just knock off the weight and push over the trashcan (it's really heavy too!). I got to come home to this lovely surprise after a long day of work...

I'm not sure this picture really does justice to just how messy this was. Some of you Oki friends may notice the white plastic containers from Coco's. We had sticky curry all over the tile, coffee grounds all over the place, and it led all the way into the living room!

I know they are guilty and I'm in for my "surprise" when Brody doesn't greet me at the door. He's hiding upstairs because he knows he is in trouble. I can never stay mad at him, because he's just so darn cute.

Oh, you might wonder why I know it's Brody?! Because Kella is SO lazy, she doesn't ever leave bed; she's SO lazy! Hmmmfff, what a life!

3-Year Anniversary

We decided this year we wouldn't get eachother any gifts for our anniversary. Instead, our trip to Tokyo was our gift to eachother!!! I can't believe it's been three years... the time sure has been flying by!!! We found a great restaurant to eat at that night... we had so much yummy food!!! Cheers to another year of marriage together!