My monthly Ramble...

So it appears that I am only capable of posting once a month. While I think about blogging regularly as I read all of my dedicated bloggers posts, I still don't seem to find the will to do it. I really do enjoy posting, I just always hate blogging without some pics to share. 

As I looked over my last post, I realized not much has changed, haha. I wish I could report that our house has sold and we have a place to live and I have a job, but alas we must continue with our patience.  One great thing we have learned is that Tony qualifies for a grant from JWU. This is exciting. Right now, he  qualifies for 3000 dollars a year, but we were told that when we appeal our financial aid status we would qualify for more! This news was enough to tide us over until other things begin to fall into place.

We have had some eventful weekends over the past couple of weeks. Two weekends ago, we got the chance to hang out with Michael and Erin. That was a blast. We hung out by the pool and then played Putt-Putt in the evening.

 Tony and I having a water fight. (He started it)

He may get mad at me for posting this, but this is the silly man I love!

 

Me and Erin playing Putt-Putt at Frankie's.

This weekend we had something almost every night. Sunday evening we had dinner with a couple from church. Morgan and Wade made dinner (which was delicious) and we brought the dessert. I have been wanting Tony to try his hand at a strawberry tart. It was quite the challenge. We had to attempt the crust 3 times. Tony finally got it cooked and all together. It looked wonderful, then my clutzy self went and almost lost it. The crust cracked and we had a bit of a landslide effect. It may not have looked the best, but it sure did taste amazing! He has now determined that he will master a tart crust. :) I know he will do it.  He definitely has talent.

Yesterday we celebrated Memorial Day over at the pool with his family. It was a really nice day. I actually got some color, even with my 100+ sunscreen.  Afterward, we wanted to go and get dessert from Nonnah's. Even after our decadent dessert from the night before, we trekked out to find us something delicious. Unfortunately, they were closed. Fortunately, we went to Longhorn's and had their Chocolate Stampede. It was way more than enough for Tony and I to share.

I am so grateful for the men and women you serve and have served our country to provide me with the everyday freedoms I have. We are blessed!

Time Flies By...

I have been meaning to post for about 3 weeks now. I can't believe how quickly time goes anymore. Tony and I have been so busy as we prepare to move.  Right now, August feels like it is still a good distance away, but I know it is going to sneak up on us.

Tony has been applying for every scholarship we can find. We are hoping he gets some of them so it will help ease the costs of Culinary school. While he works on scholarships, I have been applying to school districts near Charlotte. I haven't heard anything, yet. I will be sure to post when I do.

Tony and I went to Charlotte a few weeks ago to spend time with some of his family and look for places to live. I think we have decided that we are going to rent an apartment rather than a house since houses rent pretty high up there.We found a really great apartment. I am currently trying to convince Tony that it is where we should live. :)  I think he likes it, he is just concerned about how small some of the units seem to be.

Overall, life is great! We are excited about the changes that are coming our way.

2 Years!

Yesterday was our two year anniversary. The pic of flowers is one of the surprises I received. I absolutely love tulips and these came to my door yesterday afternoon! Tony and I had the day off and I thought we would go do some things, but he said we need to wait at the house for something to come that he had ordered. I never imagined I would be receiving these beautiful flowers.

After the flowers arrived, he took me to buy a new outfit for our date to Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. The food was absolutely amazing! We really enjoyed the atmosphere and time together. Seriously, if you have ever heard anyone talk about how good this place is, it really is all that and more. I have never had such good food before. After an amazing meal, we headed to the State house to walk around in the gorgeous weather we have been having. It was an amazing evening with the man I absolutely adore.

Because we had yesterday and today off, I wanted today to be a day of relaxation. He and I have been working so hard to get the house on the market, we have not had much time to relax. So for Tony, I created a basket of things he loves. Some of the things I put in his basket include a new pair of slippers, new pajamas, favorite candies and snacks,(I was excited to find the Yorkie bar, we have looked for these but haven't been able to find them. That is why I love World Market) and of course a movie he has been wanting! I also made him breakfast. (It was going to be breakfast in bed but I realized that wouldn't be an easy feat without a tray to eat on...so we just ate breakfast at our table.)

Most of all, it has just been wonderful spending time with Tony. We are both so busy that it is hard to find time just to be together. I honestly believe we saw each other when we were dating. :)
I am so grateful I am married to this wonderful man with whom I get to spend the rest of eternity!

At last...

Because I feel I am completely behind the times, I have decided to begin a blog. I feel the weight of this decision begin to weigh me down even as I am writing this, as I realize that I am not the most eloquent writer nor do I lead the most interesting life. But here I am, typing away, attempting to dialogue my daily happenings in a somewhat interesting fashion.

I feel my biggest challenge will be the maintence of such a task. I have been known to start a hobby and then drop it when life becomes a little hectic.  Therefore, I cannot make any promises that this new undertaking will be a success, but I promise to try! And that counts for something, right?