Not Just A Wallet...

Being a military spouse overseas, your wallet is not JUST a wallet. In it you carry your military ID, your stateside license, your 3rd AF license (or equivalent), all your bank cards, and currency from two, sometimes three countries. You cannot leave your house without it, and when you do, you look like an idiot at the gate searching every inch of your car for it. (Check underneath the seat for the fiftieth time just in case you missed the little bugger.)

I say this to paint a picture for those of you who may not understand the necessity of your wallet.

Well this morning I left my house for bible study, wallet in the seat next to me. I go to pull onto base and realize that my wallet is missing the holy military ID. It's in my jacket which I am NOT wearing because for once it is sunny in England. No biggy, I have my licenses and can just sign myself onto base for my study. Driving onto base I realize I have a few dollars with my name on it, so I stop for a coffee. A soy latte later, baby in arms, I get back to the car. I place the magical latte on top of the Subie, my wallet on the tail, and I buckle Rhapsody in, grab my coffee, leaving my wallet, unbeknownst to me, on the rear of the car... I drive away... Sipping my delicious coffee, ready for an amazing study... The wallet is left behind...

My day continued in the lovely fashion that only a sunny day in England can. I had study, and decided to treat Richard to lunch with my extra bucks. When I picked Richard up at home I grabbed my military ID and we headed to base. Only when I went to pay for lunch did I realize I was missing my lovely black accomplice... Huh? Must've left it in the car. That's fine, I'll just pay with Richard's card. Mid lunch we get a call from a Sgt in Richard's shop saying my wallet had been turned into security forces on Mildenhall. That's odd! I didn't even know it was lost!

We drove to Mildenhall and to pick up said wallet. After circling the parking lot four times trying to figure out which building we were supposed to go to, we finally found our way. A couple Cops later and I had my wallet in hand. Hmmm.. It feels a bit lighter than normal... I open it up and discover that every once of cash has been stolen  Everything had been moved, my debit cards weren't in the correct spots, and even the 2 dollar bill I'd had hiding behind my license for five years had been removed. The jerk made off with forty dollars plus change, ten pounds plus change, and my lucky Two Dollar Bill!! I mean, who does that? It is still a beautiful sunny day in England, but now my mood is fouled. My best friend is on her way over, ingredients for chocolate chip cookies in hand. Hopefully a bit of cleaning, some chocolate (one! I'm on a diet!) will help bring my attitude back up.

And to the jerk face who stole my favoritest two dollar bill. May it only bring you bad luck.

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Bargain Yard Selling... Online!

I'm pretty sure the age of Yard Selling on Facebook and Bookoo has got to be the best thing ever invented (after the iPhone of course.) I mean come on... Look at that GIANT pile of books I got for Rhapsody from a Facebook page for only $10! In fact, most of Rhapsody's clothes, toys, etc. have come from sale pages. All of Richard and my furniture have come from thrift stores or sale pages. Heck. Even our 47" 1080p flatscreen JVC came at a bargain of only $200 (for real!) Although I love going to the auctions, and thrift stores locally, I find it pretty great to sit on my couch and troll through Facebook pages and Bookoo to see if there is anything for sale that I want/need. Sometimes this techmology thing has its place! Not only can I find amazing used items for a steal, there are so many women out there (especially us military wives!) putting their amazing God given talents to sale! Rhapsody now has a custom made rocking chair cover that will soon have matching curtains (for a steal of a price) along with a matching crib skirt. All of this done by a local mom who is a beast of a sewing woman with some amazing fabrics. So I say yardsale onwards my friends!

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22... "WHAT! You're only 22!"

I hear it all the time.. "What! You're how young!?" grrrr... I get so tired of hearing this! I guess for me it is because 22 years of my life have been lived to the utmost fullest. I have had some really horrible things happen to me, along with the miraculous, and awe inspiring. At a singular time I feel both too young and too old for what has been my version of life.

On this 22nd year, I find myself in such a wonderful and amazing place. Physically, mentally, and emotionally I am better than I have ever been before. I am living in England, a country full of history, castles, fairytales, and adventure. I have a husband who loves me more than I have ever loved myself. I have my annoying, boisterous, and lovable pooches. And I have my daughter. My dear Rhapsody. Who has brought me a fuller, more noteworthy life, with Joy I never thought a child would bring. Twenty two isn't looking so bad for me! 

And as my twenty third year of life is staring me in the face, for the first time that I can remember I can look forward without fear or apprehension. I know that I have my family and my God beside me to lead me through the years to come. I welcome the joy, frustration, love, and new friendships that this next year will hold for me. I know there is much that will happen between now and twenty three. I stand with my back straight and ready for whatever it is Life will give me now. Join me in another year of Military, Motherhood, and Madness. What? I needed another M. Everyone loves alliteration! 

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Forgetful Me...

I go about my day and I always get random thoughts. Random ideas. Things pop into my head and I think 'Hey! I should write about that on my blog!' Then I get home... dum dum dum... And I get too busy. You know how it goes, one thing after another. Nighttime descends, I finally get Rhapsody to bed, I sit down with a glass of wine, Oh don't say you don't drink wine after a long day!  And I veg. I watch TV, I Facebook, that thing sucks you IN, and I avoid thinking! But here's the thing, I LOVE blogging. I mean. This isn't all that exiting when it comes to the world of writing, (please note my x key is broken and writing words like eXiting is very difficult!) but I like it none the less. I really don't know who I am 'talking' to out there, but I'm glad to be talking to you. To be getting my thoughts out to you!

Now this is a terribly long way to say... I will hopefully be writing more often. Taking time throughout my day to write my thoughts down, and let anyone who has the desire to know to much about me the ability to do so. I love writing. It is a passion of mine. I love writing what I am thinking. And will be using this blog of mine as an outlet to get this joy out. As well as to have a good vent every once in a while!

I'm going to attempt to organize everything into nifty little categories and tabs, but we'll see how well that works out for me. I hope to see you sticking around. Feel free to share your thoughts, agreements, even disagreements. I like to know what you think. Heck, I want to know about you too. So share away!

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Feedback PULEASE!

I'm wondering what everyone thinks of the format, style, and look of this blog so far... I've been tweaking it the past few weeks and trying to make it more readable to people viewing online and on their phones. SO if you don't mind leaving me a bit of a comment below with your criticisms, and praises (especially praises!!) I am also looking to create a few more tabs/categories for the page, anyone got some inspirations?  I will take all that is said into account to make a more ...pleasurable... blog. (Now imagine all that in a creepy man voice ...pleasurable...) AND have a nice day!

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Achievement Unlocked : Full Geekdom

Nearly 22 years of age and I have just realised my full entrance into Geekdom. In high school I was unpopular, smart, took all the hard classes and was in the JROTC. What more can I say? That draws a pretty good picture if where I was in the social food chain early on in life. I never would have considered myself a 'geek' just a bit too smart for my own good. (Yeah, I hated high school, stupid popular kids).


However, I have arrived at a whole NEW level of Geekdom... Gaming. Xbox gaming... Oh no!!

Richard, oh husband dearest, bugged me for ages to pick up the Xbox controller for more than just netflixing. I refused. Resisted. Revolted. And then... Resigned. Fine. I'll TRY your stupid game, with your stupid dragons, and your stupid quests. Stupid...stupid...stupid...

Oh how wrong I was.

I entered the world of Skyrim about 2 months ago... Now, I dream in the world of Skyrim. (You think I'm joking? I'm not. That's the sad part). It took me a bit to catch on but I was pretty hooked from the moment my head was on the chopping block and Alduin came swooping down upon me to try and eat my face off... I built my character quickly, and caught up to Richard's level in no time. However, I still didn't consider myself 'geek' quite yet...

I began to notice the change, the building towards achievement Geekdom, around about the time my husband SAVED over my game! I had just improved all my armour! And found an amazing weapon! And was in the middle of a quest! Honestly? Do you hear my right now? Big giant orange neon signs pointing straight at me with GEEK flashing across them in a pattern crazy enough to begin an epileptic fit in just about anyone... I was devastated when Richard told me his "mistake"! He was devastated! At least we share our Geekdom. Always a good thing in a marriage...
Even through all of that I wouldn't have described myself a Skyrim geek... yet... I said "I", not necessarily "YOU"...

Today was the pivotal point of my becoming a full blown Xbox gaming... Nerd... (What a gross word!) I began my game playing this morning. I had been working the last few days to get my character back to where I was before. Don't worry, I'd had a previous extra save a few weeks ago so my character wasn't completely erased. Just mostly. Anyways, I had finally gotten my girl back to where I was in the game. I thought to myself, "lets up the level of hardness today to Adept." After all, when I die I can just lower it again... Adept is what Richard plays on. The man who has been gaming for most of his LIFE... Anyways, I was the bomb diggity at playing on adept! As in. Too good. Geek good. Oh. No. Then... I levelled up my enchanting to 100... And was excited. Too Excited. And it hit me. Achieving Unlocked : Full Geekdom ...

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