I'm so surprised and thankful :)

There are some rules to this award:

1. Thank the person who gave you the award

2. Share seven things about you

3. Nominate 15 newly discovered blogs

4. Let your nominees know about the award!

1. Thank you soooo much Miss C. @ http://www.tacpwifey.blogspot.com . You have made me soo happy! I never won anything at all, ever. Thank you so much, pretty lady!! :)

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1. I am so excited that I won this award. When I started my blog I never imagined anyone would want to follow it and I never ever imagined I'd receieve an award for it. I have the biggest smile on my face :)

2. J and I just booked the venue for the wedding and reception (post soon to come!). It feels soo good knowing we have a place and a date and everything is falling into place

3. Speaking of J, he is my very best friend. We have our ups and downs, but he is the very best thing to happen to me. I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with him.

4. I have a kitten, but he doesn't live with J and I because roommates are allergic. But I love him soo much. His name is Nicholas and he is like my baby. He's my pride and joy :)

5. I've been dancing since I could walk. A few years ago I hurt my knee pretty bad, so I haven't danced since, I miss it soo much.

6. I am a very picky eater. I don't ever try new things. I stick with what I know I like and that makes me happy.

7. I hate my name. I mean don't get me wrong, I like the name Lauren for other people. But I don't like it for me, at all.

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Nominees!

Life of Meg @ http://megnificentlife.blogspot.com/

GI Joe's Wife @ http://gijoeswife.blogspot.com/

It's Something Beautiful @ http://life-itssomethingbeautiful.blogspot.com/

New Girl on Post @ http://newgirlonpost.blogspot.com/

Flip Flops & Combat Boots @ http://flipflopcombatboots.blogspot.com/

Miss C @ http://tacpwifey.blogspot.com/

Life is a Beautiful Mess @ http://katelyn0703.blogspot.com/

I know, I know..it's only 7. Buttt I have to find more blogs I love.

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Sorry it's been awhile since I've blogged. Life has just been crazy lately. Butt J and I booked the ceremony and reception site for the wedding! We found a place to have both the ceremony and reception there! I'm soo excited. I'll do a post on it soon! Hope you all have a wonderful day!! :)

PB & J and Scrabble by candle light

Well last night was interesting. I had to babysit Sofia and Max until like 9:30 last night and J was home by himself just hanging out and playing xbox (what a surprise haha). It started getting stormy out but I figured it would just pass. Around 8pm, J texted me and told me the power went out in the apartment...well not just our apartment but the whole apartment complex..every building..and the traffic lights right outside..and the shopping center across the street. I figured it would kick back on within the hour...well I was soo wrong.

The power stayed out all night long. But instead of getting grumpy and complaining about the heat we made the best of it. We made yummy PB & J sandwhichs..it has be forever since I had a good peanut butter and jelly sandwhich. And then we played scrabble in the dark with a few candles lit. Surprisingly, it was alot of fun. It was a little hot in the apartment, but it was fun. We had nothing bothering us. Both our cell phones were just about dead and we couldn't charge them. We couldn't watch any shows or play any xbox. We couldn't check facebook or email. It was relaxing...really relaxing. J and I had time to just hang out and enjoy each others company. We weren't distracted by the outside world. It was a lovely evening to just catch up and enjoy each other. I hated that the power went out..but I loved the time got to spend with my man :)

I've also noticed I'm getting a few more followers...hello and thank you to everyone who is reading ths blog :) I know at times it may be boring and I know I slack off wayyy too much. But to my followers, thank you for reading and I enjoy reading all of your blogs :)

I'm back..finally!

Hello hello hello! I've missed you all sooo much!! I hope everyone has had a wonderful last couple of weeks! J and I got back from our vacation to Myrtle Beach early Saturday morning. And since then I've been catching up, running errands, doing lotsss of laundry, catching up on blogs, and I got a small part time job for the summer. It's Nannying for these adorable kids. Sophia and Max. I absolutely adore them already. But I finally have some time to blog! Yayyy! :)

Myrtle Beach was soo much fun! I did things and ate things I never thought I would. haha. I hate to admit this..but I don't know how to swim. I just have to laugh at myself. It's funny that I'll be 21 in less than a month and I don't know how to swim. Buttt I let J take me out into the ocean. Normally I'll walk out to about my knees. But I was feeling brave last week, so I went out alot farther than I think I had wanted. But it was soo much fun. It's a good thing I trust him haha! I also tried food I never thought I'd eat. I'm a veryy picky eater. Butt I tried alot of new things. Needless to say, I'm soo proud of myself! It was a really great week. I'm soo happy we got to visit some place neither one of us had been. And it was alot of fun hanging out with my dad and brother. Here are a few pictures from our trip!

This was hanging on the wall in a restaurant. They had a whole wall dedicated to the troops.

Looking for seashells

J and I on the beachh!

Dedication to the troops for Memorial Day

J and I shopping at the outlets

I hope everyone has a wonderful day! Can't wait to finish catching up on everyone's blogs! :)

Hittin' the road!

Yup, we're hittin' the road bright and early tomorrow morning! J is taking leave for the next week and road-tripin' down to Myrtle Beach, SC. I am so excited! Not only do I get to spend the entire week with hubby, my dad and brothers are coming too. Anddd I've never ever been to Myrtle Beach. Ahhh! I'm planning on posting lotsss of pictures for everyone to see! Well, I haven't packed a single thing yet. Soo I should get to packing. I hope everyone has a fantastic week/weekend!!

Sorry it's been soo long

It feels like it's been forever since I've written. Last week I was really really sick. It started right after I moved in with Jeremy. It started as a simple headache..that just got progressively worse. My face and sinuses were killing me. I knew I had allergies...but I didn't think it was that severe. I've never felt such pain before. It still hurts a little bit but def. not as bad! I tried so many different medicines but none really helped. Jeremy went to the store and bought me sudafed. It helps alot! But it knocks me out. So I usually take it right before bed to help me sleep. Other then being sick, life has been pretty good. Jeremy and I really love living together. I love being here when he gets home from work. I love waking up to him every morning and falling asleep with him every single night. Life has been really really great! I've been doing tons and tons of research for the wedding. Andd I think we've decided on the venue. So hopefully this week we'll be able to book it!! :) We leave for Myrtle Beach on Sunday..Jeremy's taking leave for the week. So hopefully we'll be able to get some wedding stuff accomplished this week before leave. I'm so excited. Just thinking of the wedding makes me so so so excited. But it feels so far away. I just can't wait till November of 2011!

Yesterday was Memorial Day. I must admit, before I met Jeremy, I never really thought about what Memorial Day actually means. To me, it was just the end of school, the start of summer, and time to hang out with friends. After I met Jeremy, and I became familiar with the military life and dealing with his deployment, I started realize how real this war really is. Memorial day is more than just a time for cookout and parties. It's more than just a reason for stores to have outrageous sales. It is a time for everyone to remember those who lost their lives fighting for our freedom. Even if you don't support the war, there are still men and women losing their lives to keep us free and perserve our futures. Memorial day, just like every other day, should be a day or rememberance, a day of prayer, and a day of thanks. No one will ever understand the sacrifice our brave men and women make to keep us safe. I hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day. And I hope everyone remembered those men and women that gave their lives. We're free because of them. Freedom isn't free. And thanks to our brave men and women, we wake up every morning free to live our lives.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day! And, I promise I'll start writing more! I love reading all your blogs! :)

It's a beautiful day

Hi all! I hope everyone is having a wonderful day. I woke up this morning in a really bad mood. All week I've been on the go, running errands, wedding planning, and just tons of stuff. So this morning I was planning on sleeping in. I have nothing on the agenda today, so I was going to sleep in, do the dishes, and just see where the day took me. Well, that didn't work out too well. This morning the fire alarm started going off..it scared the living daylight out of me!! I woke up to the screetching sounds and I was really confused. At first, I thought it was just our apartment..my first thought was maybe I left something on..maybe something was burning. Then I realized it was the alarm for the entire apartment. My initial thought was "Oh lord..i've never been in a fire" haha. So I called my mom..yes I called my mom haha. I walked out in the hall and there is no one insight..oh great I'm the only one home today. Then some random guy walks down the hall.."Oh, sorry we're just testing the alarms"...Just testing the alarms...are you for real?! First of all, you scared me half to death! Jeremy's at work..I had no idea what I was supposed to do or where I was supposed to go. And don't you thin you should have let all the residents know you were just testing the alarms..don't you think the people who live in this building have a right to know?! And second of all, you interupted my wonderful plan of sleep...all because you testing the stupid alarms! Sorry, I may sound a little bitchy..but I was just so shocked and surprised..and I couldn't fall back asleep afterwards..Oh well. I guess it's good to know our alarms work, just in case.

Despite my bad morning, I am in a wonderful mood. I'm not quite sure why. But I'm just in a great mood. After a week full of rain, it's finally sunny and warm here. And tonight Jeremy and I are having a movie night. It's been awhile since we've had night to just chill out and relax. We're planning on renting the movie Taking Chance. It look soo good, but I know it's going to make me cry. From what I've heard, it's about a high up Marine who takes it upon himself to bring home to the body of a PFC from Iraq. I heard the movie is absolutely amazing..but I know it's going to be soo hard to watch. I think Jeremy's excited to see it, but I think he might also show a little tears. I'm just excited to be able spend a nice quiet evening with my hubby.

I'm also in a fantastic mood because I looked at more wedding dresses yesterday! Ahh, I think I fall in love with every dress I try on. It's going to be hard picking just one. Haha. I also bought brand new makeup at Ulta. I've never been in the store before. But a friend of mine uses Bare Minerals and I've been dying to try it. I have scars on my face from acne from when I was in high school. I finally don't have acne anymore but it left alot fo scars. I read online that Bare Minerals is really great for covering up scars and acne and roschesia (spelled that sooo wrong!) So I'm really hoping this makeup works..for $60 is better! I'm not one to go spend so much money on makeup..but if it des the job then it makes up for the price of it!

Did anyone watch Grey's last night?! Holy crap...what an episode! I've missed alot of episodes this season because of school and finals and what not. But I just had to watch it last night! I couldn't stop crying. My grandfather, who just passed away in November, loved that show. And I know he would have loved last nights episode. I just couldn't stop crying. The show made me think of him and it brought back alot of memories. I know he's up i heaven..with all the other angels I've lost along the way. It just hits me sometime that he's not here. But, I'm not going to ruin this beautful day by being upset. I know my pop is looking down on Jeremy and I as we plan our wedding. I know my Pop kpt Jeremy close to him when he was deployed. It's beautiful days like this that I thank God my grandfather went peacefully in his sleep.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Unpacked, out-of-town guests, and wedding dresses

It's been a couple days since I've blogged. This weekend was crazy hectic. We moved furniture all day Saturday and spent all evening unpacking and decorating. It feels so good knowing my man and I have our own place..I say place and not home because we're still renting an apartment. So I guess it doesn't quite feel like a home yet. Nonetheless, it feels soo good knowing we live together. Moving out of of my parent's house wasn't nearly as tearful as I thought it would be. It was a little sad, especially because I have to leave my kitten (roommate's allergic), but I'm proud of myself..I didn't cry as much as I anticipated.

Our first weekend living together and we already had our first out-of-town guest. One of my best friends from school is in from Texas for graduation this weekend. I like having pepole from out-of-town visit. I like being able to show off our new home, show off my ring, and brag a little about all the wedding plans! Haha..but it's a brides privilege to brag a little bit! It was soo good to see her though. I've been through alot in the past few months and I parted ways with a very close of mine, and this weekend was just what I needed. I needed that reassurance that just because one door closed doesn't mean all my other ones did. I needed to surrond myself with friends and family who make me feel important and not people who bring me down. All in all, it was a really great weekend.

Yesterday, a group of my closest girlfriends, my mom, and I went to look at wedding dresses and bridesmaids dresses. It was so much fun. I found a few dresses that I absolutely adore! And I also picked out two possiblities for my bridesmaids to wear. I fell in love with these dresses. But, I don't want to buy my dress too soon. We're not getting married until November 26, 2011. I'm afraid if I buy a dress too soon, I'm going to not like it or I'm going find something better. So, I'm holding off for a bit to actually purchase my dress. But, it doesn't hurt to look, right?! :) For now, I'll just keep looking and trying on...I must admit I felt like a princess trying on all the dresses. I cannot wait till I actually purchase my wedding dress. Ahh, I just can't wait for the wedding!

Wel, I have an apartment to clean and it's raining here, which is making me soo sleepy. I need to find some motivation! Hope everyone has a wonderful day!!