Reenlistment

Since July, Brian has been putting in for reenlistment. He loves the USN and has wanted to continue with his navy career. Seeing as how my options were letting him do what makes him happy or unemployment, it wasn't a hard decision for me to be on board with his hopes to continue.

After many rejections and about a month of me starting to get really anxious and nervous, we were happy to hear that his reenlistment is approved. YAY!

Now the next very exciting step of the process continues, we get to find out WHERE he will continue his service. Since we love to travel, the thought of life carrying us to another place is very appealing. We can't wait to find out where our next home will be. It could be to stay here, but we hope a new place to explore will be available.

Feels Like Home

So, the most handsome man on earth walked right back into my life tonight. That's how things are sometimes... here today, gone tomorrow. This is the navy life. That being said, I wouldn't trade it for anything. Tonight I felt giddy approaching the gate to see him for the first time in a week. I mean, yes we are still newlyweds, but it was more than that. I felt like a sixteen year old girl who could see her guy in the distance ... my guy just happened to be wearing camo and standing in front of a guided missile destroyer. Ok, so it was a little different than being sixteen.

After we ate our dinner onboard, I had to leave him there on the ship. Even though I had to come home alone tonight, it is no big deal. He will be home tomorrow, and we will have a nice weekend together. And the best part about his returning is that I will not take one moment of him being home for granted.

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1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

Ladies Night

Recipe for a great ladies night:

Ingredients:

1 Hot Blonde
1 Spunky Redhead
1 Sassy Shorty
1 Hilarious New Yorker
1 Southern Belle

Start with a quick warm up, two miles around the block.
Next fill up on snacks, prepare dinner and dig in.
Follow this with Skinnygirl cocktails.
Top it off with Dancing until 1 am to Kinect's Just Dance 3.
Allow breaks for rehydration with the beverage of your choice.

Last night we had an great night. Good friends, food and we got a workout.

Dancing in my Apron!

Last night Jenny hosted Ladies Night and this was the appetizer platter I took. I got the recipes from Bethenny Frankel's "Skinnygirl" Diet Tips page. The platter includes Crab Salad & Chicken Salad in Endive Leaves, Antipasto Salad (store bought from The Fresh Market), English Cucumbers with Roasted Red Pepper Hummus, and a little Italian Parsley for garnish.

PROMENADE - My life's dance

I read not long ago, "In life people trip. Most people fall. Some people turn that trip into a beautiful, beautiful dance.” - John Mayer

In the past five years, I feel like I have been on an amazing roller coaster. Some of these past years were full of heartache while others were better than I could have ever dreamed. Sometimes I wish I could have chronicled every moment, but some of the corners of my heart were full of things I never want to revisit, and ultimately life is not a blame game. Feelings can be hard enough to handle even without putting them out there in print.

I know we are a few weeks into 2012, but I have just decided to create this new blog. My last blog "Anchors Aweigh" was mostly about my life as a soon-to-be US Navy spouse going through my fiance's first deployment.

I got really slack about posting anything after Brian returned from deployment, we were planning our wedding after all. I guess now that I AM a navy wife, I wanted to change up my blog and make it a variety of the things more than focus on just the navy spouse part of my life. After all, I have so many other things that make me.. me! :)

As many of you know, I love to cook and I love wine! I also enjoy spending time with my sweet circle of friends, courtesy of the US Navy. I have recently also joined a small close-knit group of ladies who encourage each other to live a more healthy lifestyle. The group isn't just about dieting and exercise, it is more about overall health. We are all in it together and they encourage me everyday. I also have become obsessed with traveling. Each time we return from one of our adventures, it seems I have just unpacked my suitcase before I start planning the next place we will be exploring.

I plan on posting about all of these things here on my new blog "Promenade".