Officially Done....

....Christmas shopping! I picked up the rest of Kevins gifts today (and wrapped them), and while I spent way more money than I should have, I know he's going to love what I got him! I cant wait for him to open his presents on Saturday :)
I also went to the commissary this afternoon-- Im proud to say I spent less than 40 bucks and was in and out in under a half hour! Thats some kind of record for me haha
After my grocery store trip, I headed home and made some sugar cookies! They were delicious too :) Kevin had a half day, so we spent much of the afternoon together. He went out to finish shopping for me today while I was at the grocery store so we could maximize our time together. He is off tomorrow, but I have spin class in the morning so no sleeping in for me :( I just keep reminding myself that the end result is going to be awesome :)
Speaking of sleeping, I took one of the pills the doctor gave me yesterday for my insomnia. My official review? It made me fall asleep rather quickly, and I stayed asleep almost all night, but it took me a bit to get out of bed because I felt kinda groggy and had a little headache. Will I take it again? Probably, but only on nights I have a hard time falling asleep or nights I absolutely have to get 8 hours or more. Tonight Im feeling pretty sleepy naturally so I dont think I will need the extra boost.
Other than spin class in the morning, I plan on cleaning the downstairs floors and dethawing the ham so that I can marinate it in brown sugar on Friday. Kevin and I may go out and do something, but I have a feeling tomorrow will be spent closer to home.
I hope everyone is having a good week so far!

Yay the sun finally came out!

Well, it came out later in the afternoon, but I saw it!! The sunshine always puts me in a better mood. Not that I wasnt in a great mood today because I was :)
This morning I started my day with some breakfast and spin class. I worked pretty hard, but I didnt overdo it like I mustve done last week. After spin, I had that doc appointment about the insomnia. It went pretty well! The doc gave me some info on insomnia and ways to overcome it. I also got a prescription which I hope will help! So yay! I was going to go shopping after the appointment, but Kevin had to get his sticker from the auto skills shop and it was well after 3 so I just decided to do it tomorrow since Im not going to the gym. All in all I was feeling pretty good today! Plus I got to talk to my mom which is always awesome :)
Other than the shopping, Im going to spiffy up the bathrooms, dust upstairs, and paint some picture frames. I may get some prints done from our wedding as well. Sorry the post was short and lame, we didnt do too much today :)

Just a typical (rainy) Monday

This morning I got up and headed to step class. I was really excited about it too because with doc appointments, among other things, I havent been going to the gym as much as I should be. Step class was great---until about 5 minutes before we started cooling down. Someone decided it would be fun/cool to pull the fire alarm. So with heart rates fully up and in peak workout mode, we all had to stop abruptly and go outside. I hate when I have to stop working out so quickly without proper cooldown because then I get a nagging headache. Anyway, the fire dept came and ruled that it was a false alarm, so we all headed back in to at least stretch before any of us left. That was my little gym adventure this morning! Oh and Im bummed because from what I understand, theres no Monday step class until Jan 3rd :(
After the gym, I cam home to start on my Monday housecleaning. At the mailbox, I ran into one of my neighbors who told me that they were having water pressure problems as well as water heater issues. If I havent mentioned this already, our water pressure wasnt the worlds greatest to begin with, but in the last week our water pressure has gone down by at least 50%. Combine that with semi warm showers because our water heater is run off of solar panels on the top of our house (its been gloomy for the last 2 days so itrs not replenishing!) and youve got a couple of pretty cranky Buzuleciu's!! Our neighbor mentioned that he has complained to management, but nothing got done. What a shocker. We complained too and our maintenance guy told us everything looks good to him! Whatever Im calling again tomorrow as well as sending an email. If they dont fix the pressure and the water heater, we are calling JAG. No water pressure means 30 minutes just to wash the soap out of my hair, my dishes in the dishwasher dont get clean, and it takes longer to do laundry. No hot water means no hot showers, and no hot water for the dishwasher. Yeah, we are frustrated.
Sorry for the vent!
I did get my cleaning done today, just washed the laundry in cold and vaccumed/dusted. I tried not to use hot water so that maybe we can have a hot shower tonight (eyeroll).
Tomorrow Ive got spin class in the morning, followed by a doctor appointment in the afternoon for that pesky insomnia thing. Im also planning to go to walmart to get a few more gifts for Kevin :)

*Oh, and this may be TMI but Aunt Flow came today. Kevin and I are pretty sad because this may mean my tube closed back up. If youre a new reader and dont know whats up with the above statement, Kevin and I have been trying to conceive for the last year and a half and recently found out my tubes were blocked through a test they did. Well, they were able to open one during the test but didnt know how long it would stay open. Hopefully its still open but we will see. Its still pretty frustrating :(

Good night folks!

Not the Sunday I had hoped for...

We got up this morning with going to the beach as our main plan. Well when we got up, this is what we saw

It was like this all day long (dang rain). Oh well, we just decided to stay in the house today and relax. Kevin played his video game, and I tried to win a 90% off Dyson Vaccuum (I still dont know if I won, waiting up to 6 hours for an email is driving me insane!). Other than that, Kevin is still on flag detail, so I decided to go with him at 5 to take some pictures of their little ceremony they do to take the flag down for the evening.

Kevin is on the far left

This picture is my favorite...again, Kevins on the far left :)

It was windy and the flag was drenched so it wasnt cooperating

Folding her up

Kevin is inspecting the flag making sure its all folded up correctly

...and off they go, marching into the sunset across the street to put the flag away for the night

I saw this ceremony yesterday and I decided to take pictures because its neat to watch. There are certain commands Kevin had to give through the whole process. They even have to lower the flag 40 seconds (no faster) to match the retreat music. Its all choreographed! He says raising the flag in the morning is also its own unique process, so I may go with him tomorrow morning and snap some more pictures :)
After the Retreat ceremony, we headed over to Starbucks to grab a caffeinated beverage and get out of the house a bit. Kevin wanted to go to Game Stop (his other favorite store-well besides 4 wheel parts haha). We got a game we have both been wanting for awhile-Red Dead Redemption for the PS3. I told Kevin that its going in his stocking ;)
Thankfully Kevin wanted chinese food for dinner so I didnt have to cook tonight!!
Tomorrow, Im going to step class, then off to Wally World to get a few more gifts for my sweet husband. We both got our main gifts early, but I want him to open some things on Christmas as well as have a full stocking :) For now, though, its off to watch The Cleveland Show, Family Guy, and American Dad-our favorite Sunday night shows! Good night y'all, hope everyone has a wonderful upcoming week!

Happy Saturday!

Today was a pretty good day! We got up early to head to the hospital so that Kevin could get another MRI done.This experience was MUCH better!. Afterwards, we grabbed some chinese food, Kevin got a haircut, and we looked around the PX for a bit. Once we got home, Kevin put the skid plate on Betty Jeep and I continued to try to win a 90% coupon from Lowes (no luck :( ). I have a feeling they are going to be offering the Dyson vaccuum cleaner early tomorrow morning so Im getting up extra early!
Kevin is still on flag detail, so I went with him this afternoon for the Retreat. Its actually a pretty cool process and I plan on going with him tomorrow and taking some pictures.
Tomorrow we have *sorta* committed to going to the beach. I was pretty sad to find out that the Pro Surfing competition was over today :( A plus side to that is theres not going to be alot of traffic, and plenty of spots! Since the pros are gone from Bonzai Pipeline, we may head up to Turtle Bay. Have any of you folks in Hawaii ever been there? What was your experience??
Anyhow, more tomorrow (with pictures!)

TGIF!

My soreness went away today (finally!). Most of the morning was spent on facebook- the Lowes page specifically- trying to win a 90% off coupon for some cool stuff. I wanted the Kitchen Aid mixer but the contest started at 5am our local time, and they offered that item first (go figure), so I didnt have a chance. I didnt win anything else today either, boo. After lunchtime, I headed out shopping for some personal stuff and some stocking stuffers for Kevin. I got him some little things that he needs, as well as some fun stuff like chocolates, gift cards, etc. After a quick stop at the grocery store and back home, I headed down to 4 Wheel Parts to pick up the skid plate I ordered for Kevin. I then decided I have spent way too much money for one day, so I went home haha.
Tomorrow, Kevin has a doctor appointment at Tripler, another MRI, so its going to be an early day for me. I think Im just going to go with Kevin to his flag detail and head out from there. Heres hoping the MRI goes better than last time!! Goodnight folks!

No spin, still sore!

I really really wanted to go to spin this morning but it was a huge (painful) effort just to get out of bed this morning. My muscles around my hips are still real sore for some reason. I dont feel I overdid it on Tuesday, but I havent been this sore since I first started going back to the gym on a regular basis 2 years ago. Its really baffling, and I spent most of the day on the couch because of it. Oh well, I did manage to get the kitchen cleaned, and I made ice cream cone cupcakes (which are delicious by the way!). Oh, and I mailed out the rest of the Christmas cards :)
Most of my day on the couch was spent on playing the Sims 2! I can spend days on end just buying stuff and decorating their houses, and shaping their lives--its an addiction :P Since Kevin came home late today, I just threw a pizza in the oven for dinner. Now we are watching Futurama and about to prepare for bed. I really hope Im back to normal tomorrow, because I would really love to go to the gym at some point, even if its just 30 mins on the elliptical :)
This weekend, Kevin has flag detail, but we are also planning to go to Banzai Pipeline, the final event of the Vans Triple Crown of surfing. It ends Dec 20th, so I hope we are able to check it out!