New Jewels

Hubby has gone off to work so I decided to work on some new jewels! Haven't done any in a while, and I've gotten in new stuff since then so I'm pretty excited. I think these turned out pretty well! They are all for sale so leave a comment if you are interested or you can always e-mail me!

 

 

Yay for Giveaways!

I ABSOLUTELY adore all of my bloggy followers! I'm almost to a hundred readers and I'm so excited, so since there are so many new people just within the last few days I'm going to re-post my giveaway and extend it til Sunday May 9th. So once again the rules are as follows:

• You must submit a post on YOUR blog about the most romantic evening, event, or moment spent with your significant other. It must be complete with a link to my blog, and you need to leave a comment here with a link to the post. 

• Second you have to bring at least one new follower to my blog, and have them leave a comment in this post saying they found me on your site! 

EASY PEASY

 Pretty simple eh? and it's all for this pretty little necklace handmade by moi! It's sterling silver and Garnet and selling for $50.oo on my site. So get posting! Have Fun!

Nerdy F-U-N !

It's been several days since I posted about all the fun hubby and I are having, but let me tell you there has been tons of absolute nerdy fun going on. I love that he is my best friend and we can be nerds together. Normally i don't like to post with lots of pics but I don't know how else to describe all that was this weekend without them.

We spent an entire day lounging around being lazy, eating, and watching "Ponyo" & "Rescue Me" and I got to see this amazing smile all weekend. It's one of my favorite things about him.

We went out with a group of friends to a house party which is something we haven't ever done before so that was exciting.

There was lots of  beer and this monstrous sandwich involved. Hubby likes to cook for me sometimes and he decided to make the biggest breakfast sandwich he could, I then proceeded and failed to eat it. We also learned to play some drunken game called Cornhole, found a guy at the party who can do our tattoos, and ended the night laughing and dancing away at some night club down the street from us!

We spent a day at the botanical Gardens here which was amazing. It was very hot which was wonderful considering the weather we've been having. I felt like a kid in a candy store here with all the gorgeous flowers, and pictures I took, oh and there were lots! 167 to be exact, hubby kept asking for a break lol

 

We played with the spiders while we were there, well not literally but we spend a ridiculous amount of time watching them crawling all over the statues. They were interesting, bouncing up and down, and hanging upside down. There were tons of them crawling around. 

You'd be surprised at the places we can have fun! We did some much needed grocery shopping, and made out like bandits! We hit the commissary on a day they were having a sale on literally everything on our list! We then went straight home and decided to play chef which resulted in our favorite asian food, Sesame chicken which was OMG delicious!!

So we have a few more fun filled days to enjoy before Mr. Gambizzle is off again to some place we shall not discuss, but let's just say I'm not looking forward to this trip.

I am off now to find yummy recipes for dinner and desert this weekend, and maybe even something crafty to do with the kiddos I will possibly be babysitting!

Photo Contest & Prayer Request

I decided to join this photo contest I saw this morning, I can't ever get enough of trying to learn about photo editing. It's a pretty simple contest thee aren't to many rules. Basically you just have to edit this photo....

and improve it any way you like, and here is what I came up with....

First I cropped the photo the way I liked it, then I put more focus on the subjects with the "depth of field" I created a new layer using the channel mixer so I could make the beautiful little girl stand out since she was obviously the focus, & Last I added a frame to make it pop a little more.

So after that I was looking at some of the other contestant's photos and I discovered that the little girl in this photo is Abby, Brent's daughter! Read more on her story here & pray for her please! Help spread the word the more prayers the better!

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You can find details on the contest here: MckLinky Blog

Tag Along With Me

I am loving these blog hop adventures! I am finding some really awesome blogs to read! So here's another one for you all. Tag along with me over to Twee Poppets who started this one! Just add this button to your post...

Here's how it works:

• Create a new Tuesday Tag-Along blog post. Include the Tuesday Tag-Along button by copying and pasting the code above. (You are also welcome to copy and paste these instructions in their entirety, or any portion of this Tuesday Tag-Along blog post!)
• Add your blog name and the URL of your TTA post to the MckLinky below.
• Follow Twee Poppets, the hostess blog listed in the first slot. Leave a comment saying you've followed, and Twee Poppets will follow you back!
• If you can, please follow the blogs in the three slots before you (e.g., if you're number 20, follow numbers 19, 18, and 17). This is not mandatory, but it will help ensure that everyone who signs up gets a few new followers!
• Follow as many other blogs as you want. The more you follow, the more that will follow you back! Be sure to tell them that you're following from Tuesday Tag-Along! You may also want to leave a link to your blog so they can return your follow more easily.
• When you get a new follower through Tuesday Tag-Along, be sure to follow them back! It's just common courtesy.

Gambizzle Jewels Giveaway

Okay as I promised I have decided to do my first giveaway, I know how you all love those! This giveaway is to celebrate all the love of my current followers, and the achievement of reaching 50 followers in less than two months! I never thought I would do that! So thank you all so much, I REALLY appreciate all of your comments, and all of your support!  

SO I'm sure you are curious as to what the prize will be??? Here you go, this pretty little one of a kind necklace handmade by moi! It is made with sterling silver chain & REAL Garnets!

The rules of the giveaway are as follows...

• You must submit a post on YOUR blog about the most romantic evening, event, or moment spent with your significant other. It must be complete with a link to my blog, and you need to leave a comment here with a link to the post on your blog. 

• Second you have to get at least one new follower to my blog, and have them leave a comment in this post saying they found me on your site! 

•  You will get one entry for every follower that you send to my blog, and one entry for the post you submit on yours.

• The giveaway will end on Saturday May 8,2010. 

• Feel free to e-mail me or comment with any questions! Have fun!

AHHHH! Excitement!

OMG! I am so excited, just hit 50 followers in less than two months! Gonna do my first giveaway, come by tomorrow for details! WOOHOOO! :)

Uh-mazing Evening

Just took a lovely walk down to the beach with the hubby, it was the first time we actually got to go together so it was nice. The weather was absolutely amazing today! Took some great pictures too. I am so grateful to live right by the beach, it's uh-mazing! Another great start to what will be a fabulous weekend! Going to the Botanical Gardens tomorrow and then going to have a lovely dinner with Lolo (That's the hubby's nickname) to celebrate five wonderful months together! iLy x sideways 8 baby! hehe

Spreading the Love

So I just joined this really awesome giveaway over at Goodnight Moon I really love her blog, it's one I  read like every day! The rules of the giveaway are posted on her blog but basically you have to follow both her blogs, answer a question, and blog about it, and you get an entry for each. Woohoo!

So go check it out & tell her I sent you and I'm spreading the love!

So to answer the question, which was: If you could do any one thing, and get away with it what would it be?

I decided I would kidnap my husband and run away with him to some place where there were no more deployments, or work ups, or any of that yucky stuff to take him away from me. As much as I love this life of ours I think I would much rather just have him home, he's gone way to much for my liking!I mean how could i not want this crazy, nerdy, silly man around like all the time just look at him...

MilSpouse Blog Hop

I'm so happy someone started one of these! I love reading other Military Wife Blogs!You can join in the fun by going here Riding the Roller Coaster

So here is a little about myself:

My name is Betty Marie, I have been married to my sailor exactly five months today!!! He is my world! He joined the Navy in August of 2008 and we met July 30, 2009. We got married exactly four months after we met on November 30, 2009. We are stationed in Virginia Beach, VA right now, and he has about two years left. We are both from Texas and lived in the same town for years without ever meeting. When he came home on leave after finishing A School we met through a mutual friend. Our relationship moved very fast, but it's been an amazing ride so far!

It's easy to join in on the fun:

* Post a brief bio on your blog introducing yourself.

* If you want to help spread the word, link back to me in your post.  I have a button on my sidebar, but a simple link is fine. 

* Add your blog name and URL to the Linky.  It's best to put a link to your post, not your home page.

* Follow any or all of the blogs on the list.

* For those you choose to follow, leave a comment letting them know you found them on the MilSpouse Blog Hop. Include your blog link in the comment to make it easier for them to return the visit.

* According to blogging etiquette, you should follow everyone who follows you. But this doesn't always happen. So please try not to harbor any ill feelings if you follow someone and they don't follow you back.

* The Linky list will be up until next Thursday night so if you don't get around to everyone today, no worries.  Keep hopping throughout the next week! 

Please Pray for Her

Please pray for Karie...

I can't even begin to imagine the immense amount of pain she is going through. Please keep her in your prayers, She's only 24 and she just lost her husband Cpl. Jimmy Kinsey II who was a Marine. She is asking for any of you who would like to donate to donate to two causes that meant a lot to them.

Wounded Warrior Project 

Wounded Marine Semper Fi Fund

Thankful Thursdays

                                                               

It's time for Thursday Five with MannLand5! 

Just list five things that make you

Happy

Giddy

Grateful

Joyful

Gleelful

or all of the above!

I am thankful for a lot of things this week, except for being sick wish this cold or whatever it is would go AWAY! Ugh... anyway...

• First thing I am thankful for this week is Banana Pancakes and our big weekend breakfasts. Hubby and I don't get to eat together much during the week so every weekend we do BIG breakfasts! Banana Pancakes, sausage, eggs all of it! YUMMO!
• I am also very thankful because my hubby has been switched back to days! I am so excited this means we can actually do things together again, he was working nights which meant 3pm-3am no fun at all...
• I am thankful for my two little dogs Flower & Tulip who think they are big & bad but never fail to make me feel safe when hubby is gone because they bark to warn me when they hear something.
• I'm thankful for my hubby's mom who sends us antiboticos & other goodies when we are sick, like we both have been ever since hubby got home.
• Lastly I  am thankful for all my bloggy friends who help to keep me occupied when I need to get my mind off hubby being gone so much, you guys are awesome!

Funny Faces

My husband is notorious for making this crazy face in our pictures, he doesn't do it on purpose... it just sorta happens. I love all his funny faces. This one in particular has been known to be in almost all of what could have been some really great pictures. So what is this face you ask? Well here you go...

Anyway I was just going through pictures and came across several of his random faces, thought I'd share a few, he can't ever take a serious picture! but we've got some good ones because of it... he's a major nerd, but I love him!

Are they really addicting?

My First time...


When I was 18 I decided I was going to rebel against one of the things my mother hated most, tattoos. So I went with a friend, and chose "Rabbit". It's a Chinese character that symbolizes the year I was born. I get some pretty crazy looks every time I tell someone that. They always assume first that it's some sort of sexual thing. It really isn't though! I was born in the year of the rabbit, I have always been fascinated by the Chinese Zodiac.

 It almost describes me to a T...


Rabbits are private individuals, a bit introverted and withdrawn. People are born into this sign would rather work behind-the-scenes instead of being the center of attention in any situation. They are very friendly individuals who enjoy the company of a group of good friends whether at a business dinner or a holiday party. Rabbits just like to be a part of the gang as opposed to the leader of it. The Rabbit is also one of the most stylish of all the animal signs, and has a very artistic nature. They really enjoy painting, music, and expressing themselves. It is a sign of peace, and they are often wise, tranquil, and considerate people.There are 12 signs in the Chinese Zodiac, so each one only comes every twelve years. There are also five elements, metal, wood, fire, water, and earth. So the element alternates each time the sign comes around. I was born in 1987 & I am a "Fire Rabbit" Fire adds an unspoken magnetism and mystery to the Rabbit. These people have a burning desire to get out and live life to the fullest. They are adventurous and love anything that sparks their creativity or curiosity. They can throw tantrums here and there, if provoked, but most of the time they work very hard to avoid conflict or confrontations. Fire Rabbits are charming and tend to push their emotions into the backs of their minds, but will speak up if necessary. They are extremely organized and the best way to throw a Rabbit off is to remove something from its sitting place. They are so orderly and their homes and offices so clutter-free that it is sometimes a point of humor with their friends. Rabbits are modest in their decorating choices and choose different shades of green such as sages and turquoises.

Another? Yes Please!

This post was supposed to be about how I want to get another tattoo, but I got into the whole zodiac thing. So anyway, I have been thinking so so much lately about getting another tattoo. The hubby and I really wanna do something together if we can figure out what. I've always heard so much controversy about getting names done, but I am REALLY wanting to get his name tattooed on me somewhere, not sure where though.  

We really like the idea of the sparrows, one for each of us. They are of course originally meant for sailors. They are known for traveling great distances & always returning home. So they are supposed to act as talisman to bring a sailor home safe. That's enough right there to convince me! The sparrow is also known to choose a soul mate and stay with them for their entire lifespan. So it seems fitting... as he is my sailor, and my soul mate. 

I really like this one...

I would do something original of course, I've tried drawing it out before but got impatient with it at the time, so guess I will have to try again!

 

Blog Hop With Me

A blog hop is a linky list that is shared on multiple blogs.

When several blogs put the same linky list code on their blog, the

exact same list appears on each blog.

Blog visitors can submit their entries on any blog that contains the list.

The entries will appear on each blog where the list resides.

Your blog readers can hop form blog to blog seeing the same list 

of blogs on each one. It helps you all to gain readers with 

each person who adds the list!

So come blog hop with me! Just add your link to the list at the bottom of this post!

Top Ten Tuesdays

Started @ Flip Flops & Combat Boots

Here's this weeks topic!

Top Ten Favorite Foods:

(In no particular order!)

• Vanilla Ice Cream
• My Cream cheese & cheddar dip
• Sesame Chicken
• My Mushroom Swiss Turkey Burgers
• Fish Tacos 
• PICKLES! YUM
• Broccoli & Cheese soup
• Sushi
• Cheesecake
• Pulled Pork BBQ Sandwich (How I miss Texas!!)

 What are your Top Ten?

Click the link below to link up and post your Top Ten!