A Surprise Visit From The Marine!

The Dude in Cammies left a few weeks ago for ITX. I guess some stuff wasn't done right by the XO and so he has to come back to his base to get it done right. I bet he is totally bummed to have home cooked meals, a shower, laundry, and his bed to sleep in for a few nights! HAHAHAHA  He got a chunk of work done on Monday and than Monday evening I helped him with the last of the rosters.






We were finally able to sit out front and hand out candy to all our trick or treaters.









It was soooo fun having him home for Halloween since he will be gone next Halloween and last Halloween we were at Ty's away football game, the year before that Ty was gone again for an away game and the year before that the Marine was in Afghanistan.....so this was a fun surprise!!! Next Halloween that the Marine will be home we will only have one kid still in school!!!  Crazy how fast time is going!!! So totally enjoyed having him home this Halloween since it is his VERY favorite holiday!!! Ryan put on Ty's ghillie suit and sat in the rocking chair handing out candy.






The little kids reactions were hillarious! Their Marine dads knew exactly what he was! There were a few little ones he had to take the head piece off so they could be brave enough to get their candy!!! Later Ryan went and hid and jumped out at some big kids. He scared a few and Ty snuck up on Ryan and scared him! It was toooo funny!!! We ended the night watching a VERY creepy Gotham. A super fun day! And of course we stuck with Halloween tradition and ordered pizza!!!!

Time For Surgery

Yay! Traffic didn't get crazy and I made it to Balboa an half hour early!!! Surgery day! Just a simple one, I didn't even tell The Dude In Cammies!!! He doesn't need to be worrying about me with the training he is gone at!!! Only my work, Ty & Ryan, my emergency contact, and my doctors know. My surgeon is keeping me awake so I can drive myself home. She wanted to put me under but I'm one of those people who hate to ask for any kind of help and I didn't want someone to have to spend the day down here waiting for me!!! HAHA I scheduled this specifically while The Dude In Cammies is gone so he doesn't have to worry about anything. I should be all recovered when he gets back the end of November. I took two weeks off from work and I did a months worth of grocery shopping to get thru the two weeks and longer if the elections end with America burning down if the liberals don't get their way. Hoping all goes fine and uncomplicated!!!


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8 Weeks

Victoria is 8 weeks and all is well with our little mermaid....

Real Rain?

It was crazy to see and actually hear rain!!! It just doesn't happen very often here!!! But definitely needed!!!


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My Monster Toes Taking A Break

It has been a VERY busy week!!! So today i decided to just take my book to the beach, put my toes in the sand, and just relax for a few hours. It was wonderful and my monster toes enjoyed being back in the sand!



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Going To A Trojan Football Game

Ty and I headed out to his old high school to catch a home football game and see Taylor cheer. The traffic was horrible! We should have arrived at 6:30 but didn't get there until 8 pm due to the crazy traffic and endless accidents!!! People need to stop being on their phones and just pay attention while driving! But we made it for second half, thank goodness!!!  Taylor didn't know we were coming so it was soooo funny to see her face when she saw us! She was just tooo cute and she just couldn't control her excitement! In between cheers she ran over and gave us a big hug before running back to her spot. It was fun seeing Jennifer, Daniel, and Robin and others. Ty had fun seeing all of his friends and i didn't see him until after the game. He followed the team back to the locker room and chitchatted with all his friends until it was time to go. Ty and I went with Jennifer, Daniel, Taylor, and Robin to Dennys for a late dinner and to visit some more. It was great seeing them! Than it was time to head back south, but this time there was no traffic so we got home at 1:30. Ryan had stayed home, so we didn't have to walk the dogs when we got home! Thank goodness, because i was tired!!! Ty decided he doesn't want to go back to see any more of their games....he said it was just too sad because he misses his friends and that school.....going back just reminds him how much he misses Silver Valley.....I told him that was fine and if he changes his mind to let me know. I'm glad he had such a great two years at Silver Valley but i feel so bad on how much he misses his old school....the bummer side of being a military brat...





 

3/5 LES Graduates

We just wrapped up another successful LES. We had two wives from our Battalion attend and are sooo very happy to have this new leadership added to our Battalion on the volunteer side. Our FRO and the CO wife and I were there for their graduation and congratulate them on a job well done! Love these ladies! We have an awesome FRO as well!!!

Car Seats Aren't What They Used To Be

One of my friends picked up a car seat today because she is picking up her grand daughter tomorrow morning. After looking at it she realized she was waaaaay out of her league in today's car seats. She asked me and one of my friends to help her install it after our dinner in Laguna Hills. So after dinner we headed back to the PX parking lot where her car was and began installing the car seat. Yep, we soon realized car seats aren't like they were a decade ago when we were using them!!! I pulled up the installation video on YouTube on my phone. The three of us stood there in the parking lot watching the video on my phone.....we had to be quite the site for those coming out of the PX. We would watch, than pause and begin installing again, watch some more and than back to installation....until we finally got it installed!!!! Boy, these new car seats are something else!!! But mission accomplished and my friend is all set for tomorrow!!!






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Food Aversion

Vicki had a doctors appointment today and is now a little more relaxed about how she can't eat very much. I told her the mermaid was fine and she was eating enough, but now that her doctor said it she's not as stressed.


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Frankensteins Laboratory at LES

LES is finally here! My co-facilitator and i were given the color green so we decided to go with a Frankenstein Laboratory room. It turned out really cute! Now hoping for a smooth week of LES and onto a great week of leadership training!!!

He DOES Pay Attention!

Ed was helping me with dinner tonight....he let me know the water was boiling and asked me if I wanted him to put the noodles in. I told him yes and to stir the noodles. Later when I looked over at the pot I saw he had put the wooden spoon over the top of the pot!!! That made me giggle. I laughed and said, 'Hey! You pay attention in here!!!' He just laughed and said, 'of course!'


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No Longer Just Dangling Legs

I FINALLY finished my Halloween wreath! It's just been a wreath with the dangling legs that i had attached a few weeks ago. I finally found a few minutes to actually add the rest! It turned out pretty fun! Love my new Halloween wreath!!!

Sleeves Up With Deserts & Jungles

I got a picture of these two together with sleeves rolled in Deserts and Jungle cammies. I've been trying for awhile but these two are not cooperative when it comes to pictures!!! It's also a tad bit tough due to their schedules! HAHAHAHA But today The Dude In Cammies got home early, right as Ryan was getting home from school!!!

Homework Won

I was getting ready for bed and saw this....somewhere in the middle of homework Ty fell asleep. I was looking for Bella....found her! Leah was fading too! I guess homework won tonight!





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Early Birthday Fun For Ed

Since Ed is going to be gone for his birthday we decided to spend today out celebrating early! We started at Little Italy having fun walking thru all the vendors. I found someone selling pommegranites already seeded and in a container with a spoon! Ed loves those, so he enjoyed eating those as we walked around. Later we went to Sea Port Village and had fun walking thru all the shops and along the water. We rented some bikes and road all over from Sea Port Village, to the mirina and than out to the USS Midway and Star of India. We ended the day at Claim Jumpers for dessert. Ed had the yummy caremal pumpkin cheesecake and i had the legendary chocolate cake! It was a perfect day to celebrate early!!!

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I've Missed My Mornings here!

I'm at a new job site for the month of October. The school is on base and starts at 8:45! I got up at 4:30 and got all ready except for makeup. We left at 5:45 for Seminary and than after dropping them off at school I was at the Pier at 7:30. I got to squeeze in a quick 30 minute cardio. Sooo fun starting out my day back at the beach!!! It was great to hear the chatter of the fishermen, the crashing of the waves, seeing my favorite bird, the surfers......perfect way to start my day! Than I was off to home to get ready for work!!!! Yay for working on base!!!!





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Dinner With Adrian

Our son in law Adrian is at DI School at MCRD San Diego. He just started this week. We decided to pick him up for dinner tonight before his weekends get too busy with classes and studying!!! We went to Old Town and tried out Coyote Cafe. Oh my goodness!!! Sooo delicious! I usually like my Mexican food better, but this place was awesome and the prices were great! I've never had a guacamole enchilada before....it was amazing and I'm gonna make that!!! Never thought of making that before!!! We walked around for a bit chit chatting with Adrian. We took him back to his room so he could wrap up what he needed to get done today and than Ed and I went down to the Gaslamp District. It was fun walking around. The Haunted Hotel looked really fun but Ed said not just no, but HELL NO!!!! Hahahaha It looked really creepy!!! One of the creepy nurses working inside came up to me. I had no voice so I couldn't scream. After the nurse a VERY creepy clown came up to me. No voice so no screams! Probably a perfect time for me to go to a Haunted House!!! Hahaha











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