Tis the season

I gotta say, for being the end of November I am so not in the Holiday spirit. I don't know if it's the lack of snow (or even cold weather) or if it's the uncertainty of what our Christmas plans will be. Our house has not a single Christmas decoration up and will probably not get a tree if things go as planned. We are waiting to find out if my husband's leave will get approved and it's only 2 weeks from the day his leave is set to begin. If we get leave we'll be going back to see our families and therefore find it silly to put up all of our decorations at home. If we don't get leave then we are staying here and will have to work quickly to make our home look festive. Maybe if I find some Christmas music to listen to I'll start feeling it more.

That being said, Christmas is my favorite time of year. Time to spend with family while celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. Our family has another special thing to celebrate at this time of year as well, my younger brother's birthday. He has turned out to be a wonderful young man and I am proud to call him my brother. I really am hoping to get back to see him turn 20 years old. I am also hoping to be able to share my daughter's first Christmas with all of my loved ones. The suspense is what is killing me.

Feel the burn

Today is the second day of my new workout routine. I started Jillian Micheal's 30 day shred yesterday and I gotta say, this is gonna be a rough 30 days. The workouts may only be 20 minutes long but the way they are set up, you definitely feel it by the end. But I don't care how difficult it might be because I am determined to lose the weight I gained while pregnant. Actually, I would be ok with losing more than that, but then again who wouldn't be ok with losing weight?

The best part about doing these workouts is that I am still in my own home and I hope that since my daughter watches me exercise that she will benefit from a good influence. Little by little we are getting rid of the junk food in this house and switching to healthy snacks. I'm not saying we will never indulge in a little ice cream or cookies, but I want there to be mostly healthy options available. Never again will we decide we want a snack and choose between chips, candy, brownies, or pretzels. Instead I want to offer things like granola, popcorn, fruit, or veggies as something to nosh on. 

Today has barely begun and I am feeling so accomplished. Maybe I'll keep the momentum going and finish cleaning the house. MAYBE

Give it a shot

So, I'm new to this whole blogging thing but figured I would give it a try. Not only so that I can get out what I only get to say to my 4 month old daughter and dogs, but also so that my friends and family know what is going on in my life. Living thousands of miles away from all of my loved ones can make keeping in touch difficult and even with the modern wonders that are Facebook and Skype, I find that there are many people I miss out on talking to.

This is for all those wondering how I am doing with my new little family and how I manage to do everything at home while taking classes and retaining some sanity with the madness that is the military. Someone may even stumble across this that has a spouse that has just entered the military or is even considering it. This is also for them. Only someone that has experienced the military lifestyle can tell you what to expect, and even then they won't know exactly what your individual experience might be like because no two relationships are the same, nor two service members.

The title of my blog says it all. I am making my own life and my own home with my family wherever we go. I chose to capitalize only three letters in the title. These capital letters represent my daughter's initials and throughout the journey of this blog I am sure I will mention her many a time. I'll post tomorrow, or later this week, giving you all a little more of a taste for who I am. Can't wait to see how the adventure of blogging goes.