Deployment was something we were dreading desperately, we knew it was coming but we had gotten comfortable in our lives without it!! The last time Nick deployed, I was a spry 22, pregnant with our Eli, chasing a toddler, and life looked much much different. We’ve cherished the last several years without the burden of deployment looming. In fact, I’d say we compartmentalized a little too much because when the day finally came, our kids handled it smoothly and a little cluelessly. The point of these blog posts is for me to chronicle our days, weeks, and months.. to share with Nick while he is gone, or maybe to read when he comes back.. and to give me an outlet! I have a lot more I want to share on the topic of deployment but for now, I’m going to focus on recounting highs and lows of our past week.
Holidays
Halloween 2019
Halloween is favorite in our house.. and all of our friends know it! The bar is set high and honestly, we have so much fun coming up with costumes and decorations each year. We spent 3 weeks in hotels between the end of September and closing on our house on October 15th, so that gave
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Motherhood
First Day of School 2019
I wasn’t sure the kids would get the traditional “back to school” this year, with our move to Florida coming up in a few short weeks, we really had to contemplate whether to have them start school here only to leave 3-5 weeks later. I was thinking about homeschooling (props to all you mamas
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Home
House Update!
Buying a house is NOT for the faint of heart, this process has been so taxing!! But also, so exciting and rewarding. The pieces have truly fallen together for our big move back to Florida, we were as surprised as most when we got the news! That’s how it goes with PCS military moves though.
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Gift Guide
Amazon Prime Day Top Picks
Amazon Prime day is here!! Actual Christmas in July!! Stock up on faves or grab items you’ve been hoping would go on sale!! Here are my top picks and what I’m purchasing!! Items will sell out and lightning deals are limited!! So def place your order quickly once you have chosen what you want! I’ve
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Gift Guide
Happy 8th Birthday Eli! Gift Ideas for Boys
Boy moms will know what I mean when I say, parenting a tween boy (ages 8-12) is HARD but rewarding! It’s such an age of exploration for them, and a learning stage as a parent! We are so grateful for this time with our middle guy, he turned 8 this past week and I wanted
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Lifestyle
Last Day of School 2019!
The kids have officially finished the 2018-2019 school year!! I always want to remember what they looked like, I’m so grateful to have photos to look back on!!
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Holidays
Decorating for the Fourth of July Patriotic Inspiration
Summer is almost here! We LOVE to decorate our house for *any* and every holiday, but we are especially patriotic in this house! Around Memorial Day is when we’ll bring out our patriotic decor, and typically leave it up through the summer! I love love love that our neighborhood also participates, it’s fun to drive
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Travel
Pacific Coast Highway Family Roadtrip
This post is a little overdue (for good reason) but even though our trip ended the way it did, I still wanted to share about traveling the Pacific Coast Highway!!! Trying not to let one thing that happened taint the entire experience (though it is a little hard since I still don’t have my vehicle
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DIY Concrete Dining Table
This post is totally overdue, but here we go!! If you’ve been following along on Instagram, you know we spent a few weekends building a concrete outdoor dining table! First – WOAH, that project was way more complicated and difficult than I assumed when we first began. Truthfully I thought it was a one-weekend project
