Well, lets just say God is awesome! Today was def. a realization day! Learning things about myself and exactly what I can handle and the standards I should set for myself. I went to the PWOC meeting today and then afterward proceeded to go to the Bible Study "Daniel" by Beth Moore. Nate is my strength and my verbal barrier. I have realized that I count on Nate to be my leader emotionally, spiritually, and verbally. Nate being gone has shown me that without a leader I need to Step Up to the plate and lead myself, which I haven't been doing a great job. I have what is called word vomit. You know what I mean? We are all guilty of it at some points. It is when our life gets to a boiling point that words and frustrations just spill forth spewing from our mouths before we get a chance to grab a waste basket for them to fall into to be contained. We don't realize what we are saying and the effect it has.I on the other hand am also guilty of not turning the mirror on myself. I am eager to point out when others are talking about Me and doing Me wrong, but while talking about what they are doing, I am actually "talking about them". I think they have no idea what I'm going through or they wouldn't be saying that or doing that. Therefore the cycle continues and nothing ever gets resolved. I urge you to take the high road!!! It may be difficult to take that first step of admitting your wrongful doings. The great things is that if things don't change you tried and that is all we can do. God calls us to love one another, now that doesn't mean we always have to like them ;) (j/k), but we should treat others how we would want to be treated. I often forget others are sometimes different from me. I can let things roll off my shoulders, forgive and forget and not care what anybody in the world thinks, but this doesn't mean everyone else is the same way. I am always trying to learn more about myself and others through all the experiences I go through. God has truly blessed me with being able to learn new things through the good and the bad! I am def. looking forward to seeing what God has in store for me through this Bible Study.
I will update again soon, maybe next time about the crafts I am working on ;)
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Update!
Well, there is a lot coming up and I am growing more and more excited. I had my first FRG meeting that I organized last night and we had an amazing turnout. I was able to answer questions and update the families on things to come. It is great to know that people (besides family) that count on me and look to me for advice. I am loving being an FRG leader and organizing events and meetings for the families. We have a lot of great ideas for meetings and events. Enough about FRG :).
I bought us new bedding and accents for our bedroom and I am holding off putting them up until Nate gets home. It is a navy spread and we have yellow accents. I also got us a Keurig coffee maker. We have been putting aside money specifically for that and we took the money we got for Christmas and put it towards our coffee maker. I absolutely LOVE IT!!! We are very patient buyer and it took us months to finally decide for sure we wanted one and then hunt down the best deal. I am all about deals and being cautious. I also bought us our "Home is where the Army sends us" sign. It should be coming soon! It sounds like I am been spending like crazy lol but these purchases have been spread out and saved for ;).
Nate comes home in about 10 days and I am so flippin excited!!! Then we have about 2 weeks before his mom comes. I am still trying to get all the details worked out with our getaway to the Royal Hawaiian. We are getting excited to spend some time together before deployment.
I am making dinner for the Scott's tonight. We are going to have fajitas and then watch a movie. Tomorrow I am going to the beach with Chessa and her daughter and then making stuffed shells for them for dinner. I am so looking forward to getting out of the house (not like a spend much time in it anyway) and getting some sun. Well, I need to go prepare the meat for the fajitas and clean the house up some for tomorrow. I will update again soon!
I bought us new bedding and accents for our bedroom and I am holding off putting them up until Nate gets home. It is a navy spread and we have yellow accents. I also got us a Keurig coffee maker. We have been putting aside money specifically for that and we took the money we got for Christmas and put it towards our coffee maker. I absolutely LOVE IT!!! We are very patient buyer and it took us months to finally decide for sure we wanted one and then hunt down the best deal. I am all about deals and being cautious. I also bought us our "Home is where the Army sends us" sign. It should be coming soon! It sounds like I am been spending like crazy lol but these purchases have been spread out and saved for ;).
Nate comes home in about 10 days and I am so flippin excited!!! Then we have about 2 weeks before his mom comes. I am still trying to get all the details worked out with our getaway to the Royal Hawaiian. We are getting excited to spend some time together before deployment.
I am making dinner for the Scott's tonight. We are going to have fajitas and then watch a movie. Tomorrow I am going to the beach with Chessa and her daughter and then making stuffed shells for them for dinner. I am so looking forward to getting out of the house (not like a spend much time in it anyway) and getting some sun. Well, I need to go prepare the meat for the fajitas and clean the house up some for tomorrow. I will update again soon!
Monday, January 24, 2011
Busy Bee...
Well,
I have lots going on lately. I am planning my first real FRG meeting for tomorrow. I already have over 30 people coming which is 10x more than the last FRG meeting. I am looking forward to meeting all the new families.
I am planning our anniversary getaway. We are going to spend a couple nights at the Royal Hawaiian, it is so flipping pretty. We are going to get massages and eat amazing food and just spend some quality time together before he deploys. I am missing Nate a lot, but again I am trying to stay busy.
I am getting really excited for Nate's mom to come visit. I am planning a lot of stuff and making meal plans and such.
Well, that is about it for now. Just a really quick update. Hope all is well on the mainland. Write again soon!
I have lots going on lately. I am planning my first real FRG meeting for tomorrow. I already have over 30 people coming which is 10x more than the last FRG meeting. I am looking forward to meeting all the new families.
I am planning our anniversary getaway. We are going to spend a couple nights at the Royal Hawaiian, it is so flipping pretty. We are going to get massages and eat amazing food and just spend some quality time together before he deploys. I am missing Nate a lot, but again I am trying to stay busy.
I am getting really excited for Nate's mom to come visit. I am planning a lot of stuff and making meal plans and such.
Well, that is about it for now. Just a really quick update. Hope all is well on the mainland. Write again soon!
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Learning...
So I have really been neglecting this blog thing...
Nate has officially started prep for deployment. He is at NTC right now preparing and training for Afghanistan. He seems to be doing pretty well. He wakes up at 6am and goes to bed at 12 midnight, and people say he doesn't do anything? Anyways that is another rant for another day, trying to pack up my soap box slowly, but surely. I just get a little upset when people accuse Nate of not doing stuff after I see the long hours he puts in and the work that he does, that's the protective wifey in me. Nate is really good about not caring what people say, that's just one of the reasons why I love him. Anyways, like I said before another rant for another time.
I am doing pretty well with him being gone. We have done separations before. I am keeping super busy. I have such great friends here that are constantly inviting me out or over for dinner. I have tons of FRG stuff to plan and do, which takes up most of my time. The dogs seem to miss Nate a lot. Oreo sleeps beside me now and snuggles up close. It's weird how dogs can sense change!
Nate's mom is coming in Feb. We are super excited! We are going to take her to a real Luau and to the beach to teach her how to surf. I am looking forward to having our first official guest in Hawaii. My family comes in June to visit so that will be something to look forward to after Nate leaves. I might start looking for a job as well to keep me busy. Hopefully, Nate's cousin Sara can come visit. We would have so much flippin fun...I LOVE her!
So what's new with me? I am learning new things about myself everyday. Things that are important enough to fight for and things that are just meant to roll off your shoulders. I am learning to be thankful for all that I have and not ungrateful and jealous of the things I don't. God is so good to us and has truly blessed us with so many things. Life is so precious and I am learning not to take anything for granted. I was thinking how lucky I am to live in paradise. I know some people get stuck in the same place for years and years and I am so lucky to say that I have traveled and lived all over. I was talking to my mom and telling her how I never imagined the places God would take me and now here I am a mile from the ocean on one side and a mountain on the other.
Talking about experiences and leaning new things, I learned how to make an egg roll! I have been attending 'coffee groups'. These are groups for the spouses and they meet once a month just to get together and have fun. I am actually leading the one in Feb. for the Battalion. Anyways, the one I went to the other night was run by the Brigade Commander's wife and she is from Korea, again it is so amazing the people God will put in your life (esp. in the military). She showed us how to fill and wrap them and then fry them. They were so delicious! I am so blessed to have these little groups that I can go to and know they are experiencing the same things I am and get advice from the Senior Spouses.
I have a lot coming up in the next month with our Feb. fundraiser and Pre-deployment briefings. I will hopefully update more often when Nate leaves ;(. We thank you for all of your prayers and ask that you continue praying for safety and protection. Well, until next time...Aloha!
Nate has officially started prep for deployment. He is at NTC right now preparing and training for Afghanistan. He seems to be doing pretty well. He wakes up at 6am and goes to bed at 12 midnight, and people say he doesn't do anything? Anyways that is another rant for another day, trying to pack up my soap box slowly, but surely. I just get a little upset when people accuse Nate of not doing stuff after I see the long hours he puts in and the work that he does, that's the protective wifey in me. Nate is really good about not caring what people say, that's just one of the reasons why I love him. Anyways, like I said before another rant for another time.
I am doing pretty well with him being gone. We have done separations before. I am keeping super busy. I have such great friends here that are constantly inviting me out or over for dinner. I have tons of FRG stuff to plan and do, which takes up most of my time. The dogs seem to miss Nate a lot. Oreo sleeps beside me now and snuggles up close. It's weird how dogs can sense change!
Nate's mom is coming in Feb. We are super excited! We are going to take her to a real Luau and to the beach to teach her how to surf. I am looking forward to having our first official guest in Hawaii. My family comes in June to visit so that will be something to look forward to after Nate leaves. I might start looking for a job as well to keep me busy. Hopefully, Nate's cousin Sara can come visit. We would have so much flippin fun...I LOVE her!
So what's new with me? I am learning new things about myself everyday. Things that are important enough to fight for and things that are just meant to roll off your shoulders. I am learning to be thankful for all that I have and not ungrateful and jealous of the things I don't. God is so good to us and has truly blessed us with so many things. Life is so precious and I am learning not to take anything for granted. I was thinking how lucky I am to live in paradise. I know some people get stuck in the same place for years and years and I am so lucky to say that I have traveled and lived all over. I was talking to my mom and telling her how I never imagined the places God would take me and now here I am a mile from the ocean on one side and a mountain on the other.
Talking about experiences and leaning new things, I learned how to make an egg roll! I have been attending 'coffee groups'. These are groups for the spouses and they meet once a month just to get together and have fun. I am actually leading the one in Feb. for the Battalion. Anyways, the one I went to the other night was run by the Brigade Commander's wife and she is from Korea, again it is so amazing the people God will put in your life (esp. in the military). She showed us how to fill and wrap them and then fry them. They were so delicious! I am so blessed to have these little groups that I can go to and know they are experiencing the same things I am and get advice from the Senior Spouses.
I have a lot coming up in the next month with our Feb. fundraiser and Pre-deployment briefings. I will hopefully update more often when Nate leaves ;(. We thank you for all of your prayers and ask that you continue praying for safety and protection. Well, until next time...Aloha!
Friday, December 31, 2010
Thankful for the past and exciting for the future!
Well, a lot has happened this year. Trying to think back on everything would be crazy, but I will try to remember some. We adopted a new puppy that we named Oreo so we now own 2 doggies. Nate attended Airborne school and organized the German Badge for Knox. We made our first big purchase as a couple, our new Nissian Rouge. Nate and I moved to Hawaii, we celebrated 2 years of marriage and we also celebrated our 3rd Christmas together. I turned 25 yrs. young. We suffered a great loss with the death of Nate's step-dad Tim. We have made a lot of great friends here in Hawaii. I have become the FRG Leader, something I thought I would never do. I also have joined 2 coffee groups, which are so much fun and a great way to meet new people and have become the Treasurer of one.
There are so many changes coming for 2011. Nate will be deployed to Afghanistan for 12 months. I will continue to be the FRG Leader. Nate's mom is coming to visit in Feb. and my family is coming in June. We are looking forward to spending time with everyone. My family will come after Nate leaves, so that will give me something to look forward to. Besides that who knows. We have a couple things up our sleeves for the next year! I hope you all have an AMAZING New Year!
There are so many changes coming for 2011. Nate will be deployed to Afghanistan for 12 months. I will continue to be the FRG Leader. Nate's mom is coming to visit in Feb. and my family is coming in June. We are looking forward to spending time with everyone. My family will come after Nate leaves, so that will give me something to look forward to. Besides that who knows. We have a couple things up our sleeves for the next year! I hope you all have an AMAZING New Year!
Friday, December 24, 2010
Christmas Update!
Oh goodness where to start? We have been quite the busy elves this season. We just wrapped up our pictures with Santa Fundraiser. We raised a grand total of over $2400 for the soldiers and their families. My FRG will get half of that. Not too bad for a couple days of work.
Nate and I are hosting Christmas dinner. We have a big menu so I will be up cooking bright and early tomorrow. I am so excited to host my first Christmas Dinner.
Tonight (Christmas Eve) we are watching a bunch of Christmas movies and eating a big "breakfast dinner". I made all my sweets to hand out to the neighbors last night so that is all done.
The Battalion Christmas party went amazing. We had a lot of fun as did everyone else. I will have to post pics on the next update. We have recieved a lot of amazing christmas presents again I will have to show pics later.
We finally finished our Christmas letters and got those out. to the friends and family.
Well, that is all for now from the Balough clan. We wish you a very Merry Chirstmas!
Nate and I are hosting Christmas dinner. We have a big menu so I will be up cooking bright and early tomorrow. I am so excited to host my first Christmas Dinner.
Tonight (Christmas Eve) we are watching a bunch of Christmas movies and eating a big "breakfast dinner". I made all my sweets to hand out to the neighbors last night so that is all done.
The Battalion Christmas party went amazing. We had a lot of fun as did everyone else. I will have to post pics on the next update. We have recieved a lot of amazing christmas presents again I will have to show pics later.
We finally finished our Christmas letters and got those out. to the friends and family.
Well, that is all for now from the Balough clan. We wish you a very Merry Chirstmas!
Friday, December 3, 2010
Christmas time is here ;)
Well, not too much to catch up on...
Things seem to be in full swing with my new position as FRG leader of Nate's company. I seem to have a meeting every time I turn around. We have an FRG Christmas Party coming up so that will be exciting. I have a FRG "Bootcamp" I have to go to this weekend, but one of my friends is going to so it hopefully won't be too boring, afterward we are going to go see Harry Potter.
Nate and I are planning to have a party Christmas Eve and invite the neighbors. I need to send out invites soon. He just went on a staff ride the other night so I was able to make dinner for my friend/neighbor and her daughter. I love having people over, but often get scared that they won't like what I cook, but all went well and the food was so good. Nate and I have decided to wait to celebrate our anniversary until March/April. We are going to wait and do it right before he deploys. We are just going to go out to dinner and maybe the water park on our actual anniversary. Nate surprised me with an early Birthday/Anniversary present yesterday. I needed a new phone and I was just going to wait until closer to my bday to get it. Nate said we had to make a stop on our way to Bed, Bath and Beyond. He stopped buy at&t and said we are getting your phone now ;). I am officially on the "dark side" now. I LOVE my Iphone 4. Nate will get his when he gets back from deployment, but for now I let him play with mine.
We are working on our Christmas letters. It is a tradition in Nate's family to send out a Christmas letter, so we are adopting it especially since we have a lot to update here from Hawaii. Nate's Dad sent us our Christmas present early. It is amazing! It's a Balough family cookbook. He put it together with all these amazing family recipes and cooking tips. I am so excited to get to use it and add to it. We still have to go out and get Christmas presents. Our moms are both covered and normally they are the hardest so that makes it easier on us. I still want to get Nate a few more little things since he got his big gift already (surf board). We have all of our decorations up and it feels a little more like the holidays, which helps when it is in the 70's outside.
Well, that is about it for now I feel like I am forgetting some stuff. Nate leaves soon for NTC so that will be coming up. I hope you all are doing well.
Pictures:
Things seem to be in full swing with my new position as FRG leader of Nate's company. I seem to have a meeting every time I turn around. We have an FRG Christmas Party coming up so that will be exciting. I have a FRG "Bootcamp" I have to go to this weekend, but one of my friends is going to so it hopefully won't be too boring, afterward we are going to go see Harry Potter.
Nate and I are planning to have a party Christmas Eve and invite the neighbors. I need to send out invites soon. He just went on a staff ride the other night so I was able to make dinner for my friend/neighbor and her daughter. I love having people over, but often get scared that they won't like what I cook, but all went well and the food was so good. Nate and I have decided to wait to celebrate our anniversary until March/April. We are going to wait and do it right before he deploys. We are just going to go out to dinner and maybe the water park on our actual anniversary. Nate surprised me with an early Birthday/Anniversary present yesterday. I needed a new phone and I was just going to wait until closer to my bday to get it. Nate said we had to make a stop on our way to Bed, Bath and Beyond. He stopped buy at&t and said we are getting your phone now ;). I am officially on the "dark side" now. I LOVE my Iphone 4. Nate will get his when he gets back from deployment, but for now I let him play with mine.
We are working on our Christmas letters. It is a tradition in Nate's family to send out a Christmas letter, so we are adopting it especially since we have a lot to update here from Hawaii. Nate's Dad sent us our Christmas present early. It is amazing! It's a Balough family cookbook. He put it together with all these amazing family recipes and cooking tips. I am so excited to get to use it and add to it. We still have to go out and get Christmas presents. Our moms are both covered and normally they are the hardest so that makes it easier on us. I still want to get Nate a few more little things since he got his big gift already (surf board). We have all of our decorations up and it feels a little more like the holidays, which helps when it is in the 70's outside.
Well, that is about it for now I feel like I am forgetting some stuff. Nate leaves soon for NTC so that will be coming up. I hope you all are doing well.
Pictures:
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| Me hugging the tree :) |
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| Nate hugging the tree |
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| Our Tree |
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| Nate on the roof putting up Christmas lights |
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| Our walkway |
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| Our wreath...I need to fix the H ;) |
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| Walkway again |
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| Garland |
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| Flag |
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| Stake thing |
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| Front door. |
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