A trip home!

In my last update I said I would be going home very soon to visit with my family.

I got back this past weekend and couldn't have had a better time!

I got to see my PaPaw, and I missed him so much!

I think the last time I saw him was the year before last.

He is getting weaker and has shortness of breath a lot, but that didn't manage to stop him from going to eat out a few times with me. I ate catfish while I was there of course. 

We went to his favorite fish place in Oklahoma, Bill's Catfish.

That's one thing I miss about home! Fried Catfish. 

Can't get it here in Virginia, and if you do it's at places like Cracker Barrel and it isn't the same AT ALL!

I could tell he was very happy to see me and was always talking about my "Anchor Clanker", a little nickname he has given the Mister.

He adores my husband since my PaPaw's a prior Navy man himself.

We talked a bit about the baby and he asked me if I had thought of names. I told him we had thrown around a few, but nothing's set in stone. 

He told me I was gonna have a girl and that I should name her after him, Edwina, since his name is Edwin. :)

He can always make me laugh and put a smile on my face!

It was extremely hard saying goodbye to him. Since they go down south to warmer weather in the winter, I won't be seeing him at Christmas. 

I'm hoping my parents will come up for the birth of the baby and bring him and my Granny.

I thoroughly enjoyed my time in Texas, although it seemed to go by way too fast!

Mom and I looked for Maternity clothes, and went to little baby boutiques a couple days when I was there.

She said she cannot wait until we know the sex so she can start buying stuff!

It's all so surreal to me. I guess it will actually hit me once I start to show more, but it all just seems like a dream. 

The Mister and I have waited so long for this moment, and after one angel baby it is finally here!

On another note, the weather here in Virginia is nuts!

Yesterday we had a 5.8 Earthquake, and this weekend we are supposed to see the effects of Hurricane Irene.

I'm hoping it doesn't get so bad to where we have to evacuate.

Hubby would have to stay here even if the dogs and I have to leave.

Praying is about all I'm able to do at this point.

I hope everyone has a good weekend and if you are in the path of Irene, stay safe!

It's been awhile, but I have exciting news!

Hey everyone, I know I've been MIA, but after my trip to Florida with my family I came home to later find out the best news of my life.

The Mister and I are expecting our first baby in March of 2012!

I had my first appointment yesterday and the baby has a strong heartbeat and all is well.

When we found out it was about a month ago, and if I was to get on here I would've spilled the beans!

I just told Facebook yesterday.

My husband was so excited when I told him the news. It was a great moment in our household, and we are so blessed to get a second chance that many families don't have the privilege to experience.

We are truly blessed by the Lord our God.

I will keep y'all updated on what is going on.

Today I fly back home to visit my family. My PaPaw is not in the best of shape and I just need some time with him. I'm very excited to see my family. 

It will be the first time they'll see me since I told them the news last month. 

I also can't wait to indulge my pregnancy cravings with all the yummy food from back home! 

Here's the sonogram picture from our first visit!

Hope everyone has a great rest of the week and a good weekend!

A new name

I've been wanting to change my blog name for awhile now. 

I just felt like My Life as a Crafty Boatswainsmates Wife was too directed to me being a Navy wife.

There are other aspects to me that I would like you guys to see.

I felt limited to what I wrote about because it would always need to be about the Navy or crafting.

So, I thought long and hard and decided that what it needed to be was something about the changes I'm going through moving from Texas to Virginia. I've lived here for about a year and a half already, but it's all still very new to me. Coast life is nothing like country life.

I constantly think about my home state. I miss family and friends, the atmosphere and especially the food!!!!

I will be flying back to Texas next month though. My grandpa just had a new pacemaker put in and I would like to spend some quality time with him. He is very special to me. 

Call me a daddy's girl or Papaw's girl and I wouldn't be able to tell you differently. :)

Thank you guys or still continuing to follow me and read up on the things I'm doing.

Nautical fever!

My husband and I have been throwing the idea of using a nautical/beach theme in our bathroom, and upon bringing sand and shells back from Florida I thought let's get this project started!

For days I have been looking at lighthouses, seashells, blues and tans, and anchors!!!

I have lots of ideas floating around in my head, so I decided to put them to work.

I ended up making sand filled votives for the top of the toilet and I plan on painting some canvases today.

Here's what the votives look like:

Next I want to get a mirror and glue shells all around the frame.

I'm also looking at framing some shells in shadowboxes.

I just so happened to look at Tatertots and Jello today, and she has the gorgeous Anthro-Inspired Nautical necklace tutorial. I have to try it!

Hope everyone had a good Monday! My 2 year wedding anniversary is in 8 days, so I am very excited for next week!

The Sunshine State

I haven't written in what feels like forever!

I was extremely busy planning our trip to Florida.

We came home last week. It was so bittersweet. 

I had to watch my family pack up their car to go back to Texas while we were packing ours for Virginia.

The trip was amazing. I got to see my family for the first time in 8 months. My sister, her children and my parents.

We stayed in a condo right by Miramar Beach. Every morning we got up, ate breakfast, and crossed the street to enjoy some sunshine on the beach.
My handsome Mister cooked his "healthy" breakfast while everyone else had Krispy Kreme donuts and pancakes!


The Mr. and his little helpers, my niece and nephew, cooking breakfast!

We have beaches here in Virginia, but they don't even compare to the beaches of Florida.

Perfect white sand and emerald water. We could even see the fish that were down at the bottom of the ocean!
 

We spent the majority of our time body surfing the waves and snorkeling to find seashells and fish!

And burying my nephew Jaxson in the sand!

We also rented a pontoon boat and went out to the party barge on the water and snorkeled.
We found so many hermit crabs! We took Ajax with us and he loved the ride on the boat, but hated the water. Every time we put him in, he'd swim right back to the boat!



We even got him a little life jacket.
He loved to just look at us while we were in the water.




We got tired, so Ajax and I decided we were going to sunbathe on the back of the boat.

On our trip we also went to Fudpuckers.
They had live gators outside of the restaurant and a gator show as well. After we ate we went to the gator show and I got chosen to come and help the handlers hold one of their alligators.
I had never held an alligator before. He was dry and scaly!

Another restaurant we went to while we were there was Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.
Everything in the restaurant had some kind of reference to Forrest Gump!





I got the Shrimper's Heaven.
It had three different dipping sauces, coconut shrimp, fried shrimp, and tempura shrimp... Man was it yummy!

Outside of the restaurant they had a bench and a box of chocolates just like the movie!



They even had sneakers you could put your feet in to look even more like Forrest!

On 4th of July weekend, HarborWalk had a flyover for all the people that have served and are serving in our military.
There were live bands, facepainting, and lots of little shops.
They also had fireworks later that night.

It was a great week with family and I hated to see it end.
We came back sunburned, but it was well worth it.
Time with my family is something I hold dear to my heart.
Since the Mister is in the Navy it's extremely hard to just take a trip somewhere to see them.
This was our first family vacation that my husband was a part of.



He loved getting away from his duties for awhile and hanging out with family.



Lexie and Ajax enjoyed themselves as well!
They had three kids that wanted to hold and play with them every second of the day. Spoiled rotten I tell ya.

I hope we'll get to have another get-together soon.
One where I can see my brother and his family.
He had just gotten back from deployment, so they weren't able to make it.

Since we've been back it's been unpacking and getting the house back in order.

An Update!

It has been such a long time since I wrote! 

The Mister got back from his surge about a week and a half ago, so we've just been spending every moment together cherishing it!
On Saturday we went to see The Hangover 2 with Brittney! Funny movie! I don't think I liked it quite as much as I did Bridesmaids though. If you haven't seen Bridesmaids, please take the time to go! It's hilarious!

Yesterday was Memorial Day and we had family pictures taken by the lovely Jessica Quinonez Photography.

She is seriously SO Sweet and patient. 

The Mister and I had a great time! I'll post pictures once she finishes them!

On an even more exciting note... I will be vacationing in Florida next month with my lovely family.

I haven't seen them since Christmas and I am super excited! 

Can't wait to snorkel, golf, and just spend some quality time on the beach with them!

I finally got off my migraine medicine since we are still trying for a baby.

I've had lots of headaches, but I'm coping... I cannot be on Topamax while planning.

Praying for everything to go smoothly if we do conceive. 

Having had a miscarriage, that's always in the back of my mind. :(

The Mister leaves again soon for training so I'm gonna try to save up so we can enjoy our Florida vacation together. 

Hope everyone had a blessed Memorial Day with friends and family and a great weekend!

Retro Glam!

Yesterday Brittney and I went shopping... Again!

We actually had an agenda though. 

I was trying to find a cute pin-up style outfit to wear for my Vroom Pin Up shoot next week. 

I will be having photos taken with various classic and muscle cars. 

I thought pin-up/retro glam would be perfect for this occasion!

It is nearly impossible to find anything cute nowadays that ties into that era and style, unless you're ordering online and are willing to shell out some hefty change!

I wanted to try and thrift shop for something vintage, but I just don't even know where to start!

Luckily I found a very cute dress at my favorite store: Forever 21.

It is a halter dress with a sweetheart neckline.

I love the polka dots and the three button detail. 

So modern day pin-up in my opinion!

It looks stellar on and I'm so excited to get to wear it for my shoot!

I have some red Mary Jane pumps that are going to look so cute with it. 

I'm gonna try and look for a red flower for my hair today as well.

Bridesmaids was amazing yesterday Ya'll!!!! 

You need to go see it. It's like the female version of the Hangover. 

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.