My Dear Valentine

I found this survey on-line and thought it would be fun to do! Enjoy

1. How long have you and your significant other been together?
6 years and 4 months! wowzers!
2. How did you meet? (What's your "love" story?)
We grew up in the youth group together. We always knew who each other were, he was a player and I was "the hot twin" (his words, not mine.) After he dated a few girls, I dated a few guys, our paths finally crossed. Thanks to our friends playing match maker and me being outgoing, we started hanging out and it's been a love ever-after since then!
3. If married, how long have you been married?
June 7th will be 4 years. 4.long.years! (just kidding, most days)
4. If you are married, where did you get married at? Big or small wedding? If not, where would you like to get married? And will it be big or small?
We had a big wedding in Ohio,with lots of family and friends!
5. Do you have any nick-names that you call one another? Do share!
Babe
6. Name 3 things you love most about your honey.
His humor, his good looks and his love for me.
7. Tell us how he proposed? Or your ideal proposal?
We were visiting friends in Seattle. We took a trip to Alki Beach, at sunset. (two of my favorite things) and he popped the question!
8. Is he a flowers and teddy bear kind of guy for v-day, or strawberries, champagne, and rose petals?
More towards the flowers and teddy bear kinda guy. This year was a mug and K-Cups kinda guy! :)
9. Are you a sunset dinner on the beach kind of girl, or pop a movie in and relax on the couch?
I could really go for either or. I LOVE the beach, but I love being comfy at home also!
10. Tell us one thing you'd like to do with your significant other one day. If you could do anything? Go anywhere?
Visit Italy, a dream of both of ours!
11. Tell us what you plan on doing on this Valentine's Day.
Well since being in Turkey, we have so many options...ha ha he worked during the day and for dinner we went to a restaurant on base...
12. Are you asking for anything this Valentine's day?
He always ask what I want, my typical answer "nothing".
13. Give us one piece of advice of keeping a relationship strong and full of love.
Communication!!!!!! Keep the lines wide open!
14. Show us a picture of what love means to you.

Hope you all enjoyed your Valentine's Day! xoxo

It's A Beautiful Day In the Neighborhood

This past weekend, we have had absolutely gorgeous weather! It has been rather nice, considering on Wednesday it was cold enough for us to have snow flurries. Have I mentioned that here in Adana, we DON'T get snow?!!! This snow was not witnessed with my own eyes, but I have been told from many different sources that it is truth. I do not recall it being this cold last winter, it definitely rained a lot more but not this cold.  I'd almost rather have the cold than the rain, because the sun is usually shining! (and we all know how much I love the sun)

Anyhow, since the weather has been so amazing, I tried to be outside as much as possible! Yesterday, J-Twice and his friend headed to the "driving range" to test out his new golf clubs he got for Christmas. From what I hear, they were defective. hmmm...your guess as to whether it was the golfer or the golf clubs. ha Here he is practicing in our front yard:

While they were at the driving range, a friend of mine, her son and I headed to a couple of different playgrounds (we have multiple ones around the housing areas).  It felt amazing to just sit in the sun and soak it up.  I didn't want daylight to end!

It was decided since it was going to be so nice again today, we should have a BBQ at one of the parks on base.  We gathered a few friends, fired up the grill, got the corn-hole out and had a fabulous day enjoying the outdoors. It felt so nice to just be outside all day, enjoying each others company and having a great time.

These last few days have made me totally ready for Spring/Summer to arrive!  And this will be our last Spring/Summer in Turkey..time sure is flying by!

I'll leave you with a photo of J-Twice in his new, custom- made suit. Doesn't he look handsome?!

Cirque Dreams

Our base sure is stepping it up with the entertainment they are providing this year. Last month we had Daughtry, last night we had 'Cirque Dreams' and in March the band Seether is coming. It sure will be interesting to see what they come up with for the rest of the year as well!

I have been to a few "wanna be" Cirque Du Soleil shows.  I say "wanna be" because they arent as exquisite as the actual CDS shows. Even with that, these shows are amazing!!! It's still hard to believe that one can do such things with their bodies. HOW in the world do you figure out you can do such a thing?!!! It's amazing!!!! This is a "preview" of what we saw last night, just on a much smaller scale.

We were told ahead of time we couldn't take our cameras, but then found out once we were there we just couldn't use the flash. Therefore, I have no pictures of our experience. Oh well! It was nice to have the entertainment.
Now I'm off to practice and see how many different ways I can bend my body and look as abnormal as possible!

Thank you to Cirque Dreams for providing our Troops this entertainment!

A Blog Hiatus

It really has been almost two months since I have blogged? Oh boy. Sorry folks! I wish I could say we've been so busy doing so many awesome things and that is the reason for the hiatus, but I'd be lying. I had to go back and see what my last entry was even about, it's been that long! I was then reminded that I was supposed to post these two pics:

Okay, so let's see what has been going on. OH! We actually got to go home for Christmas this year!!!  YAY!!! My momma's one Christmas wish was to have us home and as much as I tried to surprise her, it didn't happen. I still think it would have been fun to do the whole Folger's coffee commercial (even if she doesn't drink coffee) but maybe another year.

It was a very quick,short two-week visit home. Since I was home ALL summer, I didn't think it was necessary to be home for long in the winter. But at the end of our trip, I was thinking another week sounded nice. Go figure,right? In the end, we had a FABULOUS Christmas and mom and dad spoiled us like always!

 Before we headed home, we had a little gathering here at the house with some friends and us girls decorated Christmas cookies. The boys were Scrooge's and didn't want to take part. We had fun anyways. We didn't attend the Squadron's Holiday party this year, so nothing to blog about there. (I have a husband who apparently doesn't like to attend events like this.) Rather, we had another get together at a friend's house; That was pretty much our Christmas celebration here in Turkey.

Since we were also home for New Years, J-Twice was determined to find a place to party, like only he can. Why would anyone want to party like it's 1999 at a friend's place instead of being with a bunch of ignorant drunks at a bar downtown!? Ha. Just Kidding. It wasn't that bad (the whole night,anyways). J's friend, Ben, and his girlfriend went along with us and we had a good night. We danced, they drank and got silly, caught a kiss at midnight and waited an hour for a taxi to get home.

The rest of our time home was spent enjoying the family and just hanging out.  We only got to see a dusting of snow while home, which was perfectly okay with me! J-Twice was hoping for more, but I was okay with what we saw. On our flight back to Turkey, we spent our last evening in Baltimore and when waiting for the shuttle bus at the airport, it was rather windy and he said "man, I forgot what cold was like!". Yeah, I'd prefer to keep it that way!  So, to God and the powers that be in the AF deciding our next location, keep that in mind! :)

Okay, enough for now. I will try to do a better job with keeping  up with this blog for our remaining 6 months here in Turkey! Be on the lookout to see where we are off to next!

Tour for the Troops

Since we have been here in Turkey, there really has not been that much in the way of entertainment on base here. Before we got here they had Kid Rock and rumor has it they spent all the funds on him, so nothing could be done the rest of the year! Ha.
Anyhow, in October, word got out that Daughtry was coming to town. Sometimes it's best to not get your hopes up about something like this because you never know if it will happen or not. But deep down inside I was totally excited! I'm not the groupie, overwhelming fan but I definitely like his stuff; and he's not bad to look at!
Well, needless to say, last night was the night Daughtry came to town!! The AF Reserve Band, Daughtry and Gabriel Iglesias put on an awesome evening of entertainment for us. We had a blast! And by "We" I may mean my girlfriends and I more than my husband and I. He was excited about the comedy, but not as excited about Daughtry. lol

So, let's begin the night...one of my friends and I walked to where the concert was located. The concert was starting at 7, but "doors" were opening at 6. We got there about 545ish..saw a line of people and asked what it was for. (There was no information about meet and greets before hand). Ends up, the line was for people wanting to have their picture taken with Daughtry. Uh well, YEAH, we want that! We got our tickets and stood in line. Have I mentioned how cold it gets at night here?!! Okay, well let's be serious...it was cool enough that I only needed a sweatshirt and not a coat, but still! The difference between the daytime and nighttime temps is DRASTIC! *I digress.* So, we stand in line, freezing. At this time it was just the one friend of mine (her hubby) and me waiting. We had other friends coming so we kept a lookout for them and J-Twice. Fortunate for them, they got the LAST ticket for the photo op. (Lucky for her, bc she LOVES Daughtry!)

We finally get inside to where the photos are taken, shake the band's hands and snug in close next to Chris. hahaha (true story) I am still waiting on those pictures to be released and honestly, I'm not being very patient!

After that, The Air Force Reserve Band did a few songs, and then Gabriel Iglesias was introduced. "Fluffy Guy" is HILARIOUS!!!! There were a few kids in the audience, most especially in the front row, so he had to keep it clean. Luckily they announced that he would be doing an "after show" at the Club. J-Twice was mostly looking forward to that!

Once he was done, it was time to rock out with Daughtry! I stayed up front with my friends and J-Twice escaped to the back where his friends were. I was up front admiring, I mean photographing, for the first few songs and then escaped the madness to where J-Twice was. Which actually wasn't a bad spot, but it was freezing because it wasn't as crowded as up front. Either way, I enjoyed the show and thought it was great entertainment for the evening! I'll post a few pictures, but they're all on my Facebook so you can see them there!

After the show was over, we all stuck around for a bit and realised we had tickets to get our pictures taken with Gabriel, so we stood in a very short line for that and then noticed the band was out doing autographs and pictures. Umm...hellloooo...of course we were "groupies" and got everyone's autographs!!! Chris and his band were all so friendly! It was awesome. (Minus Chris' bodyguard, he looked rather un-friendly!) LOL

Okay, now it was time to head to the Club for the "Unclean" Comedy Show. J-Twice was all excited about this, only downfall was....they ran out of seats.  WHAT?! REALLY?!!?!? You can't let five more people in!?! AHHHHHH...... We begged everyone that walked by to PLEASE let us in...and we failed every time. We offered to fulfill the request for Grey Goose, we offered to fulfill the request for a lighter, ANYTHING...and we got turned down. Every. Time. :( You could see it all over J-Twice's face that he was highly upset. (Because he would have preferred to been there earlier and not waiting to get autographs and photos!) What's a girl to do?! Well.....THIS girl had a lucky streak! There was a gentlemen working "security" for the evening and I had previously met him a time or two before. I see him around base and the surrounding areas every once and a while. He looked at me and say "HEY!" I politely said, can you get us in,PLEASE!? To which he replied, yeah-go in! In which I had to tell him they wouldn't let us because we didn't have wrist bands! At that time, he took my hand and led me in the overflowing room and I hollered "Let's Go!" to everyone that was with me. And just like that, I was the rockstar of the evening. Granted, we had to stand the whole time, but it was so worth it! Gabriel and his crew are HILARIOUS! MANY thanks to George for getting us in! :)

And that, there, my friends...is the story of the year!  hahaha No, really, we had a great time and I'm so very thankful for Daughtry and Gabriel Iglesias and the Air Force Reserves to put on a show and travel to different countries,to include down range, to perform for the troops that are so far from home. Thank you!

November is ending...

I find it hard to believe that November 2011 is coming to an end! As I was putting my Christmas decorations up and fall decor away, I realised this is the last time I will be doing that in this house. Seems so crazy, the time here in Turkey sure has flown by. Now we sit and wait to see where we will be pulling the decorations out next.

But first, let me say a Happy Belated Thankgiving to everyone! We had a great Thanksgiving spent at a friends house with good company. Another thing for me to be sad about, the amazing military family we have made here, this is our last year to celebrate the holidays together. Or, I should say...our last year in Turkey to celebrate together, as who knows where the military road will take us all!



Before stuffing our faces and bellies!

Needless to say, I didn't take any photos this Thanksgiving. I forgot. We always take a "Family photo" at our Holiday celebrations and forgot this year! Such a shame! LOL 

***And a week later, I have revisited this post to finish it!***

If only I could remember anything I was going to write here! ha. Maybe about my Christmas decor I got up? You bet I was pulling it all out of the closet the Friday after Thanksgiving!!  I LOVE celebrating Christmas and decorating for it. It takes a lot to force myself to wait until after Thanksgiving. I would give anything to have a Hobby Lobby this year. I want more decorations and such...it's fun to change it up! Guess we'll have to wait until next year! (God willing there's a Hobby Lobby or such where we are located. Which is still not decided!)

Anyhow, enjoy a few pics of our decor..and we'll chat soon!



I had forgotten I did this, and couldnt figure out why the house smelled like coffee. haha



Entry Way Table..this is where HL comes in hand, this is boring to me.





Gotta have my Christmas Cottage Scentsy going!! :)



Most Prized Possession

Here in Turkey, we have a horrible time keeping the shelves stocked in the commissary (grocery for you non-military folks). If you remember this post about not having meat, that wasn't the last time that occurred...it seems to be a regular occurrence now a days. Rather frustrating, really.

Anyhow, with it being Thanksgiving in just two days I will let you guess what the most prized possession currently is....

You think you know??...


Should I take bets?.....


Okay, I'll tell you now...

It's CANNED PUMPKIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This lovely little can, right here, is what EVERYONE is looking for.


thank you, Google, for the pic

Quite frankly, because I LOVE Pumpkin and REFUSE to go a holiday without Pumpkin Pie...I picked up a few cans at least a month ago. And no, I am not sharing or giving up the extra can that I have. Well, okay..maybe if you offered the right amount of money for it (of course, by that I mean like $10,000 or more). So, sorry that others on base will be going without it, but I will be baking not just one, but two, of these amazing beauties for Thanksgiving dessert tomorrow..


again, thanks Google.

Which reminds me, I need to check to see if the Commissary has whipped cream tomorrow. ha ha I have one can but may need another. After all, my slices are usually as big as the one pictured above. :)

Another delicious pumpkin dessert I LOVE is the Pumpkin Roll. And yes, I will be enjoying a slice (or two) of that as well. 

Go ahead and judge me.


yes, you got it..Google again

You would do the same if you had cans of Pumpkin too!

Happy Pumpkin eating (or dreaming)!!!

**UPDATE** I had a couple friends on base that were needing some pumpkin and since I knew I was going to have some leftover, I decided to be an awesome friend and fulfill their pumpkin needs. Ha ha And I didn't even charge them the $10,000 I said it was worth! :) Meanwhile, I hope the pies and roll I made taste as delicious as they smell!