tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73954472954293911822024-03-13T21:38:47.496-07:00Life As I Know ItDelaineyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18360172568347068540noreply@blogger.comBlogger246125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395447295429391182.post-90024968561501581322012-11-09T10:31:00.001-08:002012-11-09T10:34:43.819-08:00What Is This?!First I would like to preface by saying, <i>HEYYYYY, look who has gotten back into the bloggy swing of things</i>! <br />
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Sorry, I'm excited that I have been motivated to blog again.<br />
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Anyway, when I was writing my post a couple of days ago I, as usual, wanted to embed a photo. As I uploaded the photo from my computer this sucker showed up on my screen...<br />
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...I was out of space and needed to upgrade my storage?<br />
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So as the cheapskate I am, I decided to find a way around this. I went into Picasa, or whatever it's called, and tried to delete all the photos that are already stored <i>(they are already on my blog, why else would I need them there?)</i>. This proved to not be the answer to my problems because if I deleted the photos from Picasa, they would delete from my blog. Poop, I don't want that to happen! So I relented and decided to pay the $3 a month for upgraded storage.<br />
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So now my question is, has this happened to anyone else and have you found a way around it?Delaineyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18360172568347068540noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395447295429391182.post-44808316199835109732012-11-07T09:57:00.002-08:002012-11-07T09:59:25.393-08:00Just my Two Cents I am not a fan of being overbearing with my political views on the internet <i>(or in life for that matter)</i> but I posted a status on Facebook about my feelings on the election. I just wanted to share my two scents as a Mormon and a Liberal....<br />
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<i>P.S If you haven't already, friend me on Facebook!</i>Delaineyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18360172568347068540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395447295429391182.post-16870594442506337322012-11-05T11:11:00.002-08:002012-11-05T11:11:41.815-08:00Where's My Winter?!Before I moved to San Francisco I got myself ready for some cold weather. Being a Southern California gal I am madly in love with the sun. I want to be in the sunshine 24/7. So when we packed up the moving truck I thought I was saying goodbye to the sun for good (or at least for most of the time) and I got my scarves, boots, and gloves ready for some foggy weather.<br />
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We have gotten more sun up here than overcast weather. Sometimes it feels like I am back in San Diego again. But I must admit. I am so annoyed! I bought so many cute winter clothes to wear I want to wear them now!! Bring on the cold weather!<br />
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I must say, though, that this it not too shabby...<br />
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<br />Delaineyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18360172568347068540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395447295429391182.post-44934997901026948542012-10-16T12:35:00.001-07:002012-10-16T12:35:49.718-07:00I Broke My PromiseOkay- I started writing this on July 20th... <br />
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Well, I had a really good cleaning post written for today <b>BUT</b> it just didn't flow right. It needs some refining and some sparkle to it. Unfortunately I do not have the time to make it into the most fabulous post I wanted it to be <i>(as the first post of my new blog style it needs to be perfect!)</i> because I'm in the middle of homework, packing stuff for storage, packing stuff for tomorrow, applying for jobs and looking for houses. <br />
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Anyhow, I'm a little bummed but<br />
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<b>NOW</b>- So this is when my husband came in and completely distracted me. Needless to say, I didn't finish my post, nor, not until now, had the desire to.<br />
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Life has been so crazy lately and is finally settling down. <br />
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July 22 was my husbands last day in the Navy, that's right folks, mt husband is officially a <b>FREE MAN</b>!<br />
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After this with our new found freedom we went to go see family in St. George, Salt Lake, Washington, Idaho and lastly found our new home in San Francisco.<br />
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T started school at the Academy of Art <i>(look at my boy so grown up!)</i></div>
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Overall life has been good and much different but we are enjoying it as it comes. I hope to get back into blogging soon. Now that I am writing again I have realized that I sure do miss it. </div>
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1 of these changes is blogging more. Yes. You have probably heard me say this a billion times. But I am getting my life more organized...<br />
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...so I will be more on top of blogging, and hopefully building a bigger blogger base. <br />
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2. I am going to try to move my blog from being about my life to more about Recipes, How-To's and Tips and Tricks I use in my own life to make life easier. I'll still have stuff about my life, just less <i>(because let's face it, my life is less than exciting most of the time)</i>.<br />
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Let's see how this change goes. My first<i> new and improved</i> post will be on Thursday...<i><b>LOOK OUT</b></i>!Delaineyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18360172568347068540noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395447295429391182.post-34588732588662073072012-06-04T12:42:00.001-07:002012-06-04T12:43:45.122-07:00It Has Happened...<div style="text-align: center;">
We moved!</div>
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This was our weekend in a nutshell...</div>
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We moved to my parents place in Ladera for my husband to finish his last 2 months in the Navy. We have took over their guest bedroom and it is a big change from having our own place but I <b>LOVE</b> it!</div>
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I love being around family. It perks me up so much. </div>
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Babysitting the cute little kids I used to watch since I was 15</div>
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It feels so good to be home!</div>Delaineyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18360172568347068540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395447295429391182.post-36726433163018570282012-05-23T10:01:00.003-07:002012-05-23T10:12:40.742-07:00Easy Honey Wheat Rolls<div style="text-align: center;">
I have been baking my own bread for a while now I have this fabulous, trusty and awesome bread maker <i>(that I may, or may not have stole from my mom...)</i>. So now that I have mastered a loaf of bread I wanted to try something different.</div>
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That's when I found a recipe for <a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/honey-wheat-sandwich-rolls/detail.aspx">Honey Wheat Rolls</a> on All Recipes, and I had to try it!</div>
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They turned out sooo good, my husband and I ate them all in one day</div>
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I wanted to share this super easy recipe with everyone.</div>
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If you have a bread machine you <b>MUST</b> try it. </div>
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1 1/4 cups warm <b>milk</b> <br />
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1/4 cup <b>honey</b><br />
3/4 teaspoon <b>salt</b> <i>(I use a tad less because I used salted butter)</i><br />
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1 cup <b>whole wheat flour</b><br />
1 1/4 teaspoons<b> bread machine yeast</b> <i>(rapid rise yeast)</i><br />
2 tablespoons butter, melted</div>
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I start by whisking the egg and warming up the milk in the microwave for 30 seconds <i>(if the milk is too hot it'll kill the yeast, and we don't want to be murderers do we?) </i></div>
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<i>(I spent all that time looking for cheap airlines, I was <b>NOT</b> relaxing. Why is booking airfare so stressful?)</i></div>
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Today I wanted to make large rolls, like burger/sandwich size, so I pinched off dough in about the size of a lemon. If you want small rolls, pinch off a small amount<br />
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I can't believe this is happening so fast! Today my mom came down <i>(she lovesss me!) </i>to help me do some more packing. Today we took all the pictures off the walls, packed up our bookshelves, boxed up kitchen appliances, just about everything that is not a necessity has been packed. It is looking so bare and sad in our house. Just as it did when we first moved in. My husband officially has 40 more days in the Navy <i>(not counting all the leave we will be taking)</i> and we will be officially moved out of our apartment on June 2nd. </div>
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This is really happening! </div>
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Time to move onto a new <i>much better</i> chapter... </div>
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First, Thank you to all the lovely new followers! I am so excited you want to share my adventures with me! <br />
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The best momma ever! Came to visit me. </div>
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We went and did some shopping at the new Exchange</div>
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I wish they had locations everywhere because it is so <b>AMAZING</b>!</div>
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1. It is super cute!</div>
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<i> </i>Basically, the people that work and run the Yellow Deli are members of the <a href="http://msrfarm.com/?q=node/1">12 Tribes of Israel </a>a <i>"spiritual nation made up of families and single people who have come together from all walks of life"</i></div>
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They all live together, work together and worship together. They live as a community, sharing everything from homes to finances. The 12 Tribes believe there should be no distinction of wealthy or poor so they share everything!</div>
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Some may call this a cult <i>(I could never imagine living with 20 others, sharing my income and not wearing makeup--seriously, that's a scary sight)</i> but I don't think they are...</div>
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They are an amazing group of people. So nice and warm, and completely genuine. When you enter the doors of the Deli you can feel such a welcoming spirit.</div>
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They can make a mean sandwich! </div>
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And that's what is important right? The food?! </div>
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Of course!</div>
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I intend on going back and trying everything on the menu</div>
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If I planned out today better I would have gone while my hubby is at a going away dinner in the area</div>
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I am bummed I did not learn of this place sooner since we are moving in 2 weeks</div>
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I guess this just means I'll have to go every day until we move!</div>
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Welp, I decided to do this blog hop because 1. I loveeee me a good blog hop</div>
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but right on I think we totally deserve it!</div>
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So let me tell you a tad about myself, and I say a tad because I am quite narcissistic and can go on <b>FOREVER</b>, so I'll edit myself.</div>
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My name is Delainey, I am a ripe 21 years old and a year and a half ago<br />
I married a very handsome Sailor<br />
I am officially a Navy Wife for the next 2 months</div>
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That's right</div>
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My lovely husband, </div>
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This goofishly tall guy... </div>
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who is a corpsman, is getting out in T <i>minus</i> 42 days </div>
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<i>(something like that I am sure my math is terribly wrong) </i></div>
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So what are we going to do in 42 days?</div>
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Well, in 20 days we are moving in with my parents</div>
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<i> dad and nephew again!)</i></div>
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Thennnnn, in August we are moving to<b> </b><b>SAN FRANCISCO</b>!<br />
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Oh yes my friends, we are doing the city thing.</div>
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We will probably we slumming it</div>
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But hey! It's all for the adventure!</div>
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My husband will be going to film school and I will be finishing up my Bachelors Degree/ Teaching Credential and I will be the bread winner.</div>
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<i>(and by bread winner I mean penny winner, because let's be serious, </i></div>
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and my fabulous husband</div>
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Alright ladies, so who is going to join the hop with me? </div>
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And if you are coming from the hop thanks so much for getting to know me!</div>
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Well, the last time I actually wrote a blog about the happenings of my life I told you we were going to the Grand Canyon, so let's start there shall we?<br />
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We decided to take advantage of the long weekend <i>(whatever weekend it was, it was so long ago now I don't even remember!) </i>and see one of the wonders of the world <i>(I don't know if the GC really is a wonder of the world, i'm just sayin...)</i>. The first day we got there it was glorioussss! And so beautiful, <br />
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It was pretty much awesome. It has got me super excited to move there once T gets out of the military.</div>
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I have begun to pack up our house. </div>
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I packed up the first boxes Monday because at the end of this month we are out of this place.</div>
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Packing got me wayyyy to emotional. This was our first house together. So many memories here. </div>
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I chopped my hair off!</div>
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And lastly, I have officially lost 14 pounds! Go me!</div>
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Why have I waited this long to partake of the greatness?</div>Delaineyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18360172568347068540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395447295429391182.post-67966312560204130222012-05-08T22:03:00.003-07:002012-05-08T22:03:36.947-07:00But I'm Le TireddddSo I started to write this post while I was waiting for my husband <i>(who has recently become a scout leader)</i>, to come home from his meeting with his weeble wobbles, or weeble feet, or little feet... <b>WHATEVER THEY ARE.</b> Anyway, sitting here alone, all done with homework <i>(for the day anyway)</i> it got me thinking about my blog and how I have neglected it so.<br />
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There is just so many things going on right now. We're at such a big transition point it is exciting yet terribly scary at the same time. Seeing that it is 10pm now <i>(T came home right as I wrote the title to this post)</i> I am going to save all the updates for tomorrow. Because there's a lot of them, and they are BIG.<br />
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Weird right? I have no clue if this is really the case but normally our water gets scalding hot. Like, don't even have to boil a pot of water, hot. The only time the water comes out luke warm, when turned up full blast, is when the heater is on.<br />
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I never put the two and two together <i>(because this has happened a handful of times)</i> until yesterday. It was freezing in the morning because us weirdos like to keep our windows open at night and in a storm. I had the heat on basically all day because the house was so bone cold I couldn't get the chill out. I had also just spent all day downsizing/cleaning my house, mainly our disaster of a closet. This was hard freaking work, especially lugging around the seemingly infinite amount of sea bags <i>(don't even get me started on my hate for sea bags!)</i>, and AMALS we have around the house. 9 hours, 4 cleaned rooms, and 10 loads of laundry later <i>(yes 10, we had friends in town last week, I couldn't keep up! Don't judge...)</i> my body was hurting. So T suggested I take a bath. I thought this was some sexy ploy of his but there is no way he, alone, can fit in the bathtub, let alone with me.<br />
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It's cold! Gah. Well cold to my standards. I get in the tub anyway, because there is no turning back now and yell to my hubby and ask him to boil a big pot of water. Yes, you guessed it. I filled my bathtub with a pots of boiling water from the stove. By the time it actually reached a desirable temperature I was ready to get out. <br />
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Okay anyway. So I guess as I MilSpouse I should be all Hooyah about Act of Valor, but I hated just about every second of the movie. It was pretty terrible, and a part of me wishes it was a fantastic movie, but for me, and my husband, it wasn't. The acting was terrible. I understand it was real Navy Seals, but I think that was a poor choice. It also made me pretty nauseous. The way it was filmed was a headache and a half. I could go on and on about why I hated the movie, but I wont...<br />
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I do want to say though, that it is awesome, even though the movie was terrible, that this movie depicts what real freedom fighters do. Because let's be serious, my husband works in a clinic all day, he is not kicking terrorist behind to keep us safe. The special forces are actively putting themselves in harms way to protect us. And for that I am grateful.Delaineyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18360172568347068540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395447295429391182.post-30119947622130950652012-02-16T16:20:00.000-08:002012-02-16T16:20:36.715-08:00What Sweet, and Humorous Words of EncouragementI was invited to a Shoe Party tonight. A sister of this gal from church owns this shoe business and is throwing a shoe party down in my neck of the woods tonight. <i>(ps, I checked out her shoes and they are soooo stinkin cute! You can check them out at <a href="http://twiggshoes.com/html_home.cfm?menu_itemID=321427&load=html">Twigg Shoes</a>)</i>. I was telling my husband that I really want to go, branch out, and actually hangout with someone other than him <i>(I love him so much but I am in dire need of female friends)</i>, but I don't want to go because I am scared of being with people I don't know. I feel like I have become very socially awkward and putting myself out there really terrifies me.<br />
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A year and 11 days ago today T and I eloped. We were getting married in June so his best friend could be there but we did not want to wait that long! So we eloped. We went to the Town Green by my parents house and got married in a gazebo by my Dad <i>(who is an ordained minister, apparently with the internet and 10 minutes of time is pretty easy to do)</i> and a few family and friends. From everyone else we decided to keep it a secret so they could all come to our June wedding. As our "real" anniversary, January 22, came up this year, it was amazing to 1. tell people that we have actually been married since January, and 2. reminisce on the year we've had. And boy, has it been an amazing one.<br />
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1 year down, 99 more to go! <i>(yes, T and I plan on living until we are 120 & 121. You just wait and see!)</i><br />
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<br />Delaineyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18360172568347068540noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395447295429391182.post-18824600981035646272012-02-01T20:12:00.000-08:002012-02-02T09:27:04.292-08:00My Name is Delainey, and I am a MormonYes, I have totally fallen off the face of the planet. I have actually been wanting to write for some time but I just haven't had the chance. So be prepared for multiple posts this week <i>(and I am promising that I will post)</i>.<br />
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ANYWAY, so that big news I was talking about in my last post...For starters, I am not pregnant. I know the way I wrote it made it sound like I was hiding this huge pregnancy secrete. But no, no babies for a long longggggggg time. The big news is......<br />
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I got baptized on January 9th in Utah so all of T's family could be there. It has been such an amazing change in my life. I am not going to go on and on about it, or try to convert you <i>(don't worry!)</i> but I have done a lot of studying and it all just felt right and true. So I took the plunge <i>(no pun intended haha)</i>.</div>
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Much Love!</div>Delaineyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18360172568347068540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395447295429391182.post-15404626243051150272011-12-19T10:05:00.000-08:002011-12-19T20:26:38.283-08:00NeglectOh dear Blog, I am so sorry for neglecting you! School was to blame. Seriously. For the past few weeks I have been sooo overwhelmed with schoolwork and being a housewife <i>(ever since I quit working I am pretty sure I have lost my mind, I forget to turn off the engine while filling the car up, I constantly leave the keys on the front seat when I leave the car, I leave my blender on the stove and completely melt it, urgh but I digress...)</i><br />
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So for those of you who follow me on twitter and even Facebook, you probably know a little what is going on in my life, but if you don't, here it goes!<br />
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My husband dropped and broke my DSLR camera, so it sits in pieces on our dinning room table =[.<br />
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Since we cannot afford to fix it right now, the holidays will be pretty low on pictures this year.<br />
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Thanksgiving was at our apartment. It was such a great time! 8 people in our little apartment. Our dining table only seats 4, so we got pretty creative with it. We also did a very non-traditional Thanksgiving. We has a seafood Thanksgiving. Oh it was soooo delishhh. <br />
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It's Christmas time! And we have gotten into the holiday spirit at our house. Since this is our first Christmas together we do not have much decorations <i>(they are expensive! I plan on going after Christmas and stocking up!) </i>but we do have a fabulous tree...<br />
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It took us hoursss and 2,500 lights to light up this beast! <br />
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I also made this fabulous wreath with my lovely friend Erin <i>(thanks Pinterest!)</i><br />
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I have finally finished this Semester. Longest 8 week session of my life! But I finally get to sell this nasty stack of books and get them out of my life!<br />
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I watched this documentary on Netflix, "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" <i>(oh it is soo good! you have to watch it)</i> basically it convinced me to go on a juice fast and I convinced T to do it with me. My plan was to fast for 10 days but after 4 days of just this...<br />
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We broke down and had to eat real food. But in the 4 days, I could tell I lost weight<i> (we do not have a scale)</i> I just wish I had the willpower to do the whole 10 days. But it was a good, eating healthy jump start.<br />
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Some more exciting stuff has happened but I am going to save that for another post. It's such a big deal it deserves its own post. <br />
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I love you all and I hope you all have a fabulous holidays with your friends and family!Delaineyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18360172568347068540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395447295429391182.post-55220951229304115562011-11-17T12:53:00.001-08:002011-11-17T12:57:27.499-08:00Ever since I have started school I have lost my want to blog. 1, all I do is schoolwork. My life has become the most boring, and loser-ish life imaginable. The only time I leave the house it to take T to and from work <i>(yup, the truck is still broken down)</i> or to go to the grocery store. I literally get zero human interaction so I have nothing interesting to blog about. 2, in the rare occasion I think of something to blog, after I am done with schoolwork I do not even want to look at a computer. I spend so much of the day reading lessons, writing discussion boards, writing papers on the computer my eyes are spent.<br />
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Hopefully I can get back into this because I love my blog, the blogs I follow and all my dear followers but I am just in a blogging rut.Delaineyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18360172568347068540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395447295429391182.post-9694854885386833882011-11-01T11:38:00.000-07:002011-11-01T11:38:56.334-07:00Who is with me?!Well, for obvious reasons, the Middle East has been completely ruined for my husband. So my question to you is...<br />
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Who wants to go to Abu Dhabi with me?!<br />
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I <b>WILL</b> go there one day...Delaineyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18360172568347068540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395447295429391182.post-89720006691285396922011-10-31T10:31:00.000-07:002011-10-31T10:31:21.653-07:0021 years, 4 Halloweens...Well, it is Halloween and everyone is posting about their present and past Halloweens. I have very mixed emotions about Halloween. Let me take you back to my childhood... <i>(haha this won't get all sad or sappy I promise)</i><br />
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I was never allowed to celebrate Halloween growing up. As apart of my parents religion secular holidays were not allowed <i>(like on Easter I have never painted an egg or gone on a Easter egg hunt and, still to this day, I never have)</i>. With that being said, I never got to dress up or, trick or treat until one year I decided I was going to be a normal teenager and go trick or treating <i>(I later learned that 16 is a tad too old to trick or treat but whatever). </i>I begged my mom to let me "Just pass out candy" with my friend. She let me go and from my friends house we left and went trick or treating! It was so fabulous and I couldn't believe I had been missing out for the past 16 years! <i>(Fun fact of firsts, this year was the first time I carved a pumpkin)</i><br />
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As this year's Halloween has come, T and I are doing nothing. No parties this past weekend, no handing out candy, just hanging out with each other. This year is an ode to my past and oddly enough, I am enjoying it. Is it possible to grow out of a "holiday" when you were so deprived from it as a child? If so, I think that is what is happening. I used to sit at my window as a kid and watch all the costumed children, go door to door, having a blast doing it. But now, I think I have lost my feverish need to participate in Halloween. <br />
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