The Army Life of Laura, Mike, Astro & Bouboule

I'm Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!

2012-01-27T01:15:00.007-06:00

More to come later... right now Im trying to make everything pretty again :)

My Invision....

2010-01-31T21:15:00.005-06:00

So as I do most nights.. I go to bed, and find myself totally not tired...yet Ive made myself go to bed, because I have school the next day, or I have to work, blah blah.. you know how it goes. Anyhow... as I lay in bed... my mind sometimes drifts into WAY left field.. Im talkin.. almost foul ball area, Lol. SOooo.. yeah, I had this envision... Man I sure would LOVE to have my very own cupcake shop!!! {haha Told ya left field!} Anywhos... in all of my creativenessssss, and like many nights, I have come up with a few recipes.. or recipe tweeks as I like to call them, and this weekend I think I hit the jackpot on a cupcake frosting recipe!! haha!!
Let me just tell you... This stuff needs to be patented!-That's just how good it is! I think Ive ate 6 cupcakes today, and Mike has taken down a good 4 I know! {We are both pregnant-hormones! lol} So back to my idea.... Id love to be one of those stay at home mommies, that has all the time in the world to create all kinds of fun things, gosh my ideas are ENDLESS!!! And have a cool lil cupcake shop, in some small dainty lil town, on the square, and sale all kids of creative things amongst the yummy cupcakes I plan to have in there!!! =) Its Genius really! But hey.. who am I trying to fool... Ive gone to college for all of these years... But who says I cant have teaching as my 'back-up plan'? Lol... I mean we all need something to fall back on... there will always be a need for teachers for sure! And you might be asking yourself... what is Mike going to do... well if he stays in the Army,... we can have a franchise! haha.. and if he gets out in the next few years, he will have some lame Govt job, but hopefully be doing something that he likes, and of course making lots of $$$$!!! Momma needs a loan to get this business started! haha!
Anyways...that's my idea for the week. Stay tuned for more envisions, as I do have them oh so frequently!!

*Yellow Butter cake Cupcake w/ Lemon Cream Cheese Icing! Fabulouso!

New Years Resolution

2010-01-06T20:42:00.003-06:00

So like my girlfriend so perfectly stated for the new year.. "I'm going to be a better blogger". So as a part of MY personal resolution, I believe I will accept this one as mine also. I cant even remember the last time I actually made a resolution.. other than the infamous "I plan to start working out" every year. Lol Who really ever goes through with THAT one!? =)
On a lighter note, updates updates updates...
Im officially 24 weeks today-HOORAY! During my appointment today, I received my test results on 6-screening test, cystic fibrosis, and my glucose screening. Well, I blew the glucose test out of the water by a good 11 points-yay-And my screening tests are all negative, so double Yay for that! Its still a big blur that I am preggers, but crazy enough I see the ultrasound, and it aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall comes to reality! haha
Anyhow... I hope to keep this a lil more 'up-to-date' Especially for the next coming months. I have a super busy schedule, and am quite worried about how much Ive taken on... going to school, substituting at Ft. bragg schools, and following up with my second & third trimester... whew!! It makes me shiver just thinking about going into labor!!! haha... anyways..Hope everyone had a good holiday..& got to spend lots of time with their families and friends.
Cant wait to be back home again to see everyone!

November News

2009-11-05T20:08:00.005-06:00

I am SUCH the blog slacker these days! But this school has had me wrapped around its finger FOR SURE, and with the news of being preggers, my world has definitely begun to change. So for the few that maybe DON'T know, Mike and I are expecting our first lil baby Boyd come April 28!! It took us by surprise, and don't they always say when you least expect it, and when you don't have time in the day for anything else.. BAM!.. your pregnant!?? Living proof! It DOES happen! haha
But everything has gone great so far... I am currently 15 weeks, and moving right along. Most days I don't even feel prego, or usually I forget... then I am so reminded of that, in fact.. I AM PREGNANT by the frequent urination being dispensed from my body like a water fountain! That's no lie either.. you for sure pee ALOT! {I don't know what I am going to do when we make the 1200 mile drive home to Texas for Christmas- Catheter anyone??} EEK! HAHA...

Not the best Sono Pic, but hey its alive! 13 wks

In the meantime, we've been to the OB, a couple times {including today for my 16wk check-up} and have heard the heartbeat twice now..--HELLO REALITY CHECK!!!!
And that was pretty awesome... Mike had the biggest goofy grin on his face, the first time, I think Ive EVER seen, so that was cool. And I made an appt go to back on Dec. 4th to do an "official" ultrasound... and I will FOR SURE find out the sex by then! EXCITING!!!
Anyhow, We are really truly excited. Its been a long waited 4 yrs for us, and here we are busy as ever in our lives, expecting. =) I know its made our family super happy, and that's always cool to see too!
Other than that... thats all the news I have... Mikes been in the field this week, playing GI Joe, and Ive been in school, getting ready to wrap up the last month, and then Christmas will be here before ya know it!!
I hope everyone is doing dandy... and getting ready for the BEST MONTH EVER... NOVEMBER!!!!!!
why you ask...
*My birthday is on the 20th
*TURKEY day!! 26th!
Two of the best reasons! ;)
Anyways... I will be more on top of things as my pregnancy advances.. cause I know alot of you whom are NOT on Facebook, or what have you.. read this. And I thank you for that!

Happy November Everyone!!
xo

High school days.....

2009-09-12T12:13:00.014-05:00

Well unfortunately I will not be able to attend my 10 yr class reunion this weekend.. but I thought it would be funny to see what I had going on in those days...
Most of the pictures are from my High School days.. others are year 2000 & 2001.
I was hot! Lol
Wait....
I still am. ;)

jackie*me*leslie*lisa 2001
kevin*jr*matt*finch*jackie*leslie*me 2001
me*casey
Senior Pic
Senior Prom
JT & me -Homecoming 96-97 Soph yr.
natalie*holly*jessica*amber*corina*jana*me*nicolette -Soph Yr

jana*me--BRACES OOooooOooo lol -Soph Yr

dont hate on my cap gun! lol -2000

NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-08-11T13:08:00.011-05:00

*TEAR*

Brooks & Dunn to 'call it a day' after 20 years
AP, Aug 11, 2009 2:40 am PDT
Brooks & Dunn are done.

Best-selling country duo Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn posted a message on their Web site Monday saying they agreed to "call it a day" after 20 years of making music together.

"This ride has been everything and more than we could ever have dreamed ... We owe it all to you, the fans," they said in the message. "If you hear rumors, don't believe them, it's just time.

Brooks & Dunn will release a greatest-hits album on Sept. 8 and tour one last time in 2010.
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The duo's many hits include "Boot Scootin' Boogie," "My Maria," "Red Dirt Road" and "Cowgirls Don't Cry" with Reba McEntire.

The men's label, Arista Nashville, said the group has sold more than 30 million albums.

Brooks, 54, and Dunn, 56, were struggling solo artists when Arista's Tim DuBois urged them to join forces in 1990. Together they've scored 23 No. 1 hits.

They've recorded 10 studio albums, the latest 2007's "Cowboy Town."

"They've been to the mountaintop and they've accomplished everything that two human beings joined together musically can do in a career," said Brian Philips, president of Country Music Television. "They've had every kind of hit. Literally, they've explored every musical texture and tempo and style and flavor."

CMT is scheduled to tape Brooks & Dunn performing and discussing their music Wednesday for an episode of the show "Invitation Only" to air in October.

Philips called the announcement of the split a complete surprise. He said he has no idea what they might do in the future, but he's certain it will involve music.

"The guys that I know, I can't imagine either of those two individuals walking away from music. That's unthinkable," Philip said.

The pair steeped itself in the mythical West (the duo's emblem is a sun-bleached steer's skull) and rode the charts with a driving honky-tonk sound. Brooks & Dunn took a turn with 2003's "Red Dirt Road" and often pay homage to their classic rock influences, including playing shows with the Rolling Stones and ZZ Top.

Brooks & Dunn won the Country Music Association's vocal duo of the year award every year between 1992 and 2006, except for 2000.

The CMA named the duo entertainer of the year in 1996.

Other country groups have called it quits only to reunite. The mother-daughter duo The Judds split in 1991 but regrouped to tour and record years later.

SUMMER VACATION

2009-07-26T11:36:00.011-05:00

Oh Home sweet home..... TEXAS!
It was fabulous to be able to take a whole month home I will say. The travels began on June 11th from NC to Tennessee! My neighbor and I, Sonja, were on our way to see my old roomie, Lacey. After a lovely scenic drive through the Smokey Mountains...across most of TN, 9 hours later, we arrived in Mufreesboro around 11 pm. Puppies and ALL~!
Well after a weekend of sight seeing, partying, drinking, tattoos, and honky tonkin... roaming the streets of Downtown Nashville...we packed up my truck all over again, and headed out west. Texas bound!!

Well being the best hostess that I am, I tried to take Sonja to as many cool places that North Texas had to offer. We went to the Stockyards, the lake, swimming at my aunts house, shopping, Rangers vs. Astros baseball game,
backroading, country dancin at Billy Bob's Texas, the casino and I even wined her and dined her. I know it was some good "away from home" time for her, and believe me.. she was just as anxious to go back home. So after all of that fun, she flew out around the 23rd, and then I had a week to myself before Mike flew in on July 1.

Mike and I spent about a week visiting my family & friends. We got an awesome chance to see my brother in action {on the drums that is} for 2 weeks in a row. Him and a couple of HS buddies threw a small band together and got a chance to play a live show at Sarah's on the Square in downtown Gville. It was pretty sweet to see him play.
After all of the Gainesville fun, we were off to see his parents for a week. Our trip overall was fabulous, and for me it was more than words can describe. I needed it lets just say that.
So here we are now... a couple weeks back into the grind of things.... work for Mike, school & FRG work for me, in the midst of still trying to enjoy the last month of summer.

We hope to stay around here for the coming holidays.. but I will definitely let everyone know if anything changes, but for now, we are standing our ground in hopes that our parents come this way for once.
Anyhow.... well thats about all that I have for now... check out the slideshow above. Its the whole trip summed up in a slide show! ha!

Memories...

2009-06-25T20:03:00.008-05:00

It feels like it was only a few weeks ago.. that me and Mike packed up and drove that crazy 1200 miles to North carolina! Well 22 hours before... we where packing up saying Goodbye to my folks in Gainesville.. before driving to Texarkana..knocking off 3 hours..and staying with Mikes parents. Keeping in mind... that we had just had our wedding ceremony less than 12 hours before all of these pictures!! Anyhow... I found these pictures....

Busy busy weekend...

2009-06-10T01:15:00.012-05:00

A few pictures from last week....
For those that dont know...Mike and I had a Military ball on Friday, I coached my last Tball game Saturday, and had a end-of-the season bowling party, and then Sunday I finished some letters for a customer.. {those to be posted later-dont want to spoil the fun for her--see my other blog for details {L}one{S}tar Letters.. and today ive done laundry {dont worry.. no pics of that}.. and did a ton of other things.
But Im mainly posting to show pics of the ball... here we go!

Mike and I after the ball

And again.. it was a lil humid that day, lil sweaty =)

The hair definitely saw a pony tail early on.

My Oh so sexy heels... Made by... THE DEVIL I might add.

Crazy lil LJ

Definitely a handful!!

Skyler & Jarrod

My crazy backyard squirrel that eats all the bird seed!

And lets me get super super close to take his picture! IDIOT! haha

Procrastination!

2009-05-26T12:50:00.002-05:00

I am totally not the girly type... THATS for sure! But Desperate times.. call for desperate measures. Im in need of a dress for our ball coming up in a week! hahahaha.. procrastination.. yes please. For all of you that know me, I dang sure hate shoping at this point in my life.. for tons of reasons, but mainly beacause I consider myself a lard-a** and hate hate hate facing the nasty number on the pair of jeans I try on, or in this case, a dress. YACK! So this week I will be on the hunt again.. for another ball gown for our upcoming Chemical Ball. WATCH OUT! Pictures to post soon! At least the event will be fun, and have an open bar. Definitely one way to make the fat sorrows go away.. DRINK!

Signing off this Rainy Tuesday...
Main Bia

note to self....

2009-05-25T16:03:00.004-05:00

Self,
When ordering pizza online, because we all know you HATE calling in your pizza order, go to http://www.papajohnsonline.com/ rather than http://papajohns.com because that is their mobile site, which allows you to order pizza from your cell phone!!!!

Regards,
yourself.

P.s.
lesson learned today!

Spring Time

2009-05-11T13:36:00.002-05:00

Well I thought Id clean up some of the pictures on my digi today. So here is what we've been up to this Spring....

PUPPY FACE

I'M SORRY FLOWERS

OUR LIL FAMILY @ THE PARK BEHIND MY HOUSE

BIG PINE TREES

PURE LAZINESS {COUSIN BENTLY.ASTRO.BOUBOULE}

MY FAVORITE BAR."PATTY'S"

MYSELF & BRANDI @ PATTY'S

DON'T MESS WITH THESE TWO! {STEPHANIE & SONJA}

PATTY LOVES HIS AMERICAN WOMEN!

GUARD DOGGIES

CINCO DE MAYO!!! {STEPH.MYSELF.SARAH.SONJA}

SO SWEET ASTRO SHARES HIS NAPTIME BED WITH BOUBOULE

WE MADE THE PHONE BOOK~WOOHOO! HAHA

MOTHER'S DAY FLOWERS FROM MY MOMMIE

okie dokie... well that is about all Ive got. More to come later..The weather is beginning to be awesome, and we have been having alot of cookouts with our neighbors and daily 'wasting aways in Margaritaville'...so Im sure there will be lots of photo opportunities to come. Hope everyone is enjoying their summer!
With love,
Laura

Updated living space

2009-04-19T14:35:00.015-05:00

Well for the past couple of weeks minus this week... Ive been hard at work trying to 'complete' my living space so that I can call it my 'home'. I finally did just that. We live in a lovely 3 bedroom 2 full size bath house..and for a good 6 months now, its been up and running, but just not perfect. Ive needed to clean out our spare bedroom, and finish working on putting my living room together... and finished tiding up my my lawn/outside of the house. Since Georgia, and Brandi came all the way from big ol Gainesville this week to visit, that sure was the motivation for me to finish putting together my house! ha! SO! Here are the updates..
I painted the Living Room
Bought curtains & rods for ALL of of the bedrooms
cleaned out the spare bedroom-clutter free now baby!
mopped, swept, dusted, steam cleaned the carpets, stocked the pantry, gave the doggies a hair cut & bath, hung pictures, re-arranged furniture... gosh.. the list went on and on and on... I thought I was never going to finish!

Living Room

LOVE seat

TV Wall

Craft Room

Spare Bedroom

View From the Front Door

Front of Our House

Oh and did I mention me and Brandi & Mike got tattoos?? HA!

I'll leave the mystery up to you to figure out who got what!

Oh the Love for my kids....

2009-03-28T13:46:00.007-05:00

And yes... I do mean Astro and Bouboule. I have a couple funny stories for this humid rainy day... First off.. for some that have puppies can probably relate to this.. but sometimes I feel Astro is definitely one of a kind! So story one begins like this... A couple weeks ago.. Mike had duty; Me and the dogs usually have a pretty chill 24hrs by ourselves when daddy is away... we eat... we walk.. we nap...we walk again... we sunbath on the patio... eat ... nap, and watch tv..{its all a big cycle really} and do an occasionally throw the toy down the hallway to see who gets it first {usually Astro}. At this point Bouboule.. puts up a fight... he may not have been the first one to get the squeeky toy, but by all means hes going to run beside ya, and try to steal it out of your mouth. Its a back and fourth process... they love it though. So this is where the "I can relate" part kicks in... For all of you dog owners out there.. we all know, no matter what size dog you have.. the stuffed animal squeeky toys, just do NOT last as long as the rubber ones. But for some reason, those are the ones they like the best.. and Ive been known to put a few hand stitches in some torn seams now. I mean really.. this is 2009..the economy is is crap.. desperate times call for desperate measures right? So yes... I have broke out the needle n thread to sew up a few dog toys in my time. Housewives unite!! Well this particualar toy... and I would post a picture but I have already thrown it away, and this was a couple of weeks ago. Anyhow... it was a tiger striped stuffed ball. It had been with us since Germany.. so its got some miles on it. Well it had a squeeker in it.. and for those who DONT know what those lil squeekers look like.. let me show you.. There she is... Well... this lil thing.. was on the break of sliding out of the seams on this toy.. and I SWEAR... its like Astros "Mission" to get each and everyone of these things OUT of ALL the toys in his Toy box. True story. Well.. I thought to myself.. see if he still plays with the toy.. if I take that lil thing out... negative. He nor Bouboule could care less about the toy now.. it was no longer a challenge. HAHA... Well..this is the result of me taking the squeeker out.. and teasing Astro. This is one thing that drives him nuts.. and he suuuuure puts up a fight to give it back.. once hes got a hold of it in his mouth... that video to be posted later.. haha **Watch his plea of barks.. and moans n groans.. and his charming tail wagging.. just for me to give him that dang squeeker.. and of course Bouboule cant stand it either.. so he demands justice with all of his barks too....oooooh man.. its so funny.

I made cookies...

2009-03-19T20:38:00.013-05:00

.... yes I did! Mikes platoon had a lil cookout tonite, and I was given the "sweets" duty. I made chocolate chip cookies & brownies! {box brownies that is} But I did make the cookies from scratch! They were so yummy... and Im glad I had some friends to talk to on Skype during the whole process... because those dang cookies took me almost 3 hrs to bake!!

It took 4 & 1/4 cups of flour...so thats why it took me so long! I even used the X-Large baking cookie sheet!

and eventhough it called for the semi-sweets..... I used the good stuff!!{milk chocolate chips}

Mmmmm cookie dough..... Oh and you know I licked the spatula.. Shhhhhhhhh....

3 hours later... my 14 stacks of cookies.. + a huge plateful for my awesome neighbors... whos kids say "I AM THE BEST neighbor EVER!!"... yah.. EVER PEOPLE! + I managed to snitch a good 15 or so for Mike in a ziplock.
But over all the cookout went swell... a quicky. Those poor guys have been workin OT all week... so they were all anxious to eat and get the heck outta there! ha! Good Times though.

Some more exciting news... I was picked to be the NEW FRG Leader for Mikes Company! Hooray! Im pretty stoked... yet a lil scared or intimidated I guess I shall say?! For all that dont know what FRG stands for.. {Family Readiness Group} The FRG is responsible for ... and Im quoting this.. because its kind of hard to explain...
"The Family Readiness Group, formerly known as the Family Support Group (FSG), is a concept that had early roots among Army families, who banded together during war or
tours overseas or other isolated locations, to provide information, moral support, and social outlets to their members. They provide an avenue of mutual support and assistance and a network of communication among the members, the chain of command, and community resources."

Sooo.. in a nutshell, that is now me! Its a pair of pretty big pants to fill.. but looks really good to be in that position!! *smiley face*
As for updates on us... we are still truckin along here.. everything is going swell. Weather is finally kickin into warm gear... flowers are blooming.. the grass is finally spouting.. along with a crap load of WEEDS! {my new fav site.. All About Lawns}-my dad would be so proud! hahaha~! Astro now has his summer hair-cut..Bouboule is shaggy as ever, .... Ive managed to get in gear on working out consecutively... and Mikes training to go to Ranger school! **sidenote**We hope to be home this summer at least for a couple weeks... hopefully May-ish. I also plan to be in the 'Ville sometime September-ish. 10-Yr class reunion time.. whew.. I think another gray hair just popped in with that statement..{and no joke.. I do have ONE.. only one-for now!}
Anyhow..thats all of the updates I have for today! Hope everyone has a good FRIDAY!! TGIFF!! -Figure it out....

Signing off....

~L

Another Great Find

2009-03-12T22:29:00.006-05:00

Well amongst the long day, and the huge heavy heart Ive had...{wont be posting about that-maybe later} I did manage to find something that was positive..
and the best thing is that I managed to find the nutritional facts about these bad boys. {click to make it larger} I was very sceptical as Ive already tried the peanut butter ones-CRAP! But my crazy yankee neighbor told me these were really good. So I threw a box in the grocery cart, came home and took a bite.

YUM!

very yum... once again.. the chocolate tastes very good.. and the ooey-gooeyness was just fantastic. The best thing about these lil suckers is that they are loaded with Fiber...well not loaded, but have a good amount of it. Great for an after-workout snack.. or mid-day snack. If your feelin frisky... go to their website.. and at the bottom you can print off a $1.00 off coupon.
Anyhow... thats all Ive got for today. I'll be uploading a video clip tomorrow of astro... Its a funny story.
So stay tuned............

Im going to bed.. the eyes are officially burning.
Goodnite all!

~L

Good Times

2009-03-09T00:56:00.014-05:00

So most of you guys have yet to see me in rare form {laughing hysterically inside} since Ive been in North Carolina.. sooooooo I thought I'd share some good times caught on film....

~My Boston Neighbor Sonja; ♥ her

~Shannon, Me & Sonja @ Patty's

~And Again.....

~Never Ending Bathroom Line

~She Smiles, I Drink! ha

~A lil "pre-beer" Action

~Kristen, Me, half of Monique

~Monique Loves the Pillows

~Me, Monique & Her Friends

Oh Good Times... how I love thee.

Valentines & No Teeth

2009-02-25T11:41:00.013-06:00

What a combo.. I know! Let me explain. Well Mikey got me some lovely flowers for Valentines-daisies-my fav, although we had already exchanged gifts.. but what girl doesn't like flowers? Ok I guess one that's allergic to them-HA! Luckily thats not me. Anyhow.. prior to that weekend.. I took Astro to the vet to get his teeth cleaned. Its been about 2 years since he last got them cleaned. Well.. after his barrel roll off the deck stairs 1 day before-story in itself! ha!- and knocking out 2 of his front teeth. I thought to myself.. aahh POOR BABY,.........humm well at least he saved me a good $20 at the vet. Anyhow, I knew he would need a few teeth pulled that were about to fall out anyways. So they called me after surgery to let me know everything went well, and that he was fine. The nurse also told me they had to pull 4.
I felt so bad...but then when I went to pick him up a few hours later.. they brought out this Ziplock bag with a total of 8 teeth in there!! I was like "whoaaaaa... wait a minute..I thought yall only pulled 4?" They said.. oh we did..but 4 also just fell out! Then I felt even more bad about taking him! Poor pup had 10 teeth extracted over the course of 24 hours! He was on Antibiotics, and pain meds for a good week! In the end..I pondered dang does he have any teeth left!? haha Well here is the picture to prove that officially all of his front upper teeth are GONE!
*Sidenote- Yorkies have some of the worst teeth!
Just makes me realize hes getting old. =( Hes ONLY 6!!
I LOVE MY ASTRO!
**Sidenote2- Bouboule thinks hes a parrot!

FML

2009-02-20T18:16:00.002-06:00

So this has to be one of the funniest things Ive seen in a LONG time. I got this from someone on my facebook... you have to go read these... I think i went through a good 10 pages worth... and got my ab workout all in the same breath. Ive never laughed so hard at something like this...

http://fmylife.com
Go empty your bladder now...ha!
Toodles for now.
Laura

An Awesome Find!

2009-02-18T12:08:00.006-06:00

So I just wanted to share this incredible find! My lovely neighbor, whos the health nut, told me about these, as she pilled 4 boxes in the grocery cart... ha. I picked up a box, and was a lil shaddy, because we all know how most of those "nutrition/ protein/ meal replacement bars" are. Most of them taste like dirt! These are a totally different story.. they taste like real chocolate, and the middle is the best! Its ALL gooey caramel! I would almost choose this over a Butterfinger ...ALMOST! They are also only 120 Calories! And have extra vitamins and minerals included! SO next time your out pick up a box of these- At Walmart they are $3.87 or so, and there are 6 in the box. Happy snackin!

HEELarious

2009-02-04T23:46:00.003-06:00

SO as most of you know... Ive decieded to do something with my what I like to call everyday.. BORING DAYS... and take up something fun. That I already do.. but would like to make a lil profit off of it. Have to pay for the supplies somehow right?
GO to http://lonestarletters09@blogspot.com and check it out!
Also.. on another note.. the fruits of your labor as a Housewife, (and thats just a guess on how this lady thought of something like this!) haha Check this out...
http://www.heelarious.com/
I really dont think Ive laughed that hard at something so cute, yet ugly! haha I must add though... once you enter the site (at the bottom) check out those cute lil cowboy boots with the spurs! Its sooooo funny... and the silly thing is.. is that I know a good amount of people that would probably buy this dumb things.. haha

Thats all for tonite folks!
~L

A.D.D. kickin in

2009-01-28T23:59:00.003-06:00

ARTSY FARTSY!!!!! hahaha
And for those who dont know what blog entry that goes to... your a slacker! GET TO READING!!! My Life is VERY Interesting! =)

2am.. is gettin the best of me, as Im decoupaging some letters for my neighbors kiddos. Pictures to follow soon....

TOODLES
~L

Inspiration!

2009-01-27T21:08:00.006-06:00

ok, so since we have moved into this awesome 3-bedroom house, Ive managed to finally create an office/scrapbook room! Im so stoked! While I was in Germany, I took up scrapbooking, and I LOVE IT. I consider myself a pretty... ok for the love of God... what is the dang alliteration catch phrase.. that is like silly sally.. and then there is fertile myrtle.. ugh.. Its something like that but its for being crafty... I have stopped in the middle of this dang blog to flippin ask everyone that is still up.. what is the phrase I am thinking of. JEEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ! anyhow... So I consider myself crafty.. we will keep it at that for now, and anyhow, Ive been itchin to have my own space. Since our claim was finalized last week, from some of our household items being damaged when we moved from Germany to the US, I got to set-up our Study. Our old kitchen table which is the best table ever for scrapbooking, cause you can spread out. We got it at Ikea...with the leaf in it, it will sit 10 people, yeah.. its pretty awesome. And a lil incite on scrapbooking these days... there is a LOT of small add-ons, trinkets, buttons, glitter and whatnot, that MUST stay organized with my OCD ass.. so I found a lil inspiration... and here she is....I cant wait!! Ive managed to find those lil drawers in that picture. All it is, is like a hardware organizer, that you would put nails, and screws and washers and all that in. Im just doing my research on trying to find the dang things in black. Right now Lowes, Target, H.Depot, Walmart, all have them in gray. Not going to match anything.. hello! I want black ones! So Im heading to Sears this week, to check them out. But anywhos.. I was telling my mom about this room, so I had to post.
Well Im off to walk the puppies..

"Get organized in 09-lazies!"

Smartest Woman Alive!

2009-01-25T21:28:00.005-06:00

Its that crazy Sara Lee, I tell ya! First of all... she not only whips up a mean Cheesecake-which you can get by the dozen at your local grocery store, but she's also gone into the ice cream makin' business! No lie! Those goons at Breyers got ol Sara to throw a lil cheesecake in their ice cream, and OMG... you wouldnt believe how freakin AWESOME this stuff is.Being that Im hormonal-ladies we all know we crave the sugar during that time of the month-So I bent a lil on my whole "eat better in 2009" law and snatched me a half gallon of this sugary bliss. I swear there was this beaming glow coming from it as it was the last one, on the bottom, of the freezer shelf.. haha! And as soon as I crammed a McDouble down my throat,-from the $1 menu, and its the kids size cheeseburger, so not only saving money, but calories WOOT! *remember the law* - I scooped 2 scoops of my newly found bliss.. and almost couldnt believe how awesome it tasted.
Words of wisdom... next time you feel froggy, or groggy... go out and buy some of this stuff, your worries will all slip away..... haha

*happy eating*

Holiday Moments

2009-01-08T21:14:00.013-06:00

So Ive managed to skip over some important holidays over the past few months....like Turkey day & Christmas, then New Years. It came so fast for us. Its like we moved in and BAM...Thanksgiving already! So I did a few collages of some of the more important and funny pictures that were taken over the holidays.. hope yall enjoy!

Turkey!!

Christmas in North Carolina

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree....

The Grinch has got the best of them!

Near Death Experience!

***For some of you, youve heard this story already.. but I will sum it up for the ones that dont know.
So yesterday (Wednesday) --well let me back track further... Mike is away right now @ Ft. Polk, LA, and he wont be home till after the 15th (thats a story in itself!), So Ive had my share of "walking duties" the past week or so..Anyhow.. Mike usually walks them in the mornings, and I take up evening duties. But since Mike has been gone, its like they wont poop for me.... like Im not their usual "morning walker" so it messes them all up. AAAAAAnyways! ha!
So Astro hasn't pooped all day, right... and its about 7pm by now, and I know he needs to... he's just got to find the "perfect spot", as always.
-sidenote- the weather that day had been super crazy! rain...sun...windy... calm... rolling clouds...40 degrees out.. 65 degrees... really weird.-
So Im walking... and walking...and walking... and the wind is blowing and blowing.. and blowing... and has no sign of letting up. Im talkin 35mph winds.. with gusts up to like 40 or so. And behind our house is like this park, with all these pine trees.. and its quite nice during the day to walk them down this way. So I head down there, thinkin there are plenty of trees for Astro to find his "perfect spot".
Well I am lookin up at these pine trees as the wind is blowing them from left to right, like they are weightless...I hear this crackin noise..and I think to myself.. dang these trees sound like they are about to crack in half.. I better get outta here. And wouldnt ya know it.. I turn and Astro has decided to take a crap right about now.. and the cracking has become louder behind me.... I turn my head and begin to hear this tree about 30-40 feet from me crackle at the roots.. and I just knew that S.O.B. was about to fall over on me!
Mid-poop.. I start to run away from this tree, in hopes that I will miss it as its shouting "Tiiiimmmmmmmmber!" from its inner roots..
and again.. wardrobe played a part in my hustle as my life flashed before my eyes (Crocs™, baggy sweat pants, a scarf, a beanie, and NO BRA!!!) Not the best "running" gear if ya know what I mean.
So Im literally DRAGGING both of the dogs.. (astro still hunched over pooping) as this tree halfway uproots, and totally snaps at the base of it, and THANKFULLY falls over in the OPPOSITE direction from which I was scurring away!
*************WHEW!!!*************
Thats all I can say!
It totally threw me for a loop.. as I thought to myself, "Did this shit just happen??" lol Well as the what-ifs took over I came home and hopped in my truck and went up to Checkers, to get a old-fashion chocolate shake! HA~! Fat girl gotta sulk a lil! LOL
So overall, I was reeeeeeally lucky. And going to check out the damage this morning was really cool of course because it again made me think... gosh I cant believe that damn thing timbered the other way.. what if the wind would have blown it towards me. Would I have survived that crap!??

Carpe freakin diem! lol

Samsung says unveils word's slimmest TV

2009-01-05T23:13:00.002-06:00

SEOUL (AFP) — South Korea's Samsung Electronics on Monday unveiled what it says is the world's slimmest LCD (liquid crystal display) TV.

The new product, measuring only 6.5 millimetres (0.26 inch) thick, is thinner than any other existing TV set, and even slimmer than most mobile handsets, Samsung said in a statement.

Its thickness is one seventh of Samsung's "Bordeaux 850" LCD TVs, which is currently the thinnest on the market, the company said.

The new product, which adopts an LED (light emitting diode) backlighting system, will be on display at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas from January 8 to 11, Samsung added.

CAN you say CRAAAAAAAAAAAZyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!?

Wedding Pictures

2009-01-04T13:05:00.004-06:00

Well a long wait for all of you I know, but our wedding pictures are finally posted on Carri's website. If any of you would like to order email Carri at neukids3@yahoo.com
her prices are as followed

8 wallets $14
5x7 & smaller $16
8x10 $29
11x14 $60

To see the pictures:

www.carrineu.com
Enter Screen in Same Window
Clients (at the bottom)
Enter "Boyd" as the password

And there ya go. If you guys have any questions email me at texans06@gmail.com
Happy Viewing

My aunt sent this to me in my email.. Funny.

2008-12-29T14:13:00.001-06:00

Sad Christmas news from Washington, D.C.

The Supreme Court has ruled that there cannot be a Nativity Scene in the US Capital this Christmas season. This isn't for any religious reason, they simply have not been able to find three Wise Men in Washington, D.C., nor could they find a virgin.

P.S. There was no problem, however, locating enough asses to fill the
stable.

RALPHIE!

2008-12-25T14:40:00.006-06:00

SO as I sit here on Christmas Day, watching 24 hours of A Christmas Story, I wonder to myself...

"I wonder what that lil blue-eyed Ralphie looks like today?" So of course.. I googled him. His name is Peter Billingsly. And come to find out.. hes not that bad lookin other than some super bushy eyebrows! lol Well His google images show him in that movie "The Break-up" with Jennifer Aniston, and Vince Vaughn. Remember the bowling scene, where Vince is having to quit the couples bowling team, and that other guy is telling him he needs to give his jersey back, and then Vince tells him he wants his wrist guard back. Wellllllll... THAT GUY is RALPHIE!! lol here is a picture.

Anywho.. that was my fantastic finding today.... thought Id share. ;)
Hope everyone got lots of presents from Santa today!!

Xmas or not?

2008-12-24T21:49:00.002-06:00

So for many years now.. we all have our prefrences on how to tell our loved ones Merry Christmas... Feliz Navidad....Happy Hanukkah.. Merry Xmas... Merry Cmas.. and the oh so lovely Happy Holidays. Well..anyone that knows me, knows that I personally LOVE to short hand type.. and usually if I am typing an email, or chatting.. whatever.. I do say Merry Cmas. Im quite the abbreviator..as I said.
But on to my point for this blog entry.. for all of my Christians, or religious friends out there.. I dont think you see the word in full. Christmas.. definition by Wikipedia- "Is an annual Christian holiday celebrated on December 25 or January 7 that marks and honors the birth of Jesus of Nazareth."
And I know mostly everyone knows that... and no matter your religious belief, which maybe prevents you from choosing to say CHRISTmas... there is no excuse to use Xmas as a way to say Merry Christmas.
Think about it... someone once told me, and gosh it was a long time ago.. when I was a kid, but for the life of me I cannot remember who told me this.. but.. they said.. "You should never write Xmas... that word is showing that you 'X' out the word Christ." Now how true and goofy that may seem... it has always stuck with me. So growing up.. I saw "Xmas" used everywhere.. and always wondered, "ok so does this person not believe in the birth of Christ? or do they just have no idea what they wrote with that can of fake snow on their window?"--I KNOW YOU GUYS KNOW what Im talking about.. lol
So from here on out.. all of you that DO read my blog.. no more of this Xmas crap. I know I do not lead the best Christian-like life out there but I do respect the religion I believe in, and all that goes along with it.

And on a side note---
I love and Miss you all... and hope to post some holiday pictures soon. Hope everyone is safe this holiday, and enjoys their winter-like weather.. it was 75degrees today, oh and its 11pm, and its 67 out still. CRAZY GROUNDHOG!!

Bzzz..bzz

2008-12-19T22:50:00.001-06:00

ok now this is super funny...
see more puppies

Bath time

2008-12-19T22:45:00.001-06:00

This so reminds me of my dogs.. at the lake.. haha.. or the bathtub for real. haha

see more puppies

Mo' Money!

2008-12-15T23:03:00.001-06:00

For all the military folks out there...
Looks like there is going to be a
2009 3.9% Enlisted Pay Increase!

Hallelujah!

Like sleeve of a Wizard....

2008-12-15T00:16:00.000-06:00

OK so this guy.. man.. I don't know whether to be ashamed of telling you all this or to keep laughing... But that crazy movie Borat, that came out about a year ago... man i just cannot stop laughing at this guy. And I hit up youtube every once and a while if Im in the searching mood for something funny. For some reason i always end up typing in 'borat' --a guaranteed laugh.
Again.. not sure if its the ridiculous insults this guy comes up with, or the off-the-wall life he claims to live. So you guys have to watch this video.. I had never seen this one before until tonite. Pay attention to the part were he starts to talk about his new wife, and her voice changing, etc...

300 vs. 620

2008-12-11T20:21:00.000-06:00

So Ive began to think that the reason I haven't been able to go asleep for the past couple of nights is the fact that my sheets suck! So as some of you know, Mike and I just bought a King size bed. Its FABULOUS I might add. But of course that also meant we've had to upgrade to some king sized sheets.
Well we all know the more thread count the more its going to cost ya. So I thought... lets try walmart.. just to see and besides the cheepies.. they do have a few name brands that aren't too shabby. Well I bought some 350 TC sheets by Canopy. Took them home, washed them with a ton of fabric softener, and WOW... those suckers were soft! Im talking the bed was nice and cold, when you got in.. --I love that by the way, and the pillowcase was perfect. Not itchy at all. I think they were like $69.
So then it was my birthday.. and my lovely daddy-o sent me a giftcard for the triple B, (bedbath&beyond)--for all that dont know THAT is what that crappy place is called. HA! Anyways.. I can say that.. I worked there.. it was the crappiest place Ive ever worked at. Again, just for the record. So I went out and bought those expensive a** sheets they sale for $100. 650 TC, I thought to myself, "MAN! These are probably super soft.. If Ive got 300TC from Walmart, THESEEEEEE.. must be like sleepin on clouds."
WRONG!!!!!!!
TOTALLY wrong!
These dang things... are itchy as crap! I washed them twice, and loaded them with fabric softener, and they are still rough.
I mean I would be here all day plotting my case on these dang things, but seriously... DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY!! lol Go to Walmart! And the part that hacks me the most is that I could have bought 2 pair of the ones at Walmart for like $20 more, and be sleeping in bliss. The only thing those ones from the Triple B have over the Canopy's is the lovely pinstripes on them.
ANYWAYS... my happy words of wisdom blog entry for all of you to learn from. Thats what Im here for kids. Lesson learned.
Dont by expensive 600 thread count sheets when they claim to be soft.. they are LIARS! LOL
signing off for the evening.. hehe
~Laura

Pussy cat Pussy cat

2008-12-09T21:42:00.000-06:00

This reminds me of like every cat Ive had.. I swear

Bad Pussy

I'm gonna party like its my BIRTHDAY!

2008-11-20T11:00:00.000-06:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MEEEEEEeeeee.. AND ONLY MEEEEE... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!

SO today its official... I am super super old.. and im not going to type the number... but I was born in 1980.. so you all can do the math yourselves!! lol
But anyways... I have only received one bday gift..and that is just NOT enough....so I better have a ton of good excuses from you guys! haha...
Well Im off to do my errands for the day...booooo...
Signing off...
♥ L

BEUFORD!

2008-11-19T22:45:00.000-06:00

So this is about the funniest thing Ive ever seen... I cant stop laughing.. because the cat is so calm throughout the whole ride... I swear this is EXACTLY what Beuford, my brothers cat... would do! hahaha! And the crazy thing is that they look identical! Long lost brothers or something...

"Put in another quarter please, I want to go again!" HAHAHA...

Settled in

2008-11-09T10:12:00.001-06:00

So beyond the point of storytelling... we have been so crazy busy this week. We have had to pretty much "build-up" our house. We were lucky enough in Germany to get our bedroom and living room furniture for free. They pretty much loan it to ya. So in the midst of trying to get unpacked.. and organized, we've had to go out and buy a new bedroom suit, and kitchen table since ours got messed up in the move, along with washer/dryer, and then a living room coffee table, and end tables (which we still have yet to buy). So as I said.. its been crazy! But I am here to share with you our new washer n dryer.. along with a updated picture of the yard. I worked all day in the yard yesterday..which Im still not finished with.. but it looks ALOT better than it did. heehee... my shrubs still need a gallon of miracle grow on them, because they are puny and need a growth spurt! ha! Well thats all Ive got today.. we should be totally settled in by this weekend. So I will have new pictures of the houses then. THE INSIDE of the house..the ones everyone's been waiting on.. haha. Hope everyone has a good Veteran's Day!
P.S. Sidenote... my birthday is November 20th, and I expect gifts from EACH of you that read this dang blog! ha! DONT FORGET!
♥ Laura

Katt Williams-Marriage

2008-10-29T20:23:00.001-05:00

Craziness!

2008-10-29T00:04:00.001-05:00

Well as everyone knows.. the past 2 weeks have been crazy busy for us!
Wedding, cleaned up after the wedding, packed-up a uhaul trailer, drove 3 hrs to the in-laws, slept, up at 3am, continued our trip to North Carolina, 24hrs later we arrived at Ft. Bragg, knocked out in a couple of twin beds, up early again to get keys to our house, cable-internet-and-phone guy here to set that stuff up, unpacked uhaul, sleepy time on a full-size airmatress, up early, our stuff from Germany arrived, boxes EVERYWHERE, needed a drink at about this point, unpacked a little, and FINALLY got to sleep on my oh-so-awesome-OWN BED for the first time in almost 5 months! And let me tell ya... I cant even explain how good it was to sleep peacefully! The puppies were so happy to see our couches.. and our stuff.. they kept rubbing up against it.. like Oh my its our stuff... oh mom thank you.. where are by toys.. thinking every box was for them. It was quite funny. So a week later since we've arrived, pretty much all unpacked, and ready for trick-or-treaters on Friday! I even managed to take put up some orange Halloweeeeeen Lights around my door! After all the hassle and NON-fun stuff Ive been doing.. Ive been itchin' to do something fun, hang pictures, decorate, put up halloween & fall stuff.. haha So that was my 10min project, which ended up taking a good 30 bc of my wack staple gun. But I soon got frustrated enough I found the missing part so it in the end, it worked right.
So here are a few pics from our travels... we took I-20 all the way from Shreveport up to Agusta, GA, then I-95N!
So it was a pretty easy drive... and the puppies did so good, and my truck pulled our uhaul really nice. Thank goodness we made it safe, and had no problems...and thank you to all that thought about us as we traveled! I dont have wedding pictures for all that keep asking... she will only keep them online for about a week or so.. and i told her since we were moving this week not to put them on the week after the wedding.. SOooo Ive asked her to do it soon, since we are pretty settled in at this point. So i will let yall all know.. as I hear something back from her....... in the meantime.. check our some of our latest pics!! More of our house to come soon.. after I get stuff set up! Hope everyone has a good week and keeps in touch~! P.S. and a lil dark on these last two.. this was day 2 at the house.. and it was super late.. so this will have to do till I get to take some better ones! hehe

Cowtown Pictures Made

2008-10-14T10:56:00.001-05:00

Well yesterday me and Mike went to the Stockyards in Ft. Worth, and Had some "engagement-type" photos made. Since we are all doing this backwards.. after being married for 2 years now.. and we have never had pictures made, we thought it would be nice to do some casual pictures, and of course capture the moment. It was so fun. The girl who took the photos, she use to be my neighbor back in the day.. and when I say.. "Back in the day".... Im talking from the time I was a baby till I was 7. In fact.. she was one of the first to babysit me! haha! Plus she also works with my mother, so it was all fitting to let her do the session. Shes also doing our wedding ceremony pics this weekend too! And if your reading this.. you better be there! ASHLEY!
But anyways... It's getting down to the end for us in Texas. We have a busy rest of the week.. Thursday-Saturday. Then Sunday we have to pack our stuff, along with a few pieces of furniture I never got to take with me to Germany, and then Monday we head out to Tennessee!!!!
We will stay the night there with my old roomie, Lacey, and then head out that next AM towards Fort Bragg!
Its so crazy to think that we have been here in Texas already for 3 months!!
BUT... on a lighter note, it will be awesome to get our first house together, no more German living!! HOORAY! And Astro and Bouboule will have a HUGE yard to run around in... and our good friends the Duchenes are there! So it will be nice to have all those things that come with a big Army Base. Im excited! Not looking forward to flippin driving... but AM ready to be there already!
Well thats all I have time for today.. but definitly an UPDATE!! ha!
Sorry Folks.. Ive been super super busy planning this crazy wedding!
If you want to view a few of our engagement session... go to
http://www.carrineu.typepad.com
See you guys soon!
♥ Laura

Hand DJ

2008-09-10T14:27:00.001-05:00

VMA's 2008

2008-09-08T22:04:00.000-05:00

Ok so I dont know if you guys saw the VMA's last night, but KANYE was soooo awesome! I love him.. and he closed the show with this....

yeezy (world premiere)
Uploaded by 23city

He wrote this song just a week and half ago, right before the VMA's, and whew... that's all I can say! The Drummers in the background are the S*&% and he better hurry up and put this on his record, because I need this song on my iPod!!

the countdown

2008-08-26T22:35:00.001-05:00

TICK TOCK!

Break the Bottled Water Habit

2008-08-26T21:30:00.001-05:00

I thought this was very interesting.. also check out the link, and the youtube video 20/20 did over the issue.
http://www.newdream.org/water/

Avoid costly bottles; use water from your tap.

We've pinched and reorganized our household budgets. But we still often overpay for commercially bottled water. On an annual basis, the typical American consumer spends $1,400 on bottled water vs. 49 cents for the same amount of water from our kitchen faucet, according to the Center for a New American Dream, a nonprofit consumer group in Maryland.

Bottled water does not taste better, according to blind taste tests, and tap water must meet stricter safety measures. New American Dream has just launched a national educational campaign designed to promote filtered water from the kitchen sink.

To help you calculate how much more you may be spending for bottled water, New American Dream provides a cost calculator at www.newdream.org/water. By plugging in how many bottles of water your family consumes each year and the retail costs of that water, you'll find out how much you could save by switching to filtered tap water.

Consider these numbers: A gallon of water from your kitchen sink costs about $.002, which is less than one cent, based on the national average. In contrast, you'll pay on average about $1.50 for a 20-ounce container of bottled water. What's more, about 40 percent of the bottled water sold in stores is tap water, according to New American Dream. Fortunately, there are cheaper alternatives. For the home, there are filtering systems that include simple counter-top pitchers (for less than $20). There also are elaborate filters for the faucet. And when we're away from home, portable but reusable bottle filters enable you to filter water from faucets and drinking fountains.

Here are tips for saving money with do-it-yourself filtered water:

- A local water safety report can help you decide what type of filter is best for your home. Ask your local water company for a Consumer Confidence Report, which measures contaminants.

- Stay chilled. To avoid impulse or emergency purchases of water bottles, keep a stock of cold water in reusable, nontoxic bottles in your refrigerator.

Published: 8/12/08, 11:49 AM EDT
By Sharon Harvey Rosenberg

I know... I know...

2008-08-26T14:10:00.000-05:00

Its been way too long! But Ive been super busy you guys!
Ive been home for almost 2 months now, and Im loving every minute of it! I love my Texas time. Right now, Mike is up in Missouri for his school, and Im hanging out in Gainesville, trying to plan a wedding! Arg the frustrations. Needless to say Ive been stressed out to the max, and fever blisters have decided to take up residency on my lips a few times.
So that is my short update.. more to come later. Ive got a busy day today. HOORAY!
♥ L

Safe to Texas

2008-07-23T18:44:00.000-05:00

Well its been a busy few weeks for us, actually week, and a couple of days. But its felt like 2, 3 weeks already that we've been here!! Time is going by so slow, but I guess thats good. We have a few weeks left together, then Mike is off to Missouri for a school for the Army. But for all of you ladies that I HAVEN'T seen yet... hang in there.. your time will be shortly! =) I cant wait to see you all... Ill update with a few pics, and if any of you want my cell number comment, and I'll send it to ya! Hope everyone is enjoying the summer so far.... gosh I cant wait to go to the Lake on FRIDAY!!!~

♥ L

Are We There Yet?

2008-07-12T15:56:00.000-05:00

Updates, updates....
So we are finally all checked in at the Lagerhof Inn, which is the hotel on base. Its actually pretty nice. We have a fridge and a huge tv/dvd player in our room, along with a lil community kitchen across the hallway from us, which has a stove, pots, pans, microwave, etc. So its actually working out great for us. Alot better than the dang bare house Ive had to live in for a week. It was really sad for me to sign out and turn in our keys on Friday. And then we had dinner last nite with all my girlfriends here, and man... was THAT hard! I had to hug a few necks, and say some goodbyes, but hopefully I'll still get to see a few of them before we leave.
We also decieded on Friday, just for shits n giggles, to see how much a rental car would be for us. Insurance covers it, and we got some extra travel money, so WHY NOT!! Well, it just so happened that they had some mini-coopers there. Oh yes... i was like how RAD would THAT BE!!!? SO for 80Euros we rented one of those for the whole weekend. It is Super super cool I must say. I So want one. And man .. I am totally proud of myself for re-learning how to drive a manual shift! haha! I had to get into an empty parking lot, to practice my stop n go. HAHA thats the part I suck at.. the shifting is just like the video games. EASY! Well I did soooo good.. I was like ok.. let me take it around post. Its been the 10th grade, since last I 'attempted' to drive a stick shift. Ol Jana Thurstons Jeep Wrangler she had back in HS. Im sure some of you remember that. Anywhos... the mini-cooper as I said way cool. And the dang gas mileage is soooooo good.. 47 MILES/GAL!!! NO JOKE! its a diesel engine, which helps. But even for unleaded gas its like 37mpg. So we are thinking, HUmm.. lets look at one of those when we get home. While we dont have kids, etc, It would totally be cool for us. So stay tuned for that. He wants an Nissan Altima-Booooo... I like the Maxima better. LOL. So we shall see.
Other than that.. thats about all thats going on here. We leave super early Tues. AM to head to the train station. It will take us right into the airport. YAY! So that will be fun.
Well here are a few pics from the past few days....
check out Bouboules nun outfit. It was sooo funny. He crawled under the sheets tonite.. and counldnt get out, because he was standing on the sheet.. and it was pulling around his face.. LOL man it was sooo funny... (picture to be uploaded in a few days--net connection in the hotel is crap!!!!!)
Cant wait to see you all! It will feel Sooooo good to be home in Texas.
TWO MORE DAYS!!!

Going, going............ not quite gone.

2008-07-10T05:46:00.001-05:00

Well Im happy to report that our household goods are gone.

YIPEE!!!
I dont know how they do it..(must have been the beer I gave them to drink!!) cause they showed up at 930am, and were outta here by about 5pm & somehow managed to squish it all in one truck. And when I say "they".. for the first few hours it was just 2 guys.. Im like uhmm are you sure its all going to fit.. it was a tight squeeze.. but they got it in there. Soooo lets just hope that nothing breaks. But around noon another guy showed up and he did the big stuff like the couches, table & chairs, etc. I was in awe at how fast these guys work!

Anywhos... well we have today to finish up our cleaning. I painted last nite, which was let me tell ya... B-O-R-I-N-G!!!! Mike had duty so I along with 2 puppies that slept the whole time and did not help..but it went over swell. I had to paint my purdy red wall. I swear.. Germans like the most neutral colors. It was either white, off-white, or mustard for me to pick out. In the meantime, I also had a lil fun with it, compliments of Kimbo, so here is what I did....

Go me!!!
Well I guess that wraps up this week. Tomorrow we head to the Hotel on post. HOORAY!!!! (that seems to be my favorite word these days.. I guess because, Texas or home, or leaving, always follows it! haha
HOpe everyone has a good week!
On a good note... Im pretty sure I will be able to get online at the hotel I believe they have wireless... so I will keep you guys posted... till then... Im off to take a nap. Laura is going on 4 hours of sleep.. BUT I did get the puppies their health certificates (which I totally forgot to do!!!) YIKES!
Over and Out~

My Current Thoughts....

2008-07-05T14:24:00.000-05:00

Tired and ready to LEAVE THIS PLACE!!

The End.

Why I LOVE TEXAS!

2008-07-01T07:00:00.000-05:00

*the beach

*real cowboys

*baseball games

*my problem

*my favorite thing

*that scorching texas sun

*floating the river

*canned beer is the best

*i ♥ turkey legs

*gainesville's snowcone stand

*always & forever

Have to Share

2008-06-30T11:22:00.000-05:00

Again I so frequently do... when Im bored.... COOK! YAY! So I found this recipe book.. its more of a lil pamplet, and Ive tried a few things from there before and they just did NOT turn out good. Anyhow.. Every once n a while I crave the sweets. So I decided to bake these Cream Cheese Brownies from that book.
Im not too big on the rich chocolate taste, but man.. you can never go wrong with brownies. I added about 3/4 cup of chocolate chips (semi-sweet)--in the chocolate batter by the way, and that made it 10x more better. Definitely one of those things that gets better after its set a day or so, covered of course. Seems like it gets more M____. and Im not saying that word because its just one of those words I hate! Starts with an "m" and rhymes with hoist... got it? ok, good. HAHA Anyhow... here is the recipe. Its super EASY!!!!

---sidenote::dont mind the pepper, tomato, oinion and sunflower in the background I have no idea why that would make you WANT a brownie.. ewh!--

Ingredients:

* 3 eggs
* 6 tablespoons butter, softened
* 1 cup sugar, divided
* 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
* 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
* 1/4 cup baking cocoa
* 1 package (8 ounces) reduced-fat cream cheese

Directions:
Separate two eggs, putting each white in a separate bowl (discard yolks or save for another use); set aside. In a small mixing bowl, beat butter and 3/4 cup sugar until crumbly. Beat in the whole egg, one egg white and vanilla until well combined. Combine flour and cocoa; gradually add to egg mixture until blended. Pour into a 9-in. square baking pan coated with cooking spray; set aside. (I usually line the pan with a sheet of foil makes it easier to pull out of the pan & cut)
In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and remaining sugar until smooth. Beat in the second egg white.
Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls over the batter; cut through batter with a knife to swirl. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until set and edges pull away from sides of pan. Cool on a wire rack. Yield: 1 dozen.

So make some for your hubbies tonite ladies! They will Love em! Mike doesnt even like sweets, but he was like MMmmmm.... hehe.... GOOD LUCK!!

New Addiction

2008-06-29T17:58:00.000-05:00

Well, as we do WAY too often here in Germany, when we are bored, we go buy movies! So as me and Mike were browsing the "new releases" I stumbled across the oh so cliche series-"Army Wives". Im not one to get real into the 'soap opera' types of shows, but totally love the Tv show "The Unit". Which by the way only made 3 seasons, because of the dang writer's strike that went down right in the middle of season 3! Might I also mention has only like 11 or so freakin episodes because of all that crap! ARG! Anyhow.. I would consider that series more action, rather than drama, or soap opera-y as I like to call it. So we splurged and bought the Season 1 DVD set, and I have got to say.. the first few episodes I was not TOO thrilled about this.. but thought hey.. they just left me open-ended on that episode.. I'll stick it out, and see what happens next. WOW! Hats off to the cast and crew for this show! They really did an awesome job on catching the almost surreal life of the Army. It is definitely more drama than The Unit, but still geared towards the families and all the BS we go through! I Liked it...
So after disc one, I had to keep watching. haha! I had told Mike, "oh Ive got to see what happens next, babe, I swear I'll be in bed before midnight. Im just going to watch a few more episodes!" *smiling face* Ok not so true... after disc 2 was complete.. 5 episodes later..3:30am at that point mind you.. I was like ok.. Im a freakin addict! And a loser. haha! ok not really... But I was officially "into" this show. Well... it is super cool. And for all of you NON-Military folks out there.. thats like ALL of my family.. you need to watch this show. Its on Lifetime on Sundays. Not sure on the times for everyone, but they are on season 2 already and after tonite on episode 5. SO CHECK IT OUT! I love it, so you should too. Its super cool!

Its got an awesome cast too by the way... Mikes all-time flavor is in it, Catherine Bell. And Im not quite sure whats hot about that woman, but he loves the whole "JAG" phase she played in. Anyhow... Im officially going to bed now.
We've got German customs coming out here in the morning to check out all of our illegals... not really, just coming to tell us all the crap we CAN'T send with our household goods. Plants, candles(which Im still mad about--cause Im a candle horde!), the grill, liquids.. you know all that flammable crap.
Well hope ya like my Sunday rant... Hope everyone has a good week ahead, and be thankful for the day you have right in front of you.
The good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledge. ~Bertrand Russell

Whale of a SNAIL!

2008-06-25T08:44:00.000-05:00

So today I was out walking the doggies, after a long rain all morning, and I noticed something shiny on the grass. The closer I got I said to myself.. "HOLY CRAP!!! that's a huge snail!!" I mean Ive seen micro-machine sized snails, but nothing ever this big! So I took the dogs back inside, and was like how retarded would I look going back outside to take a picture of what looked like the grass..haha.. well I did it anyways! Pj's and all! If you know me... yah.. I really didnt care, but thought man I should post this on my blog... haha... well here she is folks... the shell was about as big as a golf ball... gynormeous!

The Letter "T"

2008-06-18T10:32:00.000-05:00

Ok, so I finished another letter GO ME! Its for a girl that shares the same Birthday as me! Her name is Tiana. I'm good friends with her mom here in Germany. Anywhos... I thought it turned out way cute.
Tonite I'm finishing up Holly's boys tonite, so keep lookin for those pics, which I'll add on here later. Hope ya like.

OK So I finally finished the boy's letters. UGH! It's taken me all week because I didnt't think I had enough NON-frilly stuff to put on the letters. Well I finally came up with a few ideas.... and then went back and forth on each letter, lol. SOoo here they are...mind you.. this was like ALL the non girly stuff I had! I even had to order a special "brothers" packet , just to fill the letter. Anywho... here is Taylor & Turner's letters.

Artsy Fartsy Me

2008-06-09T13:56:00.000-05:00

Well this is what Ive been up to lately, cause we all know I'm trying to make the time fly by. So Ive tried out a few artsy fartsy projects/crafty stuff. I originally got the idea for Holly and her boys' room, but thought to myself, why leave the girls out (her 3 daughters) and so I made them one first. One of what you ask? Check out the slide show.

You know how kids or a baby's nursery have their names on those cute wooden letters, hung with a cute ribbon? Well I thought, why not create something more with that. I mean, I could have just painted them, but I am totally not good at the "free-hand" stuff. So I have a ton of scrapbook stuff, paper, frilly stuff, stamps, stickers, glitter, wire, beads.. gosh a ton of crap, and so I decided to paint these bare wooden letters & sink into that creative state of mind that I never use. So after about an hour or so...my project was finished. I must say... I had to give myself a pat on the back.. because they turned out way cute! Mike thinks I should sell these... small business, requests only, bazaars?? Hummm.. extra money.. possibly.

Well her youngest daughter, Ramie, is such the princess. Shes 2 & half going on 25~! Lol Shes so funny... she wanted me to hang it in the hallway at her level so she could come by hourly, Im sure, and push the button. I found this super cute princess crown sticker.. that had lil lights on it at the top, and when you pushed this lil button, it went crazy with all kinds of lights. Her and I both thought that was the coolest thing about her letter. Haha!

Kamryn, I guess she would be the middle kid, is a lil tom boy. All about bugs, sports, ripped jeans, pony tail, goofy, eats like a monster, and I swear that 6 y/old has a freakin 6-pack! So her's was a lil tricky on the frilly stuff, cause that is totally not her. I think her's turned out very fitting with the lil lady bug button I had.

And then there is Cecilia, shes the oldest. Shy, such the story-teller, the girly-girl, real easy for me to create. Mike liked hers the best.
Well after my many compliments on these, I decided to make one for my girl that I went to UNT with. She has a 5 m/old that is so stinkin cute, I had to make some for her. Miss Sydnee Hayden. I did 3 letters for her, her initials, and then scripted her name on each initial. Personally I liked HERS the BEST! I had this bundle of scrapbook paper that was all matching, colors and whatnot, so that's what I used for hers.

All in all... they turned out so swell. That Im really pondering if I should make a lil money and sell them. I know I totally could once in NC, at the bizaars, but for now I think Im just going to make them for people that request them. SOOooooo... everyone keep that in mind.
I think they would make cute birthday or shower gifts for someone. If anyone is interested let me know. Right now I just order the letters online, when needed, but could totally fix up a few and personalize them when ordered/requested. I love doing them & the materials I have are all different. Like I said, I scrapbook, so the skys the limit on the stuff that I have.
If you would like any information on size of the letters, colors of ribbon, or types & themes of paper I have, shoot me a comment and/or email. texans06@gmail.com
Ladies.. dont be shy now! Think! haha....

Anyhow... Oh .. and also.. so to make a long story short.. I bought these black flip flops online also, just to lounge around with here, walk the dogs in etc. Well a size 9 was considered a large. Uhmm yah.. too big for my feet. So I tried to pawn them off on my husband.. well he unfortunatly doesnt like that "toe thing"--so he calls it.. Im like the thong part yes... he goes yah.. that thing.. it hurts. UGH.. what a wuss! haha... then he gives the excuse I have ugly feet.. blah blah blah.... Im like fine.. Ill give them to someone.. haha. Well they are plain, and yet really simple. So I know some of you remember back in like 6th grade when all the cheerleaders had those flip flops with the material tied on the "thong" part.. yah... well cute as that was.. I thought humm.. ribbon would be way cuter! Soooo again.. the artsy fartsy side hit me.. and so I created some summery flips! Again Mike suggests I sale these too.. for kiddos.. which I could totally see.
So I might just take him up on his idea. So tell me whatcha think.... again.. I have TON of RIBBON! Every color.. pattern, dots, stripes, zig-zags, etc. So depending whatcha want... Im sure I can create. OK I think Ive rambled enough tonite... yay for crafty-ness!! Reminds me of that movie.. You, Me & Dupree..."Carl-ness.. your missing that Carl-ness". I love Owen Wilson.
Hope everyone is having a good week!!! YAY for 35 days left!!!!
Peace-out! ♥ LBsquared

Proud to Announce....

2008-06-03T16:01:00.000-05:00

My good friend here in Germany, Holly, finally had her twin baby boys Friday, May 30th at 6:35am! Turner 7.1lbs and Taylor6.14lbs were ready to come a lil early by a month, Im talking foot hanging out and poor Holly didnt even know it! She was in so much pain I think at the time, it was all a big blur. They had to preform a emergency C-section, and she lost a lot of blood, but after a few days in the Hospital all 3 of them seemed to be turning for the better. Its been a big ordeal for her and her family with 3 girls already, but always an adventure, only x5 now. I love her dearly and keep her family and husband in your thoughts, he is in Iraq, and missed the whole birth of his first and only sons. I've definantly had my dose of mommy-hood for the past 4 days. I dont know how you ladies do it.. but I guess one day I will experience that all on my own, not anytime soon I tell ya that! haha Anyhow, hope everyone had a good Memorial weekend, and are enjoying that hot TEXAS weather!! Gaw I am totally not looking forward to that crap!! 78 has been like a scorch to me~! lol
♥ LB

I have been crazy busy.....

2008-05-22T19:46:00.000-05:00

Well its been a while since Ive posted, so I thought I would before I head to bed. The past few weeks have been super super busy for me! Laurel finished up her trip over here yesterday... and man have I been whooped~! With in like 3 days.. we had.. I mean... I... had driven through 4 countries! It was fun though. We got to take the dogs.. and road trips are always fun. We went to so many places.. but for all that is keeping record.. we went to tons of places in Germany, and then to Amsterdam, Netherlands- Brussels, Belgium- Luxembourg- and thats all I can think of.. Oh crap.. and Dublin, Ireland! That was the best part... we were there for 48 hours, but gosh it felt like a week! I had like 8 hours of sleep in a total of 3 days... so as I said..we've all been goin goin goin.... I mean I had flippin blisters on my heel. How does that happen? Plus I twisted my ankle & felt like I cracked my knee-cap open in the midst of me trying to WALK!!!!! Dang cobblestone roads... jumped up and got me. LOL Its a funny story in itself.. i will have to say that much.. but my legs are sooooo bruised. HAHA...
So yesterday.. I took Laurel & my downstairs neighbor and her baby girl to the airport & had to drop Bouboule off at the Vet at the AFB so he could get his teeth cleaned and neutered. I was nodding the whole way.. I cant believe we made it there alive.. LOL I was chewing gum.. singing.. sitting up sitting back.. up, back up back.. and still was thinking.. shut left eye.. 5 seconds.... open....shut right eye 5 seconds...open. Before I knew it i was doing both at the same time.. but for like a milisecond.... that's how tired I was. Then drove the whole way home with the windows down.. it sucked basically. THen took me a 2 hr nap.. and had to go pick Bouboule back up .... poor puppy.. they PULLED 10 TEETH!!!!!! I felt so bad for him. I cant believe his previous owner never took him to do that.... ugh. Makes me mad. Soooo thats whats been going on. And Miss holly... my friend that is prego with twin boys (shes got 3 girls already) is like trying to go into labor.. so her man can come home from Iraq for the birth... Im like cross your legs... let me get like one good night of sleep.. then I'll be ready to go!!
Well its officially 3am.. im tired & headed to bed. I will post pics soon.. so Ill keep watch......
Its finally down to like 52 days I think? YAY!! Ive got about a week... then it will be June. *happy face*
Cant wait to see you all............ ♥ Laura

I've got the munchies...

2008-05-04T16:51:00.000-05:00

So I find myself sitting here... midnight on sunday.. goofing off on the net, uploading some new pictures to an album.. (previous post-go check it out now)..and Ive bought some new juice at Ramstein's Commisary, 100% Vit. C... Anyhow... way YUM!....... www.veryfine.com And so, Ive been on this Goldfish kick... you know..the baked lil crackers.. with smiley faces on them? Yeah.. those. (http://www.pfgoldfish.com/default.aspx) Pepperidge Farm.. man..I mean Ive never wanted to go to Connecticut for any reason whatso ever.. but I swear.. if thats where this 'farm' is.. shoooot... I wanna go! I dont care what flavor of these things you buy... you sit them down in front of me.. especially when Im "surfing the net" I can totally eat a whole package. Thank god they are half way decent for ya. 5g Total fat, 1g Sat. fat, ZERO Trans, 1.5g polyunsat., 2.5 mono, 170mg sodium and like flippin 4g of protein! I KNOW... pretty good! haha.. and thats from the 30% less sodium cheddar crackers. I like the parmesan and the regular ones, but why buy those.. when u can get the lesser sodium!?? DUH! Any how.. funny blog... I just wanted everyone to know... you want me to do something for you, buy me Goldfishies... and again.. the crackers.. not the swimming kind.. Ill come home one day and have like 10 dead fish in plastic bags, that have been sittin out in the sun, on my porch with lil sticky notes on them...

Anywhos.. i love pepperidge farm goldfish! woot!

out suckas! ~LBsquared

A day With 3 Yorkies....

2008-05-04T16:04:00.000-05:00

Make a Smilebox slideshow

No Steady Internet

2008-05-01T16:16:00.000-05:00

So here is the deal... we have like 75 days left! woohoo! But this week we have been having some problems with the ol internet connection. Booooo... as many of you know.. we bum internet, because it is super expensive, and we would have to renew our contract for another 2 yrs if we added internet. Super sucky. So inthe meantime bare with us.. well me mainly, with replying to emails... myspace messages, facebook... you know.. all those fun things I have. Toodles for now... L.

P.s. Proud to say that Booboule is doing dandy! He's no longer hopping along & has finally come out of his shell and is a lil spoiled brat! haha And the best part of it all.. is that Ive got him 95% potty trained! Yah.. 6 yrs old, and still went where ever he pleased! But him and Astro only tinkle when we have been gone for a couple hours... like they are mad, because we didn't take them! lol Quite the lil motive!~

Sick Puppy

2008-04-25T05:53:00.000-05:00

Well this week I took Boo to get his yearly shots, man was he so much better than Astro when I take him. Astro tends to get the nervous poops..LOL It's like he is so excited to be going bye-bye, and walking up to the vet, hes got that twinkle in his eye, but the minute I pick him up and step in the Vet office... man he starts shaking. And then putting him up on the exam table, he's like "momma don't let them stick me!" lol And every once and a while he shoots out a turd.This is bad, but its pretty funny. ha!
So anyhow... Boo was so calm. They clipped his toenails and gave him his shots. Now don't get me wrong, he does NOT like the nails clipped, but dang they were super long. Every time he would scratch his ears his nail would get stuck in his hair and then he would whine because he couldn't get it unstuck. There was a good 4 inches of hair on them, but his ears are tiny, that of a true Yorkie. Needless to say I shaved them, like I do Astro's. I know he feels better. I just don't think his other momma knew how to properly take care for him. Even the Vet said some people think these small dogs are like dolls. The smaller the less care for them. When in reality they are the ones that need the most upkeep, and care. It makes me mad, but yet sad.
Well continuing with the Vet...we get home and he is totally fine. Running around, chasing, & barking at other dogs. Me and Mike took the dogs on a long walk cause it was so pretty outside that day, for once! Well at about midnight that night as I was shuttin down house, I noticed Booboule was limping on that back leg where he got his Rabies shot. Im thinking.. ok shots can make u sore, no biggie. Well.. 4 days later.. he is stilllllllll hopping along. He's about mastered it. Lol. I'm having to pick him up.. take him down the stairs.. and make him walk a lil or hop rather, to pee and whatnot. I think he's being a lil wuss though. Wednesday (day after shots) I ran into town for an hr, and came back and he had literally poo'd on himself in the kennel. I'm talkin the runny stuff. I about gagged when I took the blankets out & I never gag at that kind of thing. Anywhos. the more n more I get to thinking about all this.. symptoms, actions, etc. Im like crap.. Parvo. If you don't know what Parvo is...GOOGLE IT! lol Its a bad deal. Dogs get vaccinated for it when they are pups, and vets recommend it yearly. Its an intestinal disease. So I think,... he feels underweight, poor diet habits, don't like treats, only has one BM a day, tons of red flags. Well.. his shot records say that hes had shots for it ever since he was born. So that X's out Parvo. Thank God! I ask the Vet.. she said he is a perfect weight--6.3 lbs-- (hes just going to be a small framed dog), & that it is normal for dogs to be a lil under-the-weather after shots. (although Astro never is) Well.... after hopping around for 4 days, with the poops and pukes, he has finally purked up today! YAY! I had a big scare though.. Parvo is a viral disease and is usually deadly. I was just starting to love this lil guy, and now I'm gonna have to put him down..... thank goodness he was just being a wuss. So with a month under his belt, in my house, he is doing swell. Him and Astro are 2 peas in a pod!
This weekend is going to be crunch time for me and Mike. Ive got to book and plan out all of my excursions for May 8-22. Laurel Sturgeon is coming to visit! Yay! And its crazy because I haven't seen her since like 11th grade. Almost 10 yrs.. dang I'm gettting old. We are going to get to go to Ireland, which Im totally stoked about! We should have a blast.
April has flown by for me. Its like Laurel comes & goes, then only 9 more days in May... hopefully Holly will have her babies by then (twin boys#4 & #5 for her).. which on a side note I am excited about.. Im going to be pretty much her only help & I get to be in the L&D room with her--kind of scared about that part lol-- then June will fly by for us I think.. and before we know it.. we will be on a plane in July headed back to the states! HOORAY! I will miss this place though... ok the country.. not this specific place. We live in the most isolated part of Germany. There are more deer in this region than humans. LOL
So that is our latest. Everyone should give Mike a pat on the back because he ran a 12 mile run this morning up and down the hills of the Rheinland-Pfalz region. GO HIM! I can barely make it a dang mile... x 12.. wowzers. haha
Hope everyone has a good week... and did you notice how sweet Astro finally is with Booboule.. sharing his bed with him and spooning. LOL ~Ciao, L

Clearing Things Up

2008-04-12T13:27:00.000-05:00

For those of you that give a flying hoot about me and Laura, I'm going to clear all this up one last time. I am a Chemical, Nuclear warfare specialist in the Army. Yes I do play with nerve gas for fun. It is my job. I also make other Soldiers suffer with me by training them to withstand such gases. I help teach Soldiers how to survive in a Chemical or Nuclear attack environment. But I also jump out of airplanes too. How is that for CRAZY Eugster? I will get paid extra for that, again, once I arrive in NC. I do enjoy my job and I love my wifey. My wife is a great house wife only because the German army way of life will not allow her to teach here. So to clear things up I am doing the same thing as I have done the past 3 yrs, for all that i have met since then. Also, Laura does not work for the Army, she is an Army wife, which is the hardest job in the military. She does have ambitions to teach soon, but Germans are mini-Hitlers in training. (quote::Laura) Overall we both cannot wait to be back in America and catch up with our friends and family and spend time with ALL of you, and we do mean ALL of you. -Mike

Back to the REAL Army

2008-04-08T11:33:00.000-05:00

Well most of you already know that Laura, Astro, Booboule, and I will be moving to Fort Bragg. For Laura and the doggies this will be a brand new experience for them, being stationed at an Army base in the states and a huge base at that. For me, I will be happy in my career once again being able to jump out of perfectly good planes and working with elite Airborne Soldiers again. Also, I will be in a chemical warfare unit, which means I can actually do and learn about my job as a chemical super freak in the Army. We are all anxious to get back to Texas for a little bit and see everyone. Laura and the puppies will be in Texas for 3 months, I will be there for a month, then I will be off to advance chemical super freak school in Missouri. Well take care everyone, bye. -Mike

The Buffet Line

2008-04-01T16:30:00.000-05:00

Well I bought Astro and Booboule a new set of food dishes. And had to share with you.. the menu is as followed:: Iams ProActive Health, or Science Diet Lamb & Rice with a splash of water. Astro is so funny... he goes after a taste of BOTH! HaHa! The water thing still freaks Astro out too.. cause it kind of makes a few "blup-blup" sounds as you drink the water.. as it refills. He keeps approaching it with caution. Ive been trying to take some more pics of Boo. The poor baby... he is so sad still. Its like walking him is his only joy, or giving sugars to me. Its sad. He's such a sweet puppy. I'll keep the pictures coming as soon as I take them. I have no life.. what else do I have to do? Clean the house? No way! No fun. Laura likes fun. I also found out today that Boo's native language .. FRENCH obviously. Ugh.. it's pretty much the only language he knows all of his commands in. I took Spanish in HS, not French!?? Im learning though.. his baby momma has been trying to help me out.. with what each phrase means. So who out there took French?? And did you even learn anything.. gosh what was his name..Mr. Smith. Yes! So who can tell me ANYTHING... I dont know crap! HaHa! Anyhow...it's all of our bedtimes. I'm booking my plane tickets tomorrow... YIPEE!! -Laura

New addition to the family...

2008-03-31T19:22:00.000-05:00

Well first off.. Im totally not prego! ha! You guys thought you were really in for a treat with that title eah? haha! But I am happy to announce Astros adopted brother....BouBoule. He is a Shorkie! I bet your wondering what flip that is... well it's a Shitzu/Yorkie mix! He is totally cute! He was given to me by a friend of a friend, here in Germany. His owners had to get rid of him because his daddy was going to Iraq again here in a few weeks, and his mommy was going back to the states. So he had to find a new home.

He was also totally free! (Bonus!) Him and Astro are still trying to figure out who's stayin or who's goin... but they better just get use to each other, cause they are now our spoiled lil brats! haha. BouBoule is spoiled, but over the past few hrs, hes just been flat out depressed. His momma has had him since he was a lil pup (6wks old). She cried the whole time, but I told her I would definantly get her email addy and keep her posted with pictures and stories on how her baby was doing.
Here are BouBoule's stats!

Born In France on Nov. 23, 2001 So was my momma.
That makes me 6 years old. Astro will be 6 on Oct. 21st.
I am also 6lbs! I am fluffy.. but I swear Im totally skinny!
My name is BouBoule which means ball&ball in French. Because when I was a puppy my mom said I looked like 2 little balls, my head then my body. You say it like Boo-bowl for all you American's out there!
I love going bye-bye & going out for walks.
Im also a International doggie! Just like Astro! We've both got passports cause we are cool like that.
I also have a bed just like my new brother! I know... I couldn't believe it either!

So there ya go folks! That's all that I can think of to share about him. He's really sweet.. and cute. Him and Astro just need some more time to spend together and I'm sure by this weekend, they will be chasing after each other, playing. It's only been 7 hrs of them being together, and its already getting better. I gave him a trim.. ok haircut.. he so needed it. He had a few mats of hair, here and there, and he was so funny when I gave him a bath after that. Its like he felt soooo much better. He looks better, too. So it should be an interesting night. P.s. And just for the record..... I 've already fell in love with him. heehee -Laura

HOORAY!

2008-03-29T20:28:00.000-05:00

Well Im not sure if any of you know, but it looks like I'm going to be in TEXAS from July-October. WOOT! I'm stoked... Ill probably try and sub-teach a lil bit while im home... for extra money.. but still plan on seeing all who makes the attempt to see me. If your not willing to drive or call, dont expect me to. Living here has really made me realize who my "real" friends are, no matter how much they work, or how busy their own lives are... they still email me, and even call me. Anyhow.. I'll vent about that some other time.. anywhos... just letting the ones who care know I'll be home for a while. Hope everyone has a good week!! -L

Our New Home

2008-03-29T18:38:00.001-05:00

Well most of you know we are currently in Germany and finishing up our overseas tour here, but in the meantime over the past few weeks we've finally got orders to come back to the good ol' USA! Yay! Our new residence will be in N. Carolina. I can't really give out exact dates, so lets just say July time-frame. So over the next 4 months it's going to be crazy for us, so please bare with us on emails, packages, and all that jazz. There's soooo much we still want to do while we are over here, travel wise, and on top of that trying to get everything inventoried, so as I said... crazy! But I hope everyone that wants to still try and come over here, gets to. I'm super excited about Laurel S. coming here in May. Most of you GHS'ers know who she is, and its been almost 10 years since I've seen her. So this summer will be fabulous! Hopefully no more snow (we had about 10-12inches over the past 2 weeks)! Crazy Spring weather. Anywho, there is our latest! Hope everyone is having a good weekend! -L

Hello Again

2008-03-29T17:44:00.000-05:00

Welcome to our new blog! Astro is very happy to see you guys again! I am still very sorry I had to delete the other site (http://threeboyds.blogspot.com), but I had some email issues. This one is way cooler-looking anyways! For anyone that did not get our new email address it's:: texans06@gmail.com
We both have way too many email accounts and most of them we don't even check, so again, DELETE button here we come. I think that's the latest news we've got to share. I'm going to re-post the "important" blogs on this page, so everyone will still be updated on our lives. We all 3 Love and Miss you all! Can't wait to be home this July! Toodles for now...... Laura