the weekend.

guess who i get to pick up tomorrow night!!!! if you guessed HUSBAND, you're right! husband is coming home!! YAY!!! jump up and down with me and sport a big happy smile the rest of the day will ya? i'll be up super duper late tonight so that i can sleep in tomorrow morning because i am picking him up at 3:30am {ok, so that's technically wednesday morning}! i couldn't be more excited. we have so much to talk about, so much cuddling {plus many other adult things} to catch up on, and so many movies to see! i found out the exact date he would be home on friday, so i've spent the weekend preparing. The house has been cleaned exceptionally, even the garage {go me!}. the linens have been washed, the laundry is all hung up and in it's place, groceries have been purchased, and there's numerous baked yummies for him to enjoy. eating MRE's for a month has got to work up a 'real food' appetite right?
soooo, there's homemade tortilla chips, incredible 69 calorie brownie cookies, pumpkin spice muffins/cupcakes, and a rice krispie treat cake that i can't wait to stuff my face with. i sure hope husband is in the mood for junk food, because there is no way i am going to eat all of that alone. he'll have to take it to work and pass it around to those other hardworking men just coming home. other than all that goodness, i went out on a few walks, broke in my new shoes {thanks mom :o)!},drank numerous frappuccinos, found some funny packaging in the first aid kit, made smore's, and played with lots of glitter. how was your weekend??

arizona. {video}

here's a short little video i mashed together from the trip home. it's makes me smile. i hope you enjoy it {especially you mom} despite my incredible need to walk less, or find a more graceful way to walk while filming. very bouncy camera hands i have.

arizona. {according to my iphone}

 vacation vacation vacation! a.k.a a much needed trip back home to see my family and friends. let me tell you, five days of awesomeness came too quickly to an end. the next trip will have to be at least two weeks. okay are you ready for this? here's what went down in those five days; i spent countless hours in the pool, went to a bridal shower, had mani-pedi's with mom, had my hair done, did some shoe shopping at dsw, paid a visit to fashion square and to kierland, went for some dq {brad was kind enough to let me have a bite of his blizzard. oh, those yummy dq fudge bars.. eat too many and they'll work as a laxative! i swear. read the little package it comes in!}, had kenzie and dustin over for a visit, dad helped blow dry my hair, played words with friends with mom every night while dad played solitaire {both on their respective ipads}, stayed up until midnight chatting with mom {every night}, put a new battery in the ghia with the help of my little brother, went out for dinner at bj's with mom, dad, kenzie, and dustin, spent some quality time with my older brother, had kenzie and jessica over for a visit, took the little brother to sbux for frappuccinos, and had a going away lunch at home with the family. whew! what a whirlwind.
all in all i would have loved some more time to visit, but the poor kitties were here alone as i have no friends {yet} to ask to check up on them. i shouldn't complain though because even having the opportunity to spend one day with family is something to be grateful for.

{home} in washington.

just getting home from my real home in arizona with the family. it was a very much needed trip, and i'm so sad to have left so soon.

taken with the instagram app for the iphone.

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day 21

c'mon, let's party.

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day 20

nude is the new black.

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day 19

gold for the honies.