Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Day 08 – A picture of your most treasured item

I love my red kitchen-aid. I've been using it so much lately.

Monday, November 21, 2011

Day 07 – A picture that makes you laugh


seeing her laugh, makes me laugh

day 6 someone you'd trade places with for a day


she always seems so cheerful and talented, not to mention a beautiful family and i'm pretty sure Giada de-laurentis's husband brain isn't all crazy from war.

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Day 05 – A picture of your favorite memory

This is a favorite memory because it was the day of this year's family reunion. My family isn't very large so it's usually a low key affair. It's always on the beach and this year me, mike and Evelyn stayed up on the island.

day 4 A picture of yourself with a family member

me and my Evelyn who just turned 11 months. I can't believe in a few weeks, i'll have a one year old. This little girl is my whole world! I can't believe I can love anyone as much as I love her.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Day 03 – A picture of the cast from your favorite show

I love how I met your mother. My older brother got me into it. it's on at Evelyn's bedtime so I just DVR it. it's HI---wait for it larious!

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

day two


Day 02- A picture of the person you have been closest with longest

this is my oldest brother. He's always been there for me and he's so sweet!

Tuesday, November 15, 2011


Day 01 – A picture of yourself with fifteen facts
1.I tend to tear my food up.
2.I drink way too much coffee
3. I love my daughter just about more than anything
4.I love pumpkin pie!
5.the hair on my head is virgin hair
6. some crazy lady shaved my head when i went in for a haircut the day before my 17th birthday
7. I am terrified to drive on major roads/the highway but I do it when i have to out of neccesity
8. i wish i would have had a natural birth because of how late in my labor i had an epidural
9.I weigh less now than i did in middle school
10. just about everything my daughter eats, i make for her.
11.i suck at making friends.
12. I miss people actually calling
13.i'd rather sleep with my kiddo than my husband because she doesn't rock
14. i love to read
15. i love it when the planes take off.

100 day photos

100 Days of Photos.


Day 01 – A picture of yourself with fifteen facts
Day 02- A picture of the person you have been closest with longest
Day 03 – A picture of the cast from your favorite show
Day 04 – A picture of yourself and a family member
Day 05 – A picture of your favorite memory
Day 06 – A picture of a person you’d love to trade places with for a day
Day 07 – A picture that makes you laugh
Day 08 – A picture of your most treasured item
Day 09 – A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most
Day 10 – A picture of someone you do the craziest things with
Day 11 – A picture of something you hate
Day 12 – A picture of something you love
Day 13 – A picture of your favorite band or artist
Day 14 – A picture of your favorite store
Day 15 – A picture of something you want to do before you die
Day 16 – A picture of someone who inspires you
Day 17 – A picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently
Day 18 – A picture of the sexiest Woman alive
Day 19 – A picture of something you love to do.
Day 20 – A picture of somewhere you’d love to travel
Day 21 – A picture of something you wish you could forget
Day 22 – A picture of something you never leave the house without
Day 23 – A picture of your favorite book
Day 24 – A picture of someone you miss
Day 25 – A picture of you from last year
Day 26 – A picture of something that means a lot to you
Day 27 – A picture of your favorite night
Day 28 – A picture of your favorite place in the world
Day 29 – A picture that can always make you smile
Day 30 – A picture of your favorite quote
Day 31 – A picture of food you made
Day 32 – A picture of what you did today
Day 33 – A picture of somewhere you went today
Day 34 – A picture of your favorite morning
Day 35 – A picture of your hometown
Day 36 – A picture of your pet
Day 37 – A picture taken at school
Day 38 – A picture of your favorite drink
Day 39 – A picture of your favorite food
Day 40 – A picture of your friends
Day 41 – A picture of your favorite weather
Day 42 – A picture of you listening to music
Day 43 – A picture of you celebrating
Day 44 – A picture that describes your life
Day 45 – A picture of your favorite cartoon character
Day 46 – A picture that you edited
Day 47 – A picture of your favorite animal
Day 48 – A picture of you more than 10 years ago
Day 49 – A picture of you and your best friend(s)
Day 50 – A picture of yourself
Day 51 – A picture of you wearing sunglasses
Day 52 – A picture of you dressed up
Day 53 – A picture of you in a car
Day 54 – A picture of you on your last vacation
Day 55 – A picture of you with a date
Day 56 – A picture of you all bundled up
Day 57 – A picture of you in your backyard
Day 58 – A picture of your hair all done
Day 59 – A picture of you at prom
Day 60 – A picture of you at a sports game
Day 61 – A picture of you in the fall
Day 62 – A picture of you on a ride
Day 63 – A picture of luggage
Day 64 – A picture of you at work
Day 65 – A picture of you at a park
Day 66 – A picture of you in the air
Day 66 – A picture of you doing something childish
Day 67 – A picture of you falling
Day 68 – A picture of you outside
Day 69 – A picture of a crazy night out
Day 70 – A picture of someone you don’t go a day without talking to
Day 71 – A picture of you with people you work with
Day 72 – A picture of you with unbelievable scenery
Day 73 – A picture of you somewhere warm
Day 74 – A picture taken professionally
Day 75 – A picture of you receiving a reward
Day 76 – A picture of you drinking something
Day 77 – A picture of you and friends making silly faces
Day 78 – A picture of you in the dark
Day 79 – A picture of you in the water
Day 80 – A picture of you and someone you love being silly
Day 81 – A picture of you with a character
Day 82 – A picture of someone you love asleep
Day 83 – A picture of you and a teammate
Day 84 – A picture of a school project
Day 85 – A picture of your favorite holiday
Day 86 – A picture of someone who helps you with school
Day 87 – A picture of someone you grew up with
Day 88 – A picture of your dream car
Day 89 – A picture of you at a hotel
Day 90 – A picture of you wearing your favorite color
Day 91 – A picture of you and your friends playing a game
Day 92 – A picture of your school
Day 93 – A picture of your favorite board game
Day 94 – A picture of you and your friends eating
Day 95 – A picture of you on a plane
Day 96 – A picture of your favorite movie
Day 97 – A picture of something you no longer have
Day 98 – A picture of you and your friends out somewhere
Day 99 – A picture that was first on your facebook.
Day 100 – A picture of you smiling

Saturday, July 2, 2011

up at 0530



because evelyn didn't want to go back to bed. Playing is far too fun apparently. We've been trying to readjust to being an us again and it is much harder than I ever thought it would be but i'm just trying to take it day by day. I really wish there was an easy button sometimes for our relationship but there's not. it's hard but i hope one day we just readjusted. we have been trying to have family adventures though. we went shopping and to red robin thursday. That was fun. I bought my first pair of single digit jeans ever! whoooo I wear an 8! Later we are going hiking with some friends. :) we got a backpack carrier for evelyn. Pictures to follow.

Sunday, June 5, 2011

It's so hot here already!

It's hot here already and I really want to go to the pool with Evelyn but silly me, I don't have swim suit bottoms. hmmm maybe it's because last year I was pregnant and before that, I weighed significantly more. in other news, we're getting closer!

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Already late May


So, we are getting closer until the day when I can say he is finally home. Evelyn is getting big and growing fast. I can't wait for Mike to see how big she is and how much fun she has gotten to be. I've been keeping busy and thankfully time has been passing quickly.
us with spiderman

Friday, April 1, 2011

oh so close and yet so very far

It's april now which means we are only a few months away from this deployment being over. Part of me is kind of worried about how we are going to transition to being back together again and how it's going to be to have me, mike and Ev together as a family since this is going to be a whole new dynamic for us. I know that we are strong and we will survive this deployment, I think sometimes I just get caught on the what if's. In other news, I'm officially 50 lbs down from my pre-pregnancy weight. go me!

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

a-z

Here goes:


A. Age: 22

B. Bed size: Queen

C. Chore you dislike: Folding Laundry


D. Dogs: Benn and ty


E. Essential start to your day: feed Evelyn


F. Favorite color: blue


G. Gold or silver:Silver


H. Height: 5'3

I. Instruments you play(ed): clarinet


J. Job title: Wife. wife and mom

K. Kids: Evelyn


L. Live: colorado


M. Mom’s name: Lori

N. Nicknames: Steph


O. Overnight hospital stays: when I had Evelyn


P. Pet peeves: people who talk behind your back

Q. Quote from a movie: it's like slapping god in the face

R. Righty or lefty:Right

S. Siblings: 3

T. Time you wake up: Around 0700/0730

U. Underwear: Yes?

V. Vegetables you don't like: Um, I love all of the vegetables that I've tried. I'm ready to branch out and try some new ones.

W. What makes you run late: evelyn's eating habits

X. X-rays you’ve had: one

Y. Yummy food you make: It's all good!

Z. Zoo animal favorites: Giraffe

Thursday, March 3, 2011

getting closer

Every day down is a day closer to having him back. He's getting annoyed and frustrated and it's hard not being able to do anything about how he feels. Evelyn is growing super quick. It really amazes me how fast she's growing. :) At least she keeps me busy.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

I love....

my daughter, my husband and beautiful days like today. Woke up and Ev stayed asleep for another hour so I ate breakfast and got a work out in. I talked to the hubby. Ran to the px to buy razors and shaving cream. shipped it off and got starbucks. I went for a nice long walk with Evelyn. It was a pretty fun day and i'm down another pound.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

wow February

In a way, I am so glad that time is flying by so quickly. Every day down, is a day closer to having him back. I tried putting on her panda pj's and she's too tall for them :(
I get to talk to Mike fairly often which is good I just wish he were home but he won't be deployed forever. I'm really proud of myself. I'm almost 40lbs down!

Friday, February 4, 2011

Just another day in the life

Sent another box the the 'stan. I'm grateful for every day that I get to talk to my love. He told me that we might be PCSing after the deployment. It makes me wonder where we would go. I'm praying for ft lewis but we probably won't get it. It would be so nice for evelyn to be able to know her extended family rather than only seeing them once a year. I guess we will find out soon enough. I am so thankful for my beautiful baby girl and the guy I call my husband. It's crazy that Evelyn will be 7 weeks old. It kind of makes me wonder where time goes.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

time seriously flies

It is insane how fast time flies by. Evelyn is already 6 1/2 weeks old. I can hardly wait until this summer when we get to have Mike home and we get to see everyone back home in WA. we have so many grand plans. It will be so cool to have everyone meet Evelyn. I'm trying to stay positive and thankfully time is going by quick. I'll be so happy when I have my best friend/baby daddy back. It's hard to believe that me and Mike will be celebrating 3 years together soon. It seems like things zoom by.

gooooooooo me!

i am now 34lbs lighter than pre-pregnancy! i am so excited. me and ev are doing good.