Balla

Okay, so we may not be balla's but we did have fun at the Regimental ball Friday. Here are a few pics!

We had a ceremony for the ladies called the "yellow garter ceremony" where we all received yellow garters from our soldiers. They said it was a very old tradition that had been forgotten about. It was pretty special I must say.

All of us ladies.

pigs fly and swines flew

Dear fellow bloggers and followers,

I am in Virginia visiting family. My sister is getting married in less than 2 weeks, so we are trying to get everything in order. I have to tell you that they have dial up, yes dial up, and my posting will be sporatic and almost non-existant until I return home. Please forgive me? Kinda glad I am not at home right now though because they say there has been a case of swine flu on post! Eeekkkk. I am much more worried for Caleb's sake than mine. Wash your hands!!!
Anywhoosle, you guys have a fun week. Don't forget about me even though I won't be around as much. I promise great things will happen when I return!

With much lurv,

Kathlini bikini you little ol' weanie

Aye yai yai

Wow! Today was so hot!!! I have my air set on 78 degrees (which is what the electric company recommended) and it is at 77 right now. My tile floor is warm enough to walk on barefoot which hasn't happened since I got here. My little Caleb has slept in short sleeved onesies with no pants the last two nights. I am wondering if he will wear his sleepers at all anymore until fall comes around again. I do love to squish those little chubby legs though :)
This morning we met my friend Lori and her little girl at the coffee shop and then went to the track. I was so glad to have an exercise partner! Lori is a fun one too. We talked the whole time so it didn't even seem like we were there as long as we were. We decided it was time to call it quits though when Lori's one year old daughter almost fell off her little car wagon because she was falling asleep (so cute):) Caleb sat in my pouch and took him a little nippy nap. Then we came home and he went down for a nap at 1:30 then I decided to take a nap with him. He slept from 1:30-5:30!!! He must have been completely exhausted from being out and about all day yesterday. I really love this weather and I can't wait until the waterpark on post opens!!! I won't go to the tanning bed anymore because I am afraid of skin cancer (plus, it makes me itch so bad I want to cry!) but I don't mind a few minutes of the real sun here and there (sounds retarded, I know). Okay, well I am thinking about going to bed, I hope I can since I took a good nap today! Tomorrow will be Caleb's last day of going to church with me. When we come back from Virginia (sister's wedding) he is going to the nursery for the first time. My little monkey is growing up!

hello

Well, Seth is home for the weekend. He finished the 3 week leaders course and passed, so we are officially issially done with schools for a while! 13 months of training and we are done! Now on to the house. Today we are spending most of it organizing the upstairs. Then I need to go grocery shopping because our friends Lisa and Josh are coming over to see our new place and have dinner! Plus they have the cutest baby boy and I love getting in some practice. I asked Lisa if she could try to see if Ty can save a big stinky for Seth to practice changing, haha. I am not sure if that will fly, but I will let you know. I hope you guys are enjoying your weekend. It is cold here, and supposed to snow a little so we will be all bundled up!
P.S. Don't forget to send your holiday picture in!

Learning new things every day

I have a friend here who is about 10 weeks behind me in her pregnancy. This will be her second child and she is having a boy as well. We are so excited to have met each other and be able to have babies so close in age. Her little girl says that they will be twins, lol. Today, she came over so we could chit chat. I made pumpkin bread and a great new dip from a Tastefully Simple mix I bought at the arts and crafts fair when I was with another friend on Saturday. I had a lot of fun today eating and talking and eating and talking. My friend went to eat her pumpkin bread and figured out the amount of carbohydrates in it before she ate it. Is she on some kind of super diet, is she rude, what??? None of the above. She has stage 1diabetes. Her insulin pump has to be adjusted daily depending on how many carbs she eats. She also has to take the needle out of her skin every two days and place the needle in a different area of her body. This also means that the catheter has to come out each time as well and be reinserted with a needle each time. She said that is the part that hurts the most, but she gets used to is. Because she is expecting, it is important for her to pay close attention to her diabetes and the best way she does this is by having the pump. I have never thought much about diabetes, but after seeing my friend today and hearing what she has to do everyday to stay healthy, I am ashamed at how I take my good health for granted. I get annoyed when I have to shave my legs, much less having to keep up with an insulin pump. My thoughts go out to all of you who have diabetes. I now have a better understanding and compassion for those who have this disease and I hope one day a cure can be found. As for me, I will thank God an extra time today for blessing me with good health. He is so good to me, much better than I deserve.