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An hour a day…or something like that.

Saturday, July 30th, 2011

This was my attempt at doing those one hour a day posts I’ve seen some people do, but as you will soon see…it didn’t work out too well for me. So it’s more of a brief “What I did that day” kind of thing.

at around 8am I got up and got ready downstairs. I heard Jimmy calling me upstairs so 15 minutes later I came up to a semi annoyed husband..

He doesn’t like when I take too long to get ready ;) Then we were off! Our first stop was an obligatory Starbucks run, then to Costco with our friends Kristen and Guillermo to sign up for a membership!

Jimmy got the vacuum he had his eye on for a few months!

Next up: The furniture store. We were looking for a bedroom set


proof that I got a bit camera happy and Jimmy looks a bit like a stalker in this. I laughed at this picture for a good 5 minutes.

Lunch at Subway!

Then to Sears to look for a lawnmower which came out to be successful.

I left from Sears to do a photoshoot for a family that we had scheduled…it turned out well and for my first family photo shoot, I felt really good about it!

I came home exhausted and ready to start editing photos, spend time with Jimmy, and call it a night.


because i totally just got caught…yes, i accidently left my drink out.


dinner consisted of our Subway leftovers and soup!

And thats it! I might try doing this again, except on a day thats not spent running errands ;) Perhaps this weekend, since there’s some fun things planned. Have a good Saturday!

A Guest In the Backyard.

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

Guess who decided to chill right outside my backyard fence and pose for a few photos?

This lady moose (also known as a cow) was with another female at first, but she ran off when she saw me, and this girl decided to stick around. I hope I didn’t ruin their afternoon stroll ;)

These photos consist of helping our friends move in to their new home (which just so happens to be down the street from us!) and having a lovely dinner at a little Japanese “hole in the wall” restaurant. You know if a place is tiny and homey-looking, they have good food!

This past week we’ve made some big purchases and done things around the house that are worth getting pretty dang excited about. I will be flying back to California in less than a week to attend my best friends wedding, but that subject itself deserves a different post which will be coming soon! I’m making this post quick tonight because it’s midnight and I have to be up in the morning, but just know that we are alive, well, and having the best time here in Alaska :)

Leaving on a Jet Plane…

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011


picture taken and edited by Jhen Stark

The next time I blog, I will be blogging to you straight from Anchorage, Alaska! I can’t believe how fast time flew by in a span of 10 days. Please keep Jimmy and I in your prayers/thoughts for a safe flight(s) within the next few hours (I get uneasy and jittery on planes) and smooth travelling. The time has come to say goodbye to sunny Southern California and say hello to snow, hours of daylight and darkness, and definitely a new adventure.

There are so many things and people I’m going to miss. Starting with family. I’m going to miss my mother-in-law’s selflessness and wise words when I’m caught in a bind, my father-in-law’s teasing and stealing food off my plate, spontaneous photography adventures with my sister-in-law Jhen and talking in blog language, My brother-in-law Jon who NEVER fails to crack me up and has perfected timing for “Thats what she said” jokes, shopping trips with my sister-in-law Jacky and her voice of reason (mostly when it came to purchases, but so many other things too) and last but definitely not least…my sweet niece, baby Josselyn. The little girl who could instantly cheer me up during all those times when I was missing her uncle. I know that if it weren’t for her, it would have been much harder to get through these last few months. As much as leaving everyone is hard to think about, tears well up in my eyes within seconds when I think about saying goodbye to her.

But I’m certainly not intending for this to be a sad post. Bittersweet, absolutely….but my heart is SO full and the timing is so right for us to finally leave the nest my in-laws have so graciously opened up to us and begin making our own. God has been so good to us this past year and for a while I wasn’t able to see that. Oh my, so much has changed. We are so blessed. SO blessed!

Be back soon!

Zoo day.

Monday, June 13th, 2011

So having this time at home before we leave has been FANTASTIC. Spending quality time with friends and family, it doesn’t get better than that. There’s still a few people we’d like to see before we go, but since we begin our move in just a little over a week, we’re running out of time. Nevertheless, we are making the most of it and having so much fun! Here are some pictures from when we went to the zoo with my good friend Rachael and her husband Ashby back in Virginia.

It was a ridiculously hot and humid day so we enjoyed snowcones (probably the best snow cone I’ve ever had, if that’s possible)…

…And proceeded to NOT act like mature married couples in our early to mid-twenties…

Twas a fun day indeed. I know as an AF spouse sometimes us wives can easily find things to get upset about when it comes to the Military, but through the AF, we met awesome people like the Santare’s and have made quite a few friendships that will hopefully last a lifetime. And for that I am thankful. Look at me, already getting mushy and we’re not even leaving yet! It’s just crazy and exciting to think that in less than two weeks we will be living in a whole different place, with a whole different lifestyle. Maybe a little scary too, I’ll admit. This week will consist of packing, visiting people, and probably some bittersweet tears. But we can’t wait and look forward to it as we spend our last days here with our favorite people making memories to cherish!