New in home in hometown!

So this last few weeks have been nothing but BUSY... BUSY... BUSY... I have been doing wayyy too much for my own good! I found us a the cutest little new home! I am so excited and cant wait for hubby to come home to see it and E N J O Y it with meee!!! This house is adorable and perfect for us...for now! We will definitely need a bigger one once our little family starts growing :)
Ill post pictures in my next post in a couple days! But its red (like a barn), HUGE yard, Big kitchen and pretty good size living room! 2 bedroom one bath! Cute and perfect :D
I bought brand new chocolate colored couches for the living room! The rest of our stuff is being shipped from Tennessee! I'm so impatient waiting for all my stuff! I also cant wait to get our brand new car! Hopefully only a couple more months of savinggg. :)
Well ill keep you all updated and with pictures too!

-Danyella

Seattle Aquarium & Family visit

Last Sunday was a G R E A T dayyy!! I went up to Booney Lake to visit my Brother Kyle & his parents (Carol & Tim) with my Tip Pee, his wife and two daughters (Julie & Sarah)! They are the cutest girls and even though I am technically a cousin to them they call me "Tia" :) We had a awesome time together! Had some great home cooked food that Carol made and then also went up to Seattle and spent the day at the aquarium and Arcade! It was good to be a kid again and the girls had a blast! I took tons of pictures but here are a few:

 

I havent seen my brother in so0o0 many years! I am so blessed that no matter how far or how long we go without speaking he will always be my big brother that I can proudly look up to for a n y t h i n g in life!

My Tio Y Tio are the best! I couldn't E V E R have a better support system on my Father's side! I am very lucky to have them in my life! Carol & Tim are angels! MY brother has the B e s t parents a boy could ask for! They couldnt have raised Kyle any better and I am so thankful for that! I love them just as my parents!

 

We had an awesome time! I cant wait to go up again and spend a few days up there! Im so0o excited!! On top of the aquarium- we went to the Arcade and rode the carousel with the girls! I'll post a video below! :)

my memory is going, going... gone!

Am I forgetting anything?! Could paying bills, running errands, making sure everything is put together and cleaned, getting ready for school & work again and so on really that bad?? I feel like I keep forgetting things or overlooking even the simplest things!! Ugh, I feel like such a complete r e t a r d! Okay so one story about my day... I went out today determined to pay bills and a few other things like go to the ATM, get my car serviced, get a money order pay some bills and send off some stuff. Well when I went to Safeway to pick up my money order I was in a hurry and actually now dont know why BUT I unfortunately was. I was determined to get that money order and have it sent out shortly after. That didn't happened as planned AT ALLL... I walked into Safeway had to pull the money out of the ATM and then go up to customer service to get the money order. The lady was taking forever helping customers in front of me that I became anxious and in a rush! I walked up handed her my cash and was handed back my recite and change as fast as I started to walk away totally forgetting the most important thing I came for!!!
I got home and started searching my purse for the money order I just picked up... I then searched my car and my purse one more time before calling Safeway to realize I paid for a money order and didn't even get it from the lady at the counter!! I walked out so fast she didn't even have a change to hand it to me!!!
Am I a airhead or what?!?! I mean who pays for things and forgets to grab them?! I really hope in reality im not the only one who did this ST U P I D thing! I guess overall though, MY day was successful and I gotwhat I needed to get done, done ...LOL! :)

Genuine Happiness Comes from Within.

I saw this and completely love how this is stated.

"Life isn’t the sweetest candy. Sometimes, when I feel like the world is just too heavy, I look around and find people who continued to live fascinating and wonderful lives. And then thoughts come popping into my mind like bubbles from nowhere – “How did their life become so adorably sweet? How come they still can manage to laugh and play around despite a busy stressful life?” Then I pause and observed for awhile… I figured out that maybe, they start to work on a place called ‘self’.
So, how does one become genuinely happy? Number one step to reach that goal is to love yourself..."
-Scott Reynolds

I think I have gotten to the point where I have now found the happy road and have finally turned down it. I think I am headed in the right direction! :)

I'm not superwoman.

Being home with my family and friends has been the -B E S T- thing for me, right now! I am having the time of my life and have been [[for the most part]] genuinely happy! I still have my 'd a y s' though! I D0o miss my husband more then anyone could EVER imagine but still.... I feel like I am on both sides of the street going down a curvy road. I don't know whether to hide my emotions & just pretend that I am strong enough to do this or show my true feelings and breakdown every time I am "confronted." I will be the first to admit that i'ts hard to do! Sometimes, I feel obligated to just act like living life alone is easy and that it doesn't bother me. But honestly, it does. I mean Jon and I work at it and its working for us but I'm not superwomen. I can only "do" s0o much! Its hard to maintain confidence, waking up everyday with a smile... but I do0o! I do it because I am proud of my husband and what he does!! DONT get me wrong-- I miss him more then anything... Though, I know I cant dwell on him not being by my side 24/7. Some people may want that or even "need" that but I am better then that. I know life is unfair and not everyone gets what they want but I know that in the end I am and will be just as happy as any other girl -IN L0VE!- I live off "knowing" that my husband will come home soon, safe & healthy! :)
I could definitely be in denial about all this but I doubt it. Every time I see Jon's face or hear his voice its all worth the frustration and separation of how our 'p e r f e c t' little life is right now. As weird as that may sound with him being gone for long; we honestly do have something great that not everyone has which makes it that more amazing to say I have my knight and shinning armor! :) Things are good for us and I know that and know to n e v e r take that for granted!