Spouse Flight

Last Saturday I got to do one of the most amazing things ever in my life :)!! I got to go on a spouse flight on the KC-10!! This is the aircraft that Kyle works on and I got to see what my awesome hubby gets to do when he is in the air! There were two planes that went up that day I was on one and Kyle was the boom on the other one (so I got to watch him refuel our plane). My plane had 19 passengers and (lucky me) I got picked to sit in the cock-pit when we took off!! It was sooooo amazing...I have always wanted to do that :)!! I even got to wear a head set like the pilots haha!! We came up right under the plane that Kyle was on and I got to see him refuel :) I could even see him in his little boom window, we were so close that we were able to wave at eachother!! It was funny because while Kyle was doing his thing the guys on my plane were all tell him hi over the radio ha I don't know why they found that so amusing but it was neat ha!

I totally have a new respect for what Kyle and all men and women in the Air Force do :)!! Military people are awesome and they would die for you so thank them :D!!

Well here are some pics of my adventure...I am sorry they aren't better..I forgot my camera so I had to use my cell...but it's better than nothing ha!

This one wasn't from the Spouse Flight but I like it...Kyle and I in the cock-pit of a KC-10!
I wish it wasn't dark...oh well ha!


One of the Pilots (I can't remember names sorry).

So many buttons....

Me in the Cock-Pit :D!!!

My view from the Cock-Pit..that is Kyles plane in the distance!

Kyle refueling us (this is also from the cock-pit) crazy huh?!?!?!

This is the view that Kyle gets all the time..we are refueling his plane! It seems like you could just fall out that window haha it is some clean glass/plastic haha!

Me with the boom and that's my neighbor Christine in the back!

Visitors

So this past couple of weeks Kyle and I have had some visitors. First Chelsea and Jon came to see us and we took them all over ha! We went to NYC, Statue of Liberty (from the Jersey side), and Philly! We also went to the Grounds for Sculpture which was....interesting ha! We all had fun though! :)
Then Kyle's dad came for a short visit. We got to relax a bit with him because he had already seen most of the sights. We did go to Philly though and I finally got to see Independence Hall! It was awesome! Just to say that I have been in the same room where the Decleration was signed is amazing..ha I am such a nerd I know but I love it! I am hoping that we can go back on July 8th when they read the Decleration in the square to the public!! They dress up and make a whole show of it..I am sure that it will be a ton of fun! We also went to the farmers market where I found a beautiful flower plant to put in my garden (but more on that in the next post)!
Also, Kyle and I just celebrated 2 wonderful years of marriage. For our anniversary Kyle booked a night at a Bed and Breakfast by the Jersey shore and a couples massage and pedicure which was just total bliss! I highly recommend a massage if you have never had one...they are sooo worth the money! I told Kyle that we will have to invest more into them ha! Our first time at the beach was a lot of fun although, we will be sure to put on lots of sunscreen next time ha! We both looked like lobsters when we got home but it was worth it ha!

Kissing the War Goodbye sculpture. It is HUGE!
That's Chelsea's head on the bottom right ha it shows how huge this piece is!


Chelsea with the Tiger ha!


Me and Chels standing in line with the statues ha.

Kyle and I being silly!

Danny, Kyle, and I at the Liberty Bell!

Independence Hall!!!!

Kyle and I at the Jersey shore (Long Branch)!

It's Been A While!!

So a lot has happened since Christmas ha and I thought I should update the world on my life!! Well, Kyle got home from his deployment in Feb and life has been bliss :D!! I became and aunt again, dyed my hair brown (which will go back to blond before Melissa's wedding ha), my grandparents came to visit, I have got a job at PetSmart ugh, and I am another year older ha! We have also been attending a wonderful new congregation at Tabernacle Church of Christ and it has been so great. We fit right in and feel so very welcomed...it's like they have known us all our lives.Well, I guess that really isn't a lot of things when I write it down but, it sure felt like a lot ha! So here are some random pics from the past few months to entertain you :D!! I promise to blog more often now ha!

I now have three nephews!! They are:

Keegan :)!!


Cohen :)!!

and Chase :)!!

Kyle and I after he got home :D!

My awesome birthday present! Don't I have the best hubby ever?!?

I took my grandparents to NYC!! They of course wanted to see Strawberry Fields ha!

We went on a carriage ride in Central Park! It was freezing ha!

Me and Grams :)!

I am sorry I don't have more NYC pics but my camera died after the carriage ride :( bummer! We did get to go see Katherine Zita Jones and Angela Lansbury in A Little Night Music and it was wonderful!! When Katherine sang "Bring in the Clowns" the whole audience was in tears!! Best show on Broadway I have seen thus far :)!!

Home for the Holidays!

Since Kyle is deployed I went home for Christmas. It was a ton of fun (of course not as much fun as it could have been if Kyle would have been there) and it was great getting to see all of my family! Everyone was there this Christmas except for Kyle, Tristan, and Shelby (not too bad for all of us ha). I also got to meet one of the cutest babies EVER, my second nephew Chase. I had a blast with all my fam and I am so grateful that I was able to go home :)! I forgot my camera....but don't worry I stole some pics from Amy ha. Happy New Year everyone!


Me and baby Chase....he is soooo cute :)...


My mom, me and Chase!


Mom, Savannah, me and Chase.

Four Generations!

Me, Amy, Savannah, and Chase.

I love this pic ha!

The Flinko girls and Chase :)!

The whole Family...minus Kyle, Tristan, and Shelby!

Bedroom Furniture!!

So a couple of months ago Kyle and I found a bedroom set on Craigslist for $50!! We thought it would be fun to go ahead and buy it and then refinish it! Kyle has worked and worked on this furniture and he finished it just before he had to leave. It looks amazing :) So here are the before and after pics!!

Kyle only took a pic of the nightstand before he started sorry!

Here is the tall dresser in the back!

All three after he stripped and sanded!

Finished nightstand!

Finished tall dresser. (I don't know why it came out light in the pic..it is dark like the others..I guess it's the lighting ha) We still need to fix the bottom legs!

Finished long dresser.

And Amos got in the way but it was a really cute pic so I wanted to share ha!

I hope ya'll like it as much as I do! It looks perfect in our bedroom! Oh and I want your opinions on the knobs that we used. We had to use them because they no longer make handles in the size that we needed. I think the knobs give it a modern look :)!

Final Topic for Scrapbook/ English Assign# 11.

I am sticking to my first idea! I will start out with describing my childhood from a broken home and how I dreamed of something better maybe use a pic of a little girl playing house. The font here will be dark and the colors will also be drab to show saddness but there should also be something to show hope especially in the pic of playing house! I will then talk about my present and how I am married. My marriage is the first step in accomplishing my dream so I want to use warm colors to show happiness and use a fun font! For my future I see myself having children and giving them the childhood that I always wanted! They will be the proof of me rising above my broken home and changing the cycle. The colors used here will be bright and happy because I see my future as being very bright!

Scrapbook Idea/ English Assign# 10

For my scrapbook I am going to use my life events that have shaped who I am. I will describe my childhood and then describe major events from that point on in my life. I will then have future events that I would like to see happen. I am married now and I love it. So I am going to talk about (in a slideshow with power point) how I played house and then got older and met the man of my dreams and then married him. Then for the future part I see myself having a kid one day and becoming a mother as well as a wife. No longer am I playing house I am actually living it :). I came from a broken home and I think including that in my scrapbook will help with the argument that not all children from broken homes grow up to be the head of another broken home! My scrapbook will be about how I am overcoming my childhood and, the future that I dream of for my husband, myself, and our future children.