What I have been up to

Let's see where do I begin.. This path month we geared up for deployment, I can't really say much else. But let me just say that it was the hardest thing ever to say see you later to my lovey bug!! One thing that I have to adjust to is being away from my fellow army wives. Going from being with the wives to with family will be way different. In the army world you get closer to your "2nd" family than your actual family.

My journey has begun first stop missouri for the month, I get to spend time with Kaleb's family and also my fellow army wife Jen! Check out her blog over at lyonpartyof4.com. I love that our brigade back home has set up a Run to Afghanistan. Our goal is to run 6,981 miles before our guys come home. This will be an awesome way to get in shape and to "run" to afghanistan. My team is Team Outlaw Sid!!

We have logged about 13 or 14 miles so far(: and the whole group has logged 600 hundred something.
I am also excited to start working on my photography skills and learn how to use my camera so I can start doing pictures as a hobby. So my new hobbies will be working out and photography. After thanksgiving, watch out South Carolina! My home away from home.

Hoping this deployment passes fast. I will try to keep my blog more updated!

loving this picture from my friend Jen over at JenLyonPhotography 

Hair Ties

So I am super excited to start adding to the D.I.Y part of my blog. I'm going to focus on things I find on pinterest! One sucess that I have had was making elastic hair ties! They are very similiar to emi-jays but a fraction of the price!
If you would like to purchase some from me let me know! I am charging $1.50 for head bands and .75 to $1 for hairties! Just message me on my facebook if you like to order(:

Here is a picture of some of the colors I will have to offer:

How to make these you need:

Fold over elastic in 5/8 inches

a lighter 

scissors

You first cut the yard of elastic in to 4 even pieces (I found this length to work best)

Next you fold them and tie a knot, make sure the knot is towards the end. 

Then you take your scissors and cut the tail diagonally and burn the edges with a lighter to prevent it from fraying!

Super easy(: and the plus side they do not leave a crease in your hair! 

Lately

Here is an update on what's been going on in our lives. The past month was a little bit crazy, we packed up our belonging and put them in storage. We had a lot more stuff than I thought. Then came the task of finding a place to stay for October, luckily our friends Kara and Derek let us live with them!

This month is a tough one for me, as the month passes it puts us closer to our first deployment (I can't go in to much more detail than that) but I know it's gonna hit me hard. This will be the longest we have been apart. But thanks to modern technology we will be able to email, skype, tango, and talk on the phone. Maybe not as much as I would like to but I will adapt and overcome as Kaleb would say!

Plans for this month include, spending time together and making as many memories as we can. 

Back in September our good friend Jen did a few photo shoots for us(: I was elated to have pictures done and be one of Jen's giunea pigs for her new photography business. 

This is one of my favorites!

So if I go MIA for the next couple of weeks yall will know why! During the next 10 months I will be blogging a lot more, it will keep myself busy. Be on the look out for more recipes and hopefully crafts.