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I Confess
Happy Friday!
1) I confess that I’m obsessed with the real-life criminal shows (48 Hours, 20/20, Forensic Files, etc.) and TLC’s Bride Day Friday.
2) I confess I fell off the wagon. I am a chocoholic. I had a “cheat day.” I’d been craving all the chocolate in the world since starting the paleo diet … so I caved. I had an organic/gluten-free/vegan dark choc brownie bar …but also some pieces of a Kit Kat… and mac n cheese (one Saturday, one Sunday & one Monday). In addition to these snacks, I’ve had some chocolate (85% cocoa). I kinda feel like a cheat and failure but these are the only non-paleo foods I’ve had in 9 days so I’m not beating myself up over it. I also need to be realistic – I’m trying, and I’m not generally an unhealthy eater. I was also advised a cheat day could help so I am going to keep my weekends relatively paleo-free to make my weekdays easier because I would like to adopt this eating style or a variation of it long-term. 
No, I didn’t eat a Musketeer but I wasn’t kidding when I said I L O V E chocolate. Even Facebook knows it…
3) I confess that I have newfound love for stationary.
Isn’t this just the cutest stationary card ever???
4) I confess that I can be too critical of myself sometimes, which is why I love this video. If you haven’t watched this by now, I think you ought to.
5) I confess that I have the best mom. No, really, I do. And Sunday, Mother’s Day, is her special day. I will be celebrating this beauty:
Contrary to popular belief, she is not my sister, and she had me at almost 30-years-old, so you do the math. I hope I look as good as her when I’m her age.
“When we weren’t scratching each other’s eyes out,we were making each other laugh harder than anyone else could.” Lucille Ball
I am always thankful for my momma. My biggest fan. My biggest critic. My best friend. I love you x infinity, lady {no matter how many arguments we have}!
Linkups: Confessional Friday, Friday Confessional & Mom’s the Word
Contrary to popular belief, she is not my sister, and she had me at almost 30-years-old, so you do the math. I hope I look as good as her when I’m her age.
“When we weren’t scratching each other’s eyes out,
I am always thankful for my momma. My biggest fan. My biggest critic. My best friend.
She sacrificed her blooming career, and much more, to stay home to raise me and my little brother. She KICKED cancer’s sorry ass when I was four. She waited until I left for the airport my sophomore year of college to be admitted for a mysterious blood infection, which she fought and WON …so that I wouldn’t worry and stay behind and miss out on my Acapulco spring break. I still can’t believe she did that but then again I completely can because she’s always put me and my brother first. She is a warrior and she is my hero, even though she sometimes doesn’t know it. She thinks because my dad was out there actually being a literal hero as a NYPD officer and detective that he is my bigger or only hero. Not true – they’re equally important to me. I know strength and compassion and selflessness because of her. I don’t know who I’d be if I wasn’t blessed with her as my kickass mom.
If you ever find yourself to this post:
Linkups: Confessional Friday, Friday Confessional & Mom’s the Word
Almost there
Welcome back to the link up unlike any other…
Not Quite There Yet!
This link up is specifically for non-mommy and/ or unmarried bloggers.
(We still love all you married with kids folks!)
This will be a weekly link up rotating through different social media outlets for us to connect through. I hope that this link up will facilitate the making of many new friendships and partnerships. We are all in the same boat, let’s get to know each other and support each other through life’s twists and turns.
Alright, let’s kick this thing off!
We will be linking up our Bloglovin & GFC accounts this week.
You know the drill…
2. Follow ALL of your co-hosts. please and thank you!
3. Link up your Bloglovin and/or GFC account.
Next week we will be linking up our Facebook fan pages!
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Story of My Life
I was named after Jackie O, which could explain my aim to uphold myself to be a classy lady – drinking behavior sometimes excluded. My biggest goal in life is to be happy. I was always a “good girl,” make of that what you will. I love love. Being in love is my favorite. So are palm tree-lined streets and the beach. My family, friends, and Tim are my biggest blessings. My health is also way up there. As much as I struggle with it sometimes, I am a believer and I love God – I constantly thank Him. I thrive on adventure. I’m a summer baby. I am humble. The one thing I’ve wanted to be since I was a little girl is a mom. I also look forward to being a wife. I’m an aspiring attorney. I am a dreamer but a seeker. I am oversensitive. I’ve worn glasses since I was 5. I’ve attended school for ~20 consecutive years. I have big hair and expensive taste, and I’m sometimes referred to as “high maintenance” – I think I just favor good quality. Traveling and reading are my favorite hobbies. I am a lover of all things chocolate. I take chances but I’m careful to assess risk. I laugh at my own jokes. I laugh a lot, in general. I am a talker. I compromise, negotiate, and perhaps even whine to get my way sometimes. Because I’m not perfect. I’m human and I’m me. I love myself and my life.
Love From Home
Today, the football care package I sent Timmy while he was deployed is being featured over at Love From Home! I sent it to him just as college football season was starting back up again. Note: I’m a Penn State alum and NOT a Michigan fan but I was a nice enough girlfriend to make an exception for this package 😉 Head on over and check it out!
Speaking of deployment, my & Timmy’s upcoming reunion will be the third since he got back last winter.
Our first night together after 205 apart, Dec. 2012
For me, (aside from the presents and flowers he sent me) the best “therapy” while Tim was deployed consisted of:
Constantly looking at my DOM (donut of misery via the Doing Time application)
The feeling of seeing the red being taken over by green is. the. best! Oh except the blizzard Draco had forced thousands of flights to be canceled so I was. freaking. out. the day I was supposed to fly to him. But alas, my flight was only delayed … 3-5x. I lost count. Truthfully speaking, though, I’d have taken 10 delays over a cancellation.
Planning and making care packages months in advance of when I’d send them
I highly recommend making as many of these as you’d like. The above Post Office boxes are FREE for sending to those deployed. They kept me busy and happy. I loved buying stuff for them, and honestly miss making them. I’ve also made him an Easter care package when he wasn’t yet deployed so you don’t necessarily have to wait for your SO to deploy.
because we thought he wasn’t getting them … turns out, only packages were delivered to him. For other stuff he had a… mailbox! haha RocketLife was super helpful and best of all: they’re FREE!
Sending him mail
these were Veterans Day cards from me and my family
Making and responding to many a Viber text and call
Quite possibly my f.a.v.o.r.i.t.e. text of all. As you can probably tell, I was having a tough time around then.
Finding motivation in the amazing original quotes provided by the ladies over at Operation: Stand By Your Man:
“…make a conscience decision NOT to let deployment get you down. Make a decision that you’re not going to let sadness, jealousy, bitterness, anger, etc. be a constant in your life. You control you.”
And honestly, aside from family and friends, tumblr provided me with a very big support system.
Maybe one day I’ll talk about how our reunion didn’t go as picture perfect as planned a.k.a. I was awkward and a bit distant but until then I think this SpouseBuzz article hit the nail on the head when it stated, “Reintegration is way more complicated than sharing a romantic kiss and then automatically resuming all that was once normal.” Now, I know Timmy and I don’t live together so it’s a bit different for us, but I could relate to the article very much.
As that text indicated, the deployment experience was very much like a roller coaster and we each had our high and low points. I am grateful to have the partner that I have in Tim because he made each of those highs and lows more bearable just by being him. I smile because we made it through a time period we didn’t in the beginning of our relationship think we’d ever have to go apart and we came out 100x stronger as a result.
Linkup: Just Because
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