My Daddys Home from Afghanistan!

today has been quite an entertaining day. our family woke up this lovely friday morning at about 6:30 (which is sleeping in for me...) to go to the very busy atlanta airport to pick up my dad from his 7 month tour to afghanistan. his flight was due to come in at about 10:45 in the morning, and we were doing well on time to drive the two hours to get there on time. at about 9:30 one of our family friends text messages us and asks what flight number and airline dads on, we told him and he replied fairly quickly that the flight that my dad was on was going to be early! we were about 45 mins away and he was gonna be walking up the escalator in about 30 mins to no family, and an old "USO" lady that was gonna tell him where to go. needless to say, we didn't really enjoy that scenario in our minds so we picked up the pace a bit...

about 29 mins later we skipped up the airport stairs and waited patiently with our cameras while our hero came, (slowly), into view. a few people from dads work met us there and we all greeted him with the welcome he deserved, a kiss from mamma, some big hugs from the kiddos (me, brandon, and ashley), and some very entusiastic handshakes from his office friends. and i managed, through some joyful tears,( and the hustle and bustle of Alanta..) to get the pics of our happy renunion! enjoy.

Welcome Home Daddy!

Waiting in the car for us to get there.

"the focused walk" going into the airport.

Mamma was so excited! :]

Me and brandon (he's a goober..)

me and ashley, waiting for dad to come into view.

He's here! moms crying... :]

shaking hands. so glad he's back!

our hero. :]

More hand shaking. :] were so proud of him!

well, our long long seven months are over waiting for him to get back. now dads gotta meet Seth. (my boyfriend of... you guessed it, seven months :] )

this will be very interesting.

more posts later.

My big 18!

ok so today was pretty fun!
i had my 18th birthday party in style. princess style that is. my theme was disney princess :]

i dnont really have time tonight to lay out allt he details. so i'll just show them. everyone loves pictures anyway!

so yeah. it was pretty much amazing :]

big week!

happy march first, everyone!
what a beautiful day god blessed us with today.
today was one of those days that the few realistic love songs are made of. i love the simple things in life. like  after eating a nice, home cooked meal, a simple drive to Mcdonalds with your lover for an apple pie. mmmmmmm! and on the way, laughing and having a great time enjoying each others company. i have to say, being with someone who is your best friend is the only way to have a relationship. Seth is my best friend, and today, and its simple easy fun, was a fairytale. :]

the end of this week however is what im waiting for. my 18th birthday is on march 4th!
and, the very next day the end of a long long journey. my dad returns from his seven month tour of afghanistan. WOOT WOOT! needless to say, this week is gonna be very exciting. hopefully i'll have time to write more. but i think i'm gonna be a tad busy this week. soo now its bed time! i'll have pictures up of our family's happy reunion!

Sunny days and Tuesdays?

Today was a bad day. i know i know everyone has those, but i really had no reason for my day of horribleness.

 

i believe it was school. i'll admit it, i have an extreme case of Senior-itous (wanting to be done with high school so bad you can taste it...) but that doesn't mean that every person i pass in the hallway has to be as inmature as a two year old. honestly, people have no manners. i kinda think i should have lived in another era. like when boys had manners and not every girl was a.... *cough* HOE *cough*... i mean honestly, what happend to the boys holding the doors for the ladies, and the girls wearing more clothes to school than just a censor-bar of coverage? is that actually attractive now that boys act like gorillas and girls dress like hookers to attract the gorillas? i dont buy it. i want to live in the golden age of our country. where chivalry wasn't yet dead, and people spoke in more than curse words and one syllable grunts. yes. i believe in real conversation and phrases, call me crazy.

 

anyway, to aviod further putting myself in the dumps im gonna list all of the good things about today that happened to make it not so terrible.

 

1. I wore my favorite shirt today. it was the right way to wake up. its silly, i know, but you gotta enjoy the simple things in life. especially at 6 in the morning when you just happen to pull "ol' faithful" out of your drawer to don for the day.

American Eagle Tees!- only 15 bucks :]

       2. sweet text messages from my love (Seth)! i dont want to sound mushy, but i have the best boyfriend EVER! he is one of those manly guys who refusses to watch "the Bachelor" with me, but then still procedes to say things that could melt an igloo. everyone needs a Seth. Especially on a bad day!

                                 

        3. ok, two thumbs wayyyyy up for the time travelers wife. while being sad at some parts it was altogether an AMAZING moive. just saying. if you havn't seen it, stop what your doing, get this movie, grab some chocolate, and hunker down on your favorite spot for a good sappy love story ♥

                                         

                                          

    4. white mint chocolate chip ice cream. mmmmmmm.... need i say more? this little treat searved in a wonderfully cute little dish does the trick to bring my mood up every time i need a lift.

                        

           5. my puppy! Daisy is the newest addition to my family and if you dont belive in the healing powers of puppy love, she would make you a believer.

                      

this is her in on of my old doll sweaters. she is soo cute!!

welllllll... this list has, surprisingly, lifted my spirits considerably, if you can believe that. if theres anything i've learned its that God can use even the simplest of things, (like a list on a personal blog) to show you how blessed you are. and i am definatly very blessed.

I'll write again later!

Today is Saturday.

Today is the day we've all been waiting for. Saturday! i forgot to write a blog yesterday so i plan to make up for it by writing a good one today, pictures included. my house is finally about to go back to normal this evening. its a funny story, really. my family volunteered to puppy sit 3 7ish week old puppies on top of our already crowded household of two young australian shephards and our newest addition, Daisy, (the sibling of the rascals we are watching.) Yup thats six dogs under two years old (see Puppy Mayhem ) the week has been chaotic, hair-pulling, stressful and very smelly. but on top of all the negatives it ws kinda fun.. :] our happy family was joined last saturday night by the Torres three; Dug, Tiger, and Little Wilber (who is a special needs puppy.) the house turned to instant mayhem the secound the puppies parents left. filled with excitement and confussion our two older doggies, kiah and piper, took to the new puppies like fish to water. it was very cute.
the week has gone by very slowly as most days were spent trying to catch up for lost night-time sleep with the proper amount of naptime sleep.
needless to say, the torres's cant come home soon enough.
the puppies are super adorable though.

puppy pile

Yes, thats six dogs, one chair, and mom.

Daisy

Tiger

Kiah, Piper, Daisy

Dug

Kiah

Dug

Piper

the terrible 3

I'll post more later. :]

Brittany

Word for me...

my word for today is Fabulosity! "why?", you might ask, my answer is simply because the world is good.... or because im wearing a new outfit, a comfy pair of jeans, and a "snazzy" necklace that pulls it all together. :]
 Why am i so affected by the simple things in life? well for starters, because new outfits make me happy, a tall starbucks carmel machiota on top, now thats a good day. but also because if you sweat the small things in life, the big things turn into catastrophies. i'm learning that God has all my details already figured out, so why worry? i might as well enjoy all the blessings that he has given me, and take every new obstacle in stride. (in stride with my "Comfy Jeans" that is) :]

Brittany♥

.. and i wrote " i love you."

for you my love. <3

Brittany