Monday, December 12, 2011

It's Snowing!


It was Disneyland weekend!
And, as promised, blog update!

It was a wonderful and very perfect weekend with my hubby
I only took pictures on my phone
Since it probably would not have been very fun to haul my camera around

It was MUCH colder than I expected
and should have packed up some close toed shoes
But I was a trooper and only complained 60% of the time

One thing I wish I could change about Disney...
the number of people that decide to go each day!
I was constantly dodging and apologizing to people
Also...
After years of Indiana Jones disappointing me with their large abundance of technical failures...
you would think they would have figured it out by now
And because they haven't quite done that...
I missed out on my favorite ride.
But 2 times on my second favorite
(Tower of Terror)
Made up for it.

Now Disney finds a way to touch my heart every time I go...
This time was probably the most touching of them all
During both the lighting of the Christmas tree and the Castle,
they toss fake snow out of large hidden machines!
I never would have realized how exciting snow is if I hadn't moved to California.
It was adorable watching all of the little kids screeching,
"It's SNOWING!"
I should really stop taking the fact that snow comes my way each year for granted.
It really is beautiful.
Especially if you are enjoying the view from inside :)

Here are a couple of pictures from our stay...


During one of the "snows" :)

The Castle all lit up

After fireworks

Right before Space Mountain!!!
The HUGE tree!


Right after our day of Disney on Sunday we ventured about 30 minutes South
And had a DELICIOUS dinner with the Page's at Blake's parents' house
We took all of the dogs for a walk
(4 of them!)
And visited with their new little puppy Baylor.
Sarah is going to her home until we get back from Christmas Vacations.
They were so sweet to think of us at an ornament store
(I'll have to get a picture)
They got us a Chocolate Lab ornament!
It's Reagan....bedazzled! As Sarah put it.
I'm so glad we've met such a great couple!


Well that's about it!
10 days until Colorado
1 month until graduation
and
Just over a month until our move :)

I have so many countdowns...
I need to make a list.

Can't wait to see ALL of you over the holidays.

Love Always,
The Rego Family


Thursday, December 8, 2011

2012 excitement...

I MUST blog
(for once)

Husband has a late ride today...
so I'm home alone.
I'm cooking dinner for ONE
let's hope it doesn't burn as I write this...
Prioritize.

So many super, fantastic, and wonderful things have happened in the last 2 days
I've been slightly nervous about our move to Montana
Not the move itself but the realization that I'll actually be living there
I've heard some great...
and NOT so great
things about our base.

One of the bad things I hear about,
is the drama between spouses.
I've heard it on more than one occasion now.
SUPER
I thought once you got married...
the competition between women subsided
NOT

I've never been one for drama, though
so with that being my MAIN concern
I think I'll do alright
...avoid the crazies.

I am 150% more at ease as of yesterday
The 2012 commissioning class from UNC found out their base locations.
David and his girlfriend Rianna will be joining us!
I couldn't be more excited
And then our other friend Sean found out he will also be joining us
It's going to be a fantastic party
Like the night of our wedding all over again
And I'm so glad I'll be able to be there for Ri
Because all of us military women realize how hard the first assignment is
Especially when you don't know anyone.
If I hadn't met Mrs. Sarah Page here
I would have gone crazy by now.
And I look forward to the friendship that develops with her throughout these 4 years.

By the way...
I definitely burnt one side of my dinner
Fail

At least my husband isn't here to suffer through this meal
We all know he would complain
...Pickiest eater E-V-E-R!

We also got great new from the Rego household in CO.
Ethan's dad will be pinning on his second star!
We are so proud and happy for him...
and hopefully my Mother-in-Law
will eventually get the move she has been waiting for.
Somewhere much warmer...

The best news about this news...
ANOTHER trip to Colorado :)
that we will hopefully get to make for his change of command

Now the only things left that need to happen to complete my wishes for 2012 are:

a six pack (who doesn't?)
a visit from Kristin Nugent when she returns home from Europe in 8 months
less than a month wait for our housing
an awesome, long overdue honeymoon
a job (preferably with my degree and involving an actual salary)
and a couple of others I'll slowly add as 2012 actually begins!

Until then...
just over 1 month until my wonderful husband's graduation
and our big move!

We love you all!

Might I add that our dog now puts himself to bed when he gets tired...
in our bed.
Spoiled...


Monday, December 5, 2011

Worst Blogger in History

So I realize that I haven't "blogged" in over a month.
Is it obvious that I'm new at this?
Or is it more obvious that my life doesn't involve anything too exciting?

A little of both I assume.

Well this last month wasn't incredibly boring.
I got to go home to Colorado for 2 weeks over the Thanksgiving holiday!
Sadly, my poor husband was only there for 4 days.
But it was a fantastic 4 days at that.

I arrived in this beautiful state on the 16th of November
without telling my youngest sister...SURPRISE!
I scared the unmentionables out of her
I wish that I would have remembered to take pictures
(another blog fail)
I rang her doorbell and hid behind the wall
(don't forget...they already think this house is haunted)
While she stood there for a good 2-3 minutes debating the venture out the front door
I plotted my ambush, jumped out from behind the wall, and laughed while she transformed from terrified to thrilled.

As expected,
she and I made multiple trips to our favorite local tea shop
(In-Tea)
and we shared a lunch in Fort Collins with Alyssa.
The rest is all quite boring...
A lot of sitting around, visiting with old friends, and shopping of course.

Now Shopping...
Black friday, and the day after was a great success!
Is it sad and possibly proof I'm getting old,
that I am beyond excited about our vacuum purchase?!
We got the Dyson Animal Ball vacuum and now I can't wait to get to Montana just so I can vacuum the already cleaned carpets?
(Once our name makes it down the wait list of course...humbug)
They are looking at a 3 month wait currently
So I check AHRN daily for the possibility of an affordable rental instead.

I'm not even discouraged by this...
We are getting out of my grandparents house
and our "official" married life will have begun.

Back to Thanksgiving weekend...
We also bought a toaster (since we oddly didn't get one for our wedding)
the duvet cover and pillows from potterbarn that I love! (at a 50% discount)
and 50% off soccer ball for me, and football for Ethan.

I'm so excited!!!

Ethan's graduation from tech school is a little over a month away
During the rest of our stay here in California we have a weekend trip to Disneyland planned
And another trip to Colorado planned for Christmas.
This time is going to fly by and I couldn't be happier.

We're also planning on driving the long way to Montana.
Taking time to stop in areas of the States that neither of us have been.
Seattle being the main one.
So wish us luck and I'll try to stay on top of this blog thing a bit more.
We'll make sure to take pictures at Disneyland this weekend :)




Thursday, October 27, 2011

Seeestor :)

Today marks the 21st year from the moment my sister was born.

Dear God,
Please prepare the world for the nights to come.
And watch over anyone and everyone who is effected by this colossal holiday,
for we are all in danger of a good freaking time.

Now that I've gotten that out of the way...
I would like to write a small tribute to the 21 years of friendship I have shared with her.

Thank you for moments like this:

But more importantly, for moments like this:

But when we talk about ourselves....
We should make ourselves sound like this:

Even though it's incredibly likely that one of us was
kicked, scratched, pushed, punched, bitten, or spit on
for licking the other person's side.

Now let's take the time to reminisce
Remember when:

When you thought I was cool for sticking goldfish crackers up my nose.
So, you tried it.
It got stuck.
And you literally thought you were going to die.

When we were sitting in the car around Easter and I punched you.
(I don't remember why)
So you punched me back and I cried like I was 4
(I'm pretty sure I was 16)

When I got you in trouble at the Thanksgiving Dinner table
Because I was mad about who knows what
And made fun of Rachel by saying she got one of her mustache hairs in my drink.
So you spit food everywhere out of laughter
(pretty sure it was mashed potatoes)
And had to clean the entire table

When you kicked me so hard in the tail bone that I cried
(Notice a trend?)

When you and I sabotaged one of Rachel's basement dates?
By throwing soccer balls down the stairs for Riley to chase.
Then we proceeded to spy.
I naturally went down the stairs head first.
And instead of helping the situation you grabbed my feet and pushed me down.

When you called me ugly when we were younger.
So I cried
(there's that trend again)
And for once in your life you felt sorry.
And told me I was really pretty.

When we were at Red and Jerry's
And the creepy old Mexican men were watching us.
And then they followed us to the whale.
(Our Dad's rocking minivan)
So we laid down on the floor and locked the doors.
And for once it was you that was crying and me that was laughing.

When we were at one of Rachel's Basketball games.
And we were yelling obnoxiously.
Obviously some of the things we were yelling made sense,
because a woman snapped a photo of the ref to send to CHSAA to complain.
And we clearly paved the way for Rachel's nickname to stick
(Franny)

When we would go on road trips
And any time we passed a lake or a river we would say,
"LOOK! A WHALE!"
And Rachel would literally look every single time...




In the end,
I don't know how people go through life without at least one sibling.
I look back at my life,
And most of my memories revolve around them.

Well that is all for now.
I love you and Happy Birthday Lissers!


Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Gosh Darns and Gee Wiz

I found the urge to blog moments ago.

Living with my grandparents has been quite an experience.
While I CANNOT wait to finally have our very own home...
I'm rarely home alone.
This has it's ups and it's downs.
This morning I was able to add another little bullet point to the ups.

For some reason, my grandparents find it necessary to talk to people on speaker phone.
My grandmother literally clips the phone to her shirt...
and walks around the house.
This is an every day thing.
And 98 percent of the time she's speaking in spanish.
I don't know how she finds SO many things to talk about.
Sometimes I wish I were that social.

This morning was very different.
I had the pleasure of listening to my grandfather speak to my uncle.
I'll give you the short version of this part of the story.

Uncle goes to Spain.
Uncle falls in love.
Uncle brings woman to the states.
Uncle and woman get married.
Surprise pregnancy (medical history said she couldn't)
Yay, happy times.
Woman has a hard time raising baby in a foreign country.
They up and move to Spain.
Spain's economy = terrible.
Uncle struggles in fighting for working visa.
Finds out some idiot didn't know how to do his job.
Could have had a working visa a long time ago.
Calls my grandpa in frustration.

Some of you know my uncle and grandpa.
Some of you don't.
Some of you have seen either of them in there "true" state
Some of you have not.
This will be much funnier to those of you that have.

My uncle proceeds to throw around some profanity.
After the conversation my grandpa looked at me and said,
"Mig threw in a lot of Gosh Darns and Gee Wiz's in there"
and of course laughed at his own joke.
My grandpa comes up with things to do to the people who have wronged my uncle.
(He has threatened headlocks and knees to the face to previous boyfriends)
During this conversation neither of them were holding back.

Now, here is my favorite part about their conversations.
One of them will say something that my grandpa thinks is the most brilliant, most hilarious thing to ever leave someone's mouth.
He proceeds to laugh about it for the next 2-3 hours...
By himself!
His laugh is much like listening to a man struggling to breathe,
after sucking the helium out of a balloon.

So for the last 30 minutes I have listened to him chuckle to himself every 10 minutes or so.
And it's made me laugh every single time.
So needless to say...
There's never really a dull moment in this house
And I'm very thankful for them in giving us this opportunity to save money.


I will not sugar coat the fact that living with them is hard for me.
We are a freshly married couple and all I want is to share a home with my husband.
I want OUR couch.
I want OUR kitchen.
I want to have OUR friends over for a game night.
But I have to set that aside and look at what we are saving when I'm struggling.
It'll all be worth it in the end.
And we are so very lucky to have them.



Saturday, October 15, 2011

I need a support group....


The weekend has begun...
YAY!

This past week felt like an entire weekend though.
Ethan had early rides meaning he was done with work by 2

Nothing that exciting has happened since the Asian Cat Container...

Boo :(

Wednesday night we enjoyed some wine and spaghetti at a friends
We'll just say...
I really liked that wine
So I moved a little slower than usual the next day

Yesterday Ethan and I woke up and got some stuff done for the car
I enjoyed a serious sweat session at the gym
And can no longer move my upper body
without a pathetic noise coming from my mouth.

Last night we had a nice little BBQ get together.
Ethan was master griller
Ben and I were the master season-ers
It all turned out quite well.

Tonight we are attending a small bonfire on the beach
We will also be stopping in Arroyo Grande for a small shopping trip.
It's a really cute little town with some fun shops.

On another note...
I need to find a serious support group.
I have an addiction...

A Pinterest addiction.
If you don't know what Pinterest is all about...
DON'T do it!!!!

I feel that I have spent hours on end finding the most adorable craft ideas.
Fitness Inspiration
Outfit ideas
Recipes for delicious foods!
I would not call this a waste of time though.
Especially for me....I've got A LOT of time...



There's a great halloween decoration idea for those of us on a budget!
How fun?!?!



Tuesday, October 11, 2011

What the Pho?


Today was the STRANGEST day ever.
It began about as normal as possible.

I wake up.
I do nothing.
Ethan comes home.
Dog Park.

All was well until...
I noticed Beamer (a friend's dog) jumping at a young asian boy in glasses and knee high socks.
This is NOT a joke.
I then realized what all the commotion was about.
The boy was carrying a tupperware.
What's the big deal you ask?
There was a CAT in it....at the DOG park.
This tupperware was approx. 10 in x 10 in. and 6 in. deep.

In this tupperware lived an average sized orange cat and a paper bag full of what I am assuming was cat food?
I'm not sure I can say that with 100% confidence.
I, being the animal lover I am, approached the young boy.

I asked if I could pet it...
no answer
I asked why it was in a tupperware...
no answer
What is going on?!?!

The poor cat just bobbed it's head in and out of the tupperware as he opened and closed the lid.
How the cat fit in there I have no idea.
It was much like watching 20 clowns fit into a small car at the circus.

I only hope that this cat does not become something to later fill that tupperware.




On another note...
Here's a friend I met today




I've also been cooking a lot lately.
Mostly healthy, some not so much.
but I think I'll start incorporating pictures and recipes?!
So those of you that ask for them, can just get them here.

Let me know if you think that's a good idea.


Love Always,
The Regos


Saturday, October 1, 2011

Road Trippin'

Now some of you may know that I recently have recovered from possibly one of my worst colds in the past couple of years. It could not have come at a worse time. Last weekend we did a lot of traveling due to the other Rego Wedding (which was beautiful and so much fun!), Congrats to Micah and Jarred!

Here is how our traveling began...

As a newly wed couple, Ethan and I are doing our best to save our money for things such as furniture and a honeymoon that we will eventually take (Yes, the military had just a little bit to do with that). Who would have thought that flying from California to Arkansas would put such a dent in our very small, but gradually growing savings?! I was determined to find some way to save us a little bit of money.

We had a little bit of trouble getting the leave that we needed to make all of the festivities that come with weddings, and sadly we missed a few moments, but such is life. Ethan had a test scheduled for the friday of the wedding. They allowed him to take the test one day early as long as he received a 97%, which is only missing one question. Of course, my brilliant husband passed his test and we hopped in the car for our 3 hour drive to LAX. Why LAX you ask? Plane tickets were approximately $200 less EACH with this decision. We arrived with plenty of time and departed at 12:30 AM.

A night flight is NOT the way to go when combating a cold, and have a little case of flight anxiety. The minute we got off our plane in Dallas I felt like I had been hit by a semi and something mysterious had crawled up my nose making it impossible for me to breathe. We arrived here at about 8:20 AM (we had a small connecting flight in Houston). From there we rented a car and made the 3 hour drive to Fort Smith, AK, where we celebrated their wedding that night on about MAYBE 1.5 hours of sleep.

On our plane ride back I was "that" girl. The girl everyone thought was going to contaminate them (I probably did). I feel for the people on that flight though. I hate nothing more than listening to that girl blow her nose and cough up what sounds like pieces of actual lung. Which also reminds me...Our original flight home was cancelled. We were supposed to leave at 5:20 and couldn't pick up another flight until 7:10. So, we finally landed at LAX at about 10:45 and had gotten to our car by 11:45. We stumbled back into my grandparent's at a rocking 2:30 in the morning and my poor husband had work at 6:00 AM.

It was definitely a trip to remember, but a trip that was completely worth it. Seeing close friends and family (even though they are a very recent family for me), was a breath of fresh air from our California life. The wedding was spectacular. Micah made a beautiful bride, and I enjoyed meeting her side of the family for the first time. I also got to meet a handful of people that were unable to attend our wedding which was really nice.

I am now over my cold with just a small scab from blowing my nose between my nostrils. I believe some of the odd looks I've received recently are from people questioning whether or not I have not realized the dried up booger just chilling there...

I must also warn you. The world has GOT to be coming to an end! For those of you that know my husband, you know he doesn't eat veggies (with the exception of a close to plain salad, or PF Changs Crispy Greenbeans), and he doesn't eat fruit (unless it's honeycrisp, and ONLY honeycrisp apples).

I've converted him into an ALMOST fruit eating human being. He now eats Clementines!!! I bought myself a bag of them because I love them and they are a necessity for me to drink water. If any of you hate drinking plain old water, slice up fruit (I use strawberries and clementines) and stick them in your water. I carry around a water bottle and am constantly filling it now! Anyways, I gave him a slice of one just so I could watch him cringe at the taste of fruit, and now I can't keep him away from them! SUCCESS! Before you know it, he may eat something that comes from the ocean.

As far as this last week goes, nothing too exciting.

We had our dog park friends over for a dinner/dog play date on Wednesday. I've become quite the Rachel Ray around here. I made the buffalo chicken dip for an appetizer, and we had Mashed potatoes, parmesan asparagus, and steak filets with a port dijon cream sauce for dinner. It was all very good and I was proud of myself for a beginner in the cooking world. We enjoyed some beer/wine while watching our dogs go nuts in the backyard.

Ethan and I went to the SLO farmer's market with the Page's on Thursday, which is always a good time. I bought some apple butter which has been incorporated into my mornings, Yum! Sarah and I decided that once we get to Mt. we're going to find an adult soccer league to play in since we both miss it.

We had a barbeque with Ethan's flight in which I of course baked. I made lemon bars and peanut butter cheesecakes. Both seemed to be a hit! After the barbeque, we went to one of the boys' house were we enjoyed some drinks, music, and hilarious drunken stories. Sarah and I dominated our husbands in beer pong, which I haven't played in probably 3-4 years. They'll tell you they beat us in the first game, but that was just to build up their spirits before we broke them back down ;)

I'm gradually feeling more comfortable here as I meet more people and cannot wait until Ethan and I have our own home. Thank you grandma and grandpa for our saved money though :)

Love Always,
The Rego's


Sunday, September 18, 2011

We need a little cheese with our Wine


As promised, I have a blog update!

Our wedding pictures have arrived and I am more than thrilled and impressed with the work of our photographer. So many people had complimented him at our wedding before even seeing his pictures, and his work definitely shows his enthusiasm and professionalism.

For anyone looking for a wedding photographer, senior pictures, maternity, anything really, I would highly recommend him to you. You can visit his website at www.gastonphotography.com or look him up on FB.

Here are a couple of our favorites:

Me and my new Hubby :)
The Best Ladies in the world!
Mom being Sassy
My Beautiful, Wonderful Family
Ethan and his Father
The Rego's and their newest member
All them good lookin boys
The entire wedding Party
Haha love my sister in this one

Hanna caught the bouquet and Hayden caught the Garter
Haha Jenny and her priceless face after Hanna plowed through the girls
Everyone who came out to celebrate
Our adorable ring bearer :) Our Dog!


There were around 1200 pictures so it's going to be so hard to decide which ones we will choose to complete our package of prints and albums.

On another note, I will give you a run down of how our week went.

This was probably the best weekend I've had in awhile. I'm not going to lie. It has been a bit of a struggle being out here without a best friend or my family close by. For my entire life I've had them no further than an hour and a half's drive, so this is a huge change for me! There are days when I have a really hard time coming to terms with the fact that this is how it will be until I make the effort to meet people. Welcome to the military Amber! Ethan, of course, helps tremendously in easing me through those types of days and really makes the effort to set up something to do with other couples.

This weekend we took a party bus to three different vineyards in the area! There were 11 of us that fit inside this bus (3 of us were girls) and we had so much fun! Our driver was very enthusiastic about our group. He was constantly making sure we had an open bottle of champagne while we were driving and was always making sure every possible picture was taken.

Here are a couple of pictures from our trip:







So, all in all, things are looking up and making friends is hard, but getting easier.

We also get to see family in less than a week now for Ethan's brother's wedding. We are looking forward to spending time with that side of the family for a weekend. It should be a nice break for us!

Monday, September 12, 2011

Vandenberg AFB

Oh well hello!

This will be my first blog post ever! I thought I would share our life with the rest of the world, and maybe give you a little taste of the awesome life of a military spouse.

This blog post will be somewhat boring. I'm just going to give you an overview of what we have done for our first month out here at Vandenberg AFB in Lompoc, CA.

When most people think of California, (at least those of us who grew up in Colorado our ENTIRE lives) we think of endless amounts of fun, sun, and beaches! This might be the case if you live in Malibu, Santa Barbara, or San Diego. This is NOT the case where we are at.

Lompoc is right on the coast so yes, we have immediate access to the beach. However, 95.78% of the time, the beach on base is foggy and a whole 52 degrees. Not my idea of a day at the beach. After some researching on the internet (on our brand new mac :) ) we found some dog friendly, mostly sunny beaches about a 45 minute - 1 hour drive from where we live. One is the Avila beach and another is in Santa Barbara at the Arroyo Burro beach. Needless to say, Reagan is in heaven after learning how to take on the waves of the ocean.

Our poor dog also seems to suffer from severe allergies out here. His under belly is covered in sores and for awhile we could not get rid of his ear infections. He now gets bathed every single time he gets wet with an oatmeal based shampoo, has a gel treatment for the sores, and gets his ears cleaned on a daily basis. Needless to say...my son hates me. Sadly, he has yet to see the vet due to a 2 week wait for an appointment.

While we are here, we have chosen to live with my grandparents since my grandfather is a retired AF vet. This is saving us a great deal of money, which will mostly be put toward new furniture for our first house in Mt.

I've been trying to get my foot in the door when it comes to meeting other wives there. They tell me that the housing in Montana is brand new and beautiful. This makes me the happiest wife in the world! Apparently, some of the houses have not even been lived in yet so I'll have a bathtub that I don't have to second guess the type of person that has previously bathed themselves in! The other fantastic part is that whether you have children or not, the majority of the houses are 4 bedroom. Who knows what types of rooms we will have since we currently have no kiddos!

Now when it comes to the base here, I have absolutely no complaints. It's gorgeous and it's huge! They also have recently built brand new housing, but from what I hear, the wait for one, is about a year.

They recently built a brand new gym, which I visit Monday - Friday so that my weekends are free to do as I please. I LOVE the machines here. They have an actual iPod connector that brings anything and everything you have on your iPod or iPhone up onto a huge screen for your own personal enjoyment. Since I never really had time to watch Gossip Girl, I have downloaded the first season and watch it as I do my daily minimum of at least a 1.5 mile run. For someone that dislikes running, this has made my workouts 70% more enjoyable. I still struggle when episodes get boring and can't help but catch myself checking the distance every .1 miles. However, at the end of my workouts I'm one happy camper. I feel as though I have accomplished something to be proud of and of course the results of my exercises outweigh the cons.

I could also really get used to the price of our groceries here on base. After visiting the albertson's in town to find something for dinner, Ethan and I could not convince ourselves to spend 9 dollars on a pound of ground beef. So, we made a little trip 15 minutes in the opposite direction to the commissary where we paid less than half of what albertson's was charging us as well as an additional savings on tax. Also for those of you that know about my obsession with the laughing cow swiss cheese triangles, 1.98 . . . enough said right?

I have slowly been getting used to the fact that I actually own a military ID. I am constantly forgetting that I can receive discounts at the awesome stores that provide them, and getting on base, without Ethan or one of his parents in the car, is starting to feel a little more normal. This also reminds me of a story I must tell.

As I was leaving base after the gym on the Friday of Labor Day weekend, I was required to stop at the exit while an airman approached my window. I rolled down the window and all the man said was "Thanks for being a responsible individual and wearing your seatbelt. Here's a sucker, enjoy your holiday". Now, for those of you that know me...I have a seatbelt wearing problem, and let me tell you, I will wear a seatbelt 100% of the time if this continues!

I would like to find a job while I am here, however, with the size of this town, it is a bit difficult. I would like to work during the day so that Ethan and I are home at the same time and can enjoy our time together. During the week we meet with a group of other officers at the city dog park or we sit at home and watch Dexter. On Thursdays, we go to SLO (San Luis Obispo), and walk around the Farmer's Market. The fruit here is to die for and there is a company that comes and cooks the most amazing BBQ not to mention grilled artichokes!!!

Right now our biggest problem is deciding on what kind of dog we will get Reagan once we make the move to Montana. Right now we are leaning toward a Vizsla, which is a medium sized, red coat, bird dog. They have a lot of energy which we are hoping will also help Reagan be a little less of a bum.

I'm hoping that over the next couple of months I will meet other girls like me. It's been tough so far, because not many of the guys in Ethan's flight are married. I'd like to find a group of women who enjoy hiking, running, walking...anything outdoors and out of the malls and shops. We need to save our money! I am sure it will be much easier once we get to Montana since there will be many more officers around our age, and plenty more places to hike without the fear of a thousand ticks crawling under my skin.

We should have our wedding pictures this week! So I will share those with you in my next post!

Love Always, The Rego Family