50lbs down!!

Since last September I have lost lost about 50lbs thanks to eating better, working out in general and ALOT of Zumba. If you have never tried Zumba, you should, just look at what it did for me. Even if you are ridiculously uncoordinated, this is just too fun to pass up. It's a high energy, high cardio dance workout. Best part, you don't even realize you are working out until you see the results :)

Valentine's Day Card From Cuba

So every Valentines Day I get a card from Justin but this year was more special than ever.

The card says...
"Happy Valentine's Day to my wife-my beautiful. sexy. amazing. caring. exceptional. loving wife. Nothing in life makes me prouder then being your husband. I love you."

Ok so the card was adorable but what he wrote put it to shame. :)

"Dear Wifey,
It's true, I LOVE being your husband. Nothing else makes me happier...I still wish I could be there for V-day, but at least I should be there for our "anniversary", barely by two days, but I should make it. I hope you liked the flowers...just remember that I think about you every night and I might not know who I am praying to yet, but I do say some type of prayer to someone to keep you and the kids safe while I am gone. So make sure you give both kids my love. Don't let them forget who Daddy is."

"MY LOVE
You make me the most happiest man on earth. I think that this is how every husband should feel about their wife, yet I KNOW I'm the only one that actually does. That's how much I love and care about you, nobody else can match it. Every woman should envy you on every level of our love. I think...no, I know, that this is what movies about love try to portray. This is what song writers try and use to sell hits. What girls dream of when the they think of their future with a man. What e-harmony TRYS to promise. What zodiacs and hororscopes want to predict. And what alot of people fake...our love, our love is what everyone tries to achieve, but we're the only ones that truely share it. That won't change and is impossible to duplicate. We are one of a kind and I love it. I hope you feel the same.
Love always,
Daddy-Justin"

I joined in on the fun...

So all of my friends have started blogging and I thought it might be fun. I find myself constantly reading about everyone elses daily lives. Not too sure mine will be very interesting, but it's worth a shot, right?!?!

Well, this is me. I am a proud Marine Wife && a mother of 2 amazing boys. I am a strong woman. I have been thru 3 months of bootcamp, 6 months of MOS school, weeks the field, and we are almost done with our first deployment. I have no regrets, just lessons learned. Everything I have done in life, good && bad, has led me to where I am today. And today I couldn't be happier. I have loved && lost. Had my hear broken && broken a few on the way. I'm no where near perfect. And I don't aim to be. I am just happy being me. My husband and children think the world of me, and that's all I need to know to keep going on day to day.

Semper Fi to my husband Semper gumby with the Marine Corps.

So, this is my amazing husband Justin. We met in highschool and our senior year became best friends. Soon after highschool we realized that we couldn't go on pretending that we shouldn't be together. We got married on September 12, 2008. One of the happiest moments in my life was when I looked into his eyes and realized I had found my one-and-only in life and I was going to spend forever with him. On October 14, 2008 Justin went off to Marine Corps Bootcamp. Our life has been a whirlwind since then, but I secretly love it. He is currenty deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba with 1st FAST Co. He has sacraficed alot for our family and the only way I know how to repay him is to love him unconditionally for the rest of our lives.

This cutie is Colten. He came into our lives on January 10, 2007 and we have been nothing but blessed since. He is hard headed and a handul at times, but I can't imagine life without him. He is definately a Momma's Boy. His smile makes my heart melt, and when he says mommy I can't help but smile big && proud. He can count to 20 in English && Spanish, name all the colors && shaped there are in the world, and say his alphabet like a pro. Sometimes I wish I could stop time just to watch him grow up a little slower. I used to want things to come sooner; walking, talking, school, now I just want to go back and watch his grow up all over again.

And this little ball of love is Tristen. He graced our lives on September 26, 2009. We gained anoter beautiful son, and Colten got himself a little brother to beat up on. He is rolling over, scooting, sitting up, and trying to get to talking. We are working hard on saying "Dada". He has been a blessing to us all and our lives have only gotten better since he came.