It's official!!

Soooo, my fiancé just got the GREAT news on where we will be stationed! Looks like we are heading off to the beautiful San Diego, CA.

I am so excited to be staying in our home state and still be able to be moderately close to our family.

Now comes the hard part... Finding a place to suit us well. I have no idea where to begin... Especially since we're still waiting for the hard copies with all the details on dates and what not. Any advice on how to get started? What to look for and what places will or won't give back part of our BAH and things like that? I don't really want to apply for base housing, but would rather have our own place separate seeing as neither of us (fiancé and I) have lived away from home (with the exception of his barracks on base and such) so this is such a new experience.

All in all... I'm happy to finally know and get started with our planning :)

Yay!

On a side note... I just celebrated my 21st birthday this past week. Quickly found out that the party scene really isn't for me, and I was REALLY paying for it today. Oh my goodness, I swear my sun glasses never left my face! Haha.

I ran into some lovely ladies I haven't seen since high school which was totally fun... And I experienced my first fishbowl! Which honestly... Not the best lol. But totally okay. You only turn 21 once :)

Alrightyyyy

Finally back for good! haha.

I have had a lot of changes recently...but they couldn't better!

I've decided to change my major to Photography and a minor in Marketing. :) I couldn't be MORE EXCITED! Finally going to follow my dream :)

Wedding plans are going amazinggg, can you believe we are going to have this whole wedding planned for UNDER $6,000??? That's for everything INCLUDING my dress :)

We are going for a totally vintage feel and it's everything I've ever imagined.

These are a couple inspirations for my wedding :) LOVE everything about it. 

on a more frustrating note...I kept having problems with my ring and they got tired of fixing it...so I got to go pick out a new one, which honestly I am SOO in love with :)

We STILL don't know where for sure we are going, but San Diego is lookin gooood :) So excited. 

But I guess home is wherever the NAVY says so.lol. 

We got our engagement photos back, thanks to the amazinggg Amanda Kringle Photography!

Here's a sneak peek ;)

Thank you Amanda :)

SOOO much has happened...

In the past couple months!! Just to fill you all in... I went to Pebble Beach for the first time, and it was absolutely GORGEOUS!! Gregg's mom took me with her parents and it was an amazing time.

Greggory came home on leave!!!!

What a goober ♥

anddddd....

Drum roll please....

We got engaged!!!

So so so excited. 

I am now a Sailor's wife to be.

Love this man with all of my heart.

Yesterday I went to my first Bridal Expo, 

got soo many great ideas and saw so many vendors...

and most of all...I met a woman about my age who started talking about locations, 

price and freedom was huge...and I was talking how so far the places I had found all wanted to charge me extra fees, well she mentioned a wonderful place she was having hers and also recently found, and I fell in love, went to look at it today and it's mine! I am so so so happy! It's totally country and rustic and BEAUTIFUL! Totally me, for the best price ever, we have freedom to bring in any food or drink we want, and it's just everything I wanted!!! yayyy. Miranda Lambert is my total insipiration! :)

What I love about fall!

Chilly weather! 

(chilly, but not too cold.lol. One of the pleasures of living in California)

Warm sweaters

BOOTS!

Hot Cocoa

Fireplace!

Pretty colors!

Loving fall so far!

ANDDDD, the man comes home in just two and a half weeks! Oh em gee I am so excited!

Weekly update!

Alrighty, this week has been busy busy busy!

I was able to see my Big Sis and my Twin on monday. SUCH a wonderful surprise to have her in town this weekend. We all went to the Tower Cafe in Sacramento. I'd never been there before and I loveddd it. Such a pretty little area and the breakfast was very good. YUM.

I caved and got a Pinterest account...and I can honestly say that's my new love. haha. So many cute things on there! like these ear warmers...

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I'm making some in black for my dance team to wear. SO CUTE!

Oh! and only 40ish more days until my Sailor comes home! Can you say exciting?!? I can't wait. 

Now, on another note, his mother is going through some tough times with her health and we are hoping for the best, please keep her in your prayers. 

Happy Thursday! 

Hello November!

Ok, so again I've been gone for a while, but a little update on my week...

My dance team had our pictures...

Here's a little sneak peak. 

I am SO excited to see the final photos taken with a much better camera (and not my phone. lol. )

I also made THEEE cutest cupcakes in the spirit of Halloween.

on sunday morning I participated alongside my aunts in the Merrell Down and Dirty Mud Run in Folsom, Ca. 

This is a picture AFTER I was able to clean up a little. 

It was difficult and trying, but I was able to finish my 5K in 45 minutes through all the obstacles including ladders and walls to jump over, steep hills, running through a portion of the lake, AND through two separate mud pits. They made me submerge my head, SO GROSS, but so worth it and I had a fantastic time. Especially since it was to raise money to send care packages to military over seas. :) 

It was QUITE the experience.

All in all I would say that this has been an eventful week and I'm loving my start to this fall season. 

OH! and my man found out that he actually gets to transfer sooner than they originally said, on his birthday. November 30! He's so happy that he doesn't have to wait that extra week and a half. 

Today is a day for me to relax and catch up with all my classes and errands. It's my day off! 

Well kind of. :)

Movie date with mom and sis

Gooood morning! 

Loving this weather for sure. 

Last night my mom, sister, and I all went to go see the remake of the 80s movie Footloose, and it was actually VERY good. I loved it! 

A lot like the original and had the same story line, but it was a fun one.