MY HANDSOME HUSBAND!!!!!

Here are a few quick pics that we took the other night!!! I am so proud of Armando.... He always looks handsome to me and I'm always proud of everything he is and does, but when I saw him in his new Dress Blues I WAS SO PROUD of what he's done and what he stands for!!!!!! I am so thankful and feel so blessed to be able to call myself his wife!

Quick update!

Yesterday I played the NOS sweepstakes and couldn't believe what I won.....

A NOS BARREL COOLER!!! HAHAHA I have no clue where we are gonna put it once it arrives!?! It surely was worth playing, it gave Armando and I a big laugh! I always won a 3 month subscription to Club POGO! That'll be fun Armando and I love playing games!

On another note, Armando had to go do the Manitou Incline for PT yesterday morning! He left the house around 3:30 AM! He did it and I was very proud of him as he hasn't been doing alot of PT (due to his shoulders) like the other guys, and also the altitude is bad enough for us when not excercising! He had a hard time, but he did it!!!!!!

It is very steep! You gain about 2000 ft. in elevation! The steps are made from Old Railroad ties!!!! Some very hig and far apart, others close together! It is a mile long up the mountain! I am going to include an old picture that will show you how far he climbed!!!!

We took a few pictures of Armando very quickly the other night of his Dress Blues... I will add those in a bit when I get them off of my camera! We're gonna take more later!

That's all for now! I have a busy day! Take Care!!

Finally..... an update!!!

Sorry I haven't posted in a while, I have had trouble with my laptop. After trying to figure out what the problem was, I eventually had to dump the hard drive and start over! I should post more often now that it is back in tip top condition! Life is good here in Colorado Springs! The weather is starting to be VERY nice! Warm days complimented with a nice cool breeze, and chilly nights!!! It's nice to be able to wear a light jacket or some nights even a hoodie when going out compared to the hot Texas heat! Armando just finished 10 days of TDY (leave from work)! He went back to work yesterday on a regular schedule for the first time since returning from Iraq! I wouldn't take back all of the time we have had to spend together for anything! I've had so much fun!!!

Friday night, he suprised me with a sunset dinner on the mountainside looking over at Pikes Peak and the other surrounding mountains! He cooked dinner and packed it up neatly and everything but forgot plates! ;) Thats okay, we just ate out of the containers! lol It was lots of fun! We ended the night with Baskin Robbins, which is always a plus! ;)

The house is starting to look much better! We just need to build some shelves for the extra bedroom so that we have some places to store my scrapbooking stuff.... Army stuff ...etc.

We had 19 people over one day and grilled out! It was nice to meet some of the other wives, although I was busy in the kitchen most of the time! We way overcooked! lol I would rather have too much than not enough though! I think everyone had a good time and got full and that's all that matters! I got to see Lace and Lily which was nice they came over and stayed a long time!

ALso there were 2 new additions to our extended family this past week!!! Cayden Ace McCracken (Josh and Nicole's baby boy) and Mikaylia (Aydree & Matt had thier little girl)! Oh and today, little Cloie(sp?) will come into the world!!! (Dean & Cody's baby!) We wish all of them the best!!!!!

That's about it for now! I have some chores to do around the house, then when Armando gets home from work, we get to go pick up his new Class A's! They are no longer Dress Greens, now... they are Dress Blues! We will be taking pictures this afternoon, so I'll be sure to post some of his new pics up soon!!!

Take care! We love you guys! Keep in touch!

(Excited about October... MY MOM IS COMING!!!!!) *fingers crossed*

Glory to God!!! <><

A good night!

My Candlelit dinner Armando made last night! ;)

Our new couch! Very comfy!

Beef Chuck Shoulder I cooked for dinner the other night! Yummy!!

Just wanted to post a few pictures for my mom and everyone else to see!

Not a whole lot going on out this way, just busy trying to get everything in order!
Slowly but surely everything is starting to "find it's place"!

Today Armando, Eli, Jenny, Lupe and myself are all going sightseeing so that should be lots of fun! I will post pictures from that later!

Last night Armando suprised me with a candlelit dinner on the porch! It was very nice, he even made heart shaped napkins! lol After dinner the Bazans came over for a while which was nice! Her brother moved here with them, his name is Lupe'! Seeing them together makes me miss my brother! He's a real nice guy though! Well Armando should be getting home soon and then we are off to go sightseeing so I need to get ready! I'll post again later today!

I love you guys!

Glory to God!! <><

Wins!

I haven't been keeping up with the sweepstakes like I want to, but so far this week I have won 3 Trek water bottles, 15 dollar Best Buy card, unlimited salad/soup from Carino's, free shipping from HSN and another Pizza from Papa Johns!! Pretty gootd for just a few minutes of my time!

On another note Armando started back to work this morning! He just left, but I miss him already knowing he's not gonna be around all day long! It's been such a blessing being able to spend so much time with him! It will be nice for us to get back into our routine though! I hope he likes it here at Ft. Carson! I am sure he will! He's not a complainer and can adapt to any situation with so much ease!

It seems that the El Paso County Fair is here so I think Armando and I may go tonight! I look forward to that! I'm gonna make sure to take a jacket or wear a hoodie! It's been really chilly here at night time! For now, I'm gonna get going and do some chores around the house! I will post again later and hopefully add some new pictures!

Glory to God!! <><

Looking like home...

We have finally started to get things together and our apartment is starting to look like home! we have the living room, dining area and kitchen finished! We have almost finished the bedroom, but still have to finish our headboard! Armando and I both did some work in the extra bedroom today but we still have some things to go through! Our friends arrived yesterday and we cooked dinner for them! It was good to see them! I am glad Jenny is here! Other than going through some boxes, washing clothes and everyday house chores it's been pretty much a lazy day! It's about 6:30 and the "stormy" part of the day has arrived! The great thing about here is if you don't like the weather you just have to wait around about 15 minutes and it's completely different! We have the windows up, just letting the house "air out" since the wind is blowing so hard! It feels great! Not sure what we're gonna have for dinner but it's time I get off of here and figure it out! I'm sure Armando's starting to get hungry! Hope everyone had a great day! Love and hugs to all of you!


Glory to God!! <><

Busy Busy Busy...

Armando and I have been super busy since we got our household goods on Thursday! Things are slowly but surely starting to come together! We still have lots of boxes to go through though! :) Today our friends, the Bazans are arriving! I am very excited that Jenny will be here now! We are going to cook dinner for them this afternoon since all of their stuff is still packed up! I know they are tired and hungry and ready to eat something besides fast food! Armando and I went baragin shopping on Saturday and found some really neat stuff! Hobby Lobby had aisles of Home Decor stuff 90% off!!!! We also found an old desk at a thrift store that we bought for 12 dollars!!! Oh and I saved 60 dollars grocery shopping!!! Unbelievable!!! lol We spent very little money and got lots of great stuff! I will post pics sometime later this week of our place!

On a sad note I saw this morning that a video had surfaced of the U.S. soldier who was captured in Afghanistan! Please take a moment to stop and say a special prayer for this young man who has to be terrified beyond belief and for his family and friends!!! Also for his battle buddies who have to be worried/scared.... their morale had to of taken a huge hit knowing their fellow buddy/soldier has been captured! May God watch over and protect this young man and bring him back safely to his unit so that he may return safely to his family!!!!

Glory to God!! <><