Nataboo's Birthday!

Another bonus of going home? Getting to spend time with Natalie for her Birthday!

And yes, I made her wear a crown ;)

We got a nice little group together and headed out to the beach for dinner.

Flounder's is one of my faves.

My wittle baby brudder:

The handsome man in the orange is my big brudder and the hottie in the blue is my daddy!

HELLO, real Key Lime Pie!

Needless to say, it was quite a night ;)

Previous to going home, I had no intention of going to see Titanic in 3D, but Natalie decided that she wanted to go, and who am I to argue with the Birthday girl.

I AM SO GLAD SHE MADE ME GO.

It was like watching an entirely new movie.
First of all, the 3-D was obviously on point, and I wouldn't expect any less from J.C.
Secondly, you will see it from an ENTIRELY different perspective fifteen years later...I don't care how old you are- fifteen years is going to change you. One way or the other.
For me- I was twelve when it came out, so as "wise" as I was at that ripe ol' age, I could not truly understand the love and sacrifice.  The whole time I just kept thinking about Will being in Afghanistan, and how I WISH that I could be over there with him.  When she says "I'll never let go", It seriously hit home.
And thirdly, seeing Leo and Kate now YOUNGER than I am blew my mind. What's the line? "They just keep getting younger and I stay the same"....Very fitting int his situation.

I'll leave you with a cool little site to check out.  You will find a bunch of facts that I guarantee you haven't heard about Titanic...Enjoy!

Titanic Facts

S&A Plus A Care Package Update!

Enjoy Sometimes & Always: Pensacola Edition, and then check out the info on the Care Packages!

Sometimes: Life is fast paced.

Always: When I go home to Pensacola, it's like time stops.

Sometimes: People say that the Panhandle is "behind the times".

Always: I'd rather be "behind the times", than not be able to trust my neighbor.

Sometimes: We forget that people are still innately good. 

Always: Good triumphs over evil! At least in Pensacola it does...

Sometimes: I think that people back home are more laid back than anyone else.
Always: If you lived st the beach, wouldn't you be laid back?

Sometimes: I think the salty air makes food taste better too.
Always: It might just be that we are STARVING after the beach.

Sometimes: I enjoy lots of fried food while home.

Always: I may not know what I'm actually eating when it looks so yummy.

I though it was fried steak, it looked and tasted like fried steak, but was actually gizzards.

That's why it was so chewy!
I must admit, I'm happy that I didn't know what it was until it had already settled in my stomach.

Sometimes: I have to go home without Will.

Always: It's more fun when he comes with me!
Well, everything is more fun when he is involved ;)

Speaking of Will, I am SO excited with all the responses that I keep getting about the care packages! So excited, in fact, that I am posting about it a day early :)

Let me break it down for ya....

There happens to be a war going on and with that war comes soldiers sacrificing time with their families, missing the simple things that we enjoy in the States, and at times...giving the ultimate sacrifice.
So what keeps them going while they are over there?
MAIL and CARE PACKAGES.

Problem is- there are some soldiers that have family unable to send them things, or even soldiers that don't have anyone to send them things.  Sad, right?
I personally, want them ALL to know that they are not forgotten and do whatever I can to show them that.
This is where you all come in.
If we all pitch in (even just a little), we can make a big difference.

Now here's what we are going to do.
I'm going to send out addresses to those of you that have voiced your interest, plus anyone that decides to join, and then we all start a'packin!
You can visit this post to find out how to get the Military Care Kit and how to fill out the forms, but you can also just pick up standard flat rate boxes (and corresponding labels) from the post office.

As for the contents of said packages, there are three categories that can be covered:

Necessities (his & hers):
Shampoo, conditioner, Shaving cream, razors, deodorant, chapstick, foot powder, baby wipes, etc.

Sustenance:
Trail mix, nuts, jerky, packaged snacks and cookies,  candy, single serving drink mixes, tea bags, Via instant coffee, Raamen  noodles, and perhaps small water heaters/coffee pots- since they have no hot potable water.

Entertainment:
Magazines, puzzles, sudoku, card games, Nintendo DS/xbox games (if you have used ones lying around or can buy them used), small toy basketball hoops, and the like.


They get limited food choices on the small FOB's and they have NOTHING to do, so anything yummy or entertaining is awesome!

In order to help as many soldiers as possible, I will be giving out two or three addresses to specific soldiers.  Upon receiving the packages, the boys will then disburse their contents in the MWR center and the FreeX, which ALL the soldiers have access to.
The packages take a month or so to get over, so let's get them sent out as soon as possible!
Once you have sent your package {or even just a letter}, let me know and feel free to send over a guest post, so that I can give you credit for your awesome kindness!

I must tell you that all of your interest in this little project of mine, has really touched my heart <3

Meant To Be....

So let me tell you a love story...'cuz I like love stories.

Once upon a time, there was a girl and a boy.  The girl worked the grill at McDonalds back in the '70's, and the boy would go, just to watch her work. He was still in high school, so he stalked admired her from afar.

Fast forward a few years, boy becomes man and is really into cars, which influences him to stop and talk to "a man about a horse" or a car...whatev.  Now this dude, happened to be married to a chick that had a sister, and guess who this sister just HAPPENS to be..Yep. That's right- it's the burger flipper.

But the plot thickens...there were marriages and kids baggage that made the timing wrong AGAIN.

Alas, the seed was planted....

This seed continued growing until the dude found out that the burger flipper (now a teacher) was single....

Dun Dun Dun!

You wanna know how smooth dude was? He set his jogging path to take him right past her house, and it just happened to be at the time that the teacher left for school.  He knew that it was only a matter of time before she realized that she couldn't live without his bootay jogging shorts.

And he was right....

Shortly thereafter, they fell madly in love and united our "His, mine and ours" family...

The rest is history.

Which leads us to my trip home two weeks ago!

This week I will FINALLY share the fun with ya.

Let's start out with the excuse to reason that I went home.

The happy couple's 20th Anniversary!!

We had it at my brother's house, and he and Paula (my amazing sister-in-law), outdid themselves!

The decorations were awesome and the food was AMAZING.

I might have stuffed myself silly...totally worth it!

The company wasn't bad either:

A lot of family and friends came, so it was great to catch up with everyone. People I haven't seen in YEARS. There was a lot of "My, my haven't you grown up!"

Family photo, just missing sissy!

And to prove their love:

(sorry, I'm not sorry about the PDA ;)

Now that's what I call a good love story <3

Can't wait to tell you more about the trip, but I guess this'll do for today.

Happy Monday, y'all!

Just Poppin' In

I had a GREAT day today, because I got off early and accomplished ALL of my errands.

Score!

That also means that tomorrow's day off, really will be a day off!

Hello, relaxation...and blogging.

I don't usually post on the weekends, but I wanted to tell you to go over to cutie pie Lori's blog

and check out her giveaway.  I didn't really want to tell you about it because the book  Bloom is one of the winnings (Want it for myself!), but I guess I'll be nice and share the wealth ;)

Oh, and since I've been preaching about Groupon to a lot of bloggers and friends, everyone needs to sign up!

Use this link if you do:

Janna's Magic Groupon Link

I want my due credit. Haha.

Then go check PicMonkey out if you haven't already.

It's helping me with the transition from picnik to Photoshop.

Take a look at some cool effects:

        

That is my friend Shanna, by the way.  This is her at FULL term. 

As in they are just waiting for baby Crash to make his appearance.

Skinny Biatch.

She's lucky we all love her, or we would hate her ;)

Now you can go back to your weekends...I might just go to bed early.

That sounds like a fantabulous idea!