So excited!

My in laws left on Wednesday and when be gone until Monday. So the last couple days have been pretty lonely. But I just keep looking forward to the fact that next week at this time I will be with my amazing husband. The thing that sucks is he cant stay the night with us :( But that is okay we are going to make the best of the time we do have together! :)

I was watching some Navy bootcamp graduation videos to get an idea of how they were, and I was crying on those! Can you imagine me on the day of his graduation. I am gonna be a mess! I ordered Mason a shirt that says My Daddy My Hero and it has this rubber duck with a navy outfit on! I think it will be cute and Brad will love it!

After Chicago I am going to North Carolina to stay with Karen for about a month before I move to Chicago with Brad. I am so excited to stay with Karen. I love being here with my mother and father in law but I am getting super lonely. So it will be nice to have my best friend.

Well..I think thats all for today folks! Mason is sleeping which means I get "me" time. The best time :)

Countdown..

Being a big boy and drinking out of a sippy cup!

Isn't this costume too cute!

My little penguin :)

Playing with his toys!

About to try avocado! He wasn't too sure about it.

Only 11 more days until we go see Brad!! I am on a serious countdown! I cannot wait to see him, although it will be a little strange seeing him in uniform. :) We leave the 29th, but his graduation is the 30th. And then we leave Monday the 2nd. I wish that I could just stay from then on. But still not exactly sure the day we are moving out there. Although, I think Kelly (mother in law) is gonna drive our car down to Vegas, get a uhaul, load up our stuff and drive it to Chicago for us, while towing our car. I just want our stuff out there! I am definitely not loving living temporarily. But oh well. Mason is now saying "mama". Cutest thing ever. And he definitely knows what it means. Silly guy :)

This weekend, I dyed my hair a darker color! It is so different, and I am definitely going to have to get used to it. But I like it. Let's see what else is new...honestly, nothing that I can think of. Reno is amazing, I wouldn't mind living here after Brad gets out. It is super nice and I love that it actually has four seasons. haha. I just love it here. Although, it is rainy and windy today.

So Mason is now 7 months! I feel like the time is flying. Before I know it I am going to be planning his 1st birthday party! Crazy! And Christmas is just around the corner! AHHH. I need to get on Christmas shopping. But then it is kind of like I need to wait until we get to Chicago. Who knows, all this moving stuff is seriously stressing me out. Just because I don't know when and how we are doing it all. Blah.

PJ's

Aren't those just the cutest pajamas ever! haha. So nothing really new up here in Reno. Just 17 more days until I get to see Brad. I am so excited. I honestly did not think it would be this hard to be without him. But I guess I better get used to it, huh! But at least when he goes on boat leaves I will be able to talk to him more than I get to now. I think that is the worst part. Not being able to talk to him. He is the one I vent to about most things, and I can't even do that. It kind of sucks.

But anyway, Mason has been sleeping a little better. The falling asleep at night has gotten great! He goes to sleep by himself with crying for maybe a minute! It is amazing! Now I just have to work on those night wakings. I think I might just have to let him cry it out in the middle of the night. It will suck, but I know he is capable of sleeping through the night, considering the night before last he slept in his own bed until 7am! So it is possible. haha.

I am gonna try and get a night out this week or weekend. I am in desperate need of it. It should be nice! And I am gonna try and get my hair done this week too! YESS! It needs it too! Very bad! I love having short hair but then again I have to get it done more often. Now for the big question. Should I keep it blonde...or dye it a brown color with blonde highlights? It is becoming fall?? I can't decide what to do! I am scared if I dye it brown it will look stupid! And we don't want that. haha. Anyway...Mason is napping, so I am gonna get some things done before he wakes up :) It is my only time..considering he likes me to be around him constantly. Little stinker.

I am the worst at updating this!

Well as I sit here Mason is crying it out for a nap. He has been sleeping so horribly. And this seems to be the only thing that is going to work. It is soooo hard for me to do. But the kid needs to sleep. haha. Anyway, Mason is now sitting up on his own and eating a whole bunch of baby foods! Big boy! I still cannot believe he is gonna be 7 months in 9 days! This year is just flying by! We are having a wonderful time up in Reno. I love it. The weather is so much nicer, even though it is getting pretty chilly. And I had to go buy winter clothes, considering I had a few long sleeve t-shirts. Mason is in 12 month clothes already! How that happened, I have no idea! He is growing so fast. It is crazy. He doesn't miss a meal :) My in laws are going out of town this weekend, so I will be in this big house all by myself (well with mason of course). But at least I have my friend Kelli to hang out with!

Brad seems to be doing really well. He is really enjoying the Navy, just not the being away from us part! Poor guy! But he has made 3 good friends that he says will be his friends forever. I am so happy he found friends to help him through this process. His graduation is October 3oth. I am getting really excited for it! Only 23 more days and I get to see him! We are staying the whole weekend. He gets "liberty" (free time) 10 hours a day Friday, Saturday and Sunday. So we are hoping to get some fun things packed in those 3 days! Although Chicago will be freezing! I need to buy some Uggs! haha.

On another note. I swear I have the worst luck. I went to the DMV today to renew my registration. And my name change was not supposed to include Smith. They told me that you can no longer use your maiden name as your middle name. You can only hyphenate it. Then issues with my registration and title. I was about to give up. I am hoping I can get this all taken care of without the $250 FINE! Hopefully! Oh jeez. Life.