To poof or not to poof that is the question!!

Ok so I am totally going to take you all on a trip with me...don't get too excited it's an "I am so crazy over which dress to buy trip" and I am just at a stand still right now.  So I am going to show you the 2 dresses that I have fallen in love with for an upcoming formal gala and I for the life of me can NOT decide. So if you are ready then seriously look at both dresses and let me know which one you love more and also would you wear the poof underneath or just go with the dress?!

Ready and here we go.....

the front of the black dress

back of the black dress

front of the navy dress

and finally back of the navy dress.













Now I love both of these dresses and have looked at several other options but I just can not stop coming back to these 2 dresses so I finally said to myself "forget whatever is making you think these are not the correct dresses for you and just go for it" So here I am and I really need your help! I value your opinions and would love to know which of these you think is the better dress.

Thank you so much for your help!!

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Christmas Eve is here so where the heck......

is my Christmas spirit?!!?!?!?  Seriously ya'll I have no idea what is going on with me lately but I am going to have to try and figure it out soon or else I am afraid this will not end well for any of us.  I have baked and shopped and wrapped and oh yeah did I mention that apparently not being in the spirit of the holidays this year means that I end up hurting people's feeling and being the crappiest wife, friend and mother of all?!!  Yeah I am so not exaggerating and let me just tell you that I am SOOOOOO upset about the whole entire thing.

Yes my kids have presents and yes I made sure that they were all taken care of I just did not do the same for my husband, my friends or even my family. If they were bugging the crap outta me about what they wanted for Christmas they just pretty much fell by the wayside.  Yupp that's right..I SUCK!!!  I feel like the worst person every right now and I am pretty dang sure that whatever happens tomorrow is not going to make it any better. For pity sakes I have presents under the tree and my dear sweet loving and fabulous husband has NOTHING!!!  Oh yeah you heard me right...not a gosh darn thing.  Now don't get me wrong I did order him some things and I did go to the store and scrounge and scour and do my darndest to try and find something fabulous for him but when it came down to it the only things I could even find were of course online. Some times I really really hate living overseas and having to resort to ordering online because we can never trust the military postal service. Oh don't get me wrong the usps has never let me down but once it hits the hands of those lovely military mail personnel god only know what happens to it.  Harsh?...maybe but who cares I already told you I feel like crap and so I don't care how that comes out. Mr. M swore that the post office where we pick up our mail was open today and guess what..it wasn't!! Guess what else...ours was the only one NOT open!!!!!   I could seriously have spit on the man who told me he was "not open sorry" as he picked his teeth and laughed while I am standing there holding my package slip that I wasn't for sure of course but was hoping and praying it was Mr. M's presents.  Ughhhhhhh!!!  That did not help anything else that is going on in my life right now and so I. was. done!!!!  Done I say!!!

Is it depression?!!  I dunno but I am going to figure this out one way or another and if they can't give me meds to fix it them I am seriously going to need to make some changes.

Ok so now that ya'll have listened to me gripe and moan and complain and talk about how I am such a crappy person I hope you will believe me when I say...Merry Christmas to all of you and I do hope that your day is filled with love, joy and happiness!!

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Holidays, Friends, and totally slacking...

Ok so far this year I have managed to barely scrape by on getting everything done. You would think I work a full time job but really I only volunteer. I always thought that volunteering would just give me that feeling of being a part of something and yet not having to fully commit to too much....man oh man was I wrong!!

So far everything I have volunteered for has become an every day event and every time I think it is going to slow down it has just gotten worse. I do love being a part of things and the feeling of accomplishment is great but it is now time to reevaluate and try again. Some things are just going to have to stop and as hard as that is for me to say I just can't keep going like I have been.

I have several people whom I need to get letters or cards out to..you know who you are....and please accept my deepest appologies for not getting them done so far. I have not forgotten about you nor have I just ignored the fact that I need to do them I just honestly have yet to have the time to get them done. Heck my Holiday cards are still not addressed and sent out and it is less then a week until Christmas, Hannukah passed a while ago and now I am feeling a little overwhelmed. So those of you who are expecting things from me..I am so so sorry and I promise it will get done!! Just give me time please.

I have had a hard time getting into the spirit this year and I really wasn't even sure why until I stopped one day to listen to a dear friend explain to me how this time of year is so hard for her due to a loss and it just seems to be harder during the holidays. I TOTALLY GET IT NOW!!!  Although it has been a little over a year since my little brother passed away it still hurts and it still affects me apparently more then even I realized it did. Poor Mr. M has tried everything this year to get my into the spirit and even gave me an early present..yupp you heard that right I got a present early!! Neener neener ya'll!! Seriously though I wish I could say that made me feel better but it really didn't. Don't get me wrong I totally love my new ipod touch..woohooo! It is fabulous and I have had so much fun adding all kinds of neat stuff to it but it has not improved my mood.

Maybe it hasn't helped that I am still waiting on some gifts to arrive in the mail or maybe it's because so many things have gone wrong so far this year that just couldn't be helped but no matter what the spirit is just not here for me yet. I suppose with the girls out of school and being constantly bombarded by "is it Christmas yet?" and " can we open just one present?" it might start to hit me but we shall see.

I do wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a sincere appology to those who are waiting for me to get stuff done but all in all I just want to say that I wish all of you the happiest of times with your families and friends and hope that no one else is having such a hard time as my friend and myself are having.

5 Question Friday!!

Ok so again it has been a really REALLY long week!!  So much going on and even with a few minor glitches and a few personal losses we made it through once again.  I have been fighting off a head cold all week and I think I finally found the right mix of meds to help me make it through the day until I actually have the time to rest and get well.  I am so excited that today is the last day of school for a few weeks...have I mentioned how I really need to rest and try and get rid of this cold?!!  I am miserable..I hate being sick!!  Thank goodness for Robitussin and Ibuprofen...love you both!! :)

1. Do you regift...and if so, do you have a regifting horror story?

Ummmm NO!  Maybe I sound horrible but I think that is just horrible. I have received my share of gifts that just didn't fit but I made them work some how. If they are bath products(which I happen to receive a lot of for some reason..do I stink?!) anywho..I will bring them out when guests come to visit and put them in their room for their own personal use.
I just think that everyone should be gracious and grateful for anything you receive. After all isn't it the thought that counts?!?!?!?!??!

2. Do you know what you are getting for Christmas this year?

Ummm well actually yes 1 thing I know I am getting. Every year since I met Mr. M we have this little thing we like to call...or better I like to call...get real!!  I tell him to get real because he is  never going to be able to surprise me and in return I tell him exactly what I want and I get it!  I have given up on surprises and I am ok with that since..well...who could be mad at getting exactly what they want right?!!

3. Who brings the most gifts in your family, you or Santa?

Well we have had so many changes to what we receive over the years from family. Since we are never close to home most people just send us money and tell us to buy whatever the girls or we want. All I do is buy exactly what I was planning on buying anyway and then split them up between whomever sent money, us and Santa. Santa usually gets the credit for the biggest gifts though.

4. What store do you love to by jeans from?

I have never been a huge fan of jeans but it might have something to do with the fact that since my youngest was born and I had some stomach issues I can not wear anything tight around my waist or I have sever pains. I do have a few pairs of jeans that I love and love wearing them but they are really stretchy so not too tight on my waist. I do love that jeans pretty much go with anything I just wish it were easier for me to find stretchy jeans like these.

5. Christmas meal: Big, All Out Meal or Snacks and Apps?
We always do our big meal on Christmas Eve. I like to sit around and enjoy Christmas with my family and not be stuck in a kitchen cooking all day. We always do Ham for dinner and then so we don't have much cooking to do on Christmas day I buy some croissants and we do ham sandwiches on croissants for Christmas day. This year we are supposed to be going to a friends for Christmas day meal and I am not sure yet what I am bringing so I will have to let you know if we do big meal or not.



Ok I hope that everyone has a great weekend and I will be back next week hopefully rested, not sick and a little less stressed!!

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Just wanted to share our beautiful tree with you all!! I absolutely love our tree and it took us years to find the one that made me happy....just ask Mr. M!! He looooves to tell the story of how fussy I am about a tree.  Whatever!!! :)

 My raffle win from the last spouses club luncheon..Don't ya just love Louis Fauxton?!!  Pretty eh?!!

This I bought just because I thought it was so cute!! Yes that would bring me back to the whole shopping issues..but it is cute right?!!

My last thought for you.....baaahaaahaaaaaa  I love this picture!!!! You gotta love the stuff you can find online right?!!!









Happy Tuesday everyone and I hope that each and every one of you has a blessed week and that your all your holiday wishes are coming true right before your eyes!!