75 Degrees and Sunny...

The title says it all.  It has been absolutely beautiful here. Is it barely 9 am and it is already up to 70 degrees.  As most know, I could sleep for a week (if I were a bum I probably would).  But the mornings are so nice I don't want to sleep!  Every morning Rich and I get up, open the back door and the windows and don't close them until we go to bed (or we leave the house).  

Every Saturday we go to Juana's, A local bar on Navarre Beach, to play beach volleyball. Due the the gorgeous weather I had to stay home and start working on the front yard.  Just because it was winter, doesn't mean things didn't grow.  The grass went dormant but that is about it.  There were more weeds, grassy looking things, and smelly fungus things then anything else.  It took quite a while to clear all that out!  Once I finished that, I figured why stop?  I was one of the 10 billion people attempt to go Lowes and get flowers, pots, soil (my front yard is sand...figures), etc. People were bartering over petunias, playing bumper cars with the shopping carts, and yes I even witnessed somebody's cart getting robbed of a geranium pot!  A little sunshine and warmth and everybody is in a frenzy!  I only worked on the little flower bed and the pots as the needed products can put a nice hole in the wallet...a little at a time. 

WAY TOO LATE!

OK, so this post is almost a year late, sorry.  I promise to update our page on a regular basis from here on out.  So much has happened over this past year.  For starters, we made the move from Enid, OK to sunny Gulf Breeze, FL.  We bought our first house and love it.  With the help of my Dad, we have started the landscaping.  It looks fantastic! Here is a before and after picture...

We have big plans for the rest of the house.  We won't do anymore big projects until Rich's next deployment in a handful of weeks or so.  I am taking on a lot of the projects myself (which means I am making my Dad help me) because 1) I love to do it 2) it saves a lot of money and 3) it helps keep me busy when Rich is gone. 

The nice thing about Rich deploying so often is the money we save while he is gone (think grocery bill or lack there of).  When Rich got home after this past deployment, we were able to go to Europe for a little  bit to visit friends.  We are both in agreement that Bern, Switzerland is our new favorite place.  Though it was very cold and snowy, it was absolutely beautiful.  

When we are not traveling, home improving, playing with the puppies, or going to the beach, both Rich and myself are in school.  We both are just plugging along.  I think we are both a little over school but what can you do? That's life.

As many know or don't know, I am very passionate about orchids.  Moving to Florida has been fantastic for all my little plant babies.  They are starting to bud/bloom.  I will post pictures once a few more open up.