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Mar 8, 2013

A Constant Battle

I've been dealing with the fact that we are not through with military life.
I've been preparing my mind and spirit that we were moving onto a new chapter in our lives. That we were going to move back home with family. Where my husband grew up and where we met. Finally buy a home, have bbqs on the weekend, listen to Tejano in the mornings making breakfast, have the hot, sticky sun on our faces, and have our daughters be surrounded by our very, large extended family. But plans have changed like everything in life and I'm constantly struggling with myself to accept this new road.

It's been a long, tough, but rewarding experience these past 6 years. Going into it I thought it was nothing and could handle it all since I was a military daughter growing up, boy was I wrong! Being a wife and mother in this lifestyle is a whole new ballgame. The first 2 years being away caused me to have a lot of anxiety. I couldn't sleep and always felt restless throughout the day. In a way I couldn't program my mind to understand.."This is your life now not a vacation from home." Not to mention since I was 13 have been dealing with depression that unfortunately is extremely hereditary in my family. (ugh I'll save that story for another day.) Meeting other wives, making friends and saying goodbye to them. Changing homes, changing schools..or worse deployments ugh. It wasn't all bad though, but when I look at the bad times it does try to overpower me.

It seems when life gets to heavy like this I go through the same pattern. I try to distract my mind with more projects, more recipes, more thrifting trips, more crafts with my girls, more reading. So that throughout the day I don't have time to think and dwell on things that are no longer in my control. So that I don't disappear on the sofa in my pajamas watching movies that depress me even more. I look at my daughters and appreciate the fact that they are healthy, taken care of, and happy. They ultimately are my peace. But once night hits and everyone is sound asleep is when my mind starts to run. And all the "what ifs" start taking over.

I know its going to be another long and bumpy road adjusting. I'm not very religious, at times I wish I was, but I do have alot of faith. I have faith that whatever we are given on our plate god makes sure we can handle it and get through it. It won't be easy, but that is all part of living and experiencing life I suppose.
You know I feel good already letting it all out to you whoever may be reading this and thank you for that. One thing I always tell myself is...

Thanks for listening to my ramblings and current worries. It helps.

*hugs*

Georgette

Jan 7, 2013

taking on new adventures.

wow. it's been a good few weeks of silence around these parts.

I did a lot of reflecting and appreciating this holiday season. I was remember back to the first xmas with my little family and I was so high strung! I wanted everything perfect and was missing my extended family back in Texas. I've grown so much these past few years in living in the moment and not taking for granted the small things that make up "the stuff" of life.
Last Christmas season was definitely hard having my husband deployed and I never want to relive that again, but man did it make me soak in every second he was here with us this year. Not only that, but I was blessed with a surprise visit from my sister and I met my nephew for the first time!

My resolutions for this year is to not be afraid to try new things and not to get stuck in too much of a routine of things. Don't get me wrong I still have a few things that we NEED to stay in routine for my girls sake , but I just want to continue to grow as a person and not just as a momma:)

That being said, one big change I've decided to throw myself into is homeschooling. Yep you heard me right. I know this is such a controversial topic and another day I will write why I chose to finally do this. Along with this scary and exciting adventure we will also be moving in 4 months! I can't really say where yet, but I'm so happy for a new chapter.

Just wanted to peek in and say thank you again for reading and I'm still keeping my hands crafty and heart open.

*hugs*

Georgette

Dec 18, 2012

around these parts.

I had some DIYs planned and silly little posts written up that I had to finish, but just haven't really been in the mood to post. I suppose I'm still in a bit of mourning of what happened in recent events. I'm trying so hard to snap out of it for my daughters because they don't know what's going on and I'm trying to appreciate every second I get with them. So if you don't see too many posts here it's due to just slowing down and spending time with my loved ones:)

I always like having pictures on my posts so here are a few pics from my Instagram feed...

1.big dollys lunch with new cutter/2.admiring my new buttons/3.fuzzy sock love/4.last weeks thrifted finds/5. classic chocolate advent.

thanks for stopping by.

*hugs*
Georgette

Dec 12, 2012

Holiday Family Photos

My little family and I have never had photos done outside of the studio. I attempted once during the summer by doing it myself, but sadly it was unsuccessful. I'm just not that skilled:(
I love drooling over the natural, candid photos online. I just think they are so much more personal that posing and staring at a camera. I even researched some photographers, but another disappointment was that they were not in my budget. One sleepless night I was browsing the facebook handmade and businesses group page for my military base. And guess what? There were about 10 pro photographers who are military spouses. Not only were they amazing, but they were affordable and local! I fell in love with Lauren Gibbs Photography. She had some skills and she is the most adorable girl ever. She was very professional and made my family feel so comfortable. I HIGHLY recommend her if you are in the northern Salt Lake area. Here are a few photos of my little family:)

daddy wearing estate sale vintage flannel&levis/mommy wearing thrifted mexican dress&target cardigan/big dolly wearing thrifted vintage poncho&old navy jeans/little dolly wearing thrifted peacoat&target jeggings

I just couldn't be happier! These are just a pinch of all the photos she gave me and I just can't decide which to use for our Christmas Cards! Well stayed tuned because I think I may have found a winner:)

Thank you so much Lauren for capturing my family. These pictures will be cherished forever.
I really love supporting local businesses and military wives when I can.

Thanks for stopping by!

*hugs*

Georgette

Dec 5, 2012

around these parts.

Just thought I'd share a few bits and pieces from around mi casa from my Instagram feed.

*1.thrifted xmas goodies/2.new project with those hoops-can't wait to share/3.small thrift haul/4.my favorite mirror in my home/5.rearranged my dollies' room/6.Utah livin'

Thanks for taking a peek at what we've been up to lately.

Have a great rest of the week and I can't wait to announce the winner to my giveaway tomorrow:o)

*hugs*

Georgette

Nov 28, 2012

IKEA Giveaway!!

Oh I love Christmas time. I'm just in the giving spirit!

I've been really excited about this one!

At the conference we were all given these cute JULKUL IKEA christmas cookie cutters! They couldn't have come at a better time with the holidays and all. As soon as we put our tree up you better believe I busted out those cute little guys:)

They are soo cute! Look at the little reindeer!!

My girls love making cookies. I have a feeling we are going to be using these a lot this month..heck all year!

I love how crisp they cut the dough.

Plate O' Sweetness. The icing is my little girl's handy work ;o)

I am so in love with the little deer<3

Well you guessed it! I have one for you too!!

Just enter below! Up to 6 entries per person! Goodluck!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Eeeek SO excited you guys!

*hugs*

Georgette

Nov 20, 2012

Dainty Lane Black Friday Sale

Thought I'd give a shout out to Yuri from Dainty Lane!

She's a blog buddy and sponsor swap for the month!

I love supporting handmade and small businesses:)

Look at her cute little zipper pouches! I could see myself using these for tons of stuff!

She's having an awesome special of 20% off your order with the code BLACKFRIDAY2012.

Aaannd the first 20 orders will receive a Secret Savings card with their purchase!

Giving you 15-25% off your next order!!

So make sure you head over to her shop and get some great deals!

Handmade is always the best gift for XMAS:)

*hugs*

Georgette

Nov 17, 2012

my handwriting.

I discovered this really cute link up from Sarah from One Sweet Tuesday over at Something Charming. I thought this was really unique because you get to see other bloggers handwriting. Our handwriting is so intimate and personal and sadly it is diminishing. A few months back I remember seeing on the news that they were trying to get rid of handwriting classes here in Utah due to technology takin over. Very sad, I don't think they won though. I hope! Even if they do I'm going to make sure my dollies have beautiful handwriting;)

So thanks Joelle for the link up! Make sure you head over there.

well here's mine and yes Joelle I added a lil' washi tape ;)

*hugs*

Georgette

Nov 5, 2012

So In Love....

This truly makes my heart smile.

As I mentioned in my previous post I attended the first annual Utah Latina Bloggers Conference. Well IKEA sponsored the event along with some goodie bag prizes and this beauty above.

I remember receiving my IKEA catalog this past summer and when I spotted this kitchen cart I just fell in love! The shelving, the metal, the gorgeous teal/turquoise hue, and it was on wheels! It looked vintage and it had a purpose! I still can't believe I got the honor to bring it home:)

You better believe as soon as I got home I took off the bow and put all my vintage pyrex and mixing bowls on it.

And yes I use all those bowls;)

My pyrex were scattered all over my kitchen. I think they are too pretty to hide in a cabinet so I love this cart for displaying and holding them all! I stuck an "s" hook to the top to hang my vintage handmade apron. It makes my kitchen look 10x better. It just meshes well with my decor. It's so pretty I kinda want to rotate it to different rooms to spread the beauty..hehe.

sigh...so in love..

thanks for visiting and letting me share my jem with you!

*hugs*

Georgette

Nov 4, 2012

Utah Latina Bloggers Conference

Oh my goodness I had one of best times that I've ever had in a really long time yesterday. I was invited by the gorgeous Dennissa from Denny on the Spot to attend the first annual Utah Latina Bloggers Conference. I was so honored to even be invited to a bloggers conference because I have never been to one! I've seen photos from other bloggers all over the nation attend these and never dreamt of being able to go to one. Then to find out that that I would be among other latinas just like little ol' me was just that much more amazing!

Utah is the second state with the largest amount of bloggers and latinas fall in a very small percentile. We are very rare, but oh my goodness sooo inspiring! I was surrounded by beautiful, creative, strong, and independent latinas. Everyone was so warm and encouraging and I'm so happy I was able to attend.

Ikea, doTerra, Texas Roadhouse, and Candle Warmers Etc were just a few of the awesome sponsors for the event. We also had some rockstars as guest speakers such as Jyl Johnson Pattee from Mom it forward who gave an really good speech on how to be influential and unique with your blog.

And humanitarian speaker, Kristin Wardle Sokol from The Vocal Sokal. She was the sweetest woman ever who has a heart of gold helping migrant workers who don't really have a voice.

Oh my goodness but, Dr. Jose Enriquez, founder of Latinos in Action, just had me in awe. His speech was so moving and motivational. He founded this amazing program that is currently running in 54 schools with about 1,800 latinos. They teach leadership, creativity, and bilingualism. The whole time he was speaking I just kept thinking I wish I had that type of program growing up that taught me such empowerment and connected me to my roots.

with founder of Latinos in Action Dr. Jose Enriquez

These gorgeous dolls were our beauty and fashion bloggers. Marisol from A Rebelle's Style Memoirs had some pretty awesome beauty tips!

the gorgeous fashion and beauty bloggers!

Dennissa and Danielly speaking to the group

We snagged some fun goodie bags and I won this Ikea Kitchen cart in the raffle! I felt my face getting red when I heard my name called. I have been drooling over this cart since I saw it in the catalog! Trust me I WILL be posting a pic soon of this beauty and how I'm currently using it:o)

This was just the first Latinas conference for Utah and I know it will continue to grow from here.

It felt so amazing to meet these women and to feel special for a day. I heard some awesome speeches, soaked in some really good advice, ate well, won a prize, but most importantly made some really good friends who I can relate to.