Halloween 2011

Our neighbors had a Halloween party last night. There was much fun to be had and lots of great costumes. My favorite was a pregnant woman dressed as an oven with a bun in it, and her husband was dressed as a chef with an apron that said "Bun Maker". So cute!

Devin as "Old Man Herbert"

This is our neighbor James. Him and his wife's house is connected to ours.

I am wearing heeled boots, so I'm not THAT tall really.

-chianne.

relief

My plea was heard. In August, Devin received airman orders. Last week, he became an Airman and started working at the air station here. He loves it so much, and that makes me happy. I'm also thankful we get so much more time together now.
We adopted a mystery mutt (we think she's a Yorkie Dachshund mix) from a rescue here. She is furry and wild. They said she was a stray living on the streets which is crazy since she was still a puppy! We named her "Roxanne" but "Roxi" for short. Our inspiration was the song by the Police, "Roxanne! You don't have to put on the red light!! Those days are over! You don't have to sell your body to the night!" We figured this was appropriate considering her past. I think she is the only dog crazier than Zombie if that is even possible. Though Zombie has mellowed out quite a bit since his 3rd birthday.
Right now we are focusing on decluttering and packing so we will be ready to move to North Carolina next year. I'm excited for this new adventure.

-chianne

no one said healing was easy

physically or mentally, but oh how I wish it was.
I really wish I didn't have such an empty house at this time. :/
I work too much and don't sleep through the night. It's frustrating.
It's hard to be reliable and in pain, and I feel like I'm at my limit.
I would do almost anything to have Devin get airman orders this month.
August has been better than June and July, but they weren't hard to beat between my accident and the death of baby Taco.
I am just done with this place.

i hate big trucks.

I feel like I was hit by a truck, except that that happened to me recently, and this is so much worse.

progress so far...

I'm happy to report that since we started our saving and debt killing journey, we have been making much more progress than we ever have before. Staying on a cash budget is proving more difficult than we thought with Devin being away. However, since we started we have a baby emergency fund of $1000 saved (we have never saved that much ever!), and have saved a great chunk of money for a trip to Las Vegas to watch my brother graduate this summer. (I know we could kill a bunch of debt super fast by NOT going on the trip, but frankly, I need to see some sunshine, Devin needs to get away from that boat, and I don't want to pass up the opportunity to watch my little brother graduate.)
I have paid off one credit card completely and am taking chunks off the next one. All in all, we have paid off over $1100 in debt since starting this journey. It's been over 3 months since we started this so maybe this doesn't seem like a huge chunk to you, but trust me, if you knew how much we made, this is amazing. (and if you are really nosey and want to know, military pay charts are public.) I would have never thought I would be able to say in 3 months I had found that much extra to put towards savings and debt. Now lately, I have been making more at my job due to some management changes, but most of this we had accomplished before the management shift. I will get to kill a second credit card by the end of this month. WOO-HOO!
I think my mom is sick of me talking about savings and debt every time we talk on the phone, so now you get to hear about it...whoever you are.