Seven Year Old Prodigies

Ok, first off.... why are all of my blog friends Gator-haters?! This saddens me. Oh well. You'll have to get over it, since this is one proud Gator fan, and y'all love me! :)

Thanks for all the sweet words guys, and I am so glad to be back to blogging. It's such a great way to keep up with people, and y'all are amazingly supportive! 

Today was super fun. I hung out with my godbaby and my best friend's mom and sister. Said best friend was busy entertaining her out-of-town guest, so we were on our own. We went shopping, and I got a super cute outfit, but I still haven't mastered dressing room self-photos.. haha. I'll still show you the picture I did get, but I should be wearing it tomorrow, so I'll try to get more pictures then. 

Besties mom cooked this amazing 'Italian meatloaf' today. I seriously could have eaten my weight in it, but I only had one helping! Haha. I have definitely put some weight on since vacation started, and I'm trying to reign it back in. So I also had a huge mixed greens salad with blueberries instead of dressing. (Trust me. It sounds weird, but it's perfect.) And a smoothie!

After dinner, we all (me, Akemi, Karen -Ellie's mom, Bob -Ellie's stepdad, and the twins.) went for a walk/run. The twins are Ellie's seven year old brother and sister, and they rocked my socks off. The loop we went on was a least two miles, and they ran pretty much the whole time! Bobby was even in flip flops! I was super impressed. Emily is so excited for me to run with her from now on. (Of course I leave back for Norfolk this weekend...) 

All in all it was super fun day! Tomorrow I'm going to the pool with Akemi and Brandi, then heading back out to my mom's house. :) 

Water and Blood.

Sorry y'all, no pictures. I've got a short break in which I'm doing laundry, haha. I haven't really taken any, though, my bad.


Had a pretty great few days! I'm checked into my new command, and I leave for Florida for TWENTY-NINE days of leave tonight. Yeah, that's right. And since I only have until May 20 left in the Navy, that's a very good chunk of it! :) Went to heaven the mall last night, and got a head start on my shopping. I picked up some very cute outfits that I can't wait to show you guys! :) Also bought four new pair of shoes. Please don't judge me. Shoes are my kryptonite, and I'd love to tell you I was done shoe shopping, but I'd be lying, and I'm not a big fan of lying... Haha.


Wanna know what the greatest part is?! I felt super awesome trying on clothes! I know I"m not where I want to be weight wise, but I feel like I'm really on my way. I really think not eating galley food has made a difference. I was convinced they put fillers in the food before, and now I am even more convinced. I'm less bloated than I have been in months. 


I am super dehydrated, though. I'm so used to free water bottles everywhere I go, and now they just aren't there! I went out and bought a (purple!) re-usable waterbottle, and now I'm just filling it up at the water fountain. Still have free water! (I'm a firm believer that water should be free.) I was so dehydrated yesterday that when they took my blood for a post-deployment HIV test, it was coming out of the needle in drops. Seriously, I thought I was going to die. (I hate needles!) I kept asking the lady how far it needed to fill up before it was done. Lol. So now I have my water bottle, and I'm trying to catch up!


I'm so excited for my flight tonight. My bestie is picking me up at the airport, and then I'm hers until Thursday when my mom picks me up and we go wedding errand running. I'll be sure to take pictures!! :) I'm sorry I've been such a slacker blogger, I just have to go to the lounge to use the internet, and it's super annoying. Haha. I'll get better in Florida! :) Ok, well I'm off to catch up on y'alls blogs!! Have a great day!! 


(I'll be back to TTT next week. I know, I know. I'm totally falling behind!)

10 - Gelato is Good For the Soul.

FIVE. Miles, that is. Yup. That's right. I ran FIVE miles tonight! I'm so stinkin' proud of myself I could screeeeeam. The first 3.5 miles were alternating between 6.0 mph 0% incline for 4 minutes, and 4.0 mph 4% incline for one minute (roughly), but when I hit 3.5 miles I felt my endorphins kick in and kept running. Plus, I was watching Glee!, and I played the 'Sing for the World' song on repeat until mile 5. Oh yeah. That's a KICK-BUTT motivating song. It inspired me! Haha.


So, March's 5 mile goal is done! March's 'finish Scrubs' goal is also done. I've been a busy bee. Packing my room.... not done. But definitely started!!! Woohoo! :) Go Katy! It's only taken me two weeks to pack half a container! :) I think I deserve an award...


You should have seen my hair post-run tonight. I braided it (like I always do), and it went from being nice and smooth to 'dreadlock braid'. Seriously, I think I used half a bottle of conditioner trying to get the massive rats nest that was my hair. IT WAS BRAIDED! How in the world does a braid turn into a rats nest in five miles?! Lemme know if any of you have any answers to that, because I do not want to convert to Rastafarianism. Jus' sayin'. 


Ah! So yesterday I did something fun! I went shopping out in town with my co-workers. Trying to pick up some last minute souvenirs, and what not. Here in Africa you have to haggle everything and let me tell you, I am such a sucker. I should have a sign that says 'White American girl pay way too much for stuff' and just save them the time. Haha. But not today! Today I got some really good deals, and I really got into it, and had a lot of fun! Here are some of my finds. (And by that I mean, all of my finds..)

Pretty nifty, huh? We had a good time, but it was hot, and since we are working nights right now, it was the equivalent to being out all night for us, and I'm a grandma and needed to come home and go to bed. We did get some other fun pictures though. :)

That gelato is divine. One thing I really like about it is the portion size. That is a two scoop, and it's the size of an American "kid's cup". Obesity wins again, America. Obesity wins, again. Not. Anyways, this girl is exhausted and still has to clean my nasty room. My roommate comes back from Germany today, and I'd like to not scare her away.. Haha. Have a great day y'all!

15 - I Can't Wait For Fashion!

Holy wowzers. My behind is sore. Oh yeah. Yesterday's leg workout is making me pay today. So, I figure the best thing to do, is try the "hair of the dog" method. I've already done my 25 squats for the day, and boy oh boy, did they hurt. I love it.

Today, however I feel kind of guilty. My diet has been way off today. So I'm going to confess, move on, and not do it tomorrow. After all, it's a whole new day! So, here goes.
+Sweet and sour chicken with jasmine rice
+Cucumbers
+2 Slices of pizza
+Salad
+Air popped popcorn w/ I Can't Believe It's Not Butter
+Ghirardelli dark chocolate w/ strawberry filling square
+Kellogg's Frosted Mini Wheats
+2 Diet Sprites
+Sugar-free hot chocolate
+Chai tea with Stevia and soy milk
+English Breakfast tea with Stevia

Ok. That's done. Whew. A few people asked about how I got my header, and I created it using an editing application found at picnik.com. I heard about this amazing and (user friendly) site from the lovely Allie, and I love it. I suggest everyone to go check it out, it's amazing! (I used the collage portion to create the header.)

I figured, since I don't really have much else to do out here in Africa except dream of the things I am going to be able to do (shop!) when I get back to the States, I'd share some of the things I've found that I realy want! Sorry if that's lame, I just love fashion and I get super excited. Now, I'm not saying I will buy all of these things, I'm just looking.

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Ok, so too many things... And yeah, I probably won't spend $200 on a purse. But I really love them. Love. Them. Haha. Anyways, I hope everyone has a great day, and wish me luck on my workout tonight (they are always rough after a 12 hour shift!), I might need it!

P.S. The number in the title is going to reflect the amount of days I have left in Africa. Thanks fashionfitnessfoodie for the idea! :)

M-M-M-Money!

Disclaimer: This is not an exercise or food related post. I got caught up in a whole bunch of tasks (mainly surfing the interwebs) and blew the whole night, so I have a lot of cleaning to do in my CLU, since we have room inspections in the morning. You know. When I'm supposed to be sleeping. SO I have my hit-the-gym hardcore workout planned for tomorrow, but it will be tomorrow. :)


So while this deployment has been a total drag and I miss my loverboy and my family and my friends, I miss real food, and clean bathroom, and nice beds, I miss going shopping and celebrating holidays, and pretty much everything I used to take for granted, I will say one thing about being deployed.


Mad money, yo.


For real, my favorite part of being deployed is getting that paycheck on the 1st and 15th and being able to watch my savings account grow. And grow. And grow. I have not always been very good with money. In fact when I was 18, and new to the "Employment Club"  (I count the Navy as my first real job), the first thing I did was get a credit card. And max it out. Fast forward six years and 4 more credit cards.... That was me at the beginning of this deployment. 


Now, I have paid all of those off, and one of the things that I am super looking forward is shopping when I get back to the States! :) I have a list of things to buy, and wanted to share. 


Things Katy Will Spend Deployment Monies On:
+Treadmill. Yes. I want one, and will have one. Shane and I will just have to find a bottom floor apartment. 
+Wedding Dress. And probably various other wedding doo-dahs.
+Clothes/Shoes/etc. I'm not only going to be a new size when I come back to the States, but I have been salivating over magazines/movies/blogs for months. I want fashionable stuff!
+Makeup. All of mine is back in the States, and most of it will be past recommended useage dates when I get back. 
+Food. Groceries. Anything involving food prep. This is a must. :) I've been jealous of everyones recipes for way too long!
+Cell phone. I will finally join the rest of the world and get a smart phone. Usually I'm super cheap when it comes to phones, and never get the best kind, and then it breaks about six months in, and I have to wait for my time to upgrade to come around.... Not this time. I haven't decided on an iPhone or a Droid. Any suggestions?
+Security deposit/Rent for an apartment, so when Shane comes home we have a place to live.... :)
+Car registration and insurance. Ugh. I liked not having those bills.....
+Getting my hair did. Seriously. I'm so excited. 




Anyways. Some of it is fun, "yay shopping with bestie goodness". Others are "boring bills gotta be paid" blah. I'm blessed enough to have the military pay for my school, and a soon to be husband who will still have a job. Sugar Daddy as I like to call him... 


What would you spend your money on, if you had been away from civilization for months earning it?
You just saw it. If I was still gonna be employed (and wasn't trying to pay for a wedding without going into debt).... let's just say there would be less responsible things on there, and more...... trips to Europe/Mexico/the Bahamas.