New In Life

Buckle up. This is going to be a long one. Because I'm going to share allll my feelings, because I've had a lot of those things this week.

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LIFE EVENTS

Air Force : Welp. If you follow me on Instagram you will have been bombarded with pictures and crying emoji's and know that Trevor left for Basic Training in San Antonio, TX. He had to go up to Hill AFB in SLC for "Out-Processing" the day before and we decided it would be better if he just went up there himself. The only ride he could find was the Sunday before. So we drove him to my Sister-In-Law's parent's house (who he got a ride with) and dropped him off. It was so hard. I always pictured the goodbye as him leaving me at the house but I had to be the one to walk away. Ughhhhhhh. I was very emotional as you can imagine. Luckily we were able to call each other and FaceTime while he was up in SLC.
Then on Wednesday we were able to FaceTime in San Antonio while he was at the airport before he checked in. That goodbye was soooo hard. This may embarrass Trev but I rarely see him cry, so to see him cry this time was even more heartbreaking. Saying goodbye to him and knowing I wouldn't be able to hear his voice for a month and not seeing his face for 7 weeks just broke me! People try to tell me "Oh.. so and so had it worse.." I don't care. This sucks so bad. Trevor is literally the only person I can spend 24/7 with and not be annoyed. I miss him so much it hurts. I've been okay. I'm not like moping around being depressed but inside it hurts so bad. I just can't fathom that he won't be home for 4 months. Ahhhhh.
So I've watched a ton of YouTube videos on what goes on in BMT and there are awesome videos for every week of training. So I knew some things that were going to happen. I knew I was going to get a call from Trevor at some point after he got there and I knew I would get a postcard with his address on it. So the morning after he left I get a call from him at 5:30 in the morning! What the crap! I knew the call was to give me his address so I had a pen and paper ready. He said "Hello, I'm okay. Here is my address... I have to go. Love you bye." It was very mono-tone and very scripted. I knew that was going to be the case but it was so hard to hear that and not be able to talk to him at all! He sounded a little stressed. Then I got a postcard with his address a few days later. But they were different addresses! So I sent him one from the first address and then once I got the postcard I sent them to that address. I just figured I wrote it down wrong since I was half asleep since I was getting a call that early in the morning.
Okay enough dramatics haha! Now for some happy news! I got my first letter today! And I'm so annoyed! In his letter he asked questions that I had already talked to him about and just things he said made it seem like he hadn't received any of my letters. So I checked the address on the envelope and it's a different address! What the crap! So I doubt he's gotten any of my letters.. so sad. Hopefully he gets them eventually since it was only the unit number that was wrong.
In his letter he said that he was made Academic Advisor, he said, "I make sure everyone knows everything we are required to know and test them and help people who don't know the information." He told me what goes on day to day and it sounds pretty intense! He said he has been going and going since the second he got there. This made me laugh though.. "Since I have been here I haven't had any issues with sleeping. If anything I've had more sleep ha!" He's so cute.
Getting his letter today really energized me. It makes me feel better and that I can do this! As long as those letters keep coming hah! Miss that boy like crazy. I can't wait for his graduation! I keep watching YouTube videos on it and I'm so excited to see Trevor and just enjoy the experience of it all!
*Update : I got another letter! Thanks to Informed Delivery I saw that I had another letter coming! Once I got it from the mailbox I couldn't wait to open it so I opened it while I walked back home. His letter had me smiling like a fool all the way down the street! haha. I love him so much. But he had some exciting things to write! Here are some excerpts.. "So from my last letter I received two more jobs! PT monitor & Beast Monitor! PT monitor - I help all the guys that aren't doing well on PT and I lead all stretches & exercises for the flight!" "Beast Monitor is the Dorm Chief (Flight Leader) during Beast week & when the DC isn't there! It's an important part!" "My MTI said I have a good shot at getting top PT Male in BMT. That's out of 800 people.""I upped my pushups & sit-ups to about 500 a day so I can get it!" He's so cute. I'm so proud of him! Surprise surprise on getting the PT Monitor haha.. He sounds like he is doing really well though! As of today (Sunday) it is WOT 3 and on WOT 4 he gets to call home! Yay!

The Gospel : Man am I grateful for my Heavenly Father! Just with everything going on (and a few others I haven't written about..) it's been so nice to know that I can turn to Him. He strengthens me so much. Whenever I'm worried, scared, lonely, or whatever it may be I know He is always there for me and that I'll be okay. I honestly could not do any of this without Him. With all the craziness of this world going on it makes me so grateful to have the Gospel in my life. Something to hold onto. I love this Gospel so much.

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FAMILY & FRIENDS

Laura : My beautiful bestie got married! She married this guy named Jake and we all love him so much! It would be pretty hard to find anyone who deserves her but he comes as close as you can get! They are seriously perfect for each other. Jake and Trevor get along super well so Laura and I always say its a dream come true! I had the honor of being Laura's maid of honor and I may have teared up when she asked.. I was so happy for her and the sealing was so sweet. She was the most beautiful bride and her wedding was equally as beautiful. But their exit was the best by far! We all lined up holding sparklers while her older brother let off fire works! Then they rode through the sparklers on his dirt bike in their wedding clothes and all! It was seriously so awesome. I love them and am so happy for them!

I stole this from someone on Facebook! And if it looks like I'm standing super close to Laura it's because I am! The photographer kept scooting me closer to her! Now it just looks weird!

Emma : Poor girl has been so sick. She's got the nastiest cold. She is such a sweet girl. Even though she feels terrible she is still so sweet and happy. I love my little sidekick.
*Update : Evelyn & I got sick too. It's been so rough. Thank heavens for my parents!

My Mom : My mom and I have started the KonMari Method on her house and we started with her clothes. So far she has gotten rid of 6 HUGE bags of clothes and we aren't even done! She is doing SO good!

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ENTERTAINMENT

YouTube : I haven't been watching a ton of TV lately and have just been watching YouTube! In the off chance that someone reads my blog I thought I'd share a few of my favorites! One of my all time favorites is The Anna Edit. I love her aesthetic. She has the cutest home decor and clothes. She does the capsule wardrobe and it's my favorite! She loves organizing and minimalism so I absolutely love watching her videos which are so well done! I also religiously watch Clean My Space because they have such great tips! I also love Freddy My Love. Even though our sense of style is completely opposite I love watching her videos. She loves all things pink and I think her clothes are so cute but I tend to go for more.. black. Haha! If you like luxury then Lydia Elise Millen is the one to watch! She has such a cute personality too so I really enjoy her videos. Some other favorites are Zoella, Lily Pebbles, Kristin Johns, and Nastazsa.

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WHAT I'M LOVING

Skincare : Since I talked about some skincare last time I figured I'd add what I've been loving lately because I'm obsessed! I got a sample of the Algenist Power Recharging Night Pressed Serum in my Sephora subscription box (I love this box so much! Definitely the best beauty subscription box there is!). Whenever I get an item that interests me I look up the reviews and the reviews were amazing for this product so I was interested to try it out. It comes in a little tub and it looks like a balm and when you put in on your skin it melts into a serum formulation. It's super cool. I used it one day and I could see results! One thing I've been trying to figure out is my skin pigmentation and when I used this I was so shocked that I could see a difference to it already! So I tried it for the next two nights. I was so excited to check my skin out in the morning and on the 3rd day of using it I was so shocked! My skin looked so good! And the texture is like baby skin! I'm amazed. So if you struggle with pigmentation or texture to your skin then check this out! I'm not sure how it fares with acne but someone in the reviews said it helped theirs. The kicker is that the full product size is $95!! Ughhhhh. So if you need help in those areas and don't mind forking over your life savings then try out this amazing serum!
*Update : I haven't used this for awhile and I can tell! I've got to start using it again to save my skin!

New In Life

I realized that my blog has become mostly centered around my daughters, and that's fine but, I figured I needed to add more posts about what else is going on in ours lives. I don't want to forget moments that Trevor and I are experiencing as well. So basically I'm just going to drop a bunch of random things going on in our lives, or things I'm liking, or even books or movies that I'm enjoying. So here goes!

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LIFE EVENTS

Air Force :
One major thing going on in our lives is that Trevor joined the Air Force Reserves! It has been something we have been talking and praying about for a long time. I've always been super against it (because I'm scared okay!) but I decided to give Trevor a chance and pray about it. I was secretly hoping I would get a bad feeling about it but I just never did! I just kept getting the answer that this was supposed to happen, that it would be good for our family. Trevor originally wanted to enlist as Active Duty but we came to some compromise by only doing the Reserves. For now anyway.

So, Trevor took the ASVAB (and did fairly well on it, might I add), filled out a ton of paper work (Okay yes, it was me who did it all. You're welcome Trevor), and took some physical tests. Then on July 31st my dad, the girls, Trev, and I drove down to Las Vegas and he was sworn in!

When we got onto Nellis AFB I totally got a confirmation that this was what we were supposed to be doing. It was pretty cool being on base. We were driving throughout the base on our way out and we stopped at a stop sign behind someone and they just stopped and wouldn't go. We were wondering what was going on so Trevor rolled down the window to poke his head out of the window to see what was going on and we hear the National Anthem playing through loud speakers. We then looked around and saw that all the cars were stopped down the streets. I guess everyone stops in their cars and the soldiers stop what they are doing and listen to it. So cool.

We don't have a date for when Trevor leaves for Basic Training. He goes to Lackland AFB in San Antonio, TX. He will most likely be leaving in October or November. He will be gone for 8 weeks and we will only be able to write letters. Its going to be so hard. Ahh. Then he goes somewhere else for further training for about 3 weeks, but we will be able to FaceTime so that will be so much better. The girls and I will be moving into my parent's house for that time. Thank goodness for them. I'm so proud of Trevor and I know he will be successful in the military. I'm just going to miss him!

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FAMILY & FRIENDS

Grandma Peck :
My sweet Grandma Peck passed away in July. She was such an amazing grandma and you always felt extremely loved by her. I miss her so much. Her funeral was really amazing. It was so great to see all of my family together. Its sad under the circumstances but it was still really good to see everyone. My dad spoke at her funeral and he said in his talk that her tendency to always worry passed down to me and boy did it ever! I worry all the time and everyone always told me that I got that from her. I love her so much.

Emma :
Emma is getting so big! She is the best big sister and is so sweet. She is seriously always happy and easy going!

Laura :
My best friend Laura is getting married (I'm not crying, you're crying) in October! I was able to go try on wedding dresses with her this past week and she is going to make the most beautiful bride ever! I'm so excited for her and Jake!

Trevor's Family :
Trevor's mom, dad, and nephew Trystin came to St. George a few weeks ago and it was so nice seeing them! We went swimming and went to Olive Garden (Of course..). Emma loved playing with Trystin and always called him "buddy"! So funny.

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ENTERTAINMENT

KonMari Method :
I finally got The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo and I am looooving it. It's essentially a book about discarding crap you don't need. I was first introduced to the KonMari Method at the end of 2015.

Let me give some backstory.. Trevor and I accumulated a lot of stuff the first couple years of our marriage. Not an obscene amount but too much for the two of us. We got a lot of hand-me-downs and we loved thrift stores. Who doesn't like a good bargain, right? Well when we moved to Kansas City for the summer we brought with us whatever we could fit into our car. So we didn't have much at all and it was so nice! I seriously loved it. I was able to keep the house clean so much better! So when we moved to Arkansas and got the rest of our stuff back from Utah I got rid of so much stuff. It felt amazing! Then I came across the KonMari method on youtube or something in 2015 and I researched it a lot (without actually reading the book..) and I implemented the method into my life and got rid of a lot more stuff. I was in love!

Since we moved into our current place I got rid of more stuff because it's so tiny. Then I started reading the book and realized there is so much more to the book than I even realized! So I am able to let go of even more stuff now! I can't tell you how great it is to not be overwhelmed with stuff. I would seriously get rid of more if Trevor would let me haha! I still have a couple more areas I want to really implement the method on!

Dunkirk :
Okay wow. I asked my dad to go to Dunkirk with me when it first came out and I am obsessed! I first heard about the rescue at Dunkirk while watching a documentary called Great British Castles and it had a little piece about it. I thought it was super interesting so when I first heard about the movie I was so excited to go see it! I seriously could not stop thinking and talking about it so Trevor took me on a date to see it again last week! Christopher Nolan is just a genius director. I love the plot and how he sets up the timing of it. Ahh so good. I'm definitely buying it when it comes out.

Wimbledon :
It is always a summer tradition to watch Wimbledon. I love watching tennis but I never follow tournaments as much as I follow Wimbledon. There is something so special about it. My homeboy Roger Federer won! I love him. He's so fun to watch!

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WHAT I'M LOVING

The Ordinary :
I love skincare. I love make-up but I looove skincare. I really got into it when I was living in Arkansas and struggling with my skin. I've always had really good skin as far as acne goes but while I was in Kansas and Arkansas my skin was terrible. I think it had to do with stress and humidity.

I finally got to a good place with my skin as far as clearing it up. Another thing my skin really struggled with was being dehydrated. I was so dry and flaky. I follow a skincare blogger called Caroline Hirons and she is the skincare QUEEN! I also love Nadine Baggott. I've learned so much from them and they both talked about an affordable skincare brand called The Ordinary from Deciem. So I bought some products from them and it has helped hydrate my skin so much! I am obsessed. I love the bottles it comes in. It makes me feel like a scientist. I recommend trying them out if you need some cheap skincare that works! Once I'm done breastfeeding I can't wait to try some retinol to help with my skin looking older!

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RANDOM

Postpartum Hair Loss :
Ughhhhhhhhhh. My hair is falling out! I got it pretty bad after I had Emma too. Its so embarrassing! I have pretty flat hair normally but its even worse since I have no hair! Any tips to help this will be appreciated.

Whew! I didn't realize it would be this long!