Sole Society L-O-V-E

As you may know I have been given a $25 off code for Sole Society which I so graciously passed on to you guys! Lol, well since I have spent must of my time since receiving the code basically stalking this website I thought I would save you some time by showing you some Shoe Love courtesy of Sole Society! Ready? You better be!

         

  

 



I also made a pinterest board dedicated to the shoes I am lusting over. Check it out Here

Holiday Vox Box 2012-Courtesy of Influenster

I finally received my Holiday VOX BOX!!! Excuse the yelling I'm a little excited. I love mail time! Anywho, I received the box from a handy dandy little site called Influenster. If you would like an invite to get awesome stuff let me know and I can hook it up! So, the box...yes, the box!



Isn't she lovely? lol...I received a yummy Quaker Medley Oatmeal which was totally suprising and delicious in the summer berry flavor! A Good Quikstyle brush that dries while you brush. Yes, Chloe my sweet little child, this is for your thick thick hair! A pink lemonade packet of Eboost that I will be needing while chasing chloe to brush her hair. A NYC New York color liquid lipshine which btw is awesome!!! A pack of Kiss nail stickers in an animal print. Animal print nails are not my thing but I will have my much younger niece try them out ASAP! One item that is not pictured is a gift code for $25 off any purchase until 1/31/2013 from Sole Society. I have been looking online at the shoes and I am in shoe heaven people! Also, if you would like the code for $25 of...its Influenster25!!! Yes, you're welcome :).

Dino Lingo for Overseas Duty Stations

Dino Lingo is a great new tool that I will for sure utilize if and when my family gets stationed in Germany. I took a look at portion of one of the German video on YouTube and I was quite intrigued. The video is great for kids and adults alike. They are cartoons and they introduce 200 of the most common words and phrases through lots and lots of repetition. My son has been in speech therapy for years and he is a true testament to what repetition can do. I recommend this product for any family, military or otherwise that wants to prepare their family for living in another country. It may even benefit children who are taking a foreign language in school!
They also provide one free lesson of one of their many languages on their website here>> Free Lesson!
Check it out because you never know where the military will take you! ;)

OCS and IBOLC news

I have been away or a few days dealing with Life! My hubby informed me that he received his IBOLC school date and it is a whole lot earlier than we were hoping for. <sighs> the life of a military spouse never fails me. His start date is scheduled for Feb 25th. which is just over three months earlier than we had hoped but I miss my man so when duty calls I will pack up my townhouse with a grimace smile! And who knows what his orders will say because our last duty station changed three times so maybe the date will too.

While I'm on the subject of IBOLC I would like to mention a few things I have read up on while trying to prepare myself for being an officers wife. Honestly, my first thought was "Why do I need to prepare myself?" Well, I quickly found out. I am typically a tennis shoe and jeans girls with a dash of five inchers thrown in every now and then but I read that as an officers wife I can not wear jeans to meetings and such....WHHHAAATTTTTT?!?!?!?!?!?! Ok, fine! I can wear the occasional cute pants not to be confused with slacks(seriously, I'm not shopping in the petite section at JCPenny) and sure I will frequent my pumps more often but I will not, will not wear granny heels...four inches or better and I will not compromise on this. NEVER! I also watch the OWN Network show titled Married to the Army. It really shows some sisterhood and makes me think that I will not be totally alone if my husband deploys and I am far from home. However, when the wife of a Major told an enlisted soldiers wife that a statement she made about where she worked and met her husband was offensive, I died, lol. No it was not Magik City it was Hooters!!c! I understand the military is all about ranks however, I do not feel that feeling superiority over someone is ok. I will not stand for anyone talking down to me nor will I do it to anyone else. I also will not change who I am fundamentally to fit in...I am who I am and I think that should be enough. SN: thank goodness I met my husband in college lol

Thanksgiving, Black Thursday-Friday shopping and mail call

I had to take to Thanksgiving hiatus to spend some much needed family time. If you know me you know that I am a SAHM but I am not Betty Crocker! My contribution for dinner was candied yams=win(almost a failure), Punch=obvious win, mini apple cheesecakes=total win thank goodness for pinterest. And I also made mini peach bread pudding cups but lets not even go there lol. We played twister after dinner and I felt like I had been hit by a truck! *old lady*

Did you know black Friday has been turned into black Thursday this year? Consumerism at its finest! Anywho, last year was my first year and for lack of a better expression it was awesome!!! So, I was super excited this year. Unfortunately, the stores forgot to get the memo and I was bored out of my mind in the stores. The sales were lacking awesomeness that I was hoping for. I have enough flat screens to light up the block and every small kitchen appliance known to man so there was nothing I really needed. But if you know me you know that if the price is right I will totally buy something I don't need. Don't judge me, it will only encourage my habit. My sister came away with two flat screens and two blu-ray players and its about time sista! She was such a winner<shoppers envy> smh
MAIL CALL:

I finally received my Thanksgiving themed Cravebox and...well, you be the judge.

1.Del Monte recipe and coupon book

2. Brookside Chocolate covered pomegranates=Winner!

3. Duncan Hines frosting creation with strawberry shortcake mix

4. 2 packs Mccormick gravy mix

5. 2 cans Del Monte green beans

6. 4 pack Knorr Stock

7. Coupon for a can of grands biscuits

8. $35 voucher for foldedwords.com=total winner!

Here is my celebrate crate from November

1. 35 Wilton lollipop sticks

2. Candiquik candy melts

3. 12 sweet treat labels

4. 3 cake pop molds

5. pack of chocolate flavored envelopes

I think I might be mail obsessed and possibly a hoader, lol! Stay tuned I'm expecting more packages.

BTW, my hubby/super soldier is in the home stretch of OCS! They are in the field for the next two weeks and guess who is the newly appointed first sergeant?!? Yeah, he'll be the best I have no doubt about it lol. We should be finding out when IBOLC begins fairly soon and I can't wait! 

Subscription Boxes

I have just recently gotten the subscription box bug. Where have you been all my life? I have not subscribed to all the boxes I would like because, well I do have bills to pay but I have given a few whirl. 

My very first subscription was to Celebrate Crate. 
Dets: $20/mth shipping included. This subscription box is for individuals such as myself who love to entertain and make things. So far I have received a box October and November. Each month has a theme and October was Halloween themed Ob-v! 

The crate includes: 

• Fred & Friends Bone Chillers Ice Cube Tray
• Thompson's Water Spigot
• Ping Pong Eyeballs
• Deco Art Glow in the Dark Paint
• Fall Card By RuffHouse Art

I love the the glow in the dark paint, the ice tray and the spigot because they are things I can use over and over. The card is sure to get used because I love writing personalized cards especially to my hubby. And the balls? My kids have been throwing those around since the box arrived. I will share the November crate in a few days.

A few other subs I have subscribed to are Goodies Co Box and Cravebox. Goodies is a box backed by Walmart which includes 5-7 new food items per month for you try. I am obsessed with this sub! The cost is $7/mth which is soooo reasonable and if you want in you have to go to the site to request an invite. I have yet to receive a box yet but when I do you will hear my screams! Cravebox is $10-15/mth depending on the box and I have heard only good things. I'll keep you posted as the boxes come in! Below are past boxes from these two subs.

                                                                 Goodies Co.-November

                                                             Cravebox- Back to school

#WINNING!

Officer Candidate School Wk.6

My hubby is in week six of OCS and is currently in the field completing land navigation. The last time I spoke to him he had just finished the branching ceremony where he was given the branch (job) he would have as an officer. After months upon months of discussing which branch would be best I had decided that I would be fine with any branch other than Infantry. Of course my super soldier was not convinced. Ultimately, he was given Adjutant General branch detail INFANTRY!!! I have always been my husbands biggest cheerleader and I won't stop now just because I didn't get my way. Insert: smile and military spouse understanding. With the branch detail program my hubby will be an Infantry Officer for 2-3 years then he will transition into the AG branch. He is thrilled because now he will be able to attend Airborne and Ranger which is huge for him. Still waiting to hear when he will begin IBOLC which is Infantry school to see if the kids and myself will join him.

 I have included a link to the clip of him crossing the stage that was graciously recorded by a fellow army wife who was able to attend. Thanks again Ileana!

Branching Ceremony

*BTW I just purchased my dress for the Officers ball...finally! It sure was hard to find that thin line between sexy and skanky, lol.