Happy Ressurection Day :)

Hello!
I just wanted to drop a quick note to everyone and wish you a upcoming Happy Ressurection Day! Josh's parents have moved to Baton Rouge, LA temporarily and we are very excited to have them closer than AZ to us! Tomorrow afternoon we are taking a quick trip to spend Ressurection Sunday with them :)

Josh has been home from active USMC a week now! We had a great mini vacation at Gulf Shores the weekend he came back. I love him dearly and glad to have him back :) God has truly blessed us.

I have also entered the twitter world and getting used to it. So far it's alright but I still prefer my facebook. Also coming up soon is Bay Shore Ballet Theatre's production of the classic ballet Coppelia. I am part of the company and we have 4 or 5 performances in 2 weeks.

Almost Home...

I am sooooo excited!!! Josh will be coming home in 8 days!! We are going to spend a weekend at the beach before real life starts back. Prayerfully it won't rain alot. We also know the next dates for when Josh will be gone to complete his USMC training. June 29th- Sept. 20. :O There is a slight chance I may be able to join him at Virginia Beach, VA at the beginning of August so if it's the Lord's will it will all work out. Keep us in your prayers! And let me know if there is anything I can pray for for anyone else :)

Hope time flies fast......

Well, right now I am sitting in the Panera Bread of Pensacola trying to kill time before I meet some friends later this afternoon to hang out. I took Josh to the airport this morning and did really well till our last good bye and cried a little. But I always do even though this isn't a really long separation haha. I can't wait till he comes back in April! I have already started a countdown :) I plan on keeping myself busy this month with work, rehearsals, and spending time with friends and family.

Happy Valentine's Day!

I feel so blessed to have my Marine home on Valentine's Day. I have so many friends who's significant other is deployed or training. I know my day may come where I am in their place, so I am thankful for my time now. I went to the post office yesterday and hope my valentine swap buddy for the Semper Fi group likes the goodies I mailed her:)

Another recent happiness in my life is my good friend Ashley became officially engaged last night :D! I am so happy and excited for her! She and Clark are a great couple and I wish them all the love and happiness that Josh and I have. She also asked me to be a bridesmaid...I LOVE WEDDINGS! So of course I said yes:) It will be something to keep my mind busy while Josh is gone as well.

He leaves 2 weeks from today blah:P But I won't let that spoil my happy wknd. Tonight we are going to a Fine Arts concert to hear one of the Irish Tenors. I believe it is Anthony Kearns. I love dressing up in formals and going to concerts lol. I am such a girly girl haha. We don't really have any major plans for Valentine's other than tonight and most likely to dinner tomorrow.

Tonight the church's homeschool group is hosting a Father/Daughter Purity banquet which I was able to help decorate a little bit yesterday. Everything was so lovely and all the ladies did a wonderful job. I can't wait to see the pics from that. My sister and Dad are attending.

Let's try this again shall we.......

Hello Everyone!

Soooo it's been quite some time since my last post. Really I had wanted to give up blogging altogether because it wasn't working out as I would like it to. But my older sister Jill kept after me about it lol. I am updating this now because I am very happily married to the love of my life Josh :) Things are never boring but I wouldn't have it any other way. We are currently looking at housing options since our lease here in Mobile runs out in April and would like to move to Daphne because of the central location.

Josh leaves on Feb. 27th which I am very sad about but he will be back less than 2 months! I decided not to get specific on all of the dates yet. Which isn't too long compared to alot of other Marine girls I know. They have been a blessing for support and understanding! I look forward to the Valentine swap we have planned:) I have gotten to know them in support groups on facebook.

We have also been visiting a new church which has gone very well so far. This past Sunday we enjoyed lunch with the associate pastor and his wife. They got married the day before we did this past December so it was fun comparing wedding stories. She had alot more complications in her wedding than mine! lol But we are praying and will see where the Lord will have us attend.

Work at Justice for Girls has been going well and teaching ballet at Encore Dance Studios has been fun too. Josh and I are also participating in the Bayshore Ballet's spring show Coppelia! Hahaha Josh isn't dancing ofcourse but is of great help back stage and anything that needs to be done. I love having him there. Maybe that's why God knew Josh would be a great husband for me! He and I both enjoy performances and the aspects of it together and look forward to it.

Well I will do my best to keep this updated more often :) So bear with me people! lol

AHHHHHHHH!!! Ok I am a little excited;D My wedding rehearsal is tonight and I get to have a mani-pedi today! lol. Almost all of the wedding party is here, a few will arrive at midnight tonight. I hope they don't fall asleep in the wedding! (nah I am sure they will be fine).

Right now I am sitting on the bed in my pjs blogging and wrapping gifts for the wedding party. My sister Scarlett and 3 soon to be nieces are in my living room asleep lol. We stayed up pretty late last night:) It is nice to see all of Josh's family here where I live...I am used to traveling a long ways to see them. And I finally got to meet my cousin Laura's baby Londyn...she is so cute! Sweetest baby ever!

I had a lovely bridal luncheon at a local tea room yesterday:) It was very nice and I really enjoyed it!

So I will sign off now and next time I blog I will officially be Mrs. Emily Rushton:D

Thanksgiving is next week!! Wow, the year has really flown by! This will be Josh's 1st Thanksgiving away from the college in 4 yrs. So I asked what he looked forward to in the meal....and his number one was pumpkin pie! Uhoh...... I don't recall seeing that dessert at any family holiday or function lol. So I have set myself to the task of making a pumpkin pie for Josh this year (my 1st attempt). I did some research online and found a great recipe website-

www.allrecipes.com

It allows me to set a profile and save recipes I am interested in so that I can always come back to them. Also, very cool budget and quick fix recipes.

So hopefully this pie will turn out great but overall I am looking forward to Thanksgiving!