#usmcfiance

[lovingamarine]

Venue ✅

Photographer ✅

Caterer ✅

Guest list ✅

DJ ✅

And it’s only been 3 days since we got the crazy idea to plan a wedding in 5 months! It’s been a busy busy day and this girl is exhausted but everything is starting to come together and I’m just so excited to be marrying to man of my dreams ❤️

[drummerlover25]

MY HANDSOME MAN IS FINALLY HOME😍 After almost what felt like two months, he's finally coming back to me❤️❤️❤️❤️ #mymarine #hesfinallyhome #usmcfiance #hesminefortheweekend #lovehim

[camisanddresses]

Feeling huge

I’m 33 weeks pregnant and 5”0just let that sink in. I can’t see my feet or my legs. It’s been an overwhelming pregnancy. My mom wasn’t exactly thrilled at first when we told her the news. In fact she really didn’t want to have much to do with us. It hurt. But I think I was more focused on fixing my relationship. I don’t know how most men act when they find out that their fiances are pregnant but mine was in shock to say the least. I didn’t feel like he was interested or really hit reality until he saw her and heard her heart beat at the doctors. For a while he would stay at the office pretty late and I would be home waiting for him. Most nights I was asleep by the time he came home. I felt so alone. Almost like a terrible person for carrying this baby who I was so excited to have been blessed with. I looked literally on every military spouse website I could find to see if I was really alone and figure out how to cope with his distant ness and my loneliness. It got better. We grew stronger. Together. When she started moving for the first time I think I cried. I had no idea how wonderful and attached I would feel towards our baby. Now she kicks my ribs and stretches her little heels and knees until you literally can see and feel them. Between acid reflux, leg cramping, low iron, and having to pee every five minutes I’m feeling a little overwhelmed. She’s so close to being here and I’m ready to meet her and I’m ready for her to meet her daddy!! I talk to her and let her know all about her daddy. How he is a good man, how proud I am of him, and how excited he is to meet her. Daddy talks to her too. And I think she likes the sound of his voice because she kicks me and moves every time he talks to her and I. He loves to feel her kicking and moving. I think the one thing I am blessed with and will never take for granted is having my man right here beside me throughout this entire pregnancy. I know there are so many out there who don’t have that blessing. So many military spouses who’s husbands, fiances, or boyfriends who are deployed or living in another state. I admire you. You are staying strong and you are doing it even without them there. And for that I do not have much I can complain about. I do not have that right. Stay strong.

[lifeofamarinesgirl-blog]

Christmas care package # 1 (: This one is dedicated to his tummy and taste buds! Haha. I think he will like this one more than his actual gift Christmas care package! Made lots of cookies, chocolate covered candy canes, and other goodies. I package each cookie individually in plastic wrap and then put them in zip locks or air tight containers. Have you ladies sent out your Christmas care packages yet?!

[lifeofamarinesgirl-blog]

[lifeofamarinesgirl-blog]

In love with my American flag stamps to send my marine his letters (:

[lifeofamarinesgirl-blog]

I hope I'm not the only one who finds this hilarious and totally agrees! (:

[akgarlandmoc-blog]

Pretty awesome day

By chance I saw an ad in the local newspaper saying there was a wedding and wine festival. So I check out the website and they are raffling off a wedding for up to 50 guests for an active duty or reserve military. So I got my finace cc and bought a ticket. I’m not big into wine or alcohol but I bought a ticket to taste some wine. I can say I tried 9 wines none really worked for me. I walk around the vendors and get all sorts of information. I eat the two caterers food. Then its only 2:30 and theye won’t draw for the wedding until 3:30 so I just plop on a bench and browse through the magazines and things I got. Listening to people win door prizes I want (300 bucks towards wedding bands would have been awesome). I kill the hour and finally they announce that they will be calling the name for the wedding shortly. I am trying to be patient. A few minutes later they announce they are calling the name and I hear my heart beating I really want this. They called my name MY NAME! I do not win things so I am super excited and they are taking my picture and stuff then the event coordinator takes me into the bed and breakfast to talk about the ideas I have and such. It is really coming together. We have a small guest list and I hope I hurt no one’s feelings but we will do a bigger thing during the summer. John and I are super excited and we are extremely grateful to nesselrod who is our venue. The flower shop in salem giving me a bouquet and newfangled bride for up to $500  for a dress which I hope they will let me get another dress because I already have my dress. There is a possibility they may throw in a photographer which would be amazing. Obviously I am excited and cannot sleep since it is now 1 am and I have to be up in 6 hours. Just wanted to tell my adventure for today. Hopefully now I can get some shut eye!