So I decided to start a challenge sponsored by
UltimateBlogChallenge.
Each day they send me a question to answer and I submit it on to my
blog. Easy enough right? Well I have been busy with Javier, starting new
classes (and catching up) and traveling the coast of California for the
first time. Good excuses, right? :P So since today is the 3rd day in
April I'm going to post all three instead of cheating and post dating
the posts!
April Day 1:
Who are you and why you blog?
- I'm Whitney. I'm a mother of one handsome little boy and wife to an
amazing husband! I'm currently enlisted into the U.S. Navy and will be
done with my tour October 2013. After that I'll be going to school to
get my degree in Multiple-Subject Education so I can teach wee ones in
2-3 grade. Oh, not to mention be a stay at home mom, yay! I also have
jumped on the subscription box train and LOVE IT! What a bad habit,
though.
- Why do I blog? Well it started out because I wanted to blog my
pregnancy and all the cupcakes I had been baking but I completely forgot
all about it! Damn that pregnancy brain! Well now I'm back and
in-between school, baby and husband I am finding time to blog about the
things I like (aka subscription boxes), my son and now this
UltimateBlogChallenge.
- Another suggestion from the UltimateBlogChallenge was to talk about an
April fools joke. Here is a story, not so much a prank. A year ago I
found out I was pregnant on April 2nd. Well I was in Japan and they are
a day ahead so in the U.S. it was still April 1st! I to tell my husband
and mom (at separate times, of course) and they both thought I was
trying to pull some April Fool's prank on them. I finally convinced them
both it wasn't a prank and reassured them I would soon be getting orders
back to the States to carry out the rest of my pregnancy. Needless to
say, they are both very pleased with my little Javi and glad it wasn't a joke! :)
April Day 2:
Who do you admire and why?
There are a few that could take this- my mom, my sister... but the first person who comes to mind is my husband, Eddie. Aside from the part that he is loving, handsome and a great dad there are a few things that stick out.
- He is determined and focused. He's a go-getter. These are things I aspire to be and need to work on but always fall short due to my own negligence. Sure, he procrastinates on his homework but when he sits down to do it he really gets in the zone and gets work done. When he sets his sights on something he really tries to obtain it and isn't too hard on himself if he doesn't.
- He is money savvy. I am SO bad with money. I know it, he knows it. It's a well known fact amongst the freaking globe. But Eddie? He's good with it. He would rather eat oatmeal and almonds for a month to save money. Me? I won't settle for less than a big juicy steak!
- He has gone through so much only to come up on top. He had a rough childhood and adolescence. Mostly to his own accord, following the wrong people and getting in trouble. Usually the story of any young boy but he got into some bad stuff. Fortunately, unlike his peers, he because a successful person. Yeah, he may still be in school right now, only months from graduating with a degree but that's better than working some minimum wage job, in jail or dead.
- He has a kind heart and really wants to do good for people. He's getting his degree in Cardiopulmonary Respiratory Therapy. Fancy, right? Most people chose a career based on either 1) they really enjoy it. 2) they've been doing it for so long they are too comfortable to stop. 3) they just fell into it and it pays wells or 4) it pays hella good. He says he chose it for the money, he wants our family to well off, not to struggle like his parents did (mine, too). But personally I think he wants to do it because it really helps people. He told me once he wanted to be a plastic surgeon. Not to do face lifts and boob jobs but so he could fix cleft palates in children. If he could, I think Eddie would try to save the world.
- He's a great father. I know I said 'aside from' but this is just something that I have to mention. We are separated Monday through Friday and only are together on the weekends. He goes to school 2 hours north while I am stationed in San Diego. He is so awesome. I would never be able to focus, study and get good grades while being 2 hours away from my son. NO WAY!
- He has helped me grow in so many ways. He has told me a few times how I've changed since we first met and that they ways are all positive. I thank him for that. I am who I am today because of him and our son. <3
April Day 3:
Quote Someone Else
I am a prime example of this. When its time to put Javi down he always usually falls asleep in my arms within a few short minutes. When Eddie usually tries to get him to nap he puts up more of a fight. This being said, it really just depends on how sleepy Javi is when we realize he needs a nap. Putting him down once he's asleep in the arms.. this is a whole different story if it's anytime before bed time!
Well there it is! Days 1-3 of this blog challenge. Will you catch up and take the challenge? I'd love to see what your answers to these challenges are so let me know if you are!!!
