tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56269732011-04-21T20:22:46.784-05:00Kristennoreply@blogger.comBlogger4071100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1156948324351179192006-08-30T09:28:00.000-05:002006-08-30T09:32:04.510-05:00

Blogger has been pissing me off for quite some time now when it comes to posting pictures and having to manually put the breaks into my paragraphs, which apparantly still aren't working. So I've become a follower and converted to wordpress. I'm still in the process of importing all of my blogger entries. But that hasn't gone so well, and out of frustration I've taken a break from trying. So I

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1156775383897137312006-08-28T08:52:00.000-05:002006-08-28T09:34:04.453-05:00

a conversation between Craig and my mom this weekend, standing in the guest bedroom: mom: so this can be my bedroom when I come over? craig: yeah, this will be your room if you get drunk. mom: oh, great. i gotta get drunk to spend the night. a conversation between my mom and Craig, standing in my scrapbook room: craig: and this can be your room when you get old mom: i gotta be old to stay

Kristennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1156377405356539582006-08-23T18:56:00.000-05:002006-08-23T18:59:10.186-05:00

Craig and I took a break from packing tonight to run up the street to eat Chinese. Normally, we get takeout from there. We don't eat inside. When you eat inside you get dessert. It was really yummy, I wanted to know what it was called. When we went to the cashier to check out, the conversation (which was really intelligent on my part) went something like this: Chinese woman: HOw was

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1156310580509550692006-08-23T00:18:00.000-05:002006-08-23T00:30:20.596-05:00

We started packing tonight. We got 3 boxes packed and a bag of trash collected before we called it a night. But it was a start. And my Peanut came through surgery fine. :) Craig has a big appointment tomorrow to get checked off his list to clear. He's turning in his gear and everything the Army has issued, right down to goggles and gloves! Which means it's becoming more real. He met with a

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1156220809730617052006-08-21T22:59:00.000-05:002006-08-21T23:54:50.353-05:00

On a side note, my little girl is having work done on her mouth tomorrow. She has some teeth rotting in the back that they need to pull (or they could end up making her sick) and they're also going to clean her teeth. To do this, they need to put her to sleep. It's funny how attached you get to these animals. It seems like a routine thing, but I'm so worried about her. I can't wait to get a phone

Kristennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1156217740852608892006-08-21T21:33:00.000-05:002006-08-21T22:57:30.680-05:00

This weekend was awesome. Erica's wedding was beautiful and she looked GORGEOUS! I've been editing them in Photoshop tonight and playing around with them. I'm not done yet, but I wanted to post some that I had finished with.

Kristennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1155739360183079232006-08-16T09:41:00.000-05:002006-08-16T09:42:40.200-05:00

Craig has his orders, he's started his whole clearing process, and our apartment has our written notice! It's all happening, I'm so excited!

Kristennoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1155561512026416792006-08-14T07:29:00.000-05:002006-08-14T08:18:32.046-05:00

This weekend was awesome. I got to spend time with my mama on Friday, hang out with Erica and her wedding party on Saturday, work on the house til late Saturday night and all day Sunday, got the tile finished in both bathrooms, saw my dad, and picked out a refrigerator. Good times. I can't believe we only have a few more weeks. Craig and I made a "to-do" list last weekend, and revised it this

Kristennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1155270967789098432006-08-10T23:35:00.000-05:002006-08-10T23:36:07.806-05:00

Craig and I made Charlie's (our wedding photographer) website portfolio! I know it has nothing to do with us, and everything to do with how freakin fabulous his pictures were. But I thought it was cool nevertheless! You can go to his website, click on his portfolio. There are a couple of me in the wedding section and one of Craig and I both in the engagements section. My small glimpse at being a

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1155184601003810142006-08-09T23:35:00.000-05:002006-08-13T08:01:23.373-05:00

I just wrote this nice little post and lost it. Blah. Computers are pissing me off lately. Mine isn't working at the moment and it will be a little while before it's fixed, I think. So I'm using Craig's for the time being. Anna and Josh came down last night. We took them to a seriously sketchy pizza place. I thought it would be fun to go eat downtown (also known as Uptown down here, weird). Yeah

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1154635553134807972006-08-03T14:52:00.000-05:002006-08-03T15:08:38.160-05:00

I really am going to try and focus on what is good in the world around me. Rather than focus on the crap. So with that said... My enjoyment yesterday was driving up to Atlanta, in the car by myself, singing at the top of my lungs. (If you know anything about me, you know I can't do this in a car with anyone. Especially Craig, he lovingly hates my singing. I'm ok with it really. I swear I can

Kristennoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1154491534312404022006-08-01T22:57:00.000-05:002006-08-01T23:07:42.543-05:00

This year has gone by so fast. I really can't believe it's August. I baked a cake today. Just because. Yellow cake, strawberry icing. I never thought I would become one of "those women". Baking for no reason. Other than just to bake. My mama used to do it. She probably still does. I never understood it. I do now. I made dinner, too. Chili cheese dog pot pie. And it was a hubby-hit. (Anna when

Kristennoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1154310256119777192006-07-30T19:58:00.000-05:002006-07-30T20:44:16.226-05:00

This weekend was great. Erica has been telling me for months that I should meet Jacqueline, that we have a lot in common. I love that girl! She cracks me up. We talked so much on the way down to the beach that we forgot to look for road signs. Like we knew where we were going or something. We had a really good time at the beach for Erica's Bachelorette party. I'm beginning to feel like an

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1153978254974083432006-07-26T23:50:00.000-05:002006-07-27T00:30:55.096-05:00

I can't sleep. And it's driving me crazy. I haven't slept well all week. I've been reading at night before I turn out the light. And the book I'm reading carries over into my dreams. So I fight wars all night in my sleep. When I can go to sleep. Tonight I laid awake in our bed for an hour before coming in here to sit in my big comfy chair in the dark. For the most part, I use this blog

Kristennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1153878885688737862006-07-25T20:41:00.000-05:002006-07-25T21:04:36.016-05:00

Just thought I'd post a page I did a few weeks ago. It's Elsie-inspired. That's all I got. Oh, and I changed my song on the side. So maybe Josh would quit complaining. No dancing, just a guy and his piano. I get on these kicks where I get hooked on one song. And I listen to it over and over. This is that song for the week. Looking forward to this weekend. Headed down to the beach for Erica's

Kristennoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1153865447316291552006-07-25T17:08:00.000-05:002006-07-25T17:10:47.326-05:00

ignore. my new blog banner.

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I bought this book about six months into Craig's deployment. An Air Force wife had recommended it. She read it while her husband was deployed, so I figured I could. I read the first chapter and decided it would have to wait 'til he got home. Things like this make my mind wonder too much. And not being able to pick up the phone and call him when I wanted to, to get comfort in hearing his

Kristennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1153505342249875242006-07-21T12:57:00.000-05:002006-07-21T13:09:02.373-05:00

I realize this probably isn't going to be funny to anyone reading, but it's just one of those marriage things I want to remember. I fully woke myself up this morning in laughter. At 4:15am. Every morning Craig crawls back in the bed to kiss me good-bye. He left for a long day at Fort Stewart (Savannah) to meet the Sec. of Defense this morning at 4:15am. Craig: "Bye baby, I love you." Kristen:

Kristennoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1153427328898276182006-07-20T15:16:00.000-05:002006-07-20T15:28:49.093-05:00

I just uploaded four more wedding layouts that I did today to my flickr account on the side. So happy with how it is turning out. As much as I love being able to scrap whenever I want, I'm ready for a job. I've gotten pretty bored around here the past few days. I went out on a limb and posted some of my stuff on eBay. I'm curious to see how it will go. Maybe I'll get some "work" that way. Here

Kristennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1153364664431578052006-07-19T21:48:00.000-05:002006-07-19T22:04:24.533-05:00

Just saw the World Trade Center trailer. You can see it here if you are interested. I can't wait to see it. Not too long ago Craig and I rented Flight 93. Not the most recent one, it was a version that Lifetime did a while back. It was one of those movies you just sat in your living room thinking about once it went off. When 9/11 happened everyone was hyped up. We wanted them to pay for

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1153246335282348342006-07-18T13:05:00.000-05:002006-07-18T13:12:15.400-05:00

So I have this cool friend who has a cool brother who needs our help! I don't know who reads my blog but if you happen to come across this please vote. I'm copying and pasting Anna's e-mail from this morning. She explains it better than I could. It only takes a minute at the most! Hello, my faithful friends. Josh's little brother Blake has been involved in a contest over the past few weeks to

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1153195467759093172006-07-17T22:55:00.000-05:002006-07-17T23:04:27.800-05:00

ok, i know i said an hour ago that i was going to bed. but i'm too darn excited and have too much going on in my head to settle down and get to sleep. figured i'd post some of the pictures from this weekend. :) a loaded dumpster! i never knew throwing crap away would feel so good! the front of the house where craig trimmed our crazy out of hand bushes. we're missing a few here and there,

Kristennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1153192738078984832006-07-17T21:52:00.000-05:002006-07-17T22:18:58.266-05:00

holy crap. i hurt. this week has burnt me out. i'm ready for the house to be done. for our stuff to be in it. to be liveable (did i spell that right? i'm too tired to check.) is it livable? that doesn't look right either. screw it, you get my point. :) i know craig must be worn out too. he was out in the field last week, came up this weekend, worked his butt off. and goes back to work

Kristennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1152675530862406162006-07-11T22:23:00.000-05:002006-07-11T22:41:59.776-05:00

It's not that I had forgotten how much I missed her, but after spending time with her tonight it just made me miss her more. I miss opening doors for her. I miss walking to class with her. I miss watching reality television together. I miss cracking jokes about people who walk by (there are only certain people you can do this with). I miss having my sentences finished. I miss being 30 minutes

Kristennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1152598132315668642006-07-11T00:45:00.000-05:002006-07-11T01:08:52.423-05:00

So I have a little bit of time on my hands. Not this week, but on a regular basis, yes. Still waiting on Randstad to find me temporary work. But we only have 2 months to go (less than 2 months now!) 'til we move and I start my job at the Solicitor's Office. But I get bored. Pretty bored. And I don't feel useful and I don't feel productive and I need something. Something so my brain and

Kristennoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1152504909165619082006-07-09T23:05:00.000-05:002006-07-09T23:50:09.113-05:00

I've been taking my camera everywhere with me lately. As you can probably tell. So I figure I would post them with my little bit of rambling tonight. Craig and I have found a new hobby. We're crimestoppers. When we were on our way down to Florida last weekend we rode side by side with a man who casually drank his beer as he drove. I'm sorry but if you have to drink a beer at 5 o'clock in the

Kristennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1152213618087025402006-07-06T13:38:00.000-05:002006-07-06T14:24:12.053-05:00

More pictures. It's gotten to the point where I don't like posting if I don't have pictures to go along with it. We went downtown on the 4th for the fireworks. I'm glad we went. It was a lot of fun. I can't say that I'm going to miss Columbus too much though in a couple months. It has it's good points, parts of the area. The people where we live are friendly, and it's a small town feel. But

Kristennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1152049057100618522006-07-04T16:07:00.000-05:002006-07-04T16:37:37.213-05:00

We had so much fun this weekend. The 3 days we were there felt like 7. And by Monday night we were ready to come home. So we got in last night around midnight, slept in our own bed, and didn't wake up til 10:30 this morning. And today we've spent the day scrapbooking, playing X-Box, eating lunch, and doing laundry. It's been really nice. We've been debating on whether or not we want to go down by

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1151680796540160322006-06-30T10:10:00.000-05:002006-06-30T10:24:26.460-05:00

yay! i can't wait for craig to get home this afternoon so we can head down to florida. i have lots to do to get ready (we haven't even packed yet) but i figured i would post more wedding layouts. i'm really happy with how it is turning out. here are some that i finished yesterday... when my sorority sisters sang "heirlooms" to me: my grandmother and aunt dot, doing what they do best when they

Kristennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1151595158979506182006-06-29T10:30:00.000-05:002006-06-29T10:58:26.356-05:00

I've been a journal keeper since I was young. I wrote about everything. Everything I was feeling, every 10 year old boy I had a crush on, every vacation I went on, the friends I had, etc. When we moved down here to Columbus, I found them. And it's been fun picking them up every now and then and reading back on life through the eyes of a 10 year old Kristen. Once I started this blog back in 2004

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1151464739886557722006-06-27T21:58:00.000-05:002006-06-28T07:40:30.603-05:00

I'm back to being jobless this week (the temp position ended on Friday), so I've had plenty of time to scrapbook. And it's been great. Today, for some reason, has seemed like the longest day. Not that I'm complaining. It's been nice. But I can't believe it's only 11 o'clock at night. It seems like it should be 3 in the morning or something. I spent the day meeting Jenny and picking out the

Kristennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1151369052062306572006-06-26T19:35:00.000-05:002006-06-26T19:44:12.090-05:00

Just thought I would share some of the pages I did today. I've been thinking about the one I did of Craig and I for awhile. I'll probably end up re-doing it. I'm trying to use more journaling. The journaling on this page was part of the letter I wrote him the night before he got home from Iraq this year. I didn't actually read it to him til about a month ago when I found it on my computer.

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1151345247439203992006-06-26T12:35:00.000-05:002006-06-26T13:12:35.623-05:00

Lately, I don't feel like there is enough time in the day to do everything I need to get done and everything I want to do. It's stressful. It's busy. I know life gets that way, but I hate the thought of letting people down. We have 2 months and 1 week 'til Craig is out of the Army. And our house just isn't close to being ready. With only being able to come up on the weekends to get it done, I

Kristennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1150938353687000672006-06-21T20:00:00.000-05:002006-06-21T20:05:53.710-05:00

does anyone else watch this show? craig and i do (he's probably going to kill me for tellin' on him, haha) he probably just watches it because i love it so much. but anyways, i think i like it so much because i can't dance for nothin'!

Kristennoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1150841894664983912006-06-20T17:00:00.000-05:002006-06-20T17:20:39.653-05:00

Craig ironing my clothes for work last night. I'm so lucky.Getting this card in the mail from Jamie. (I miss you yo!)A job interview with a law firm (on the river in Columbus!) on Monday. Code talk with my mama: "I'll get that flyer right out to you ma'am."The Army (it can actually make you happy!?)- because we're going to the beach next weekend for the 4th of July for CHEAP. I think that is the

Kristennoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1150600481421357292006-06-17T22:06:00.000-05:002006-06-18T08:51:57.656-05:00

We went fishing today. We didn't....catch....a....darn....thing. But we had fun. So that's all that matters I guess. And now we have fishing poles for that day when we find that perfect fishing spot. Where fish bite all day long, and you run out of bait. I don't know why I'm fantasizing like this, I don't really care all that much about fishing. Driving around, a deer ran out infront of us

Kristennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1150503296317666802006-06-16T18:40:00.000-05:002006-06-16T21:52:38.216-05:00

I don't consider myself materialistic. Really. But I want this. I want this badly. Very very badly. It's a 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser, I forget to keep my eyes on the road when I pass one. So, in love. Ok, now that I've picked my tongue up off the floor. I have a funny story to tell... Tonight we went to Blockbuster to get some movies. I was infront of Craig rounding the back wall of New

Kristennoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1150338671790903922006-06-14T21:12:00.000-05:002006-06-14T21:31:11.896-05:00

Wow, so this is what it is like to work for 3 days straight. Haha. My mama was so proud of me when I called her yesterday to tell her I still had a job to return to on the 3rd day. I also got the name of a person at Columbus State who is looking for an administrative assistant, so maybe something will come of that. At least I feel like this temp work is opening doors. We get to stay home

Kristennoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1150162205163418452006-06-12T20:15:00.000-05:002006-06-12T20:30:05.236-05:00

I started my new job today! I love it. I'm working for the University of Georgia in the Small Business Development Center. Good times. It's only for 2 weeks, the permanent person starts on the 26th. So, hopefully something will come available after that. AND I came home today from work and Craig was in the kitchen cooking me dinner. I just love him. We sat down to Honey Dijon pork chops,

Kristennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1150073404144940832006-06-11T19:40:00.000-05:002006-06-11T19:50:04.266-05:00

We have them, it's just a matter of hanging them. We just got home and we're about to watch Glory Road, I just wanted to post some before and after pictures. :) I can't wait 'til it's all finished and we move in.

Kristennoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1149823482024374012006-06-08T21:55:00.000-05:002006-06-08T22:24:42.140-05:00

So I hadn't had much to blog about. But the whole no-job-feeling-crappy-about-it thing has gotten the best of me lately, and I hadn't felt like writing about that. So I waited 'til I was more positive. :) We worked on our house last weekend nad I can't wait til we finish hanging the rest of the cabinets this weekend. It looks like totally different kitchen cabinets. I'll have to remember to take

Kristennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1149287283941444142006-06-02T17:16:00.000-05:002006-06-02T17:28:04.073-05:00

Mom and I went through some of these pictures last weekend. My grandmother gave them to her. I love old pictures. I love seeing my grandparents sitting in Adorondack chairs, holding each others hands. I love the facial expressions on their faces. I love how laid back and content they look. I can't wait to scrapbook these pictures. The other one is of my mom and grandaddy in front of the

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1149266463430627422006-06-02T11:13:00.000-05:002006-06-02T11:41:06.186-05:00

So that didn't last long. But I'm determined to stay optimistic! There are better things out there. I can't blame the girl for wanting to stay after going to all the trouble to find me from the temp. agency and screw me over. I was only there 2 days and loved it. She'd been there for awhile. I can see why she changed her mind and didn't want to go. Such is life. It goes on. I'm back and

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1149010855374759562006-05-30T12:34:00.000-05:002006-05-30T12:40:55.513-05:00

I have a job! I start tomorrow at 8am. I have a place to go everyday. And I get to be around people! Never thought I would miss working so much! So I'm off to enjoy the rest of my day doing nothing before I start work tomorrow.

Kristennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1148515513237631622006-05-24T18:59:00.000-05:002006-05-24T23:37:30.806-05:00

Laying on the couch with Gracie relaxing after dinner. Granted he went to bed at 7 tonight (has to be up at 3am), but I love that time right when he gets home from work. Off to watch American Idol! Hoping Katharine wins! I have a serious addiction to this show. You'd think it would get old after 5 seasons...but no.

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1148440514847601452006-05-23T22:08:00.000-05:002006-05-23T22:15:14.893-05:00

just thought I would post two of the layouts that I did the other night. I'm probably going to end up redoing the one I did of Erica, but I found the picture of her laughing and the one from the wedding, and I had to scrap it. I swear everyone should have a friend that laughs like her. And this one, too. This was at a club in Cabo called Squid Roe. Craig and I had so much fun this night.

Kristennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1148339639287298532006-05-22T18:04:00.000-05:002006-05-22T18:59:19.863-05:00

I don't wanna brag or anything, but I planted flowers today. Which probably doesn't seem like a big deal to most. But if you know me, then you should know that it is. Yep, so you can add gardening to my list of newfound hobbies. Granted, it's confined to a tin pot outside of our front door. But you just wait til we get our house and have more room. Just call me Mrs. Greenthumb. Or Mrs. Culberson

Kristennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1148272095891228662006-05-21T20:28:00.000-05:002006-05-21T23:30:01.353-05:00

So these are numb chucks. And this is pretty self-explanatory. And this is SSG Barker. He does smile...sometimes. He invited us over to his house Friday night to hang out, eat BBQ, and drink beer. It was pretty eventful. The only girl (also, sober) hanging out with five drinking military guys. Entertaining. Scott pulled out his numb chucks in the middle of the night. Completely sober, I

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1148012608940121232006-05-18T23:15:00.000-05:002006-05-18T23:23:28.970-05:00

I'm in a very blah mood lately. I feel very disconnected. I love our little place. I love being here with him. But I miss my mom. I miss my friends. I'm just in a funk. This too shall pass, I guess. But I wish September would hurry up and get here.

Kristennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1147759572376991842006-05-16T00:41:00.000-05:002006-05-16T01:19:35.286-05:00

Got another one checked of the list. (Since I've met Craig we've checked off: 19, 23, 42, & 49) I, Kristen Culberson, conquered a fear. It's funny when you think about it. I, a girl deathly afraid of guns, married a man whose job is based around blowing things up and shooting guns. We went to an indoor shooting range down here. He got a gun when we were in Louisiana last time and he wants me to

Kristennoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1147720924230735062006-05-15T13:47:00.000-05:002006-05-15T14:22:04.393-05:00

Good news! I have a job interview with Aflac on Wednesday! So excited! Hope everything goes well and I walk out of it with a job at the pay that I am hoping for. I know I've said it before, but I'm ready to have a place to go to everyday. Maybe it's different when you have kids, but I don't know if I could ever do this stay at home wife/mom thing. Good that I know this now. Hopefully I'll be able

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1147665740341177882006-05-14T22:55:00.000-05:002006-05-14T23:02:20.350-05:00

Two blogs you have to see! We made it on Charlie and Sam's blog: www.mclartyphotography.blogspot.com And the writers of Grey's! : http://www.greyswriters.com/

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1147577874325173002006-05-13T22:29:00.000-05:002006-05-13T23:22:03.876-05:00

This is my Mama. Not my "mother" or "mom". She's my Mama. She's also my bestest friend. The one who knows me better than anyone. My partner in crime. My greatest secret keeper. My biggest fan growing up. She's responsible for the woman I've become. She's nurturing. She's fun. She completes my sentences when I stutter on my words. She can never get a drive-thru order right the first time it comes

Kristennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1147548187202799822006-05-13T14:14:00.000-05:002006-05-13T15:26:17.263-05:00

This is our new addition to our family. Her name was Daisy, but I think we are changing it to Gracie, because she's somewhat of a clutz. She's playful enough for Craig, and lap dog enough for me. She lays around next to you. And follows you to the next room when you get up to go. She's somewhat of a chicken, and I have a feeling she's going to be a Mama's girl. We went to the shelter and

Kristennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1147407240061307182006-05-11T22:58:00.000-05:002006-05-11T23:14:00.106-05:00

So I had testing today for Aflac. I was a little nervous about it, but I passed. And they should be calling to set up an interview with me tomorrow or Monday. It will be a part-time position, but you have to start somewhere, right? I gotta get out of this apartment. Craig is about to go to school for a month and I'll drive myself crazy if I'm not around people! Plus, I know Craig is excited

Kristennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1147284152250031362006-05-10T12:50:00.000-05:002006-05-10T13:02:32.353-05:00

So this may be a little bit too personal for a blog that is on the internet. And I realize that this probably isn't funny to anyone but me. But I had to post it, just cause I want to remember it later on. I got up this morning. Went into the bathroom. Looked up while going to the restroom and this is what I saw... I put hooks on the back of the door last week to hang my shower wrap and whatever

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1147060386812372982006-05-07T22:31:00.000-05:002006-05-07T22:53:06.930-05:00

My husband is on 24 hour duty, he'll be home tomorrow morning around 10 am. I don't wanna go to bed without him. At least he's 25 minutes up the road instead of 8000 miles away. But whatta bummer. I suppose this is preparing me for what next month will be like (while he is at PLDC school). But double bummer. For those of you wondering, I'm becoming quite the Susie Homemaker... I light candles.I

Kristennoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1146716248489057252006-05-03T22:49:00.000-05:002006-05-04T17:11:17.876-05:00

Here are some pictures from our honeymoon. I'm still working on getting them all online. We had the best time. Monday we went on an ATV tour through the desert to the beach (and got burnt bad!). Tuesday we went snorkeling on Lover's Beach. It wasn't all it was cracked up to be. But we had fun anyways. Wednesday we rented a jetski and rode out to Cabo's famous Arch. Sea lions were everywhere. I

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1146714414225205572006-05-03T21:50:00.000-05:002006-05-03T22:46:54.330-05:00

I'm back! Our internet is up and I feel like I'm in touch with the outside world again! Maybe I'll be able to find my way around town now. Maps are a good thing in a new town. :) Our wedding day was absolutely perfect. I wouldn't have changed a thing about it. It was everything we wanted. I'm so thankful my aunt and uncle let us have at their house and so thankful we have so many wonderful

Kristennoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1145236310863110732006-04-16T20:09:00.000-05:002006-04-16T20:11:50.873-05:00

Kristennoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1144896393798001782006-04-12T21:32:00.000-05:002006-04-12T21:50:38.626-05:00

I'm going to be married to the greatest guy on this Earth in 9 days! 9 days! It's almost here and I am getting more anxious and more ready each day. We were talking tonight about everything we have been through this last year and a half. I'm such a lucky girl. We also figured that I only have to be without him for 2 days more days before the wedding. He'll be up tomorrow night til Monday night.

Kristennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1144194480462595872006-04-04T18:40:00.000-05:002006-04-04T18:48:00.476-05:00

My new nephew was born today at 5 this morning. I went this afternoon and spent 3 hours at the hospital hanging out with Lauren and Wiz, and holding him. I didn't want to hand him back over. But other visitors came in and I had to give him up. He's precious. I remember back when Avery was born. I now have 2 nephews and 1 niece, but she was first. So there was this feeling that came over

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1143991391477293512006-04-02T10:13:00.000-05:002006-04-02T10:23:11.493-05:00

Last night was so much fun. We had such a good time. And I'm so glad Craig finally got to meet my sister and brother-in-law. My brother and sister-in-law came too, so he finally got to meet my brother as well. 20 more days! I can't believe it's almost here. Next weekend is the Bachelorette party, the the Bridesmaids luncheon, and then we're getting married. :) Here some pictures from last night..

Kristennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1143603154764388542006-03-28T22:30:00.000-05:002006-03-28T22:32:34.776-05:00

Umm so I just looked at my Knot page...it says 24 days! 24 days!! ahh! I can't wait!

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1143434099014218562006-03-26T23:23:00.000-05:002006-03-26T23:34:59.026-05:00

I knew how lucky I was to have such great friends, but this weekend was a HUGE reminder. (As if I even needed it.) I am so blessed. Thank you Anna, Ms. Kathy, and Erica for throwing me such a beautiful shower. I really did have such a great time. And love ya'll tons.

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1142979591324811002006-03-21T16:18:00.000-05:002006-03-21T17:19:51.383-05:00

So our showers have started! This past weekend was so much fun. We left out on Thursday night and got back late Sunday. I got to meet Craig's uncle. It's his dad's brother so it probably sounds incredibly cheesy, but meeting him made me feel like I got a better idea of what Craig's father would have been like. Uncle Kenneth was down here from Alaska with his family. So we spent the day

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1142308346700600632006-03-13T22:40:00.000-05:002006-03-13T22:52:26.723-05:00

Ok, so today wasn't even a third as bad as I thought it would be. It was actually really nice to do my own thing. Not so much stress. Knock on wood. I feel better. I just looked at my Knot page and I'm at T minus 39 days! 39 days! I can't wait. :) You know every now and then you come across a song that just makes you stop whatever you are doing and every word just sinks in. Everything

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1142209408273499512006-03-12T18:58:00.000-05:002006-03-12T19:23:28.340-05:00

So this week is going to be absolutely crazy but I'm ready to get it behind me. I'm excited because we are leaving for Lousiana on Thursday night for our first wedding shower!! But I'm dreading it because I will be at work by myself for three days. All by myself. It makes me feel good that they trust me to handle jail court all by my lonesome, but this past week has been so stressful to get

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1141874161227604522006-03-08T22:11:00.000-05:002006-03-08T22:16:01.243-05:00

ahh, I just got this in an e-mail and cried like a stinkin baby through the whole thing. I pray to God we don't have to go through another deployment. This brought back everything I felt over last year... http://www.zippyvideos.com/1765042974108196/im_already_there22/

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1141705264012816992006-03-06T22:40:00.000-05:002006-03-06T23:25:36.130-05:00

It's getting closer! I can't believe it. We had our engagement pictures taken last weekend and we got them this weekend on Pictage. I absolutely LOVE our photographer. He's just awesome. It's a great feeling to know that all the research I did on a photographer paid off. We were so comfortable with him, and it shows in our pictures. I'm so excited to see what the Bridals and Wedding Day

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1141177076342906422006-02-28T20:29:00.000-05:002006-02-28T20:37:56.353-05:00

This is just how it's going to be the next 52 days though. :) Emma and Ava came over to try on their dresses. And Emma came to practice throwing the petals on the ground. She was kind of anal about where the "petal" fell (we ripped up paper for her to practice). If a "petal" fell and she didn't like where it fell, she bent down to put it where she thought it should go. So stinkin cute. She

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1141094952799530032006-02-27T21:39:00.000-05:002006-02-27T21:49:12.830-05:00

So I've been working on wedding stuff tonight and I can't tell you how excited I am getting! The only really big things that I have left to do are the tent rental and the flowers. Everything else is just little things here and there. I'm happy. :) Just had to share.

Kristennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1141012549169621152006-02-26T22:45:00.000-05:002006-02-26T23:32:06.440-05:00

I had the most amazing weekend. I never thought remodeling a house could be so much fun. But after all the talk of floors, counter tops, paint, decorating, etc., it has finally begun. We went over to the house Friday to start picking up my brothers mess and consolidating his crap all in one area. I got off around noon, and Craig had been over there since 9:30. So when I got there he had tons

Kristennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1141011905772669002006-02-26T22:43:00.000-05:002006-02-26T23:37:00.213-05:00

I pulled this from Craig's camera this weekend and I figured I would post it. "The real test of friendship is: can you literally do nothing with the other person? Can you enjoy those moments of life that are utterly simple?" -Eugene Kennedy

Kristennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1140657676288958282006-02-22T20:16:00.000-05:002006-02-22T20:21:25.206-05:00

Craig's brother had his surgery this morning/afternoon. It didn't work. There is a specialist in Oklahoma that may be able to do another surgery, but right now they are waiting to see. If he can't do the surgery, then Greg might have to have open heart surgery. Please keep him and Ashley in your prayers.

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1140572429234812572006-02-21T20:18:00.000-05:002006-02-21T20:40:29.290-05:00

So I guess it's about time I update. I've kinda been slacking on that. I don't really know what to say though. Yeah that doesn't happen too often. But I hadn't had too much to write about lately. Things with Craig are perfect. :) It has definitely been an adjustment, for him obviously but also for me. But things are finally back to normal. And I have never been happier. We're starting

Kristennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1139003025650957572006-02-03T16:38:00.000-05:002006-02-03T16:43:45.663-05:00

i don't have my laptop right now so it makes a little harder to update my blog. i broke the usb port in the back with all the stinkin pictures i take. there isn't much to update on anyways. i had my dress fitting last night and didn't have to have anything done on it but the bussel (sp?) so that was really exciting. and i got to see jamie, erica, and anna. so that was double exciting. jamie

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1138060567463950822006-01-23T18:50:00.000-05:002006-01-23T18:56:07.476-05:00

i'm so happy! we set the date! set in stone. like its obviously been tentative for the last few months, but craig talked to his platoon leader and squad leader. and the both agree that they shouldn't add anything onto the calendar and we are safe to go ahead and start really planning. and i've got tons of it to do! but i'm so excited. april 22, 2006 i will be mrs. craig culberson! we are

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1137776351210757422006-01-20T11:47:00.000-05:002006-01-20T11:59:11.273-05:00

ashley and greg me and craig ashley and i pulled up from being gone all day and they came out of the woods on her grandpa's tractor. the look on their faces were priceless. boys will be boys. me and greg me and my soon to be doggie niece dolcie. aside from peanut she is the cutest dog ever.

Kristennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1137619985604112252006-01-18T15:50:00.000-05:002006-01-20T12:11:45.630-05:00

probably about time i updated huh? last monday was one of the best days of my life. i can't even begin to describe the amount of emotions that were mixed up in it. thank goodness my mama and anna were there to keep me sane. they have been such a blessing through the whole thing. start to FINISH. :) we got there around 2pm. his plane landed at 5:20pm. the doors all opened at 6:20 and they

Kristennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1136756609437962942006-01-08T16:39:00.000-05:002006-01-08T16:43:29.446-05:00

He'll be home tomorrow!!Anna, mom and I are driving down to Columbus in the morning to get down there before he gets in. He'll be home tomorrow afternoon!! It's finally here. I'm spending the week in good 'ole Columbus, and the weekend in Louisiana with him and his family. I'll be back next week. This is how I feel right now...

Kristennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1136521410644136132006-01-05T23:21:00.000-05:002006-01-05T23:23:30.656-05:00

hands down possibly the hardest part of this whole deployment...waiting on him to come home. hard for him, hard for me to hear him the way he is, hard on us. i miss him more right now than i have missed him the whole year.

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1136262084444617762006-01-02T23:04:00.000-05:002006-01-02T23:21:24.513-05:00

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! i think its finally beginning to hit me. like really hit me. like in my gut hit me. and not just stomach butterflies, but heart butterflies. i can really feel them in my heart. and it is the most incredible feeling in the world. like a feeling i hadn't felt since he was late picking me up at the airport over leave (c-i will never let you live that down, hehe). but even

Kristennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1136182591725757152006-01-02T01:15:00.000-05:002006-01-02T01:17:28.700-05:00

"Absence does for love what the wind does for a flame: it extinguishes the weak, and feeds the strong."

Kristennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1136105283452180652006-01-01T03:11:00.000-05:002006-01-01T03:51:06.363-05:00

its 3 am and i can't sleep so i thought i would write in my blog. its tomorrow. he leaves to come home tomorrow. its going to take him til the end of the week to get home, but he's getting out of there tomorrow. people ask if i'm excited. huh? you really think you gotta ask me that? :) i'm still pretty numb to it. i mean i get the butterflies and i'm emotionally a crazy woman. but at the same

Kristennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1135914156744210382005-12-29T22:11:00.000-05:002005-12-29T23:24:02.506-05:00

craigs letters got here yesterday. the ones i've been writing over the last year. we have a whole year of our relationship documented on the pages sitting infront of me, and its been like reliving it all over again. which is awesome but it leaves me really antsy for the day he'll be home again. some stuff has gone on these last few days and i'm praying a little extra that god just keeps

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1135656429573111492005-12-26T22:41:00.000-05:002005-12-29T23:30:54.503-05:00

i think if you click on the picture, it should make it larger. i love my family. i really do. my cousins are great, but my second cousins rock. i can never get enough of them. the little baby on the left is gabriel quincy, the newest addition to our family, and my newest second cousin. not a big baby fan. i don't normally like them til they are about one. but he was great. i could have held him

Kristennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1135315586175685072005-12-23T00:14:00.000-05:002005-12-23T00:26:26.190-05:00

these are the crazies that i work with. if they knew i was posting their pictures on my blog they'd kill me. aside from working with my mom, this has been the best job ever. funny how it started out so rough. and then within a day it was like i had known them forever. they are as different as day and night and i'm probably a combination of the two of them. so it just works. name

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1135139245922668372005-12-20T23:22:00.000-05:002005-12-20T23:27:25.923-05:00

i am wanting to use pictures of craig and i when we were little at our reception. these are some that i came across this past weekend. :) ok really going to bed now. good night.

Kristennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1135138436333344682005-12-20T22:50:00.000-05:002005-12-20T23:13:56.393-05:00

we have now hit and passed the 2 week mark. his replacements will be there oh-so-soon, he'll be busy training them and packing to come home. so hopefully it will go by fast. 2 weeks!? in a little over two weeks i'll be holding on to him again? i don't know that its really fully hit me yet. i don't know that a lot of this deployment has really hit me yet. i don't know that it will 'til i'm

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1134946027297065912005-12-18T17:03:00.000-05:002005-12-18T17:47:07.380-05:00

ugh, i've spent most of the day in the bed. woke up at 11:30, went back to bed at 2 and i just got out of it again. but only because i don't want the whole day to be wasted laying around the bed. i feel like junk. graduation was yesterday. i am a college graduate. strange. i still don't know that it's really hit me what a big thing that is. maybe 'cause i don't see myself as completely

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1134622463917555992005-12-14T23:49:00.000-05:002005-12-14T23:54:23.926-05:00

I just heard from him. he had 2 minutes on his card and really busy but he ran to call me while he could. the polling stations are open. anderson cooper from cnn is staying where craig is. and right now they are showing polling stations in his city. they're talking about the last 11 months with 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division and how they have been training the Iraqis. I'm so proud of him

Kristennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1134527938659386042005-12-13T21:12:00.000-05:002005-12-13T21:48:49.306-05:00

today was a rough day. i'm back at the courthouse...woopdie freaking do. had a bit of an emotional break down that carried over from last night, but i'm better now. i've been looking at wedding ideas for the last hour. that will cheer a girl up quick. here is some of what i have found... I thought this would be cute on the the door. Or something like it. Something like this (birdcage) for cards

Kristennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1134449316663808352005-12-12T23:35:00.000-05:002005-12-12T23:48:36.676-05:00

i can't fall asleep and its driving me crazy so i thought i would write. one of the worst possible feelings is laying in bed counting how many hours you have until 6:00 am. i'm thinking too much about that and my brain won't rest so i can fall asleep. a few of my girls on my military support forum told me that the last few week were the hardest. yeah they were right. the days have slowed down

Kristennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1134371760120946922005-12-12T01:45:00.000-05:002005-12-12T02:18:11.630-05:00

Standing in front of our podunk rigged tree that leans no more. Nothing a little wire and a column in the living room wouldn't fix. I love taking pictures with Harley because I always feel so little next to him. Me and my Mamacita! Lorena and I My Mamacita's new jacket! 10 years a Leather Creations. I'm proud of you mama!Ummm guess who came home with $220 in her pocket tonight!? That would

Kristennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1134334197191527172005-12-11T15:17:00.000-05:002005-12-11T15:49:57.263-05:00

2 names you go by 1. Kris 2. Cartee 2 parts of your heritage 1. I think my name is French? 2. Cherokee Indian 2 things that scare you 1. public speaking 2. snakes, lizards, etc. 2 of your everyday essentials 1. Coke 2. music 2 things you are wearing right now 1. my comfy pants 2. Craig's hoodie (that he's going to have a hard time getting back) 2 of your favorite bands or musical artists (at

Kristennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1134277655159871262005-12-10T23:49:00.000-05:002005-12-11T00:07:35.170-05:00

happy 1 year baby! i love you so much. i think i knew a year ago that he was the guy i was going to marry and spend the rest of my life with. we spent 6 months talking to each other on the phone and finally met at the reacetrac gas station in columbus. classic. :) 1 year together and we've physcially been together probably about 2 months of it. i always laughed at those people who said "when you

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1134011396935735192005-12-07T22:04:00.000-05:002005-12-07T22:09:56.946-05:00

Kristennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1133920767454171192005-12-06T20:40:00.000-05:002005-12-10T19:57:12.973-05:00

So I hadn't really let myself think too much about the wedding. Not by choice but because all I can really concentrate is Craig coming home. The closer that gets though, the more I'm starting to see everything else we have to look forward to together. I'm a visual person, so I thought it would be fun to post my wedding ideas here. So I can see it myself and share it with whoever reads my blog. :)

Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626973.post-1133842278434359722005-12-05T23:09:00.000-05:002005-12-05T23:11:18.446-05:00

i took my last college final tonight! talk about a relief! but what a crazy feeling! its exciting, but a really strange feeling at the same time. everything that i've waited all year for is finally starting to happen. waiting on craig to call then off to bed...night!

Kristennoreply@blogger.com2