Harriman

Well......
Guess what?!?!?!

I'M MARRIED!!!

I'm no longer a "Lovett", but a "Harriman" instead! And I LOVETT!!! :p

Like we already knew, we'd be getting married without rings, without a large ceremony before he leaves in March. We went and got a certificate and as of yesterday, December 18, 2011, we were wedded. :)

It may not be the way I ever imagined it...but the wedding dress, the rings, the ceremony isn't what matters. I still cried when we exchanged vows, and he actually did a little, too. I still felt my heart pounding, and we still had our kiss. It was just as special, and I am ok with it.

I love him, and I am very happy to start this life as Mrs. Harriman! :)

I love couch.

I finally got a new couch! ...and it DOESN'T require a couch cover that I constantly have to tuck under and between pillows! It's also not black, which means when my kittens are having shedding issues, it's not as apparent. ANDDDDDDDD, since it's microfiber, it's pretty much stain free!!! I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER WITH IT! I feel like it's home :)

The pillows I got for it...

and the couch! The sconces and candles on them have the mocha color from the couch and the purple from the pillows :D

What I Want

I want a special day for me. I want to have a day devoted to me, because honestly, I damn well deserve it.

There's one (technically two if you count your birthday) that I think this could very well be possible... but still, I know I'm not going to have this "me..., you're awesome...., you're the greatest...., I want you to know how much I love you...." day because, well....I just know I'm not. Is there a special occasion of which this could take place? Absolutely.

Am I sounding super selfish and spoiled right now? No, I don't think so. I think spending time and devoting a day to the ones you love equally is needed, especially at least once a year, and especially after you didn't get any special treatment last year either.

fast pace

I can't believe how fast time is zooming by! This month is mine and Tyler's anniversary and it's also my birthday. I'm in school (and it's highly stressful) and I'm still working. I'm looking for a new job though...I can't listen to people complain 40 hours a week any longer.

Tyler leaves me in March. That is so much sooner than I thought, and I'm getting a little nervous. I'm not sure how to lay my thoughts down about it yet, but once I figure it out, I'll share those with ya'll. I do know, though, that this means that I will most likely be at Ft. Bragg in about a year or less! It will be my first base, if we even live on base, and I'm also nervous about that. Any advice is very much appreciated!

I thought I would share some photos from our camping trip we took last weekend!

LOVE; Alicia.

HAIIIIIIRRRR

I got a new hair do. I like it, but I really was trying to grow my hair out. Oh well!!!

GO HOGS!! <3

California Vacation

I'm back from vacation and I have to say, it was a lot of fun. We went to Catalina Island and saw whales and dolphins on the way. We went to Hollywood numerous times and went to The Laugh Factory twice which was HILARIOUS!! ...Let's see..... we went to Malibu and lounged on the beach (which was very cold!) and cruised the PCH. It really was a great time and I am so thankful for Tyler's mom and step-dad. They wanted us to have a great time and were non-stop! I wish I got more photos, but here is what I have!

Tree of Life

and then some of my friend Jessica and I before California and two of a really cute dress I scored from Walmart :p

Time

It's set. The date is set. It almost didn't seem like the day would ever be a reality, but it is finally happening. Tyler went to MEPS and reenlisted. Honestly, we've been talking about it for so long that I almost doubted that it would ever happen, but it is. He is officially an active duty soldier. I'm proud of him. I really, really am; however, I'm terrified. For the time that we've been together, we've never really had too much time apart....maybe a week or two at the most. Although he's already been through basic training and AIT, he's starting all over from day one of basic, but because of what he's training for, it'll only be for about 4 monthes Then he'll move onto Airbourne school, and so on and so forth... We are guessing that he'll be gone training a total of 6-9 monthes before we both PCS. I'm happy that he will be on safe grounds and out of harms way.

With all of that said, I don't really want to say too much of what he is actually trying to do. All I can say is that he surely has the strength and mentality to do it and I know he can.

He's not leaving for about another 7 months, but I already know they will fly right by. March 27, 2012. I should be back with him in either October 2012 or December 2012.

On another note, I'll be in California come Friday for a week! I'm pretty excited and totally ready for a vacation away from Walmart. :D

Complicated

Have you ever felt like a completely complicated soul?

There are times when I feel like I'm a really hard person to figure out, and if someone were to try to put my puzzle pieces together, they would never glue me together. I have so much emotion inside of me, scars from my past that make me who I am, but they still sting sometimes. Don't get me wrong, I'm a very happy person, but I'm complicated.

Oh to be young again...

Alright, I know I'm not old, not by any means whatsoever, but, I do really, really miss everything about high school...more notably, my senior year. I've said this before, but I want to share a few photos of my senior year because I loved it so much. There were plays for drama, there was pom/cheer and all of the friends I had on the team, pep rallies, just awesome classes I had....ahhh to go back for a month...I'd be in love!

Some photos from then...

Congressively (yes, I know this isn't a real word) Cool

So...Tyler was done with the Army Reserves over a month ago, but was never given his IRR orders. He did his part, got the packet altogether, but to his chain of command, it just wasn't important. On Tuesday, he went to the Congress office and asked for them to speak to the Colonial. They did, his ass was chewed out, and Tyler's pack is now where it should of been a month ago. He's going to be signing up for Active duty here soon. He is ready for it. He's been training so hard for this. I think he'll do great. We are excited to see our news lives start off!

Blondie

No, I haven't gone back to being a blonde, but I really, really, really want to. It's too fun, plus it makes my hair appear thicker...

Decisions decisions.

Exciting news... Kind of...

I'm going to see Ke$ha. haha, this outta be fun! I've heard a lot of crazy stories with her shows. I'm pretty excited, I can't lie.