fail.

okay, you guys made me feel bad about the fact that i spent

$25

on ALL THAT FOOD!!! the other day. 

even though that means that all 18 of those items were only $1.40 which is really great for a big box of special k and not so great for a pack of starburst.

and technically it was 

$24!!!!

because i got a one dollar off for my next visit. 

amanda wins, because she was the closest. and katie was 2nd closest. 

okay, tomorrow is my grocery shopping day. 

i WILL do better than last time..

but probably not as good as this..

my sister is ridiculous. i'll get that good though, watch me....

fun filled saturday. /wk 33.

i woke up to a call from my loved one in afghanistan. 

he woke me up at 8 and we got to talk for almost thirty minutes!!

when we hung up, i text my friend katie.

she responded saying that we were going on a hike!!

so i gathered all of my belongings and drove to her house. 

we drove about an hour to the start of the hike and walked about 2 miles downhill to a beautiful waterfall. it was so much fun and such a good hike...downhill.

the hike uphill was....quite difficult. it was really pretty, however.

we got home, showered and got ready to head straight to Catholic mass!

katie is Catholic and this was the first time i'd been to church with her. it was a really nice service and the church was beautiful!

then we went out to dinner...it was a perfect day date turned into real date. she is such a good replacement. just kidding, i really do love her.

and yes, i wore a skirt to church. i didn't take a picture, however. 

friday repeating outfit.

well, i had to wear the same things i wore earlier this week, but it worked.

taking pictures of myself is a pain in the neck.

i went to my interview. i'm not sure about it.
it seems very demanding.

the hours are a bit ridiculous.

i told them i don't work on sunday's, and they weren't too happy about it.

they also SERIOUSLY asked me how i would feel if i was supposed to work the day Jon got home from afghanistan and if i asked them last minute for the day off they said no. 

how would i feel?

how do you think i would feel.

i would quit on the spot, no doubt about it.

and this photo just because:

it is a weird picture, i just think jon looks so handsome in it.

taken the day i graduated.

going strong!

still wearing no pants!

i actually really miss wearing a good pair of comfy jeans. 

tomorrow, i might have to break the cycle.

i have my job interview & i don't have any cute business skirts...

i am a bit weary about it...i told the interviewee that i don't work on sunday's and lets just say she didn't LOVE the sound of that.

wish me luck anyway!!

also, i thought this might be fun.

how's about you all guess how much i spent on all of this?

no hints! 

bloghop.

I decided that I was going to introduce myself on the "Blizzard Bloghop".

If you already know me, this blog post will probably be a bore...

My name is Alexandra. I am married to a Marine who I have known since 2nd grade....we are both from Murray, Utah.
We went to elementary, Jr High, and High school together...
Once I graduated high school, I started going to a local community college.

(high school graduation with bff)

There was a short period in 2008 when I lived in New York City. I went there for six months for a semester at the New York School of Interior Design. It was an amazing experience and I'll forever be grateful for the time I got to spend there.
I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for the big city.

                                               central park.                         times square.

 

                                                   bronx zoo.                       columbus circle water fountain.

cafe on my street. 84th and columbus.

My husband went on an LDS mission to Stockholm, Sweden were he spent two years preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

He joined the Marine Corps upon his arrival home and we started dating soon after...

One thing let to another, and we got engaged to be married!

I finished up my degree at the community college and got my Associates in Interior Design.
Four days later...we got married!

We are stationed at MCAS Miramar in San Diego. Jon was deployed soon after we moved here.

I am currently going to school at San Diego State University.
I am going for my bachelor's degree and my major is currently undetermined...

I love living here in the sunshine and warmth. It is a lot different then how I grew up!

I am anxiously awaiting my husbands homecoming and keeping myself busy with crafts, school and looking for a job...

oh, and i have a big cat with a tiny head who pees and sleeps in sinks.

mixing business with pleasure...

makes for a funky outfit.

its still going well...

not much else is going on in my life.

i have a job interview on friday...and school is pushing along.
i am happy.

I love not wearing any pants to school.

here i am, not wearing pants on day two.

i am already bored with this and mad that i don't have very many church clothes.

on an unrelated note, i may POSSIBLY have found a job.

i may also possibly join a christian sorority....FUNNY right??

wish me luck in both endeavors.  

i'm serious about the job. 

i don't know how serious i am about the God-fearing sorority. 

but wish me luck, nevertheless.

no pants dance./wk 32.

i randomly stumbled upon this post yesterday.

maybe someone linked me to it, but i can't, for the life of me, remember who. 

i decided to do the same thing. 

i'm going to wear a skirt errrday for a week.

today was day one and i already want to give up.

ps. i started school at San Diego State University. 

soo legit, right?

wk 31.

it has been so fun with katie here.

today we just drove around and explored.

we, of course, went grocery shopping and compared prices at a couple stores.

our new favorite thing to do is coupon clip. so frugal!!

we met up with katie robinson 2, and walked around downtown. 

we ate at yard house-just LOOK at that sandwich!!!

so big.
oh, and i think the camera flash hit my ring at just the right angle. 

it was so fun with katie one and two.

i love them both. 

tomorrow, we will sneak into the zoo!!

wk 30.

this is the only photo i was in last week! weird! so i guess i'll use it. 

i told about it here.

my family and i started a new blog. 

all six of us take one picture every day. 

my dad.

my sister and her husband. 

my other two sisters.

check it out here. Robinson 365.

p.s. i'm back in san diego and my oldest sister is here for a whole week.

soo funn!!!

holidays.

this is what living out of a suitcase for a month looks like.

i'm going to be sad leaving my family, especially my grandma, this weekend...

but i am so ready to have my own space with places to put everything. 

as you can imagine, i am so frustrated with my current living conditions. 

it's been really great being here. i currently DON'T have a legit camera, so these are taken from lizzie on fb.

this was christmas day. me with the birthday girl.

then the three of us and lizzie celebrated NYE! it was such a ball with these cuties.

we celebrated at 10 with audrey and then drove them home. 

at real midnight, we had robbie bang pots and pans. 

we came back inside and i put him in a blanket to warm him up and the next thing i know, he's sound asleep. cutest little kids. 

and this is how gary and i celebrate every christmas, puzzling!

this year, he got me a 500 piece puzzle. it was much too easy.

we went back and got a 1,000 piece puzzle which was way better! it took a few days and boy those painting ones are difficult. 

it's been such a good vacation!

wk 29.

my dad, mei and i drove up to park city for the day. 

we stopped at an irish pub and drank mediocre hot chocolate. 

it was a fun day, a fun little staycation. 

wk 28.

PERfect!

yeah, you read that right. i said it just like pre-teen grinch says it.

i've been reallllllllllly grateful this trip that i only have one kitty to clean up after.

since being here, i've had both of my cats and had to clean the litter box for two cats. 

SO GROSS!

so i found this H1N1 mask in the garage and it's SUCH the solution!

(p.s. you see rumbi's right eye?....its got me REALLY worried. why is it white.)

HAPPY NEW YEAR...!!!!

this is...one..of my countdowns.

can you read that? 

50%.

FIFTY PERCENT!!!

oh i have been waiting for this day for such a long time.

do you want to know the best part about this?

i had no idea how long jon would be gone, so when he left, i decided that i was going to assume he'd be gone 7 months...and count 31 days for every month that he would be gone. that equaled 217 days. that would put his ETA at mid april. 

well, luckily my calculations were WAY off.

we'll...hopefully they were way off. 

jon has been hearing that they're going to be sent home plenty of days before that. 

weeks, possibly?

so i'm celebrating this half way mark with lots of high hopes. 

i am praying that this second half goes faster than the first...espcially since i'm praying even harder that he comes home when they said he would....a lot earlier than i have been counting down for.

i'm still planning on mid/late april...so if he gets home before that, i'll be utterly surprised and happy. i just love him!

come home soon, lover.