Baby Fever

At this point in my life I feel like the character Tina Fey plays in the movie "Baby Mama." Everyone around me is having babies! My cousin's wife recently had a baby boy. I could not be more proud of him! Baby Gregory is going to be spoiled rotten by me! Being the crafty person that I am, I made some baby items to stuff in a "Welcome to the World" baby basket!

The sleeves

Sewing everything together (it's inside out)

The finished product! 

Also being the big Disney fan that I am, I decided to pass on the love to little Gregory. Check it out.

The main part of the hat.

Adding the buttons.

Mickey Ears

Ears and hat.

The finished product.

I used this pattern Mickey Mouse Hat.

I cannot wait to see Little Gregory wear these items. I will keep posting all the goodies I continue to make! :)

Nantucket 2012

My husband was given orders by the NAVY to sail to Nantucket July 9th. He is an officer and his job was to instruct midshipmen and teach them how to sail. For a sailor, that is not a hard job. For a newlywed husband, this was not an ideal job. However, you cannot say no to the NAVY. I pouted quite a bit. He was supposed to be gone for about two weeks. He was due to arrive in Nantucket Thursday night and dock Friday morning. Wednesday night I decided that I was going to surprise him in Nantucket. I considered my options on flying versus driving. It turns out that it is much cheaper to drive. I planned out my trip and mapquested my directions to Nantucket. I left for Nantucket Thursday night.

Driving through the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel

Traffic on I95N

Welcome to Delaware!

Very neat flag arrangement.

Delaware Bridge

Welcome to New Jersey!

I drove to Jackson, New Jersey, where I stayed with my freshman roommate from college. I was just trying to break up the trip so I was not driving through the night. Once I got to her house, her mom and sister decided to take me to the Jersey Shore. Off we went. I experienced delicious Italian pizza pie and even better Italian Ice at Strollo's. It was the perfect experience.

5:30am was my departure time from New Jersey, but I could not sleep at all due to my excitement! I just wanted to see my husband and surprise him! So I left the Nappi household at 3:00am and started driving north. I passed through Manhattan early in the morning and I watched the sun rise over the New York City skyline. I continued on into Connecticut, Rhode Island, and finally into Massachusetts! I arrived in Hyannis, parked the car, and walked to the Ferry station to catch a ferry to Nantucket Island. Poor Tora was scared to death, but behaved extremely well on the ferry. The ride was about an hour long. As we pulled into the dock, we passed the NAVY sailing boats. I waved like crazy and shouted for Adam. I could not wait to get off that boat to see my husband!

New York Skyline

George Washington Memorial Bridge-Upper Level

Driving through Manhattan

Beautiful Sunrise

Welcome to Connecticut!

Welcome to Cape Cod!

Very neat bridge

Cape Code carved into the bushes!

Waiting for the ferry.

On the ferry.

watching little kids run by.

I'm not happy mom....

Why are you torturing me?

Navy Sailboats!

Upon arriving, I raced off the boat, grabbed my bags and headed straight for the sailboats. When I bumped into my husband, who was coming to find me! :) We then walked to his sponsors house. Dropped off some things. Then drove to our hotel called the Beachside. It was beautiful and quaint. We  walked down to the beach while waiting for our room. Tora, who is normally frightened of water, walked into the water to cool off. :) I was a proud doggy mommy. 

We dropped Tora off at the room and went on a search for something to eat. After exploring the docks, shops, and yachts, we decided to eat at Sea Dog Cafe where I got the MOST DELICIOUS Adult Root Beer Float. It was truly amazing!

After dinner, we walked around the downtown area some more. We were both tired from our trips. Adam spend 92 hours on a sailboat and I had spend about 9 hours in the car and only got 1 hour of sleep. So we turned in early. We woke up early to go to the FOG Cafe where we had the best eggs benedict. We walked around looking at all the yachts some more, then walked back to our hotel. We swam in the pool, then went back to town to walk around. We ate dinner at CRU Oyster Bar. A really nice restaurant overlooking the nicest yachts on the docks. After dinner we walked around and shopped until it was time to go on our ghost walk! We walked around and viewed some of the oldest buildings in Nantucket and heard of the hauntings. After the ghost tour, we were very hungry so we walked down to the docks to eat at Early Street Cafe. Then we walked back to our room to play with Tora and watch our new favorite television show, "Tanked". 

The next morning we ate breakfast at our hotel, checked out and began walking back towards town. I hopped on the next ferry departing to Hyannis and said my goodbyes. 

Nantucket was a beautiful place and I wish I had more time to spend there. It is so rich in history and so beautiful and filled with nature.

Craigslist Sales

Moving day is two weeks away. I am frantically sorting through my junk and trying to toss out things that I do not need anymore. I am finding a lot of stuff. Mostly items I bought to live in Annapolis. But now that I am married and we received new items for our house in South Carolina, I no longer need these things. I hate to lose money, so I have decided to see them on craigslist. Below are the listed items and their links. I also have a handful of clothes that I am no longer in need of. If you are interested please contact me. Thanks!

Target Reversible Comforter

Hollister Winter Jacket

Full Lighthouse Dinner Plate Set

Lighthouse Boarder Plates

Buffalo Chicken Wing Dip

Ingredients:
2 cups diced chicken
3/4 cup Texas Pete Buffalo sauce
2 8oz packages cream cheese
1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
(1 cup of shredded monterrey jack cheese)
1 cup ranch dressing.

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Spread packages of cream cheese into the bottom of a 9x13in pan.
3. Mix the chicken, cheese, ranch, and buffalo sauce into a large bowl.
4. Pour on top of cream cheese layer and spread until even.
5. Cook for 30 minutes.
6. Use a paper towel to dab grease off the top.
7. Serve with Tostitos scoops and Frozen Margaritas.
Enjoy!

Getting Organized

I promised myself that after the surgery I would get back into blogging regularly. And by regularly, I mean at least once a week. However, I have not made that commitment to get back into blogging and here is why: I am getting married in 17 days. I am beginning to freak out. I feel like a chicken running around without its head. Drastic analogy, but 100% true.

Here is a brief update on my health. Yesterday, I drove to Virginia for the last time to see my surgeon. I went into the appointment really worried about this one surgery site in the crease of my stomach. It just looks like a gaping hole. I also do not have the greatest history with scarring. I tend to get keloids or raised scars. I was worried that was going to happen in that hole. After talking to my surgeon, he reassured me that it would heal just fine. He also released me and said I could start exercising again. Hooray!

As for the wedding, I have a few last minute details to attend to. We ordered my band and had my engagement ring sent off today. I also finalized the wedding timeline today. I need to make a playlist and send it to my DJ as well as make a list for shots for my photographer. The programs still need to be printed and the out of town guest bags need to be assembled. The decorations are being put together. I have my trial hair and make up run the Tuesday before the wedding. I am having two rehearsals to make sure we get everything right. I am hoping that the week of the wedding I will not have to worry about any of this nonsense. But I am assuming something will be out of place.

I heard back from Charleston Southern University and I will be attending this fall. I received scholarships and over half of my tuition is paid for this year! Thank goodness! My goal is to try and get the rest of my tuition paid for in scholarships. We will see is this is an attainable goal.

Over a week ago, Adam graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a degree in Systems Engineering. He was also commissioned as an officer into the NAVY. I cannot believe how fast these past four years have gone. I am so proud of him for choosing the Naval Academy and graduating in the top 12% of his class. His accomplishments are so amazing and I am so glad of all the opportunities he was given while attending this school. The day after graduation, he started working with the Systems Department at the Academy doing what he loves. Playing with robots. You will make a great officer Adam. I am looking forward to seeing what you will achieve in the future.

As of now, we are just hanging out in Annapolis until the wedding. The week before the wedding we will be in Wilmington attending to last minute wedding details and spending time with our families. We are flying out to Costa Rica the day after the wedding for a full week of fun and bliss!

Until next time!