Q&A: Part 2!

Round 2. ding.

Mrs. Newlywed Giggles asked: A question for the each of you.
What is the one quality you love the best about your husband/wife?
My response: The one quality I love best about Greg (although there are many, MANY more) is his optimism. Greg has a notorious way of seeing the positive in EVERYTHING. In his world things are rainbows & cheerios. I swear, we could be in the middle of an Earthquake, in a dessert, stranded and Greg would notice how beautiful the sky is before anything else? His famous words are "It'll work out." I must admit, sometimes this drives me absolutely bonkers, but over time, I have become grateful for it. He doesn't have a bad word to say about anything or anyone! There are situations though where it gets him into trouble and that's where I have step in...we're a good team! :)
Greg's response: I love everything about my beautiful wife Shannon but if you bloggers really want to know what one quality I like most than here goes... I love the fact that I can come home from a bad day and when I first see Shannon smile at me everything prior to that moment goes out the window. She really does brighten up my days and I could not live with out her. Shannon is the most fun person I have ever met and she makes me want to be a better person. If you didn't know I am a bit older than her, but I like to think she keeps me young!

Annie said: where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Hum...I cannot answer this question fully for a specific reason, that being Greg has not decided how long he will stay in the Army. We are going to see what our opinions on the matter are once that time rolls around. If we decide to stay in we will move to our new duty station & continue Army life or if we decide we're done, we'll hop on the nearest train to the mountains of NORTH CAROLINA where we will live happily ever after, forever & ever. However, in 5 years we will have one "overseas" duty station under our belt and [Lord-willing] 2 kids in our backseat. :)

Sarah Ann asked: What does your hair look like now?
[see pic in previous post] My hair is a somewhat shoulder lengeth shaggy bob. Lots of layers and new bangs! :) I love it and def. thinks it makes me look more my age. Change is good for the soul...

How are you enjoying where you are living?
We are having a blast here in Virginia! We will only be here a short time while Greg completes his last round of Officer Training, but we've done so many new things already and there's lots more on the list! Our little "place" is comfy and will do for now. However, I wouldn't recommend living in Army Temporary Lodging for an extended amount of time like we are, but it will do. All of our wedding gifts and furniture are in storage and we cannot wait to get them out at our new duty station! It will be like Christmas all over again, or wedding showers one. :)

What part of the country are you guys getting stationed in next? (feel free to be pretty obscure if you want- I totally understand privacy!)
Hummm......I'm pretty sure Greg would not want me to do this. However, I'm gonna give ya one hint and you better be able to get it without blowing up my blog with the answer: Part of the US, BEAUTIFUL, North Face Gear & 4WD :)

Lea Liz and Paige said: Where are your favorite places to shop???
Simple enough: H&M, TJ Maxx, Target, Urban Outfitters, Forever 21(hit or miss), kinda sorta maybe like New York & Company because they give a military discount and lately I've been into American Eagle because I need to buy more appropriate clothes for where we are moving! Greg and I call it our "new style" since most of our NC/VA clothes just won't do!

Ashley asked: what is your favorite thing about being married so far?
Favorite thing about being married so far is getting to LIVE and SEE Greg on a daily basis. Our time together was few and far between because of either our busy schedules before he went active in the Army {ie: work, coaching cheerleading, working out, etc} or spent miles and miles apart after the Army decision. But other than than waking up to his beautiful self everyday, I also enjoy using the words husband & wife! They are so new and still make me smile everytime I call Greg my fiance....opps, husband! :)

what is one thing that you absolutely must do before you are old and gray and can't do it anymore?
Raise a little girl! Sounds silly, but I'm such a girly-girl and I just would not think my life is complete without one to call my own. One way or another...(see answer below). I cannot WAIT for hairbows, pigtails, play kitchens, barbies, tea parties, tutus, dance class, cheer practice, pink fingernail polish, high heels, shopping buddies, and of course, be best friends! Or I could be totally brilliant and say go on a mission trip overseas...for real, for real!


do you and Greg want to same number of kids? if not, who do you think will win out when it comes time?
Well, come on ladies, let's admit it...don't most men want like a zillion children?!? haha. They don't think about the responsibilites of them, just the fun it is to make them. Anyways off subject, Greg of course wants a large family. He was raised in one having 3 other brothers, he makes the 4th. I think we have settled on the number of 3. Three children and I am hoping and praying one of them is a little girl. I think it would just be wrong for me to not have a little girl sometime in my life..so if we don't have a little girl by round 3, we'll adopt one and make our number 4!

oh, and p.s. - I always win ;)

Tamsyn and Bryce said: How do you enjoy being a military wife?
Ya know, like all occupations it has it's up and downs. However, I must say, there is NO GREATER feeling than being married to your hero! :) I have never in my life felt so proud to be who I was and married to who I am than on the day of Greg's OCS Graduation. I'm sure there will be many, many more experiences like that along our military journey as well. Of course there are some negatives, but my goal is to focus on the good and be a supportive, loving, caring wife! God would not give us wifes anything we cannot handle, so it is what we make of it! :) And I don't know about you guys..but I'm gonna enjoy the ride!



Shew! Final part coming soon! :) In other news, my parents were here to visit this weekend and that kept me super busy, but it was super fun! And for some reason, my blogger keeps messing up and opening like 1000000 screens at once! I have to restart my computer to get it to stop! Does anyone else have this problem?!?