POSHMARK

I've been introduced to this app where you can sell your gently used clothing, jewelry, shoe items. I just started yesterday and have already sold some things. It's called Poshmark. The only downside is that you have to have an Iphone to access this app. If you have an Iphone and are interested in joining, follow me @rach22!

A Poem of Comfort

twas' 11 days before Christmas, around 9:38
when 20 beautiful children stormed through heaven's gate.
their smiles were contagious, their laughter filled the air
they could hardly believe all the beauty they saw there
they were filled with such joy, they didn't what to say
they remembered nothing of what had happened earlier that day
"where are we?" asked a little girl, as quiet as a mouse
"this is heaven." declared a small boy
"we're spending Christmas at God's house."
when what to their wondering eyes did appear,
but Jesus, their savior, the children gathered near
he looked at them and smiled, and they smiled just the same
then He opened His arms and He called them by name
and in that moment was joy, that only heaven can bring
those children all flew into the arms of their King
and as they lingered in the warmth of His embrace
one small girl turned and looked Jesus in the face
and as if He could read all the questions she had
He gently whispered to her "I'll take care of mom and dad"
then he looked down on earth, the world far below
He saw all the hurt, the sorrow, and woe
then he closed His eyes and He outstretched His had
"let My power and presence re-enter this land!"
"may this country be delivered from the hands of fools"
"I'm taking back my nation. I'm taking back my schools!"
then He and the children stood up without a sound.
"come now my children, let me show you around."
excitement filled the space, some skipped and some ran
all displaying enthusiasm that only a small child can
and i heard Him proclaim as He walked out of sight,
"in the midst of this darkness, I AM STILL THE LIGHT."

written by Cameo Smith, Mt. Wolf, PA

Hey Hallah Remember When...

Hey Hallah, remember when we lived in New York City and it was Christmas time and you were expecting a package from someone? Do you remember how we got a notification saying that Fedex tried to deliver it but no one was home so we were going to have to wait another day or just go to the office to pick it up? Well I remember that, I remember that I didn't want to go cuz I had just gotten home from a long day of work and it was cold and pitch black outside and the office was in the BRONX! But you begged and begged and told me you couldn't wait any longer for this package...must have been from a very special someone. I agreed to go with you. We got on the subway and literally rode to the end of the line. When we came out of the the subway station I was pretty terrified. It was pitch black, I had never been to this part of town, it was extremely ghetto and sketchy. I remember us walking down the sidewalk, lost, I might add and people staring at us and cat calling and making us super uncomfortable. I remember you saying several times "But I'm so pretty they're gonna kidnap me" I remember looking at you and saying "you did not really just say that." We laugh about that now. I remember we finally walked into a Dunkin Donuts and asked directions. We found ourselves in a huge field. I remember thinking "I think we just got tricked, our faces are going to end up on milk cartons" I remember I was talking to James on my phone to calm my nerves, but the reception was pretty bad. After walking through this abandoned field we finally saw a building in the distance with a big bright sign that said Fedex. I could not even believe it, it was in the middle of nowhere and we actually found it. We ran to it like our lives depended on it. When we got there we had to wait in a line, when it was finally our turn we picked up the package AND...it was not for you! It was for mom. I remember you being so disappoint and me being mad that I got dragged out there to pick up a package that wasn't even for you. We took it with us and walked back to the subway...FAST. We didn't make eye contact with anything. When we finally got into our neighborhood we finally looked at each other and were like "we're alive!" We went to our apartment and gave mom the package. At the time it was a scary experience but now its a funny one that I'll remember forever. Thanks for going on that little adventure with me!

We are Never Ever Ever Getting Back Together

Today Taylor Swifts "We are Never Ever Getting Back Together" song came on the radio. And as I was listening to it it made me think of something that happened a few weeks ago. Adam and I were driving somewhere and that song came on, I was started to sing the chorus (in my awful singing voice) and when I sang "we are never ever ever getting back together" Adam interrupted me and said "babe I know cuz we're never breaking up." I turned and looked at him and at first I was gonna say something along the lines of how rude it was for him to interrupt me during my jam, but then it registered to me what he said and I just smiled. I'm telling you, it's the little things! 

All In 11 days worth

On the night of day 10, Adam's last day before he had to leave again for the next couple of months, we said our goodbyes or rather our see you laters. Then the next morning I woke up early to send him one finally text saying "Have a good flight" before he boarded his flight. Then I fell back asleep. About an hour later I got a text, to my surprise it was from him, and to my bigger surprise it said "my flight isn't till tomorrow, I'm still here!" As it turns out he got all the way to the airport and when he got there he looked at his schedule and realized he wasn't actually leaving till the next morning! I was so excited! And he was in a great mood. He got one last completely stress free day to relax. So rather than the usual 10 day leave we got 11 days! I know that's only an extra day, but when your s/o (significant other) is gone all the time, one day makes all the difference.

So during his 11 day leave we:

• went to the beach
• hot tubing
• build a bear
• 2 movies
• took naps
• cuddled lots
• bought him some civilian clothes
• went out to eat way too much (Modern cake, Koi, Tucanos, Chili's, Zupas, Panda Express, Yogurtland, Mcdonald, Little Caesars Pizza, Kneaders, etc)
• took pictures
• had serious and not so serious talks
• BBQ
• family dinners
• hung out with frriends
• Castle of Chaos
• drove up the canyon, walked around Sundance then drove the Alpine Loop
• Drank tons and tons of pumpkin steamers
• ran errands (dry cleaners, recruiters office, paid phone bills)
• photo booths

This is not all we did or in order, but we didn't care what we did, we just wanted to be together!

When Adam found out he had an extra day we decided to go
hot tubing, I got this picture of him goofing off, he said he
felt really stress free like he was on vacation, I told him
he looked like his was on vacation haha!

Having sushi at Koi, he didn't know this picture was being taken

He doesn't love taking pictures, but he attempted
to do it for me anyway. I say attempt because he
doesn't look too thrilled in this picture.

Another one

photo booth

photo booth

photo booth

photo booth

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Happy Birthday shout out to my little sister Mikaela (some of you may know here by Hallah). She turned 19 today, and even though sometimes we hate each others guts, at the end of the day we are best friends and always have each others back. Follow here blog here: http://hallahmikaelaharmon.blogspot.com/

The birthday girl!

 Cupcakes I made

The birthday cake I made her.

Boot Camp Graduation Pt.2

The actually day of graduation was Oct. 12, 2012. It is safe to say that I slept maybe two hours that night. I was just so excited after seeing Adam for a few hours earlier that day and knowing that he was going to be leaving with us in just a few short hours. But I was still nervous. I was not able to sleep past 3 am so after laying awake in bed full of excitement I finally got up at about 5:30 am and got ready. When we arrived back

at the MCRD we had to wait in a line for about 30-40 minutes because we had to get our cars checked. It was insane! They checked EVERYTHING. We had to pop the hood and trunk they opened all the inside compartments of the car and checked bags and everything. When we finally got in and found our seats, graduation started. It was from 10-12 but got over at 11:40. I was hoping it would end early because I just couldn't wait any longer, and lucky me it did! When graduation ended I ran to Adam and jumped into his arms and he picked me up and hugged me so tight. Second best hug ever given on this planet. He was FREE (only for the next 10 days, but hey I'll take what I can get). After he got all his belongings we dropped them off at his families hotel room and then headed to the beach for lunch and just a day of relaxation. He loved it. He said this was the first time he was able to do what he wanted, eat real food and just sit down and relax in the last three months. It was just such and amazing day to be able to sit there and talk and laugh with him and hold hands and hug. Its the simple little things that I missed the most. Just having him by my side and being able to look at him and see him smile. I know that sounds dumb and cheesy but I really can't explain how much I missed it. I caught myself just staring at him a few time, just couldn't believe the day had finally come! But that's okay because I caught him staring back at me, not saying anything to each other, just staring. Sometime you don't have to say anything to know what each other are thinking. After the beach we went back to his family's hotel and he took a nap while the rest of us figured out where to eat dinner that night. We ended up eating at a really good BBQ place and he ordered SO MUCH FOOD! Its so crazy how tired and hungry that boy was, you would think he wasn't fed or got no sleep in the past 3 months. Later that night when his brothers, the fiance, Adam and I arrived back at my Aunts where we were staying I pulled Adam aside before bed and told him I had something for him. I had kept a journal for him. I wrote him EVERY SINGLE NIGHT he was gone. It was hard and some nights I was too tired or had a bad day and just didn't wanna right or my day was too boring, but I did it anyway. Sometimes I felt like it was a waste of time and he wouldn't like it. But when I handed it to him and explained what it was, the look on his face told me that it was 100%  worth it. I will never forget that look on his face. He then said he had something for me. He then took his Marine graduation ring out of his pocket and told me he wanted me to have it. I asked "are you sure? I know this means a lot you." He said he was sure and he gave it to me. The perfect ending to a perfect day!

His platoon at graduation!

Right after graduation

I don't know what it is, but I LOVE this picture, I can't
figure out why though. I think its the look on his face

The sun was getting ready to set, and he and I were talking about watching
this sunset together, because on the night before he left we watched the sunset together

Walking back to the car after hanging out at the beach

Graduation ring he gave me.