My Nautical Life: 2011

Friday, December 16, 2011

Nautical flag & wheel necklace from Coach

source: coachfactory.com

Norman Rockwell: Sailor Dreaming of Girlfriend

source: circa 1919; Saturday Evening Post; eaglespeak.us

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Just 10 days till Christmas...

source: zazzle.com

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

source: artfire.com

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

source: etsy.com

source: designworklife.com

"Faith is knowing there is an ocean because you have seen a brook."
–William Arthur

South Pacific Ocean

source: coastalliving.com

Monday, December 12, 2011

Cute nautical gifties from my MIL

photos by ChristineRenae Photography

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Striped Pillows

source: potterybarn.com

Sandy Letters: SEA

source: seasideinspired.com

Well, just 8 months after returning from his last deployment, hubby is out once again! This deployment will be two months shorter than that last (thank you, Lord), which is especially nice, considering he'll be meeting our first child upon his return. I'm 38 weeks pregnant now so I'm hoping for a Christmas baby...we'll see!!

Photos from JCPenny Portrait Studios, Nov 2011

Monday, December 5, 2011

Sailor Onesie

Just like his daddy!

Especially when you're a military wife...

Tattoo Inspiration: Compass Roses

Sunday, December 4, 2011

It's a Boy!!

I heart California

photo from paperparasol on etsy.com

Friday, December 2, 2011

Tiffany & Co. Starfish

There are quite a few nautical pieces at Tiffany's, including a handful of starfish. In fact, I own the starfish bracelet (shown below) but there are many others that are also super cute.

photos from tiffany.com

Nautical Scenery: Rockport, Mass.

photo from http://www.flickr.com/photos/quietdear/3280941843/

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Nautical Scenery

photo courtesy of everythingfab.com

'U.S. Navy Wife' jewelry that I just love, especially with the anchor...

photos from http://www.monstermarketplace.com/military-jewelry-gifts

Beautiful beach-inspired wreath from bluebarnacles.com; now I just need to celebrate Christmas in a cozy beach cottage!

Monday, October 24, 2011

Gift from hubby

In celebration of our growing family (shout out to Baby Noah, whose 31 weeks!), my wonderful hubby gifted me with a beautiful white and rose gold diamond ring. I absolutely love it and had to share.

(Image from benbridge.com)

More Navy VS Pink!

Victoria's Secret Pink has come out with more for their US Navy line and I'm in love, once again!
Here are a few pieces from their updated collection that I just can't live without...(but there are a handful more on their site that are also super cute)

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Inspirational Music: Shawn McDonald - Rise

Love this song.

"I will rise
Out of these ashes rise
From this trouble I have found
And this rubble on the ground
I will rise

Cuz He
Who is in me
Is greater than I will ever be
And I will rise"

I'm ba-aaack...

Well, it's been over seven months since my last post...and I can't lie: I'm a bit disappointed with myself for letting this blog project completely fall by the wayside. I spent February and March preparing for my hubby to come home from his first deployment and the reunion was amazing :)

Just weeks after his return, we found out that we were expecting! That was quick! Time apart will do that to ya ;) So, I then found myself sick as a dog for 10 straight weeks. Not pretty. Now that I'm finishing up the second trimester (at around the 26th week) life is good. However, we're preparing for yet another deployment, with hubby coming and going for routine work-ups at sea. Long story short, I'm back on the Blog-Train...or at least giving it my best efforts.

I'm not sure what I'll fill my entries with...probably some baby/pregnancy talk, but mostly continue with anything random that I find interesting. If anyone happens to read this, I'd love to hear from you. If not, I'm still set on using this as a way to channel my thoughts and ideas.

XOxo