Making Pisanky

We have made pisanky every year of my life. And my mother has. And my Babci. It is an important family Easter tradition that I'm so excited to do in my own home and pass on to my own family some day.  We decorate the eggs with beeswax and then dye them. My babci's are incredible and I hope one day mine are that great! 

 

 

 

 

 

Ryan made some too but he is impossible to get to pose for a picture!

Happy Easter to you and your families. 

(PS - this is my first time blogging from my phone so excuse any layout issues!)
 
 
 

DWMM: The End!

Day 30: When did you become a fan of Doctor Who?

I kind of talked about that in the first post of the link up (whoops) which you can see here. Ryan and I had just moved to North Carolina and we were watching a lot of Netflix together and we just finished How I Met Your Mother so we needed a new show. Thanks to the geek section of Pinterest I had seen a lot of Doctor Who pins so I was curious. Luckily Netflix had it and we started to watch it. After a few episodes we were hooked.

We watched it every day when Ryan would get home from work until about bedtime. Some nights we stayed up late for one more episode. The more we watched the more we loved it. I may be slightly more obsessed than Ryan, but the fact that he is even into it at all is good enough for me! Now with me wanting half the merchandise from thinkgeek.com (they have an ENTIRE Doctor Who section!), having the TARDIS sound as a text alert and literally trying to get everyone I know into this show I definitely win the Whovian title in this family.

Yes I will have my children watch it one day. When they are old enough to appreciate its awesomeness... you know, considering they don't exist yet it may be awhile! So I have been a huge fan for almost a year now, and I am sad it took me so long to get into it!

Thank you all for joining us in this madness! Enjoy the series 7 part 2 release tonight on BBCAmerica!!

DWMM: Favorite Guest Star

Day 29: Favorite Guest Star

It may be a crossover thing for me, but I LOVE Mark Williams (aka Arthur Weasley) as Rory's Dad Brian.

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 Oh, and if you really want to cry... watch this video. It is what happens to Brian after Amy and Rory leave. Narrarated by Arthur Darvill in storyboard form.



Who is your favorite guest star?
 

DWMM: Favorite gif

Day 28: Favorite gif

I love this moment between 9 and Rose. It was from the episode 5 billion years in the future when the Earth dies.

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What is your favorite gif?

DWMM: Favorite Interview

Day 27: Favorite Interview

Now I have to admit I haven't seen a lot of interviews, but this one has my favorite singer, favorite companion and one of my favorite Doctors! WIN. It isn't a Doctor Who interview per se but it is still hilarious and has two actors! Skip ahead to the 9 minute mark for Doctor Donnaness.



Edit:  I had to add part 2 because it is equally hilarious!



What is your favorite Doctor interview?

DWMM: Favorite Doctor Gadget

Day 26: Favorite Doctor Gadget

Does the TARDIS count as a gadget? Well, if not, too bad... because that is my favorite!

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I'm not gonna lie, whenever I get a text message it makes the TARDIS sound. I may have a problem.

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And it is followed closely by Ten's Timey Wimey dectector!

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It goes DING when there is stuff!

What is your favorite Doctor gadget? Sonic Screwdriver? Intergalactic cell phone? Link up and let us know!

Military.com Spouse Summit 2013

Readers, I am honored to share this information with you all today. A few years ago as a semi new blogger and newlywed I heard about Military.com's Milblog Conference. Even though it was the weekend of my first wedding anniversary my husband understood when I jumped at the chance to attend (at least half of it!).

I had a blast. For the first time I was able to put names and faces in person to the bloggers I had been following for years. To be honest, I was a bit starstruck! 

This is one of the group pictures from the night of the conference... all of these women are amazing bloggers that I could not believe I was fortunate enough to meet!

The networking possibilities were endless, not just for bloggers either. I knew people who attended the conference and left with not just a pocket full of business cards but legitimate job opportunities as well. Now this was in 2011... two years later the conference has evolved. Do you have to be a blogger to attend? Nope! This year they are trying to reach all military spouses who wish to attend. If you can get to the DC area April 11th and 12th I highly encourage it!

Military.com’s Spouse Summit is not your typical conference. First of all it’s free! And they have banned the PowerPoint and 30 minute speeches in favor of interactive sessions with experts you can actually talk to and network with. The summit will focus on the issues that really matter like connecting with other spouses-on and offline, military mental health, what works when raising kids in the military, spouse career options and what you need to know about that looming transition to civilian life that faces every single military family at some point in their lives.

And the speakers this year are truly top notch: they have representatives from the Center for Deployment Psychology, The US Chamber of Commerce, The Warrior and Family Support office of the Chairman of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, University of Southern California's Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans and they are so honored to have as our keynote speaker Sal Giunta, the first living Medal of honor recipient since Vietnam. Amazing stuff, right?

The link to register is: http://spousesummit.com/ and you can follow along on Twitter this year with the hastag #MilSpSum

I am very disappointed I cannot attend this year. Naturally this is the weekend of my play! So I will be in North Carolina, jealous of all the lucky spouses who will have an amazing time. Do you plan on going? Let me know!

DWMM: Favorite Doctor Catchphrase

DWMM: Favorite Doctor Catchphrase

This is a toss up for me between Nine and Ten. I love both, but there is one I say a lot more and always think of in his voice....

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What is your favorite Doctor catchphrase? Link up below!

DWMM: Favorite Quote

Day 24: Favorite Quote
Both of mine are from one of my favorite episodes... Vincent and the Doctor. So beautiful.

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What are your favorite Doctor quotes? Link up with us!

DWMM: Favorite Spin-off

Day 23: Favorite Doctor Who Spin-Off

To be honest, I only watched part of one spin-off and I didn't get too into it.

And that would be Torchwood. Which is an anagram for Doctor Who by the way ;)

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It is definitely Doctor Who's sexier, gorier and darker sibling. As much as I love Captain Jack Harkness I cannot get into it as much as Doctor Who. Ryan and I watched maybe three episodes. Maybe if the Sarah Jane Chronicles ever come on Netflix I will try watching it, but so far the spin-offs do not wow me like the Doctor does!


Do you watch Torchwood or any other spin-offs? Link up and let us know!


Also, today I guest blogged for one of my best blogging friends. It is a post that appeared on my blog before and I wanted to use it again. It was tough to write but if it even helps on person it was worth writing. You can read it here at A Boy, A Girl and the Marine Corps.

DWMM: Favorite Friendship

Day 22: Favorite Friendship

I am tempted to say the Tenth Doctor and Donna, but I have done a LOT of them in this link up. So I am going to mix it up and say...

Amy and Vincent Van Gogh!

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 This is hands down one of my most favorite episodes of Doctor Who. I know Vincent was semi in love with Amy, but they had a beautiful friendship that I cannot deny! Yes, their children would have been the ultimate gingers, but I love how strongly they reacted to one another without being romantic. It almost seemed jokingly to me, Vincent knew Amy's heart belonged to someone (even if she couldn't remember) and they could laugh about it.

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The scene where the Doctor breaks his rules and brings Vincent to the museum to hear the curator praise his work literally had me in tears. It was such a beautiful moment.

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Van Gogh: Oh Amy, I hear the song of your sadness. You've lost someone I think. Amy: I'm not sad. Van Gogh: Then why are you crying? It's all right. I understand. Amy: I'm not sure I do.

Amy was determined to make a difference and try and save Vincent and it broke my heart when she couldn't. But as the first picture I posted shows, even though she couldn't change history she did make a difference.
What is your favorite friendship? Link up!