hey thanks for the looks but i remembered that i have the exact setup on the other side of the window :doh:

basically i had to run a pigtail from the + terminal on the GFI, then put it on the opposite terminal of the light switch (in the back there is a little hole...)

the first time i ran it, i put it on the same terminal and the lights stayed on 100% of the time :doh: but logic told me to change the terminal and it worked