Getting a little homesick

So I knew it was bound to happen. I am missing my friends from California and my family from Oregon pretty bad this week. I thought that it would be easier than when I was in High School. I made friends pretty easy at Camp Pendleton. I am not sure what is going on here. I feel so out of my element here. I am trying to get the kids into sports and I feel like I am hitting dead ends at every turn. Going to keep trying but they kids (well more me) are getting restless with nothing to do. My kids need the structure from sports.Sorry I know I am whining but I am a little depressed. I will make friends soon at the chili cook off coming up.

till next time

First Tornado AAAAAA

Ok so I knew that I would be having some very interesting blog posts but I did not think that it would be so soon to us moving down here, Saturday was wet but nothing to bad but then Sunday was dry and pretty all day. Sunday afternoon into the evening is when the weather began to change. We put the kids to bed and everything seemed to be ok. About 1230 I woke with a start for some reason and I tried to fall back asleep. Just as I was about to drift off that whent he lightening started up. I got up not wanting wake Steve or the kids I just sat watching the storm.I crawled back into bed at 145 watching the storm from bed, then the sirens went off, SCARED me to death, I was trying to stay calm but it was the most lightening I had ever seen in my life. I think I ran across the lving room to get Garett, I found him hiding under his blankets shaking like a scared puppy. The other two kids were a little more calm while we were expirencing it but once we can sit together and reflect my other 2 were scared too. The fear of the unknown the not being able to see what was going on out there didn't help, BUT there is a light at the end of the tunnel am getting education about what to expect.  I am told by everyone around us that once you expeirence your first one it does get easier. I am hoping that is the case. I also found out that a lot of people slept through the sirens and the storm. Life is sure interesting in the South.

Getting Settled

Well we made it to Mississippi. The area we live in looks a lot like central Oregon. Pine trees, oak trees, 2 lane country roads it is nice. We are about 15 miles from town and it is a very small base. Our house is AMAZING. The kids each have a walk in closet and tns of storage space. Our room is twice the size of our old room. The kids have already started making friends which is nice. I still haven't met anyone yet but I know that will soon change. I have to get used to having the dogs in the house so much. There isn't a fenced back yard so the dogs are always inside unless they need to go to the bathroom. Eventually we are going to get a gate so the dogs can spend a little more time outside. The hard part it is all the hair they leave around. I am sweeping the floors 3-4 times a day and vaccuming at least twice a day. All I have been doing is cleaning. All in all I think I am going to like it here. I will keep you guys updated.

Almost time to get going

Well my time in California is drawing to a close. It is bittersweet. I was doing good until we went to Wyatt's football team party. I did start crying. I just kept thinking about how long we have known these boys and how it sad it will be not seeing them grow up anymore. This is where I broke down. I have been close a few more times but it is getting harder and harder to keep it together. There are so many things to do still and I am trying to get everything ready for Christmas too. This should be an interesting week but my class is finished and now I can focus on gettng the house ready for Friday and ready for Christmas.

I will post more about the travels across the country to the South.

Getting ready for a move

So I know I haven't written on this for a while but someone gave me a great idea to start writing again. OUr family is getting ready to change duty stations. This is our first one EVER. I am a little scared but VERY excited. We are headed to Meridian Mississippi. Now this is going to be an adventure for all of us. We all have been born and raised on the West coast. I went to the south when I was 16 but only for a week. Someone gave me the great idea to write about my expierences while we are there. So I am going to start now. Phase one: packing up a 4 bedroom house in 25 days. The hubby got the brilliant idea to move ourselves. So starting next week I am frantically packing up our house. Ok that is all for now I will keep everyone updated. Thanks for the support and if I snap at you please forgive me I am under a HUGE amount of stress right now.

So Many Emotions

I have never been so proud to be a military spouse than I am tonight. My heart is bursting with pride. However, my mind is spinning with worry. I have tears of joy and tears of worry. I worry for our troops still deployed overseas. I fear for their safety. Seeing the people rejoicing in the street over his death I have mixed emotions, I am happy to see the people happy but I fear for how this will look to the rest of the world. I worry about retaliation towards our troops. I pray that everyone stays safe. I am confident in the ability of our service members currently deployed in the training they have received to stay safe. Just continue to pray for everyone involved including the family members.

New Beginnings part 2

So over the last couple weeks I have made a few major changes in our lives. First one was home schooling the biggest boy. I could not be happier with that choice. He is doing AMAZING. The next one was to trade in my car and get a new one. I was so tired of waiting for something else to go wrong with the van. SO last Saturday I drove the kids out to Lake Elsinore to look at a car, all this after 2 soccer games and a day at the housing carnival, we were there till almost 11pm. We ended up buying a 2007 GMC Yukon. I LOVE IT!!! Plus as I was looking at the car the man called so it was like it was a sign. I feel like I am making all sorts of changes while he is gone and I am worried what he will think when he comes home. I know he is good with all the decisions that I have made but, with my new camera, the new car, home schooling, Disneyland passes, AND trying to build up my credit seems like a lot to take on while he is gone.

So while I was in the process of purchasing the car I had my credit checked and it is a pretty good score but it could be better. SO I have made it my goal to bring it up. I am almost 35 years old and just found out what my score was. 650, not bad but it could be better. I was afraid to find out what it was because.... I don't know why I was scared I just was.

This is the start of the fun phase of the deployment. We have gotten past the beginning phase, the acting out everything going wrong phase to the everyone getting along, no big surprises, got into a good routine phase. Now just as we get into a good groove the next phase will start. The acting out cuz the deployment is almost over phase.

SO MY ADVISE FOR TODAY IS TO ENJOY THE SECOND PHASE OF DEPLOYMENTS WHILE IT LASTS. IT MAY BE LONELY BUT YOU ARE INTO YOUR RHYTHM AND IT WON'T BE MUCH LONGER TILL YOUR LOVE COMES HOME.