Oh where to start, where to start.. These last couple of weeks have been.. Eventful to say the least. So much went on all in the blink of an eye that it was hard for me to keep up with it all! Lets take a look at it all shall we?
About 2 weeks ago we found out that our orders were modified and we were no longer being sent to Miramar, San Diego... They're now sending us to 29 Palms. For those of you that don't know where that is it's about an hour away from Palm Springs. Note: the two are completely different from each other! Palm Springs is where people go vacation, 29 Palms is where they stick Marines and their families to be miserable.. Haha! I'm joking.. But seriously, it's nothing like Palm Springs. There's a million things I could complain and start whining about but I'm trying to keep a positive mind and be grateful that we'll still be in California.
May 1st was by far the best day out of the week because Thomas got promoted to Sergeant! He knew it was probably coming but he had no idea it would be this soon so it really caught him off guard. He found out a couple of days before he was getting pinned and all he could say was, "It doesn't feel real" haha! But it was real, and needless to say I was one proud wifey and was so honored to be able to pin him Sergeant! He's worked his tail off to get to where he is and God has been doing nothing but great things for him. We're both so thankful!
The following Thursday we attended a briefing for our PCS (move). They spoke Gibberish, they spoke Chinese, and they spoke about every other language tou could possibly think of except English! Haha! There's so much that goes into pcs'ing! Paperwork, procedures, rules and regulations, so many different options.. My head was spinning a little but I did manage to understand some of the foreign and in the end we decided to have TMO move us. Originally we wanted to have family come down and help us with the move but we thought it'd be best to just have the movers take care of everything.. but even that brings in a whole other slew of things! So at the moment Thomas and I are trying to prep for the big move. Which I must admit is pretty exciting despite all the work and stress that goes into it! It's not everyday you get to take a road trip across country!
Thankfully I had lots of time off that same week to be with Thomas before he left to his MOS school. It was full of errands, short work visits, lunch dates, fro-yo dates (yumm-oh!), cuddling, walks with our baby girl and gym time! We were even able to play some racket ball together at the gym- so fun! I think it's important that even in the midst of all the craziness and business life throws at you- you still need to find the time to have fun, relax, and enjoy the ride..
Thankfully I had lots of time off that same week to be with Thomas before he left to his MOS school. It was full of errands, short work visits, lunch dates, fro-yo dates (yumm-oh!), cuddling, walks with our baby girl and gym time! We were even able to play some racket ball together at the gym- so fun! I think it's important that even in the midst of all the craziness and business life throws at you- you still need to find the time to have fun, relax, and enjoy the ride..
Happy Hump Day! :)
just found your blog and you seem so cool, and normally crazy, lol. I'm sure you understand that phrase, at least I hope you do! Congrats to hubby and tell him thank you for serving, from me and my family. Post updates when yall get moved! Best wishes from NC :)
ReplyDeleteHi Rhiana! Thank you so much! And yes, I definitely understand the "normally crazy"- you have to be! Haha! I will start blogging again soon so keep an eye out for our update ;)
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