The biggest one Daniel and I are facing right now? His orders. While its not the worst base in the world, it DEFINITELY was NOT on our list, nor do we really want to go there. :( We shall be PCSing to Robins AFB in GA (and by GA, i mean the middle of nowhere-GA. -.-) in September. We should get 2 weeks of RAP (recruiter assistance program) before then...and daniel's est grad date from Keesler is August 20. But anyways...
While its not really all that bad of a base to go to, we really dont want to go. :( We were going to trade with someone in his class, but EVERYONE got the same thing. which I guess is good on some levels and bad on others. We've been trying to find the silver linings of being "stuck in the south." (we are so sick of being in the south its not even funny. -.-)
PROS:
1) not a far PCS...which will make moving easier and getting our stuff quicker
2) if we decide to start a family, we're not too terribly far from our families
3) we will have a smaller house--yes this is a PRO...i feel like our 3br is WAYY too much house for us. lol
4) Its only 3 hours from Savannah, Tybee Island, Hilton Head, Atlanta....soo weekend getaways aren't too far of a drive...
5) we dont have to ship our pup.
CONS:
1) we're stuck in the south...which we are sick of.
2) its considered "the middle of nowhere" for GA
3) its just far enough to keep me from driving to thanksgiving this year. :(
4) Daniel will most likely have several TDY while we are there (mini deployments--6mo or less)
5) its GA. lol
Bah. like I said. we're still trying to see the silver linings in all of this. The orders could change, but probably wont, so we are just learning to live with it. needless to say--GA is NOT worth leaving Keesler for and we will be sorry to pack up and leave our beautiful beach home. haha. on a plus side, we'll get a little more money there, so that helps.
On another positive note, i'm down to 231.6--thats a new low for me! hoping to be down in the 220s by next Monday. :D i did compare face pics today:
L) Dec 19,2010--our first anniversary:: R) yesterday morning...lbs lost since then--about 20 maybe a little more, i can't exactly remember how much i weighed back then. i think i was between 250 and 260... so it may be a little more than 20lbs. :D i was thoroughly surprised at the difference thou! :D
I am trying really hard. Moving did NOT help...nor did the first few weeks of "i dont feel like making a menu, lets go out to eat" mentality. haha. We're doing better now. Daniel is on "T-Shift" which is where he goes to class from 300p to midnight every day, so instead of eating a super heavy dinner at 6 or 7, we eat a rather large lunch around 1230-1 every day. :) that definitely helps. though my sleep schedule is completely thrown out of whack. lol. i'm still getting used to it, but its getting easier. he's been on T-Shift for about 2 weeks now. I have also started finding things (other than cleaning) to keep me occupied. I have 2 awesome friends down here and we keep each other busy. One of my friends is teaching me how to draw/paint. I think i'm failing but she keeps repeating to me "beauty is in the eye of the beholder". haha. i think my paintings suck. daniel said they're good though. and practice makes perfect, right? Also, i've learned how to make paracord bracelets:
if you want one, i think i'm gonna charge like...$2, but will make them to your color/size specifications. :D message me if you want more info--they are a lot of fun to make!
so anyways. i mean that pretty much sums up our lives right now. We've had a time and a half getting a dog though. We had one puppy, and he died of hookworm anemia. :( that was rough...so then we went to the humane society and found the prettiest german shepherd......who was crazy. -.- she bit my neck. she was 3 months old. what the?! lol so... we took her back...got a "voucher" to get another puppy. now we are just waiting to see what happens. :) its been a time and a half...and a ton of money out the window--(btw if a dog dies on a table during a blood transfusion--you still have to pay for whatever they got done. -.- i think thats sad. as if its not hard enough to lose a dog, but to make them spend a crap ton of money? ridiculous.) but i like our vet, she's nice.
we are getting a washer and dryer on Saturday and I am SO excited. I hate laundromats. with a firy burning passion. -.- i hope I never have to use one again. they are a pain in the butt. We are getting our set from a neighbor down the street who is moving to Germany, so they can't take it with them. We got lucky that she was suppperr sweet and willing to go down on price to fit our budget. It definitely helps. :) but anyways. i think thats about it for today. I need to do some cleaning and organizing before VOLLEYBALL tonight. (oh yeah i joined a volleyball spouses group down here... i am TERRIFIED. lol but i hear its a good workout, and one of my neighbors asked me to try it out...soooooo here goes nothing?!) I hope i dont fail miserably. i'm probably going to be EXHAUSTED tomorrow though. lol. and I've got a Cocktails and Canvas on Friday with some of the spouses. It is going to be fantastic. I'm finding little things here and there to keep me busy. :)
Also--my bestest friend is coming to visit on June 2! I AM SO EXCITED. like seriously. She is coming from the 2nd-5th!!! I can't wait. I've missed my bestie!
All in all--things are looking up...heres to hoping his orders change, but at the same time, eh--it could be worse. lol have a great rest of your day/week!
adios
