Cruising Along

Things are going smoothly over in my neck of the woods.  I start my new job next week, husband has orders, and the holidays are coming.  For the first time ever (seriously EVER) I started Christmas shopping early.  I dont really get down on the religious aspects of the holidays anymore, but I still just [...]

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Orders In Hand!

Yes folks my husband finally has his orders in hand!  He called the Senior Chief that filled out his PTS form, to make sure it would be all good to go and that everything would be done in time for next month.  Well two minutes later he had an emailed copy of his orders! 
Oh the [...]

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Things are Changing

Well Friday I was officially offered the job that I had been trying to get for the past month or so.  I am very very excited.  I will be working from home, and I will be able to take the job with me to California.  They see the move across the country as a good thing, [...]

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Happy Veteran’s Day

Happy Veteran’s Day to all Vets and current Active Duty, Reserve, Guard, etc.  Your service is something that you truly should be thanked for.  I very seriously considered joining the Army back in 2002 when I was a senior in high school.  The logical / realistic part of my brain told me that there was [...]

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Blame it on the Pain

I was not having a good day yesterday.  I was in a terrible mood and having lots of pains so my reaction to the news about the orders flipped me over the edge.  Now that the paperwork is done and sent to approval, I am a little more calm today.  However, they only review this [...]

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Good with the Bad

Isnt that the way it goes?  That things are going wonderfully and someone comes and smacks you in the face with a brick.  I was going to sit down and write about our wonderful weekend away for the Awards Banquet, but too many other things have come up. First I find out that I am about [...]

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