So the past week has been eventful, to say the very least. :)
We found out that Jordan will now be reporting on the 6th to Camp Lejeune, so now we have TWO DAYS to move down there, since he graduates the 4th. I went to TMO (Traffic Management Office) on Friday, and set up our shipment for all our furniture and everything to be moved out to 29 Palms on the 1st, so we've got a lot of planning to do for that! Last night we went to the PCS (Permanent Change of Station) mixer to get some good information about moving to the desert, and tonight I'm going to a dinner at General Flynn's house. I've been stressing about that pretty hardcore, but I got to go shopping for a new outfit, so I can't complain. :) I think that's about it as far as the military goes for right now.
On the family front, we had quite a scare with Miss Carolina. She's been really tough to potty train, so on Friday I took her to the vet. They had me leave her there so they could collect a sample and do a urinalysis. About an hour later Dr. Trout, her veterinarian, called me with the news that she didn't have a urinary tract infection, but there is something wrong with her kidneys. We were really worried, because Dr. Trout told us that there was a chance that if her kidneys weren't filtering out the bad stuff effectively, it might mean our little girl wouldn't make it out of puppyhood. They did bloodwork to test, and about $300 and a river of tears later we were told that she definitely has a kidney problem, but it's probably not deadly. We're supposed to be monitoring the amount of her water intake this week and she's going back for another appointment this Sunday.
I got some great news this week... the bank I work for, which I can't write here because it's a fireable offense to represent the bank online (stupid), has a few branches around Camp Lejeune, and I'm going to be able to transfer! Because I haven't been with the company for six months yet, I'm not technically eligible for a transfer, but my awsome boss Susan gave me a glowing recommendation and my interview went well, so they arranged for a military exception. I'll be working at the Havelock branch for now, and there's a chance that they may be able to arrange for a guy at the Morehead City branch to switch with me, which would apparently shorten my commute by 15-20 minutes. Either of those branches are actually closer to Cherry Point, so we're going to be living somewhere in the middle to split our commutes.
This weekend we're headed to Camp Lejeune to house hunt, the next weekend we'll be in Charleston, and then graduation is the 4th! We're super duper excited to see lots of family soon, and miss everyone terribly. I'm off to primp for the dinner tonight, but will hopefully be sending another update along soon. Hope all is well with everyone!
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Sunday, October 10, 2010
The Beginning
Well, I've always made fun of people who blog, but I've finally decided to join the ranks of the thoroughly self-absorbed and create one. :) I figured that, since we're in the Marine Corps and will very soon be on the other side of the country from both our families and friends, we needed a simple way to share what was going on with us with the ones we love the most. So far, I have no idea what I'm doing, but hopefully I'll figure blogging out well enough that I can share pictures and everything as well. Soooo... for anyone reading this who hasn't heard, this is what you've missed lately.
Jordan finally found out his MOS (Military Occupational Specialty, for my side of the family) and our eventual duty station, and we're getting pretty excited about it! He will be a member of the 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, which is based in 29 Palms, CA. Technically, this means we got our first choices for both MOS and duty station, although when we said we wanted West Coast, we were really thinking Camp Pendleton. Camp Pendleton is on the beach in Oceanside, CA, and is supposed to be a super beautiful place. At first I was a little disappointed about being sent to 29 Palms, but it's going to be a totally different experience than either of us has had before, so we're starting to be more optimistic.
The other day I called the Relocation Assistance Office at 29 Palms to get some information about it. The guy told us he's going to be sending us a 4 lb. package of stuff! I can't imagine that there'll be any questions left to ask after that! He also asked if we had kids, and I told him about Gunner and Carolina. He said it's a good thing they're big, because apparently they have a problem out there with little dogs getting eaten by hawks and coyotes! It's definitely going to be a learning experience for our little family. Before we make our way out to the desert for the next 3+ years of our lives though, we'll be going down to Camp Lejeune, NC so that he can complete Engineer School.
On November 4th, Jordan will graduate TBS, and then we only have a few days before he reports to Engineer School. We detach from Lejeune on March 31st, and we have 30 days to get out to CA. Since the Marine Corps will only move us once, we're going to ship all our stuff out to CA when we leave Stafford in a few weeks, and we're planning to rent furniture and everything while we're in NC. We've planned an awesome road trip to get us to 29 Palms, too!
Our plan is to start out from NC and spend our first night in Gatlinburg, TN. From there we'll make our way to Houghton, MI to visit with Jordan's Dad, David. Our next stop is Keystone, SD, where we'll get to see Mount Rushmore. I'm super excited about that because neither of us has ever seen it. Next on the list is Colorado Springs, CO where we'll visit the Air Force Academy. From there it's on to the Grand Canyon before we finally make it to our new home! We're going to take about ten days to make the trip. The biggest concern we have about it is that we'll really have to plan ahead on our hotel stays because we'll have Gunner and Carolina with us, but planning all of this is definitely giving me something to replace wedding planning with. :) We're also hoping to finally be able to take our honeymoon between moving out there and Jordan's report date. Cross your fingers for us!
Anyway, I think I'm about spent as far as coming up with interesting things to talk about since I don't actually know if anyone will ever read this, but hopefully it wasn't too, too boring. With all the changes that are about to start happening in our lives, I hope someone is kind enough to wish us luck... We're gonna need it!
Here's a video of the babies playing today... We took them out in our apartment complex today and they were fetching gigantic sticks! It was a really great time, and I hope y'all think it's as great as we do. And don't worry, the yellow jacket didn't sting me!
Jordan finally found out his MOS (Military Occupational Specialty, for my side of the family) and our eventual duty station, and we're getting pretty excited about it! He will be a member of the 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, which is based in 29 Palms, CA. Technically, this means we got our first choices for both MOS and duty station, although when we said we wanted West Coast, we were really thinking Camp Pendleton. Camp Pendleton is on the beach in Oceanside, CA, and is supposed to be a super beautiful place. At first I was a little disappointed about being sent to 29 Palms, but it's going to be a totally different experience than either of us has had before, so we're starting to be more optimistic.
The other day I called the Relocation Assistance Office at 29 Palms to get some information about it. The guy told us he's going to be sending us a 4 lb. package of stuff! I can't imagine that there'll be any questions left to ask after that! He also asked if we had kids, and I told him about Gunner and Carolina. He said it's a good thing they're big, because apparently they have a problem out there with little dogs getting eaten by hawks and coyotes! It's definitely going to be a learning experience for our little family. Before we make our way out to the desert for the next 3+ years of our lives though, we'll be going down to Camp Lejeune, NC so that he can complete Engineer School.
On November 4th, Jordan will graduate TBS, and then we only have a few days before he reports to Engineer School. We detach from Lejeune on March 31st, and we have 30 days to get out to CA. Since the Marine Corps will only move us once, we're going to ship all our stuff out to CA when we leave Stafford in a few weeks, and we're planning to rent furniture and everything while we're in NC. We've planned an awesome road trip to get us to 29 Palms, too!
Our plan is to start out from NC and spend our first night in Gatlinburg, TN. From there we'll make our way to Houghton, MI to visit with Jordan's Dad, David. Our next stop is Keystone, SD, where we'll get to see Mount Rushmore. I'm super excited about that because neither of us has ever seen it. Next on the list is Colorado Springs, CO where we'll visit the Air Force Academy. From there it's on to the Grand Canyon before we finally make it to our new home! We're going to take about ten days to make the trip. The biggest concern we have about it is that we'll really have to plan ahead on our hotel stays because we'll have Gunner and Carolina with us, but planning all of this is definitely giving me something to replace wedding planning with. :) We're also hoping to finally be able to take our honeymoon between moving out there and Jordan's report date. Cross your fingers for us!
Anyway, I think I'm about spent as far as coming up with interesting things to talk about since I don't actually know if anyone will ever read this, but hopefully it wasn't too, too boring. With all the changes that are about to start happening in our lives, I hope someone is kind enough to wish us luck... We're gonna need it!
Here's a video of the babies playing today... We took them out in our apartment complex today and they were fetching gigantic sticks! It was a really great time, and I hope y'all think it's as great as we do. And don't worry, the yellow jacket didn't sting me!
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