Running out of Tiiiiiiiiiiime

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!