This is the last blog entry before we move!! How crazy is that?? Between all of B's crazy, random, and extra lengthy TDYs.. we squeezed in some time to drive the 15 hours to Nebraska to find a house.. and when I say "squeezed in time" we barely made it.. B returned from his 2nd TDY late on a Saturday night and we were up the very next morning at 4 am on our way to Nebraska to house hunt. This is one of the very many times we feel so thankful and blessed we have such a laid back baby.. not a peep out of him. He either sleeps or plays with his toys.. thank you Lord for giving us an easy traveler, you sure knew what you were doing ;) We had six properties I had set up showings for.. we arrive in Nebraska and are just an hour away from our final destination when I start getting emails and phone calls that four of our properties we had planned on viewing were either already rented or had applications down on them and were just waiting to be accepted.. basically already potentially rented. We then contacted base housing as we figured we might just not have a choice in the matter.. found out the waiting list was really long and we would be waiting quite a while if we ended up having to choose base housing.. panic started to set in. Thankfully, one of the houses came through and we ended up getting a lovely house for our family! We are so excited and feel very blessed to soon be making our new house in Nebraska a home.
Moving day is just a short 6 days away.. for the past month boxes and packing paper could be seen scattered throughout our house.. and now today, well.. it seems that the boxes and packing paper have taken over our house. Thankfully B and I work very well together as a team and makes moving and this whole parenting thing more manageable. This is my thinking: if we can pack everything up and move 15 hours away with two cats and an 8 month old.. we can do anything. Oh and might I add I am in the middle of my next to last session of school. So in between packing boxes, feeding Eli, changing Eli, entertaining Eli, feeding/loving on my furbabies, and still trying to be a great wife and cook great food all the time to feed B (Ha! Not all the time!) I still somehow manage to make the time for school. In fact, just this week I have written five papers. Okay bragging over.. I just feel kind of good about myself that I can accomplish this and that I will soon have my degree!
As moving day is approaching, we are still waiting for B's orders. Ohh the military, you hurry up and wait. Such true words. Little did we know that we would have to be doing a crap ton of paperwork and have to meet with Colonels and other AF personnel because of my being an "exceptional family member" Wow, that really does make me sound special.. ha! Apparently my having asthma and endo/IF issues make me a part of the Exceptional Family Member Program. How lovely is that. Basically we had to fill out a bunch of paperwork and meet with doctors where they send all of my info to see if our next base has the necessary resources to treat me and if they accept to treating me. If Columbus, MS has the necessary resources to treat me.. I am 110% sure that Omaha has those resources too, just sayin. Oh and all of this could possibly take up to 3 weeks. But its okay, we are moving in just less than a week. It just wouldn't be a PCS without something stressful or crazy happening now would it? While it does make things difficult and stressful, I am really thankful the Air Force does this, they are really only trying to help me.. and that is so very much appreciated.
I can't help but reminisce about our last PCS. So much different than this one is turning out to be. I was less than thrilled at moving to MS, so the majority of the car ride was spent crying my eyes out and asking God over and over why he was sending me to such a place, because after all.. I had everything planned out some place else. Plans.. oh my.. I think God laughs every time he hears us make them. This time, I am looking so forward to starting our new life in Nebraska. I also gained a child.. the last PCS I loaded up my car and had just enough space for my furbabies in their kennel.. this time I have an 8 month old I need to fit in there some where.. someone might just have to ride on the roof.. just kidding!
So as we leave the land of cotton fields and BBQ shacks, we will forever treasure this place. We ended up actually learning to live life here, made so many friends, people we would have never met, things we would have never tried, life experiences we would have never gone through the same without Columbus, MS in our lives.. we will miss it and the wonderful people here we have come to know. We will meet again some day. The transition from cotton fields and BBQ shacks to corn fields and Cornhuskers might prove to be a bit difficult, but we are excited to take on the challenge and start creating new and exciting memories!
