Alaska

So this summer my family and I went on an Alaskan Cruise, thought I'd post some pics.

One week in...

Well I am one week into my new job. It is a lot of stuff to learn. I am doing the book-keeping for four companies owned by the family. One of the stores has just opened and they are unsure of exactly how the booking is going to run so I will be smack in the middle of that. So far things have been going rather well. I have enjoyed it, which I wasn't sure how I would deal with the whole money tracking and billin thing. But all has gone well so far and I enjoy the family and my coworkers. The one down side to the location that I am working out of is that I am the youngest person by ten years or more. All of the other young military wives are working at the new locaiton. Although there might be opportunity in a few months for another sales associate at where I am I think this is how it's going to be here for awhile.

But the people that I do work with are nice and fun. One of them is the wife and instructor in VT-9, which is not the squadron that Michael is in, Michael is in VT-7. It seems like many of our friends are in 9. Although for other than flying and squadron based events and games it doesn't realy matter what squadron you are in. There is no real difference in either of them, although some people say that one of the is a faster track than the other, but that depends on who you talk to and when. There is going to be some change in command for both squadrons in the next few months and that could change how things go in the different squadrons. So we'll see what happens.

Things have started to go better for me. Not even really since I started working, although I think that had a lot to do with it. I seem to have become more open to meeting people and act slightly different around strangers than normally I would have. Well I guess not strangers but other military wives. I had always thought of myself as a shy person but I seem to have been getting out of that a little bit. Which I guess is a good thing because I will be meeting new people all the time in the line of work Michael is in. With us moving all the time, and eventually he might even be in some leadership position in charge of a squadron or something of that sort. In that case I would have to be in charge of the "wives club" or somthing of that sort for the spouses of that squadron. We'll see where life takes us.

Michael still has to get past the E2/C2 draft first. Which will most likely be no earlier than May, of next year. Once we get past that hump will determine whether we are moving at that time or if we will be staying here for another 6-8 months after that point. The plan is for him to stay and finish training here because that means that he will be flying what he wants to fly and doing what he set out to do when he started at the academy as a plebe. All of that was working towards becoming a jet pilot, with whihc the whole draft being thrown in the mix recently could mess that up a little bit. But like I said we'll see where life takes.

I think that's enough for now. Will talk again soon.

New Job

Well I have officially started my new job. I am working at Woodstock Furniture, a local family owned business, as their book-keeper. This is something that I have never done, and something I never really saw myself doing. But with new places comes new adventures. And in a tiny town like Meridian, MS I have to take what jobs I can get. It will be a good opportunity and a good resume builder for in the future. Plus it might help me get on track of our own finances or if I open my open business or run a youth group.

And yes you did read open my own business. I'm going to look into running an out of the home business that I would be able to do while working in another job, or going to school, or even after we have kids. Not sure if it is going to happen or if it would even be fruitful, but with as much as we move I think it is worth looking into.

This new job is going to be a lot to learn. Like I said it is all stuff that I have never done before. And I personally have never had bills to pay or really had to keep track of many so on that note it will be a little different as well. But this might be where I was suppose to be for that exact reason. So that I can get personal finances in check and Michael and I will be able to save money and spend on doing fun things together. 

There is not a lot to do in the little town that we live in and we have to drive places and spend money in order to do things that are in the least bit fun. Even if what we actually do doesn't cost money the gas money to get there or the hotel to stay cause it is too far to just do a day trip is what costs money.

I'm hoping this new job will begin to bring a sense of meaning and purpose back into my life. Just sitting around the house here doing nothing was getting really depressing. I'm contemplating going back to school to get my masters. But again that costs money. I'm not sure if I want to do teaching or english lit or both.

50 years..

I recently went home for my grandparent's 50th wedding anniversary. Quite a feet in this day and age with people getting married before they are ready. Some might have said that Michael and I were too young when we got married, at 22. But even though we may have been young we were ready to be married and all that that entails. We have been happily living together, after four years of dating a part. And I know that we will have to spend some time of our marriage apart while Michael is on deployments. But I think I can handle that. Hopefully by then I will have friends to help make the time go faster. Who knows, we might even have kids by then. Wow, kids. Weird to think about! That's not going to be for another year or two at the earliest. Michael and I would like to do some weekend trips and travels. Which is harder enough to do with a dog, let alone kids!

I have respect for my friends who are starting families. I thought I would be like that too getting married and starting a family right away. And while I do want kids I think I have decided wait a little bit longer. There are something's inthe planning stages for the next year that would be halted and ruined if I had a kid. Towards the end of next year I think is a good time to begin the pregnancy process. But it is ultimately what God has in store and not Michael or myself. We'll see what his plan is.