relishing the life God has given us
August 25-26, 2017 • Moving to Hawaii • Connecticut to Michigan When we found out we were moving to Hawaii, there were so many details that we needed to work out and many decisions that had to be made. After the initial freak-out-and-call-our-parents, we started going over everything that needed to happen. While there were many uncertainties, there was one thing we… Read More
There is no brief way to explain how this whole situation came about, so if you’re interested in knowing all the details and complications of our PCS to Hawaii, I’ll probably write about the entire thing once it’s all over. To give a little more backstory, check out my post about receiving our orders to Hawaii. Basically, the earliest we could… Read More
It’s finally here — the last step of Curtis’ Navy training before he goes on to do what he signed up for in the first place! Thankfully the next couple months of training are supposed to be less intense than the past 6 months have been. What makes this part interesting is that since it’s such a short amount of… Read More
I’ve been hesitant to share updates on what’s coming next in our military journey because of how uncertain these things are. But now that we actually have orders in hand, I guess it’s as good a time as any to spill the beans! Since Summer 2015, Curtis has been going through the Navy’s training pipeline. We thought we knew where… Read More
Moving to NY, Part 5 | Our first visit to Downtown Saratoga Springs | August 21, 2016 We woke up on Sunday morning in our tent, having slept better than we ever have while camping. We took our time getting up, packing our things, and eating English muffins for breakfast, then headed back into town. We would have loved to do another… Read More
Moving to New York, Part 4 | First Day in New York! | August 20, 2016 When we awoke on Saturday morning, we were filled with both excitement and nervousness about what lay ahead. We were only a few short hours away from our new hometown, and once we arrived we would immediately commence our house search. Things weren’t as… Read More