Goodbye Hawaii
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Goodbye Hawaii

On Friday, July 24, we awoke in our rental house in Hawaii for the last time. We ate breakfast and finished packing, then took Charlotte for a walk to the park for the last time. We said goodbye to our neighbors, and walked through our house for the last time. All of this felt surreal…

Last Week on Oahu
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Last Week on Oahu

Each of our ‘Last week in ___” posts have been about a combination of final moving preparations, as well as a few adventures for some final happy memories in that place. In that regard this post is no different, but because of the current global situation, we’ve had a few more logistics and obstacles in…

June 2020
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June 2020

After finding out in May that we’d be moving in July, June became all about trying to accomplish as much as we could to make the move go smoother. Right now, we feel satisfied that we have taken care of almost everything that is in our control. Now all that’s left is for the Navy…

May 2020
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May 2020

This year’s May felt similar to last year… Minus the pandemic part, of course. It started off with Curtis being gone, his ride being extended and there being several weeks of not knowing exactly when he’d come back, but ended on a positive note. He returned home in the third week of May, and we…

April 2020
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April 2020

I won’t lie — April was a difficult month, and that had mostly nothing to do with COVID-19. It’s not fun to write about, but I’m choosing to do so for the sake of continuity and recording our life during this pandemic. Curtis returned on April 1, and was scheduled to be home for the…