Our PCS to Hawaii • May – November 2017 After we received our orders to Hawaii (read about how we found out here), we were very overwhelmed by all the different details we had to work out. One thing that was helpful to me was reading other blogs written by military wives about their experience. This…
Once in Portland, I spent Monday afternoon cleaning out our rental car and repacking all my luggage. On Tuesday, 9/26, I took Charlotte to get a bath at Petsmart so she’d be all clean and ready for our flight (I had read that if quarantine found any sort of ticks or parasites on an animal…
Moving to Hawaii, Jess and Charlie Edition • Newberry National Volcanic Monument, Smith Rock State Park, and Mt. Hood National Forest • September 23-25, 2017 I had finally made it halfway through my week alone — it seemed to be dragging by even though I was filling each day with exciting things. I was running on minimal…
Moving to Hawaii, Jess and Charlie Edition • Crater Lake National Park • Chasing Waterfalls • September 22, 2017 My third day of traveling solo began with a 2 hour drive from Crescent City, California to Medford, Oregon. This drive was very scenic, but also the hardest for me with so many narrow roads, hills, and construction zones….
Moving to Hawaii, Jess and Charlie Edition • Cape Blanco to Crescent City • Redwoods National & State Parks • September 21, 2017 Despite feeling warm and safe in the car, I didn’t sleep well that first night. Maybe it was because I was overwhelmed and missed Curtis, maybe it was because Charlotte demanded on sharing my sleeping…
Moving to Hawaii, Jess and Charlie Edition • Driving down the Oregon Coast • September 20, 2017 The day started off with a 4:30 alarm, one I had been dreading as I lay awake for hours beforehand. Time to take Curtis to the airport. We packed the car and checked out of the hotel, and I drove…