First, I would have to say that we survived Christmas break. I honestly thought I was gonna go batty. I had a constant flow of kids and family and pets and phew! January went pretty quick. But as we rounded the corner into February I had no idea what was waiting for me. We were living in a rental home and our lease was getting ready to run out. I, not wanting to move, called the landlord to let them know that we would be staying in the house, month to month, until the summer when my husband returned. They agreed and I was safe from moving (again) until June. Then, the bomb dropped. I got a call one evening from a real estate agent. She informed me that the owner of our home had decided to sell and that we had 30 days to move. SHIT. This was (at the time) my worst nightmare. Moving.... By myself..... With three kids......12 short months after moving across the country. Like I said before, SHIT. I frantically went looking for a rental home, and after a few days the realization set in that I would not be able to find the size of house we needed to accommodate our family, in the school district that we needed (because I was NOT switching my kids' school again) , for a price we could afford. I was left with two choices: either live in my van, or try and buy a house in less than 30 days.
Things really took a turn for the better when I randomly called an agent here in town, Reuben Hernandez. By the close of that day I had gotten pre qualified for a loan, looked at a house and put an offer in on that house. Things really sailed from there and we ended up closing on our dream house in 23 days, leaving me just enough time to move and get everything done before I was to hand over my keys to the owners. Thanks to my Grandparents, my Aunt Nicky and my cousin Donovan, we accomplished so much in one weekend and could finally settle in and more importantly SLOW DOWN!
I really felt like an outsider looking in during all of this. I couldn't believe all that had happened! And by the time we finally slowed down and took a look around I realized we were over halfway done with this deployment. They always say staying busy helps pass the time and I couldn't agree more. These days it seems that busy is my middle name. And I will gladly keep it that way until my Honey returns. Yeah, it gets crazy and hectic and I would like to sit around but I know from experience I would be pretty miserable if that is how life really was.
Easter is just around the corner as well as Spring break, and I am again being blessed with family coming to visit. Aunt Nicky and Uncle Jason along with my cousins Donovan and Emily will be coming in and hanging out with us for the holiday. We are so excited to see them again. It is so nice to have a piece of home away from home. And they are so laid back and calm that it feels like I am getting a break when they are here.
Dad is doing well also. He misses home very much and it getting really anxious to come home. We have already started making plans for the Summer. I can't wait for him to see the house in person. And some of the surprises I have waiting for him when he returns. And most importantly, being whole again. In every sense of the word.
