So...the Orders are IN!

What does this mean you ask? Military lingo...which in civilian terms means, we have gotten written orders to where we will be stationed for the next 3 years and we got Jacksonville!! WHOO HOOO! We got them about a week ago, so I am a little late in sharing this news. Friday the 17th Brandon finally got his coveted Wings! It was an exciting time! Such an accomplishment in life! I am very proudHe us going to squadron VP10, and Brandon found out that they deploy next summer in June. So I am glad we have some time with each other and to figure out the living arrangments.

So after the winging party and all the comotion was over, we decided that we found a house we love and put an offer on it! It's a short-sale which is new to us, so the seller ageed to our asking price but now the long wait to see if the bank will agree to this price. This apparantly could take months! Sigh* I would love to be in my new house for at least Christmas, but we will see! I am excited to get out of this little duplex but it has been a blessing in disguise. Saved us tons on money cause we might have to pay closing costs on the new place but we are trying to avoid that!
Today is the first day to where it doesn't feel so hot or humid. It's nice out even for Florida! Still the high today is 84, but it's wonderful, I love it here! Now, if I could get Brandon to go to the beach more often!

God is so good, He is doing a new thing in me and my family. I just pray for continuing growth for both Brandon and myself.

And the waiting continues....

Hello all! It's been too long, but I must say....a much needed break to focus on God, me and my family. God is so Good! Things are so great right now! Learned a lot about myself and God during my time of searching my heart. So now Brandon and I are anxiously awaiting orders that could come in as short as a few weeks to find out if we stay here in Jax or move across the country and even across the Pacific. I know, we must be crazy to say no to Hawaii or Whidbey Island (outside of Seattle, well kind of) but Brandon and I on this journey have learned one thing about us. We like to own our own home, have a big yard for our dogs to run and maybe even this time, have a pool! Ha! Music to my ears people....this Ohio gal wants to stay here in Jacksonville....What you say?? We are nuts? Well, maybe but we love it here and we have found a wonderful church that Brandon has the opportuninty to do his hobby of running sound and I get to sing and lead worship every other Wednesday nights. Also Brandon's sister is about to have her first baby, so can't wait to meet little Aiden. And I love my job...sure I work at a bank as a teller, but I work with the most wonderful people and I know God brought me here to this town with a huge support system to deal with the military life and issues in our lives only for me to be a better person. So with all these things, how can I leave??! Oh and Brandon's not making it any easier when for fun, he searches the internet for great deals on houses and we drive around town and go looking at them and dream...Ah yes, owning our own piece of Jacksonville, ok it will probably be Middleburg but who cares! (gotta love the redneck name!)
So we wait....
and get nervous, anxious....try not to worry about having to stick my huge Great Dane on a plane then having to board him, well quarantine him actually, for possibly 2 months because the lovely island of Hawaii has no rabies or something?? But my dog has no such thing but every pet has to go through this process....Huff!
Brandon gets his much awaited wings Sept. 17th...for those of you not military, this is kind of a big deal...and I am so new to this military life that I find it uber cool!! I am so proud of him! He has worked harder than he did in college and he worked pretty hard then too. His time in flight school is slowly winding down and off to a squadrine (family, I hope) only to probably find out that there is a huge chance for him to be deployed right away around the holidays...so I just pray if the latter is the case, that we would get stationed here so I don't have to change my whole life over the holidays only to spend them alone! (well with new people) ;-)
God knows what is best...he sees the big picture. I have faith in His plan....I also know too that he knows the desires of my (our) hearts too. So until then we just wait patiently.....