Friendship

This is happening:

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We knew that THIS:

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was happening some time this year. We did not anticipate it happening sooner, but it is. In preparing to deal with it later in the year Dave and I made the heart wrenching decision that I should apply to schools back home in Charleston to see if maybe I could do a nursing program there and have family close for support and help with T. Not surprisingly, this happened:

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Unfortunately, now there are some classes that are “too old”(!!!!!) and I now will have to retake them and a few other “new” prerequisite courses I wasn’t anticipating. This post isn’t about that frustration though, so I won’t get on that soap box…

It means that T and I are moving back to Summerville, for an indefinite amount of time. I.E. until I finish school, whenever that may be. Some of the time Dave will be out of the country, but most of it he will likely be here in sunny San Diego. This will probably be the biggest hardship we have taken on so far, for the betterment of our family’s future.

This morning I tried to explain to T what was going to be happening in the next few weeks. It went something like this:

Me: Hey buddy, what would you think about going and living near Lela and Pop Pop, Mia, Morgan and Elizabeth?

T: Well, we can go visit!! But we can’t live there, we have to come back here because San Diego is our home.

I expect I will be crying a lot the next several weeks…

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One of the coolest days ever!

Everyone has a list of events in their lives that fight for the rank “Coolest” ever; today is definitely a contender (after the birth of Tarleton, getting married, college graduation, etc).

I have always, ALWAYS wanted to fly in a bi-plane. You know, open air, old school, double wings – the type you see flying around when you’re at the beach and think,”Man, that would be so cool to get a chance to fly in one!”

(I’m almost so excited, still!, that I can hardly type coherently. I just want to squeal some more!)

A while back my awesome, super, wonderful, amazing aviator husband had to do an air show at a municipal air field in San Diego. No big deal. While there he met a gentleman who owns a plane and lives in a hangar at the air field. Yes, you read that right. At this airport people can LIVE in their hangers; and I’ve seen a few of these places, they are amazing homes! Anyhoo, in Dave’s friendly way, he made friends with this man who introduced him to some other people, one of whom owns a Stearman (bi-plane). Around Dave’s birthday he happened to be visiting his friend and while having lunch discovered that as a “gift” he was going to get a ride in the Stearman. Knowing I would be beyond green with envy he immediately started trying to figure out when I could get a ride.

Few months later here we are, and here I am writing this still giddy with excitement!

It.Was.SO.COOL!!

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Yes, I flew it for a little bit. Yes, we did loops and a maneuver called the hammer-head. I FLEW ONE OF THE LOOPS. And I squealed and laughed and yelled the whole time. 😉

It was an awesome reminder to be so appreciative of the life we have and live it to the fullest. Fear will always be a part of your life, but it will only hold you back as much as you let it.

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Fitness Fridays…er Monday

I had intended to do this post last Friday but obviously that didn’t happen so I’m doing it today instead. Hopefully I can make my posts about my fitness every Friday – we’ll see.

This past weekend I participated in the Color Me Rad 5K in San Diego. My friend Lindsey had done one a few weeks back in Bakersfield and said she’d do the one in San Diego with me – so I signed up as a part of a team that another mil spouse had formed. (You can read her inspiring story over here.) I had already started getting back into a routine at the gym, but this gave me a goal to train for, which always helps me focus better as I “work out.”

Though I could not run continuously as I had hoped (and been able to do in the gym on a treadmill) I still achieved a personal best for time! I was so thankful for my running mates, Lindsey and Jess, who kept me moving and encouraged me the whole way. It was a great race to get me back in the groove of running and plant that little seed that makes me want to sign up for another one!

I did it!

    

My little cheering buddy was not crazy about Mommy being a mess! — Lindsey, me, Jess

Team Hell IDK!

 

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