We're old pros at it, by now. We actually voluntarily moved, without being ordered to do so. Actually, a roundabout way, we were, but lets not get into THAT,
hmm?
We moved, a whole 10 miles away from where we were earlier. A smaller, cheaper apartment with lovely amenities- washer and dryer, and dishwasher...screens on windows (odd,
hmm, but Hubs was ASKED if that was a perk of the new place,
lol!), a pool and fitness center. AND, they allow big dogs. And I mean BIG...when you call to ask a housing manager if they allow large dogs, and they say "Yes, up to 60 pounds" and you LAUGH...that is NOT a big dog, in fact, by definition that is a medium dog.
Our year old, small for her breed, pure bred SAINT BERNARD, at just over 100 pounds, is a BIG dog. And yet, she LOVES apartment living. In fact, I usually mistake her for a large panting floor rug. Apparently, St's are actually perfect for small houses/ apartments, being low energy and happy to lay around. We read that at 2- fully "grown up," she will be even LAZIER than now, and now, she only gets excited meeting new people, and that is getting better and better, the more we take her and her (small buddy, a 60 lb female shepherd mutt) to the nearby dog park. The first 10 minutes are them dragging us to the park, freaking and barking and jumping...then, they are WELL behaved, socially gentle and friendly dolls. Off leash. In a giant park. It. Is. A.
Maz.
Ing.
And the shepherd mutt, who we've had aggressive/protective issues with, seems to only dislike new people in the house, and is lovely and friendly at the park.
But beyond all that.
The little
fuzzies, the cats, have adjusted well. We now live in a 2 bed, 2 bath just-over-800 square foot apartment, bottom level, back of the building apartment, built in 1996.
We are saving a good chunk of money on rent, not to mention utilities. We love that, but, we've also added (in a way) to the current bills- we traded in the truck, which was acting funny and beyond our patience and ability to repair, for a 2006 Mercury Milan. We LOVE it, and took it on a quick jaunt to MT home for a bit of
work-style leave/vacation. We now have it's payment, and insurance for it, but with the rent and utility savings, we even out.
When Hubs leaves for the giant sandbox in about a month, we/I will be able to save a lot of gas and groceries- the man puts it away, burning so much for the Army PT. Food, I mean. Fuel, of course, will only be for me running to the store and dog park, because I plan on taking- drum roll, please- online Financial Accounting classes while he is gone.
Yes, I will be going back to college, in a way. Exciting.
With the Accounting, I can branch into home business courses, etc, and go ahead and do accounting for businesses from the home.
Also...
New pictures will come up soon, we aren't completely unpacked, but if I wait until we are, no one will see the apartment.
We will be seeing an Infertility Specialist early July, and get some things started/handled, however, Hubs should be gone by then, so all I can do is my stuff. Since it's all me anyways, that's ok, but we are a little upset we can't store his stuff IN CASE. (I HATE that phrase!) So, we will try- again/more- during R&R, and when Hubs gets home.
He is getting his teeth worked on, which MIGHT delay his deployment- all four wisdom teeth, as well as an extra tooth under his lower teeth that requires reconstruction of his JAW. And since he is deathly allergic to
penicillin, any infection caused by the teeth over there can't be handled...so, he needs them all dealt with here, now, before he gets sent over. He doesn't want to be delayed- he enlisted to serve, but of course, he won't argue a shorter-than-12-months deployment.
But, above all else, we are praying for his safety, as well as all the other soldiers serving, and that they all return home safe and on time to their families and homes.
God Bless the US Soldiers!!
