Easter 2012

We arrived in Texas the Saturday before Easter.  We were lucky to spend Easter with family and friends. I am a little late posting this Blog and these photos, but here they are anyway. :) I hope you all enjoy them!

Larry's Pop, Larry, and Larry's Daddy

Larry and his sister Kristen

Larry with Temperance and Victoria

Christopher, Victoria and Temperance

Kristen, Larry, Victoria, Temperance, Papa, Courtney, and Christopher

Unemployed!

The trouble with being a military wife is that I become unemployed for 3-4 months every 3-4 years. It's not easy. It is NEVER easy to quit one job and then find another one. I was truly blessed in Hawaii with a great Accounting job that allowed me to grow and learn and expand my accounting knowledge. Today, however, I am now unemployed. Ugh. Just the thought of the effort and time it is going to take to find a new job is making my head spin.

Larry is the lucky one. He keeps his job and just has to move to a new squadron every time. I am really hoping I don't have as much trouble finding a job in Virginia as I had in Hawaii. It was not a fun time for me.

We are starting to separate stuff out, pack a few things up and get ready for our move.  Our truck ships off island on Monday and from there it will be a whirlwind of things to get done. We only have two weekends left on island and we are blessed the sun is shining! :) YAY!!

Last Few Weeks

I am down to my last week of work and we seriously only have two weekends left here in Hawaii.  You would think we would be out on the beach every waking moment, but everyone got super sick this last weekend and it has been raining here so much there hasn't even been a sun to enjoy.

I was up this morning doing Pilates and thinking about how much we have been able to experience since coming to Hawaii and the list is pretty long. We will be missing the local food, beaches and scenery the most. Of course it is beautiful here, but after three years it is also easy to take it for granted. I hope we took enough photos to remember everything.

As the time gets closer to us leaving I am starting to be agitated and anxious. I am ready for the pack up to be over and the house to be gone... unfortunately those things don't happen until right before we leave. I am insanely excited for this to be my last week of work but I am super nervous about fining a job in VA.  It should be easy but we are buying a house out in the middle of no-man's land and it will put me at a slight disadvantage for the job hunting. Please keep me in your prayers as I begin this new journey.  On the plus side, I got a super great letter of recommendation and I am ready to hit the ground running (literally - I am so freaking excited to run on the mainland again).

Of course we will miss going to luau's as well. :) Now I have to get ready for work. Woop 4 work days left!

Virginia Here We Come!

As far as blogging goes, I have been MIA.  It is hard to adjust to life when Larry returns home. Everything seems to go out of whack for a while and sometimes (just as this time) it takes me a while to get back in the swing of things.

Lots, Lots, Lots has been going on out here in the middle of the ocean.  Larry received orders to Virginia (Quantico) and we will be leaving Hawaii in April... no tears please as we are ready to be off the rock.  Hawaii has been a great learning experience and I feel like we have grown closer together as a family, but we are ready to share our love with the rest of our family and friends and that is hard to do from the middle of the ocean.

Both of the girls have grown like little weeds. It is amazing how much Temperance has grown in the past three years. She is coming into her own and is the perfect little princess.  Victoria is as opposite from Temperance as she could ever be.  She is passonate about being funky and not following any one mold.  She is her own person and that makes me prouder than anything else she could ever be. I am thankful for the experience both girls have gotten from living in Hawaii and I can't wait to see what exciting adventures we can go on in VA.

I will try better to get on here and keep everyone up-to-date of our upcoming move. Wish us luck!!!

Larry's Home!

Our wonderful Daddy has been home for a week now.  It has been a awesome week having him back home with us. Both of the girls have missed him so very much and have enjoyed seeing him and spending time with him daily. The homecoming has been seriously great. 

 I made the Pegasus sign and hung it on the side of the house.  The other sign I bought and hung on our fence.  This is the first time we have really hung up big sings outside the house. 

 Victoria wore her homecoming outfit and Temperance was supposed to have one on of the same type only purple dress with a green tutu but Temperance refused to put hers on... of course. 

 Yay, here he is! Our Daddy is home! Our Daddy is home! Our Daddy is home!!!

We are truly a blessed family to have Larry returned to us safe and sound. All prayers that were sent his way are very appreciated. I know that not all families were as lucky and I am grateful to have him home with us. 

Homecoming Busy

I am insanely busy getting ready for Larry's homecoming. And of course I keep adding things to do to the list. Sigh. So far I still need to finish my banners/signs, hang said banners/signs, clean up the kid's room, change the sheets on the bed, clean out the truck and wash it, and finish the big homecoming project I am working on. Sorry I can't divulge more info about the project because every now and then Larry actually reads the Blog about his life.

The girls do not know the exact date he is coming home. I am not even going to tell them until we are there at the hanger waiting. Victoria knows that we have a function at his hanger but since we actually do squadron functions there it is not throwing any red flags. She is even aware that she will wear her homecoming outfit to show the other spouses. They are going to be so insanely excited. :)

And on top of everything else I am doing I am still training for a marathon. Needless to say, I am a busy woman. But at least there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel!

Friends & Family

My good friend Evita has been visiting us and it has really helped pass the last few weeks before Larry arrives home. I am super excited that the offical count down has started! I can't wait to have my best friend back at home with me.  There is seriously no one I would rather spend time with over Larry. It will be great to have him back home and safe.

However, having said all that about Larry, it has been FREAKING FANTASTIC to have Evita with us! We have known Evita almost as long as we have known each other. Evita was at our wedding (be jealous - cause there are only three others who have that claim to fame) and she signed our marriage certificate as a witness. No matter what is going on in the world or in our lives, Evita and I are always able to reconnect right where we left off. She is one of my best girl friends and I love every zany awesome piece that makes her a whole. Here are some photos of us at the Bellows beach!

 The girls (especially Victoria) have really enjoyed having Evita spend time with us.

 Seriously, Victoria loves her. :)

 I love her too - even if she makes me look insanely pale.

 Temperance playing in the sand.



And yes, we played visitors and had the actual Japanese visitors take our photo. HAH. It was funny. The girls and I love Bellows beach, if you get the chance to visit Hawaii, we would love to take you there!