One Month Later!

I can't believe my last posting was a month ago. Well actually I guess I can! A lot has happened in the last month and although I have no pictures, will give the skinny on the happenings in our family!

We were in some ways sad to leave Florida - mostly because we had made some wonderful friendships that we will surely miss - BUT look forward to continuing throughout the years. We left October 16th - Isaac and I by plane, Lyndon and Sydney by car. Our first destination was Maine! Isaac and I arrived that evening, Lyndon and Sydney the following night. We spent a wonderful weekend with some dear friends, ate lobster ($3.25/pound people!) and reminisced about our days in the Pine Tree State. It was a lot of fun and a good chance to rest up before the LONG drive across the country.

Monday morning we left at 6am and drove until we could no longer - Erie, PA that night. Left the next morning and made it all the way to St. Paul, MN. Left the next morning and Miles City, MT was earlier than we would've liked to stop but none of us could keep going that day for some reason. Thursday - we arrived in wonderful Edmonds, WA around 7pm. The car now has an additional 5,000 + miles on it and we all were so happy to wake up Friday and not have to go anywhere! The kids were champs and Lyndon and I did well trading off on the driving. I did learn, however, that I get car sick if I read too much...

States Isaac and I travelled: Florida, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho and Washington. 15 states!

Sydney and Lyndon: Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut - all those in addition to the above. 9 more states!

What a week!

We are staying in Edmonds with my parents for a little while. The house is going on the market in Florida on Monday and we are anxious to see what happens there as in two years, it's gone down approx. $20,000 in value.

The GREAT news is that I got a job with the State of Washington!!! I start November 17th and the kids and I will be packing up and moving to Olympia next week.

I know the next six months will be a difficult time in our lives. We miss Lyndon terribly so please keep him in your thoughts and prayers while he toughs it out alone in Florida. We have some pretty big challenges ahead of us with selling our house and Lyndon's transition out of the military. That is still a "secret" to them (the Navy) but we're sure it's just a matter of time before it's known. There will be an incredible amount of pressure on him to stay in. Although we know there are definitely benefits to staying in, we have talked through and thought through this decision very thoroughly and believe this is the best for our family and especially our children. We know the bumps ahead will be rough but also believe that our faith, our marriage, our family and our friends will help keep us strong and help guide us through these times to come.

I forgot my camera/computer cords in Florida but they're en route here so pictures of our adventure and Halloween are soon to come.

Thank you to Brenda and Brian for your generous hospitality in Maine and thank you to everyone who keeps our family in your thoughts and prayers while our journey continues!