Just a quick update this gloomy Black Friday! The kids and I are up in Edmonds - we arrived Wednesday night and had a nice Thanksgiving yesterday with our immediate family and my mom's friend Kathleen. We really missed Lyndon though!! In case you didn't know, Lyndon loves to cook and is such a huge help in the kitchen - he and my mom just have a great time together on holidays! Luckily The Ferguson's invited Lyndon to their Thanksgiving gathering - so he wasn't alone and we are so thankful for such great friends! In fact we have much to be thankful for this year! Although it's easy to focus on how hard it is to be away from Lyndon, we just have to remind ourselves that this is a small sacrifice we are making in order to spend the rest of our years together!!!
We had every intention of travelling to Portland this weekend to spend time with family and friends down there but the kids are under the weather so that had to be cancelled. Yesterday morning started with me taking Isaac to the ER (since we haven't changed our insurance yet) and he has Conjunctivitis (pink eye). It's very contagious and they are both snotty and coughing so we're going to have a low key, restful weekend here at Grandma and Grandpa's.
Life in Olympia is going well. I am so far enjoying my job and the people. The daycare thing is really hard to adjust to though. Isaac has not been separating well at all - every day my heart just aches when I have to say goodbye as the teacher has to hold him tightly while I leave. On the other hand, Sydney has been fine and vocabulary is already improving. So...there are good and bad things. I am hoping that as Isaac starts to feel better, the separations will get easier. Only time will tell!
I'm ready to ride this wave into December! We have lots going on and that always makes time go by quickly - which is exactly what WE want to have happen right now!
Friday, November 28, 2008
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Obamamania!
I try not to be political on my blog because I have a lot of friends and family on both sides of the fence but I can't help myself. What a great victory! What a great future! Yes we can! Yes we did!
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!
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!
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Final Trip to Disneyworld!!!
OK - we'll probably go again someday - but on Thursday our annual Disney passes expired so the kids and I left at 7am to head to Orlando and take advantage of the day. We had so much fun! Isaac is old enough to have fun - and to be a bit of a pain because all he wants to do is walk around and explore things on his own. I didn't mind letting him down to walk around a bit because it was the least crowded I had ever seen it. No lines. It was fabulous. We have waited as long as an hour before to just get on Peter Pan (not worth it) - so on a wonderful 80 degree sunny Florida day, it was perfect!
After we left Orlando, we took a detour through Ocala to see our friends and then got home late that night. It's been busy times these days trying to pack in these things we really want to do before we go!
Asleep on the toilet!
Sydney had to go potty after we put her to bed last night. 5 minutes later we were wondering why she hadn't returned to bed yet. She often sits on the toilet saying she's "trying" to poop as an attempt to stay up a little bit later..... HOWEVER, she had fallen asleep and was doubled over.
Zumba Jam
They had a one year anniversary party at my gym today from 9 to 1. It was kicked off by a "Zumba Jam" with a live DJ/mixer dude - and after the dance party was over, there was a ton of fun stuff to do there for the kids. I got Sydney's hair cut (new picture to come), we rode the party train, jumped on the bouncy toy and had all sorts of fun. Isaac had come too and spent the first part dancing and being the cutest part of the show - then he went into the daycare where he proceeded to fall asleep in the middle of the floor and take a good 45 min. nap!
Here's a shot of me before heading to the jam in the type of clothing you wear to zumba....or at least some of us do. You can't quite see the pant detail but they're hip-hop/cargo pants. I know! Aren't I a hip 30(ish) mom??
Here's a shot of me before heading to the jam in the type of clothing you wear to zumba....or at least some of us do. You can't quite see the pant detail but they're hip-hop/cargo pants. I know! Aren't I a hip 30(ish) mom??
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Nearing the end!
We have been busy busy organizing our house and getting it set up to put on the market. Although it's a few weeks before the kids and I leave, we're trying to pack everything in! It's also been fun talking about and planning our grand road trip to WA. Although we'll have little time for play, it's fun to see all the states we will be travelling through! It should take us roughly five days from start to finish and that's not making any stops along the way (besides to sleep at night). If it were up to Lyndon, we would take turns driving and would sleep in the car so we could get there sooner!
Last Friday we spent a fun impromptu Friday happy hour with The Ferguson's before we went to Orlando and they left on a two week vacation to NC. We have been so lucky here in Florida to have met such wonderful friends we have so much in common with! Robert is here short-term with Bank of America and they'll be moving back to NC in January so it works for both of us - it's been a fun fling! Kidding of course. We look forward to a long friendship with them and are already planning our Napa Valley vacation in the next couple of years!
Last weekend we spent at Disney World. On Saturday the four of us went to Hollywood Studios and it was quite a change from our last outing! Now that Isaac is walking, it's a new adventure! Lines are not so fun but he entertains many of the bystanders!
Last Friday we spent a fun impromptu Friday happy hour with The Ferguson's before we went to Orlando and they left on a two week vacation to NC. We have been so lucky here in Florida to have met such wonderful friends we have so much in common with! Robert is here short-term with Bank of America and they'll be moving back to NC in January so it works for both of us - it's been a fun fling! Kidding of course. We look forward to a long friendship with them and are already planning our Napa Valley vacation in the next couple of years!
Last weekend we spent at Disney World. On Saturday the four of us went to Hollywood Studios and it was quite a change from our last outing! Now that Isaac is walking, it's a new adventure! Lines are not so fun but he entertains many of the bystanders!
On Sunday I attended a Zumba certification course and now am ready to teach if I want to. I didn't go so much as to actually teach the course BUT seeing as how we're leaving FL and this is my MAIN source of exercise, figured it would be worth it to get certified. If in the future I can pick up a couple of classes then great! While I was at training, Lyndon and the kids went to Magic Kingdom and had a blast! He took them both on every ride they could go on! By the time they picked me up from my training, the kids were drained and ready for the drive home!
This past Thursday we hooked up with The Brook's family at the Gainsville mall and had fun at the play center and later got some ice cream. We are really going to miss them too when we're gone! Although we don't see them nearly as much as we'd like because of the distance - we always enjoy the time we spend with them!
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