Dogs

I know that Tim secretly loves the dogs.

 

Or maybe it’s not so secret.

How can Chauncey sit like that without breaking her back?

Poor Dwight he is always so tired.

Love that face, he looks so wise.

I love my dogs.

November

This month on Facebook I have been writing one thing that I am thankful for each day. Now I am far from perfect with the task some days I forget and have to add a couple of extra “what I am thankful for” on the next day. I have a couple of friends who do not like the tradition. I can see their point. It does feel a bit like jumping on the bandwagon, something being done because everybody is doing it or we should be grateful every month. I agree. However, and maybe it’s just me, I find it hard to always be giving thanks, to always be grateful and to always remember how blessed I am. It has been interesting to see just how much I have to give thanks for. I have particularly noticed it on the bad days. There was one day where I was quite sad. I was missing my family (both Az and Ky), I was worried about work and school and just not feeling happy. That night when I was trying to think of something to post I had the thought that I had nothing to be grateful for that day and was going to post something silly and be done. But then the thought came to me that I have my health, I am young and healthy and what a great joy and blessing that is. Hopefully when the month is over I can remember to give thanks. To be honest I doubt I will everyday being the flawed human that I am, but maybe on the days when I am prone to grumbling and unhappiness I will be able to find a blessing or to remember just how lucky I am.

 

This month I am thankful for:

Tim-he works so hard and I am so happy that we are together again.

Making new friends-we are not very social people, but we are trying. I really like Tim’s supervisors’ wife, she is a really nice person.

Church callings-Tim and I just got called to CTR 6 and it will be our first time teaching together.

A car-that does not break down every other week. It really is nice to be able to drive somewhere and not worry about the car stopping.

Family (Az)-Mom J, Beth, Iris, Tim B., Eddie, Tecia, Will, Anja, Mike, Christie, Robert, Alicia, David, Steven, Mary, Hannah, Lydia, Aunt Karen, Cammy and Mac, Heidi and Holly. The list could go on and on but I miss seeing everybody and the kids. I am thankful for technology allowing me to see how everybody is doing and allowing me to stay connected.

Family (Ky and Ma) Granny L. William, Lisa, Taylor, Justin and my friends-Even though I have not lived close to them in a long time I still feel as if I am a part of their lives and that makes me happy.

Cooler Weather

The ability to read

Cereal

Water

Blankets

Socks

Green Grass

Rain

Leaves Changing Colors

Really the list could go on, but these things were in my thought. I hope that everybody has a Happy Thanksgiving.

 Love,

Jessica

 

Hurricane Sandy

We survived our first hurricane! I have to admit I was a little nervous about what to expect. People who were here for last year’s hurricane were a little panicky. But we escaped unscathed. In fact it really was not that bad for us. Part of the base was evacuated due to concerns about possible flooding, but not our part. We kept thinking that the power was going to go out, however we were spared that. Tim was off work on Monday and Tuesday so it was like a mini-can’t go outside-because of violent wind and rain vacation. We watched television and played Mario Party on the Wii. We are blessed that so many people checked on us: my mother-in-law, my sister-in-laws, one of my brother-in-laws, various friends. It’s great to be loved.

Do you see that piece of land next to the letter A? That is Delaware.

Scary

But thankfully all we got was this.....

and lots of this.

 Thanks to Sandy it's now cold......

The epic conclusion of our moving tale.......

Upon arriving you would think that we would have earned a nap. But alas there was work to be done and arraignments to be made. We found out the day before we arrived that due to a clerical error we were not scheduled to get our house until Tuesday-so we would need somewhere to stay for 5 days. We were discovering all of this with Tim’s sponsor. A man who has served at this base for 15 years who is responsible for helping Tim get adjusted here. He was a really nice guy who after helping us get to where we needed to be took Tim on a little tour and then gave him the rest of the day off to get some rest.

Thursday-Saturday morning we stayed in temporary housing on base. It was wonderful. Those places are like apartments with everything you need i.e.: washer/dryers, dishwasher, fridge, stove, multiple televisions and best of all the dogs were allowed to stay with us. But alas all good things must end and that weekend happened to be a NASCAR race weekend here, which meant that lots of people were coming to town and somebody with a higher rank had already reserved that room.

Saturday-Tuesday morning we stayed at the base hotel. It was kind of annoying because being a hotel it was just one room. But it was a nice room. Sadly the dogs were not allowed to be with us there. Tim’s sponsor and family agreed to watch them for those days. Tim was given Tuesday off to help me unpack.

That’s pretty much all of our moving excitement. We loved it and hated it. It was lots of fun seeing new places, but exhausting as well. We are glad to be settled for the moment.