Holidays

Don't you just love the holidays? We had a very nice Christmas and New Year and I was so thankful to actually be together this year.

Josh was able to be home for Christmas Eve and Christmas again this year. Our last few years we have been lucky to be together on both days! We had planned to do Christmas in Disney this year and only give a few presents to the kids but we were still having some issues with PSD from our transfer so we decided on only a few good gifts. Thankfully a majority of the presents we were planning on giving had already been purchased prior to our transfer to Japan!

The holidays are over now and we are focusing on going back to school. I always wonder if other home schoolers take breaks during the holidays or just work straight through. Usually we work straight through- even during the summer but doing that allows us to take breaks as needed rather than being held to the public school system schedule. Due to our stressful move and the fact that we will be missing Josh for over half of the year, I thought it would be best to just take a rest to recharge all of our batteries. My children do not only learn Monday through Friday from the hours of 8:30-3:30 with pro days, week long holidays and exclusive learning only during the seasons of fall, winter and spring... we learn everyday during every hour! How about you? 

We are well

Just a quick update: We have arrived safe and well in Japan! This was quite a difficult transfer this go around with the added stresses of exporting horses back to the U.S., being hotel bound for months and us going overseas without The Chief while he stayed behind for school.

We are settled in our home and I am glad to say that I am ready to write again and share the past few months, look for future posts as I shamelessly catch up this month :)

The Hassle is Well Worth It!!!

I am often asked if we enjoy the Military life. This week I realized the answer is "Yes, we most certainly do!"

Please find me another job that not only pays you to travel and live in cool places around the world but also pretty much guarantees that at some point in time you will recross path with old friends? On FB I had added the Captain of the Roller Derby team in Yokosuka since I am planning on joining once we get there. From her page I happened across both my cousin's wife and the spouse of my husband's Division Officer from his very first ship in Mississippi! We have connected and it has een wonderful catching up and getting excited about our move over!

Last night I received a PM from a poster on a forum about Japan that I am on. Apparently she is from Canada and her sister lives in the same town as us and owns the pizza restaurant we always order from! How crazy is that?!?!? We also will be keeping in touch and meeting once we are all in Japan. Thank you social media and the digital age!

Most people move to a new town and don't know a soul, here we are literally moving across the world and I already have a small handful of friends! How lucky are we?

My MIL was visiting us from Arizona last week for the first time in 5 years. Her visit was lovely an much to short but one thing that stuck out to her was how confident and brave my kids are. She was shocked to know that they have a very adventurous pallet and do not eat "normal" kid foods. She also couldn't believe how comfortable they are to talk to complete strangers and how easy going they are about riding public transportation in big, busy Vancouver. I have to say that the situations through the military we have been in the past and the fact that we home school contribute to this greatly.

Again, I am blessed and feel so lucky!!!! I love being a Navy Family and cannot wait for our future adventures!