::House Dreaming::

If you read my last post, Brian and I purchased number 4 & 5 on our list (the two cheapest!). But we are still dreaming.  Isn't it fun to dream?  Thinking about all the things you would like to splurge on? I love it! On Jodi's birthday, last Friday, we went to the mall and Brian and I found our table! Well, sort of.  We didn't make the purchase, but it would be our dream table.  It is huge! Nice and wide with a long bench on one of the sides made out of Mango wood.  Needless to say, it was beautiful! And would look beautiful in our house (when we get it).  

http://www.crateandbarrel.com/furniture/dining-tables/basque-honey-104%22-dining-table/s180408

I keep thinking of all the decor I would like in our house. I love wire wall accents, big paintings, colorful pillows on couches, leather couches... oh dreaming is certainly fun! We went to the Great Indoors the other evening and visualized all the new additions we would like to add to our house.  The problem is, we don't have our house yet so we are not for certain which floor plan we will get.  Once we get our house, then we can start thinking of what things would look good in which spots. I'm sure it will be a slow process because you have to have the funding to decorate a nice house and we still have school loans to pay off.  But I can't help but dream.  Brian is arriving in Wichita Falls today! We're getting closer!

the list

Since Brian and I have received his orders, we have been thinking about a list of things we would like... this list has been in our minds for a while but now we are seriously considering a few purchases.  However, the question is what do we splurge on now and what do we wait to get later.  Here's the list:

1. New Camera: This was the first purchase Brian wanted to make after he got his orders.  We would like a professional camera.  And it would come in handy with all the places we will be going to with the Air Force and if you know me, I love pictures!

2. Couch: Now we have a couch that we found off of Craig's List, however, it has a purplish tint which is not my favorite.  I would love to move into our new house with a beautiful, new couch! Plus, it doesn't look like we would have much of a selection in Wichita Falls.  We could purchase it here in Arizona and then the movers would move it for us.

3. New-to-us Car: As of right now, Brian and I have the Blazer and his motorcycle which has worked very nicely for us thus far.  However, if I start picking up a lot of sub jobs and we get into the rainy season, Brian will be wanting a car so he doesn't get drenched! But I'm thinking we could wait just a little bit on this item.

4. Washer & Dryer: Now we are unsure whether or not our house will come with these items and we will hopefully find out next week but these would be a necessary item.  Do we buy them here or in Wichita Falls?

5. New Set of Towels: Ha, this is for me and I think we could definitely afford this item.  Because we lived in an apartment at the beginning of our marriage and I wasn't sure what color I wanted to decorate our bathroom with, I never bought a new set of bath towels.  I'm thinking a lighter blue... and I will be going to Costco before I leave Arizona to make this purchase.

Those are the items we have been debating between and wondering what to buy now and what we can do without for a while.

The Orders Are In!

Yesterday, Brian received his orders for Wichita Falls, TX! He is to leave Arizona on the Sept. 27th and arrive no later than 2400 Sept. 29th to Sheppard AFB.  We could not be more excited that everything turned out so well! While this only gives us two weeks notice, we are ready.  Our time of waiting for the unknown is finally over. When we came to Arizona a week ago, we left most of our belongings in boxes because we wouldn't need them until we set up our house in Texas.  Therefore, most of our stuff is ready. However, with my sister's wedding coming up on Oct. 3, we had to figure out more logistics... Here's what we decided: Brian will take the Blazer over to Texas and I will wait until after the wedding to join him.  I wish I could travel with him but it doesn't really make sense for me to go when I would just have to fly back as soon as we get there.  Unfortunately, we are not sure if Brian will be able to make the wedding but we are still very thankful for this September date! It looks like we will be put in temporary housing until a house opens up for us to move into.  And the AF is planning to pick up all of our moving truck stuff around Oct. 19 and then move it to Texas.  Which is fine because we really won't need our stuff until we have our house.  So that's the plan!

Grammy decided we all needed to go to Texas Roadhouse last night to celebrate our news! Steak, rolls, and sweet potatoes.... yum! I'm pleased we got Texas as Brian's first assignment.

http://www.sheppard.af.mil/photos/mediagallery.asp?galleryID=2358&page=2

Late Night Bike Ride

In the spring, Brian flew up to Washington and brought a small moving truck down with things of his and that people decided to give us as we began to set up our apartment.  In the move, he brought down two road bikes with the skinny tires and shifting levers that are in the middle of the handle bars.  Since the time, I have road the bike but always detested my bike because of that fact and also because the frame was way too tall for me!

However, yesterday proved to be memorable because of these bikes! Auntie and Uncle rode up on there bikes last night and invited us on a late night bike ride.  As soon as we got outside, it was sprinkling.  Hoping to beat the odds, we decided to go on the bike ride anyway.  We rode a few blocks and soon the rain was coming in huge, fat drops making it hard to see.  Oh, Arizona rain.  Thankfully the rain quickly abated because it was indeed Arizona rain, which doesn't usually last long.  The rest of the bike ride was very nice, the rain had cooled everything down and we quickly dried. The green belts are very fun to ride through and it was nice to go on a ride.

Arizona For Now

Well, Brian and I just made the move to Arizona last weekend! We have been in transition for a while, waiting for the Air Force to deliver Brian's orders, thus, we decided it would be nice to spend some time with family before we head to Texas.  We are living with my sister and loving our family time! As soon as my fingerprints are processed in the state of Arizona, I will be subbing.  It is the craziest thing trying to decide on a job to do when you know it can only be temporary.  While I couldn't commit to a whole school year, I am thankful that teaching allows the position of a sub because I can manage my schedule day to day while we wait for the orders.  And if any long term sub positions open up, I would be able to commit to that because they only range about 6 weeks.  I'm thankful for this blessing.

I'm also thankful that the next move we will make, the Air Force will pack it all up for us! It was a ton of work loading everything up into the moving truck.  There is no way we could have done it without all of our wonderful friends! We are truly blessed.  And we are thankful for family too that could all help us unload the truck and organize all of our belongings.  A move takes a village!

Since we have been in Arizona, we have been fully immersed in wedding planning for my sister, Lyndi, and all the goings on of my family. My family has made our waiting period a worthwhile time!