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My Captain America

So. I got to finally see my soldier in his costume. I cracked up! His body looks great, but the mask has a few issues. Number 1 being his nose is a little big, so it stretches awkwardly around his eyes. And number 2, those little wing-like things are too flimsy and fall down like a puppy. :) I have no idea why this makes me so happy! But, alas, it does. You see, my husband of 5 and a half years is a goof ball! He is always the first one laughing at movies or jokes, even if he told the joke. But, lately, he has been a lot more serious, actually, from the minute we picked him up from Basic. I love my man, whether he is his goofy self or serious.

We received some free comics at the PX is the past couple months. We got two that had Captain America in them. My girls enjoyed the story and the pictures. I enjoyed reading my FIRST Captain America comic. Yes, I know I lead a sheltered life. Which reminds me that I still have not seen one Godfather movie. I think I will do a post of all the surprising, and not so surprising things I haven't done, seen, or read. I am getting excited! This my me time!

Good things TRULY do come to those that wait

So... I am beginning to feel at home here in Georgia. I am looking forward to strolling down by the river during Christmas. To cook Thanksgiving dinner for just us four Mitchells. To buying a nice, comfy sofa and love seat. To buying a nice flat screen TV. To relaxing on the couch. Finally having everything we might need when it comes to throwing together a meal.

***These things might seem a little materialistic, or trivial to some. But Josh and I are just totally excited to be where we are today. We are financially secure, and, well, it just feels GREAT! God really is amazing. We are getting back to actually budgeting our finances for things we need and things we WANT! We have all we need right now. But we are choosing to do the responsible thing and keep a little in savings. So we are couch and TV-less. :) I am sure we seem strange to most Americans, but we do not mind. We are willing to go without for a while to make sure we get a good deal AND continue to save for future emergencies.

Alright, now away form all that financial mumbo-jumbo.... Today is a very special day. My hubs us at work, then he will be crossing the border and headed to South Carolina for dinner. Where he will be attending a good friend's church manly cookout. They will be serving your usual steak, ribs, and sides.... But the cool part, is they will be serving veal, venison, and (are you ready for this?) ALLIGATOR! :) I will be waiting eagerly and not so patiently to find out what it taste like and the texture and all the minor details. :)
Tomorrow our whole family will be dressing up for Halloween. We will be a cute story book witch, a classic ladybug, Robin, and Captain America! :) I am most eager to see my hubs in his costume. He refuses to try it on. I guess it is sort of a good thing. That way he wont try it on and then refuse to go trick or treating with us.
I will be uploading lots of pics on Sunday or Monday. So get ready to laugh and save a copy for yourselves. I am sure this will be Josh's first, and last, time in tights!
***Until then, please feel free and comment. My narcissism is fading. Just playing.

FINALLY!

Isn't it great when you can FINALLY move into your new home? Well tomorrow we are officially lease owners to a great apartment that will make us feel completely at home, well that is once we purchase all of our new furniture, which is an adventure in itself! :) So here is our NEW floor plan:

Yes, I know, I have way too much time on my hands to take a generic layout and place my desired furniture color combinations. BUT It was a lot of fun! Feels good to see it on paper, or screen. We believe we have narrowed down our search to 3 furniture stores. THREE! UGH! Is furniture shopping always such a hassle. I enjoyed sitting on different fabrics, textures furniture, but after a few times, you forget what all the other sofa, love seat, chairs, chaise felt like. And I am completely daunted to try and not make the wrong choice.

By the way, Josh and my preference on style, color, and texture could not be further apart! It is kind of fun, in a way. Getting to imagine each set in our new apartment! After all, we will be using these for a LONG time.

So onto other things. My beautiful SIL asked for some details on our new place, so here it goes...

They are gorgeous, pics to come soon. We are on the third floor, THIRD! So many stairs... Makes me think I will be texting the hubs on grocery lists and having him pick things up from the comm after work. :) Shhh don't tell him.

There is a gorgeous resort style pool, with a large sun deck, with some arbors with swinging seats that look as if they fit two adults. There are two grills on the BBQ island. A "lake" really a pond right outside our balcony, with a fountain.

The apartments have a full gym, a tanning bed, billiard/entertainment room (that has NFL RedZone, DVD's, cable, etc.), a dog walk area, a business center (free internet use, fax machine, photo copier, blah blah blah.....

Only down side is we pay for all utilities, water, trash, electricity, and any other options we choose to have.

So we will be moving all of our stuff there and organizing this weekend. Monday, we will have our HHG's delivered. Can't wait to lay lay down on my OWN bed, in our OWN room! :)

Jamie

FRG

I have been dying to try out our new FRG. I was hoping to use them as a support and question/answer system; due to this being our first duty station. I know the majority of readers have warned me to run as fast as I can away from the FRG. But I am stubborn and do not care to rely fully on someone else and their experiences. I listen to their advice and consider it, but I always find out for myself. Call it being bullheaded, stubborn, or a rebel; either way I always feel the need to discover things on my own.

But alas, no such luck...

My husband has not been assigned to an official unit yet. He is doing "Rear D" on post. He is pretty much a grunt right now. So not only are we home-less (we are staying in a hotel) but we are thrust into our "new normal" and even this is just temporary. My husband and I have have been at the Lord's and the ARMY's mercy for the last eight months!

To have my girls take all this and still be their adorable, yet stubborn selves is a mystery. I knew kids are said to be resilient, but I truly thought there would be some kind of trauma from all the moving and the majority of their toys being in storage. But they are their same Jesus-loving, LOUD selves! I am seriously gonna re-evaluate the sheer vastness of their toys and give a lot away. I found they use their imaginations even more and are more willing to play nicely with each other.

Gees, I am such a mom. I start this out with my wants and desires, yet very soon the conversation evolves into thoughts and praise for my girls. :)

Back to my FRG-thing. I have vowed to not let drama or gossip keep me from joining, volunteering, and being active in the FRG; that is, if we ever get assigned to one. :) I am vowing to enjoy this time that God has displaced our family. It will all work out.

You just watch and see....

errrr, read!

In-Transit!!!!

We are so excited to be this close to an actual home. It has been 8 months since we were all together in Menifee, California. Since then we have moved in one fashion or the other 6 times!!! And us girls have driven across country 4 times!!!
1. From Menifee to Bullhead, AZ just us girls (while Josh was in Bootcamp for 11 weeks)
2. Road Trip across country from Bullhead, AZ to Coumbia, SC my mom and us girls
3. Road Trip from South Carolina to Newport News, VA Josh and us girls(where we stayed for 4 months)
4. Road Trip from Virginia to Menifee, CA Janet (SIL) and us girls (vacation for 12 days)
5. Road Trip from Menifee to Georgia...JUST us girls
6. Stayed at Fort "A" for 12 days of in-processing
7. Drove to Fort "B" stayed at temporary lodging for 1 week
8. Moved off post waiting for base housing to open up.
9. and HERE we are

As you can probably guess, we are staying in a small studio apartment in the hopes of having our dream house open up on base. The only down side will be to see if all this waiting paid off.

Sending good vibes and prayers for God's timing and will. :)