Getting Nervous!

I am not sure what to be more nervous about, seeing my husband or the move.. I have literally been freaking out for days now. In exactly seven days we will be heading to bed in Utah for the last time! That is a lot to swallow! I can't imagine what life will be like in Alabama but, to have my husband home and be a couple making decisions together again will make up for being apart from our families.

 The way I can look at it is WE ARE OUR OWN FAMILY NOW! And even though we both belong to our previous families the one that matters the most and that we need to take care of again is the one we created on November 13th, 2008! Our family. I am so excited to be able to be together just the two of us to be able to truly ONLY rely on each other. This adventure is going to probably be the hardest but the best thing that either of us have ever done.

 As I talk to family and friends I keep realizing that I only have so much time before Brandt will be home and our lives will be competently crazy for four days and then things will GET REAL. We will be on the road and on our way to our new home in Alabama in exactly 8 days! WOW!!! Seriously I feel like it was just yesterday I dropped him off at the M.E.P.S center.. Time has seriously flown by. Thank goodness for that. but at the same time I am bummed. I keep thinking about all the friends and family that we are close to and that we wont get to see when we want anymore. I hope that you all understand how much you have all meant to us! We would not be where we are today without the support of all of you.

I know that it will be amazing and scary all at the same time but with all our friends and family who have already planned their first trip out to Alabama to come see us I CAN'T WAIT for you to come see our new lives :) I hope that we will be able to get out and site see all that the south has to offer. Traveling in flight school will be difficult because we can only go so far, for we only have weekends off to do things. I can't wait to get to our first duty station in two years and be able to PLAN trips home to see everyone!

Only three more days until Brandt is here and the CRAZINESS begins. I am ready to embrace all that the next week has to offer me! BRING IT ON!!! Thank you again to all of those who have supported us and who have shown me support with Brandt being gone! I have enjoyed playing with you all and going to movies, water parks, swimming pools and going hiking with all of you! This summer will be one for the books for sure! Thank you again! I love you all!!!!

Shauntel

READY TO MOVE!!

      Since Brandt graduated BCT (Basic Combat Training) I came home to finish finals for summer semester.  Food for thought, DO NOT take 10 credit hours when you are planning a cross country move and trying to see friends and family while working part time.. My life was crazy.. As July came to a close I was looking forward to not having school anymore. once school ended I decided to pick up more hours at work for a few weeks to help bring in a little extra money. This was perfect and was nice for me to have a little bit of extra fun money. 

      As August started I was excited for the month to come and go really. I knew that it would be a bitter sweet month. I would have time to see friends and family but my husband was gone for my birthday which was actually pretty hard. My actual birthday was fun though I woke up to my new shoes at my door first thing in the morning!   I did a lot from shopping with my best friend to going to Boondocks fun center with my family! 

 

This is us after we bought our toys from our 4000 tickets we won in the arcade! We had so much fun and Alistaire loved his glasses and teddy bear we got him! 

      I took a trip to Walmart! I was determined to get started on our packing and getting the apartment ready to move! I probably spent more than I needed but I was so happy to have the bins I would need to make the move work! I still have a few bins left which will really help me when I pack the last minute stuff!!

       So happy I have been up to a lot so here is the progress I have made on the packing and the move!

I am so excited that I am getting the house packed! I can't believe it is so close!! Since I have been packing, I have also been taking time to myself. On August 25th I ran the top of Utah Half Marathon. Even though I had not really done as well as I have hoped but I finished. So that is all that counts right? I love the lovely blister that I accomplished as well. 

The day that I ran the half my best friends in the whole world took me out for a night on the town! We went to the Marriott downtown and then shopped at city creek and had dinner at cheesecake factory! It was exactly what I needed!! We had so much fun that night and I am so happy that I was able to go out with them all one more time before I move!

 I AM GOING TO MISS THESE GIRLS!!!!

 I have gotten the whole house packed and am now just waiting for Brandt to get home so we can be on our way! Over Labor day weekend I spent Friday shopping with my cousin ranae and looking for home goods! I found a cute photo frame and little decor piece. I was super excited! I love the way my living room came together as I re-decorated everything! 

Thursday and Monday Dante and I hiked Dog Lake up mil creek canyon which was a blast both times. I think it may have been a bit much to hike it twice in one week especially for him but I am glad that I did it. When I went up on Thursday my friend Jess got this pic of Dante and I 

Love my puppy so much! Without him I don't know that I would have gotten thought the last three months with Brandt being gone! But, enough of the him being gone talk!!!!

 BRANDT COME HOME IN 6 DAYS! 

I am so excited to know that on Friday this next week I am going to be able to see my soldier get off the plane in uniform and run and jump into his arms where I belong! I can't wait to finally feel whole again! We have so much planned for the four days he is here in town before our move. But, just so you all know if you can't make it to something that we had planned it's not that we don't want to see you we just really truly don't have a ton of time before he needs to report back for duty! We love you all and are so grateful for all your love and support! 

Thank you !