Lets try this again
My goodness it's been quite some time since i posted an entry on this account. Actually i had one very long one written yesterday but my fumbling erased it. I do believe i sat looking at a blank screen for at least 4 minutes before my mind got back to working. Granted it was frustrating but it's not the end of the world. And it gives me the opportunity to start over fresh today. I did learn from my mistakes though, now i'm saving periodically throughout writing this.
I am currently sitting inside the Starbucks Cafe in Barnes and Noble. I've got my newpaper, my iced tea, ipod and laptop. I'm one very content little woman at the moment. I've taken to hiding out in this paradise every so often, in order to keep from pulling out my hair. Life has gotten a little more interesting lately. Keith, my husband, and I are now living with his parents in Plano. We are waiting for orders for him with the Navy. He's been trying to get back in since January and i gotta say i never thought it would take this long. He reenlisted, and i guess that's some different kind of paperwork that people need to fill out. I did learn though that being involved with the military comes with a sense of patience. You need to be extremely patient and not go overboard with calling all the higher up people, they tend to get annoyed at the constant badgering and make the process go even longer.
There are some up's and down's with waiting. Some good points would be...They currently don't have a reenlistment bonus going, but it should kick back in sometime in October, by not having orders yet it has given me more time to spend with my mom and friends. Something i'm going to be missing terribly once we actually do move, I'm getting to practice the patience that i mentioned before...it's not quite as easy as one would think, but then again the things most worth waiting for never are.
Some of the downsides are...i'm pregnant and without orders we aren't able to get onto the awesome health insurance that the military offers. That's the biggest downer of all...really everything else can be made into a good point except that. Keith works with me at the Gaylord Texan, and thus has insurance through them which is a miracle in itself, and the insurance isn't bad at all, it's not the best but at the moment i'm not too picky.
I am learning to take things as they come. We decided that living in our wonderful own 3 bedroom townhouse was just too expensive and it wasn't worth getting into another lease with a smaller apartment because we don't know when Keith will be getting his orders to ship out. So we moved in with his family. We really didn't have much of a choice in the matter. My mom won't take us in because of my 3 cats. She doesn't want her precious home to be messed up, or so she says. I'm not willing to part with the animals who i have had for 5 years. His family has taken us in with no questions asked and still loves us.
They are some of the nicest people we know, but their lifestyle is very different from what i am used to. Nothing bad against them, they just live their lives differently than Keith and I have...really it's more about me because i've had my own home since i was 18. I never thought i'd be living with family anymore, i guess that's what i get for thinking. So i am learning to live how they do. They are very open with their lives. They don't value privacy nearly as much as i do and tend to bardge into our room at any hour of the day, whether the door is closed or not.
I suppose it's really more with me being pregnant, but my privacy means a lot to me. I like having the door closed to our little room and know that no one will enter it. I like the idea that if i don't want to be social i don't have to leave the room and people will leave me alone. It really will be alright in the end, like i said, i'm still adjusting.
Although living here...for this week (eep it's only been a week) has taught me that i don't want to be living with these people when Keith gets his orders. Our origional plan was for him to go to his submarine training school for the 4-5 months that it was needed and i was going to stay in Texas and have the baby. I'd go join him once he was out of school and being transferred to his permanent boat.
Now i've decided that i am going with him no matter what, hell we can be living in a hotel room for 5 months i don't care. I'm not going to be living here with his family alone. No way no how. I'm sure to most people that would sound really selfish but i don't care. Not even a little bit, nope...
The good news is, Keith say's the Navy will pay for us to stay in the hotel for the amount of time that is needed. I'm not sure if they will take animals or not, that is something we are going to need to know before heading out there. I have taken to spending my time looking around on the internet for useful military information. I've found some really good and informative sites so far, it's turning out to be a productive day.
Well i believe this has gone on long enough. I think i'm going to try and write more now that i've got the time and urge to write
I am currently sitting inside the Starbucks Cafe in Barnes and Noble. I've got my newpaper, my iced tea, ipod and laptop. I'm one very content little woman at the moment. I've taken to hiding out in this paradise every so often, in order to keep from pulling out my hair. Life has gotten a little more interesting lately. Keith, my husband, and I are now living with his parents in Plano. We are waiting for orders for him with the Navy. He's been trying to get back in since January and i gotta say i never thought it would take this long. He reenlisted, and i guess that's some different kind of paperwork that people need to fill out. I did learn though that being involved with the military comes with a sense of patience. You need to be extremely patient and not go overboard with calling all the higher up people, they tend to get annoyed at the constant badgering and make the process go even longer.
There are some up's and down's with waiting. Some good points would be...They currently don't have a reenlistment bonus going, but it should kick back in sometime in October, by not having orders yet it has given me more time to spend with my mom and friends. Something i'm going to be missing terribly once we actually do move, I'm getting to practice the patience that i mentioned before...it's not quite as easy as one would think, but then again the things most worth waiting for never are.
Some of the downsides are...i'm pregnant and without orders we aren't able to get onto the awesome health insurance that the military offers. That's the biggest downer of all...really everything else can be made into a good point except that. Keith works with me at the Gaylord Texan, and thus has insurance through them which is a miracle in itself, and the insurance isn't bad at all, it's not the best but at the moment i'm not too picky.
I am learning to take things as they come. We decided that living in our wonderful own 3 bedroom townhouse was just too expensive and it wasn't worth getting into another lease with a smaller apartment because we don't know when Keith will be getting his orders to ship out. So we moved in with his family. We really didn't have much of a choice in the matter. My mom won't take us in because of my 3 cats. She doesn't want her precious home to be messed up, or so she says. I'm not willing to part with the animals who i have had for 5 years. His family has taken us in with no questions asked and still loves us.
They are some of the nicest people we know, but their lifestyle is very different from what i am used to. Nothing bad against them, they just live their lives differently than Keith and I have...really it's more about me because i've had my own home since i was 18. I never thought i'd be living with family anymore, i guess that's what i get for thinking. So i am learning to live how they do. They are very open with their lives. They don't value privacy nearly as much as i do and tend to bardge into our room at any hour of the day, whether the door is closed or not.
I suppose it's really more with me being pregnant, but my privacy means a lot to me. I like having the door closed to our little room and know that no one will enter it. I like the idea that if i don't want to be social i don't have to leave the room and people will leave me alone. It really will be alright in the end, like i said, i'm still adjusting.
Although living here...for this week (eep it's only been a week) has taught me that i don't want to be living with these people when Keith gets his orders. Our origional plan was for him to go to his submarine training school for the 4-5 months that it was needed and i was going to stay in Texas and have the baby. I'd go join him once he was out of school and being transferred to his permanent boat.
Now i've decided that i am going with him no matter what, hell we can be living in a hotel room for 5 months i don't care. I'm not going to be living here with his family alone. No way no how. I'm sure to most people that would sound really selfish but i don't care. Not even a little bit, nope...
The good news is, Keith say's the Navy will pay for us to stay in the hotel for the amount of time that is needed. I'm not sure if they will take animals or not, that is something we are going to need to know before heading out there. I have taken to spending my time looking around on the internet for useful military information. I've found some really good and informative sites so far, it's turning out to be a productive day.
Well i believe this has gone on long enough. I think i'm going to try and write more now that i've got the time and urge to write