Counting down

I'm so counting down the days when I get to come home and see my family and friends. You really just don't know how lucky you are to have loving people so close until you move thousands of miles away. In just over a month we'll be moving even further away. It's definitely scary, but I think the biggest jump was the initial move. Once you get over that, everything else doesn't seem so bad. It does suck if I sit around and think about what I'm missing out on. Visiting family or friends used to be as easy as a 15 minute drive. Now it's a long plane ride home. I do miss the convenience of the closeness. I wish I could say that I don't miss the cold winters, but I haven't been away long enough or away from a colder environment long enough to say that. Washington doesn't offer a very warm climate. I'm definitely looking forward to leaving Washington. Once I leave, I'm not looking back. Ryan and I are pretty stressed out about the move, but I think it will all be worth it. We have so much to think about and work out. I again have to search for a job. I'm hoping travel companies will come through for me this time. Also, we have to look for a place to live within our budget. I think we can do it. People keep telling us to live in Navy housing to save money, but they won't give us more than a 2 bedroom place. I need at least 3 bedroom. I know people don't understand why, but I think the baby doesn't need to share a room with guests. I don't think guests want to share a room with a baby either. I know we won't have guests every day or week or month for that matter but still. I just hate when people try to convince me to do something I don't want to do. I know what I want. I really think we can find something that will work for us. I also have to start thinking about renting my house out. My realtor said I need to have a land contract so I don't lose my homestead exemption. It's all very confusing and new to me. I wish things were easier, but I've never heard anyone say life was easy. We just need to take things step by step so we don't overwhelm ourselves. I know we'll get it done. I only have 4 more weeks left of work here which is pretty exciting since I'm miserable at my job. So anyways, I'm definitely counting down the days. I can't wait.

It's been a while

Update time. I know it's definitely been a while since I've let everyone know what's going on. I don't even know who reads my blog, but here it goes. So basically things are drastically changing...again. I've already told you we will be transferring to Hawaii. We still don't have an exact date which is a little stressful and frustrating. I'm wanting to come home next month so it would be nice to have a date so we can start planning our trip home and buy plane tickets. I hope we can plan it right. I'm hoping I can arrange it where the Navy packs up our things and ships it to Hawaii. While we're visiting home, our things can be in Hawaii waiting for us to arrive. Then we'll fly from home to Hawaii. I don't want to fly from Washington to Indiana to Washington to Hawaii. Too much. So then once we fly to Hawaii, our things will be there, we can go pick up our cars and have transportation to look for a place to live. So we've decided, or more like I've decided, that we're not living in Navy housing because they won't give us more than a 2 bedroom since we're only going to have one child. I want a 3 bedroom. We also need at least 1 1/2 bath. If we don't live in Navy housing, Ryan gets housing allowance. We've already done a little research and found 3 possible places to live. So once we get there, we can go check them out. My reasoning for wanting a 3 bedroom is simple. One bedroom for Ryan and me, one bedroom used for the nursery, and one guest room. Ryan doesn't see why the baby can't share a room with my spare bed. Um, no. He thinks it's ok for guests to pay $800-900 on a plane ticket then pay money for a hotel. Sorry, I disagree. So, we're getting a 3 bedroom. It makes sense. I'm hoping we can get 2 bathroom so our guests can have their own bathroom. Anyways, that's the plan. I'm wanting to give my current place of employment at least 3 weeks notice. That's another reason it would be extremely helpful to know when exactly we'll be leaving here. So I've already been lining up travel jobs. I've contacted a couple travel companies that deal only with Hawaii. I've told them I don't want any ER positions. I'm over the ER. I only want labor and delivery. One of the companies I've spoken with said they get more labor and delivery openings than they do ER. So that's good news for me. I'm hoping by the time I'm ready to move to Hawaii, there will be a position open for me. Keeping my fingers crossed. So, I've made up my mind that I'm going to rent my house out. I had an offer a couple weeks ago. It was way below the asking price. I counter offered, but they rejected it. I'm coming to the realization that my house is not going to sell any time soon. So this is why I have decided to rent it out. Ryan is worried he won't be able to make all the payments when I'm off on maternity leave. I have to put us first. I don't want him to stress out over bills. I will try to save up money for maternity to help out with bills. I really don't want to rent, but I have no other options. I will rent it for a couple of years and try putting it back on the market. I think that's it for now. I'm 14 weeks pregnant today. Our baby is the size of a lemon. It's all very exciting. I'm not really showing yet. I haven't gained any weight. Ryan said I look like someone who works out but drinks a lot of beer. So basically I have a beer gut. Ok, that's it. We're moving to Hawaii in a couple of months. We're coming home sometime in August. I'm still carrying a child. My house is still on the market, but I will be taking it off soon to rent it out. That's it. Any questions, just ask. We love you all and can't wait to visit soon.