Where We Are

Lately, I have been thinking a lot about where Will and I are at in our lives and how we came to be here. Not because I wish for anything different; I love my life! I love where I live, my marriage, being a parent, my job - things are WONDERFUL! I think what caused all of this reflection is that we are getting into a good routine and are accomplishing some of our personal goals...I mean a lot of life changing events (milestones) have happened to Will and I in a pretty short period. I moved across the country, we both got jobs that are potential careers, I am finishing my bachelors and have plans for my masters, we got married, had a beautiful son, and are now in the process of buying our first home together.

Buying a house is an exciting time and started me thinking of when Will and I first found out we were pregnant. Will was not at his current job and so we were not really established in the area yet...BN paid OK but not great. He had the idea of rejoining the Air Force as an Officer. At that time we were still not sure if I would be a stay-at-home mommy with future Baby B or a working one. I was leaning more towards a working one. We thought there were positive and negatives for both options, but we felt there were more positives (for the three of us) with Colin being in a daycare with other kids...we feel this was the best option for us considering what we thought was the most important for Colin's growth, but to each their own. OK, a bit off topic, but there are very interesting articles on the differences between kids that were in daycare and kids that had stay-at-home moms...I could write about that topic for a while.

 Back on topic - So, Will had the idea of going back into the Air Force. There were many aspects of this plan that sounded appealing, but along with the good there were parts of being in the military (even as a spouse) that I would not be particularly fond of. I like to tease Will that when I met him he changed my idea of what I wanted in a husband. I always said that I would never marry a police office, a firefighter, someone in the military, or someone whose hometown was far away. Will happen to have been a firefighter in the military whose hometown was in Virginia (far away from Oregon)! What did I know??? He was not in the military when I met him, but I doubt that would have changed things much! Looking back, I am very thankful that we did not go that direction. For many reason, we decided against it. We held out and now have amazing jobs, are in a great area for schools, and have met so many wonderful people!

However, I do have a lot of friends who do have spouses in the military and that have had to wait out many deployments. I even know a lady or two who are currently pregnant while their husbands are deployed. I feel for these people; I could not imagine how difficult that must be, especially during a pregnancy which is such an emotional time on its own. All of you are in our prayers. I have so much respect for your sacrifices and that of your spouses and loved ones as well.

So, this blog is a little different than most...but hey, I have to throw those in from time to time. Be prepared...I leave for California next week (11 days) so I may have some more mushy stuff on the way. I have not been away from Colin or Will that long before. I think the longest from Will is maybe a week and from Colin is maybe 4 days. So as Colin would say...here we go!!! I will also keep you posted on house stuff! We're so excited!!!