Lovin Texas

So far I have not found a thing I don't like about this place. The shopping has all my favorite stores and now Im adding to the list. Everything is with in 5 miles from where we live so dealing with the freeways has turned out to be not so bad. There are 12 freeways by the way not 4 as I previously thought. We went the beach a few days ago and it only took 2 hours to get there. We are 40min to a lake for some camping trips. And only 10 minutes to both Seaworld and Six flaggs. There is so much to see and do its hard to be bored.

The house is in escrow and moving along. They are doing the final touch ups and cleaning. We should be closing on July 15.

The kids are having a ball. The boys are up for anything Seaworld or some thing adventurous. The babies are good as long as they have a cup of milk in their hands. They all love the pool even the babies don't want to get out of the water.

Thats all I've got for now. I'll post some pictures soon.

On the road again

Time to hit the road again. Tomorrow we head up to Dallas to pick up our Pilot. Its about a 4 hour trip so it's not too bad. After we pick up the car we are stopping by our old friends from Hawaii the Noye's. The best part of seeing them is that Brian's best friend is Michael and they get to catch up and goof of for a few hours.
Then to add to the road trip we are headed down to to Corpus Christi on Saturday which is only a 2 hour ride from here in San Antonio. Can you believe that? Not only am I in shopping paradise, but Im 2 hours from the ocean. I tell you San Antonio just gets better and better everyday. The only part that needs work is my navigation. In Hawaii there is 1 highway, in Albuquerque there are 2 and here in San Antonio there are at least 4 that go in each direction. Good thing I have a GPS, and the turn arounds help Dave because he doesnt listen to the GPS.
So until I get back good night.....

New House

We finally bought our very own house! I can't express how excited Dave and I are. We have been living on base housing or rental apartments for 15 years and now we have our own house. We finally get to paint the walls, plant flowers ,and buy good solid furniture. We got to San Antonio on Saturday and found the house on sunday. Since we thought it couldnt possibly be that easy we looked around for the next two days, but kept coming back to this house. It is the model that we have liked for the last 5 years and even though we didnt get to pick out the flooring or the cabinets, it has the same stuff we would've picked out if we had. It is a 5 bedroom 3 1/2 bath brick home on a corner lot. The back yard has room for pool, playground and my vegetable garden.

I have always said that things happen for reason and this just adds to my list. We were driving around an area that we had seen on the internet and decided to rule it out because it was too far from post. On our way back into town we decided to look at an area just for kicks, We asked the agent if they had any "regency" models. She said yes, two of them. As we pulled up to the house we both got excited. Just from the road it had already met some of our criteria. Its on an oversized cul de sac lot and red brick. When we walked in our jaws dropped the inside was perfect. The right color carpet, tiles and cabinets. The back yard is a crazy shape, but since we were planning on breaking up the yard into zones anyway it was perfect. Its really like the house was built for us and we didnt even need to ask.

We close on July 15th so we will excepting guests anytime after that.

Counting down

It's getting close. Moving day is just around the corner, and I couldn't get anymore excited! I cleaned out the house of all the stuff I wasn't supposed to buy while I was here and tried to sell it in a yard sale. I'm getting ready to pack up our rooms and start living like we were just here on vacation. These are the crazy moving days that most people dread, the purging and organizing. These are the days that I thrive on. Just keep the kids out of my way and I'll be done by dinner time.
5 days and counting.

trip

I just got back from a weekend trip to Hawaii, and let me tell you I needed the getaway. I went for the purpose of attending the military homecoming ball, but it turned out to be so much more. It turned out as a time for Dave and I to reconnect. A time for reflection on our lives and a time of peace and quite. As lovely as it was to be without the kids I can honestly say I missed them and all the craziness that goes along with 4 kids. I was packed within an hour since I didn't need to pack sippy cups and coloring books and other kid things. I was quick at the airport since I didn't need to walk slow for kids to catch up or stopping for diaper changes. Dinner was relaxing and I actually enjoyed a glass of wine. But the whole time I was thinking of kids. I was thinking how much the older boys would've enjoyed snorkeling again and how much the babies would've loved to play in the sand. I was thinking how funny it was that when going to a restaurant, dinner takes twice as long with the kids. The funniest part was that I had the perfect opportunity to sleep in and take naps and I couldn't do both. My body is wide awake at 7am and completely ready to shut down by 9pm. I came back tan, relaxed and ready for the final 2 weeks here at my parents.

The weekend started off with a ruff start. My flight from PHX to HNL had a mechanical problem so I ended up arriving 8 hours behind schedule. It ruined a whole day but at least I got there.
The next morning we had a memorial service for the two soldiers that were killed. That was harder then I thought it would be. I couldn't help but to think how easily it could've been me and my family sitting in the front row accepting condolences. That evening was the ball which is somewhat like a prom. It was nice to see the ladies dressed in fancy gowns and the guys dressed in their dress uniforms. After the military formalities we let loose and danced the night away until I got a blister on my toe. The next days were filled of sun and relaxation. I will post some pictures as soon as Dave emails them to me. All in all I had a great time and would do it all over again.