Upcoming Life Changes

I have talked about being a military family many times before.  It’s a life that so many live but not all can handle.  There are many aspects of this life I love, some I really hate.  The one that tops my list (other then Matt being gone which is pretty much an obvious given so it doesn’t count) is moving to a new duty station after a few years.  It is nice to be able to live in new places, see new things, have that change of pace and broaden horizons.  However, the hardest part is making friends and having to leave them.  I have  a lot of friends that I still keep in contact with from both duty stations.  I always talk about them in this context:

“Liz, my best friend from Germany” or “my friend from Ft. Lewis, Leda,…”

It is hard to share stories with people and talk about past experiences when your new friends have never met your other friends.  I am going to be doing the same thing in about 5 months (give or take a month, you know the Army NEVER works on your time).  I will be saying goodbye to a very dear friend here in El Paso.  She is going through life changes that I will won’t get to be a part of and that makes me very sad.  On a positive note (you know I always try to stay positive) and let me tell you, it’s a GREAT positive note, if the Army works in our favor, we will be stationed in Ft. Bragg, NC come this late winter/early spring!!!!!  Which means I will get to hopefully be neighbors (ok, ok, at least live in the same town) as Liz, Mike, Sophia, and Chase!  I am so stinking excited!  Of course, we have not received the official word, but still, I am hopeful.  I will not give up that hope for anything.  I look forward to many Saturdays, where the girls can play and Liz and I can have many girly chats while we watch Chase toddle after the girls! 

Liz and I spent pretty much 5 (ok, 6) out of 7 days a week together when our husbands were stationed in Friedberg.  It was an instant bond that flourished into a strong friendship.  We have so many memories (remember laughing hysterically coming back from IKEA, Liz?) and I am looking forward to many more.  This time around, we will have 3 more munchkins to add to the mix.  I have never met Sophia or Chase and Liz has never met Gracie.  (Did I mention Matt has met Sophia, not once but TWICE!?!?!?!  Do you know how unfair that is????) Anyway, this is our newest life changing event that we are praying works out to our benefit.

Matt goes to school for 2 months in October (where he will once again get to see the Salvog’s while I am sitting here in El Paso all by myself…*sigh*……).  Rumor has it that we should find out a definite word if we get to go before he leaves, but we are down to a month and half….not one word…..so we will see.  I am staying positive and doing as much planning as I can.  So keep us in your thoughts and prayers.  It’s something I haven’t felt comfortable talking about because I was unsure about who was reading, but now I know, so now you know! :) 

Both of these pictures were taken at the castle right outside of the town we lived in.  Muzenburg Castle was a very cool ruined castle…we visited there often!