Long Time No See…

So, it’s been months.  Yes, I know months, since I have done an update.  I have my personnel reasons in why doing so.  I am choosing not to explain for a multitude of reasons.  Mainly, I am looking towards the future, focusing on today, and choosing not to ponder the past.  What I will say is that I am more sure of is that life isn’t easy.  Love isn’t easy.  My family was forced to face a lot of difficult decisions and in my heart of hearts I know that I made the right one.  Through out the last 6 months I have learned a lot of lessons and became a stronger woman.  I am happy with where life is right now.  So let’s just move on and talk about life right now!

The biggest change is that we are no longer in El Paso.  Those close to me know that Ft. Bliss was not an easy duty station for us.  A lot of great things happened there but I will admit it was a long 5 years.  My marriage stood the test of time, heartbreaks, and difficult situations while we were there.  I am glad that on June 1st I was able to look in the rearview mirror and know that a long dark chapter of my life is now over.  We are now living in Ft. Campbell, KY.  The Army has put us in Clarksville for at least 4 years and it is looking like we could be here a lot longer.  I am looking forward to this new road that is in front of us.  I can honestly admit I feel more like myself then I have felt, well, in 5 years! 

In other exciting news, we took a leap of faith, became adults and bought a house!  It was sudden, unexpected, and it felt right.  I feel that God was giving us the nudge that this was His will.  So, we were not going to argue.  Matt and I came down to Clarksville to take a look at the area.  I had to get set up with CPAC (the personnel office so I can get a job) and Matt needed to have a meeting with the people he is going to be working with.  During our stay, we looked at a couple of places we wanted to rent.  I took down some numbers but felt this urge to call this particular realtor.  Norris came into our lives and explained to us that if we could rent this house then we could buy a house and save money.  Who isn’t in the market to save a little money in this economy these days?  Especially since I am officially unemployed!  So long story short, we are now the owners of a beautiful house in Clarksville, TN. 

Gracie, oh sweet little sassy Gracie.  She has become quite the little lady who is full sass.  It has gotten quite trying a few days, I am not going to lie.  But I am chalking it all up to the changes we have been forced to make and praying that the worst is over.  She is growing bigger and bigger by the minute.  I am sure she has gone through at least 2 growth spurts this month.  I am thankful that it is summer and I don’t have to keep buying pants!  She loves being able to play outside and be apart of the Midwest summer.  It is definitely different from El Paso.  She loved spending time in IL playing with all of her grandparents.  There was a lot of BBQing out, a wiener roast, swings, lightening bugs, and many more adventures throughout the last month.

Well, now that I have given a very short update as to what is going on in the Cunningham household, I will promise that I am going to keep you updated on our new journey.  I want to thank you for your understanding about leaving you in the dark.  Thanks for respecting our privacy during a very difficult time.  I also want to thank those who supported us as well.  I couldn’t ask for better friends!  So, I will say that you will hear from us soon!  We get all of our household goods tomorrow and internet and cable on Thursday.  I have been without internet for almost a month, it’s killing me!  I am very thankful for an iPhone. Ha!  Until next time…