2 Days To Go!

I am getting so dang excited, I just had to post about it! We only have 2 days to go until we get to see Matt again! I can't wait to see Rian's reaction when she sees him for the first time! I hope to get it on video :) We are flying into Newark, NJ on Tuesday and then renting a car and driving 4 hours to Newport, RI. And for those of you wondering why we are not flying straight to Rhode Island...well, here is your answer: we will be visiting family in NJ after Matt's graduation! I know our countdown says we have a little more time, but that is counting down the days until graduation....Matt won't really be mine again until graduation day!

We continued to have a blast in FL and managed to make our way to VA. Thank heavens Hanna only turned out to be a tropical storm. We hardly got hit here at all! We are having a great time in Virginia Beach. I probably won't be able to post pics until we get home.

Let's pray these next two days fly by!!!!!

Guess Where We Are Moving......

It's tropical....It's an island in the Pacific Ocean....It's over 5500 miles west of California....Can't figure it out????

WE'RE MOVING TO GUAM!!!!

Yep, you read right....we are moving to Guam. Crazy, I know, because I am still in total shock. We really wanted to go international though, and if we couldn't get international then Hawaii was next on our list. So Guam is just that....it's considered overseas, even though it is a US Territory, and it is very, very tropical. We will be moving there in April or May. I haven't begun my research, so I don't really know anything about Guam, except it is considered to be like "Hawaii for the Japanese". That doesn't sound half bad, huh! If anyone wants to come to visit....american airlines will get you to Guam from Cali in a total travel time of 25 hours for only $1400. Anyone want to come for a visit???

Matt and I are really excited for this adventure. We're sad to be so far from family and friends, but this is a once in a lifetime experience! I guess our parents better start saving up! Because you know I'm not flying back with a toddler on a 25 hour flight :)

Matt is almost finished with OCS. He will be graduating TOP OF HIS CLASS!!! Ranking 2nd!!! A HUGE accomplishment! We are so proud of him! We get to see him a week from this Tuesday! And graduation is on Friday! I can't wait to have my man back home!!! And a Daddy around for Rian!

Who Doesn't Love a Man in Uniform!?!

Yep, that's right.....I went to visit my hubby over the weekend! The trip was planned late Thursday night and I flew out on Friday! Nothing like last minute :) Matt's class was granted off base overnight liberty meaning that he was able to spend the entire weekend where ever he wanted to and the night with me at my hotel!!!! And he got to sleep in...he loved not getting up at 0430!

We had an amazing time together! I miss him more than words can express and it was such a blessing that everything worked out and we had this time to spend together! We actually planned another trip for me the weekend of the 22nd; guess he couldn't get enough of me! Or vice versa! HaHa! Unfortunately, Matt will have to wait until graduation (Sept 12th) to see Rian. But I took some video of her on my camera and we enjoyed watching it together over the weekend! He misses her so much :( Thanks to my in-laws who took Rian the entire time :)

OCS Website

Check out this website.

http://www.projo.com/extra/2008/ocs/

This link was sent to me from another girl whose husband is also at OCS. They say that this is only a glimpse of OCS and it doesn't even come close to representing what they are really put through. It was so hard for me to watch. The whole time I was watching it I was asking myself "why are you still watching this?", but I couldn't stop. It also explains the RLP inspection in a little more detail so you can understand why it is so stressful.

Enjoy! And let me know what you think!!!

Update #2: OC Pine

Taken Sunday, July 13, 2008 while finally being able to attend OUR Church off base!!! All thanks to the amazing technology of cell phones!!

We can all breath a little easier now because....MATT PASSED RLP!!! Their first RLP inspection was on Thursday, those who did not pass on Thursday had another chance to pass on Saturday, if they didn't pass either one, they were rolled back two weeks. Thank goodness Matt passed on his first try and didn't have to stress about it anymore. This inspection was pretty crazy. Only 20 guys passed the inspection. 10 from his original class, which started out with 34, and the other 10 were already rolled back once from another class.
Matt and his class have been now given the privileges to use a fork when eating (they were only allowed to use a spoon, and NO hands for the first 4 weeks) and can now have the fruit and salad bar with meals. He said that they should be getting a lot more privileges now that RLP is over!
Thank you so much for all your prayers.....even though we have had only 1 comment :) I know our Heavenly Father is blessing Matt at this time! How grateful I am for these wonderful blessings!

Update: OC Pine

I wanted to give a little update on Matt (Officer Candidate Pine). We have been able to talk to him on Sundays, so that is to nice to hear his voice and especially have him and Rian get some phone time together. He is doing pretty good considering the MIND GAMES they're playing with him, the COMPLETE lack of sleep, and the NON-STOP physical activity. The first week was a bit of a shock, I think. He is starting classes this week (meaning educational type classes with tests) and has a HUGE RLP (room, locker, personal) inspection coming up on the 17th. They are so meticulous and this inspection can make or break his graduation date.....SO PLEASE REMEMBER HIM IN YOUR PRAYERS. I'll give another update soon!