Change is good right?

  As an Army wife I know that change is inevitable. Nothing ever stays the same and it's never carved in stone. It will happen when it happens and don't get upset when plans change. It isn't worth it and it will happen. Often.
  My husband is approaching retirement rather quickly and it's that time again. Time for a change. This change however is something new to both of us as all we have ever known is military life. What will civilian life hold for us? Will we enjoy it?
  Most don't understand these questions and those that do, well they are also military and more than likely it's all they have known as well. The past 20 years have been great. We have met wonderful people along the way some of which we still keep in touch with. We have lived in some great and not so great places and seen things some only wish they can see. We have lived coast to coast as well as Alaska and Hawaii (twice). My kids don't know what it is like to be born and raised in the same town and live in the same house until they graduate school. They know that most of their friends will move and while they try to keep in touch those habits will gradually fade away. There will be a small handful though that will make it through all of the moves and the years. These friends will turn out to be lifelong no matter how often or little they speak to one another. Military life is a hard but rewarding adventure. Our adventure is now coming to a close.  We will move back into our home, our lives will go on but they will be "different."  We won't move every few years, my kids will go to the same schools (which I am sure they won't mind) and only say good bye to friends that are still part of an active duty military family.
   While change is good (or so they say), I know I will have to say good bye to my life here on the island as well as amazing friends I have made during my time here. Moving is never easy no mater how much you want to get back "home".  Time is running out and I am getting more anxious about it all. Change is good though right?

Dusting things off and starting over

  I am cleaning things up around here and will be posting more often. I will be posting things I make, photos I take and things I bake! Now just to figure out how to change my layout again :P

It's been awhile...

....a year to be exact. (almost)  Things got busy and the blog got pushed aside with many other things I had started. With the new year, come new beginnings and new adventures. I am going to do my best to post regularly things I create, cook and more. Happy New Year to everyone!

Colors Cased..They leave too soon.

I went to my husbands BGDE color casing ceremony today. This ends their state site status and starts a new venture them. They leave soon and I am already counting down to the uncasing ceremony in about a year from now.

Photo a day. Day 5

January 5,2012 photo of the day 5.
The ever elusive package. I have been expecting this box since the Friday before Christmas. Lesson learned, don't send things parcel post. :) sorry Ellen! Lol. I was excited to get this box for 2 reasons. 1 it has new fabric in it, and 2 it has the DCU jacket I have been waiting for to make memorial pillows for a friends kids. These kids are awesome and so is their Mom. I wish I was able to get to know Ellen better while we were in Texas. Our girls are friends and I can only hope they will continue to be friends through the miles and years we are gone.

 

Photo of the Day 4

Jan 4,2012
This is how most soldiers start their day. Tougher than most of us. They don't have a choice in "going to the gym". They do this plus south more. Daily. Their day starts at about 6 for formation and typically doesn't end until their 5 o'clock end of the day formation. And that is just stationed stateside. I am very proud of my husband and all he does for this family. The Army is a big part of my life. This is just one small part of what it looks like.

 

Split Pea Soup recipe finally!

A few days ago I made Split Pea soup on the crock pot for the first time. It was very easy and, quick to put together and turned out really good! The pictures I have posted don't do the soup justice at all.

Crock Pot Split Pea soup

1 package dried split peas
5-6 cups of water
1 cup milk
3-4 carrots chopped
1/2 onion chopped
3 cups chopped ham

Combine all ingredients into crock pot, set on high, cook for 6 hours.
Stir periodically, if you want the soup to be soupier and not as thick, add water here and there as needed while cooking.