New development

As most of you know I haven't been happy with my weight since I gave birth to Braydon almost 3 years ago. I've tried to eat better, but my will power is not very good and eating like Chris doesn't help either. I also tried to just hit the gym but didn't like going at night when Chris got home, plus after going for a few weeks and not seeing any results I gave up. So tonight I decided to sign-up for Weight Watchers. I tried Jenny Craig before Chris and I got married and it really helped me, but I had to eat their food. I also tried the 17 Day Diet but didn't like a lot of the foods on the diet. So I figured with Weight Watchers I could eat what I like or at least most of what I like. We will see how it goes, I'm also going to try to get some workouts in when Braydon is taking his nap. Wish me luck!

House is becoming a home

Well it's been awhile since my last post, but I've been busy putting my house together. We had my Step-Mom fly out so she could watch Braydon while Chris and I put everything away. It's been a week since she came and everything is almost all put away. We are loving the house and it feels so good to be back in the USA and living in a house that the walls aren't made out of concrete. There were things we had never put up when living in Sicily because the walls were just too hard. We have ordered some new furniture and most of it should be here by Tuesday! Braydon got a big boy bed, but it is back ordered so he will have to wait. We have met some neighbors and they all seem very nice. What's funny is that the two that I met are both military families! I'll take pictures and post once we have completed the house.

New Home

So we arrived in Virginia and started looking for a house.  We had been looking before we left Italy and had a few saved to view when we arrived. Then right before we got to VA a new house popped up and both Chris and I fell in love. We met with the realtor on Monday and got approved on Tuesday! Talk about wasting no time. The only problem we are now faced with is waiting to see what happens with Chris and his job. He had to complete some testing and that is what is holding us on moving forward. As it stands right now the house is ours to rent. We just have to wait for finally conformation from the job and then we can sign the lease and move in. All of our household goods are sitting in storage in Maryland so that is great news, it's only a short drive and they are here! We hope to have everything worked out by this coming Monday and then we can move in. Below is the front of the house. The following is a link to view more information and pictures. http://www.redfin.com/VA/Bristow/9927-Broadsword-Dr-20136/home/9402545#_=_

Back In The USA

This post is a little late since we have been back in the states for over a week and a half now! I've finally gotten some down time to write about our trip home. We left on a Thursday on the bi-weekly scheduled military flight back to Norfolk, VA. Our flight was supposed to leave at 8pm but didn't end up leaving until 10pm. Then we headed to Rota, Spain for a little layover. We ended up with seats in the middle of the plane and in a row of three, so Braydon was in between Mommy and Daddy. The flight to Spain is about 3 hours. Our plain was to keep Braydon awake until we got back on the flight and headed to the US, but guess what? that didn't happen! They gave us a snack when we first got on the plane and then Braydon crashed. We had to wake him up when we arrived in Spain and needless to say he wasn't happy. Not only did we wake him up but it was 1am and he had to stay awake until 3am!

Once we finally were able to get back on the plane we got another meal and luckily Braydon crashed again. This time he was able to sleep as long as he would like. Both Chris and I tried to sleep but anyone who has traveled overseas can agree that sleeping in coach seats is not very easy. Braydon slept for a few hours but when he woke up he wanted to get off the plane and we still had a about three hours left. Luckily he watched some dvd's and we got breakfast then we landed in Norfolk. Once in Norfolk we had to go through customs and then catch a cab and head to the commercial terminal and fly to Baltimore then onto Chicago.

After the cab dropped us at the commercial terminal we had about 2 hours to kill before our flight. We got some Starbucks and let Braydon watch the planes. Braydon did great on the first flight to Baltimore, it didn't hurt that the flight is really short. Then we had a layover in Baltimore where we got some lunch and watched some more planes before our flight to Chicago. Braydon fell asleep on the flight to Chicago and didn't want to wake up to get off the plane. I ended up having to carry him off the plane! He finally woke up when we told him he was going to see Papa! Dad picked us up and we got to finally relax and not worry about planes anymore for quite awhile!

Goodbye Sicily

Wow three years already! Sicily has been good to us, but it is time to move onto a new home and new adventures. As I write this we have only 2 days and a wake-up left here. All of our stuff finally left yesterday, and today our car leaves. Today will be spent cleaning our house. Tomorrow we we have the finally inspection of our house, and then fly out on Thursday. The next month we will be living in Chicago, Kentucky, and Virginia! Our final destination is Chantilly, Virginia and will be there for at least the next three years. Then who knows what will happen. Chris will be retired from the Navy and will have to work a civilian job! This year is already exciting for us with all the new adventures. Our move, new job, new car, new house, new friends, old friends, Braydon going to school, and whatever else is ahead for us!

Strike

Last week the Farmers, Fisherman, and Truckers decided to strike for the week. This resulted in us not having gas as well as running out of food at the commissary. A lot of the service members here and now without gas, and there is a gas strike scheduled to start tomorrow (Monday) and run through Friday. Although reports suggest that the strike may continue until the 1st of Feb. We are doing okay here as we have enough food for the next week and a half. However, we are scheduled to do our express shipment pack out and wine shipment on the 30th. I'm praying that this strike will end early and we are able to get everything shipped out on time.

Oops!

We have been stationed in Sicily for three years now and only had three incidents with the car. The roads here are very narrow and the drivers are CRAZY! The first damage occurred on base at the hospital. I went in to get Braydon looked at when he split his head open, and came out to a dent on my passenger door. The second happened when we went on a command wine tasting and Chris hit the curb. This caused the tire to split and eventually caused my flat tire. The third and hopefully last happened last night when we went to Catania for dinner. We were on our way home when Chris hit a sign that was in the road. Guess we are now even on the mirrors being broken on the car. I broke the passenger one and he broke the driver one. Hopefully we won't be in trouble with a broken item on the car when we go to ship it!