Well, it has been a long time since I last blogged. I go from having nothing to talk about to being so busy and thinking so much over options that I don't have the mental energy to spend typing. :)
It was so nice to have Mom and Dad here. What is weird about it is that I feel like I have 2 lives...When I'm with family I feel like that is reality and the rest is a dream. It takes a couple days to switch back and forth, and while I'm switching it feels surreal. What a bizarre feeling that is.
It was also really nice to have Mom and Dad meet Rain. She is such a big dope. :) Having Mom and Dad around long enough for Rain to get used to them really made a difference in how Rain treats new people now. She doesn't act like she's starving for their attention anymore and will actually mind her manners. Thanks guys for putting up with her craziness the first couple days!
Today is the last day of our prayer time to decide whether or not to re-enlist or leave the military. I think we will be making that decision tonight, and I will be relieved to have a path chosen.
Tim talked to Jason last night and Jason pretty much said that Tim could more then likely find a job in the civilian world, right now, no problem - what with his training, experience and security clearance. The positives on leaving the military and going civilian would be there wouldn't be a risk of deployment, much better pay, a settled lifestyle, we'd be in Washington State, and Tim could choose a job he enjoyed as opposed to being assigned to whatever was needed. The negatives are that we'd be on the west side of the state which would mean another big change in lifestyle to what we're used to and enjoy in eastern Washington, there would be fewer education benefits and his job may not allow him to go to school as readily as the AF does, and finally, being long distance now would make the job search a pain as well as finding a house, etc.
On the other side of the coin we have a re-enlistment: The positives are that we would have job security, full benefits, education benefits, a safe community to live in surrounded by people our age (always a perk :), tons of jobs would be available to me in our immediate area, we'd be near EWU where I would really like to get my bachelor's, our location would be fantastic and we would FINALLY know what it is like to be young adults in our element - doing the things we like to do and being with the people we like to be with (not saying our friends here aren't great, but the rest of the people here are kinda' ack). It would be nice to have at least a few years living our lives in a way we want before we have to go live "in the big city" for Tim's career. :) The negatives are: Deployment risks, less money, and no choice in jobs for Tim.
There are probably more positives and negatives to both that I can't think of right now.
Oh, and if we did re-enlist, we would be home in mid to late February! Now that would be fantastic. :)
The weather here has been great the past few weeks. This is the one time of year I really love the weather down here. Picture an Indian Summer in Washington that lasts for a month or more. It's not nearly as colorful as in Washington, but it is still so beautiful.
Well, this blog is getting way to long so off I get. :)
It was so nice to have Mom and Dad here. What is weird about it is that I feel like I have 2 lives...When I'm with family I feel like that is reality and the rest is a dream. It takes a couple days to switch back and forth, and while I'm switching it feels surreal. What a bizarre feeling that is.
It was also really nice to have Mom and Dad meet Rain. She is such a big dope. :) Having Mom and Dad around long enough for Rain to get used to them really made a difference in how Rain treats new people now. She doesn't act like she's starving for their attention anymore and will actually mind her manners. Thanks guys for putting up with her craziness the first couple days!
Today is the last day of our prayer time to decide whether or not to re-enlist or leave the military. I think we will be making that decision tonight, and I will be relieved to have a path chosen.
Tim talked to Jason last night and Jason pretty much said that Tim could more then likely find a job in the civilian world, right now, no problem - what with his training, experience and security clearance. The positives on leaving the military and going civilian would be there wouldn't be a risk of deployment, much better pay, a settled lifestyle, we'd be in Washington State, and Tim could choose a job he enjoyed as opposed to being assigned to whatever was needed. The negatives are that we'd be on the west side of the state which would mean another big change in lifestyle to what we're used to and enjoy in eastern Washington, there would be fewer education benefits and his job may not allow him to go to school as readily as the AF does, and finally, being long distance now would make the job search a pain as well as finding a house, etc.
On the other side of the coin we have a re-enlistment: The positives are that we would have job security, full benefits, education benefits, a safe community to live in surrounded by people our age (always a perk :), tons of jobs would be available to me in our immediate area, we'd be near EWU where I would really like to get my bachelor's, our location would be fantastic and we would FINALLY know what it is like to be young adults in our element - doing the things we like to do and being with the people we like to be with (not saying our friends here aren't great, but the rest of the people here are kinda' ack). It would be nice to have at least a few years living our lives in a way we want before we have to go live "in the big city" for Tim's career. :) The negatives are: Deployment risks, less money, and no choice in jobs for Tim.
There are probably more positives and negatives to both that I can't think of right now.
Oh, and if we did re-enlist, we would be home in mid to late February! Now that would be fantastic. :)
The weather here has been great the past few weeks. This is the one time of year I really love the weather down here. Picture an Indian Summer in Washington that lasts for a month or more. It's not nearly as colorful as in Washington, but it is still so beautiful.
Well, this blog is getting way to long so off I get. :)
