The last few months I have struggled with my topics to blog about. Our life felt a little boring. A little, dare I say, normal!
We were busy, but we had a routine. We knew what to expect with my husband’s job and the boys and I had our routine and looked forward to our weekends with Dad around. I felt a little guilty writing about military life because I had the guilt that my husband was training Marines to deploy but wasn’t the one doing that. With our latest news, our life is about to get flipped upside down.
Believe it or not but we have new orders! Luckily, we are staying at the same duty station. My husband is just changing units as his current billet is a 2-year commitment and is coming to an end.
I was not ready to move again so getting the news that we get to stay put for two more years was exciting. Now, I can finish decorating my house since we moved in almost two years ago. Considering we have moved twice in three years, a part of me was not convinced we would stay longer than two years so I stopped decorating.
So back to projects I go! Now that we have the official paperwork, we can start planning. My husband and I looked at the calendar and his new schedule. I thought two more years in the same house and same duty station meant no changing or disruption in our lives but I am learning that even though my feet stay planted, nothing else might.
The more we look forward, the more changes coming our way. For my husband, that means three months away at school and then a long workup in and out to sea then and a possible deployment. Yuck. That is a big change for us. The last 4 years have been a resident school and then random one month trainings and late nights.
Although my boys will get to stay in their routine, I did not account for the fact that their dad would miss much of it. And, most of our friends are on 3-year orders and will be leaving this summer or next, leaving us behind. I know that’s what we do as military families, we move and start over, but I have always been the friend to leave first. I am not sure how I feel being left behind.
As soon as I wrap my brain about these new orders, my husband comes home and says there may be a new billet/orders available so we can move this summer if we want to.
And just like that, the Marine Corps throws us for a loop. Although I am beginning to think it’s not so much the Marine Corps and more like my husband!!
Stay tuned. A lot happening for our family. You never know where the Marine Corps may take us!
