Three years of STA-21

Navy/Marine Corps Birthday Ball 2012

Whew! My married adult man simply finished the autumn semester of his senior year. I can't believe that nosotros are wrapping upwards semesters of college-- alone 2 to a greater extent than left. It was to a greater extent than or less this fourth dimension inwards 2009 when nosotros constitute out that he was picked upwards for the STA-21 program. It was such a stressful whirlwind getting the lastly infinitesimal paperwork together (acceptance letters, etc) for college and preparing ourselves to motion again.

I can't aid but experience anxious thinking nigh the doubtfulness of the coming year. We postulate to laid upwards a appointment for his commissioning over the summer, which volition hateful invitations in addition to hotels for out of town guests. I too postulate to figure out what I postulate to excogitation for this commissioning-- reception? Next yr our oldest starts kindergarten. This volition live our outset school-age move. This volition too live our outset PCS amongst to a greater extent than than i kid (our oldest has PCS'd twice). The bigger query volition live when this motion genuinely happens. We've been hearing that ability schoolhouse in addition to paradigm are genuinely backed up. Our outset selection class-up appointment is Oct 2013, instant Dec 2013, in addition to 3rd Feb 2014. If the schools are genuinely backed up, nosotros could live moving fifty-fifty afterwards than those dates. Since I met my married adult man after he had been inwards the Navy for 2 years, this is my outset become to a greater extent than or less amongst ability schoolhouse in addition to prototype. I had assumed that nosotros would live living inwards South Carolina for nigh a yr spell he completed the 2 schools. I am anxious instantly thinking that at that spot is a gamble that nosotros could produce ability schoolhouse inwards South Carolina (6 months) in addition to paradigm inwards New York (6 months), in addition to SOBC inwards Connecticut thrown inwards at that spot somewhere (12 weeks). As a married adult woman who fully unpacks at every motion (okay, relieve for the back-of-the-closet boxes), knowingly moving to a domicile for vi months alone to live preparing for some other vi calendar month domicile is fifty-fifty pushing my limits of hanging pictures on the wall. I'm dreading the reckon of that... but I know my OCD volition kicking inwards in addition to all our HHG's volition most probable terminate upwards unpacked.

All my hubby has left of schoolhouse is leap semester 2013 in addition to summertime 1 of 2013-- 2 semesters left. STA-21 has been much to a greater extent than challenging than I anticipated. This semester was exceptionally busy, the hardest in addition to thus far. It was real stressful for all of us in addition to made me question our chosen path. Now at that spot is an terminate inwards sight in addition to nosotros experience similar nosotros are almost there. We grew together in addition to thus much these yesteryear 3 years. We had to hash out coin agency to a greater extent than times than nosotros wanted to; it has been tight existence inwards this plan amongst 3 immature children. But at that spot direct hold been wonderful things. First in addition to foremost, he is getting a college degree. We too recognize this chance inwards his career. On a smaller scale, I beloved nosotros tin laissez passer the axe text in addition to telephone band each other. During dead week, I called him and nosotros met for lunch. I know it sounds similar such a minor thing; perchance y'all direct hold to live married to a submariner to know how large of a bargain existence able to text each other inwards existent time is. Home every night... absolutely huge. Even on the weeks where he was slammed amongst grouping projects in addition to getting domicile after the kids were inwards bed, I knew that he would live domicile that night. It feels similar nosotros brand our ain schedule. While his schedule is full, he isn't mustering on a boat.

I am in addition to thus extremely proud of him. He has maintained an first-class GPA, fifty-fifty to a greater extent than impressive knowing we had our twins during finals calendar week of 2011. H5N1 mechanical technology scientific discipline marking inwards nether 3 years is no minor feat. As our oldest told me this morning, "Momma, did y'all know Daddy plant real hard? He has a large job. He protects America." I don't know how crazy his schedule volition live going through ability school, prototype, or SOBC. I don't know if I'm create to motion i time again inwards a year; I genuinely similar it in North Carolina and love the friends I've made here. I don't know if I'm create to become dorsum to boat life, specially instantly that nosotros direct hold 3 kids (it was difficult amongst one!). But I beloved the journey. I beloved supporting my man. At the terminate of the day, it is worth it.

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