Our Luck Ran Out...

Have we been in the same place so long that you forgot we were military?! Maybe so did we. However, on Friday the 13th of December bad luck came our way in the form of email to Jason at work with "Congratulations!..." your leaving! We were notified that our family was heading to New Mexico. What?! We knew those stupid F-16's were headed there but we held on to that denial that we wouldn't go with them. Silly us. We were and still are not happy. It isn't really where we had in mind to raise our children. We kept it to ourselves through the holidays and also tried our hardest to get out of them and even medically retire if possible. This week all hope was squashed and so it is time to come to terms. I finally called and told my parents tonight...that was reality. I know we will be fine and all that matters is that we are together, but it is still going to hurt and be a hurdle. Our roots are deep, I have lived here my whole life, and this is home....this will be an experience and we will have to make a new home. This is when you truly have to remember that home is where your family is. One of the worse things is that Jason has to report March 31st and Aiden and I have a school year to finish so we will join him in June. We are being tested and will continue to be for awhile, but if there is anything you know about me is I always pass a test! I am smart enough to know that we are blessed so I will try to not feel sorry for myself as much as possible. There will be ups and downs and it will take time. Here we go!