Life

So I guess maybe I should talk about what's going on in Devin and my lives cause its not all glitz and glam all the time. Well first of all, Devin is doing SUPER well in his training. He is #1 in his class right now with only 2 weeks to go. I have high hopes for him that he will be a distinguished honor grad. He has worked hit butt off here and I think he will benefit from it. I am looking forward to his graduation so we can finally get to Alaska. I am so excited and I have a list of about 100 things that I cant wait to do when we get there.

Now to the kinda crummy part. On the 11th I got really sick and had to go to the hospital, thats nothing new to me because something is always going on with my health. It was the same routine as always, blood work and pain meds. I asked for more extensive stuff cause I knew something was wrong so I was referred out to another doctor and to radiology. Anyways, I went to the doctor and I finally have a diagnosis. I was so happy but at the same time it was a little sad because its not going to result in a fun road for the next 20 years. Devin was in the field so I wasn't able to talk things over with him first. The doctor and I decided that I should have surgery as soon as possible. So I'm having surgery Wednesday, Im scared but glad that I can maybe find some resolve to problems I have been continually having.

While Devin was in the field I have a friend that put a post on facebook saying that she has a condo that she needs to rent out and it seemed pretty urgent so I asked her about it. Come to find out, she is moving out right as we are moving to Anchorage, I called the on post housing office and they are full right now and for Devins rank they fill up fast so we talked to the owner and we are going to rent it. The owner is in the military as well so Devin talked to him a little bit about the situation on post since his unit is in Afghanistan right now. The captain told Devin that he will probably be sent over when he arrives into Anchorage. Now I'm going through an internal battle wondering if I should live closer to my family in Wasilla because I know I'm going to have some rough days or if I just want to be a big girl and tough it out on my own. I still haven't decided because nothing is set in stone yet with Devin.

He called the post today and spoke with 2 people who both told him he would be sent over but still nothing is for sure because of timing. We are just planning that it will happen. I think it will be a great opportunity for Devin. I know that he is extremely intelligent and very well trained so I don't have any doubts that he will succeed overseas. Also it wont be a full deployment so that is a plus. I am hoping though that things go smoothly with our transition to Anchorage, a new ward, a new house, new job, and my health. Deep down I know things will be ok. So now its off to the next couple weeks of surgery, Devin's training graduation and the big road trip from Maryland to Alaska!