Mommy Vacation/House Hunting Trip

I'm kind of excited because I just booked a trip to Norfolk for July so I can go find us a place to live. We decided that it would #1 be too expensive for all of us to go, and #2, the kids would be hating life if we made them wander around looking at empty apartments. So, I get to go...yes, me, not David, because as I see it, he sleeps there and eats there most of the time, but I LIVE there, so I get to choose where we live. I just feel grateful that I have a husband that is very cool with my attitude about things like this. I am the queen of the house, and he doesn't mind one bit.

I get to go search for a place for us to live, and get a bit of time to myself. I'm kind of excited, but like I told my mom, when I actually hit the "buy this trip" button, I got a little butterfly in my stomach. I haven't had a trip like this ALL BY MYSELF, since David was in boot camp, pre-kids, almost 10 years ago! I'm a little weirded out by the thought of driving around a place I've never been to and acting like I know what I'm doing. Oh well, the break will be nice, and to have the house already chosen will be a blessing.

We will be leaving Newport around the 6th of August. David has to report to the school on September 6th, and the kids start school on September 8th. We are only assigned to this duty station for about 8 months, give or take a few weeks, and we don't have a sure thing for our next duty station yet, so we don't want to commit to any housing other than a simple, small, "hold-us-over" place. Enter in my stress level. In the past few days I've had 14 canker sores, NOT an exaggeration. Ouch.

I don't have any worries about moving again. I don't worry about making new friends, or being in a new place...for me the stress is NOW...when I have to start planning dates, times, and household goods move. I lay in bed at night thinking about what I have to move, where is it going to go, and how is it going to get there. Now granted, it's nice to have the Navy move you because they come in and pack everything up, drive away and show up at the destination and unpack it. However, when we move this time, we are facing some different challenges, because we are moving only for a short amount of time and to a smaller place. So the majority of our stuff will go to storage. Now, I'm going to have to plan out what to pack, what to take and what can be thrown out, and I have to do it now and not knowing exactly where we're going to live or for how long. We will have to have the movers come less than a week after I get back from the house hunting trip.

I'm going to do it, and it's all going to go smooth, but in the mean time...I'm tired, time for bed.