GREETINGS FROM WA

well i made it...it was a long couple of days getting here but i had good company :) My dad and I left CA on thursday the 29th adn drove all the way to Weed CA before we stopped for the night. We had an interesting encounter about 30 min before we found a comfortable place to stay. We were driving through wood areas, the scary kind if you watch alot of scary movies you know what im talking about. The scenery was very pretty but my imagination got the best of me and my anxiety was too strong for me to enjoy the ride. We only had about 1/8 of a tank left so we had to stop to get gas, all that was in sight was a scary old looking gas stationed, we got off the road not knowing where the next gas station would be. Once we were off the main road it was worse tahn it had looked. It was more than just old fashioned, it was knotts berry farm style. They only took cash and so my dad ran in while i waited with the car. I saw a young guy get out of his car with his dog and go into the store like place. once the gas was pumped and we were heading out a different guy came out and was looking through the young guys car. I mentioned to my dad that that was not his car and how freaked out i was. My dad said, "yeah the cashier said, 'watch out for that other guy' " i asked my dad who was the "other guy" and he said he didnt know...we got outta there so fast hahaha so i told him we would drive until i felt safe, once we came up on Weed it looked good enough. 5am on friday we were up and on the road again. No more stange encounters lol.

I have loved having my dad with me, its been great but now hes gone back to CA and im so lonely, all there is left to do is wait now, ugh.

My place is better than i thought it would be so im excited about that. My stuff still isnt here which is a bummer because unpacking could help keep me busy. I have an interent apt set up for wednesday but until then i have to head to the army post to get online, and the post isnt that close, its about 20 min drive on the streets and then another 5 min of freeway. Im sure there has to be a shorter way but i just dont know it yet.

i have my bed set and love it so far. Nolen just ordered a TV so that should be here in about 8 days...i think.

I dread being at home with nothing to do so walking around the PX is my favortie thing right now. For those who have never been to one i would describe it as a military walmart, and right out side the entrance they have a few shops and a food court. Its fun.

Im holding off on finding a job until Nolen comes home and we can settle in, get our lives together organized. Althought i am keeping my eyes out for places.

I cant wait for him to be home. I cant even try to explain the emotions that i am going through right now hahaha. it still feels like we have months to go, not days. Its weird being in WA and on post without him, the last time i was here it was with him, so everywhere reminds me of last sept. They have "welcome home" signs for teh companies that are coming back from deployment and last sept i remember nolen saying, "in just a year a sign will be hung for my company" fast forward a year and here we are.

I went to my new ward on sunday, its def not my home ward in CA but i guess it will do for the next 2 years. Since we arent going anywhere id better jump in and start introducing myself to make friends. Same thing with the army wives.

Well as of right now i have nothing going on today, or tuesday, or wednesday, or thursday and so on hahaha but i am excited to be here, it means we are almost done with this hell of a year, i can say that we have at least learned and grown in a different way than most newly weds <3