It has been a confusing couple of months in terms of what our future looks like and we are still in limbo though we have some immediate plans figured out. Ron is separating from the Navy which means he will not be taking orders to the ship out of Pearl Harbor in the fall. Sadly, despite some effort to secure work here, we will be leaving the island on the 26th. Sigh - we are so sad to be leaving such a beautiful place.
We are packing our house this Friday and shipping our stuff to Atlanta with plans to U-Haul it to where ever we might end up. We fly into Atlanta on the 27th and will be staying at Ron's parent's house while Ron looks for work in the IT field. Colorado seems to be our place of choice with lots of companies and job opportunities, but there are dozens of other possibilities too so we'll have to keep you posted on the career move.
Ella is excited to stay in a hotel in Waikiki for a few days, and we'll be soaking up as much of this brilliant Hawaiian sun, sand and surf as we can. She can't wait to stay with Grandma and Grandad and wants to "go to the beach with Grandma". She doesn't quite know what to make of a place that has no beach :) She is however, over the moon with the idea that our new house may have snow during the winter, and is excited to have her first coat and pair of boots (already ordered and waiting at Grandma's house) !
The house is in total disarray; organizing is taking up most of my time so our posts may be sporadic. Living out of suitcases and in limbo is annoying at best, but we're excited for the change and the new adventure. Keep your fingers crossed that we get settled into a new life soon!! :)
Monday we finally cleared housing and it was so sad to say goodbye...until we checked into the hotel; we have ocean front view from the 24th floor - Nice! Click on the last picture to see the turtle... we can see them, lots of them from out balcony
