What's Going On

Jon and I have slowly settled into the routine of living together again. I have to be honest, it took a little time. I think Jon forgot about the long hours that I work in the beginning of the school year. Things are good now, though. Jon is staying really busy during the week physically preparing for selection. I only have about a week left of coaching, so my days will start to get a lot shorter -- home by 6:30 instead of 8:00. :)

It is amazing having him home again. Last night I looked over at him as we were falling asleep and couldn't believe that he was really there! It's almost like a dream. I just kept thinking about all those nights when he was gone that I would look over at his side of the bed and see it empty. I missed him so much! However, I didn't miss him hogging the covers and most of the bed. I'm still trying to get used to that!

We put our townhome up for sale earlier this week. If Jon gets selected for SF, we will most likely be moving in Dec/Jan. The housing market isn't very good here right now, so we thought we'd try and get a head start on selling. We figure that if something happens and we sell our home, but don't end up leaving Fort Carson, we'll just rent an apartment for our last few months here. The thought of moving is very bittersweet for me. It's exciting to think about moving on with our lives and starting a new adventure. But it will be really hard to leave my friends here and also the job that I love. I'm sure lots of Army wives feel this way. I haven't said anything to my principal yet about the possibility of us moving. It makes me REALLY nervous -- I don't want to let her down! I always thought I would just finish out the school year and meet up with Jon wherever he moved if something like this happened. But after two deployments, I think the best thing for our marraige would be for us to be together! Hopefully we'll know something more definite by the second week in November, when Jon returns from selection. That should give my boss a good amount of time to find someone to take my place. And there's also the possibility that none of these plans we've made will ever come to fruition -- I mean, it's the ARMY we're talking about! :)

Jon decided that he wants to have a garage sale next weekend. I think this is a great idea -- we definitely have a few things to get rid of, and he volunteered to get the whole thing ready and even work it. However, he goes through these phases where he wants to sell almost everything we own! Yesterday, he literally made me go through ALL of my belongings and decide what I could stand to part with. Now, you have to understand that I come from a family of keepers (it sounds so much nicer than "packrat"). Jon came from a family where they only keep the stuff they use regularly. Basically, I had to fight to keep everything that I still posess. I was in practically tears explaining to him that someday we will have a formal dining room and use all of the beautiful china and serving pieces we got for wedding gifts. He even asked about whether or not to sell our coffee tables! Of course, everything worked out. I did clean a lot of stuff out of the guest room closet that I really didn't need to hold on to. I guess we're a good match. If it was up to Jon, our house would be bare. If things were left to me, it would probably be extremely cluttered!

Not much else is going on. I'm on my way to Starbucks to grade papers. Seriously -- is there anything better than sitting at Starbucks or Borders on a Sunday afternoon?