We Made It... Again!!

Y'all might have guessed by my absence from blogging for the past week or so that we've changed locales yet again! Two days ago we arrived in Bethesda, MD at a friend's condo... no hotel rooms for 6 whole weeks! Hallelujah!! 

This is Ron.  He comes with the condo for a week. We're bonded :)

He thinks this is his couch. I'm trying to convince him otherwise.

Our last week in the Pacific Northwest was so awesome, and I will be sharing everything very soon!

Rainier Inn

I've already mentioned various reasons why I like it here at Fort Lewis, but here are some specifics about our fabulous living conditions at Rainier Inn.

 My husband has a desk! This is where he spends most of his time if he isn't at the hospital or sleeping, so it's a luxury to have an actual desk (rather than a really grody armchair or nothing at all).

Do you see that blinding light?! Its natural because we have two windows (even if they don't open... what a fake out)! I won't speak about the situations in which we did not/barely had windows...

The kitchen!! Doesn't it look fancy?! There may or may not be a non-stick All Clad pan hiding in one of those cupboards... 

These two things are just icing on the cake of living on Fort Lewis.  1) The view (even though seldom because of the clouds and rain) of Mt. Rainier is spectacular! 2) The sweet black kitty living in one of the rooms on the first floor of Rainier Inn.  I talk to him when I see him sleeping in the window in the mornings and afternoons. You would too!

The End of a Long Hiatus

Hey y'all! I am terribly sorry for the extended pause in my posts while I dealt with some health issues (all is well thanks to the marvelous Dr. Lipari).  I know this blog is probably the most important and exciting part of your day, so never fear, I'm back :)

The last time I wrote we were in Fort Bragg, NC.  Needless to say, we are not there any longer (however, we did discover the moniker of that Army base- "All the Way"... I think its an airborne thing, but Michael and I really did get a kick out of it when they would shout it at us when we drove on base).  Because I was dealing with some health issues and Michael was handling a pretty hectic schedule, we did not enjoy Fort Bragg as much as we may have otherwise.  Here is one instance of getting out and enjoying Fayetteville a bit:

We went to Joe's Crab Shack once, right after Michael finished with work for the day.  The food was nothing spectacular, but my margarita that came in a mason jar was AWESOME!  My mom and sister have had the mason jar margarita on separate occasions and rave about it, too... we know a good marg :)

Since leaving Fort Bragg at the end of March, we have spent time in Bethesda, MD, Jacksonville, FL, Biloxi, MS, New Orleans, LA, and the Bahamas.  Some of those were dictated by the Army, and others were dictated by some time off and vacation... you can guess which is which :) There are so many things that I want to blog about from that time period, so I'm going to attempt some catch-up.  Here are a few topics for which you can keep an eye open:

Juicing
Home Decorating (Homegoods/TJ Maxx/Marshalls centric)
The Commanders Palace/Cafe du Monde/The French Quarter
Indian Recipes
Other Recipes
Lazy Magnolia Brewing
Royal Caribbean Cruise
My 24th Birthday
Furniture Refinishing
The Beau Rivage
The Shed BBQ
The Still
Weddings

One thing y'all won't be hearing about anytime soon is crock-pot cooking.  I haven't (completely) given up on the appliance yet, but it was banned at our last location (Biloxi, MS) and our current one also.  Right now, luckily, I have access to a kitchen at my parent's home, which is 15 minutes away.

We are now in Portsmouth, VA, where we will be located for the next 4 weeks. I'm really enjoying being close to my parents, who live in Norfolk, despite the lack of AC in our Navy Gateway Inns and Suites room, and my husband is thoroughly enjoying having a light schedule while he rotates through General Internal Medicine and Sub-specialties outpatient.

I promise it won't be another two months before I post again!!

The Big Day

It came and went... We are officially homeless! Yay!

No sarcasm here... My heart is very grateful as I sit in the Navy Lodge in Bethesda, waiting for 4 PM when we can finally get on the road.

As a side note, please continue to pray for our amazing recovering wounded soldiers. I have shared a few moments with some of the wounded warriors staying here at the Lodge (as they recuperate at WRNMMC), and they are all beautiful people that deserve to be in the hearts of every American.

Storage

Slowly but surely, it is becoming a reality that in a week (emphasis on the eek! part) we will be homeless!

Our most recent reality check?

We signed the lease on our 10'x20' storage unit!  Whew... 

Another reality check is the state of our living room/dining room, but I will just leave that to your imaginations (boxes, space bags and packing products everywhere).  I don't want to scare anyone!

Speaking of which, I better get going on some more packing... the never ending battle!