Necessary Updates
We have found a house. In Chesapeake. Waaaaay out in Chesapeake, almost in North Carolina. I found that there was a similar problem in Norfolk as we had in San Diego: if you want a bigger house with a backyard and a two car garage, you have to live out in the suburbs. All of the housing close to the base is either terribly terrible with no space, no backyard and no garage, or it's one of two hoity-toity little enclaves of rich people still living in Norfolk proper.
So. We have four bedrooms, an upstairs laundry room, a bathtub with jets, a "great room", a breakfast nook, a two-car garage and an enormous, fenced backyard complete with children's play structure. I already have a trampoline and trampoline safety enclosure tent-thingy (really, it looks like a circus big top) in our Amazon queue. My children shall become free-range backyard children and I shall see them for meals and bedtime only. In the warm months, of course. When it's cold, I'll let them come in.
Queue is a very fun word to type. Try it. Queue. Queue.
Anyhow. In other news, Hans' orders got changed and we are no longer going to USS GRAVELY. Our pardons to those of you who had memorized the history of Samuel Gravely and the ship's website. The new ship is just slightly older, still a destroyer, still great and I think it's called USS JAMES E WILLIAMS (DDG-95). Yes, I have just got confirmation on that from the future XO himself.
And in other Navy news, the news came out not so long ago that folks who screened for XO only are going to get a THIRD look for command. Yes, that's right, Hans will get another shot for command at the end of his XO tour. Don't ask him any questions about it until 2012. We'll let ya know!
And...that is it for now. Oh, we packout on 7/19 and 7/20. That means the big truck comes, wraps up all of our junk and nails it into a crate. It's supposed to arrive by 9/2, which is nice since our rental starts on 9/1. Only one night in sleeping bags! The Q7 is getting detailed this weekend and then we ship it on Monday. So. Our days of family travel are over unless we rent something. We have our airline tickets, we leave on 8/21 and stay at an extended-stay hotel in Norfolk for about 10 days before moving into our new pad.
So...I think that brings everyone up to date for now! Cheers!
So. We have four bedrooms, an upstairs laundry room, a bathtub with jets, a "great room", a breakfast nook, a two-car garage and an enormous, fenced backyard complete with children's play structure. I already have a trampoline and trampoline safety enclosure tent-thingy (really, it looks like a circus big top) in our Amazon queue. My children shall become free-range backyard children and I shall see them for meals and bedtime only. In the warm months, of course. When it's cold, I'll let them come in.
Queue is a very fun word to type. Try it. Queue. Queue.
Anyhow. In other news, Hans' orders got changed and we are no longer going to USS GRAVELY. Our pardons to those of you who had memorized the history of Samuel Gravely and the ship's website. The new ship is just slightly older, still a destroyer, still great and I think it's called USS JAMES E WILLIAMS (DDG-95). Yes, I have just got confirmation on that from the future XO himself.
And in other Navy news, the news came out not so long ago that folks who screened for XO only are going to get a THIRD look for command. Yes, that's right, Hans will get another shot for command at the end of his XO tour. Don't ask him any questions about it until 2012. We'll let ya know!
And...that is it for now. Oh, we packout on 7/19 and 7/20. That means the big truck comes, wraps up all of our junk and nails it into a crate. It's supposed to arrive by 9/2, which is nice since our rental starts on 9/1. Only one night in sleeping bags! The Q7 is getting detailed this weekend and then we ship it on Monday. So. Our days of family travel are over unless we rent something. We have our airline tickets, we leave on 8/21 and stay at an extended-stay hotel in Norfolk for about 10 days before moving into our new pad.
So...I think that brings everyone up to date for now! Cheers!
Comments
The house and yard sound fantastic! I'm sure the kids are going to love it! Congratulations!
A back yard for the kids to play in and a large house all sounds great.
It will be nice to have you back in the USA!
I'm so excited for you and your future SPACE. The kiddos are going to love the backyard. I can't wait to come visit.
I seriously read somewhere that jumping on a trampoline can reduce cellulite.
But I got it for the kids' recreational purposes...really!