Movin' on up (moooooovin' on up)!

We are officially residents of Washington, District of Columbia.  I never thought, ever, that I would leave TX, much less live in DC or marry a boy I dated in college.  :)   Here we are beginning a journey that most people could only hope to take part of.  We are very lucky to be where we are and I'm grateful for Brian and the past and current career choices he's made to get us here.

We started our move on New Year's Eve.  We packed my car, packed Brian's rental (which smelled TERRIBLE) and headed to DC.  We were 26 miles south of Richmond when my car had a blowout.  Brian changed the tire and we made it to a tire shop in Richmond.  They took us right in and we got new tires for the car.  After all was said and done, we were out $750, were both not feeling well and were tired as heck.  We decided to stay put and got a hotel room in Richmond.  We were in bed before the New Year!  What a way to start it, eh?  At least we were together.   The next morning, we finished our drive to DC to our friends', Mark & Kledia's, apartment.

We finally made our way to the Navy Lodge on the Bolling Air Force Base (AFB) and unpacked both cars.  Then, we returned the rental and settled into our new home.  I picked up some groceries for the tiniest kitchen in the world.  It has 2 burners, a small fridge, a microwave and a small sink.  It's definitely better than nothing, but nothing at all what I'm used to using.

I am commuting back and forth from DC a few days a week and staying with our old neighbors, Vince & Sarah.  The drive sucks.  That is all I have to say about that.  I check in and start my Spousal Embassy Training this Friday, so hopefully the commuting will lessen due to timing conflicts in DC.  I am very excited about the school and what I will be learning.  Haynes hasn't even started interviewing for my position, so I'm not sure how much longer my commuting will last.  It's very tiring, but I don't want to leave my boss high and dry here either.  I'll make it work...just makes it tough to actually enjoy my last few months in the US.

Other than those tidbits, there isn't much going on.  I'll catch y'all up when we have more updates!  :)