Preparing.

Now that I have wrangled up my emotions...


Cam and I have started the preparation stage. Not a whole lot of preparing so far, though. Mainly just looking at apartments online and trying to emotionally prepare for deployment 2013. BUT, we found my body guard:

Not much of anything but a great companion as of right now. But, this little boy won't remain little for long! He's a German Shepherd/Chocolate Lab mix, and utterly adorable if I do say so myself! We plan on training him to be a nice, loving friend unless he needs to be a protector. I realize buying a dog isn't usually the first step of action for most, but, if you haven't heard, Cameron and I recently were awoken my a stranger in our bedroom. Which, as you can imagine, gave us the heebee-jeebies. But, the thought of me being alone in that situation pushed the issue a little further. So, meet Jack everyone! Cam and I have already fallen in love with him. He's a great dog!
Last week, I mentioned moving closer to my parents. That's not going to work out anymore. By all means, I'm NOT moving farther from them. But, I need to stay close to my job so I can commute easily back and forth. I don't live even a half hour away from my Arkansas family right now anyway, so it's not too bad! Something that played a role in staying somewhat close to where I am now is something a co-worker of mine told me. "Leave and cleave." That process was already difficult for me whenever I became Mrs. Molden; I can not imagine having to do it AGAIN. I'm such a family oriented woman that I would be tempted to go back to fully relying on my parents. So, to avoid that temptation, I'm going to have my "own" place. (Not really, just because Cam won't live with me for a few months doesn't mean it isn't OUR place!) Now, I'm not saying I'm not going to lean on my parents or take comfort in them, but I am still one with Cameron. If I lived with/very close to my parents, I know I would find it difficult to remain in my role as a wife. YES, I still have roles as a wife even when my husband is out of the country. Don't seem so shocked! ;)
Okay, reality check. I'm trying so hard to look like I know what I am doing. But, I don't. At all. And, I know what you jokesters are thinking: "Well, that's not hard to believe." Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know. BUT! I am going to know what I'm doing sooner or later. My father-in-law found what seems to be a pretty dang helpful book that I plan on obtaining in the near future. It's called "National Guard 101: A Handbook for Spouses." Just by reading part of the description it has helped me.

"I didn't understand anything! I had never been in an armory before. I didn't know the difference between an officer and an enlisted soldier. I didn't even know how to address the commander or his wife!" Corbett decided to "wing it," rationalizing that since her husband was "just" in the reserves she wasn't a "real" military wife. After all, military spouses lived on bases, operated within a strict structure of rank, and dealt with long deployments. Thank goodness she didn't have to worry about those things!"

Uhm. HELLO! That was exactly my train of thought until Cameron told me last week about what is happening in the upcoming year. I'm in a civilian-military lifestyle. And, that is so confusing even for me. I'll keep y'all updated on what I learn through that book as the times roll on!


Well, I have spent enough time writing. I'm at work and supposed to be contacting some guests and entering in some evaluations from our awesome marriage conference. HEY! Speaking of, while I'm on the subject, if you are married or engaged and want to take your relationship with your significant other to the next level, you should check out our marriage conference!! If you have any questions, you can message me on facebook and I can answer or help you with it! Here is the site with most of the information about it:


WEEKEND TO REMEMBER!


Okay. Now that I am done marketing for the ministry...


Thanks for taking time to read this, and may God bless you!