Howdy

I know it's been a while and I always say I'll do better about writing and it never happens... I apologize :)

Anywho, what's been happening around here lately... let's see my mother in law cam to veisit for a week and a half.  we had loads of fun and did a ton of Guam stuff much of that included spending our days in the sun!  We went snorkling multiple times which Sue said she could do all day.  We also had Blake's 6th birthday party while she was here, all the kids had fun and were worn out by the end of it... mission complete!!

I'm not sure if I have written this or not but Aaron is getting deployed again in Dec (5 months before we are suppose to leave) and Blake and I were suppose to go to Iwakuni to visit him for Christmas well his Officer in Charge has decided to go to Okinawa sometime before the ship leaves but he doesn't know when. So this leaves me hangin' with no way of knowing whether we could come visit so I asked Aaron if Blake and I could leave early like before he leaves for deployment :)  So that seems to be the plan as of now.  This is the military and things happen (case in point) but as long as we get our orders before the end of Dec or around then, (which I'm pretty sure we will) then we are outta here... thank goodness!!!!  I am soooo tired of being sick, the crappy selection of food at the commisary, everything is expensive here and there nothing to do here!!  Blake and I had a talk about this today just to see where he stood b/c I would be taking him out of school mid-year and changing him to a school in Jax and for those of you that know him he has a history for HATING change... like big time.  This time not so much I asked if he would like to go home and be with his Mimi and Grandad for Christmas or did he want to stay here and hope that we made it to Japan.  He chose the obvious answer :)  I gave him the low down and he said he would love it... so fingers crossed we get orders in time :)  So let the count down begin... 4 months!!

So if that pans out I have to start down sizing our stuff and getting ready to move and pack out!  We will probably be in Jax for around 3 months without any of our stuff but it'll be worth it... can't wait!

TTFN

 

Boring-ness

Well this weekend was like all the rest which means we didn't really do anything.  This is what our Saturday morning talk sounds like...

Aaron- "what do you want to do today"

Me- "there's not much to do... same crap different day... pools, beaches, golf, bowling"

Aaron- "so what do you want to do"

Me or Aaron- "Blake do you want to go to the pool, go golfing or bowling, or go to the beach"

Blake- gives his answer and we normally end up doing it

For the most part this happens every Saturday and Sunday unless of course we have something planned with friends ahead of time which usually means we are going to the beach.

Friday we decided to go to a restaurant that we have heard good things about, Meskla Dos, it's suppose to have great burgers and BBQ well we apperently don't have the same taste in food as some of our friends and most others on the island.  So we ordered 2 things, Blake was going to split with me.  Aaron paid and noticed the man took his money and then turned around and put together a burger no gloves, nothing.  The other man was glove-less as well gross right :/  Well we got our food and Aaron decide to try his burger.... can we say salty, to the point where he took 1 bite and couldn't eat anymore, his fries were the same way.  We have never gone to a restaurant and ordered food and turned around and walked out without eating.  So we ended up at another place that we like and then had Gelato for dessert!  If you're a regular reader you know that's my fav!!  Although I was sad they didn't have mint :( it was still good!

Saturday we hung out around the house and did nothing really.

Sunday we drove down to the Navy base and went to the pool.  Blake had a blast as usual!

With all of this said we are sooooo ready to be home again with the endless options of things to do!  Jacksonville, FL has it all and we can not wait to be back :) I think we talk about things we look forward to about being back stateside daily and it just makes me excited thinking about it... even though it is right at a year away before we turn over the house!  I keep telling myself that it'll go by quickly but I'm not so sure.

TTFN

Catch Up

Again we haven't been up to much these days, we have both been working and them we hang out on the weekends.  I have come to appreciate my weekends these days!!

We have been going to the beach quite a bit here is Gab Gab from this weekend, here is some pictures from Ritidian and Tarague.  Here is the pictures from today Funday Sunday!!

The USO and MWR brought Toby Keith to play for both the Navy and Air Force bases.  We wanted to stay for the whole thing but our little Munchkin got tired and was ready to go home, so we left way early.  Here are some cruddy pictures that I took with one of our phones, htey aren't great but they're proof :) 

This weekend we went to GabGab (the link above if from then) and had a great time and after a lot of talk, convincing, and Blake arguing, and angry with me I got him to go snorkeling with me!  He had a blast and saw lots of fishies and cool stuff... can't compare to the aquarium :)

Last week Aaron called me at work to tell me that he was going to be deployed again before we leave... not really a huge shock but something that wasn't written in the Mustang's (LDO) schedule till last week when they found out someone wasn't coming as a replacement.  Sounds bad right... well when the schedule was made months ago we always kinda thought that there was a good chance it would change and I told him that IF he was going to be deployed again and he was going to Iwakuni, Japan that Blake and I would be there in a heart beat.  We absolutely LOVED it there and I am soooo excited to be going back, except this time it will be in Dec and when it's cold.  We are going to be going for at least 2 weeks this time, last time it was right at a week.  Blake and I got sick so that left less time to explore.  So this time I am coming prepared and although there is a very good chance we will get sick we will have 2 weeks :)  Aaron will leave Dec 10th or so and we will be leaving a week or so later.  So it'll be a Japanese Christmas for the Gaither's this year!!!

Since he will be deployed up until about a month and half before we leave I will be doing the household good pack out and shipping my car before he gets home!  The pups will be going back home the beginning of Dec before our trip (only 2 months sooner than the original plan).  From December to April when Aaron get home we be busy busy for me but it'll help pass the time :) and then we'll be homeward bound.... YAY YAY YAY!!  I can't even stand it I'm excited.  

With all of that said I have been looking on the internet at plane ticket for Japan, things to do in Japan, houses in JAX, schools, in JAX, cell phone service for when the time comes.... so much to do but from what I'm told is a long ways off!!!

Anyways, I hope everyone has a great week and I will try to update next weekend!

TTFN

Guam Diving

 Friends

 

Puffer

Turtle

I think it's a puffer

Us

Pretty Turtle

Aaron

Me

Hope you enjoy :)  

TTFN

Howdy

As usual I have nothing exciting to write about from this lovely island of Guam except for the fact that we have ORDERS!!  Aaron finally got through to his detailer and we got NAS Jax in Jacksonville, FL and we are so so so soooo excited to be going home and to a place we loved :)  Only bad part about this is that we don't leave here until next June so we have a whole year left here instead of the 9 months or so that we wanted but you give a little take a little right?!?   

Oh and Blake is reading now which is awesome :)  We have a rewards chart written up so that every time he reads 5 books he get some kind of treat or goody, so tonight it's a Baskin Robbins kinda night!!  I think I am more excited than him cause their Cotton Candy ice cream is AMAZING!

This Saturday Aaron has to work but will be off on Monday so I took off so we could go dive (I'll hopefully have some good pics to post).... and get my frappe and go to lunch!  He laughs at me b/c I get so excited about restaurants, mind you we only go to like 3 different ones here (a Mexican, a Thai and a Indian) but there are really good and stuff I can't make or like Mexican is so time consuming to make home made that it's worth it to me to go out the others are just way better when we go eat out!

 This Sunday is Easter and there is a little boy in the house that just can't wait to see what goodies the Easter bunny brings him!  I always gather things to put in his basket b/c the store bought ones are either A) filled with candy which we don't really eat or B) filled with really really bad dollar store toys.  So needless to say I try to collect things to "build" my own so we know he'll enjoy everything.  We also ordered some organic candies that I think he'll really like :) 

Then the next week is Blake's spring break so he and I will both have off to play and drive each other a little crazy :)  It's just him and I around here when daddies at work b/c our neighbors moved away so his little friend is gone. 

I am working right now on getting the pictures from our dive with our friend up so hopefully (fingers crossed) I can get them off of her FB page!

TTFN

Howdy

Just writing to give everyone a little update on what's been going on the Gaither household.... NOTHING!  I have been working 3 or 4 times a week and Aaron has worked the past 2 weeks straight so needless to say we have been busy.  

On the work note, I am really liking my job and have learned a lot.  My boss has left me there alone so I would say that's a good thing :)  Most of the time it's slow but when we have business it's a crowd.  It beats sitting at home on Pinterest... I mean internet!  At least my job pays right.

We are also in our window for picking orders which is SUPER exciting for me!  I so so so SO can't wait to get back home and be able to be with our families again.  Annnddd Florida is on the list this month 3 or 4 times :) which is our first choice!!  The only problem is, is that Aaron's detailer won't answer his phone nor email him back so we are playing the waiting game and I don't like it.  I am hoping that when we do hear from him it's an email saying we got the orders and we should expect them in a few months... that would be AWESOME!

off topic but something else I am excited about is our KING size bed that we got a few weeks ago.  Might I add that Aaron has been sleeping in the middle the past few nights and he's the one who didn't really care if we got one or not HA!  But really we really needed a new mattress since our older one was bowed and was a killer on our backs and I have always wanted a king size so we splurged and got something that would last and it just so happens to be BIG! :)  I'm in LOVE and hate having to get up in the AM.

There has been quite a few post where I have talked about our backyard neighbors as Blake calls them, the couple with 2 kids that lives behind us, well they are moving away in 2 weeks.  Which means I won't have my "Chatty Cathy" partner anymore and Blake will lose his best bud but I am told Blake will be fine b/c then he "will have their back patio to play on".... yea not sure how long that will be fun since Blake and Joseph play everyday for hours.  he's gonna be one bored kids till he gets used to it. 

We went diving about a month ago and our friend went down with us and well I would have some pictures but I didn't bring my camera b/c he brought his and his is fancy and takes great pics... well I still haven't gotten the pics from him so I will try to get them so I can post those.  We saw a few turtles and he got some great shots ad can't wait to see them!!  

Oh speaking of, we went to the beach today... shocking I know but we were at GabGab on Navy base and walked to the end and there is a small reef, it's really just rocks and pretty shallow well I was standing on this HUGE tire that was laying there (I think it came from the pier a little ways down) and I spotted a baby black tip reef shark :)  I told Aaron and Blake and they hopped up and then we saw 2... it was pretty cool, they were so cute (this coming from someone who is terrified of sharks).  They were probably 2 1/2 ft long.  I was kicking myself for not having my big camera or the underwater one but our plan was to go to the pool down there not the beach but it was closed.  I was so upset but it was pretty cool nonetheless!

Pretty Flutterby

TTFN

My J-O-B

So my last post a wrote about a new job at Axe Murderer Tours that I was suppose to start, well I started it last Tuesday and I am really liking it a lot.  I worked Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and everyday I have been reading PADI instructor study guides a lot of the time trying to get in the know about the PADI and what they stand for... entertaining I know but it was a must.

I am loving having something to do during the day while Blake is at school even if it is a few days a week.  Not that I don't love my alone time to read, walk around the exchange, workout, etc this beats all the above.  Being at home since we moved from Tallahassee and then getting pregnant and being a stay at home mom for the past almost 6 years (for a total 7 yrs) has been great I was SO over it.  I wouldn't change that decision if I could but I was so ready to be out of the house and being busy again and I have to say it's great :) 

I hope everyone's weekend was a great one!!

TTFN