Right after we got married in 2007 we moved to Fort Leonard Wood and stayed until April of 2008. After Fort Leonard Wood was Fort Knox from April of 2008 until April of 2009. Between May of 2009 and May of 2010 Andy was deployed and I lived with my sweet parents. In May of 2010 we moved back to Fort Leonard wood and will be here until April of 2011. Whoo! So basically that means, that during our married life, we have never been in one place for more that a year. It's exhausting, but exciting at the same time.
Right now Andy is in a course that teaches him how to be a Company Commander. During the course we meet with an Engineer Branch Manager who gives us options of where our next station could be. Of course, like always, there are no guarantees in the Army...so Andy and I thought we would do our best to go where we actually wanted! There were several choices but our top two were Fort Lewis, Washington or staying here at Fort Leonard Wood. Trust me, this decision was a great matter of prayer - so you can imagine our excitement when we found out where we will be heading next....
The drive to Fort Lewis will be a mere 2 1/2 hours for Andy's parents (who live in Portland) and only about 13 hours for my parents (who are in Idaho). 13 hours may sound dreadful, but compared to the current 23 hours - it feels like a hop, skip and a jump. Plus, who wouldn't want to come visit Washington?
All in all we are really excited. We still have several months before the move, but of course first things first....the arrival of our little lady is a only 2 months away (say what?!). It's definitely going to be a crazy few months, but we couldn't be happier!
PS. If you did catch it before...in my title, PNW stands for Pacific North West. Can I get a WHOOP from all my Westerners?!?!
