I have been a bit absent from my blog lately. And I keep trying to sit down to do a Hawaii Recap post, but haven't been able to get the pictures together to do that. But I promise that will be coming soon!
Instead I think I'll give a generalized recap of life as it is.
Mid July, Ryan decided to revisit of dream of his that has persisted since he was about 9 years old - to become an F-16 fighter pilot. On August 4 he turned 28, which is the cut-off year for applying for this position. Once you turn 30, they no longer train pilots to fly '16's.
He also has been balancing a full time engineering career, with a part time flying career with the Air Force that puts him working 14-20 days in a row sometimes. That's not a really "long term" approach to living a happy and fulfilled life. He has grown a lot of gray hairs over the past year, and he's only 28!
So to the drawing board we went. And decided it would be best he pursues this lifelong dream.
Things moved rather quickly, and 2 weeks ago we got the call and accepted a position as F16 Pilot in Sioux Falls, SD. Which means we will be 3 HOURS from my family!!!!
I cannot even put to words how thrilled I am!
But this won't happen overnight.
We have a few years of uncertainty - moving from one training base to the next until we will finally end up in our new "home" of South Dakota.
It's kind of strange at this point to think that I have NO idea where I'll be living in 9 months. But, we will find out soon enough.
If you can remember our 5-month stint in the "Air Force Inn hotel" in San Antonio, Texas.....this will be similar! So back to lots of crock-pot and hot-plate cooking from our hotel room! :)
What I've really learned about myself through all this, is this is exactly what I what. Ryan and I are not big on "anchoring" ourselves. We thrive off change, adventure, and uncertainty. It's kind of thrilling to think that I don't know where I'll be living, working, etc in a few months!
I assume I'll outgrow this stage as I age. But I kind of hope that's not the case.
In the meantime, I am really focusing on getting as much out of AZ as possible. (And getting our house ready to sell).
I've got a crazy couple weeks coming up - but their full of all good things!
Stay tuned for more....hopefully I won't be absent so long this time ;)
Do you get a thrill from life changes? What's your favorite thing to make in the crockpot?
Instead I think I'll give a generalized recap of life as it is.
Mid July, Ryan decided to revisit of dream of his that has persisted since he was about 9 years old - to become an F-16 fighter pilot. On August 4 he turned 28, which is the cut-off year for applying for this position. Once you turn 30, they no longer train pilots to fly '16's.
He also has been balancing a full time engineering career, with a part time flying career with the Air Force that puts him working 14-20 days in a row sometimes. That's not a really "long term" approach to living a happy and fulfilled life. He has grown a lot of gray hairs over the past year, and he's only 28!
So to the drawing board we went. And decided it would be best he pursues this lifelong dream.
Things moved rather quickly, and 2 weeks ago we got the call and accepted a position as F16 Pilot in Sioux Falls, SD. Which means we will be 3 HOURS from my family!!!!
I cannot even put to words how thrilled I am!
But this won't happen overnight.
We have a few years of uncertainty - moving from one training base to the next until we will finally end up in our new "home" of South Dakota.
It's kind of strange at this point to think that I have NO idea where I'll be living in 9 months. But, we will find out soon enough.
If you can remember our 5-month stint in the "Air Force Inn hotel" in San Antonio, Texas.....this will be similar! So back to lots of crock-pot and hot-plate cooking from our hotel room! :)
What I've really learned about myself through all this, is this is exactly what I what. Ryan and I are not big on "anchoring" ourselves. We thrive off change, adventure, and uncertainty. It's kind of thrilling to think that I don't know where I'll be living, working, etc in a few months!
I assume I'll outgrow this stage as I age. But I kind of hope that's not the case.
In the meantime, I am really focusing on getting as much out of AZ as possible. (And getting our house ready to sell).
I've got a crazy couple weeks coming up - but their full of all good things!
Stay tuned for more....hopefully I won't be absent so long this time ;)
Do you get a thrill from life changes? What's your favorite thing to make in the crockpot?
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I honestly do not thrive off of change. I enjoy recreational adventures, but not real like ones. I was going to say that it's because I am older now but I think this is always how I have been... I like my comfort zone and planning and knowing what to expect... so I applaud you for being so versatile and flexible! I am sure it helps to know that all the changes ahead are putting you on a path to Ryan's dream job!
And my favorite thing to make in the crock pot is either beef in pomegranate sauce or a turkey chili recipe!
My favorite things to make in the crockpot are soups and baked beans!
I enjoy change, but maybe not the HUGE changes you guys regularly go through! Life has felt a bit stagnant for us lately since we did the whole university for me, travel, university for him, travel thing and in there we also bought a house and got some new jobs. Now we've been more "settled" for the last year or so and I am constantly asking myself 'what's next' so working on just being happy with what IS is something I'm working on right now!