Busy Bees

I am sure most of you are dying to find out what Bryan and I have been up to these past couple of weeks. You have probably been clicking on our link and been disappointed each time you saw that giant red "Do Not Enter" sign pops up on your screen.

Well, we are sortof settled.

I guess it's been a difficult process because we moved into a 1 bedroom apartment! It's cute, but small. On top of the unpacking process, we have to organize all the stuff that needs to be with Bryan in Houston. So, we are kindof repacking.

We've been trying to make fun in Killeen. I talked to someone who said there is a total of 3 things to do here. 1) Putt-put 2) Cowboy Dance Hall 3) Belton Lake Outdoor Recreation Area (BLORA). We have done 2 of the 3, and are excited to go dancing sometime between our lists of things to do. BLORA is actually pretty neat. It is a resort dedicated to military personnel that has picnics, parks, lakes, pools, boat/jet ski rentals, paintballing, mountain biking, and horseback riding. Military's free.

This past weekend we went to Houston. Bryan wanted to visit the house he grew up in. It's pretty nice and big enough to fit a family of 14. I guess the new owners decided to paint the outside a lighter brown, but that seemed to be the only difference. Bryan was too shy to ring the doorbell and let me check out the inside. That would have been neat, but maybe a little intrusive.

During our time in Houston, we checked out Bryan's College of Optometry and townhomes in the area. We found something we really like and we will have LDS neighbors, a plus! We will be headed down this week to make an offer. Currently, we are very interested in the foreclosed townhome because its cheaper and Bryan will have some fun cleaning it up and doing construction in his spare time (if he has any?!?)

We absolutely love our ward! We have been to several activities and just feel so welcomed here. There are also a couple people in our stake we know from BYU ROTC- the Pratts, the Noises, the Garners, and coming soon Vennemen, Willis, and Adair. Its a pretty small world.

One of our ward activities was going to this AA football game, or older men who graduated from high school 10-15 years ago and still think they could go pro. It was the Killeen Baracudas vs the Copperas Cove Hammerheads. Super intense game. Good thing the field was only 50 meters! I make fun, but it was actually really fun to watch.

We are having fun and enjoying Texas. We miss all are family and friends! You're in our prayers.

Going Private

Bryan and I have come to this conclusion. Sorry! If you want to view our site, leave your email address in the comments. Thanks!

Look what I did!

My mom gave me this cross-stitch as a going away gift to be completed during training here at Fort Sam Houston. It is pretty cute and I did a darn good job. My roommate probably thinks I am the craziest person ever...being tom boy at times, molly mormon at times, and holly homemaker the other times. It kept me busy however, and thats all that counts. Thanks mom!

Expert

So Brandon wanted me to update him on every type of weapon I get to fire while I'm out here. Unfortunately, the only weapon I fired was an M-16 and 9mm. Not too exciting, sorry bud. However, the 9mm range I shot on was pretty good and guess who qualified expert...

Oh, thats me. Pretty cool. I guess I owe all my sweet skills to Bryan.

I am officially done with the field and only have 3 more weeks of OBLC. Then Bryan and I are off to Killeen, TX. It will be nice to be with him again for good.

The Move

Moving all our valuables across the country was exciting. We put all the breakable stuff in my Subaru and the rest on the trailor. My view the whole way to Texas was of Bryan's trailor. It was actually a little nerve recking. Every time he went over 65 mph, the whole trailor would shake back and forth like a see-saw. It was miserable watching our stuff rock back and forth every time we went down the slightest hill or Bryan tried to accelerate. Thank goodness we took the New Mexico route. I honestly might have had a heart attack. Plus, I don't know if Bryan's truck would have been able to haul 9500 lbs of furniture up the Rocky Mountains. We are definately blessed.


San Antonio is definately busy. I guess I haven't been in a real big city since St. Louis. Salt Lake doesn't really compare; it is confined by the mountains. There are so many highways/freeways- really easy to get lost. Before Bryan dropped me off we went to the famous Riverwalk and the Alamo. Very nice.


OBLC (officers basic leadership course) has been quite interesting. Some of the students have
never been in the army before, ever. So, this course is very basic. I have been sitting in classes for 3 weeks straight learning everything I learned in ROTC. The most difficult part is trying to keep my eyes opened and my head from nodding. I am actually excited to be out in the field (camping) and doing hands on stuff.

Bryan and I are separated by about 9 hours (he is in Tulsa). We have met "half way" once and I will be headed to his place on a three-day weekend. I haven't been too lonely. It's actually fun to be everyone's designated driver and do "single things". I still love being married though.
Bryan is having a hard time, however. He has to hang out with his mom all day. Just kidding. He is just the one being left, which I think is a lot harder than the one leaving. I love him dearly and it is sure nice when we get back together.

Hopefully this up dates every one a little bit. If you get the chance, leave me a note or call me. Hope everyone is doing well.

We made it--written by Bryan

I have been instructed to put something on here so that everyone will know what is going on in our lives. After a two day drive to Fort Hood, Texas we rented a storage unit and backed the trailer into it. Immediately we went to Kerrville Texas to visit my grandma for a day before Rebekah had to report to Fort Sam Houston. After dropping Rebekah off-Easter Sunday- I drove to Owasso Oklahoma to live at my parents and work construction and tile here. Rebekah has been doing great at OBC. She has been assigned the Platoon Leader of all the nurses. I guess these first few weeks are briefings and classes about what Army life is like and learning what paperwork she needs to fill out. I finished a tile job this week and worked on some of the rent houses my parents own. Well, that is about it. Even though Rebekah would probably say a lot more...I don't have anything else. I would put a picture to the truck/trailer but Rebekah has the camera. Oh, Rebekah is not posting this because the computers do not allow personal websites, ie. blogs/facebook, and she doesn't have her laptop with her. Maybe I will drop that off when I go visit next week.

Moving?

Yeah and soon! The army gave us a little less than two weeks notice to get to San Antonio. We are having crazy fun trying to pack up all our junk and haul it down to Texas. We don't have a ton of stuff to benefit from the Army moving us, plus I don't like the idea of them storing it for 3 months while I am at officer's basic course. I don't even know if the packers would have been able to pack us on such short notice. Anyways, Bryan really wanted to buy a 16 foot trailor and haul our stuff across the country. Apparently, we will profit off the move and basically get a trailor out of the deal. His other soul purpose in purchasing the trailor is to transport our future ATVs. Keep dreaming babe.

As for now, I just finished my last night shift at work and Bryan is finishing some last minute tile jobs. We are stressing out about finding boxes that will fit our irregular/bigger items and the truck being capable of pulling our stuff across the country. Does anyone know where I'd find some good-sized boxes? How about some moving tips before we head out (5 days)? This will be one heck of an adventure, thats for sure. Keep our truck in your prayers!