It sounds shallow and terrible, but one of the only perks of deployment is the extra pay. We’re going to use the extra money we’ve saved to buy a house, we think. As I mentioned on Saturday, we put in an offer for a house. So how exactly did we find a house in Colorado while…
Lisa
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Colorado recap
After an exhaustive four days in Colorado, I’m back in Virginia and sleeping for the next week. I flew into Denver Tuesday night and then drove to Colorado Springs. We had contacted a Realtor (Mike) in town about a really nice house a few weeks ago. Sadly, it already had 3 offers lined up, so…
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Drumroll please
If you’ve been playing along, you’ve reached the finished line of our PCS game. If you checked Instagram last night, I might’ve let the secret slip! You’re welcome for a grainy photo taken from the plane. That’s right, we’re moving to Fort Carson!!! I consider Colorado Springs to be where I grew up, so I’m…
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Clues, part 2
Yesterday’s clues are here! Clue 4: This state has a body of water named after it, but people don’t think of this state with that body of water (when you find out the answer, this clue will make a lot more sense). Clue 5: Our last name and this state have a first letter in…
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September care package – 100 day countdown
A few weeks ago, I had a moment of grand inspiration for a care package. My idea was to create a 100 day countdown for the last 100 days of Mac’s deployment. It took me a bit longer than I planned to finish, but I hope Mac loves it. What you’ll need: 100 cards or…
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Let’s play a game
Mac finally got an RFO. We’re still waiting on his official orders, but we are pretty sure and very hopeful we’ll wind up at this post. So let’s play a game. All this week, I’ll be posting clues here, on my Facebook page, and on Instagram. Be sure to follow along to see all of…