moving

  • Moving clues, round #2

    And we’re back with another set of moving clues! Read the first set here. Surprise! Both of us have lived here before. We’re not going back to where we went to college. We’ll be in the same state as my favorite baseball team. Still sticking to your first guess? Check back tomorrow for the big…

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  • Moving clues, round #1

    Who’s ready to play? We officially have orders (which has to be a record because Mac got an RFO on Tuesday and had orders by the end of the week), and we are making plans at our future home. Clues! A famous song was written about this state (apparently, a lot of states have famous…

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  • Surprise!

    So we’re… moving again! Mac received an RFO yesterday, and we are officially leaving Colorado this summer. Last fall, Mac had a suspicious feeling that HRC (the Army HR branch) was planning on us moving, so he reached out to them to find out. A lot of Army captains move twice between finishing the Captain’s…

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  • Making the most of a new duty station

    I grew up as an Air Force brat, and most of our family vacations were road trips. I really enjoyed exploring new places and made a lot of good memories visiting 47 states by the age of 21. Back in 2012, I had the total joy of unvoluntarily attending a “ladies’ luncheon” for the battalion, and…

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  • Moving announcement options

    Now that I finally mailed our Christmas cards, I’m onto finding the perfect moving announcement. I’ve narrowed down to a few options. Option 1: I fell in love with these Colorado ones (top right) because our last name is already a C. Option 2: Our friends and family won’t be able to make it out…

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  • A month of home-ownership

    It seems like a lot longer, but we’ve been homeowners for a whole month! We left Virginia on Monday and got here Wednesday night. Since then, we’ve replaced the dishwasher, shopped at about 10 different stores, and slept in our bed for the first time in over a year. I think all we have left is…

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