Outta here!

So the Navy has decided that it's time for us to move on. I'm really really excited. We found out we're going to Millington, TN. That's just outside of Memphis in case you didn't know. I've got great friends that still live there and so we are even more ready for the move because we know they're there! I've gotten Lilly in a preschool and I've been looking at many a house to find something for us there to live in. I've found quite a few that are "perfect" but I'm undecided on which perfect we want. Do I want to live in a house for just over 2 years that is smallish, like the one we have now, but it is cheaper and in the school area that I want. Or do I pay a bit more and get the house that I really want. I feel like I need more room than we have here, but I know it's not a need. It's a want so I need to decide what is really important. I would love to have a playroom and/or office as well as the 4 bedrooms. But that is a lot of space. Is it smarter to just stick with the 4 bedrooms and have the kids' toys all over their rooms? And what about guests? I would love to have a place for guests to stay. Too many decisions, and that's only about the house.
I'm going to go to school when we get there too. I've been wanting to go back to school for a long time now. Babies happened and I put my education on hold for a little while so that I could devote all of my time to the kids. Now the kids are getting older and everyone is in school a few days a week and I have a little bit of time. I'm going to do it! I want to have something outside of just being mommy. It's important to me and that's the only reason I'm doing it.
The next few months are going to bring lots of change for the Smith House. Chris will be gone, I'm moving (on my own!!), we'll be homeless for a little while, I'm leaving all of my really good friends behind. These women have kept me going these past 3 years when things were tough, I had them to turn to. Now I'm going to be kind of starting over, turning a page. I'm a strong woman, I know I can do this! But it scares the crap out of me honestly.

Wow, it's been awhile!

So time has sped by quicker than I realized. I can't believe it's been so long since my last post.

Chris got home in early February. We've been spending as much time together as a family as we can. We've taken a trip to Tennessee and visited with some of our best friends. We had Easter at my dad's house too. It was so nice to have some help on the drive. My drive at Christmas was just me and kids and it was kind of stressful. Chris and I took turns driving and it was nice.
My Kenneth had a birthday! He's 5! I really can't believe that.
We attended a friggin awesome ship's party. I had too much to drink, but I think a good time was had by all.
And we've figured out that we're moving. Kind of soon too. Come June or July I will be saying goodbye to sunny southern Georgia and Hello to Memphis TN! We are really excited about the move. I'm really happy to be nearer to family and we'll be in the same town with some great friends too! I will be taking care of the move by myself since Chris will be deployed during the entire summer. I'm kind of freaking out about that fact. I consider myself pretty good with this whole Navy thing most times, but this is one thing I've not had to deal with on my own before. I can do it, I know I can, but I do get a bit stressed about these kinds of things. I've found some great houses so far so I'm really excited about this move.
Well I got a new computer so I hope to do better keeping things up to date. I have a million and 51 pictures that I would like to share so I'll try to upload some soon.