A Family Separated

Mia is currently in Allen, MD enjoying 4in of powdery snow. She is doing well for my parents and we are so thankful that she is an easy going kid. When we FaceTime she lights up and wants to hold the phone, iPad, computer which usually results in her attempting to hit the end button. Mia has become best friends with Libby, my parents dog and is learning what gentle means. When I get pictures I'll them put up.

Zed has completed all of his flights for Phase II and is now studying up for Phase III and completing little tasks around the squadron. I was able to leave him with a large lasagna, some pork chops and chicken breasts. He should have some sort of food until I get home in 8 days.

I have started class...it is very low stress. Class goes from 6:00-3:00 and we have a two hour lunch. I'm the class safety officer so on weekends I track who is traveling and if anyone gets hurt I file the paperwork. Out of the 21 people in my class, I'm the 4th highest ranking and the person with the most on the job experience. I know I'll still learn a lot, but I'm more excited to make connections and learn how the guard does things, half of my class is guard and the other half is active duty.

As we learn how to be a family separated, we rely heavily on FaceTime and Hangouts. In today's world, we've learned that a quick call or a picture through a text makes being apart a lot easier. Though this is not the ideal situation, it is nice to know that as Zed and I's careers progress there will be more time apart and technology will make that easier.

The next post will probably be a picture post and the following will be announcing if we're having a boy or girl!