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Moving Day 1:
It's been a very long day. We're not out of Texas yet though, so that’s okay. We started out at 5 AM getting the unpacked packed into the car and getting Hunter ready to go. We didn’t get out of the house until 6:40. We needed to go by my dad’s work to say goodbye (the hardest thing I've ever done in my whole life) by 6:50, it was a tight trip.

Of course, it wouldn’t be me if I did not forget something. We got about 15 miles down the road when we realized we’d forgotten my purse (which holds all my DL and military dependent ID) so we had to turn around and go back. Poor Kiefer, he tried so hard to leave by 6. However, turning back into Willis had it’s perks. We plugged Fort Stockton into the GPS and it led us a shorter (mileage) and faster way to get here. There was no traffic (all country highways) and the speed limit was 80 MPH. Kiefer’s grandfather had a 70 mile head start on us, and we reached Fort Stockton at the same time. Pretty cool, if I do say so myself.

It was pretty uneventful, Hunter played with his (many) new toys that his Godfather Noble got him and had a pretty relaxing 440 mile ride. He had one freak out, apparently the sound of windshield wipers scare him. I think this is a new development, but I’ve only driven in the rain with him 2 or 3 times, so maybe I just got lucky.

So now, we rest. We have a long day a head of us tomorrow, too. It’s Tucson or bust.

*Pictures are crappy, they're off my cell.

Every New Beginning Comes From Some Other Beginning's End

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I am a Texan by way of California, soon to be misplaced again in California by the Marine Corps with my husband and son. I am a new mommy, a proud Marine Corps wife, novice photographer, ex-hairstylist (well, kinda, but more about that another time), aspiring high school history teacher and I think I am pretty neat--not that I'm biased or anything

I am a work in progress. My family comes first and nothing could ever change that. I love decorating and doing anything remotely crafty. I am no Suzie Homemaker, though I do wish I could channel June Cleaver. However, I am not coordinated enough to vacuum in heels and I don’t cook well at all. I own way too many pairs of shoes (is there really a such thing, though, seriously?) and adore huge sunglasses. I'm a pretty nice person, if you ask me, and enjoy it when people are nice to me in return. I take things to the heart and cry pretty easily, but it's only with the best intentions. I change my mind constantly and tend to forget everything.

The facts? I was born and raised in California, so I’m not really the new kid in town state. However, I’m originally from Northern California—so I’m new in this part of the state. I prefer Texas to any other of the states but home for now is where the Marine Corps sends us, and that’s how it’s going to have to be. For a little bit, anyway. I have an awesome 7 ½ month old son named Hunter Scott, and a great husband who just returned from a 6 month deployment, Kiefer. I am for now a SAHM and a student, along with doing photography part-time.

I started to start a blog with the hopes of staying connected with my family and friends still in Texas and to get connected to the new friends I will meet along the way, as I venture to California with my husband and child next week.

*Oh, and yes, I do realize my hair is not the same in any of these pictures. I change it often, and some days even I forget what color it currently is.