Beach Ready

We leave for Guam in 11 days and I am SO excited. I need some sun and waves in my life. So I decided to make one last online order in hopes that it will be here in time for the trip. I couldn't pass up the sale that Old Navy is having and they usually ship here pretty quickly.

Sadie and I will definitely be hitting up the beach in matching coverups... What do you think?

Over the next few days, I will be putting together our packing list to make sure we bring everything with us. We are hoping to pack light knowing we will be in bathing suits all day and sun dresses in the evening. What do you recommend we bring? 

Pick # 1: Virginia Beach

I mentioned in a previous post that we finally received the list of possible duty stations for Steve's next assignment. There are 33 Quartermaster officers in his class and 33 spots on the list. Let me start out by saying that we have to rank the entire list, Steve goes in for an interview and tells them where he wants to go... and then they just send us wherever the hell they want to send us anyway. Typical right? But we rank the spots anyway and hope for the best.

There were 10 overseas spots on the list. You heard me right. 10. One third of the list. And by overseas, I'm talking Korea, Japan, and Afghanistan. Most of these are one year tours that Sadie and I wouldn't even be able to attend. It makes me want to hyperventilate just thinking about it. But we won't think about that now. Happy thoughts:-)

Back to my original point. I've decided to share our top picks with you. Over the next few weeks I will share posts of each of our top picks until we receive orders with the winner. So let's get to it!

#1 Pick: Fort Story, Virginia Beach, VA.

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Yes, our first pick is only about 2 hours away from where we are currently staying. We actually visited this past weekend to get a feel for it. We had a great time at the beach and walking the boardwalk. The best part is that Fort Story really is in the heart of VA beach. It's right on the ocean. We would hope to live on base, because really who wouldn't want this in their back yard?

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Okay this is actually the higher officer housing, but we would still have a pathway to the beach from our town home.

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There's plenty to do around the area including the beach, aquarium, Chesapeake Bay, Busch Gardens, Water Parks, Mini Golf, James Town, Williamsburg, and so much more.

So there you have it folks. This is where we hope to settle for the next 2-3 years. Cross your fingers and say your prayers. If not, stay tuned for our next pick!

As an added bonus, here are some pictures from our fun day visiting the beach!

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You know the drill by now... let's get to it!

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In a surprise turn of events, we found out our "choices" are for places we could be stationed next last night. I say choices, because we all know we're going to tell them where we want to go and then they are just going to send us wherever they want. Typical Army. But it's still pretty exciting! I wrote about our past timeline here. We have some pretty good choices, some okay choices, and some please God don't send us here choices. We are praying about it and I hope to share our next destination with you in the next month! 

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I am currently helping plan my cousin's bachlorette party to Nashville, TN. I am so excited and as details fall into place,  I can't wait to share the ideas we come up with! Wish me luck please,!

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Who doesn't love Ray bans? I can't live without mine, except my husband tries to steal them. Zulily has them on sale today for up to 25% off and I've totally got my eye on these gold aviators for the summer. I hope they have them. Yes please!

• Ray-Ban – up to 25% off at zulily

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If you are friends with me on Facebook, you saw I posted a photo of these little guys. They are some sort of dead plant floating around and are ALL over our lawn and driveway. Sadie is TERRIFIED of them. I mean stops dead in her tracks, points, and says "sass" for snake. Seriously. She thinks they are snakes. I have tried everything short of showing her a real live snake, which is my next option. She won't put her foot out the door if she see's these and starts crying screaming for me to pick her up. Any advice Mama's? 

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It's going to be a glorious weekend. 80 degrees and sunny tomorrow, I'll take it! We are hoping to take a family outing tomorrow to someone beautiful and fun! We've got to burn off this child's energy somehow!

 I need a trip to the beach stat. Who's with me?! 

Enjoy your weekend!