Duty Calls.

As some of you may or may not know, my husband is in the Navy and is a Submariner. The last three years he has been on shore duty, which means he has been home with us. Next month we move to Hawaii and he goes back to sea duty. Which means he will be gone a lot.... and this JUST hit me tonight.

It hit me like a ton of bricks.

I started thinking about our first year of marriage, where I sometimes went weeks on end with out hearing from him. About how hard its going to try to explain to a three year old why her daddy isn't home. I started thinking about how lonely I will be and how much I will miss him.

Then I changed my mind set...

I want to write down 20 things that are going to be good about this move, so later on down the road I can go back and think positive.

20 GOOD THINGS ABOUT MOVING TO HAWAII & SEA DUTY

1. We will be living in a tropical paradise.

2. Believe it or not we actually have family in Hawaii. Our closet family here in California is in Washington state. My daughter will have cousins to play with, and that will be awesome.

3. We will be living in a bigger house. So far we have only lived in small apartments.

4. We will finally have our own washer & dryer! ^

5. Along with a garage. ^

6. It will be a new adventure for our family to explore together.

7. It never gets cold in Hawaii!

8. I will have the opportunity to make new friends.

9. Since he will be gone so much when we do spend time together it will be cherished even more.

10. I will run my first marathon in one of the worlds most beautiful places.

11. It will be a fantastic learning experience.

12. The beaches look amazing.

13. Snorkeling will be more eventful than it is here, because I will actually be able to see through the water.

14. I will have the opportunity to learn about another culture.

15. We will have plenty of new restaurants to try.

16.  We are going to get dive certified together in Hawaii.

17. My daughter will have experiences that some kids only dream of.

18. Distance can make the heart grow fonder. I actually like our emails that we send back and forth. It reminds me of falling in love.

19. He will have opportunities for advancement and to learn more on a Submarine.

20. Family members already want to visit!


Darcy