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Week 7 & 8: Our move and more

Well I've been a little slack lately. There's not really that much to talk about. We are getting hammerd with snow in Kansas as we speak. We have close to 10 inches outside. Steve and I went out and went for a walk in it earlier and took some pictures. The weather in KS has been really crazy lately. On Sunday it was really pretty and warm out and now we have tons of snow with Fort Riley and everything else closed. Steve and I are getting ready for our big move back to North Carolina. We are really excited about coming home. It is 45 days from today that Steve starts his terminal leave. Our house is coming together room by room. My mother in law sent me some pictures last night of the dining room. My dad and Steve's grandpa have been getting the dining room ready for a while now and it is really beautiful. Steve joined the Army Reserves recently. His new unit will be in North Carolina. He will have to report one weekend a month and two weeks during the summer time. His n...

Week 6. Our New House.

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Steve and I couldn't be more thankful for our new house in North Carolina. We can't say thank you enough to grandma Jane and grandpa Wayne. With a huge yard, pond in the back and right next door to Steve's parents, we are beyond ready for April to get here. Did I mention the two old barns in the back? They would make for some amazing photographs. Being that it is an older house it needed some work but free is free! We were up for the challenge and thankfully so was our support system back home. We don't know what we would have done if it wasn't for everyone who has helped in one way or another. Thankfully my dad is retired and so is Steve's grandpa so they spend most of their time at our new house working. Everyone else pitches in here and there as their schedule allows. The other night Steve and I were on the phone with my dad talking about the house and he said thank goodness for Kay (Steve's grandma), she is always cleaning up behind them. I think they ...