So we are in the process of getting ready to leave Watertown, Ny and head back to Texas for two weeks to visit family, and then going on to our next duty station at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Aaron and i can't wait to get out of this place. He's starting to line up his appointments so he can start transferring out from Fort Drum.
The past few days we've had plans and dates set for when we were traveling back to Texas, but those have changed more than two times. And now i THINK we're set on leaving June 24th. Let's hope that this doesn't change again.
But once we get to Oklahoma July 9th, we will start our new journey of our assigned 4 years at Fort Sill. There has been some frustration about housing. We tried to get on the housing waiting list for Fort Sill when Aaron got his official orders. There's a 9-12 month wait for housing so we wanted to get on there as soon as possible. However, we are not able to get on that waiting list until Aaron actually reports and signs in. It seems very frustrating, but today as i was doing my Bible study i got hit in the head with some extra faith and excitement.
I was reading Joshua 3 about the Israelites crossing the Jordan River.
(V15) Now the Jordan is at flood stage all during harvest. Yet as soon as the priests who carried the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water's edge
(v16) the water from upstream stopped flowing....
Through my study i realized that the priests, who carried the ark of the covenant, had to "step out in faith"
They didn't wait for the water to stop flowing before they stepped in, they put their feet in the water with the faith that God was leading them and He had a plan.
From this i got more excited...Aaron and i have already been prepared to get on the waiting list and we decieded to give them a month to give us housing on post before we go have to get housing off post.
So here we go....stepping out on faith that God will provide us housing when we get to Oklahom so we can put our roots down for at least 4 years that we're stationed there. It will be such a comfort to get a "home" together for once instead of just living in "temporary" ones :)
Oh how we can't wait to see family in Texas for two weeks!! And im most looking forward to seeing SUN and having hot temperatures. It's getting warmer here, but there's still alot of cloudy and rainy days...not many great "outdoor" weather type days. But i am trying to keep a positive attitude while we still have to live here for another month...
There's a new song called Waiting Here for You by Christy Nockels that totally fit my emotions for today and our next steps. The beginning starts like this...
If faith can move the mountains
Let the mountains move
We come with expectation
Waiting here for you, I’m waiting here for you
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Life in Watertown, NY
Life isn’t as glamorous as you’d think living in New York. For one, we are faaaar from New York City. Watertown is actually a tiny town. There’s not much to do. Even the Walmart closes and isn’t open 24-7 here. We live about 20ish minutes from post and there’s nothing to do in this area haha. However, we still find some things to do.
We don’t have a washer and dryer so once every two weeks we either go to one of our friends’ houses and use their washer and dryers or sometimes, just so we don’t impose too much, we end up going to the Laundromat…
We even have gone to BINGO NIGHT on Thursdays with our friends Eric and Jen. We didn’t win anything but it was sure something different and well, Jen actually won two games. Lucky girl.
Tried going to the zoo in Watertown but all the animals were either sleeping, or their area was “under construction” It was the most expensive zoo admittance for nothing but a few turtles and a skunk. Lol
One day (May 5th), Aaron and I decided to go for a drive. We had no destination planned we just kept driving….we ended up going to Cape Vincent. We went to the water area and took some pictures, it was so beautiful. We got to see the Canadian border. We wanted to get our passports so we could actually go to Canada but we don’t have time. But at least we saw the border! !!
Another adventure we went on…we went to Thompson park here in Watertown. We went on a random obstacle course and I attempted to do push ups. Key work: ATTEMPTED. W only took videos, no pictures but those are waaay too embarrassing to put up here so I’ll just put up pictures of the scenery that we got to see around the park.
We don’t have a washer and dryer so once every two weeks we either go to one of our friends’ houses and use their washer and dryers or sometimes, just so we don’t impose too much, we end up going to the Laundromat…
We even have gone to BINGO NIGHT on Thursdays with our friends Eric and Jen. We didn’t win anything but it was sure something different and well, Jen actually won two games. Lucky girl.
Tried going to the zoo in Watertown but all the animals were either sleeping, or their area was “under construction” It was the most expensive zoo admittance for nothing but a few turtles and a skunk. Lol
One day (May 5th), Aaron and I decided to go for a drive. We had no destination planned we just kept driving….we ended up going to Cape Vincent. We went to the water area and took some pictures, it was so beautiful. We got to see the Canadian border. We wanted to get our passports so we could actually go to Canada but we don’t have time. But at least we saw the border! !!
Another adventure we went on…we went to Thompson park here in Watertown. We went on a random obstacle course and I attempted to do push ups. Key work: ATTEMPTED. W only took videos, no pictures but those are waaay too embarrassing to put up here so I’ll just put up pictures of the scenery that we got to see around the park.
Monday, May 9, 2011
LAKE PLACID, NY TRIP
Aaron had 20 days of leave in April after he got back from overseas. At the end of his leave, April 17-20, we took a vacation to Lake Placid, New York.
We went to the Whiteface Lodge Resort and Spa. It was Aaron’s surprise anniversary and birthday present to me. It was amazing!!
We had a great room with all the luxuries anyone could ask for like a fully stocked kitchen area, two huge windows that looked out to the beautiful mountains and the frozen lake and beautiful trees. It was so romantic to light the fire in the fireplace and look out when it would snow….the room was amazing with comfy couches, we got room service and one day I got a facial and Aaron got a massage. It was a much needed relaxing vacation for Aaron after coming back from overseas, and much needed time away from Watertown for both of us!
When we weren’t in the resort, we spent the days walking around the small town of Lake Placid. Walking up and down the downtown areas. We even went on a tour of the Olympic Center that has hosted the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympic Games.
There was also a two lane bowling ally in the game room at the resort, along with a hot tub and pool that Aaron and I took advantage of. Even though it was in the 30s at night and sometimes snowing, we’d be outside in the hot tub just relaxing in the evenings….
We went to the Whiteface Lodge Resort and Spa. It was Aaron’s surprise anniversary and birthday present to me. It was amazing!!
We had a great room with all the luxuries anyone could ask for like a fully stocked kitchen area, two huge windows that looked out to the beautiful mountains and the frozen lake and beautiful trees. It was so romantic to light the fire in the fireplace and look out when it would snow….the room was amazing with comfy couches, we got room service and one day I got a facial and Aaron got a massage. It was a much needed relaxing vacation for Aaron after coming back from overseas, and much needed time away from Watertown for both of us!
When we weren’t in the resort, we spent the days walking around the small town of Lake Placid. Walking up and down the downtown areas. We even went on a tour of the Olympic Center that has hosted the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympic Games.
There was also a two lane bowling ally in the game room at the resort, along with a hot tub and pool that Aaron and I took advantage of. Even though it was in the 30s at night and sometimes snowing, we’d be outside in the hot tub just relaxing in the evenings….
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