Army Wife!

I am so excited to be an Army wife. I know that my mother really enjoyed it and loved traveling to new areas. Although I claim to already be an Army wife, Chris is only in the ROTC program so I don't have all the duties and hardships of and Army wife just yet. Chris will commission next April. We are thinking about joining a program which will add 3 years to his already 4 year commitment so that we can pick which location we want. We are looking at two places very closely and are really excited about either of them. Of course with that being said you know me, I am always on the computer looking up beaches, crime, and school systems for Noah. Those are the 3 things that really are important when looking for a new location. Noah needs a good school system. Luckily with the two places we are looking at they both have DOD schools which are on the Army base. So that is a plus. Crime in both areas varies. Like most places you need to be smart about walking at night and what areas you go to, but the crime is no worse in these places then a lot of places in the US. Beaches are a must for me and Noah. Chris will like the warm temperatures but the beach is not really his thing. He doesn't tan either so he will need a large umbrella to cover his whiteness. We are looking at either Hawaii or Puerto Rico. Either place sounds amazing and I can't wait to finally pick and lock it it. Either place will give us great opportunities and a lot of experiences that I am so looking forward too. Hawaii just renovated their on post housing so they are really really nice. I haven't been able to locate any from Puerto Rico but who cares when you are living on the Caribbean. How much time am I really going to spend in that house with the beach mins from my house. LOL We will all be thin cause I won't be cooking anything other than my skin. LOL

We won't find out any information for awhile now. Chris is going to LDAC(officers training) this summer and will be putting in for what branch of the Army he wants to work. Then in October we find out what he gets. Then in about Jan or Feb we will get our orders. Then we will know for sure where we will be going. I can't wait. That is going to be so exciting. I could totally get use to this Army stuff. Moving every 3 to 4 years and having new adventures sounds like so much fun. I loved moving out here to Utah but am really excited to move somewhere new. I know not all of our places will be tropical but I am good with any state too. Anywhere we go we will be starting something new together as a family and that is always exciting.