What Are We Doing?

Hey everyone. I don't know who is really going to read this or keep up with it, but I thought I would start a blog to keep people updated as we travel and move. I've read other people's blogs in trying to figure out what you're supposed to write in these things. I also feel all this pressure to be super wise and spiritual and reflective; I guess we'll see how often that happens! But I like the idea, and enjoy reading other people's posts. So maybe, even for us, this will just be a way to track the things we're doing and the things God is teaching us in our everyday lives.

So, what are we doing? Well right now, we're in week 3 (of 6) in Montgomery, AL where Nathan is in "Air Force school". He's gone pretty much every week day from 7-4, doing various training things and learning more about planes and missiles and other things I couldn't even venture to explain. Sometimes they do physical activities too. The next three pictures show Nate participating in something called Project X. It's like an obstacle course, team-building activity where they have to figure out how to get to the finish line with only a certain amount of supplies. There are certain areas they can't touch (red zones=bombs) and they have to work together to figure it all out. I got to watch from up above, and the Colonel running the whole thing was giving me all the answers so I could laugh at them. There were some obstacles with water, so that if you weren't careful, you fell in. Got to see a couple of those too- pretty funny!

The boys also play an Air Force game called Icarus. Nathan says it's dodgeball hyped-up-on-crack Air Force-style. There's all these crazy rules, but its fun to watch, if you can keep up with whats going on.

I think he's having a good time. He is in a group with mostly married men, so that's fun. And they're mostly inside all day, which is a good thing here with temperatures near or over 100 degrees every day! The humidity is what'll get ya.

As for me, I have minimal responsibilty and I love it! I spend most days sleeping in a little bit, going to free classes they offer at the gym (I'm sore most days of the week), spending time with other wives I met here, reading, scrapbooking, going shopping, etc. My life is pretty easy here, and I love it! I'm thankful to the Lord for this time of no running around or being busy. He knew what I needed. It's so refreshing! Some of my friendships here have proven to be very encouraging. The first few women I met are believers, and we've grown very close pretty quickly. You form relationships fast in the Air Force because everyone's kinda in the same boat. It's nice.

We've been doing a lot of fun stuff on the weekends. One outing was Military Appreciation Day at the Baseball field:

The only thing weird about the whole baseball experience was the mascot. The team was called "The Biscuits", but that's not what their mascot was. A giant anteater? You be the guess. I think if I was a small child, that thing would have scared me! There were fireworks after the game, so that was fun!

We also got to see Stomp while it was in town. Nathan LOVED it! He's always banging around on things, so it was really fun to watch the way they made rhythms with almost anything! It was money well-spent.

That kinda sums it all up now. We're enjoying ourselves a lot! We miss Louisville, but are enjoying this new adventure the Lord is taking us on. In 3 weeks, on July 17, we will be done down here and basically have to go straight to Dayton, OH so we can find a place to live! Until then, we'll survive the heat and enjoy the time.