The One with 98 Days

I love when Stephanie Howell does BLOG YOUR HEART. Essentially, you just write about whatever you're feeling at the time. It's all about being brutally honest. So here goes:

In 98 days Chris graduates from dental school. 

What an adventure these past 4 years have been! 

They have FLOWN by!

When we first got here in August 2009 it was just the two of us with a zoo full of animals (cat, dog, parrot, finches, rabbit, chinchilla). 

We must have seemed sooooo weird. 

We probably still seem weird.

Now it's us two plus two kids and we've whittled down the zoo to a dog, cat, and chinchilla. 

PS - If you want a chinchilla, we'd love to find her a new home before we move.

When I think about where we're going to be and what we're going to be doing in 99 days, I get panicky and excited and nervous and anxious all at once. 

Because 

WE.

DON'T. 

KNOW.

I'm one that likes to plan things faaaaaaaaaar in advance. 

Working at a magazine we're always 6 months ahead - we're planning Christmas issues in the summer and vice versa. 

I make lists. 

I organize. 

I am detail oriented. 

I like deadlines. 

I get a rush crossing things off my to-do list.

But in 99 days - our lives come to a screeching halt. 

There are no plans in 99 days!

Sure, lots of things will be the same.

The most important things.

We'll still be a family, I'll still be working from home, the sun will rise in the east and set in the west. 

But man oh man it sure would be nice to know WHERE WE'RE GOING!

Chris is going to school through the Army - they have paid for his tuition and in return we will go wherever they tell us to for 4 years. 

The last time we heard from the Army was in November and essentially they said not to expect to hear from them about anything until March. 

But one thing's for certain in the Army - nothing is ever certain. 

So March could mean April. 

Or May. 

Heck, we may even graduate and not know where we're going!

Maybe they'll forget about us :)

But I doubt it. 

I've heard so many different things about how this process will be as far as selecting and choosing, but it's all just speculation so I'm not going to get my hopes up or down about anything. 

I have decided, though, that my #1 choice would be Germany. 

Sorry Malm. 

I know that means not seeing family as often for 4 years. 

But what other time of our lives are we going to be able to live abroad for 4 years?

I think it'd be an amazing and incredible opportunity. 

So Army, if you're reading this, we'd love to be stationed in Germany!

In any case, I just wish we knew what we're doing 99 days from now - then I can start researching and planning and figuring life out.

Patience is a virtue.

Good things come to those who wait. 

All that jazz.

One more thing.
Jane slept from 11pm-5am last night.
When I turned to look at the clock and saw it was 5am I had a mild heart attack because it's the first time she's skipped her 2am snack so I ran as fast as my feet could carry me to check on her.
All was well.
That's the longest stretch of sleep she's EVER had, meaning that's the longest stretch of sleep I'VE had in nearly 7 months!
I feel like a new woman!
I bet she would have slept even longer but when I prodded her to check if she was breathing it woke her up.
Keep it up Janey girl!