We've moved!

Mike and I have been SO busy lately! I mean really, things have gotten so hectic around here. Today is not only his 23rd birthday, but it's also the last day of our lease at our old apartment. Everything is 100% moved out and cleaned up over there... now the trick is to unpack and put away all the cardboard boxes in our new place! Literally there is less visible carpet space than there are boxes and furniture. As for how the move went... let's just say I told Mike that next time we'll be living on the first floor of a one-story building (or as my mom suggests, a town house)! Moving all that stuff from the 3rd floor into the moving truck and my van (especially that washing machine, UGH) was a pain. I forgot the advantages of the height though: the pretty view and the quiet. My neighbors upstairs have little kiddies who too aren't obnoxious or anything, but they SOUND like little kiddies lol. In fact there goes one stomping around as I type this! Oh well, I'm sure it'll be something I get used to, like train noise.

Outside of home, Mike has even more going on. He's trying to put together an application package to get into an officer program. He's doing well but there is a lot of work that has to go into it. If this succeeds he'll be being paid to go to school for a few years and then get to fulfill his dream of being a pilot! If anyone is curious, he wants to fly F-18s. Fortunately the CO also flew the same jets in his day so we're hoping he'll have some tips for Mike on how to get in. I'm so glad that his surgery is finally going to pay off!

As for me, I'm still working at McDonald's. I was "Crew Member of the Month" for February, which is kind of exciting. It was nice to get that kind of recognition. Ya'll may think I'm a huge slacker but here's proof that I work my butt off! However I obviously don't want to stay at that store forever. For one, it's now a much longer commute. I could transfer, but I do like the people I work with. When I leave my store it's going to be for a new job entirely. Besides, it's actually in a very nice (safe) area, unlike most of the rest of Jacksonville. It's really wonderful to always be living in apartment complexes full of other military and the sheriff's department. Well maybe not so much JSO as the Navy... sorry Emily but we really don't like the cops down here!

So let's see, I have a lot to catch up on. Easter was a few weeks ago. I bribed Mike to come to Mass with me Easter morning. I think it would have been better to go to the Vigil the night before, but too late to change it now. We colored Easter Eggs and I put together a basket of goodies. Over Christmas we got up that morning and shouted like idiots "Santa came Santa came!" Well Easter morning Mike was shook awake to "The Easter bunny came the Easter bunny came!" Haha I'm sure he appreciated that SO much. My mom sent me a great basket too... and then later we used the box it got sent it for moving. It was like two gifts in one!

There's a lot of traveling about to go on as well. This weekend Mike's mom comes down for a week-long visit. Hopefully we'll have a space for her to sleep by Saturday lol! Also, next month we're coming home for a weekend. It'll be right after my birthday, and we can't wait to spend time with friends and family. I especially can't wait to see my sisters (all three of you :P). Oh right, and go celebrate my 21st in style with my BFF Amanda. The Sifrig's and Hejna's can count on seeing us at the family BBQ.

Well Mike should be coming home soon, he had to stay late for more officer program (STA-21) stuff, and I've got a birthday cake to ice! We'll try to keep you all informed with more frequent updates.

Love,

Kathleen & Mike

P.S. For anyone who has yet to get our new address, just shoot him or me an email. I'd rather not post it online.