We have dates

TMO contacted us regarding moving dates, so here it is.

April 23rd- unaccompanied baggage
April 31st- permanent storage
May 8th and 9th- Pack us out and the house will be empty

The kids should finish their last day of school around the 15th or so. Things are really coming up on us soon. Steve and I where just saying how unbelievable it is that in less than 2 months we will actually be in Japan, crazy huh?

Well, we will keep you guys updated as we go.

Come on over.

Looks as if we are going to have a house full tonight. We are going to watch Sandy and Craigs little ones while they are out and have a few friends over at the same time. There will be a whole gaggle of children therefore there will need to be a whole bunch of liqueur! So be sure to bring some if your coming!

It's funny because we have slowly gotten rid of furniture such as the TV, couches so on and so forth so we really have minimal items of furniture for people to use. Matter of fact Amanda will be here next weekend to pick-up the formal dining room table and chairs and hutch. It will really be interesting to see how we are living as TMO arrives to pack us out and we are still sitting here waiting to leave. My kids don't really remember any military moves so I am sure it will be entertaining to them to say the least.

Marissa had 2 little girls stay the night last night for a little slumber party and this morning when we got up we found cell phones, I-PODS and jewelry on the coffee table, is that a sign of the times or what?

We made it back and had an awesome time! Our trip was great, we were able to catch up with old friends and see so many new and exciting places. We will definitely remember our trip for a long time! I have to say we really enjoyed Roatan so much for its simplicity and that fact that it really is still "untouched" at the current time. Don't worry they are currently building shops and tourist areas so if you want to see Roatan in all of its beautiful glory GO SOON!

I have placed a few pictures of our trip on-line do you guys can see some of the great things we did! Please note: I downloaded all the pics backwards so when it takes you to the photo site you have to immediately go to page four and start at the bottom to go in sequential order of out trip. Sorry. As well as, you have to go back to the bottom of every page if you want to stay in order. Ooops!

We met great people and really did enjoy ourselves as a family. I will tell you, we really don't think we would want to take a cruise with the kids again, it was exhausting! There is so much to do to keep you entertained on board that you never stop. The kids wanted to do everything and really did not want to go to the kids areas. Marissa went 2 times and Javan once to the carnival Kids stuff. I love my babies but I think I would rather take the next cruise kidless.


Enjoy the pics!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hedrick4/

Our first excursion on Grand Cayman had been cancelled due to weather so we bummed around and ate some lunch. This little area is located off of a bar and grill called "Paradise" right on the water. We all had a bite to eat and the kids and Steve explored a bit of the area while waiting on our food. Javan decided he would order a "Sea Turtle Burger" he loved it. I got a little ticked when we were back on the tender to the ship and everyone was saying how they went to the Sea turtle rescue and nursery and had all sort of T-shirts and things, all I could say was "Hey, we ate a turtle!" For real though, they use the resources they have, you don't see any cows walking around the island so I guess that leaves chicken and ummm, turtle.

Craziness

So far this week we have had to:
1. Prepare the house for an "open house" on Sunday
*Patch holes
*Clean out Marissa closet
She is a total pack-rat, did you know you can stuff small stuff into smaller things which in
turn go into even smaller objects that hold small things?
*Clean out Javs room, closet, toy boxes and pray to God that I DO NOT run into dead animals
or insects as I make my way through his complete room. (only found large dried up
grasshoppers!)
2. Buy swimsuits
3.finalize cruise plans
4.Work in some school-work.
5. Work in Full-time 12 hour days of work.
6.Shop for needed clothing for tropical weather- not complaining.
7. LAUNDRY- if you know me you know this totally sucks at my house.
8.Threaten my children to touch, eat, move, act like or pretend like they are going to mess
anything up.
9. Rent my house to the first family that even acts like they may be interested in living in our
home. Anybody?
Oh my, this could go on but you so get the idea. It will not stop until after we leave for Japan...urg.

The great thing is that there is respite! 9 days of relaxation and seeing old friends. We are leaving on Friday to Orlando, Fl. to spend 2 nights at our resort "The Fountains" prior to spending 7 great days on the ocean and beaches of the Western Caribbean. Can't wait.

Well this was just an update as to the happenings of "The Hedrick's", we are still here just crazy at the moment preparing to settle down for a few days.

How true is this?

This was forwarded on my myspace, thought I would share:


FRIENDS VS. CIVILIAN FRIENDS

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Tell you not to do something stupid, when drunk.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will post 360 security, so you dont get caught.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr. and Mrs.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Call your parents mom and dad.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Hope the night out drinking goes smoothly, and hope that no one is late for the ride home.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Know some wild shit will happen, and set up rally points alpha,bravo,and charlie.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Bail you out of jail and tell you what you did was wrong.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will be sitting next to you saying, Damn...we fucked up...but hey, that shit was fun!"

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Cry with you.
MILITARY FRIENDS: will tell you,"stop being a bitch and come on!"

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Are happy that someone picked up a one night stand and leave them alone.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will Low Crawl naked into the room with a camera and hope for the tag team.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS:Know a few things about you.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Could write a book with direct quotes from you!

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Might try to hit on your girl/guy behind your back.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Have hit on your girl/guy right in front of you.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will leave you behind if that's what the crowd is doing.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will never leave.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Would knock on your door.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Walk right in and say, "I'm home!"

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will try and talk to the bouncer when you get tossed out of the bar.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will buck up and go after the bouncer for touching you on the way out.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will wish you had enough money to go out that night, and are sorry you couldn't come.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will share their last dollar with you, drag you along, and try to score free drinks all night.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will say "I can't handle Tequila anymore".
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will say "okay just one more" and then 2 minutes later "okay just one more".

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will talk shit to the person who talks shit about you.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will," knock them the fuck out!!!"

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will tell you "They'd take a bullet for you."
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will actually take a bullet for you.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will leave you if you get into trouble.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will be right down there pushing with you when you get into trouble.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will ignore this.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will repost,MILITARY FRIENDS VS. CIVILIAN FRIENDS just cause it is true and motivating.

Thought it was cute.