Still waiting

We actually had our housing appointment last week and it went as we expected initially with the offer of "The Towers(of terror)", I really didn't think she was going to budge but finally after I looked pitiful enough she said "Oh, I might be able to place you guys in a 4 bedroom multi-plex unit" so she did!!

So it is nothing elaborate but it is not an apartment and really, it isn't all that bad for free and no fee utilities. 4 bedroom/2.5 bath and a large living room and stainless steel kitchen countertops for all the cooking I do (ha!) We do have a large back patio and front patio so all we need now is a grill!! Yum!!

We met up with Chris and Cindy from Oki and had an awesome time! We went on a blind-date and I think it might be the beginning of a wonderful relationship, Ha! They are great people, so nice to finally meet them. They are expecteing their 1st baby on the 21st, I am so excited!

Javan will be going to schol at Bechtal Elementary and Sis's school just opened this summer, she will be the youngest class to enter that school so she WILL repeat WILL be going to middle school, YIKES!! Marissa's school is on Kadena Airforce Base so she will be a little ways from home, it's not like in the states where we have sooooo many schools - here you kinda have to go where the school is no matter where you are stationed. Her school will start at 0720 and get out at 1350 and Jav will start at 0830 and be out by 1450, not so bad really.

I have applied for a school nurse position here at the Department of Defense schools although I prefer emergency care I do feel like this is a good fit for the kids and I- especially if Steve is not here. I will be off all of their holidays and summers so I can be less stressed.

It is funny because life on the island is pretty laid back and we are not really use to that. Everyone just kinda' slowly does their own thing, no rush , no drama. We are looking forward to that. No mortgage, no car payments, no utilities, summer, Steves job is really laid back home by 1600 or so even earlier on Fridays no working weekends, beaches, watersports, resorts, ahhhh....heaven.

Javan will start swimming lessons on the 16th and Sis will start music school for singing lessons soon too. It looks like everyone is falling into place. We can move in to our house on the 16th and I think I will take some time to paint a few walls another color then "government orange" and make it feel a little bit more like home. We will borrow furniture for a bit until we purchase new so that will throw me off a little because I am sure that it is not the most beautiful furniture but in time we can replace it as we go. It is so strange to leave everything and start new.

Sunday we went to a place called "Expo Park" it is where their new aquarium is located on the north end of the island. We had an awesome time! Expo Park is like a Seaworld except very open and quiet. The Japanese are more quiet and calm than Americans and you can even tell at their parks, it is so strange. I found myself yelling for the kids across the park some where they had wandered off to play in the water and realized I was the loudest one there! Imagine that, me? the loudest one? Hard to believe I know. I'm gonna simmer down some.

Here is the link to our pics of our outing with Chis and Cindy and Expo Park.

www.photobucket.com/Hedrick