I have been a lousy correspondent. I would apologize, but we have been busy in strange ways. Since May I have been traveling about 2-3 times a month. Some travels included Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine Texas with Eric and Eileen for a fun time after an intense period at the base. A trip to Albuquerque - job searching for me (we were going to move there....more later on this) - these were 2 days without Eileen...making them the 2nd and 3rd night ever that I have not slept under the same roof with her. Then, Eileen and I jetted to Pittsburgh to congratulate Grandpa Ken on his retirement from close to 40 years of teaching.
Somewhere in there, Eileen graduated preschool. She had her first dance recital. She finished up her year of Suzuki violin. She took swim lessons. You get the idea...we are busy. She is over scheduled. I am the only Tiger Mom that I have met here in Wichita Falls. I am backing off.
On the way home from the Grandpa Ken trip, we got delayed in Pittsburgh. Talking to Eric, he asked how we would like to do our house hunt in Albuquerque the following weekend/early next week. The next day he called me and said that we were being Diverted to Colorado Springs.
So, now we are moving to Colorado Springs in less than two weeks. Last week (during the Waldo Canyon Fire), we spent doing a house hunt in Colorado Springs. Eileen was born in Colorado Springs; we were stationed there from 2006-2008. While we had sold our house there (okay we sold it only this past April...but how were we to know?), we knew where we wanted to live. We have picked out a home to rent and are excited about Eileen's school: the Colorado Springs School. Eric has met his future colleagues and is looking forward to the new job.
Me, I am looking forward to a warm welcoming community there. I have loads of friends from living there 4 years ago.
