So we are on the hunt for a house, we do have an option of living with my folks but that would involve getting rid of our 2 fur babies and that is something that none of us want to do kids included so house hunting is on. I looked at 2 houses yesterday and 1 I had seen online and liked but once I got there YUCK! You could smell the mold when you opened the door and it was obvious when walking through it why there had been so few pictures of it posted for viewing. The first house I looked at though I am in LOVE with... just it is not listed yet and so we have no idea what the price will be but man that would be the perfect house for us, its only 3 bedrooms and we had been wanting 4 but the house is gorgeous and has extra rooms and theres even a room that could be just my stockpile room. So since we know nothing really about the house other then how much I love it, and how awesome it is I am praying that things will work out and somehow this house could be our home. It would be awesome if the house hunt ended here, what a stress relief that would be, but as with life I know it is not that easy and I am not getting my hopes up.
This week will be busy, and thankfully for my awesome parents the older 2 kids are there for the week so hubby and I can go to some class like thing all week to learn about what is instore for us and give us an idea of where we will be once we are no longer a military family. As much as I have disliked times in the military it is a scary thought of venturing out of our security blanket that we are under right now. Right now we are in a comfort zone, we know what we have and what it is like, venturing out into the unknown is hard. We started out with our daughter being born before my husband was in and then he went to basic training, so basically our entire life for the most part as a family has been with the military and the security of a job and health insurance and housing. Which I hate to say it but I kinda took it for granted it was something that was always there. And now the security blanket is about to be taken away and with the way things are who knows where it will lead us.
I am putting it into God's hands, he will never give us more then we can handle and while right now we are all stressed out and a bundle of nerves I know it will work out.
But let's all hope that everything works out and this house that I love my family and I can call our home<3
I'm not sure which branch your husband is in, but I know that at least the Army (and I'm sure all the branches) offer transition help, free for the asking. I'd start with Army Community Services if you're Army...or the equivalent of whatever branch you're in. I'd be lost without the Army. It's been our life for 12 years and I can't imagine life without it. It has its tough spots, like deployment, but it's really a great life overall. I wish you well. I'm going to follow your venture -- one day (Lord willing not until a decade from now), we'll be in the same spot.
ReplyDeleteEverything with work out <3 We are going through the same thing. My husband just got out of the Navy after being in for 5 years, it is quite the change but things are getting better. We are staying in my parents in-law apt till he gets a job and we can buy a house. We have two dogs that my parents wern't happy about but they're dealing with it while we're here. The military does offer a lot of support. I'm not sure what branch he is in, but my husband has in-active reserves for 4 years and we still get an ID, so we still get base access and all their services.
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