Home is Where the Air Force Sends You...a new adventure

Forgive my lack of updating for my blog.  I haven't forgotten!  Honestly, I just haven't had the patience or the time! Plus, nothing too much has changed (until now).  I am still in nursing school (finally an S4) and Andrew has been doing amazing the Air Force.

With as busy as I feel I have been it would take something like this to finally post...right?

Anyways....ANDREW GOT AN ASSIGNMENT!

<------if you would rather not read my rambling, skip down below to find out where--->

 

Honestly, prior to about a week ago I was not as excited as I am now.  For me it took a lot of prayer and going to the temple in order to receive my answer and comfort.  Since about January we had kind of, well...not lost hope, but accepted that we would be in Minot, ND for a while longer.  I had actually been looking into trying to apply for the nurse transition program through the Air Force, but that is a whole other story:)

We had originally thought I might still be able to apply (I had already started the process with a recruiter), but found out it would mean separation for 3-4 years if Andrew got an assignment.  

So of course he ended up getting one:)  Just my luck isn't it?  

Nursing is something I want to do more than anything, but it turns out it may be harder to do right away as soon as I graduate.  I won't give up but I know that right now the Lord has other plans for us.  Because....We are being sent somewhere a little harder to find nursing jobs...

<-----About here should do it ;)----> 

Ok, ok.  Enough about me.  Most of my family and friends are really just wanting to know where we are going:)

 

Andrew and I are headed to....Spangdahlem, Germany!

 We are seriously so excited to fulfill our dreams of traveling the world!  The assignment will be 3-4 years and Andrew's report no later than date is this October.  He has already gotten his RIP so he has already started the process of leaving Minot, ND!

I will be updating as more happens:)

Love Always,

The Andersons

 

 

Home is Where the Air Force Sends You

When Andrew was in Basic Training he was able to create something called a "Dream Sheet" of the top 10 places we would like to be stationed.  Of course, as it is well known, no one gets the option of choosing their first location.  They are randomly assigned to that group and Andrew's group was assigned to either Georgia or North Dakota. Our assignment has us leaving the end of April. Not that I would want to go to either place, we of course got the worst of both....Minot. 

We are coming from this...

...going to this...

I am ALWAYS cold so hopefully I survive while I am there.  When we were told we were going to Minot, Andrew blamed his bad luck.  Honestly, I was definitely not excited about going as North Dakota is probably the last place I would ever choose to go.  But one thing I can choose, is to have a positive attitude about going.  Obviously the Lord has a plan for us and is sending us there for a reason.  So instead of constantly complaining about my circumstances I need to start looking for the good in us going there.

But first, a little information from the Welcome to Minot AFB fact sheet:

• the climate is mostly cold, dry and windy (gusts getting up to 50mph!)
• the average annual snow fall is 40 inches
• the record snow fall in 24 hours is 17 inches
• the coldest temperature ever recorded is -35 degrees
• the hottest temperature has been 107
• Minot is called "the magic city"
• occasionally "northern lights" can be seen

Just because I am going to try to be happy doesn't mean you can't feel a little sorry for my drastic change in scenery.  Just kidding, but seriously...

One positive thing I have heard many times told to me is based from our relationship.  For the first time since we have been together we are actually going to have lots of time to spend together.  We are going to be VERY far from our families and with it snowing most of time that leaves us getting snowed in together! While the next 4 years seem very daunting at least we will be there together. 

So as they say in the military...

"Why Not Minot?!"

~The Andersons