Tyndall AFB to love it or to hate it?

As with all new assignments you never know if you're going to love a base or hate it. When we initially learned we were moving to Florida my first instinct was to hate it. I mean we NEVER wanted to live in Florida EVER. It was one of our top five places we never ever wanted to live and guess were we end up! It figures right! I seriously have like the worst luck in the world! Ok not the worst but when stuff like that happens it sure feels like the worst!

It has been about 19 months since we've been here and I have to say the town is a little smaller than I'd like but it is slowly growing on us. Granted this is not where we want to retire and spend forever but its a decent right now this is where we have to be spot.

I really liked it when we got here. I thought it was going to be amazing and then of course I got over the new and honey moon stage. Had to go through the meeting of people, making new friends, figuring out who was full of shit and who was worth being around and all that really makes you dislike a place. Like seriously dislike the place having to wade through drama and just pure bullshit to find the few people who are actually worth knowing. I am happy to say that I have found my few people which make my time here so much better. Now that we've gotten over that hump I don't mind it here.

We're not those people who don't leave base and think our whole life is revolved around base and base life alone thankfully. We like to get out explore and so far we love Tallahassee. We've driven to Alabama and Georgia for various events. We've found a train place in Bristol, FL for our little man. I mean yes we have to drive to find somethings to do but we don't mind it at all. Little man is an amazing traveler, he loves getting out and doing new things, so it all works for us.

I will personally never understand the ones who don't wander outside of base life. Some of my most favorite people from past bases have been locals and you can't find them if you limit yourself to mil people only, but to each their own I guess!

Now that we've learned the area, found things we like to do, and have a house all of our own we're ok here. We're happy in our own little world but I think we could do that anywhere we're sent as long as we're together!

Our Home!

We decided after much discussion that we would live on base. Moving is freaking expensive and needing furniture and not having to put deposits down on a base house made it the obvious choice. At this base there are SEVERAL different areas of housing all being built at different times so there is old housing, new housing and everything in between. We opted for older housing and we're actually so happy that we did. Our neighbor is quiet, we have the bay literally behind our home, we have the most amazing trees in our front lawn, and we just don't have to bother with all the kids and traffic that the newer housing areas deal with since everyone wants to live there. Our home is small, but it forced me to go through boxes that we haven't opened in years from previous moves. We don't have a garage or a laundry room but those aren't things that will kill us. We're happy with our choice even if others think we're crazy but hey we're pocketing part of our BAH and they're not so yet another plus in our column! Here's our house :) Don't judge, its cozy and perfect for a little family like ours!

Its Been a Year!

I can't believe its been a year since the last time I posted! I guess I got caught up in life and forgot that I was blogging! I mean I know ya'll have just been dying to know how our little family is doing and to see pictures of the most adorable little man in the world! I can't believe I didn't even post pictures for his 2nd birthday party! I will def have to do that tomorrow for ya'll to see how much fun he had at his Thomas the Train themed birthday party. It was his last one in Italy. In the past year we said our good byes to living overseas and we are now back stateside in Florida. Part of the reason I quit blogging was to get in the swing of things for the move. I mean you know how it is you have to organize figure out what you can live without for a few months, figure out how to pack your life into a suitcase because that is what you'll be living out of for the next several weeks, and figure out how you're going to entertain a two year old while all his toys are going to be packed away for a good 2 months! Well we survived it all and have been stateside starting our new adventure for about 7 months now. Florida is different. Its hot. We had no snow this year! None! And I can wear a flip-flops and my toes will NEVER freeze, ok so I enjoy that part but I do miss colder weather. This is definitely not the Florida ya'll see on t.v. either so we were a bit disappointed, but its still beautiful and we learned the hard way September is jellyfish month so stay OUT of the water. I'm sure as we adjust to being back in the states we'll grow to love and miss this place as we do all the places we call home, but until then I want some damn snow!

Here is a mix of pics from the last year! Enjoy!!

(pics to come tomorrow or monday :) )