Here we are...

It has really been a long time since I have blogged but we have been busy. Crazy busy. We are finally here in Okinawa Japan. It is such a beautiful place. Everything is unfamiliar. I feel lost multiple times a day but always find my way back to my house-which is now feeling like home-and into the loving arms of my husband and child. The flight over here was exhausting. 26 hours. Multiple layovers- some 3 hrs or more. A 4year old who was up way beyond her usual bedtime and a husband who was adjusting to having 2females in his life 24/7 after a year long deployment in Korea. My butt has never hurt as bad as it did on that plane. Really-there are only so many ways you can move around and only so many places to go right? 

We spent close to two and a half weeks (which is a very short time on military time) in temporary housing. It was a one bedroom studio and lets just say the walls closed in fast. For me it was the first time where I literally had nothing to do and no way of doing anything. You can't drive here until you obtain a drivers license and you cant do that until the class opens up. Then you have to get a car, which really isn't all that hard once you have your license. I had nothing to do and it was just Madison and I. For those that are close to me that is hard for me. I have always been at work and the idea of being a stay at home terrified me to my core. We did okay though. We finally moved into housing and things got easier and Madison and I survived each other. Maybe I am doing okay with this mommy business after all...

Did I mentioit rains here? Well it rains here. It rains ALOT. Back home rain was more of an idea then an actual happening. It pours here. I have thought from time to time that we might float away and need a canoe. You have to worry about tsunami's, earthquakes and typhoons here. Umbrellas aren't all that handy as the wind will take them away.  Thats new for sure. My plan is to do what everyone else does- If the people of Okinawa worry- then you worry.

 You drive on the left hand side of the road which wasn't hard but different. Luckily my brilliant husband gave me some great tips--turn right go high, turn left go low...lol. The people here don't really abide by traffic laws. I think they consider them more of a guideline. Scooters, mo-peds and motorcycles drive in between lanes and dodge in and out of traffic. We have a "Y" on our license plates. Why you ask? Well it classifies you as a professioanl driver. It also means if you get in ANY accident--"Y" yes it is my fault. You just don't get in accidents. You avoid them at all costs. That means this girl had to stop driving like she is on a NASCAR track...

Food. We all love it. I surley dont need it, or at least my rear doesn't. I have seen some strange things, smelly things but have eaten some AMAZING things. Pizza at Bella Napolei, steak at Four Seasons, all to die for. I cannot wait to try more. Ice Cream- you ice cream lovers- this is th e place to be. They LOVE it!! You will never go thirsty here either. You could be in the middle of a sugar can field and BAM a vending machine will appear. As long as you have yen you will not dehydrate. They are on every corner.

I truly believe that I will be a different person once I leave this island and I am going to try and blog more- for now I shall stop rambling and go do something productive. God is love and there are always blue skies ahead...