Wow! I actually posted within a month of my last post...Crazy!
It has been a crazy weekend with so much going on and so many emotions. Nate's grandparents came to visit us this Friday for the weekend, I always look forward to seeing them so much. I love grandma Balough because she always brings stuff to me that she knows I am going to need and use and funny enough the items are always something I was just thinking about needing. I love when she gives us these items because there is ALWAYS a story that goes along with each item that makes them more personal than if she had just given them to us and said, "Here ya go!". The funniest part about it is that grandpa Balough chimes in and says, "No no that's not what happened". It is so flippen amazing to watch them chatter back and forth...and that was just the beginning of it.
I have always loved watching Nate's grandparents together, they are definitely an inspiring couple. Nate and I both are a product of divorce so to see a lasting relationship that we can model ours after is truly a gift from God. They exude love through all they do. They are always willing to give us advice on anything from finances to how to get a stain out of a shirt. Last night they took us out for dinner to a Japanese Steakhouse. It was so much fun watching them get involved with the cook and all his throwing of knives and such. It was a wonderful evening that was capped off by playing more Monopoly Deal and Mexican Train Dominoes. Now don't let the fact that these are grandparents fool you they play to WIN!:) Grandpa always tries to come up with "new strategies" on how to kick everyone's butt, but most of the time it doesn't work. We then tried to convince grandpa to stay one more day, but they had to get back to Ohio. When they went to leave grandma Balough stopped and said she wanted to lift us up in prayer before she left, which of course made me cry like a baby. She prayed for our future and for Nate and I individually and the things we were going to embark on. All of this made it even harder to say goodbye. I really have never been one for mushy sad goodbyes for the most part, but this goodbye made me realize that this is one of the first of many that we will say in the next couple of months.
God has truly blessed us with wonderful families and AMAZING friends that are all portable because they are all in our hearts. It will be hard to say goodbye for 2 years, but I know God has big plans for us in Hawaii and for Nate in Iraq. I am so proud of Nate for making the decision to go over to Iraq and serve. We thought long and hard and prayed even harder about the decision. We have no regrets about and for the most part our families respect and honor our choices. I know they don't want us to move so far away, but right now with no children it is a great opportunity to see and live in parts of the world that would ordinarily not be an option. I always knew I was not meant to stay in SC forever, I just didn't know how God was going to move me out of my hometown. Who knew that it would be through a big eared, big hearted man named Nathaniel. God has given us such a gift by allowing us to be apart of this great unit called the Army. We are going to meet people and go places that we could have only dreamed of. With all that said it doesn't make it any easier to say goodbye to those that we love and care about. We have started our goodbyes with this weekend and they won't end till we get on the plane.
On a lighter note, Nate and I get to go to the resort next weekend, which I am SO excited about. I am looking forward to spending time with my husband just the two of us with no work just relaxation and at a gorgeous hotel.
I guess I better start in on the things of the day. I have to do our meal plan for the next couple weeks and clean out the storage closet and give our lovely dogs a bath. Well, hopefully my next update will be after our trip.
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