LOST... in the Wood

Acclimating to this new place has been challenging to say the least. Even more disheartening is the greenery I discovered on our house-hunt back in November as fallen and looks sadly like a brown, burnt summer in Central Texas. Nonetheless, it has been interesting.

We closed on the house and officially moved in on January 30th. We have been spending every night on an air mattress! We purchased a new mattress in January to be delivered within 2 days of our arrival... still no delivery. Supposedly, it will be here Monday. I find that I will become a not so pleasant patron if it is not here by then. We did, however, receive free delivery from the lack of planning on the mattress company's part. I suggested to my husband to kindly request (I really mean demand) a free full size mattress to begin works on our guest room. He laughed, I responded, "Seriously, I am not kidding." No such agreement occurred.

Last night was our first Army event in this unit. I was so nervous. I am defiantly socially challenged and seriously considered down liquid confidence before hand. I then remembered my promise to my-self that alcohol will only be allowed if not used as a medicine and instead just squandered around the house like a crazy person.

The potluck event was a going away party for someone in the unit. I decided to bring honey cornbread. My mother-in-law made this for us over the holidays and I loved it. I used my new boysenberry colored KichenAid stand mixer for the first time... HEAVEN! I loved it so much! It was perfect for making such a big batch and not to mention, it's gorgeous. The party went as expected at first, I was a wall flower for the first two hours, but as the night went on a became more social. The girl throwing the party made things much easier for me. I now at least have some acquaintances that may develop to good friendships. I was very excited to find a girl who is close to my husband's age, her husband is in the unit, and she has no kids or plans of kids anytime soon. This was music to my ears! Jared and I are not on a venture to have kids right now which seems to be the opposite plan from all of my other friends back home. It is nice that someone else understands the choice we have made to build a strong relationship, not hurry to spawn children into our craziness. We are still learning each others quips.