Germany is Official.

Well, it's official. The news were were praying about came today and it looks like we are for sure going to Germany. I didn't post much about the possible change, but there was a job opportunity that would have allowed us to separate from the military, pursue my photography business full time, move us closer to E's family in Pennsylvania and let E play Army on the weekends. The thought of finally settling down and having a support system was unimaginable... We discovered this job about three weeks ago (which is awfully close to his leave for training date) so we knew the only way it would work out would be by a miracle. E had to fill out all sorts of paperwork and he even had to drive down to Vegas to take a job test, but after receiving the position, the very last approval was denied because "it is in the best interest of the Air Force" that we stay in. The technicalities of it all are rather confusing, so I won't get into that but after lots of up and down moments, we got to the point where we were both at peace, regardless of the outcome. Germany is the outcome, and I'm ok with that. We will not be receiving a re-enlistment bonus but the good news is we will only be there for two years. Four seemed so daunting but two is definitely doable. We've been here in California for 2 1/2 years and I feel that was a perfect amount of time for us. E leaves this weekend for his 18 weeks of training and I will be all over the place. It is going to be an interesting summer and I'm looking forward to the day we step foot in Germany and have all of this chaos behind us. But then again, I'm sure a whole new chaos will begin. I can't thank my friends and family enough for praying for us. We REALLY appreciate it.