It has been 2 months since bmt graduation and a lot has happened since then. Andrew went on to tech school in San Angelo. Unfortunately I had to say goodbye to him again after graduation and go back to our home in Pocatello, Idaho. I thought saying goodbye the first time was hard. Nothing can compare to how upset I was watching him walk away for the second time.
It was 3 a.m. Texas time and I was heading to the airport later that morning. (Note this is 6 hours after I said goodbye to Andrew) My phone goes off and the first thing Im thinking is "who is texting me this late at night?" I looked at the screen and for the first time in 2 months, it was a text from Andrew telling me he loved me and he was off for San Angelo. We text most of the morning during his 4 hour bus ride from San Antonio. I thought to myself I can get used to this. But people like my family who have listened to me complain because once I got one thing, I wanted more. It went from wanting a phone call or a letter from him to just wanting to hug him and see his face. Then during graduation I just wanted him to stay with me all the time and then to hurry and move me down to Texas. I felt very selfish for wanting more after I got my way. Anyways, tech school is like college. The nice thing is Andrew is getting paid for learning. Andrew is in tech school for 6 months and he has 5 months left to go. By the time he is done he will have an associate degree. Andrew got to San Angelo August 1. They put the students in dorms with roomates. He was here for about 3 weeks until I was finally able to move to Texas to be with him.
Me, my dad, and Colby drove my car from Idaho to Texas. That is a 24 hour drive. On top of a long drive, I had Cooper with me. For people who dont know who Cooper is, he is mine and Andrews dog. Hes an Alaskan Malamute (like a husky but bigger) but dont let his size fool you because he is the sweetest dog you'll ever meet.. Hes a huge snow dog and him and hot weather do not go good together. Texas is a great place for a dog like him right? Wrong he was panting the whole drive down. San Angelo has hit over 100 degrees for over 60 days so Cooper was not excited for the hot weather. When I arrived I had to stay in base lodging until I found a house. About a week after being here, I was lucky enough to find us a decent home for a very good price. I have lived here for almost a month now and I love it. I say I live here because Andrew doesnt exactky live with me yet. All I can say is the military is very complicated and they take there time. Im lucky enough to see him everyday and have weekends with him here.
I get a lot of people who ask me how I like it here and if I miss Idaho. Texas is very different from Idaho. There are no mountains, it is very flat. Its pure desert out here and the heat is very difficult to handle at times. There are some things I miss about Idaho like the mountains. I miss my family of course and I cant wait to see everyone once again. I miss the weather and the quietness of the country. San Angelo is not very big. It has an Ogden, Utah feel to it but everyday and night sirens are going off or people have there music up so loud it shakes the house when they drive by. Im not saying this area is horrible to live in because its not and I love to travel and see new places so Im excited to see where the Air Force takes us. One thing I dont miss is the spiders and boxelder bugs climbing on the outside fo the house. I dont even think box elder bugs exist in Texas and I have not seen a spider since I moved here. Instead of bugs climbiing on the house, we have geckos. :) Some of you are probably thinking what the heck am I talking about? I have found two geckos climbing on the outside of our house. I thought it was very random having lizards climb on your house but out here its very common.
This is where me and Andrew are today, I will probably type alot of blogs mostly because I love to write and to keep family updated on whats going on in our lifes.
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