Let's get one thing straight....
I have been corrected on numerous occasions about saying "I'm moving to Italy!" Even tho I'm technically moving to Italy, I need to clairfy I'm moving to SICILY. When you google it, it says "Sigonella, Sicily, Italy" but according to those who know, Sicillians do not like to be referred as Italians and vice versa. SO. Yeah. Even though I'm going to learn to speak Italian, I will be in Sicily. NOT Italy.
Ok, moving along. It has been pretty overwhelming the past week thinking about our future. We've gone from selling the house to not selling the house. Selling all our vehicles to only selling my truck and fixing up our little beater car and taking that with us. For me, the excitement of moving to the dread of what's about to happen.
I'm not the best at change. I can handle it, but prefer for it to stay the same. Thinking about being so far away from family is terrifying. It brings a lot of questions to your head. What is going to be like not being able to call my mom when I need her help? Or go over to my Papa's anytime I want to see him? Will he survive until I get back? What if he passes while I'm there, will I be able to afford to come home?? Then you switch to your kids... Will they adjust? Will Matti enjoy meeting new friends? Will Chrissy be able to go to school? What will it be like when we get back? How much will I change? And on and on and on.
I haven't found a way to shut off my brain yet. I'm not getting much sleep because I'll think of something and google it. Then the next thing you know it's 3am and you have to be up in 4 hours. It just really stinks. Time is flying and we don't even have an actual set of orders in our hand.
I think one of the hardest parts about the whole thing is understanding how Chris is feeling and him understanding my feelings. I NEED to talk about it. I NEED to express my ups and downs. He DOESN'T. Nor do I think he truly understands what I need from him. I don't think I truly understand it either. I do know, we're going to grow as a couple and a family.
Fino alla prossima volta.....
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Mi sto muovendo in Italia!
What's the craziest thing a small town Oklahoma girl can do? How about pack up her family and move to Sigonella, Sicily?
My name is Genipher, and this is my life. I'm from a small town in the frontier country of Oklahoma. I was born and raised in Choctaw, Oklahoma. I've lived within a 10 mile radius my whole life. I've never been more than 15 minutes away from at least someone in my family. In 5 months this will all change.
I have been married for almost 10 years. 9 years, 10 months and 10 days to be exact. My husband is a Chief in the United States Navy. He's been active duty for 14 years and been stationed at Tinker Air Force Base, in the heart of Oklahoma, his entire career. We have two beautiful blondes. Mattilyn is 8 and Christen is 4. One dog, Pete (or his full name, Peter Peter Punkin Eater Had A Wife And Couldn't Keep Her).
After a long hard process, we chose to relocate our family to China Lake, CA. This is the middle of the Mohave Desert. It was a long 4 month process of trying to figure out where to go and unfortunately China Lake was our best bet.Two days ago we received a phone call that offered us Sigonella, Sicily. And within 14 hours our fate was decided.
What is the purpose of this new blog? Well, since the farthest I've ever traveled is Anchorage, Alaska and it was for only 2 weeks, and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico on our honeymoon for a week, I'm not sure how to process what's fixing to happen to my life. I'm moving half way across the world. My truck is a Ford F350, Super Duty, Turbo Diesel. It has a 4 inch lift on it. From what I understand my truck is the size of their roads. My life is fixing to change in a very drastic way. I'm going to open my mind as wide as I can and embrace what God is giving me. I'm going to take Europe by storm. I'm going to stay true to my redneck ways but stay open to new ideas. I'll be sharing my story with you for the next 3 years. I'm going to let you in on the hardships of moving, the new life I'll be living and the experiences my family will get.
Prayers during this venture will be extremely appreciated.
Fino alla prossima volta!! (Gotta love Google Translate!)
My name is Genipher, and this is my life. I'm from a small town in the frontier country of Oklahoma. I was born and raised in Choctaw, Oklahoma. I've lived within a 10 mile radius my whole life. I've never been more than 15 minutes away from at least someone in my family. In 5 months this will all change.
I have been married for almost 10 years. 9 years, 10 months and 10 days to be exact. My husband is a Chief in the United States Navy. He's been active duty for 14 years and been stationed at Tinker Air Force Base, in the heart of Oklahoma, his entire career. We have two beautiful blondes. Mattilyn is 8 and Christen is 4. One dog, Pete (or his full name, Peter Peter Punkin Eater Had A Wife And Couldn't Keep Her).
After a long hard process, we chose to relocate our family to China Lake, CA. This is the middle of the Mohave Desert. It was a long 4 month process of trying to figure out where to go and unfortunately China Lake was our best bet.Two days ago we received a phone call that offered us Sigonella, Sicily. And within 14 hours our fate was decided.
What is the purpose of this new blog? Well, since the farthest I've ever traveled is Anchorage, Alaska and it was for only 2 weeks, and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico on our honeymoon for a week, I'm not sure how to process what's fixing to happen to my life. I'm moving half way across the world. My truck is a Ford F350, Super Duty, Turbo Diesel. It has a 4 inch lift on it. From what I understand my truck is the size of their roads. My life is fixing to change in a very drastic way. I'm going to open my mind as wide as I can and embrace what God is giving me. I'm going to take Europe by storm. I'm going to stay true to my redneck ways but stay open to new ideas. I'll be sharing my story with you for the next 3 years. I'm going to let you in on the hardships of moving, the new life I'll be living and the experiences my family will get.
Prayers during this venture will be extremely appreciated.
Fino alla prossima volta!! (Gotta love Google Translate!)
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