Ending a chapter

It's so hard to believe that 2 years ago around this time we heard it might be a possibility that Rob would need to change his MOS. The Army was downsizing and his promotion in his position would never happen. Finding a program that I was able to go with was a challenge and everything seemed scary but exciting because we would be together. 

Breaking the news to our friends and family a few months later that we would be moving was hard but we all knew how important it was. I actually remember telling our parents when it became official with when and where we would be going. Rob's parents were over at his grandmother's house and I'm sure we all wanted to cry as we stood in the kitchen. My mom found out while we were packing up her house to move to a new house. I had received a phone call from Rob while we are packing up her fridge and I'm pretty sure I was holding eggs.

One year isn't long but at the same time it can seem like its an eternity. With no friends and family to rely and lean on, it forces a couple to be dependent on each other. We were away from our families for the first time. We were in our first year of marriage. Rob was in a very stressful schooling program. We had 2 miscarriages. We were homesick. Any of these reasons is enough to make things challenging. We had to learn how we would make it through them together.

One year ago, two newly weds made the move. In that year, they met every obstacle together. They struggled together. Although this past year can be briefly explained as a nightmare, we made it together. Was it my ideal first year of marriage? No! But it showed us that together we are strong. It challenged us everyday to work and improve on our marriage. Are we perfect from experiencing all of this? Far from it. But we know that if we can make it through big problems and troubles, we can handle the little ones.

And although I complain a lot about our time here, we had some great times as well. Our trips to Houston, Austin, and Corpus Christi were so much fun. We explored San Antonio and enjoyed many great local restaurants. We met some great people and we know we made some life long friendships.

I can't believe we are done. Rob graduated today. He is officially done with the Army aspect of this trip. Tomorrow they load up the truck and we will be on our way back to Indy. Back to family. Back to friends. Back to home. What an interesting chapter this has been in the Book of Morrow. 

Have a great day and weekend!!