The AF cycle begins again... we have orders and are headed to South Korea! We will be moving in October. A good friend told me that she was going to miss her dose of Chris when I leave: stories, Chris-isms, and all. Another good friend suggested I start a blog, especially since I'll have stories to share as we are getting set to go and while we're in Korea and traveling. In case you've missed any episodes, here are the Oliver Adventures to date (CliffsNotes style):
Book 1: Adventures in Oklahoma - we were newlyweds. Ronnie was in pilot training at Vance AFB. We got Cleo, the cat, our first "child." Quick adventure though....
Book 2: Adventures in Arizona - Again, in training, but this time he was with the 2nd love of his life, the A-10! Love, love, LOVE Tucson! We were only there for a short while, but it was enough to fall in love and want to go back.
Book 3: Adventures in North Carolina - oh this is where the plot thickens! We were given two deployments while at Pope, a first for me as a spouse and the first deployment coming within a month of us moving to North Carolina. I'll tell you this, deployments really make you really appreciate what you have when you have it.... I finally figured out what I wanted to be when I grew up and followed my calling in Human Resources. And most importantly, we were blessed with Holly Grace in 2004.
Leading to our latest chapter: Adventures in Texas - hot damn it's hot here! Lord have mercy! Our story opens as the great state of Texas gave us a wonderful housewarming gift - Sarah Elizabeth was born in 2006. Ronnie was stationed at Sheppard AFB as an instructor, I continued in Human Resources, this time working for the world's GREATEST non-alcoholic beverage company, Coca-Cola. (insert dramatic music here) In March, while Ronnie was transitioning to be an instructor in another airplane, he receives "THE" call. The one where they told him that he no longer needed to extend a year at Sheppard, as we had committed to in December 2008 - they had a spot for him flying his beloved A-10 at Osan AB, S. Korea. Osan AB is about 45 miles SE of Seoul (in case you were wondering and hadn't Googled it just yet).
Not sure how many more posts I'll make before we're leaving, as it probably will mostly be about how much I hate moving and how much crap we have that we really don't need.
Take care my friends and we'll be talking to you soon!
