New Beginnings!

So, I left off last talking about our move to GA, for the second time... since then so much has happened!  Chris and I completed our first 1/2 marathon (Disney Style) in Oct.!  It was amazing and now we are addicted!

Disney's WIne and Dine 1/2 Marathon

Jet Skiing in Cabo

We got dooped by some scammer on Craigslist when we were trying to rent out our timeshare in NY... glad I figured it out sooner than later!  Chris and I went to Disneyland and we sailed the Mexican Riviera for the first time (just the two of us), surprised by how much we enjoyed it.  Then Thanksgiving came and I announced As You Wish Vacations, my new travel agency I began after being an agent with another company for so long... it was time to take the leap of faith and move forward with my dreams.  It has been a struggle in some ways but worth it, it is great to be my own boss and see the inner workings and meet some amazing people who are so willing to lend me advise and guide me!  Christmas was a busy time, we sailed, we played at Disney and we met our newest addition to our family, our nephew, Grant William Flowers.

 Christmas came and went and we still had no news about Chris' future, we were quite anxious you can imagine!   Then, right before we left to Disney for our second race, we got word Chris was not selected for a lateral transfer... what a letdown! But you can't fret so we went to Disney ( just Chris and I the first two nights, then the kids came the last day after the race) and had a great time!  We drank around the World in EPCOT, in about an hrs time (I suggest any one who is thinking about doing this to use more than an hr... just say'n).  The next day I wasn't feeling so hot, needless to say.  Sunday was race day, we ran the inaugural Marathon Relay, I ran the first 13.1 and Chris ran the second, it was amazing!.  The next day Chris left back  to NY after being a family for just about a month, that was tough!  But knowing when he got back to NY he would be getting answers to what our future held, it was OK.  By the end of the week we found out we were headed to Norfolk, VA... never thought we would want to end up there but we are very excited.  We will be close to family and friends who are stationed there, YEAH!  Chris found a house already, thanks to Lynn and Geoff for hunting it down first for us.  Contract for the lease is signed and we will be moving in the second week of March.  The house is quite larger than what we have, on a waterway and has a... wait for it... POOL!!!
  So excited, this summer is going to be great!  It is bittersweet leaving GA, my best friend is here, we are close to my parents, and close to our second home... Disney... what did you think I was talking about?!?!  But now we will be close to new adventures that await us and Chris will be in a new position that could help his chances for when the next board comes around... here's hoping at least.  The last 7 months have been crazy, I think I have spent more time traveling away from my home then actually living in my home, but that is fine with me!  I do look forward to being a little more stationary, at least for a little while (I am sure we will do small little trips here and there a bit). Before we leave here we still have one more trip to Disney, it will be our last one for awhile which is a little sad.  We will also be doing our last race for awhile, Princess 1/2 Marathon. I can't think of a better ending to our "Year of Disney"...
Here's to our new beginnings: my new business, Chris' new job, kid's new school, and our family's new life!!
Once again, living our lives to the fullest!!

Georgia's On Our Minds, AGAIN!

It has been some time since I have posted anything... I wish I had more time, scratch that, I wish I had more energy when I do have the time!  So, here as the kids watch a movie, Hercules, I sit and try to update you all on our crazy life. 

At the end of June we made the trek down to GA all the way from Long Island, NY, I wish I could say it was uneventful but as anything else in our lives right now it wasn't.  The most important thing is we made it out of Great Neck and down to GA in one piece, as did all of our stuff!  We arrived later than we planned to GA and we had reservations at Disney for July 2nd so we didnt have much time between getting here and leaving for our vacation. Luckily we had Uncle Norman and our wonderful friends Shaun and Alexis to help us unload the trucks (yes, I said trucks).  We left to Disney just 2 or 3 days after arriving here so we left the place with many boxes still intact, which meant I had a lot of work to do once I returned home... and I stress I since Chris left from Orlando back to NY.  Again, luckily I had the help of more people, like Papa, who came back to GA with me and helped me out tremendously.  I figured I would get all the MUST HAVES unpacked and that would be enough (or so I thought).  It was great to be back, join a gym, and hang out with my best friend, Alexis, and her family!  It was also great to know I was only 3 hrs from Disney:)

So, after being here for a couple of months now we have already made the trip down to Disney 3 times I believe, with another one coming up in less than 2 weeks for the Wine and Dine 1/2 marathon!!  I have met some great ladies at the gym through the awesome classes I have been taking, the kids have started homeschooling which has been an adventure already, but we keep moving forward!  Papa and Nana come to visit almost every other weekend, we are so lucky to have so many great kids in the neighborhood to play with... the list goes on and on.  Jacob and Leia have begun Scouts and are looking forward to all the activities to experience with that as well.  I wont lie and say it has been easy, epecially with being away from Chris, but as everything in life, we make the most of it.  I am sure it is harder on Chris than it is for us and I know he can not wait for the day when we will all be together.  Speaking of that, we should know mid-December the results of the lateral transfer board, so please keep your fingers crossed and pray Chris gets picked up for something, hopefully EDO!! 

I know I am missing stuff, but this pretty much summarizes the last couple of months.  I will try to keep this more updated, but can never promise anything... We all keep pretty busy living life to the fulliest, in good times and in hard time as well!!!

The Morrissey's