Almost time to say Sayōnara!

Sigh, yes it's true...it is really almost time to say goodbye to this beautiful island we have called home since Feb 16, 2007!

Okinawa has been a very special place to Matt and I. We started our lives together here. Anniversaries 1-5 were celebrated here, Maddison was born here,

baby number two almost born here, I have gotten to be a stay at home momma :) just so much has happened here for us that this little island will always have a special place in our hearts! I hope it's in God's plan for us to come back here! Koza Baptist Church has been amazing and it was neat to be here when it was the old building, temp site, and now the new beautiful church :) I discovered CrossFit here and what a life changer that has been!

Forever friends I know I'll have (found a CrossFit in Georgia) I have discovered my love for the game of Bunco and I will really miss my Bunco Babes!!! That group of ladies is just something amazing! I have also just made some life long friends that really understand what it is like to be in my shoes...a military wife! It's not easy and not forever and only those that have been or are going through it know what you are talking about, know how you feel, know what you mean! Others try but they just don't fully get it or understand and that is ok :) you can't expect them too! I have just really loved living in Okinawa, Japan! Taking Maddison to Tokyo Disneyland/Disney Sea was just such a neat experience! Even though she wasn't quite 2 and a half she still STILL talks about it!

We also added 2 amazing pugs to our family! Daisy we got in 2007 when she was about 6 weeks old

and our Duke we adopted in Feb 2010 he was four at the time :)

We love our pugs so much! Maddie has never known life with out them so we can't wait to see them again! They are our other children! Our house is on it's way to Georgia and now we are just sitting in TLF waiting for Saturday so we can start our long day of flying! We are super excited to be going to Moody AFB in Valdosta Georgia but we are really gonna miss it here!