As most of you know, me and my husband have been getting ready for a PCS (Permanent Change of Station) from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina to Camp Hansen, Okinawa for the past three months and we are finally on our PCS Leave. After starting the process of checking out this past monday, Gustavo (the husband) ran all over Camp Lejeune in search of sign[...]
This friday we're moving out of our hotel room, which has been like our home for almost two months now and we're moving in with some friend of ours, since we only have one week or less left here and we would like to save some cash. I was cleaning our apartment and i opened the drawer of our nightstand and i found a huge ziplock bag full of everything i have[...]
After spending 7 days home, i flew back to North Carolina. My tuesday was full of airports, airplanes and lots of waiting, but i was excited to get back and finish with all of our pending paperwork. Yesterday i finally got my dental clearance (yay!) and just when we were ready to hand in all the paperwork, they gave us MORE! Awesome right? but we were de[...]
After having horrible luck with my dental insurance back in the states (which is inexistent until the 1st of September), learning how pricy it would've been to get it done in North Carolina, buying a last minute plane ticket back home to get the work done, learning my new dentist found more cavities than the ones pointed out by the dentist on base, oh an[...]
Today marks the end of a chapter. After working at Forever 21 for three years, the time to bid adieu is here. It saddens me so much to leave this spectacular store that has been like my second home for so long and has changed me in to the woman i am today. Three years ago i walked into an empty space where there used to be a movie theater, then a bowlin[...]
Yesterday was such a long day. I had to buy a last minute plane ticket back home to get all of my dental work done, because life has a way of testing us, but one way or another we will get things done and we'll enjoy 3 beautiful years in Okinawa, together. Anyways, i left Jacksonville at 9:00am, made my way to Charlotte left at 2:00pm and th[...]