I guess I should probably write an entry and catch everyone up on what's been going on since the UK trip. We spent the month of July and August trying to sell our home and tie up all loose ends at work. It became very stressful for us as the buyers for our home came along very last minute and so did our orders to move to our next duty station. But we got it all taken care of in the nick of time. The last weekend we were there we had a baby shower hosted by one of my best friends, Samantha. She did a wonderful job of preparing everything. We were so glad we had a one last memorable time with all our friends from Oklahoma. The day we handed over the keys to our house, we headed to New Mexico to go to Todd's and Abear's wedding. Tim was a groomsman in the wedding and I tagged along as his date. We had a good time, but it seemed to make the entire move to Florida forever long, especially with the dogs the entire trip. After the wedding, we went back to Oklahoma City to spend the night on the base and pick up my car. We headed straight to the Red Rock Canyon Grill to eat dinner with five other couples before leaving for good. We had such a wonderful time, and it is such a shame that it takes someone leaving before ALL of us could get together like this. OKC is so spread out and everyone is so busy it makes it difficult to get your friends together very often.
The next day we headed to Florida and managed to avoid the hurricane, but we did get rain on the second day of driving. We made it to Tyndall on the 3rd of September. From then we rented a cheap apartment that was the most disgusting place I have ever lived. So for about a month we moved from hotel to hotel and then stayed on an air mattress most of the time. That was not a comfortable situation for a pregnant woman. I would have to say it ranked pretty high on one of the most miserable times in my life. We ended up finding a beautiful home and closed on it on September 30th. However, we had to wait until October 6th before TMO could bring our stuff to the house. So that added on more mattress time. But it's all good now; we are settled in with plans to make our touches on the house bit by bit. We are happy with the kitchen and we finished painting and setting up our bedroom. My mom came down one weekend and painted the baby's room and Tim painted the dinning room. Our lives are completely functional now and most everything is in its place.
Now we are counting down the day, four to be exact, until I have the baby. We are so excited. Her due date is the 20th but I will be induced on the night of the 22nd if she has not come by then. I can't wait to have her in my arms and get back to my normal clothes.
Last night Todd and Abear (who moved to Hurlburt AFB not too long before us) came to visit us. They spent the night and we drove about an hour north of here to go to a farm and pick pumpkins. We did the hay ride thing as well. We had a great time, however it wasn't really the best place to pick a pumpkin as they did not grow many and they were already cut off the vines for insurance purposes. I hope you enjoy the pictures. I'll add pictures of the rooms in the house as we finish them.
Samantha hosting our baby Shower.
Everyone waiting for the gift opening to begin.
Rehearsal dinner at the Dawson's Wedding.
The last supper with our friends in OKC. Three of us are pregnant in this picture.
Baby Billings' first 3D picture.
Our new house in Florida.
Majestic Oaks Farm where we tried to pick a pumpkin from a patch.
The Dawsons and the Billingses waiting for the hay ride.
