The Pros and Cons of Changing Plans

I was just getting comfortable with moving to Arizona. I had convinced myself that I would enjoy living in the desert for a few more months, that it would be okay to have a baby all by myself, and I had found a place to live, a place to have my baby - everything was in order! Just then, the Army throws us for a loop, and now I have to do it all over again. All those hours of trying to find a house, figuring out the logistics of moving, etc etc etc

The good thing about this change is that suddenly I don't really have to have a plan. The Army is PCSing us, which means they pay for the move, they send movers to pack us up, and I'm pretty sure they will also let us stay in temporary housing for a while (actually IN California) until we find a place to live.

So instead of having to do all the searching for a house, planning for a move, etc all over again, I don't have to do much of anything but sit back and wait for January! :)

Oh yes, and on another note, apparently the DLI likes to give people the maximum amount of Christmas vacation possible. See, TRADOC (the Govt people who are responsible for all military training) make up these "exodus" dates for Christmas vacation for the military. Each individual installment is allowed to extend or shorten their exodus up to two days on either side. DLI likes to give the extra two days on each end, making their exodus one of the longest, starting around Dec. 19 and stretching until two days after the first working day of the new year. Which means we may get Russ almost the ENTIRE time we're in Arkansas for Christmas!! Makes me a very happy person.

So this whole moving to CA first thing actually has way more pros than cons, and I am very excited for the move. I just don't know what to do with myself, since I feel like I should be making all sorts of plans, but there are really no plans to make. I'm not even going to worry about finding a place to deliver the baby, because I'm going to wait until I can meet with a Tricare person (in person) to find out about providers, etc.

California - definitely a better first move than the Arizona one.