I need to interrupt highlights from High Point with a very important announcement. For those of you who may not know, my husband is in the Air Force. It is now official. We are being moved for the 8th time in my 16-yr marriage to Boston this summer. For the past 4 years he has been stationed at the Pentagon and we have lived in Northern Va. I'm going to have to break out my latest invention(patent pending) seen below.
This is what I call my beloved grapefruit martini IV. I use it when life (or the Air force) throws me a curve ball like this one. I concocted it when simply drinking them wasn’t gaining the proper effect and I realized I needed a more direct delivery system. They say what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Well, I think the Air Force should stop testing that theory on me. The truth of the matter is we could use a change but I really hate moving. Reestablishing my business in Boston makes me almost physically sick. I know how to do this but it pains to think about what the next few months are going to be like. So, here are my lists of what I’ll miss in Northern VA and what I’m looking forward to in Boston.
What I’ll Miss
What I Won't Miss
1. My husband’s Pentagon job (hideous long hours and very stressful)
2. My husband’s commute
3. The apparent lack of turn signals on every Northern VA car
4. $4 toll charges to drive a half mile
5. Snow panic
6. 7:50 am school start
7. Tiny yards
8. Schlepping the children by myself (Jack’s job makes it impossible for him to get home in time to assist)
9. Never having a lunch date with my hubby
10. Eating dinner at 7:30
Stay tuned for our house hunting adventures and the grapefruit martini recipe………….
Disclaimer: This website in no way endorses the use of alcohol as a coping mechanism. Alcholism is a serious disease that should be treated by a professional.
You will be very missed! Now I'm getting teary :(
Posted by: Paula Grace Halewski | June 01, 2009 at 06:20 PM
Hi Kristin, I just found you via Julia's Hooked on Houses. I understand you're not wanting to move a biz, but you will love Boston! You'll still encounter drivers without signals and will get lost many times but you'll love the history and Newbury Street shopping. I got a curve ball from the Army - the very weekend we moved into a new, and unfinished, house, dh got his deployment notice. We all survive! I look forward to your updates, Nan
Posted by: Nan (Playful Decor) | June 02, 2009 at 09:43 PM
Hi Kristin,
I lived in Northern Virginia too, and I moved back to Boston. I miss Wegmans (man I miss this store) and Target being a short drive from our apartment in Herndon or my job in Sterling.
I hope you like it up here in Massachusetts. I've lived here for 7 years now and I think we're here to stay.
Posted by: Erin | June 13, 2009 at 10:36 PM
I'm an Army wife as well. Midway through this past school year at my first real teaching job at a school I adored I found out we were moving to San Antonio. The military loves to throw things at us wives! I hope y'all get settled quickly and you're able to reestablish your business without too many bumps in the road.
Posted by: Tara | June 13, 2009 at 11:07 PM
I have high hopes for Boston. Everyone says we are going to love it. Northern Va is a unique animal and if you've never lived here, I think it is hard to describe. Everyone is pretty spoiled with an abundance of amenities. Tara, it is my hope that someday the military take note of the spouses and their careers when moving us around. Hell might have frozen over by then, but a girl can hope.
Posted by: Kristin | June 15, 2009 at 08:00 AM
if you ever patent this Martini IV, let me be the first in line to purchase!!! You will LOVE Boston.....it IS wicked awesome!
Posted by: Mel St George | June 16, 2009 at 03:01 PM