A new chapter begins...

For those of you who were waiting to here about our move (probably only our parents haha) I apologize for the wait. I wanted to draw it out and add to the suspense. Just kidding. I've actually been soo busy that I havent really had even a few minutes to sit down and blog--I still dont like that word, blog.... it sounds like a sound you make when you are coughing--but here ya go. The move went really well and went without any problems. It was about a 5 hour drive, with 4 hours of it spent driving down the infamous I-95. The apartment is in a very nice neighborhood and has very easy access to a plethora of stores such as Wal-mart, Martin's (a grocery store like Giant) that I like for obvious reasons, restaurants, and a Goodwill (thats for you momma!). The apartment is spectacular! It is leaps and bounds above our last place, which, not to take away from this place, is not hard to do. It is fully furnished, has a full kitchen, 2 br, 2 bath, all utilities included, and even has a pool and fitness room next door for our use! Needless to say, the Martin's are living the big life. No more basement apartment with musty smell, mold, spiders, and dirt that appeared from nowhere. Thank the Lord for blessing us with such a nice place! We are very fortunate to have not gotten stuck in a hotel room!

As for why I have been so busy, I have the Army to thank for that. I started Active duty training here at Fort Lee yesterday in the BOLC-B Ordnance training course. BOLC stands for Basic Officer Leadership Course, with B denoting that it is the second portion after my ROTC training. I am now a proud member of Charlie Company, 71st Transportation Battalion for the next 4 months while I learn how to be a Platoon Leader in the Ordnance division of the Army. The first few days have been rough as we have had to report to work at 0430 each day and are there until about 1700. This is hopefully just for the first week as we in-process and sit through hours and hours of instructional briefings as they try to cram all of the basic information down our throats that we need to function as an officer on base. It feels a bit like trying to drink from a fire hose; it is a bit overwhelming to say the least. Sarah has been working diligently from home, continuing her work for the PSU Clearinghouse for Military families. She has spent most of her time so far by herself at home while I am off playing soldier, so I think she would really apprecaite a phone call or chat during the day from friends or family, if you have the time! 

I think that is all for now. God has been good and is with us here. One prayer request that I would ask is that God would raise up a brother in Christ from within my class for fellowship and spiritual encouragement.