I just thought I should let folks know what the status is on our move. Amazingly we are learning that God can even work in spite of the Navy! I have never seen anything happen so quickly when the Navy was involved, but they are (with a little prompting from Zak) speeding us through the check out and move out process. We are scheduled to pack out our household goods next Wednesday. We only have one pack out since they were going to do the big one on Wednesday and one on Thursday for our 1000 lbs we opted to just mail a few things instead of do a 1000 lb shipment. So, if anyone has any tips on how to get the most bang for your buck in shipping, let us know.
We are having a little hang up with getting our car shipped off the island since we still have it financed and Zak doesn't have a job lined up. They are going to require a co-signer in order for us to take it with us we think, but they haven't officially made the decision, yet. However, we have already started that process since we don't have a lot of time for them to be making decisions and then come up with a plan B.
We have had lots of showings of our house, but no offers, yet. We had a repeat showing the other day, so I guess that is a good sign. We'll see if there are any bites from that.
I had a little mishap on Sunday while shaving my leg in the shower (yes, I know that sounds ridiculous!). I somehow threw my back out. It was actually my hip, but it was incredibly painful in my whole lower back/hip area. Sunday was incredibly miserable as far as that went. We had an open house that afternoon and couldn't be in the house so we went and hung out at Brad and Rebecca's and I just laid on their couch for as long as I could.
Then the girls from Stroller Strides threw me a baby shower/going away party. It was an eighties theme and they were all dressed up in the lovely fashion of the eighties. It was pretty funny. I don't have any pictures, yet, but I am hoping to get some soon. The cake was made by one of the girls and it was beautiful! It was a fun party other than the fact that I couldn't move.
Monday morning I was still in an incredible amount of pain, so I called my mom and she gave me some exercises to do on the floor while laying on some rolled up towels. That made a huge difference! It still isn't cured, but I have done the exercises and a few others every day since then in addition to keeping ice on it as often as I can and that makes things livable. I am just hoping I can get past this little hurdle before we are packing and flying!
This is all a little emotional as the whirlwind takes place around us. When Zak called yesterday to tell me we were going to pack out next Wednesday I was just in shock! As the day we had planned for quickly approached I didn't think there was any way it was going to happen this fast and maybe God just had a different plan. I was pretty ok with that! I was on my way to the Kam Flea Market when he called to tell me our final dates. I realized that all of the sudden we were in our "last times" list. This was going to be my last time to shop the Kam. I realized I'm just not ready to go!
We made it our goal while we were living here to make the most of it that we wouldn't have any regrets when we left here--wishing we had spent more time doing (fill in the blank). Unfortunately, I think that is coming back to haunt me right now. We have enjoyed this place to the fullest and have had so many significant experiences here--getting married, having our first child, buying our first house, making some of the best friends in the world, and lots of travel. We've certainly enjoyed the culture and the 'aina (land). We will have many fond memories to take with us and maybe some day we will move back, but for right now I am just very sad to leave it and slightly less excited about the adventures ahead. The irony is that I felt this same way eight years ago when I moved here FROM Portland! I'm so blessed to have enjoyed the places I have lived and have great things to look forward to in the future! Praise God from whom all blessings flow!