J&J Life - March Edition

Disclaimer: Yes I know it's been a really long time since I blogged... and there's a good reason for it, I promise.  Keep reading and you'll see what has been occupying my time...

Countdown With J&J

11 days til' SPRING!

20 days til' Justin starts his final quarter!!

101 days til' Graduation!!!

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Family Updates

Justin - Wow!  Justin is about to finish his 7th quarter at NPS!  His thesis is... well... it's there.  Since he's a physics major, his thesis is based on 2 experiments he needs to conduct and write up.  The first experiment is complete and the second is pending.  Hopefully next week he'll get (what we hope is the) final part.  The experiment will only take a couple days... and then begins the "fun" part of actually writing the thesis.  He's got 3 months... plenty of time ;)

Jen - is ready to move! 

Blue & Angel - So spoiled.  They have such a rude awakening coming this June :)  Their new favorite "bed" is a box (that is sitting by the back door waiting to go to the recycle bin).  Blue is such a 2 year old... refuses to share (as the picture shows).  Angel got in the box and Blue decided she wanted it... so she laid on top of Angel until she moved.  Sigh.  Thank goodness we're not responsible for their souls and can just laugh at the antics!

News

Well... we have to big pieces of news to share.

1.) We received orders to Norfolk!!!  We're super excited!  We had always hoped to go back there but the billets available weren't ideal for Justin's career.  We continued to hope we could go back there (and pray occasionally) but we were resigned to our fate of moving to San Diego.  In January Justin got a call saying there was an early rotate billet available in Norfolk... that's perfect for him!  YAY!  A silent request that the Lord answered!  This June we'll depart!  We have a 5 weeks in Pt. Hueneme TAD before we'll begin our cross country drive!  WOOHOO!  I may be one of the few people who is thrilled to be moving cross country!

2.) We've both got a new love... something that's the size of a raspberry right now but Lord willing, we'll be welcoming into our family this October.  That's right... Jen's pregnant again!  We're so humbled by the Lord's goodness and continue to pray that this little one will continue to grow and be healthy.  Right now she's in the 8th week and so far everything has been great and baby has looked great... although it looked more like a blob than a baby ;) 

What's Been Happening the Past Month...

We've begun the "purging" process that preceeds every move!  This is one of the great parts of moving so often... clutter stands no chance! 

Jen has spent on extraordinary amount of time of the couch lately... although the laundry at least is getting done this time!  The morning sickness has been nothing compared to the last pregnancy, for which we thank God daily! 

Many of our closest Monterey friends moved away in January... so we're starting to spend time with new friends and have been blessed with some amazing fellowship!  These couples have been faithful in praying over us this last month and reminding us of God's faithfulness.  What a blessing! 

Back in January (yes it's really been that long since I did a big update), Justin started attending a different men's Bible Study.  This group has been a huge blessing and has encouraged him to resume the discipline of Scripture memorization.  Jen just changed Bible Studies to a smaller home group.  The study is on "The Power of a Praying Wife"... how amazing to go through an entire study on praying over your husband and blessing him as a wife!

Well... that's a wrap!  Stay tuned for the start of a new series: These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things... where I'll showcase some of our favorite gadgets and nifty little things we've discovered!