Last Little Bit of Summer

Numero Uno-I HAVE to be more diligent with my posts...because when I actually do update...I have so much to say (surprise surprise). Numero Dos-sorry for the long post. I'll actually start with the pictures and then major life updates at the bottom.

My parentals and grand parental units came to visit a few weekends ago. And if you know my family...then you know it was a good time. This picture could pretty much sum it all up...crazy fun times! My brother came down as well (not pictured because he missed the Riverwalk)

We took the little one to a river in Caledonia...about 15min from base...and she LOVED it.  It was her first time swimming and she's basically a beast. We'll definitely be taking her back before it gets too cold.

We went back to the same river on Sunday (not it's not the Mississippi River) and we canoed/kayaked 10 MILES (!!!!!!) down the river. There were some wanna-be rapids at some parts in our trek but it was pretty much our legit skills that got us down the river. 

Michael and Tony doing um....whatever they're doing.

There are some other of our friends that we went with! And you can see the River.

All in all, we have had a great few weeks. For some other great news--Michael's training dates got moved up!!! He starts UPT (Undergraduate Pilot Training) at the end of October. So what that means for us it that he will be in training from October 2011 through October 2012. We won't know what he will fly or where we will be stationed next until the end of UPT. We will be in MS until the end of training (probably until the end of next year)....so you all have plenty of time to visit!!!!

Here's a rundown of UPT...the basics. UPT is broken into 3 Phases. First is academics (lots of classes and tests), second is when they will start flying on the T-6. (The first two phases take up about half of the overall training)  And then the third phase is where he will either fly the T-38 (fighter training jet) or the T-1 (training jet for the "heavies" aka cargo planes, etc). That's what he will be up to over the next year. Super fun.

In case you've been wondering what I am doing...a whole lot of nothing around the house. My nursing license FINALLY posted this morning and I can finish my job applications and hopefully get some answers back. With any luck, I will be starting a job when Michael starts UPT!

We have such an exciting/stressful year ahead of us...so Michael is taking leave so that we can come home and do some fall GA stuff. All the F's---football, family, fair, fair food, fall weather, and FUN!!!!! haha 

Well that is all for now...and I will let you guys know how the job search goes...yuck. And keep Michael in your prayers as he starts what will probably be the toughest year of his life! We love you alllllll!!!!!!