Goodbye Sunshine State...

As I type this, a very slow, but very nice, packer is finishing off the last of our things. He gave me a nice little dose of anxiety by showing up 3 hours later than he said. I mean, what's a move without a little excitement? Martha, bka Yaya, toured Jacksonville Beach via Jeep Cherokee as Mika napped for TWO hours. Yes, people! TWO HOURS. Yaya has the magic touch.

It's been a long and sad goodbye, as most of our friends have already moved. We will miss the friends we made here terribly. We will miss having family nearby. The last month before a PCS is filled with "lasts." Last time we eat at TacoLus, Yogaberry, North Beach Bistro. Last time we go to the zoo with the Shoesmiths & Yaya. Last time we walk on the beach with Charlie and Mashon. Etc. It makes me sad think about "lasts" but it's impossible to not do it. But while it is very sad, we do know that we have made lasting friendships that we can treasure.

I think this time around Jacksonville won us over a little bit. A little. And Jacksonville beach that is.

The good thing about Hawaii is that Justin's sponsor and Duane Verke are welcoming us at the airport. Moving to a new place with no friends and family has been really hard in the past. This time we already have a few friends and Dean and Trish Kiyohara (Mom's cousins) live minutes from the base.

So for now blog world... I'm going to go enjoy my last night in the 80's decor. And my last east coast ocean sunrise from the bed! Life on the beach was good to us.