if you close your eyes, does it almost feel like nothing changed at all?

its been a rough few months here, as was expected. moving to a brand new state is hard, moving in with parents is hard, leaving the military for civilian life is hard. bundle that all up together and its a lot of challenging changes. 

amidst our struggles, we really have had so many good times together in the last six months. life isn't so bad, is it? especially when you're surrounded by 5 loving adult puppies, beautiful scenery and giving parents.

the first few months here i was so sad that in the morning when i'd wake up, i'd keep my eyes closed and pretend i was in my bedroom in san diego and jon was just at work on base. 

a couple weeks ago i made the decision to change my attitude and it's helped so much. i've seen the beauty in the slowly changing san antonio weather, the smiles texans give you before looking away when you make eye contact with them (southern californians never did that!), and our big room that we so meticulously fixed up. i promise i'll post pictures of it soon; it's our little sanctuary. 

 melissa took this photo of jon and i today and i love it so much. i had no worries at all the moment she took this, i didn't even care that i had to be at work in less than twenty minutes. just me, my babos and the doggies.