wk 16.

Miramar Air Show 2010.

amanda came and spent the weekend with me so that we could go to the show.

we were both 100% amazed. it was awesome.

dads visit!

gary came to visit us the weekend we got bear. thats when bear did nothing but fall asleep in weird places and positions. he is asleep in this photo. 

on friday, we went to the aviation museum right next to where we live. it was pretty cool. 

i dont know if i'd go again, but it was free.

then we went to the USS Midway! it was awesome exploring the whole ship. we were in it for about 4 hours and still didn't see everything. poor sailors had to live and work in such small spaces. 

this was the creepiest. the ship hospital. i know it was haunted. 

we thought this was so funny.

me with coronado in the background.

we took a tour of the flight deck? or something. but it was really worth it. if you ever go, you need to take the tours. sometimes, the tour guides were stationed on this ship. it was so cool hearing their personal stories of when they lived on it. 

dad in the brig. scary!!!

i got these pictures off my dads camera. yes, he took a picture of the cat playing in his shoes. 

he loved this little kitty. 

the next day, we went to sea world! jon and i are recent season pass holders! we bought one year, and got another year free. so actually we have passes for two years. it comes with free parking as well. we've been twice, and it already paid for itself. sweet. 

in true robinson fashion, we got to the park right when it opened. meaning...we were the very first people to ride Atlantis that day!

it is the funnest, cutest ride. 

dad and Mei looking at the 'dolphins'.

scared in the shark exhibit!

midday snacks.

this face is reminding me of one that amanda used to do. i will never do it again.

i got a kids meal for lunch, and walked away with a sweeet plate souvenir. 

in the middle of the day, jon and i rode shipwreck rapids. 

i really love that ride, so finally jon decided he'd come with me.

not only did my dad put a quarter in one of those things so that he could spray water at us, but you go under a waterfall. we. got. SOAKED. SOAKED is even an understatement. 

after that, i took off my shirt and put my sweater on. which is why i had my shirt draped over my shoulder. well, sometime between the shark exhibit and this last picture, i dropped my t shirt. we looked all around and traced our steps and FOUND it! i'm so happy to be wearing it right now.

it was such a fun vacation, i'm so happy my dad got to come and visit. we loved spending time with them!

Miramar, California.

news is out.

Jon is getting stationed in Miramar, California.

(Top Gun. Ever heard of it??)

i havent. but i heard its a great movie.

Let "me" tell you a bit about Miramar...

little chapel on base.

Mission statement-

"To provide religious ministry support to the Marines, Sailors and family members of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing by enabling them to accomplish their mission and objectives as spiritually fit warriors."

"Marine Corps Air Station Miramar is situated just outside of San Diego and gets the beautiful weather year round. This is a small military base, but it is surrounded by beautiful homes and lots of shopping. You are right in the midst of three great communities: La Jolla, Poway and San Diego. All three cities are approximately 15 minutes away, so there is much to do at your fingertips. (Amanda Marie is only about 2 hours away. Better than 10, yes?)

This base is very intimate(uh) and easy to get to know. There's a great opportunity to meet friends and build a good support system. This base is easy to get around and much of it has been remodeled.

Almost all of the base housing has been remodeled or is currently in the works. Living in a neighborhood on base is great! The housing on base is nice, utilities are free and friends are right next door. We have a lot of pools on the Marine Corps base here and my activities are hosted as well. It is much easier to make friends when you live on base and have each other to lean on when your spouse gets deployed. If you don't live on base, there are some great options out in town. Keep in mind that you will be responsible for your own utilities and you lose out on the military community."

Most of the time you hear that military housing is sucky...

and that may be the case, but not here!

every time jon tells a fellow marine he's getting stationed there,

they tell him how nice it is.

"Nicest Marine Corps base in America!"

(we'll see.)

There is a theater, 18 hole golf course, tons of pools, SHOPPING,

fitness clubs, wives clubs, restaurants, bars, cafe's, museums and can I forget?

the Mirarmar Air Show.

being on base is a crazy feeling.

hours are listed military time (obviously)

there are men and women at grocery stores, 'malls', salons, etcetcetc in uniform. so weird.

no tax.

its like a gated community! you need your military id, or possibly drivers license to get on base.

you need to have a military id to buy anything in most of the stores.

everything is cheap.

ie: the new iMac's are only 1600 american dollars at camp lejeune.

I am so excited.

we prayed and prayed and prayed that he would get stationed in california.

Heavenly Father answered our prayers.

I dont know what we are doing right, but we've been sooo blessed through all of this. I've seen jon once a month since he graduated boot camp.

that is so uncommon.

we're so happy with how things have been happening,

and i am so so GRATEFUL.

Jon has leave feb 4th-feb 14th! so he'll be in town for some of that, and if they let him take his truck to CA, we'll be driving it out there that week! hopefully by then we will know if we can get married on May 11th, but its looking good so far.

knock on wood.

p.s. sorry for the funny pictures. they don't have very many pictures of the base online.

p.p.s. you don't have to go to church at that chapel.

there isn't an LDS service on base, but we'll be in a ward off base.