Moving to San Angelo, TX

Logan and me were pretty sad that Pilot Training didn't work out but we were happy to be moving on and perusing a career in Intelligence. It was a logical transition considering his degree in Geo Spacial Intelligence. So San Angelo, TX will be our next home for about the next 6 months.  

Right after Christmas we started packing. I was glad that I could spread it out over a week and a half so it didn't seem so hectic - it also made moving day easier. We got our truck the day before and with the help of our neighbors got it all loaded up. 

After that, we cleaned and cleaned! I had heard that some people got charged up to $700 for cleaning and repairs. I really didn't want that, so I made it my goal to get charged as little as possible. For example, they said that cleaning the carpets were optional, but if you didn't, we could get charged $350 just to get them done! I decided to risk it and did everything myself. 

On our check out inspection the lady doing it said the house looked great! She even asked "did you clean the carpets?" and I told her yes. Then she asked what company I used because they looked so good. I smiled and said that I had done it all. I think they were really impressed. The best part was no charges at all!

Loading up the Truck - almost done with plenty of room to spare. 

Our almost empty house a few hours before checking out.

This time Logan decided to haul the car and we both road in the truck. It was nice being able to be together. It made me so nervous having the car in the back though. It is hard enough driving the truck - I wan't sure how adding a trailer would affect that too. Logan, of course being the awesome person he is, figured it out quite fast and we had no problems. His driving skills always impress me, considering, I would have had a heart attack if someone had even just asked me to drive it a few feet. Logan is so good to take care of me that way. After making sure we had put the car on right we were on our way.

All loaded up and ready to get on the road. 

We left Enid, America exactly a year from when we moved there. It was extremely hard to leave all the friends I had made there. It was about a 7 hour trip to San Angelo. We got there in the evening and a friend was nice enough to let us sleep at his house that night. 

The next day we went to check out the apartment we had applied for. I have to tell you, it is pretty hard trying to find a place to live, when you have never seen it before! The apartment complex is actually the same one that Lani and Scott (Logan's sis and BIL) lived when they were here too about 10 years ago! I'm glad they suggested it because it is working out well for us, especially considering we will only be here for a short period of time. It is also great that we will save a good amount on BAH each month (meaning our housing allowance is higher than the cost of rent so we get to pocket the difference).

Logan standing in our new apartment.

So far, it has been nice here. The ward is much smaller and there are not as many young couples as there were in our last ward. Logan has an easy commute to work each day. We are still learning San Angelo and what it has to offer. It is much bigger than Enid, so that is nice.

Moving in and putting together furniture.

Another nice thing that we have learned about our apartment complex is that it is a really safe place! Almost all the apartments are occupied by people in the military or police force.