Our first adventures of Summertime in Texas!

Got out of dodge just in time!  Left Wed, the day of numerous tornadoes that wreaked havoc on the South, including Tuscaloosa which is just 60 miles east of Columbus and Smithville, about 25 miles north.  Very saddened to hear of all the devastation but thankful to know God had His hand upon us that day as we traveled from Columbus to TX.  

We got moved into our apartment, which we love.  It's not too far from the base, very close to PLENTY of shopping, has a great swimming pool area where I spend a lot of my afternoons while Michael's in training, and another FAIP and his wife we know from Columbus are here so I can hang out with her during the days.  It took Miley some time to adjust but now she owns the place.  

The base here has some of the best amenities I've seen, including the gym, and just the produce section alone of the commissary is about the size of our commissary back in Columbus..amazing!

There is SO much to do here it's almost overwhelming, but a great place to spend our summer.  Our favorite thing to do so far is float on the Comal river.  We figured buying our own tubes would be cheaper and would pay off in about two trips.  Since we plan on going about once a week (we've already been twice), it was well worth it.  It's like floating on a 3 mile long lazy river, with 3 fun chutes, packed with people, floating and having a great time.  Some other places we have liked have been the Riverwalk, that has restaurants galore along it, and the Japanese Tea Gardens (nice place to go on a date and take pictures).  It's pretty exciting to think of all the things we still have yet to do and we have 3 more months to do them!

For our two year anniversary (where has the time gone?!), we attended Michael's cousin's beautiful wedding in Houston, which was a short drive away.  It was nice to see a lot of his family, especially his parents and brothers and sister-in-law.  The time is always great but way too short with them.  While at the rehearsal dinner, we learned to do some country dancing, including the two-step, the waltz and the polka.  I think we may be America's next top dancing partners...hahaha.

Caught a pic of the Bride and Groom while they were still getting ready.

I am still on the job hunt but not too stressed if I don't get one while out here.  Having one when we get back to Columbus is a different story, but the per diem we're going to make while here will be more than enough than to stress about a summer job.

Well, that's a good update for now but more news and pictures are sure to come!