What a crazy last 5 months.

Where do I start. Well Joe left for OTS in Jan and we did not get to see him until his graduation in April. That was the longest we have ever been apart since we started dating back in June 2000. The year 2009 has been a life changing year so far and we are only have way through.

Here is what the Grunwaldt family has been doing. We sold our house on Eagles Nest. I am still really sad that it is no longer our house. That was our first house we bought. We brought Joseph home to that house. Joseph took his first steps on that carpet. I could go on and on and on about how special that house is/was to me. But it was really good that we did sell the house because it would be really tight to carry two house payments.

Now we are living in Fairborn, Ohio which is right outside of Dayton, Ohio. So far so good. The weather is awesome and we actually had to wear jackets to the July 4th fireworks show. I am really nervous about the winters here. I am excited that Joseph will actually get to see snow, but not for months and months.

In May Joe had to go back to Alabama for more training, but this time we all got to go with him. Six weeks in Montgomery Alabama was a challenging because we lived in a hotel for six weeks, but I met 3 wonderful ladies that I consider good friends. It was really funny because each time we got back to our room Joseph would say we are home. I guess yes it was our home for six weeks. Joseph did amazingly. He is great with all the traveling and he adjusted great to moving and then relocating for a short time. While we were in Alabama we went to visit our friends the Varvarigos family in Tampa and then we were able to attend Ryan's 2nd birthday party.

In June Joseph and I went back to Texas for a visit with my family. We had a wonderful time with family and friends. It just went by way to fast. We also celebrated our 5th anniversary on June 12. If someone asked me in 2004 what did I expect to be in five years I would of never answer Ohio.

In July we went to visit Joe's parent in Milwaukee for the circus parade. We had a fabulous time that we stayed for a couple of more days. It was really nice to be able to spend time with Mimi and Gramps. I am sure Gramps is still catching up on sleep. So I think I have covered everything that has happen in the last five months.