<--- Shadow and DJ, 2 of 3 beautiful boys at the Aquarium. They are actually half brothers! They swim together on a regular basis! They are 4 years apart and never met each other before being here! So sweet!
Hello, hello!
It's been a while since our last update... That's for sure!
So far... I got the job at Starbucks and I've been volunteering at the Texas State Aquarium right here in Corpus Christi. I am so lucky to volunteer at their Dolphin Bay! I work right alongside the trainers as they refine the behaviors and training of Shadow, DJ and Kai, their three male Atlantic Bottle Nose Dolphins. My bestie, Brit, came to visit at the beginning of this month! It was so much fun to introduce her to all of my wonderful friends here and she was a great encouragement when it came to doing some shopping... :0) I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. God has truly blessed me with amazing friends!!
Jeff FINISHED SUPT!!! He had his last flight on Friday and his assignment will come on Thursday. We are almost beyond words. It's really hard to describe what it feels like to think about how close we are to the end of 'training' as a whole. It's been a wild year of highs and lows, excitement and upsets, moves and settling... :0) We are very much looking forward to what God has in store for us. We had been really anxious about putting on paper what our top 5 dream spots would be. After many prayers and deep breathes... We came up with this...
Jeff & Caitlin's Dream Sheet
#1. MC-130P/H to Mildenhall Royal Air Force, UK
#2. Slick C-130 to Ramstein, Germany
#3. C-12s to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska
#4. c-12s to Yokoda, Japan ( just outside of Tokyo)
#5. MC-130P/H to Hurlburt Field, FL
Thursday, October 1, we will walk in to a Commander's office and be handed a sheet of paper. There will be a list of ALL the available assignments for the entire class. If it isn't crossed off, it's free. We are so excited and cannot believe it's finally time for our permanent assignment. Jeff has worked so hard and dealt with tedious 12 hour days, weekend cross countries, studying for hours on end when not at the flight room.... <--- (The T44A that Jeff's been flying for the past 5 months.)The list goes on. I'm so proud of what my amazing husband has accomplished. :0)
Friday, October 9, Jeff will finally graduate from the program. 13 months after he started Phase 1 back in Columbus, I will pin on his silver wings. :0) Seems like forever ago that we were talking about those 'gold bars'! :0)
I will keep everyone posted! As soon as we know what's next you'll know!
Thank you all for the prayers and thoughts! Much love!! XOXO
