We're here! :-)

Hi everyone,

We made it to Japan safely, as I'm sure many of you are well aware of.   It's been quite a whirlwind getting here and settling in.  We are still waiting on ALL of our personal belongings.  As soon as I begin to worry about this or that, God provides.  How silly of me to always be thinking ahead and planning when I know very well that He is in control and He is taking care of and interceding for us always.  It's such a relief to trust in Him.

The military allows us to borrow furniture for up to 90 days while we're waiting for our things to arrive.  That includes sheets and kitchen supplies.  It's safe to say that we've easily gone without a microwave for over a week, which is quite a triumph in my opinion... :-) (We gave ours away because the voltage/wattage is different in Japan and we have one from the military that is on our counter in it's box, all taped up, so if we need one, it's there...)

The Aviator is so happy to be in 'operational' Air Force and finished (for now) with AETC (Air Education & Training Command).  Everyday is another opportunity for him to get closer to completing the in-processing list which brings him a day closer to doing his real job... :-)

We are absolutely loving the culture here.  The Aviator has been here before when he was younger but I get the feeling that it's still as exciting for him being here now, for the second time.  He's much better at ordering in the language than I am.  I get so nervous!  It's very humbling to go in to a japanese grocery store and not have a clue to what you're looking at... :-)   I was telling my friend, Chelsea, that it would be fun to bring an interpreter in with us someday just to get a general idea of what's being offered in the meat department.

The base here is huge! We are so excited about all of the wonderful things they offer here.  We're looking forward to going to Kyoto and climbing Fujisan.  I can't even list all of the things we are doing because there are so many! :-)

Happy note: Congratulations to my wonderful sister and her husband on the birth of their first child, Kellan! Selfishly, I'd hoped he would've been born while we were staying in Reno, but of course, babies know best! :-)

I'll post pictures soon.  Waiting for our back up hard drive to get here... :-)