The BIG Change was coming....

In October 2010 my husband called me on my cell while I was working on dinner and the kids were playing. He said to me that he had something to tell me about his new orders. At that moment I swear I stoped breathing for just a sceond, I knew what he was about to say. Then those words that I had been dreading came out of his mouth... We are going to Okinanwa. Okinawa, Japan.... which is about 8,000 miles away from home, away from friends, away from family, away from everything that I and my kids have ever known. I was terrified and mad and upset all at once. I just started to ball. Tears fell down my face fast and almost as much as when I was told that I had fertility problems. I just stared shaking, you woould truly have thought that something awfull had happend like my mother thought when I first got on the phone wiht her to break the news to her as she was driving home from work. My entire world just caved in. I thought that my kids would forget their fmaily and friends, that I would lose my best friend, that three years away from 'home' was the worst thing ever. It took two weeks to stop crying everytime I thought or heard the words Japan or moving. Then after a few weeks, I was just mad and not sad anymore. I then started tok blame my husband and always get mad and snippy with him. Then I just came to the decision that I can not do anything to change what is about to come and that I need to just accept it... so I did just that which took me a while but I did it. I got everything done that I had to before our big move across the world. The days had gone by so fast, the weeks went by, and then the months were gone. My days with my bestie were slowly dieing. I felt like we didnt get that much time together. I am still very upset that we never got to say our 'see you later's" to each other. I will never forget that. Then the time came, the time to bye to our fmaily at the airport. As my daddy had tears coming down his face, and my mother holding back hers so much even though she wont admitt it, and my sister just in shock and not knowing what to say. They were all so upset and yet I just didnt know what to think or do, I was still dreading this travel with my kids. I was so scared of our flights and the change here for them. But it turned out that they did so much better then I thought, even better then me. We made it to Okinawa, Japan Kadena AFB... all safe, tired, hungry, and HOTT. We were greeted so greatly by our then sponsors but our now great friends Tina and Thomas Bishop. They were amazing and helped us with sooo much with out even complaining, infact they actually offered and told us that they are our taxis till we get a car and home. We couldnt have asked for better help or friends. Because of Tina myself and the kids have been doing great and now love the island.