October 2013 Moms
jennieliz
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Moving to Alaska
jennieliz
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With a two month old, five year old, and seven year old. Sounds excited huh? I'll let you all know when I stop crying. We're moving over Christmas military orders so babies first Christmas is going to be spent in a hotel on the road. Which isn't a big deal in the grand scheme of things but it's just one thing on a long list that's bumming me out.
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Re: Moving to Alaska
Sorry to hear that! I would be upset also. It will be tough at first, but I hope it isn't too difficult and you guys adjust soon. Best wishes!!
Oh I'm sorry! But I do hear Alaska is supposed to be BEAUTIFUL! Might be fun to figure out how to make Santa come to the hotel! pack a special Xmas bag with stalkings all stuffed, and a few gifts for the kids... I am sure it will help the car ride go that much smoother the following day. You can do this!!
Which base? I visited my sister when she and her husband were stationed at Fort Wainwright about 7 years ago. We are getting ready to PCS to Wyoming from Italy (leaving around 31 weeks, arriving at our next base around 34 weeks), and I have to say it would be a lot harder with kids I think. I am definitely with you on feeling a lack of excitement about the move at this point. Excited to be back in the States, for sure, but everything in between is going to suck.
I visited my sister during the summer and it was really nice, like normal summer weather. I was surprised to find myself sweating lol. Of course, it was daylight for 23ish hours a day at that point, so that was weird. You'll have to get your car fitted with a plug so that you can plug it in at night, and invest in some heavy duty curtains to block the sunlight. She said that the dark months are hard, but to stock up on foods rich in vitamin D.
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This! I hope the move goes as smoothly as possible. From what I hear Alaska is beautiful.
I lived in a motel for a couple of months when I was only about 5 (my little sister was 3) when we moved from where I was born to where I am now - we were the only room that had Christmas lights up and my mom said it was so that Santa (and the pizza guy) could find us easier. We also put up the Christmas tree and hung our stockings and decorated the suite with garland.