I come to you from an air mattress....

And not one of those fancy Aerobed air mattresses that costs $300 and comes with a remote. No, we are talking the kind that comes with a battery powered air pump and loses its inflation by the second night. Despite being married for (almost) a year it is now that I truly feel our life as a married couple and as a military family has begun. "Your life has begun on an air mattress?!" you might ask. Why, yes it has. Let me start from the beginning....
My husband is in the military and fortunately the date we chose for our wedding was BEFORE he had to report for Active Duty- 3 weeks prior to his report date, that is. We got married, he left, and we decided I would stay behind to finish graduate school. Fast forward 8 months and I have finished graduate school (yay!) only to make the 900 mile trip from OH to MS. A month and a half later we are now in Virginia where my husband is now stationed for the next X number of years. 
Now back to the proverbial air mattress: Here we are in Virginia, waiting for our things to arrive from Mississippi, trying to figure out where the post office is, attempting to not spend 30 minutes finding the grocery store, sitting at a card table for dinner and sleeping on an air mattress. But here's the thing- this is the very first time in our entire relationship (from dating to now) that my husband and I moved to the same location at the exact same time. This is the first time we are moving in to a home together and will move out of the same home together. It is here that we have made our first big purchase together (washer and dryer, if you're curious). And it is here that I hope to have my first "real" job; get involved in my first community group/association; have trick-or-treaters (!!!); and perhaps most significantly is the fact that Virginia may very well be the place where I can truly host a family get together.
So, as I stare into pretty clearly "the big unknown" I realize that despite this ugly blue air mattress from which I write this very first post, my adventures, lessons, and memories are just beginning.
Here's to you Virginia!