Friday, July 18, 2008

Let the Countdown Begin!!

Welcome to our blogspot :) We thought it would be fun to keep this online journal for our friends and family to stay in touch with us and follow our trek to Alaska and beyond as we begin our lives together - FINALLY!! Our journey will begin on July 30th and we plan to arrive in Alaska on August 14th. Hopefully we'll get a chance to update everyday with fun pictures and stories :)

A little bit of catching up since the wedding..Brant and I both graduated - yay! Brant was commissioned as a captain in the US Air Force just after his graduation. The movers came to Birmingham, AL and packed up everything we owned including Brant's truck -which are all currenty in a storage unit in Alaska awaiting our arrival! We also went on our belated honeymoon to Negril, Jamaica and had a wonderful time!
We moved back to Anderson and got to spend a little bit of time together relaxing with our friends and family before Brant headed off to COT (Commissioned Officer Training) in Montgomery, Alabama for 5 weeks - and he only has two more weeks to go! I have been living with mom and dad since he has been gone - spending most of my time studying for my physical therapy boards which I plan on taking before we leave for AK.

I am planning on leaving Anderson July 30th and will travel for a few days, staying with friends along the way and picking Brant up in at the Kansas City airport on August 2nd. With me leaving a few days before Brant graduates from COT, we'll have a few extra days of travel time!!

I'll be busy the next week with my last week of studying for boards, but hopefully will be able to update after July 28th!!

3 comments:

Katie said...

YAAAAY for blogs!! can't wait to hear all about everything on the trip...I wish Mark and I could come...that would be AWESOME. Have fun buddy (although I know we will talk several times before then and I'll tell you again). :o) love you!

Anonymous said...

Rachel,

A little warning, dont let Brant go into Cabellas while visiting South Dakota, that's at least a 2 day delay. Brant I will miss you pheasant hunting this year man!

Ridley said...

Love the blog...I am a blogster too! www.gabeandlaura.blogspot.com
Hope your boards go well! I hope you are doing well while Brant is away. I see Gabe this Thursday, finally!