The past couple weeks I have been thinking ALOT about my trip back to Utah after Skyeler is done with training. There is so much to do and to think about that I want to be prepared early even though that is a tough thing to accomplish, especially in the military. It is hard to plan anything when you don't have the right papers and you just don't know what is going to happen.
Here are a few what if's or possibilities that have been going through my head.
- What if we can't get out of our housing contract when we need to. It does say that we need to give a 30 day notice and have orders to break the year lease and be in the house at least 6 months. We will barely hit 6 month in mid November. I want to leave before December. I don't want to have to pay December's rent because 1-it is expensive, and 2- I am ready to be home.
- Skyeler wants to drive home with me. So do I stay in Maryland until he his done and drive home from Maryland, or Sergeant Bennett (his platoon sergeant) told him the other day he could drive to Fort Benning, GA for his airborne training. So do I drive with him to Georgia right after graduation and possibly stay with a friend who lives a few hours from Fort Benning.
- Do I just drive home with someone that is willing from Maryland (possibly my dad) after Skyeler's graduation just so I can be home earlier and get things done... such as get Skyeler ready for School or apartment hunt, and find an OB? Plus not having to be in a car longer than possible while I'm 6-7 months pregnant.
- How will my body handle the LONG drive? How will the baby handle the long drive? Will my Hyperemesis work with me long enough to get home? Yes, I still have morning sickness and it sucks and it makes me slightly worried about the drive home.
- If I do drive with Skyeler to Georgia what roads would be best. Should I go up through Kansas, Colorado and a little into Wyoming (states that I have been to) or should I travel along the southern states such as Alabama, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico (states I haven't been to) and up through Blanding, Utah and make a stop to see Skyeler's family. And if we take that route how long do we stay? Sky hasn't seen the majority of his family since Christmas last year and he saw his parents the weekend before he left in Feb. He has been quite homesick. So I would feel bad saying Hi and Bye within a day because I'm anxious to see my family. But we could just make a trip in January or New Years. UGG more driving....
- If we go through the southern states will we avoid possible snow and more dangerous weather conditions than if I traveled from Maryland through the northern states or even through Kansas from Georgia. Plus how much time will I have to get back to Utah and will we make it for Christmas in Bountiful?
- How much crap will I be able to fit in my car and how much will I have to ship home.
These are just a few thoughts that I am constantly thinking about... They are some big decisions and I don't think they will have a huge impact on my life. But I just worry about driving all the way around the country 6-7 months pregnant. In all reality I just want the car and my stuff to magically appear in Bountiful and that I could just fly home. I would love to drive with Skyeler home but I think I will be quite anxious to get home and have the drive over with. Plus I hope I'm not a cranky pregnant lady through the whole trip. That could get old FAST!
So for those who read this, what would you do if you were in this situation? Do you have any other options that I am not seeing? What roads do you think would be safer to travel. I am willing to drive more miles if I know the weather would be better. (and I know you can't predict the weather) I think that there will be a difference between Colorado and driving through the Rockies and driving through Arizona. I know we are a ways out. But it is going to come fast and I just want to have my options.
I am not in the army or anything, but aren't they supposed to pack and ship your stuff for you? And on the subject of driving I would pick two or three routes, decide on the best one and prepare for all of them. If there is bad weather or other obstructions you will be prepared enough to go another route.
ReplyDeleteIt really depends on the whole army moving you. Since sky is Utah national guard we don't get as many benefits since it is state funded and not federally funded. Plus I really don't have a lot of stuff and I have managed to pick up some needs such as a bed and washer/dryer for fairly cheap and I plan to sell those and use the money to ship what I need home.
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