Living in Virginia

Hey everyone!

I've decided to jump into the 21st century and try out blogging. I love to keep in touch with you all and my friend Nolan suggested that this might be a viable option. Just go to http://teamgeraghty.blogspot.com/ and you can see my new blogs. You can check it out any time and this way, I won't overload your inbox. I'll try to update it every other week or so and will occasionally send out an email to let you know there's new postings.

I haven't updated you in a while so I'll take this opportunity to fill you in. Virginia is GREAT! We are pleasantly surprised at how quickly we have adjusted. We moved into our townhome on base July 4 and our belongings finally arrived July 16. We're missing some items and a few things are broken, but nothing major.

It's been a few weeks so we're finally feeling settled. All I have left is to organize the basement and some closets. The house is brand new and more square footage than our last house. I planted some flowers right away and got our pictures up on the wall, so it's feeling like home. Here are some updated pictures of the house actually decorated.

Front


Deck


Great Room


Living Room


Brian Shrine


Caden's Room


Thus far, we love living on base. We're close to everything and Brian often bikes to work. Our neighbors are incredibly outgoing and friendly. We're in E6-E9 enlisted housing so that means they're our age or older and everyone seems to be married with kids. They always include us in their BBQs and gatherings.

Overall, we don't have very many negative things to say, except that it is very hot here and the traffic on the interstates can be nasty. But even that isn't so bad...we're getting used to it.

Brian and I have both started training again. Brian is scheduled to do the Naylor's Beach Triathlon on Sept 30 and the Marine Corps Marathon Oct 28. I haven't signed up for any races but am running with our neighbor, Lyndsey. She's never ran previously but has improved quickly and gives me a run for my money on offroad trails. Better yet, we're a lot alike and get along great.

Now for the most important subject...CADEN! He seemed to adjust seamlessly and is such a happy-go-lucky kid. He's 6 1/2 months old now. We recently started feeding him some vegetables (he likes peas). He is tall for his age...I have to buy him 12-month sleepers. He already reaches for everything he shouldn't so I can only imagine the havoc that will arise when he starts crawling.

Good morning!


Chilling with Daddy


Pool


Toes are fun


What a cheese ball


Brian's job is going well. He has been overwhelmed with work so they have wasted no time getting him involved. He has some trips coming up so I'm thinking about flying home while he's gone. That would be sometime in October/November.

That's plenty for now. Just wanted to update you on the basics. We really do like it here and feel fortunate that everything has went so smoothly. Thanks for reading and I hope to hear from you soon.