A New Year

Well.. I am going to try to be better at this. The truth is, we aren't very exciting people ;).

Anyway, the beginning of this year has been hectic. And I wish that wasn't the case. Sadly, TJ lost his grandmother at the beginning of the year. Ms. Jo passed away very unexpectedly on January 8th. We are all missing her everyday. She was a great woman. TJ and I both designed a tattoo's to get in memory of her. TJ's tattoo says "I go to prepare a place for you so you too can have everlasting life." It means a lot to him. I got a butterfly with the words fly free over it. The butterfly is significant because the hospital staff placed a paper butterfly on her door just after she passed. Anyway, we got the tattoo's for Ms. Jo, but we both know that if she were here, she would have been right next to us getting a tattoo of her own. <3


Not much else has changed. We're still adjusting to the cold. Connecticut is VERY different than anywhere else we've lived. Everything is different here. We are trying to make the most out of our adventure up here. We've made some great friends and have made some great memories.

TJ is adjusting to the station life okay. It's definitely different than the last two boats he was on. He also just started back to school full time. He and I both take courses through AMU. He's working on his Bachelors in Criminal Justice and I am working on my Bachelors in Religious Studies.

TJ handed in his paperwork to take the SWE in May. After he takes the exam, he'll be placed on a list to make MK2. We are both very excited, and TJ deserves it. He's worked hard to get here and I am VERY proud of him <3.

Anyway, I'll try to keep up with this. Thanks for reading :)