Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Where do I start?

So I have not posted in a while and since I am such a procrastinator and there is so much to write about it has been hard to just sit down and do it but I think I have a minute so here I go...
The first bit of news is that I am pregnant with baby #3 and I am due Jan. 21 we find out on friday if we are having a boy or girl! Sydney and Andrew are soooooo excited! Sydney wants a girl and she wants to name the baby Sparkle. Andrew wants a boy and I think he might actually understand what is going on but I think he is excited all the same!!!! Mike and I too are excited and I am pretty sure it is going to be a girl based on the miserable first 3 months. I was super sick just like I was with Sydney so that is what I am basing my prediction on. I felt the first kicks yesterday and that is my favorite part of pregnancy so I excited to move onto that stage!!!!
Now onto the second big news in our life...We have moved to Pensacola Florida for Mike to attend Flight Surgery school. Now while it sounds like he is going to be doing surgery on a plane this is not the case. He is actually attending flight school and is going to have 6 months of helicopter and fixed wing aircraft training. Yes that is right he is going to learn how to fly! Then after we complete this then we will be assigned to a flight squadron somewhere in the world where he will be the doctor for that flight squad! So he has to learn to fly so that he can learn what it is like and be able to clear them to fly and make sure they are healthy. Now I did say somewhere in the world this is also true there are many opportunities in Japan and Spain and Italy. There are also plenty of spots in America including Hawaii so we will find out that piece sometime in Dec I believe.
Now how do I feel about living in Pensacola? Well get to map and look and see where we are exactly...it is in the pan handle and we are on the Gulf of Mexico. We are in the deep south and surrounded but red necks and all kinds of culture! It is hotter than H*!%!!! The humidity is awful and we spend our days indoors in air conditioning from our house to Wal Mart! Yes that is the only place we have to shop is Wal Mart!!! I HATE WAL MART!!!!!!!!!!! It is a super wal mart but still I hate it!!!! Anyway I am getting over it and while I am still not ever going to love wal mart I guess I can live with it for a little while!
So there you go that is what has been going on with the Crandalls these past few months! Sorry I don't have any pictures yet but I will try to get some soon!!!! Hopefully not in 2 months either!!!!
Oh and Tropical Storm Fay that could have been a hurricane is not going to hit us so that is another positive.

6 comments:

Brigg and Dianne said...

Oh Shannon what great news about baby #3! I did hear from our moms conversations that you have moved out to Florida. I hope everything goes well for you guys out there and that your adventures are safe ones. Keep posting!

P.S. If you do eventually go somewhere far-off like Hawaii or Spain or wherever, I would go visit you! Actually, I would visit you anywhere.

Danielle and Fam said...

SHANNON...Oh how I've missed you. The last time I saw you you were miserable! I am hoping that you are crossing the bridge to feeling better. I missed you during girl time at the reunion. We did a tribute to you though. Hope it starts to cool off and that things go well with Mikes stuff. You guys are living the dream! Love ya!

sarah said...

way to look on the positive side of things!! :)not being hit by a hurricane is great news. We all miss you around here in O'side.

Amanda said...

We miss you. Glad to hear you are alive and well. At least as well as you can be all things considered.

Jenni said...

Congrats on #3! My #3 is almost 4 months old now! You guys are doing such awesome things and accomplishing so much. Live it up and enjoy everything you can (just don't focus on the Walmart side of it)! It was the same way for me when we were stationed in Puerto Rico, there was plenty to complain about and HUGE inconveniences (especially being pregnant there) but there was also so much to enjoy and experience and it was over too fast. Have fun and stay out of the hurricanes!

Orange Peanut said...

Glad that you posted! So good to hear what you've been up to! Congrats on baby #3.