Afternoon Tea...

I beieve I will let the Pictures explaine this one.....(backwards). Can I just say that I love my Shoes!?!

So Audrey....and best hat in my opinion!

I must say Rachael is the Cutest Tea Drinker Ever!!!!

I had a lovely time today. The French Vernier Tea was new and delicious, the finger foods were filling and the deserts were amazing. I must add that the company (and the hats) were the best parts. This will definately become a tradition!!!

An Oath....

"I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God." -Those are the words my husband spoke at 12:30pm yesterday, June 19, 2009. He is a soldier.

What a time it has been for our family the last couple of days. On June 17th Chandler decided that being in the Army Reserves is what he definately wants to do, so he went to the recruiters office and took their tests. On the 18th we went to the recruiters office to pick a MOS (Job) and were told that Chandler would be shipped out to Basic Training on June 30th (13 days later). On the 19th Chandler went and took his physical and was sworn into the Army Reserves. It all has happened so fast, yet I have a good feeling about it all. Chandler will be gone from the 30th of June until just before Thanksgiving, and Yes I will miss him, but it all will be worth it in the end. I Love, Respect, and Admire him for making this decision.

Decisions, Decisions...

I feel compelled to write today...

My Chandler and I have been discussing the ARMY Reserves, and him joining it. It seems so out-of-nowhere, but Chandler has been trying to decide what he wants to do with his life, he has started in real estate and is just about to get his license (only one test left) but that just doesn't seem like a career he would love to persue for the rest of his life. He has always had an interest in the military and/or being a police officer and the other day out of nowhere Chandler says to me, "maybe I would like to go back to school to become a police officer." and I said back to him, "I would rather you be in the army reserves than be a police man." and he said, "Really?" and that is how it all began...You see, I have always been against him going into the army, but I never really gave thought to the reserves...so the next day we went to the recruiting office and talked with a recruiter to get more information. We have thought about it and talked about it and thought about it and asked almost everyone we know their thoughts and feelings, we talked to the recruiter again and thought about it some more. I have told Chandler that if he truly wants to be in the ARMY reserve then I will support him every way I know how. Chandler will set up an appointment for Monday to go back to the recruiter to basically enlist, so he will be thinking about it long and hard this week and unless he changes his mind he may just be in the Army Reserves by mid next week. Wow.

Deciding Factors:
The Army will pay 100% of schooling for Chandler.
If Chandler takes ROTC while in school, he will be guaranteed not to be deployed for a minimum of 4 years.
The medical benefits are pretty amazing.
He will receive about $850.00/month + ROTC pay on top of the tuition being covered
there are many more factors, but those are the good ones I could think of right now.

All in all, I have a good feeling about this.