Goodness, where has this year gone? I don’t know how, but December snuck up on me.

This Waid clan didn’t have a whole lot going on this month.

The Mister was gone for the first week and a half of the month with training for his new unit.

Changing units means The Mister is no longer with field artillery. It’s incredibly bittersweet for both of us. He’s lived and breathed the big guns for 16 years of his military career. I know he’ll miss it but his new position will be helping wounded soldiers on the road to recovery, which will be very rewarding as well. Change is a good thing right?

With that said, we attended our very last St. Barbara’s Ball.

The Mister finally received his Order of Saint Barbara award.

We also attended our first Hail and Farewell with our new unit. It was a nice time, even though we weren’t familiar with anyone yet. I think the transition will be nice. Hopefully I can find some way to be more useful in this FRG.

Miss Indie is now 9 months old! She’s started to fill out a bit more but there is no sign of her slowing down. She’s still very much a puppy. A very large, heavy puppy.

We also celebrated Audie’s “Gotcha Day”. We adopted him 6 years ago on the 15th.

Other than that, the month was pretty uneventful.

We enjoyed a nice little family Thanksgiving at home. I cooked enough for a small army, even though it was just the two of us and the furbutts. The extra days off were nice to just spend together.

Next month will bring all kinds of adventures I think. Most of my family is coming for Christmas here. It’s Indie’s first Christmas with us. We’ll probably go see The Mister’s parents at the cabin too.

I have a lot of extra time off from work so I’m looking forward to not having to rush through everything for a change. Hopefully we’ll make the most of it!

The new year is right around the corner!

Until then,

Cheers!

– A. xoxo