Goodbye Georgia...
- durbinstephanie
- Dec 15, 2017
- 3 min read
I remember the day Curtis got orders to Georgia, like it was yesterday.
He had just made us waffles, which is a funny story on its own. He decided to log onto this website to see if he had orders yet. I remember from the multiple times prior that we had checked, and there would be two lines with words (I’m guessing former orders). This time he logged on, and there were three lines with words. That meant orders. I shouted click on it, click on it! He clicked on it and it said USS Wyoming B. I quickly googled on my phone as he was googling on his computer USS Wyoming homeport, and the website read, Kings Bay, Georgia. I slammed my fist on the coffee table and said “GEORGIA!” Then I left the livingroom so upset. Georgia was the last place I wanted to be. Honestly, I couldn't find one positive thing about it. It hit me a few days ago, that in less than ten days our movers will be here to pack our things, and move them to Virginia. It also hit me that in less than 20 days I would be leaving a place we’ve called home for the last two years. Little did I know I would be so sad to leave a place, that I was so upset to move to. I’ve been spoiled here with the handful of friends I've made. I have three amazing friends that live so close to me, and of course others that live a little further. One of them across the street, and another one just a block away. The other friend was just five minuets away. But these three girls, have been with me through it all. We have evacuated from hurricanes together. One time it was just us, our husbands were deployed. When you don't have your families, or your husbands, your friends become your family. I watch their kids, they watch my animals. One of my friends always says that 'it takes a village," these girls are my village. I am so thankful to have them in my life. You always need your people you can lean on. People who will break into your house with you, because you locked your keys inside, people who will get you eggs while they're at the store, people who will lend you cookie sheets, or help you paint your house after the hurricane destroyed it. Sometimes you need those people that are willing to let you live with them in the blink of an eye, because sometimes you never know what can happen. Those are the friends that you do the holidays with every year, because they're the family you get to celebrate with. Leaving Georgia means leaving most of my friends, and I'm not ready for that. I am actually really excited for Virginia, but it's just hard leaving everyone and everything that we've known the past two years.
I tried my best to limit the amount of photos I put in this post, but these are some of the most memorable memories I have in Georgia. These pictures will always remind me of the good, bad and crazy times we've spent in Georgia. Although one of those photos is captioned "hurricane fun," that hurricane was everything but fun, we just had to make the best of the situation. I am so thankful to have these people to make memories with. Y'all are all so special to me, and I couldn't imagine what my life in Georgia would be like without you! So, thank you!
sincerely, stephanie
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