Hello Everyone! The weeks have passed so quickly, I have a lot to catch up on! According to calendar dates, the Fall season has begun! It certainly is not reflected in the weather. Ridgecrest continues to experience alternating patterns of heat and humidity! Hopefully October will bring cooler weather. Nate and I have put out an array of decorative pumpkins in our house to celebrate the season. In October, our Halloween decorations can come out of hiding! I am pretty excited for the holiday season; the last three months of the year are my favorite time of the year.
Nate had the amazing privilege of spending 8 days in San Diego for work. He was placed in a hotel on the beach (close by the base he was assigned to work at) and was able to explore the sights and tastes of the San Diego beach. I would have joined him if I had been able to get away from my own job, but I am still in the training period-I can’t ask for time off unless it is for medical reasons. During that time, he was able to visit the San Diego Temple and the San Diego Zoo. He brought me back a pair of stuffed Giraffes :)
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| San Diego Temple |
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| Boarding the Vinson |
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| Watching the jets take off from the deck of the carrier |
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| Watching the jets land on the carrier |
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| Getting ready to be catapulted off |
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| Admiring the shiny toys |
The neatest experience of Nate’s trip was a 2 day stay on the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), an aircraft carrier that made port in the San Diego Harbor. Nate and a few of his coworkers were chosen by a random lottery for this experience-what an amazing blessing! Nate told me this had always been a dream of his, and now it was coming true!! We are both so grateful this experience. He was treated as a distinguished guest-they were all given officer quarters to sleep in, treated to gourmet meals on plates that were cast in the 1800’s, and given a full tour of the ship. He was also given a crew member hat, which he is very proud of. Nate was then sent off the ship in a jet that was launched by a steam catapult on the ship’s deck. “Better than any roller coaster!” He told me when he came home. Like a kid in a candy shop :) We know it is an experience that may not come again, but will last a lifetime.
We do hope, however, there will not so much traveling in the coming months-he has been gone for one month out of the past two months. Hopefully with the holidays approaching, things will settle down a bit. Well, that is all of our adventures to report for now, thanks for reading!
-Nate & Steph
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