After 29 years, 6 months and 22 days, he is retiring from active duty service.
We've been married 31 years, have moved 16 times, lived in four locations in three foreign countries and in 5 states. In so many ways it went so fast! I am finding it hard to believe it is over, and I'm all teary-eyed just writing this.
We've reached an end, and are standing at a beginning.
Hubby has a civilian job in San Antonio now and we'll be learning a whole new way of life.
It is kinda of scary-- but I know we'll be okay!
After all, San Antonio has some really great quilt shops!
Next time we talk, I'll be in Texas trying to find some time to stitch and a place to do the stitching!
I'll be looking for a place to live while hubs starts his new job.
See you in a couple weeks!
Happy Stitching!
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A whole new adventure!!! Good luck with your move and house-hunting. Oh my, you'll need new quilts for decorating a new house.....
Thanks for your family's faithful service to our country.
Thank you all for your service. It means so much to our country. I completely understand.. DH retired from the Navy.
Yes, thank you for your family's service to our great country.
Thank you, to both of you, for your service to our country and the sacrifices you made along the way... wishing you a blessed transition to civilian life...
That is a lot of change, I wish you lots of luck with the move and hope it all goes really well :)
Congratulations!!! We've got roughly 2 years left before Scott retires. How great to "retire" where you have super quilt shops. :D
Thank you both for your service! From one military spouse to another. Though our journey is just beginning as yours ends.
Enjoy these new changes!
Thanks so much for your service to our country. Best wishes on your retirement and a new start.
Enjoy life and quilting your time away!
The collars on these new fangled uniforms simply refuse to lay nicely! I attempt to make Steve's right every morning and still it has a mind of its own.
I live in San Antonio and I am a former spouse of a military man. If you would like someone to show you around you can contact me at slzirnheld@yahoo.com
Stephanie
Please thank your husband for his service.
At the risk of being repetitive - thank your husband AND you for your family's service to our country. My late husband was retired law enforcement (not the same, I know). I work in Washington state near Joint Base Lewis-McChord and I'm used to seeing folks in uniform all the time. They are the most courteous people on the planet! I NEVER have to open a door.
Congratulations to you and your husband on his incredible service to our country. Enjoy this new chapter in your journey through life.
My husband retired from the Air Force after 25 years and would enjoy shaking your hubby's hand.
San Antonio is my hometown - I know you'll enjoy living there.
Good luck!
Let me be the first to welcome you to Texas! You're going to love San Antonio! And best of all just think how close you'll be to the Houston International Quilt Show and the Texas Quilt Museum which is on the way to Houston!
Wow! Thats amazing! My hubby is only planning to do 20 for some reason the extra 9 years seems huge! Congrats! Enjoy your new adventure!
HOOAH! We made it to 31 years 1 month, and are in San Antonio also. There are 2 very active quilt guilds here, Greater SA Quilt guild meets 2nd Saturdays at 9:30am. Alamo Heritage Quilt Guild meets 2nd Thursday at 6:45pm. There are about 3 more guilds but don't have their info right now - UUMC, Modern Quilt Guild, and one more. You might be here in time for the annual April Shop Hop where you can get a lot more info on local quilt happenings. WELCOME!
Sending my thanks to both of you for your years of service. I can only imagine the huge change taking place after so many years, but I'm thrilled for the exciting, new adventures that lie ahead! San Antonio is growing like crazy. Hope you find the perfect home with lots of room to spread out to sew and in close proximity to a great quilt shop!
A great new adventure for you and your family. And Texas is such a great place. We lived near Houston for 12 1/2 yrs. and I miss it so much. Hope all your goods arrive safely and that you find the perfect house for you. Good luck for the future!
Oh boy. When I left after 8 years, it was momentous, heartwrenching, and exciting all in one! BEST wishes for you and yours as you embark on a new journey!!!! <3
And you know the saying "I may not have been born in Texas, but I got here as fast as I could"? It happens pretty quick! :)
Yay! A new start, you can do it!! At least they speak the same language!!!
:-).... I am sure you will be fine, don't forget to let me know your new address, and best wishes for your new adventure. Hugs xxx
Good luck with your new adventure.Give your Hubby my thanks for keeping us safe.
My father just retired and he is thrilled. I am going to assume that you husband is too. I hope that you and your husband have a wonderful time.
Thank you to both of you for your dedicated service!
What an accomplishement! Congratulations, thank you and best wishes. My brother-in-law retired from the army after 20+ years so I can understand the task of changing your mindset toward "work". Enjoy the process!
GOOD LUCK!!!!
Exciting to see you change directions at this point in your life and your husband's life. My parents did the same type of thing at this same stage. My dad retired from the police force and they moved 2000 miles away after being married 32 years. It worked for them, and it will work for you. Excited to see what is ahead for you.
From one Army Wife to another, thank you all for your service. Good luck on the new adventure in life.
From one Army Wife to another, thank you all for your service. Good luck on the new adventure in life.
Thanks go to both of you for your years of service. Enjoy the next phase. Yes, fabric stores abound here in Texas!
Thank you both for your service and sacrifice. I hope you love your new life (:
Thank you and thank you to your husband for his many years of service. My family and I greatly appreciate all he has done to protect our country and all the sacrifices he, you and your family have made on our behalf. Best wishes on this new beginning for you!
I was just in San Antonio in January and went to a wonderful quilt shop called Las Colchas. Here is the link to my post of the shop http://seamesparkle.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/quilt-shop-san-antonio-tx/
Here is the shop website
http://www.lascolchas.com/index.htm
Lots to do in San Antonio. Wishing you all the best with your new adventures.
Congratulations on your DH's retirement! We do appreciate his (and your) service to our country and hope you will enjoy San Antonio. I've been there a few times, but never to any quilt shops. Good luck with your house hunting!
Good luck in your new adventure. It will be a bit of an adjustment - but then so has much of your married life right? I was looking at a young soldier the other day thinking (beside how young kids are now-a-days hehehe) how lucky they are not to have to sew all those patches on their uniforms, just Velcro them on. Enjoy your new life.
Wow, congratulations for more than 29 years of service! We have just over 14 and have moved 14 times already. LOL Congrats on a new start in what I think is a great city.
San Antonio is a great place to live. I know cause I've lived here 24 years. My husband retired from the military after 33 years of service a few months ago. It is a bit of a change but change is good. Welcome to the Great State of Texas and San Antonio!
Congratulations on your service, and all the best for the new adventures!
Greetings from Alaska!
I am sure it is bittersweet. I am visiting San Antonio for a few months. I have been here twice and love it.
I just found your quilting blog and it touched my heart to see your hubs uniform hanging there. May God bless you and thank thank you for serving our Country.....many eons ago my hub served in AF during the Nam Theater...may we work to keep this country free. Quilted Blessings, Karen
My husband is a retired Marine and I can completely understand how your life has been. It takes a special wife to be married to the military. :o) Best of luck with retirement.
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