We're going to be civilians!

It is such a crazy and scary thought. For the past almost 7 years of our life, it has been committed to the US Army. Every decision, every thought, every movement has been centered around the Army. We knew his ETS date (the date his contract with the Army is up) was coming up this year, and we had talked about getting out, but the other day the Army said we had to re enlist that day or not at all. We chose not at all because he would of been sent to Korea, which meant ANOTHER year apart. Now he is hearing he can still re enlist in the fall again, but we are very much focused on getting out. We already told our families, we told his parents we will be moving in with them in October and we have already started talking about job opportunites. He should have almost 60 days of terminal leave, probably more like 50, so we will be living in NJ before Halloween. This is ALL so crazy to me. It is everything I (and we) have talked about for a long time, but it is SO scary to think about. We have been essentially taken care of by what the Army provides, financial stability, health insurance and housing. By December, poof, it will all be gone. I KNOW we can make it, I have faith in us. The problem is making sure Adam keeps the faith in us too, because so many people tell him horror stories of the outside world, that he thinks we will never survive without the Army...and I feel as though, we can't survive much longer in the Army (deployment wise). So here goes nothing. We have stopped hanging pictures and decorating the house, and started making plans for how things will need to be packed already. We head home for Easter, and thats our last visit before we MOVE home. Wow. So crazy to think about!