New Light

              Chase called today and the other insurance company took the claim for the accident. I can't express how much better that made me feel. When Chase came home with the car I drove half way to Austin. I was scared I would have forgotten how to drive it has been over a month lol We talked to the mechanic and he said it could take awhile since it was the suspension that was messed up, but I am okay with it as long as we have a rental.

              I am so looking forward to having Kim here, it will be nice to see a familiar face around and I think it will be good for her to get away. There isn't that much to do around here but I am sure we will find something. Chase's unit is giving free baseball tickets to the game on Memorial Day in Houston so that could be fun I have never been there before. There is also a comedy show that is next friday since I didn't get to go to the last one, should be fun.

Now the latest problem is that Chase is having problems with his Post GI Bill, he got a letter in the mail saying that he was denied because he wasn't in some program but once he is in it, I think he can use it. I don't know all this Army stuff really confuses me. He has done so well with everything and handled everything I am sure he will figure out what is going on with it. 

              The wedding is almost here and I am so excited! I am just scared that I am going to fall or something but my dad said that he will make sure I won't. I am most looking forward to just seeing everyone. You take for granted seeing family everyday until you don't. I def won't do that again. Oh best news of all, my mom called me and said my aunt might have a starter house for me and chase. I can't wait to get back and get started but I am really trying to enjoy my time down here while I am here.

Losing Hope

         Well this car thing is still a nightmare that seems like it will not end. We finally got the police report and faxed it to the other guys insurance company mind you that we did that on Friday and it is now Tuesday. We called today and they said that they sent it to their head quarters to be validated, and that they only use the police report as a tool. Since when does that not matter, I thought the whole point of having insurance was so they would supposedly have your back so to speak. Well Progressive wants nothing to do with us and that is who we pay each month. Tomorrow is the day of truth, the day they decide if they want to accept the claim or not. I just have a really bad feeling that they aren't going to accept it and decide that they do not want to pay for the car when it was clearly his fault. If they decide that they do not want to pay then once again I am putting my parents through hell because my dad said that he would pay for the car to get fixed and that is over a thousand dollars. 

          I can't stand the Army, supposedly they are a brotherhood who looks out their own. Well you know what I say to brotherhood, bullshit. They said they were involving jag and the high ups but I guarantee if Chase was an officer then this would have been done with three weeks ago. I just feel completely useless and helpless because the only people that are helping is my family and his. 

        We just have been through so much done here and I am not complaining but I just really hope that this works in our favor because we don't have that kind of money to just put into the car. We sold his computer just to have money to come back for the wedding. I know things happen for a reason and you are supposed to have faith which I do but it is very challenging right now. I guess what I am trying to do is expect the worst so if it happens then I won't be caught off guard. Please pray that things work out, I don't know what else to do.

Bad Luck but A bright side

             The thought was that friday we were going to pay for a rental car since everything is taking so long. Chase called enterprise while he was at work and they said it was going to be 97 dollars until monday and that they were going to pick him up from work. When they picked him up they said his card wasn't working which is impossible because we had like 200 dollars left his account ( since the Army  screwed up his paycheck and paid him less then half). They decided to take him to an atm to get money out. He took out a 140 and went back to the company and they said it would be 300. Apparently what they neglected to tell us is there is a 200 dollar deposit that you get back after you turn the car back in. Well we didn't have that much so he was stranded at the place. He was so mad yelling at the guy that an old first sergeant heard him and yelled at them to for treating him this way and gave him a ride home which was really nice but still left us without a car. We were depending on that car to go out to the comedy show that a friend invited me to. I felt horrible because every time I have tried to do something with her something has come up and we were really looking forward to going to this. By the time all this happened the event already started. Chase's friend let us use his car and I was determined to do something because I have been trapped in the house for two weeks. So we went and saw shrek 3D which was good. 

            I really do not like Texas I am so ready to leave and go back home and do what I really want to do. My class that I signed up for back home, dropped me because lack of payment and I already brought the book which is annoying. Since this happened I was freaking out about what if I didn't finish my AA back home and started a degree here and wasn't able to finish it, I would have two degrees that were not done. I talked to chase about it and he told me that the college I applied to is for military so even if we move I will be able to finish it because it is set up for soldiers that deploy or get relocated. So that made me feel better. I applied last tuesday and it says it takes a week to two weeks to get an answer. I am freaking out I really want to get into the program, it would really benefit me.

             As far as the car situation goes, the other guy is claiming it was not his fault even though the police report says it was. We finally got the official police report on friday and faxed it over to his insurance company and they said they have to verify it to see if it was real. Chase called the insurance commissioner  and he was not helpful he was like oh well I will look into it. I am so tired of people saying they will look into but nothing ever comes from it. I really hope that all this is figured out this week. On the bright side I am excited that my cousin Kim is coming down. I am going to have to find stuff for us to do, I m just happy that she stuck to her word to come down. I feel like a lot of friends say that they will  come down just because it is something they are supposed to say. Well I am going to go and figure out the bills for this month, ugh I dread it.

First Blog EVER

I have never had one of these things before so I thought I would try it out.. As most people know I am currently living in Texas with my finance Chase and it has not been an easy road. I decided to just pick up and live here for a year. Which completely surprised me because I have never been away from home until now, I didn't even want to go away to school. I transfered the classes they would let me to online so I could finish them here and I did and got A's. I have really fallen behind in school and am not where I am supposed to but who cares life is an adventure. I just recently found out that the college here as a degree program that would be great to take to be able to take over my mom's business when I go home. That is my dream to eventually own my own business.

Texas has been a whole new experience and a lot of life lessons have come my way. Wasn't sure where I was going to live since my boyfriend at the time was a single soldier living in the barracks and I cannot live. He found the first thing he thought we could afford so I would have somewhere to stay. It was a duplex and not in the best neighborhood but he did what he could with the time he had. Our house got broken into and to follow that I got hit by a guy in the PX and have been without a car for two weeks when it wasn't even my fault.

What I have learned from all this is that I am truly in love with Chase and if we can get through all these challenges then married life can't be much harder. I have had a chance to really find out who my real friends were and who was still going to be there when I get back. One person I know I can always depend on is Chase and that is an amazing feeling. I have also had a chance to find out who I am and not have to worry about work, I really want to focus on my relationship and school.

Army life is not what I expected. Most couples have families and the ones that don't are always drinking on the weekends and I don't mind doing that once in awhile but would rather do something else. Aside from that even though I am not in the military I still have rules that I have to follow. Most of all the Army comes first before anything, which can be a tough adjustment at first but I have gotten used to it.. Oh yeah and rank matters, you can never just talk to somebody you have to make sure you are respectful even if they are in normal clothes because you don't know if when they put on uniform they could out rank you ad get you in trouble.

I have learned and been a lot while being down here and have only been here since February. I am excited to learn more and find out what is going to happen next, after all life is an adventure.