The end is near.

F I N A L L Y.

There is an end in sight. And it should be here around the 1st week of April. That is when my car will be loaded up with all the things we will need until we get settled into our new place in California.

Yep. We got orders. I'm not entirely convinced it is going to go on without a hitch. This IS the Navy we are talking about and they love the hiccups. The idea of finally having a date as to when we get to put this place in the rear view mirror is a huge weight lifted off of my chest.

It comes with a side of bitterness though. I know that the friends I have kept here are the ones I will see again someday. Its funny though, me and my lady (lets just call her the Soulless Ginger, hahaha :)) went to the city this weekend. My first REAL trip to the city. We actually talked about that it took her and I a little while to actually become friends, but I know that there is literally nothing I can't trust her with and vice versa. We have been through some of the biggest testers of friendship and sailed through with flying colors. I don't know what it is about redheads, but apparently they make the best friends for me, hahaha! Me and my two redheads are already making plans of when we will be seeing each other after I leave here. These are the ones I need close to me. Not necessarily in distance, but where it matters. In the heart. That's where they will always be. There is probably one other friend here (not a redhead, but she might as well be!) who I trust with my life. We have shared things about ourselves with each other and there is never any judgment, nor a fear of anyone else ever hearing about it. Things she told me stay with me, things I told her, stay with her. She is definitely one of the people I respect the most around here for not allowing the pressure of the cluckers here get to her and spill any thing said to her in private. She truly is one of 'The Greats' :)).

The ones I let go of will finally be out of it forever. The sting of the betrayals might always linger, but they serve as a lesson learned. Some people I think I clung to too fast. Put too much faith into. That's the down side to being a military spouse. We move and loose virtually all of our friends in the area. We get desperate to make new ones to save ourselves from boredom and loneliness that we jump into these friendships without taking to time to find out of we are really compatible friends. Its just like dating really. I think, of ALL the lessons I am taking away from here, that is the number one lesson. Don't jump into a friendship out of loneliness. The pain that can result from the failed friendship will always be worse than the loneliness. Times ten.

So this turned into a totally different post than I meant for it to, haha! Anyhow, I am off to another dental appointment.

For the 3 ladies mentioned (2 redheads and The Great), I love you. Each of you have enriched my life in ways I never knew I needed. You have all set the bar for what friends are supposed to be ridiculously high, and I can't thank you enough for always being there for me when I needed you most, keeping my secrets and trusting me with yours. You guys define true love. [In the platonic sense. Except on Thursdays, haha] So much more can be said... but for now, I'll leave it at that :))