Just thinking today about how many things there are that I am thankful for about Joe's job in the Navy. I know that these are things I'll miss when his enlistment is done.
Some of the great benefits...
- Spacious housing with utilities included
- Living 5 minutes away from the gym, post office, and commissary (military grocery store)
- The gym- it's free (including all the exercise classes)
- The commissary- I love shopping here to save money!
- The opportunity to live in beautiful Washington state.
- FREE health care (including doctor visits and all prescriptions)
- The chance to go to Japan, my first trip out of the country. (Maybe my next trip will be Hawaii! There's a sub base there too...)
- Our fully paid move to the West Coast. I got to sit around and watch the movers pack and then unpack our stuff.
- Military discounts for all sorts of stuff (entertainment, cell phone, hotels, food, clothes, you name it.)
And the more intangible things...
- Being thankful for all the time I get to spend with Joe.
- Learning how to handle the unexpected- we never really know for sure what Joe's schedule is going to be.
- Through deployment I learned a lot about unconditional love and patience.
- Being proud of Joe because he works a lot and has learned so much over the past 3+ years.
