March-June, 2009: Chris was deployed on the USS Boxer, and spent some time in Guam, Thailand, Jordan, Dubai, another country we can't disclose, and returned SAFELY at the end of June, 2009.
August, 2009: I handed over the reigns of my position as the Volunteer Program Coordinator at MCB Camp Pendleton to my great friend Yolanda. It was hard to let go, but know that I left it in good hands. We hooked up the Maxima, drove 32 hours one-way to STL, sold the Maxima and spent 24 hours in STL, then drove 27 hours back to Camp Pendleton.
September, 2009: I finished my HR Management Certificate program! Chris and I packed up (ok, we watched movers pack up) our house in the Santa Margarita neighborhood of Camp Pendleton, and left SoCal for MN. We spent a couple of days in Phoenix, AZ then drove up through the Grand Canyon (AWESOME!) and Zion National Park, and then over to Crook, CO where we spent a couple of days in Kokes Country. We left CO, and eventually landed in Sunburg, MN - whoa, was that a weird feeling to pull in with a U-Haul full of stuff knowing that I was about to call MN home once again.
October, 2009: We spent a week in "the LOU" for a family wedding, and then Chris headed to VA to reclaim the last of his belongings from a storage unit, and we moved into a fully-furnished two-bedroom apartment in Shoreview, MN. Chris survived five years in the USMC, and had is "official" last day of Active Duty Service on October 18. He's now part of the USMC Inactive Ready Reserve. Three years to go...
November, 2009: Chris started work at (this should not be a shock to anyone) Bill's Gunshop & Range. I hit the FUNemployment line and spent many hours searching and filling out LONG job applications.
December, 2009: I was still participating in FUNemployment. We got snowed in at the Yeo's for Christmas! Over a foot of snow in under 24 hours - a white Christmas, finally!
January, 2010: I was STILL participating in FUNemployment. Chris started school at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul.
February, 2010: I started working for the Anoka County TMO, we bought, closed on and moved into a house in Lino Lakes, MN!
March-April, 2010: We moved in, unpacked, unpacked, unpacked, and are STILL unpacking. :)
There you have it, a year in the life of the Kastan's. Aren't we exciting?!?!
Pics to follow some day...But don't hold your breath! :)
