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Finally Have A Date!

That's right, I finally have a date for when I am heading over to Guam to be with my husband!  BUT ...   you are going to have to wait for that exciting news while I tell you some other business!  :)


First things first:  last time I left you I told you about all the paperwork that has to be done before I go to Guam.  That is still the same!  A lot of paperwork has to happen in order for things to get rolling with the Navy.  And it always takes so much longer and is so much more difficult than you think it should be.  So what I am waiting to be able to do now are three things:  1) Get my No-Fee Passport (basically a military passport)  2)  Get confirmation on shipping the household goods to Guam.  3)  Find the best time to take the car up to Portsmouth, VA to be shipped out as well.

The No-Fee Passport is something that has to be done in VA too.  So the car and the passport may get done in the same day.  The only problem is that it has to be done on a weekday and Nina, Mom and I want to make a weekend trip of it.  So there is a scheduling thing to work out there.  

Shipping the household goods is supposed to happen on the 15th of July but I have to keep calling and checking when the paperwork has been processed to make sure that date stays the same.  That day should be a fun day though!  (note:  there is sarcasm accompanying that last sentence)

OK, now for the information that you have all been waiting for.  I have a flight out of RDU for July 31st.  It is a Wednesday morning flight and I will be getting to Guam on August 2nd at about 2am (their time).  I also have a 6 hour layover in Japan!  So if anyone has been in the Tokyo airport and has any suggestions for what to do for 6 hours please let me know!   

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