I complain a lot about this base. Everything you hear me say about this base is something bad. I have to admit I am not a fan of it here. Its either cold and windy OR hot dry and windy..too hot to go outside. There is an in between for about a month, and people from Idaho say they have seasons. Im not sure if they know what that means. I hate that, like all bases, this is like its own island of germs. If someone has it the whole base will get it. And not just any sickness..that is all sicknesses. There is no way out of it. I hate our house. Well not hate just dislike. Those who have seen it know that it is small. Too small for us. Renting a storage unit off base to store furniture and stuff we could not fit in the house is not my ideal way of living. I hate that the commissary is our only way of buying food unless youw ant to drive over 15 minutes in the snow to town. And they are closed Mondays and close early Sundays..oh and dont forget that if Monday falls on a holiday they are closed Tuesdays as well. So I go without food for the most part because I do not want to drive that boring ugly drive to town. I also hate that in order to go shopping for clothes other then wal-mart brand I have to drive an hour. I hate how small and gross the town is here. I hate the deployments every year. I hate that the only thing to do in this state is to fish or camp or anything outdoors.. I dont do outdoors unless its on a boat or on a four wheeler... just not my thing. I hate more things about this base I just cant think of it right now. I know you have all heard it before. I believe this base should still be a remote base because it sucks.
Although I hate a lot about this and I am happy to leave, I will miss a lot. I am having troubles thinking of it all, my mind just went blank..lol JK I will miss the fact that the hospital is right across the street from my house. Although it is not a great one, MJ has had the best expedition I could ask for, I had the nest staff during delvery, and a great OB who performed my surgery..and the ER doctor we have been blessed to get the past few times has been great too..all others suck. I will miss that no matter where you look there is a park.. every neightborhood and most streets have a park. It may not be the best but it is kind of nice. I will miss the nice walks that we get to go on for that one month after its not cold anymore and before its too hot to be outside. Those walks are relaxing. I will miss being part of a spouses group in the squadron..being around people who understand this life. I will miss that a lot. That squadron was a great squagron. Although Matt would say different, we met some great friends through that squadron and I have learned a lot from the Hardrock spouses. That leads me to the fact that I will miss my friends. There are only a few good ones and then some who are like our family. I havent really pictured life without them yet. Especially Thomas who has been with Matt his whole Air Force career including Guam. He was like an older brother to Matt. I hate saying buy to people so Im gonna be a mess of course. Then there is the memories made here. Matt and I getting married, our first house, the birth of our amazing son. Those are great memories we made HERE, in this crappy little place, great memories were made. When you think about it I will look back and say that the best years of my life were here In Idaho..the two best things in my life happened.
So although there is so much I hate about this base, there is some that I will miss. This was a part of our life, a great life. I will never be able to say that being stationed at this base was a horrible experience because it just wasnt. Disliking stuff about the base and living here is different then hating the entire time I have been here. I need to remember that. I know that when we pull out of our driveway for the last time it will be a sad moment. Im sure I will cry, that is just what I do, Im a baby. We are about to go on a whole other adventure.. although he will still be military it will be a whole other life. Im nervous and excited and stressed but ready. Ready to make new memories and love or hate new things in a new location. Im ready.
Although I hate a lot about this and I am happy to leave, I will miss a lot. I am having troubles thinking of it all, my mind just went blank..lol JK I will miss the fact that the hospital is right across the street from my house. Although it is not a great one, MJ has had the best expedition I could ask for, I had the nest staff during delvery, and a great OB who performed my surgery..and the ER doctor we have been blessed to get the past few times has been great too..all others suck. I will miss that no matter where you look there is a park.. every neightborhood and most streets have a park. It may not be the best but it is kind of nice. I will miss the nice walks that we get to go on for that one month after its not cold anymore and before its too hot to be outside. Those walks are relaxing. I will miss being part of a spouses group in the squadron..being around people who understand this life. I will miss that a lot. That squadron was a great squagron. Although Matt would say different, we met some great friends through that squadron and I have learned a lot from the Hardrock spouses. That leads me to the fact that I will miss my friends. There are only a few good ones and then some who are like our family. I havent really pictured life without them yet. Especially Thomas who has been with Matt his whole Air Force career including Guam. He was like an older brother to Matt. I hate saying buy to people so Im gonna be a mess of course. Then there is the memories made here. Matt and I getting married, our first house, the birth of our amazing son. Those are great memories we made HERE, in this crappy little place, great memories were made. When you think about it I will look back and say that the best years of my life were here In Idaho..the two best things in my life happened.
So although there is so much I hate about this base, there is some that I will miss. This was a part of our life, a great life. I will never be able to say that being stationed at this base was a horrible experience because it just wasnt. Disliking stuff about the base and living here is different then hating the entire time I have been here. I need to remember that. I know that when we pull out of our driveway for the last time it will be a sad moment. Im sure I will cry, that is just what I do, Im a baby. We are about to go on a whole other adventure.. although he will still be military it will be a whole other life. Im nervous and excited and stressed but ready. Ready to make new memories and love or hate new things in a new location. Im ready.
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