The Ohio

Our next base assignment is:  Wright-Patterson in Dayton, Ohio.  Which I was really taken aback about.  We were at Rick's drop night, and they did a fun survivor theme on the beach. 

I was expecting Florida or Texas or Maryland or Virginia or even to stay in Mississippi (shudder).  Rick got his drop, and it was to this base. 

And I was like, "What?  Ohio?"

Don't get me wrong, I'm not bashing on Ohio.  I just have no idea anything about the state except it's a swing state when it comes to voting and a few other little things about the state. I mean, I confused Dayton with Daytona and thought we could see some car races (cause that sounds like fun *sarcasm*)

Anyways, I'm really excited for it now.  I feel like it's where we're supposed to be.  AFIT, which is the graduate school for the Air Force is there, and I think Rick is going to do his best to take advantage of living close and going there.

Also, the school districts in the area are really good, from what I've been reading, which is excellent for Evan, who has an IEP and I really would like him in a place with a good pre-k program. 

There's a lot of outdoors stuff to do and state parks around, plus professional sports teams that play only an hour or so away.  (NHL and MLS, so I'm set).

We've heard really wishy-washy things about the base housing, (especially the management), so it will be our very first time living off base.  The cost of living is a lot lower than anywhere else we've lived (that I am seeing, at least), and we're hoping to find somewhere nice to live that's an affordable price.

We still  have a while.  Rick got the job/assignment that he really wanted, but it means that his job will be more technical than just leadership, so he has two more months additional training after he graduates in July.  We're not sure when he'll get into that class, but looking at the time frame, the earliest we'll probably be out of here is October, and the latest will be December.

We're not looking forward to the cold.  We're so not used to that.  We lived in Maryland, but it was such a mild winter, with the snow never sticking for long.  I've got a feeling that the snow will stick in Ohio! 

But I am excited about having to buy cute winter clothes (an absolute must, right?)

We've got a few places and things we're planning on going to.  Cedar Point, King's Island, the temple, a Blue Jackets game, a Columbus Crew game, this awesome looking bookstore in Columbus, and the Renaissance Fair.  Since we'll be there between 2-3 years, I think we'll have time.  Plus, I have a feeling most of our fun times we'll be from April to November.  It will be too cold for us!