Today is Wednesday, October 29th and my stomach is in knots. Logan and I dropped Trey off at the airport bright and early (merely a figure of speech as it was not bright but frosty and foggy). Trey is flying to Austin, TX as I type for his hiring conference. The conference doesn't actually begin until Friday at noon but Trey wanted time to explore Austin and cram for the interviews. He will be in workshops through the weekend and will interview with 10-11 companies Monday and Tuesday. I felt like I was walking a tightrope last night. I wanted to be cool, calm, & collected for Trey but also felt a pressing need to remind him to not say "fixin to" and to not get distracted by Austin. I can tell he is nervous and excited. He repeated himself over and over the past couple of days and has destroyed the garage. I'll have to focus on entertaining Logan over the next 7 days so I don't get bogged down with anxiety. AGHHH!

I am excited to learn what companies he is interviewing with to begin to have areas to research and brainstorm. I have 2 1/2 weeks left at my job which is very bittersweet. I'm sad to say goodbye to my clients and coworkers but ready to focus on being a mom. I'll admit that it is frightening to move away from the career I have worked so hard to enter. Part of me is scared about transitioning into a new identity outside of the professional arena. My hope is that this insecurity will be washed away after a few months of enjoying more time with my kid. We'll see...stay tuned for possible crises!?

The Adventures of the Geier Family

I have avoided the blog scene for long enough and have finally given in to the temptation to brag on my family in yet another format. I figure blogging at the very least will be therapeutic during the next several months. Or it may just become documentation of my breakdown. I'll let you decide.

Ok, so let's start with the reader's digest history. (Why do we continue saying reader's digest? Is it still published? ANYWAY...) Trey and I met in college and figured no one else would put up with us so we have stayed together. Trey proposed in 2001 on the Tucker Creek bike trail somewhere near the port-a-potty. Not his original plan but he made the most of it given the tantrum I was throwing. We married 5/25/02 and had a great wedding/reception. Moved a year and a half later to Ft. Lee, VA for Trey's Officer's Basic Course. We lived in VA for 6 months...in a hotel room...and our marriage survived! :)

From VA we moved to Savannah, Georgia where we have been since. Savannah has been great. The city is gorgeous and there is always something to do. We have met good friends and have enjoyed the area despite the distance from family. We bought a house and had 2 dogs...notice the past tense. Mojo is still with us. Jagger was reassigned after biting the baby. (I'll talk about the baby in a sec) Trey has spent 2 tours in Iraq working as a quartermaster officer. He tells me he works with logistics and supplies. I am working as a mental health therapist. Initially I worked for a company doing in-home family counseling (ugh!) then worked 2 years at a residential home for boys. For the past 2 years I've worked at a not-for-profit agency providing counseling to children, teenagers, and adults. My main area of focus is with women and children who are survivors of domestic violence. The deployments have been challenging but have shown us two things; 1. we are strong and can get through tough times and 2. we have the BEST friends and family! Between the two deployments we had a baby boy...ok...a HUGE baby boy. Logan is our pride and joy as well as our entertainment and motivation. We joked throughout the pregnancy that we would like a cute, intelligent, athletic kid but were really pining for a funny kid...we got it! Being a working mom has been the most challenging role of my life. I feel like I'm juggling every moment.

Ok, so here's where the story gets exciting...Trey returned from Iraq (deployment numero dos) in July and began working immediately with a corporate recruiting firm. His last day of work is in December. We decided mid September that given the current housing market we should begin thinking about getting the house on the market. We officially listed the house October 6th and it went under contract October 13th! Seriously!? Sooo, we are scrambling. I turned in notice at work and work up to the day of the closing. Logan, Mojo, and I will then pack up my jeep and head to TN (holla Onks family!) and AR where we will move in with my parents and also spend time with Trey's parents. Trey will be couch hopping with friends until his last day. In the meantime he'll go to a hiring conference (on Halloween...hopefully not a sign of scary times) and narrow down the job opportunities. For those who know me well know that the uncertainty is not one of my strengths. I am FREAKING out that we will soon be unemployed and homeless! AGHHH! Hopefully, Trey is offered a wonderful job that he loves making enough money that I can be the trophy wife I was born to be and we can relocate before the new year. Ahem...ideally.

So, this blog will be my official documented journey through this crazy time! Don't worry...you can expect a MILLION pictures of Logan! Ok, my lunch break is almost over. Until the next time...