"The Evergreen State"

Welcome to beautiful and definitely GREEN, Washington! I am happy to announce that I am officially in Tacoma, Washington! It felt like this would honestly never happen, but when it did it came faster then ever. My last post was about me taking my time to get up here, clearly that changed. I am thrilled I didn't have to do it alone! However, the reason we both are up here at the same time saddens me and hearts my heart.

Christian's grandpa, "Gramps" passed away. It was such a tough week for both of us. Especially Christian. He is and was extremely close to his grandfather. Luckily though and praise God, he got to speak with him the night it happened. I will forever be grateful, that Christian "new" to call his grandparents, It was kind of weird how it all happened. I guess Christian was meaning to call them a few days prior but got tied up with flying and late nights. So he made it a point to make sure to call them the night of. He had said it was a weird phone call and new something was up, I guess Gramps was having a tough time with his arm hurting and told Christian he had been moving money over, and such. I guess you can say he knew his time was up. So that night after they had talked he passed. 

It humbles me to know that Christian was the last person to have spoken to his grandfather, since they are honestly the same man! I know he looks up to Gramps, and they could honestly sit and talk for HOURS! We are truly and beyond blessed to have such an awesome grandfather. We are also lucky to have been able to see him in January. We thank the lord for allowing us the time we had with him, and our hearts are heavy over the loss of such an amazing dad and grandfather.

Needless to say, unfortunately, that was why Christian and I both got to travel together because his dates got changed due to his grandfathers death. Somehow, Gramps knew I couldn't have done this alone, and that I would have probably gotten so lost. For that, I will always be thankful and show so much gratitude. 

So with all that said, that leaves us here, in Tacoma, WA, in a hotel for ten days until our apartment is ready on the 27th of June. Like I said previously his dates had to get changed so now he won't go to SERE until July 26th-Aug. 16th. Which gives us an adequate amount of time to house hunt and begin our lives in the state of WA! 

Life is a highway......

A decent amount has happened in the life of the Drescher's. We currently are on our way to Washington. For me, I will travel a bit slower, I am stopping in Edmond, OK to stay with the bestie, Jamie. Then off to Colorado to see my family, then off to Montana to see Mom, then headed West to Washington. It will take me about a month to get up there, which to be honest I am going to love. It seems like a lot to handle by myself, especially since I am AWFUL with directions. So let's all pray I get there in one piece. I will be traveling with my cats, which yes, at times will make me want to shoot myself, but I know they will enjoy the company of their grandparents, and cousin animal friends. :-D But they will need to be drugged, because the male cat, acts like I am beating him, when in fact he is just hanging out in the carrier. Not a good look, for both of us.
Also, my Grandma's chemo is going well! A lot better then we all had anticipated. Which is sooo terrific. She hasn't gotten "sick" but has lost some hair, which I am sure is humiliating for any woman. But she is such a strong and beautiful person, I know she will recover from all of this, and our family will be back to "normalcy". The doctors are amazed at how well she is responding to treatment, so fingers and toes crossed that everything is starting to get better.
The family is also doing well, Bro got a dog. So i am a Auntie to a sweet sweet Nephew. His name is Finn, and he is the sweetest! Mom is doing well up in Montana, can't wait to see her, and her furr babies again. I havent been up to Montana since my sweet puppy passed away. So I will have to get something small for Kylyn's little grave.

JOB NEWS: I will be working at Starbucks here in OKC for a few days. Then hopefully once I get to Tacoma, I will be able to pick a store out there, and work there until I find something that pertains to my Degree. I really want to get into office admin. stuff, so we shall see. But to me, having a job is better then just sitting at home. So Starbucks it will be for a few months, till I find something I LOVE. Besides, who wouldn't want free coffee?

I really think that is all. I will miss all my Enid family. And i hope they know that they will always have a special place in my heart. <3