I've GOT to do BETTER

Wow, I have done awful the last couple of months with keeping up this blog. I know most of you who read this talk to Bubba on Facebook and keep up with him that way. BUT... here is what is going on in the lives of the West Family.

Bubba has 5 1/2 weeks left of fire school!!! He is VERY much ready to be done and get the move underway. Having gone through fire school once has been tough but he is making it. In the next week or so they will start doing their live burns, which Bubba is excited about. He has been wanting to fight fire since day 1.

As for me, I am trying to get all of our stuff ready for the move. I'm also trying to get all of my paperwork filled out and turned in so I can live with him in England. I know what all goes into moving, but I had NO IDEA how much it takes to move to a new country. I will TRY to keep everyone updated on the moving situation.

After Bubba graduates, he will do two weeks of work with his recruiter (2 weeks FREE VACATION)... I mean he will have to go in to work but HE WILL BE HOME!!! Then we will move. This puts our move date around March 19th or so. We are excited but a little nervous too! Can't wait to get over to England and get settled in!

So, with that 2 month summary, I promise to do better keeping you all updated on our life!

OOPS!

So, it's been a couple weeks since I posted anything! I first want to say Happy Veterans Day! I am so thankful for all the men and women who have served. There are a lot, but to name a few, Harold Martin, Ted Grant, Grant Martin and Bubba West. These 4 men mean a TON to me and I am so thankful that they decided to serve! THANK YOU!!!!

Bubba started class on Monday and will graduate on February 25th! YAY!!! I am so excited that he finally was able to start. We are still waiting for him to get his room, so please keep praying about that. Also please continue to pray for us as we get prepared to move. There is A LOT of stuff we have to get taken care of before we can move. I guess I never realized how much you had to do to move to a new country.

I will do better to keep you informed of what is going on in our lives as we continue on this journey. It's been exciting and I know there is a lot more in store for us!

WoW

What a weekend! I don't think I ever stopped this weekend. It was a great one though!!

I'm official now, I have my dependent id now! It's so pretty, ok it's not that pretty. For those who have not heard, Bubba and I will be moving to Lakenheath, England in April! So exciting! We have a TON to do, and are already in gear. God is so good, and has taken care of everything so far and I know He will continue to provide for our family! Speaking of taking care of us, Bubba will get to start class this coming Wednesday, as in the day after tomorrow! YAY!!! It's very exciting and he is anxious to start. Now all we are waiting for is his room to come available, as soon as that happens things will be even better. Right now he is with two other guys and has nowhere to put his things or even sit to study.

Please continue to pray for Bubba as he starts class, and for both of us as we get ready for the HUGE transition that is about to take place.

PRAYER REQUEST

I talked to Bubba yesterday and he doesn't start actual classes for 2 weeks!! BAH! God is in control and we are praying that God will show Bubba what to do. He has some choices. He can test out of everything that he knows or some of the stuff he knows, or he could just wait. We talked last night about him testing out of some but not all of the stuff. Just pray as we continue to pray that God will show us what he wants us to do.

Air Force BMT Graduation

What a weekend!!! I am SO HAPPY that I got to see and spend time with Bubba. Before I go into what happened this weekend, I want to let you know where Bubba is now. He is in San Angelo for 13 weeks. He is attending the Fire Academy there (yes, he has to go through it again). He does have his phone and will hopefully have a computer in the next couple of weeks. I will keep the blog posted with all that is going on.

NOW... Air Force BMT Graduation Weekend was AWESOME! Not just being able to see Bubba but to see what he has accomplished.
I got up Thursday morning at 3:30am... I was a little excited. I left Luling at 5:30 am and headed to see Bubba. The first event is the Airman's Run. All the Airmen who are graduating run a 1.5 mile run and yell their "jodies" and things of that nature.



After the Airman's Run, is the Airman's Coin Ceremony. During this time the Airmen receive their coins and are no longer considered Airman Basic's. They say the Airman's Creed during this time also.



Bubba graduated with honors! Only about 10% of the class is honors. It's based on your test scores, your PT scores and your MTI (Military Training Instructors) have to nominate you. There were 784 graduates over all and 78 of them made honors! Bubba was one of 2 Airman to graduate with honors in his Squadron (about 100 Airman). He received a coin and a ribbon for his blues for this honor.



After the Honor Ceremony, Bubba got Base Liberty for the rest of the day. It was wonderful walking around base with him.
Friday was the actual graduation ceremony. All 784 graduates marched on the parade field, stood at attention, marched around the field and said their oath. It was a VERY emotional ceremony.


Bubba got to spend the rest of Friday and all day Saturday off Base with us. We took him back to base every night around 10. Sunday I was able to go to church with Bubba. It was an awesome experience seeing Trainee's of all weeks worshiping together was AWESOME!!! We got to spend the rest of the day off base (because he graduated with honors). It was hard to say goodbye again but I will be able to see him in a couple of weeks and can talk to him on the phone everyday!!!

Please continue to pray for Bubba as he starts this new phase of training. I will keep you posted on what he is doing while in fire school.


I had to throw this picture in. It's of my grandfathers (retired Air Force), Bubba and Grant (Army)

There are more pictures on my facebook from this weekend!

3 More DAYS!

We are FINALLY to the week of graduation!!! I can't wait to go see Bubba. Here is a list of the things they will be doing this week. We will get to see Bubba on Thursday - Sunday. He will load up on a bus and head to San Angelo on Monday for 13 weeks of Fire Academy. During that time we will find out where he will be stationed! I will keep you posted and pictures will be up sometime next week from this weekend!! YAY!!!!

Eighth Week of Training
Written Test
Airmanship and Core Values Briefing
Technical School Briefing
Haircuts
Airman's Run
Airman’s Coin Ceremony
Retreat
Honor Graduate Ceremony
Parade/Graduation
Open House
Town Pass

10 MORE DAYS!!!

YAY!!! Only 10 more days til I get to see Bubba! I got to talk to him yesterday and he told me about the BEAST. They slept in tents, ate MRE's and did field training. He sounded more excited that it was over than he was that he had to go through it. We are getting everything in line to head to San Antonio to see him graduate! Here is the list for this week. Please continue to pray from him and his flight as they finish up. They have a lot of classroom work this week. Also, please keep Landon in your prayers, he is in his second week of Army Basic Training.

Seventh Week of Training
Final Physical Fitness Evaluation
Combat Stress Recovery
Financial Management
Sexual Assault Prevention and Response
Career Progression & Quality Force
Joint Ethics
Military Citizenship
Air Force History
Air Force Organization
Healthy Lifestyles & Alcohol Drug Awareness Prev. & Treatment Training
Environmental Awareness
M9 Weapon Live Fire

10 MORE DAYS!!!!