Looking back....

I am the queen of the grass being greener on the other side.  What I usually discover is that once I'm on the other side, its not everything I envisioned it to be.

I am realistic and can admit that no matter where we are stationed, I will assume the grass is greener on the other side.   When we lived in Kodiak, AK I wanted out of there and could not get to our next duty stationed fast enough.  When we were in Cape Cod, I wanted out and wished to head back to Alaska.  Now here we are, back in Alaska and I miss the Cape something terrible.  I already know that when we leave here in a couple years I will be more then ready to leave and once we are moved I will miss Sitka.  Its how I roll...

Every time we PCS (permanent change of station) for you non-military types I mourn the lose of the place we left.  I do it without fail!!  Once the excitement of the transfer is over and I am expected to settle in and accept my new life, I generally spend a week or two fighting the urge to lay in bed, in the fetal position, crying and wishing I could go back to where I came from.  The good thing these days is I can generally recognize my emotions and get them in check.

I have mourned the loss of the people and the things that I loved about Cape Cod and the east coast alot this year.  We left Cape Cod on May 25, 2012 and I swore I would not miss it.  Funny enough I didn't realize how cozy and comfortable I got in my life there and I guess just didn't truly appreciate the attributes and things that I loved about being there.

So as we are winding down are first year away from the Cape here is a look at some of the places that I loved and hold special memories to me!