Travis AFB "America's First Choice"

So, finally I am able to get back to keeping this thing more up to date. This is our new house on Travis AFB. We love it. People usually wait up to one year for a house on base but because of Nic's job he is titled, "mission essential" so we didn't have to wait at all, and the only house they had available was a 3 bedroom 2 bath with a bonus room, poor us. :) Thank god because we only qualified for a 2 bedroom and that would have been tricky. It's a typical California home, great room for the dining room and living room, open floor plan and all on one story, for which I am eternally gratefull for laundry purposes.


While we were living at Bolling Nic didn't want to really settle because we were always being told that we were moving soon. Well soon for the Air Force was two year and we barely unpacked just before we moved here so I was determined to move in and plant roots hard and fast and actually live in this house. This is a picture of our living room. Nic has painted in the past but I have never done anything like it. Picking the color was paralyzingly difficult in the beginning but eventually I noticed a pillow in my living room that I love and based the colors off of the pillow. We are not completely finished but this is our first attempt at painting and personalizing this home as a family.

As you can tell it's a nice change of pace from the blindingly white walls we had previously.

This is our patio furniture. Another fabulous thing about being back on the west coast is the weather. Up here it's not nearly as hot as LA and not humid at all like DC so we actually spend a lot of time outside, which we LOVE! This is the first set we've ever bought and we use it all the time. Nic just has to remember to spray for spiders so we're not eaten alive.

We are really loving it here. Travis is perfect fit for us right now. Nic loves his job, it's super fast pace and deals with life or death situations daily so he enjoys the challenges and the adrenaline rushes, it's so perfect for him. I am currently working towards achieving my bachelor's degree in baking and pastry arts from the Arts Institute of California Sacramento. It is very challenging but I am enjoying it very much.

I won't wait another 8 months to make a post. :)