Cruisin' on the Coaster

Things have been surprisingly busy around here.

The Holt household has been filled with guests recently! Jack's family visited last weekend, and Jack's friend, Kerry, visited this weekend. Looking back on our time with friends and family, we didn't do anything too crazy, but the time we spent with each other was precious--especially with Jack's looming deployment. Some highlights: driving up Pike's Peak with Kerry, getting coffee with Jack's family in the shadow of the beautiful Rocky Mountains, playing Project Runway with Jack's uniform (that's a long story), and the pre-deployment ball with Jack's unit.

As far as news for the deployment goes, things have been quite a roller-coaster. We found out he was going to go to to another country, then maybe not, then probably, then we heard that we would only be able to write letters, then we heard that's probably not true but it might be...and so on. So now we're left with: there's a good chance he'll go somewhere else but he probably won't know for sure until he's in Kuwait. The communication is probably better than letter-writing, but it might not be very good. My consensus is: I just need to accept I can't know anything about the deployment until he is actually there and things are actually happening. Once I accepted that, things seemed much less like a roller-coaster (and more like a game of ring toss). Things were pretty stressful there for a while but have calmed down now, thanks be to God.

I decided not to start writing thank you notes until Jack deploys. I just don't want to worry about it right now with so much else on our minds. So dear blog readers (whoever you are and if you came to our wedding)...don't check the mail yet! Speaking of procrastinating, Jack and I have so much we need to do before he goes. Packing is only one of those things--we have to make sure we have financial and legal arrangements squared away (like POAs and other paperwork), and then there's practical things like making sure I know how to mow the lawn and check the filters and who to call for what and etc etc (yep, there's no hiding that I'm totally a baby).

I do have some news! I auditioned for some student films and was offered a role. I'm also hoping to get offered another role that I had a lot of fun with during the audition. I have another audition tomorrow-this one is for a small speaking role in an episode of a TV show that hasn't premiered yet. If anyone reads this before tomorrow, say a prayer for me! Hopefully there will be some more projects that I can audition for in the future. So far, I have been keeping pretty busy; I've even hung out with some army wives a couple times and joined a Bible study. I'm praying that I keep busy and make some close friends--goodness knows I could use some!

Now for the best news! Our wedding pictures are done. Check them out at: https://service.pass.us/client/event/3z8TL322626

Anyone can download, share, or even order prints from this website. There are TONS of pictures of our wedding guests--so feel free to order prints if you see some that you like. Or, ya know, you can totally order wedding pictures of Jack and I if you're our moms, OR if you're not our moms and just want to make a shrine to us in your home.