It's True

I've received my Insanity: Asylum!! And I've already started my rotation. What can I say? I'm a sucker for super crazy Beachbody products.

Oh, and, yes, it’s also true that I’ve received an invite to the May 23^rd A-100 class to start my journey as a Foreign Service Officer!!!! We are beyond thrilled and excited and just a wee bit nervous about this total career change. To answer a few common questions up front:

• We will be leaving FL on 18 May to drive to Arlington, VA where my initial training will be held
• I have no idea how long we will be there, but it will likely be somewhere between 3-12 months depending on what post we get sent to
• No, I don’t know where we’re going yet. I get what’s called a bid list (a list of available posts for Junior Officers with varying locations, training times, and start dates) sometime near the end of the 1^st week of class, and we’ll find out where we’ll be posted sometime around the 5^th week of class. So we should know where we’re going and when we have to be there sometime in July.
• No I won’t be able to make it to the family reunion now :( Unfortunately they don’t allow leave for any reason (short of devastating illness, etc.) during A-100, which is about 6 weeks long.
• We will be living in State Dept contracted housing for the duration of our stay in VA, which means cramming our family of 7 into a 3-bedroom apartment. Yes, we’re going to be “that” family, lol!

It’s all happening very quickly, and there is a lot to get done, so I’ll try to keep the blog updated as much as I can (not that I do now anyway, ha!), but try to be understanding if it seems like I’ve fallen off the face of the earth. We’re still here! :)