New Beginnnings

On June 5th, my sweet fiancé commissioned as an ensign in the US Navy. On May 6th, he graduated from the Citadel with Honors in Biology and Psychology. To say I'm proud of him and all of his accomplishments would be an understatement! 

The day he commissioned, we began this new journey with the Navy. At the beginning of June, he flew out to San Diego where he will be stationed for at least two years. His ship is the USS ESSEX. A week later, I flew out to visit him! 

I had a blast, soaked up every second and really started to fall in love with San Diego. It's not Charleston, but if I have to move, it's not such a bad place to go :) 

On Monday, my sailor flies out to meet his ship for his first deployment. I miss him so much already and I'm hoping the rest of this year flies by! I'm back in Charleston now for my last year of nursing school and hopefully that will keep me busy! That, and care package crafting! ;) Until school starts back up, I'm staying busy with my sweetest little niece and a brand new nephew who have finally moved back home! I can't get enough! 

                                       

Here's to summer, family, adventures and navy life! 

On Our Way!

So here we are, the best part of this 6 month long journey. 18 hours and counting until we get on a plan and head to South Africa. Thank you so much to everyone who has continued to support us. We are all beyond excited to get to Africa and see what God has in store for us! Please keep your prayers coming for our team and the people who we are going to reach. We would really appreciate you following our blog and leaving comments! It's so nice to get a little piece of home and to know that you guys are supporting us when we are so far away :) The blog is: groundswelltour.wordpress.com We would also appreciate continued prayers for funds that still need to be raised.
On another note, here's what we've been up to!
Graduation:

Beach:

Pool:

Team Prep :-)

A little shopping:

Packing:

And a Menchies break! :)

 Love you guys and can't wait to tell you all about the trip in two weeks!!! <3