Half Way There

WE ARE HERE! Well, we are in New Bern!  Its been over a month since we blogged last. Our journey got shaken up, its been an awesome ride. The Lord has been super awesome in helping us on our way. The plan was to be our apartment when the middle of May, but inside we wanted out sooner, we found a sub leaser that wanted the apartment May 1st!!! so we had one week to get our stuff out! We had moved out the heavy stuff our, like our washer and dryer, couches, and all, with the help of some wonderful frineds, Josh, and Harrison.  The following week my mom came in town for a week to help with the "small" stuff...and by small, i mean a lot of small stuff. :) We had another friend come and hang out and help...the wonderful Miss. Candice!!! 
         About a month before we moved, we got some new neighbors, they changed our lives. They are such beautiful people!!! The welcomed us into their home, they would bring us food, the laughed with us, they helped us move also. when mom came up she was able to meet them. it was a beautiful time, that we will always hold dear to our hearts! The Lord knew when needed some good neighbors to help us get through the last few weeks and packing and life, and He sent us the family He did, We are so thankful. For me, (Haley) they were the hardest to say goodbye too, they touched my heart in a way, i am not sure it will ever be touched again. We love you Mike, Cleo and Zain!!!!
         New Bern is awesome! Cory is working full time on base here (Cherry Point) and he loves it! I get to see him alot more, i get to go and have lunch with him. We are spending this summer, getting to know each other more, and becoming even closer friends than we already are. :) We are super blessed to be staying with Jen and Eric for the summer, they have welcomed us, and helped with this huge life transition! We are soooo thankful!!
           Cory and I went camping this weekend! I was nice to get away, get away from everyday life, and just be in outdoors and with each other, and with the Lord. It was so neat seeing families just hanging out with each other, and really enjoying it! there was a dad there, with his son for a father/son camping trip, there was families with babies, and toddlers, then there were family with younger kids, and teens, and they just all did there own thing! and everyone was sooo nice! Cory and i were able to talk, hang out, laugh, make fires, and walk on the "beach". We are learning to really treasure the times we have. 
          We are in  New Bern until late July, and then to the Outter Banks for a few weeks, and then we are off to VA.Beach in Aug! Please keep us in your prayer, and let us know how we can pray for you! We love you!


::here are some pictures, some from camping, and some random::

six months ago

6 months ago, i married this man. this was us after planning our wedding in the middle of hurricane Irene. 

"BUT there on VACATION!"

Cory and I were able to to get away and take a few days for a vacation. It was much more needed that we thought. if you read the last blog i posted...you know how busy Cory is, and how much is going on. so to be able to go away was AWESOME. and we had a blast. The Lord is awesome, and showed us so much on this trip,brought us even closer to each other, and showed us what we are really doing,and what its really all about, Change is coming! but for now...pictures! (some of them might be "you had to be there to get it" but trust us, we laughed...pretty much the whole time!!! it was great! we love you!

(some of the pictures on out of order...as always...but you will get the idea)




WE ARE GOING ON A SUPER FUN AWESOME MINI VACATION!!!

We have to eat before the fun starts. :)

he finally got his motorcycle.

love

...sketch...

i love this picture!

HOLE IN ONE!

BABA GHANNOUJ!corys yummies...(i had a wonderful salad)

watch out nascar!!! i am in first place!Thats right...i won! first place!

he cried in the movie...haha, not really, i was using the flash alot.

you know...shoes.

we were the only ones in the theater.

VOOOM VOOM (this goes with the "fastest lap" thats down a few pics)

for dad. :)

yes!!!! the LORAX!!!

whooo super funness

making an "H"

making a letter "C"

made a car...raced it...and it lost. :( sad time.

talking to Harrison!

yummmmmmy food at a super fun fancy place!!! the bar tender make me my own drink, cause i didn't know what i wanted...all i did know what i didnt want lemon...so i got mint and strawberry...so good.

cory got the fastest lap!

So, we found a super good deal on a brunch on sunday morning...at this nice resturant...we are going to keep the name of the place unknown... :) we got there at 12...sat near this wonderful water, sun shinning! it was great...the place opened...and we went in line...with about 20 to 30 other people to be seated..turns out...you have to have reservations! so...we got on the list for a later time...and then went in played at REI (pictures to follow) when we got back, there was no line, we got seated right away, ordered a sweet tea and a water, and went to the buffet. there wasnt much food, so we just thought they were bringing more out, so we just got what they had and went and sat down, no biggie...then...we ate the food...some was good, some...welll...lets just say...if i didnt like chocolate before now....i realllllly dont like it now...chocolate filled bread thing...no thank you!!! We got back up to go see if they had put anything else out...nope...just people standing waiting just like us...then this tall man walks over,and looks at us, and i was like "HEY! we are just waiting on the food! " ITs over we ran out of food, go sit down and order an omelet" "wait so, there's no more brunch? its not over till 4...the foods gone?" "Yes, just go sit down, order an omelet. your waiter will take care of you"(we never even got a waiter, the sweet hostess had to do everything for us) so...we go and sit down...5 mins pass...10 mins pass...nothing...nothing at all, then a waiter goes by...and we ask for our check...then the tall man comes back and says, " i just brought out a beautiful lamb would you like it?" "no thank you, we are ready to go" "really? i am sorry, dont worry about paying." what?!?!?! super cool! we were really surprised! so we get up, and tip the hostess...cause she helped up the mostest. (hehe) and the tall man was standing by her, and he tells us to come back some other time, and she says is a sad/empathetic heart felt way "BUT THEY ARE ON VACATION!" it made us giggle, and i think she would be the only reason we would go back to the no food on the buffet place!

This was just a cool picture things..it looked alot differnt in person...but we like it. :)

He is cute. I like him.

We found an R.E.I Store...and we are now part of a CO-OP! The store was like a candy store to Cory. the bike he is "test driving" was about 1,800...so now he can say it road bike that was that much. :)

you see...Coldstones is where Cory took me on our "first" date...although, we count the walk the night before the first date. :) so...to end our super awesome fun mini vacation...we went to Coldstone!

MARCH!

OH GOODESS! What a month! We have learned so much! It's hard to know where to really start! Some know that we have been in the talking stages of moving out of Greenville, and out of North Carolina!!! There was also talk about joining back up in the Marines Corp. Well...We can say that all this is HAPPENING!!! As of right now...the plan is to move to New Bern, NC for the Summer, Starting sometime in the middle of May. We will be there until August. During that time...Cory will be working at Cherry Point! We went last Friday to sign the papers! I (Haley) am SO PROUD of Him. He worked really hard for this! I will be going to Wilmington some to spend time with the family, and there is a super good chance that we will also be working at a summer camp!!! Then...We are off to Va. Beach Virgina! Cory got into to Regent University. He has also work really hard for this too, and this was something that he wanted before we were dating! This season of our life has been pretty hard. We have learned and are learning alot of hard lessons, that no one really wants to learn...but the Lord wants to teach us...and even when some days, I (haley) struggle to get out bed...The Lord is super awesome! and SOOO faithful! and He makes each day new. and there is no one in the world other than my best friend Cory, that i would want to do life with. He makes it easier. I dont know if many people know how busy and hard he works...so i am going to celebrate him for a moment here in this blog. :) When Cory and I started dating he was in school part time and working full time. Over the summer (after we started dating) he felt like he needed to go to school full time, work part time, start the re-enlisting process for getting back in the USMC, and start working on seeing what needed to be done to get into Regent University...and on top of all this...planning a wedding with me. :) We started dating in June, four months later got married in October, and here we are five months later...AND ALL OF WHAT WAS PUT ON HIS HEART IS OR HAS COME TO PASS!!! THE LORD IS GOOD! He is in school full time...works his little tail off..comes home and studies till 1am, some nights 2 am, he works part time, and he has done all the stuff that needed to be done to get back in the USMC, and to get into Regent. He is AWESOME! and still while doing all this...He is still there for me, and still helps me, he still takes care of me, he still pushes me to be a better person. i love him...ALOT! So to sum this up...before pictures...

1.Cory is awesome
2.we are moving out of Greenville this summer.
3.we are staying with some wonderful people in New Bern over the summer.
4. GOD IS SOOOO GOOOOOOOD...ALL THE TIME!!!
5.I am a Marine Wife, and couldn't be more proud of the man i married.
6.That same man, got into Regent.
7. We are moving to Virgina!!!!!!
8.THE LORD IS LOVE.

OH! and on top off all that...the packing has started! and I (haley) was blessed with a lot of art stuff, and i have started to make cards, opened and etsy site, and sold some stuff. We are just looking for some ways to bring in a little more money. there's not much up now, because well, things have been pretty busy...and i haven't taken and posted pictures yet...but they are coming!
www.etsy.com/shop/winterspast211

(these pictures are in NO order...at all!)


Momma and Gray made Cory a cake for getting back in the USMC

We went to Wilmington for a few days. this is Gray. i love her.

This is Gray and WyWy.

fun hair!

SUPER PROUD OF MY HUSBAND!

St. Patty's Day!!!

all my wonderful art stuff..SO THANKFUL!

If you turn your head to the left...this will look normal. :)

more art stuff...and hummus!!!

more goodness on st. pattys day! :)

This is the first box packed!!!

"CORY! Make a face about you getting into school!!"

I was trying to get the car washed with a free wash we had...and this is what happened!
(its funny now)

went to durham for a VA appointment...played disc golf...this is cory working on the AC
i love that he can fix a car.