Our New Townhouse

Back in March, we knew that Dusty's permanent duty station was going to be Ft. Stewart, GA. We were so excited because it was close to family, friends, and my school, Georgia Southern Univeristy. So from then on, we had been looking at places to live off post. We found these townhouses right off of I-16, great location, great new developing town, and in between school and Ft. Stewart. In July, we decided to purchase one of the townhouses, and it will be ready for us to move in in December! The lady who has been helping us through the whole process called yesterday about the closing date, and I mentiond to her if they take pictures sometimes and post on their website. She kinda got my drift about how I was wanting pictures of our house since we aren't down there to see it, and so she said she would be happy to take pictures for us! Here they are!!!!

Family Night

Dusty's parents, Big Dan and Little Liz, and sister, Nicki, stopped by yesterday on their way to Branson and stayed the night with us. They got here in time for dinner, and so we went to Miller's Grill. If you havent ever been there and are in the area, you should definately go check it out! It is soo good! We came back to the house, changed into pajamas, relaxed, and just caught up with each other. We woke up this morning around 7 when Dusty came back from a meeting and sat around and visited with the family some more before they headed out and before Dusty had to go back to work. Everyone got ready, minus Dusty :(, and went to Cracker Barrel for some breakfast. Big Dan and Little Liz bought some goodies for Dusty and I, like peanut brittle, a pecan log, and Reese's cups...yummy! We had a great night and morning with his parents and sister and we are so glad they stopped in. I had my camera with us at all times and I managed to only take two pictures, but here they are! And sorry Big Dan and Little Liz, somehow you aren't in any! Thanks for stopping by and we look forward to seeing y'all in a month for Thanksgiving!

Here is Nicki and Layla!

Pumpkin Time

Last night, Melissa and Andy had Dusty and I over to carve our pumpkins. We had a lot of fun carving, eating cake, drinking apple cider, taking pictures, and just hanging out together! When we got home, we tried to take pictures of Layla beside the pumpkin and she was not going to have it. She ran and hid behind the kitchen chair so we couldn't get to her! Who knows why she was so scared of it!?





















I haven't been feeling too well lately and so we thought maybe I had a kidney infection because thats where the pain was coming from. So when we got back home from Andy and Melissa's, we looked online for appointments with my PCM. There were no appointments for a while, so before it got any worse, we went on to the ER because it becomes more of a walk-in clinic sometimes. We went up there, stayed for 3 hours so I could pee in a cup, and found out that I did have a kidney infection. I am on antibiotics and hopefully will be feeling better soon!

Army Lifestyle

We have been living here for almost a month and I dont think that I have gotten used to living around all this army stuff. Today I was going to the commissary (the grocery store) and I passed a truck that said "Convoy Ahead" and so sure enough I passed about 10-15 huge trucks! I didn't know whether I was suppose to pull over and wait til they passed, or just keep driving, so I didn't do either. Instead, I just went real slow. Dusty said next time, it will probably be best to pull over and stop. Dusty and I were outside the other evening playing with Layla and, once again, a convoy of 10-15 Hum V's (hummers) went by the house, with men in camo who were sticking out of the top with their guns. It was a little scary too! Sometimes, you hear sounds like soft thunder, but its only the guns and whatever else going off at the shooting range. Yesterday, there was an explosion that shook the windows and doors in the house! It was kinda scary! Layla is not sure what all this noise is either. She thinks that someone is here, most likely her daddy, and barks and runs to the kitchen door, and then finds no one is here. Dusty goes to PT in the morning around 4:45, so he is up at 4. From 4 to 5, I try to go back to sleep. Sometimes its hard because we are close to where some of the men and women go to PT and so you can hear them shouting, counting, and singing "cadance". All in all, I love living on post because you are close to everything. Most days I dont even leave post because we have a grocery store, the PX, which is like Walmart, fast food restaurants, mini malls, post office, bank, golf course, etc. It is nice not having to leave everyday and having to come back in through the gates. When you enter in through the gates, everyone in the car has to show ID, and then you are hoping, or I am cause it happened to us once, that the security guards don't put the Inspection paper on your window, cause then you have to drive over and have your car inspected. It's all for safety though and I am glad they do it! One of these days I will get use to all the sounds, big trucks, Hummers, men and women in uniform everyone, showing ID at the gates and also at the PX and Commissary, and being woken up early in the morning! I love it all!

We've Been Tagged!

Monica's:
Four Jobs I've Had
1. Babysitter
2. Student
3. Daycare worker
4. Wife

Four Movies I could watch Over and Over
1. The Notebook
2. A Walk To Remember
3. Bad Boys 2
4. Elf

Four Places I've Lived
1. Ringgold, GA
2. Statesboro, GA
3. Ft. Benning, GA (kinda)
4. Ft. Leonard Wood, MO

Four favorite TV/reality shows
1. Paula Deen (anything on Food Network)
2. Little People, Big World (The Roloffs)
3. Jon & Kate: Plus 8
4. Ellen DeGeneres

Four of my Favorite places I've Been
1. Disney World
2. Savannah, GA
3. New York City
4. Costa Rica

Four of my Favorite Foods
1. Tacos
2. Turnip Greens
3. Macaroni & Cheese
4. Mexican & Japanese/Chinese

Four Websites I Check Daily
1. our blog
2. Yahoo mail
3. Facebook
4. USAA

Four Hobbies I enjoy
1. Reading
2. Shopping (when I have money)
3. Riding bikes
4. hanging out with my husband, Dusty

Dusty's:
Four Jobs I've Had
1. yard mower
2. West Walnut Cafe
3. Army
4. husband


Four Movies I could watch Over and Over
1. The Patriot
2. Gladiator
3. Dumb and Dumber
4. Blues Brothers

Four Places I've Lived
1. Dalton, GA
2. West Point, NY
3. Ft. Benning, GA (kinda)
4. Ft. Leonard Wood, MO

Four favorite TV/reality shows
1. Cops
2. Sports Center
3. Little People, Big World
4. TLC: Flip This House

Four of my Favorite places I've Been
1. Costa Rica
2. Summerland Key
3. New York City
4. Savannah, GA

Four of my Favorite Foods
1. Steak
2. Sweet Potato
3. hamburger
4. Mexican

Four Websites I Check Daily
1. AKO
2. USAA
3. Scottrade
4. Yahoo Finance

Four Hobbies I enjoy
1. Fishing
2. spending time with my wife, Monica
3. building things
4. exercising

Thanks Melissa!

Thanks to Melissa, our page now looks somewhat together. She helped me with the background colors and all that. Thank you, Melissa!

A Little About The Eggleston's

Hey everyone, we are just getting started with blogging so our site isnt looking too great right now!
We have only been married for a little over 4 months, and we are loving married life! Since being married, we have lived in 3 states: Summerland Key, Florida; Ft. Benning Georgia and Dalton, Georgia; and finally, Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, where we currently are now. I will be in Missouri until a little before Christmas, then moving down to Pooler, Georgia, outside of Savannah, into our new townhouse. Dusty will be finishing his Engineering Officer Basic Course and will be moving down to GA in January. I will be starting school back at Georgia Southern University in January for spring semester, and Dusty will be at Ft. Stewart for his first duty station as a 2nd Lieutenant.
We have a Maltese puppy named Layla! She just had her first birthday! She is just like a little kid at times, especially when it comes to needing attention and play time. She loves playing, especially with water bottles, her toy keys, and running around and around and around in the yard. Sometimes, she gets going so fast, she face plants in the grass! We will try to post some pictures of her crazy running. She loves people and goes crazy for their attention and wont calm down until they acknowledge her! But we love her to death!
We are looking forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks to see our families! We are also looking forward to what the future has in store for us!