So long, farewell....

My last blog entry took place on August 8th, and my mom flew out to California on August 9th. Hank and I picked her up at the airport in Ontario (California, not Canada) which is about 2 hours from Fort Irwin. We spent the next few days getting everything that we had left organized and packed into the truck and van. We actually still had a fair amount of stuff left because we weren't sure how quickly we would get a house at Fort Polk - and it's hard to travel light with a 3 month old! We said goodbye to Fort Irwin on August 12th and began the long trip to Indiana, where we would spend a few weeks visiting family.

This coyote sits by the security gate at the entrance to post. They say that if you don't kiss the coyote before you leave Fort Irwin, then you will get orders to come back to Fort Irwin at some point. Now I actually liked Fort Irwin, but I kissed the coyote because there are plenty of other places that I would rather go.

This is the rock pile. Every unit that comes to train at Fort Irwin can paint a rock here before they leave.

This is when I first got to Fort Irwin back in September 2009. We weren't even married yet!

A lot has changed since then :)

Fort Irwin is notoriously known as one of the worst places to get stationed at if you're in the Army. There is a shirt they sell at Fort Irwin that says something along the lines of "The best view of Fort Irwin is in my rearview mirror." This is what Fort Irwin looked like in my rearview mirror on the day we left. I was a little bummed because usually the sky is clear and you can see all the buildings on post better and the mountains/hills in the background. All in all I really enjoyed our time at Fort Irwin, but on to new adventures!