Jared's New Job

After four months of job searching, us being 2500 miles apart and several unknown answers to where Jared will be working and where we will be living, we finally found a light at the end of the tunnel!

Jared was offered a position with General Dynamics in the IT department at Fort Huachuca, in Sierra Vista, AZ. This is definitely not on our bucket list of places to live, but we are so excited about this opportunity for Jared and the doors it will open for us in the future.

Jared and Kayla are going to look for a home during the month of December and hope to find one by the beginning of January. Jared will stay in a hotel until they can find a home and Kayla can put a transfer in at her job at Wells Fargo. We hope to be living in the same zip code by the time of our one year wedding anniversary. 

Kayla leaves this Saturday for Georgia to celebrate Jared's graduation on Monday, November 22nd from Officer Signal School. We will then spend a couple of days and Thanksgiving in Memphis with the Hrabak family; then we will make the drive back to Phoenix, then shortly after move Jared down to our new home.

This is such an exciting time for us and we are looking forward to this new chapter in our lives. We truly appreciate all the love, support and continued prayers. 

Love,
Jared and Kayla

Much Needed Update

Well this whole blogging thing still has not made our priority list! Probably because nothing too exciting has been going on in our lives. We are in the final countdown of being 2500 miles apart; 18 days today until we are together again for longer than five days.

Jared has been doing really well in Georgia. He is at Fort Gordon in Augusta completing his Officer Signal Training. He has been there since the end of July and graduates on November 22nd. He has been getting extensive training on cryptology, network intrusion devices, implementing and maintaining secure networks and security policies and procedures Jared is very talented with operating systems, computers and networks, so this has been an amazing opportunity for him to gain professional training and to begin networking. Jared is currently in the Army Reserves but is working on civilian positions and also active duty positions. Please have positive thoughts and good wishes for both of us as Jared discusses his opportunities with a variety of companies to find the best position for his future career and for us as a family.

Kayla has just recently closed a much needed chapter in her life with a job she had for a little over a year. She was very unhappy and did not enjoy the line of work she was in. This past August, Kayla applied at Wells Fargo and after several interviews and an intensive background check, she finally started her new job yesterday! She is thrilled to start her new job and anxious to get through training to really get into the swing of things and begin her new work routine. Wells Fargo is a company that has many windows of opportunity to allow Kayla to grow, which she hopes to do. Kayla hopes to follow the path as several of the Public Relations and Marketing employees have of Wells Fargo, by starting as a teller and growing within the company. Kayla started the interview process allowing Wells Fargo to know that her husband was in the military so the possibility of moving was a definite possibility, but Wells Fargo was very supportive and open for helping Kayla secure a position within the company, helping her find a job in whatever city she may end up in.

Jared and Kayla have seen each other for the recent holidays that have allowed each of them to have longer weekends. Jared visited Phoenix during Labor Day weekend and Kayla has been to Augusta twice, once for Columbus Day weekend and for Halloween weekend, which was to attend Jared's Dining Out formal dinner.

Jared and Kayla were blessed by family friends to stay at a beach condo

in Myrtle Beach, SC for Columbus Day weekend. It was a much

needed vacation for us and we had a wonderful time together.  

It was so nice to be by the ocean!

 Jared and Kayla went on a jet ski dolphin tour in Myrtle Beach, SC. It was amazing!

This is seriously how close we were to the dolphins. It was so much fun

and an amazing opportunity.

 Jared and Kayla went to the Officer Dining Out at Fort Gordon,

we had a really good time and enjoyed getting all dressed up.

Jared and Kayla supported the Cardinals in Georgia!

Just an updated picture of our handsome little westie.

We love our Max!  

Kayla will make her one-way flight to Augusta on November 20th and attend Jared's graduation from Signal school. From there, we will drive to Memphis, Tennessee, where Jared's parents live. We will get to spend a couple of days with his parents and sister for Thanksgiving, before making the long drive back to Arizona. As of right now, we are still waiting to find out what Jared will be doing and where we will be living. Stay tuned, some very exciting and life changing decisions will be taking place for us very soon. We are very excited to find out what is ahead for us and where we will be going!

*We have also been married for 10 months today! This time last year Kayla was preparing for her Bridal Shower! Time has really flown by and we can't believe we will be celebrating our one year anniversary soon!*

Love,

Jared and Kayla



Summer Time

Between Jared and Kayla working in retail, we barely get time off together, let alone have time to do much! But we start our road trip across country on Monday, July 19th, so we are starting to get everything together to prepare for our trip. Jared doesn't start his Active Duty orders until July 28th, so we are looking forward to the family time we will get in before that. This will be a big adjustment for us to be apart for 4.5 months, but we know it will only make our relationship stronger. Kayla hopes to visit Jared in October, just as long as both her work schedule and Jared's training schedule allow it.



We just celebrated our 6 month wedding anniversary! We can hardly believe that we have already been married that long, time sure does fly. This time last year is when Kayla and her mom really started the wedding planning, now to think that it is all over and 6 months has already passed. We celebrated the day before by going out to Applebee's (Jared's favorite place for happy hour), then saw Despicable Me and ended it with a coupon at Cold Stone. Jared got a preview premiere pass to see Despicable Me in 3D a week before it came out. It was such a cute movie and we both enjoyed having a couple hours to just relax and forget about everything else going on, plus it was free! (By the way, we both recommend the movie!)

Jared and Kayla at the 3D premiere of Despicable Me

A couple of days ago we both had the morning off and went to our Aunt Ginger's house and took advantage of their pool. We brought Max with us because we have been wanting to take him swimming since he loves taking baths and enjoys water. He was a little hesitant at first and liked being in control of when he got in the water, but he seemed to really enjoy it. We both think that he would need to be around a pool a few more times to really feel comfortable.

Max was a little scared at first

This was Max's lookout spot where he felt more in control.

He is such a cute dog!

Just chillin, he seemed to really like this!

He looks like an old man, haha

Long Over Due

Hello Everyone,

We are so sorry that we haven't updated in quite a few months. This whole blogging thing is new to us and we haven't found the time nor remembered to blog! 

We have been married for almost 6 months which is just crazy to believe. We have been enjoying calling each other husband and wife and being a newly married couple. The economy hasn't been kind to us as the rest of the nation, so we both are still just working in retail positions.

Jared was commissioned into the Army as a 2nd Lieutenant in December 2009. Jared leaves for Army signal training next month in Fort Gordon, Georgia, which is outside of Augusta. Jared will be a Signal Officer, which is setting up networks and computer systems. His training dates are from July 28 - November 22. We will be driving out to Georgia so that Jared can have a car to help transport him around and allow him to visit his parents who live in Tennessee, since his training should be a Monday-Friday schedule. We will be driving through Texas to visit Jared's grandparents in Fredericksburg, then will drive up to spend a few days with Jared's parents and sister in Collierville, TN, before we head down to Georgia to get Jared settled in, then Kayla will be flying back to Phoenix. We are excited to see Jared's family as we don't get to see them as often as the Beaman side of the family. With Jared's dates ending the Monday before Thanksgiving, we will get to spend Thanksgiving with Jared's parents which we are excited about. As a newly married couple with parents who live in separate states, we know it will be a challenge to take turns with the holidays, so we feel very fortunate that it worked out for us to spend Thanksgiving with Dad and Mom Hrabak this year.

Due to Jared leaving for 4.5 months and the economy not being in our favor, we have recently moved back in with Kayla's parents. This has been a life saver because it has allowed us to save more money and pay off student and car loans quicker, which will help get us more financially prepared to buy a home. Moving back home will also be helpful for Kayla as she won't be living by herself and will always company to keep her distracted from missing Jared. Once Jared returns from Georgia, we plan on moving out on our own again and hopefully will be able to find solid careers and start an independent marriage together. We are very thankful for Kayla's parents for allowing us to move back in and for helping us out. 

As the countdown until Jared leaves gets closer, we have been enjoying spending time together, going to the movies, spending time with family and going to the lake. We promise to update more than every 4 months! 

Love,

Mr. and Mrs. H

Jared's commissioning picture, so handsome!

Jared with his parents

Kayla's family

Our Puppy Max

We got our puppy Max in June 2009, he is 10 months old and will be one on April 18th (which is also Jared's Dad's birthday). Max is a westie (West Highland Terrier) and is always full of energy. He loves going on walks, chasing birds, playing ball and having his belly rubbed. He is still in the puppy stage and will chew anything possible, especially speaker wire, so he is kennel trained to keep us from constantly buying new things. We love coming home to him, it definitely brightens up our day. Since we live in a townhome and don't have a backyard, we take him on several walks to give him (and us) some exercise. We go over to Kayla's parents a lot and bring him with to play with their dogs, which Max loves doing. Max is more of a mama's boy, because he loves to stay snuggled in bed with Kayla and will follow her around the house. Max does like to watch TV with Jared, it's so funny to see him sitting on the couch watching TV. We hope to buy another puppy once we have a house with a backyard so that Max can have a playmate.

 

Max as a puppy! He was a little ball of fur

 

Max's favorite way to sleep

 

Max with his antler, such a handsome boy

Our First Married Valentine's

Since Jared and I have been dating, we have been able to celebrate Valentine's as a dating couple, an engaged couple and now a married couple. We also have always opted to work on Valentine's Day, and then spend February 15th together. So we stuck with the tradition this year!

We saved a Harkins Movie Theater gift card that we received for Christmas and an Olive Garden gift card from the wedding. We put them in the Valentine's Day stash, so that we didn't have to worry about finances. Jared bought me a beautiful bouquet of red roses a couple of days before and I had him a cookie made from Paradise Bakery that said, "I love my hubby." We slept in on Monday, had a small breakfast, exchanged cards and then got ready for our day date. We were both a little giddy about exchanging cards since it was our first time of buying ones for wife and husband. At Olive Garden, we did the wine taste testing which we enjoyed since we are trying to learn the exact wines we like. We are both white wine people, the red ones are just to dry for us. Then we saw the movie, "Valentine's Day," which was cute and fit the occasion. One thing we liked about the movie was there was a couple who were best friends, always dated the wrong person, then ended up together, which is the same story for us.

We also felt very loved by our family! Jared's parents sent us a Valentine's Day package from Tennessee, with loving cards, a remote control helicopter for Jared and a foot massager for Kayla. Kayla's parents sent us a card and a gift card to P.F. Changs, which we will save for another fun date.

We still love getting the mail and seeing it addressed to, "Mr. and Mrs. Hrabak," hehe. Kayla is in the process of getting her name legally changed, it takes some time and some money to change it all...a long and tedious task, but well worth it.

We hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's Day!

Love,

J and K

The Newlyweds

Hello,

We decided to start a blog to help all of our family and friends stay in touch. We had such a wonderful time at the wedding and appreciate all your love and support. Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate our special day. 

Love,

The new Mr. and Mrs. Hrabak