Tony successfully made it to Texas with the dogs, car, and our packed up household stuff. He settled into his parents’ house and began looking for a new job. God blessed him with a wonderful opportunity in less than two weeks. Tony is now employed with Maalt Transportation. Ok, I’ll try to explain it. Maalt Transportation is involved in the oil/ natural gas business. They are responsible for transporting the sand to the oil/gas fields. Oil and gas companies need sand in order to ‘frac.’ Fracing is where they shoot sand into the ground, creating tiny holes to let more oil/gas out without drilling tons of holes into the Earth. So, (if that makes any sense to you at all) Tony is in charge of coordinating with the oil/gas companies; he gets information telling them how much and what type of sand they need. He then gets the company’s trucks filled and sends them out to the sites. Now this may seem like a small time thing, but each truck is loaded with approximately $400,000 worth of sand, and if the trucks are late getting to the site its Tony’s company’s dime. He is really enjoying the work and the people he works with. Once he gets all trained up he will be working on a rotating schedule (6-2, 10-6, or 2-day’s end) working one weekend a month. We are so greatful for this wonderful opportunity God had granted us.
I am still in North Carolina finishing my school semester. The past month has flown by for me; I have class Mondays and Wednesdays, clinicals for 9 hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and then I work at the restaurant Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Needless to say, I keep busy. This past week was my Spring Break and I went down to Texas to be with Tony, our pups, and the family. It was wonderful to be able to just relax and sleep as much as I wanted! We had a wonderful Easter with the family and friends. I even got to make the traditional Polish butter lamb!
While I was down in Texas we got the opportunity to tour Lockeed Martin, where Tony’s dad works. We got to see fighter jets being made; it was super cool. Tony’s dad and I went to an art festival and then to the botanic garden one day. We also had a family photo shoot thanks to Tony’s dad the photographer. It was fun, and we got some awesome pictures.
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Unfortunately I had to return to North Carolina for the rest of the semester. However it is only one more month until I am finished and move down with Tony for good.
I was able to get my first ultrasound when I was visiting in Texas. I measured at 12 weeks, which is one week shy of what we thought I was. It was so amazing, almost beyond words. I couldn’t stop smiling, and multiple times I had to wipe away tears. Tony and his mom then got to come in and see the ultrasound and hear the baby’s heartbeat. As we were watching the baby (no sex determined yet) he/she waved to us- it was so neat. Seeing our baby made it so much more real and we felt such a strong connection with her/him.
Love, Melanie, Tony and +1
Come back home!!! We all miss you so much. Love you!
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