Dear Seascape Readers:

Nearly a year since my last post, wanted to let everyone know that still visits, that I am still here and will be making progress to come back to blogging.  The past year has been very exciting, since moving from the Northeast last spring.   Just a quick general update, and will try my best to post more when I am feeling more able to.   Last May, we finally arrived at our new base in Virginia after the run around from San Diego to Connecticut and Connecticut to Virginia.  The timing was difficult as I had recently lost a very close family member, my grandmother Ellen.  Once settled in Virginia, many exciting events seemed to happen all within a very short amount of time (as is life during, between and after PCS’ing as a Navy wife).   I believe the more frequent posts I had mentioned last year during my time in Connecticut, I was still a very happy girlfriend of a wonderful Navy Corpsman.  Once life settled down during late spring, and into the summer of 2011, Jason proposed, and we were married within two-three months time.  Upon arrival in Virginia, we expected that Jason would deploy again very soon.  He did.  Before he left, we decided to begin planning for family, and presto! Baby. 

As of late 2011, we were surprised but very excited to find out that I was pregnant! He left about a month later, and life was tough at times.  Being pregnant with hubby away is not an ideal situation, but little Ella and I got through the lonely days.  We visited our hometown often in Maryland and are very fortunate to have a very supportive family on both sides.  Included in that is all of our amazing friends, who came for extended stays, helped mommy, and kept me busy.  While Jason was gone, I also had a change in employment, which has been absolutely fantastic.  I currently work from home, with a good friend from D.C.  I began volunteering again with NAMI, and have assisted in building a full time force of volunteers for the local affiliate office, and managing outreach and programming.  Jason was gone for a good portion of this year, but arrived early from his deployment just in time to see the excitement of early labor and catch the baby.  Life since he arrived home has been interesting, as we are currently still adjusting to having a very healthy newborn and a neurotic dog that is a little jealous. 

Just a general update on how busy life is here, I don’t have too much Sarah time these days.  I have been adjusting, slowly.   Finally I am beginning to catch up on sleep, and my body is slowly getting used to all of this baby activity.   I find myself wanting to do many, many things, but physically only able to handle a couple at a time.  It is very frustrating when my mind and body do not get along.   Sometimes they do, for instance during the pregnancy.  I am doing my best to get short daily walks in with the Bailey dog while hubby watches the sweet little girl.    Trying to relax or sleep during feedings, which is so very frustrating for me to do.  I am so happy about having the love of my life home with me, and continuing to bond with the new love of my life, Ella Caroline.  She is named after her two grandmothers on both sides, my Grandma Ellen and Jason’s Nani Carol.    It is such a special name to me, as I am named after my grandmothers from both sides of the Ashworths-Rossignols.  In fact, I learned today from family genealogy on my father’s side, that the name Sarah is in fact traced to my great-great grandmother who came from Wales, who in turn named her daughter Sarah, my grandmother on my father’s side.   Very interesting to me anyway.  I look forward to these many exciting years ahead with Ella, and don’t be surprised to see some baby pictures up here every now and again, when she gives me some mommy time.   Until then, will be back.  Thank you for visiting, and I will send more updates soon!

Sarah Ellen

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