It is crazy that Tuesday is almost over. It seems that this week is absolutely flying by.
Sonny(the dog) seems to be doing well. He made me kind of sad today because he heard someone come in the front door and he ran to the door thinking it was Bob. Other than that it has been a good week for him.
I have been really busy as I said earlier. I worked a lot last weekend. The most exciting thing for me is that I am able to drop my classes without withdrawing entirely from the University. I am very glad that this semester shouldn't screw up my law school plans. I also found out that I wouldn't have been able to graduate this semester anyway, which makes me feel a little bit better.
This weekend should be interesting. I work during the summers for a mini-donut company. We have our first event this weekend. It will be nice to get a little bit extra cash. It is also my dad's fiftieth birthday so we will be celebrating that. It will be busy but busy, but busy is what I need right now.
Tomorrow I will work my normal day, but afterward I have a job interview for part time receptionist position. I definitely think that this would be a good job for me to have, but I am not sure that I am ready for a real job. I will be able to get my job back in the fall and if I take a "real job" I would not be able to work mini-donuts as much. Regardless I would love to have this job as an option.
Wish me luck!
(Oh and by the way only 75 Tuesdays left.)
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Long Night
It seems that I will have a long night to reflect on all that has happened in the last two weeks. My dog was in the bedroom all day while I was at work and most of the evening while I was at a family function. It seems that he occupied his time finding and eating something that he wasn't supposed to. He has runny gross stuff coming out both ends and I need to be sure that he is ok. I just hope that a trip to the animal emergency room is not in my near future.
This week has been insanely busy. I have gone out with friends, quit my current job and applied for about two dozen more. I also worked a normal week, spent time with family, cleaned the apartment and am now dealing with a pet emergency. I had my first kind of emergency when the pilot light on my stove went out. I had to get the landlord to fix it because I know nothing of gas stoves. I also had my very first experience doing taxes, and they weren't even mine. It wasn't as bad as I thought, but I am still not looking forward to doing them next year.
I can definitely see a change to last week though. I know that part of it is due to the natural drifting apart that happens with physical separation, but I don't feel as close to him as I did last week. We just don't get to talk about anything accept what we did each day and how the dog has been. It is frustrating to me not to have the goofy conversations we have when he is here. I guess it is likely just that by the time I get to talk to him he is too tired to be goofy. It is just something that I miss and likely will continue to miss until he returns for good.
The other big thing this week is that I started trying to deal with our financial situation. I never really realized how bad it was until recently. I was so worried as to whether we could ever catch up and I prayed a lot about what to do. I finally decided to contact the FAC and see if they knew of anything that could help. I will probably go in next week and apply for some aid there. Beyond that God has answered my prayers in other ways as well. It was interesting to me that when I finally said to God in prayer that I was willing to sell me computer, car and engagement ring if that was what it took that he really seemed to start to open doors for me.
Well my dear puppy is up and playing again so he can't be feeling that bad. I hope that what ever "splodda butt" ate has gone through his system and we can get some sleep. (Of course I will have to find some clean sheets first to replace the ones he "sploded" on [I know that my dog's butt problems are exactly what you were looking to read on this blog, but hey its the big news in this house.])
This week has been insanely busy. I have gone out with friends, quit my current job and applied for about two dozen more. I also worked a normal week, spent time with family, cleaned the apartment and am now dealing with a pet emergency. I had my first kind of emergency when the pilot light on my stove went out. I had to get the landlord to fix it because I know nothing of gas stoves. I also had my very first experience doing taxes, and they weren't even mine. It wasn't as bad as I thought, but I am still not looking forward to doing them next year.
I can definitely see a change to last week though. I know that part of it is due to the natural drifting apart that happens with physical separation, but I don't feel as close to him as I did last week. We just don't get to talk about anything accept what we did each day and how the dog has been. It is frustrating to me not to have the goofy conversations we have when he is here. I guess it is likely just that by the time I get to talk to him he is too tired to be goofy. It is just something that I miss and likely will continue to miss until he returns for good.
The other big thing this week is that I started trying to deal with our financial situation. I never really realized how bad it was until recently. I was so worried as to whether we could ever catch up and I prayed a lot about what to do. I finally decided to contact the FAC and see if they knew of anything that could help. I will probably go in next week and apply for some aid there. Beyond that God has answered my prayers in other ways as well. It was interesting to me that when I finally said to God in prayer that I was willing to sell me computer, car and engagement ring if that was what it took that he really seemed to start to open doors for me.
Well my dear puppy is up and playing again so he can't be feeling that bad. I hope that what ever "splodda butt" ate has gone through his system and we can get some sleep. (Of course I will have to find some clean sheets first to replace the ones he "sploded" on [I know that my dog's butt problems are exactly what you were looking to read on this blog, but hey its the big news in this house.])
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
76 Tuesdays
Numbers are a very funny thing. I was realizing today that 76 weeks doesn't seem like a time, but the same amount of time is day, months or years seems like forever. So I have decided that I will count how long before this deployment is over in terms of Tuesdays. Just my thought of the day. Enjoy
Monday, April 16, 2007
First Week
Well Bob has been on orders for one full week as of today. That means eight days of orders down and only something on of the order of 534 days to go, on the bright side that is only like 76 weeks and 17.8 months. All numbers aside I am glad it has begun.
I was driving home yesterday and I was thinking about getting back to my apartment and relaxing. This got me thinking to when the last time Bob and I had the ability to just relax together. It is calming to know that at least now the countdown to when we can relax again has begun.
So far it has kind of been like ripping of a band-aid. Bob and I were together when he went to Basic Training, and I think that in my mind I was imagining his pre-deployment training would offer us a similar level of communication. (For those not in the know, that means next to no communication.) It took until Bob and I really got to talk for the last few nights for me to realize that this was going to be a lot different.
This whole thing still sucks but I think I can handle it if it continues like this. Though perhaps I will revise that statement after tonights adventure with tax returns.
I was driving home yesterday and I was thinking about getting back to my apartment and relaxing. This got me thinking to when the last time Bob and I had the ability to just relax together. It is calming to know that at least now the countdown to when we can relax again has begun.
So far it has kind of been like ripping of a band-aid. Bob and I were together when he went to Basic Training, and I think that in my mind I was imagining his pre-deployment training would offer us a similar level of communication. (For those not in the know, that means next to no communication.) It took until Bob and I really got to talk for the last few nights for me to realize that this was going to be a lot different.
This whole thing still sucks but I think I can handle it if it continues like this. Though perhaps I will revise that statement after tonights adventure with tax returns.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
So It Begins
So it has begun. At about 8:05am today we said out goodbyes and he got into his helicopter.
It has been a whirlwind. We moved into our new apartment, and tried to cram as much into a few days as possible. We had a huge family dinner at our place on Easter. We went to all our favorite restaurants and bars. You get the picture. On Monday his orders began and he was at the hanger. Tuesday was the going away ceremony. It was pure chaos. We drove all the way to Fort Snelling trying to find a patch for his uniform and get me a dependent ID. We found out that in DEERS he wasn't on active duty orders. This wouldn't be a problem except that neither of us would be eligible for health care. Anyway we grabbed a copy of his orders and faxed them to the office that needed them. After that the big ceremony and family bowling and pizza with the whole crew. Finally we spent a quiet sad night at home. We got up early on Wednesday and prepared to say goodbye only to see snow and know that we had another day together. We got to go back to bed, play video games and most of all just relax. We both needed this and it made today so much easier.
It was sad to see him go but I know that the days until this deployment are over will only get smaller now and that soon the tears and sadness will be replaced by a resolve to not only carry on with my day to day life, but to thrive.
It has been a whirlwind. We moved into our new apartment, and tried to cram as much into a few days as possible. We had a huge family dinner at our place on Easter. We went to all our favorite restaurants and bars. You get the picture. On Monday his orders began and he was at the hanger. Tuesday was the going away ceremony. It was pure chaos. We drove all the way to Fort Snelling trying to find a patch for his uniform and get me a dependent ID. We found out that in DEERS he wasn't on active duty orders. This wouldn't be a problem except that neither of us would be eligible for health care. Anyway we grabbed a copy of his orders and faxed them to the office that needed them. After that the big ceremony and family bowling and pizza with the whole crew. Finally we spent a quiet sad night at home. We got up early on Wednesday and prepared to say goodbye only to see snow and know that we had another day together. We got to go back to bed, play video games and most of all just relax. We both needed this and it made today so much easier.
It was sad to see him go but I know that the days until this deployment are over will only get smaller now and that soon the tears and sadness will be replaced by a resolve to not only carry on with my day to day life, but to thrive.
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