Ok...I'm confused.. Did I go to sleep and wake up in Texas??? For the last few days it has been smoldering hot here.. Today on my drive home, my car said it was 99 degrees outside. The lovely thing about Washington is that it hardly ever gets hot here so no one has air. I walked into my living room after work to find that it was much cooler inside than out. Currently it's 89 degrees IN MY HOUSE.. I'm roasting. We have every fan we own going full blast. Yesterday we had to hose the dogs down to cool them off. And actually Matt and I just got done running through the sprinkler. It's terrible! I know Cody has poison oak and all, but at least he isnt roasting to death.
On a happier note, Matt and I found a place to live!! Matt's dad flies to Washington sept 29 to help me drive down! Thanks Mike :) ( I think we should treat him to some Joe T's, we're trying to get them to move down)
I hope everyone had a good day! I've got to go get ready for the movies (they have air)
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Life
Hello world...... Well it's been a long time since I've written anything..
Lets see.. The last time I wrote on here the plan for Matt and I went a little something like this.
October-Matt goes out to sea with his boat and gets to leave it early coming back early December. During that time I'd be working and looking for jobs and a place to live. In Jan Matt would get out of the navy and we'd move to Texas.
A few days ago (on our way home from vacation in fact) Matt gets a phone call from someone in the navy saying basically "Hey Matt we know you've worked hard these last 5 years and you and your family are planning on you leaving in Jan but we don't care... You can either extend your stay in the navy until feb going out to sea from October through mid Jan, or you can go out to sea with a different sub in 2 weeks for 2 1/2 months, come back for 2 weeks and then go out again until Jan.
Can I tell you how disguisted I am with the navy right now??? I mean he was on his vacation.. Couldn't this at least wait until he got back?? So Matt decided to extend :( My heart was sad at first but I don't think it was ready for him to leave in 2 weeks either.
After talking about things, we think it will be best for me to move back to texas when he leaves, that way at least one of us will have a job/place to live and we wouldn't both be looking for work at the same time. I think this is a blessing in disguise.
Now I have to find a job and a place to live. And leave a job that I absolutely love. But Thanksgiving and Christmas with family!!! Yes please!!
I wonder when I should let my work know I'm looking/leaving??
So thats whats going on with us at the moment.. We had a great vacation with Matt's family and are excited about the last few months of summer!
PS, don't write anything on facebook about me leaving yet, I'd rather them find out via person :)
Lets see.. The last time I wrote on here the plan for Matt and I went a little something like this.
October-Matt goes out to sea with his boat and gets to leave it early coming back early December. During that time I'd be working and looking for jobs and a place to live. In Jan Matt would get out of the navy and we'd move to Texas.
A few days ago (on our way home from vacation in fact) Matt gets a phone call from someone in the navy saying basically "Hey Matt we know you've worked hard these last 5 years and you and your family are planning on you leaving in Jan but we don't care... You can either extend your stay in the navy until feb going out to sea from October through mid Jan, or you can go out to sea with a different sub in 2 weeks for 2 1/2 months, come back for 2 weeks and then go out again until Jan.
Can I tell you how disguisted I am with the navy right now??? I mean he was on his vacation.. Couldn't this at least wait until he got back?? So Matt decided to extend :( My heart was sad at first but I don't think it was ready for him to leave in 2 weeks either.
After talking about things, we think it will be best for me to move back to texas when he leaves, that way at least one of us will have a job/place to live and we wouldn't both be looking for work at the same time. I think this is a blessing in disguise.
Now I have to find a job and a place to live. And leave a job that I absolutely love. But Thanksgiving and Christmas with family!!! Yes please!!
I wonder when I should let my work know I'm looking/leaving??
So thats whats going on with us at the moment.. We had a great vacation with Matt's family and are excited about the last few months of summer!
PS, don't write anything on facebook about me leaving yet, I'd rather them find out via person :)
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Dear Nuclear Protestors
Dear Nuclear Protestors gathered outside of the gate to my home waving the American flag, a flag you are able to hold because of people that live on this base and every other one across our nation,
Yesterday I told my husband goodbye. He is going out to sea, not for long, but still gone, still not safe until hes home again. He and everyone else on his nuclear submarine have left their families so people like you can stand there and say whatever you want with no fear. Stand up and fight for something that needs it, child abuse, poverty, animal abuse, anything else.. You are cowards and you sadden my heart.
Yesterday I told my husband goodbye. He is going out to sea, not for long, but still gone, still not safe until hes home again. He and everyone else on his nuclear submarine have left their families so people like you can stand there and say whatever you want with no fear. Stand up and fight for something that needs it, child abuse, poverty, animal abuse, anything else.. You are cowards and you sadden my heart.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Worth the wait......and weight
So as you've all come to realize, food in the pacific northwest is HORRIBLE.. Maybe not so much horrible as not what i'm use to. Last monday they finally opened a Sonic in a town about an hour away from where I live. Now Sonic is not by any means my favorite restaurant, but I LOVE their cherry limeaides and you can't get them anywhere around here. yesterday Matt and I were about 30 miles away and decided to find it. We did and you wouldn't have believed your eyes. Traffic was being directed around a couple of buildings into a lot that had lanes of traffic fenced off. We waited in our car for 2 yes TWO hours to order. And oh my was it ever worth it. This is what I ordered (Matt ate some)
Route 44 Cherry Lime (with extra ice bc nowhere up here has good ice)
Route 44 Ocean Water
Regular order of tator tots
Regular order of tator tots with cheese
Regular order of onion rings
Sonic Cheeseburger X2
Chocolate Milkshake
I forgot to order cheddar peppers and was kind of sad.
I remember in college I could get a large cherry lime for $1.50. Here $1.50 would get you a small coke.. Crazy...
Can you imagine being the owner of that sonic?? They said the day they opened people were waiting 4 hours. I think this man found a money tree in the shape of a drive through restaurant.
After we got home, we crashed on the couch. We both felt like we'd been at a concert or something all day. I think this means we're getting old!
Route 44 Cherry Lime (with extra ice bc nowhere up here has good ice)
Route 44 Ocean Water
Regular order of tator tots
Regular order of tator tots with cheese
Regular order of onion rings
Sonic Cheeseburger X2
Chocolate Milkshake
I forgot to order cheddar peppers and was kind of sad.
I remember in college I could get a large cherry lime for $1.50. Here $1.50 would get you a small coke.. Crazy...
Can you imagine being the owner of that sonic?? They said the day they opened people were waiting 4 hours. I think this man found a money tree in the shape of a drive through restaurant.
After we got home, we crashed on the couch. We both felt like we'd been at a concert or something all day. I think this means we're getting old!
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Dogs
Figured I'd post a couple of pictures of the dogs since Leo is practically unrecognizable from when he was a tiny puppy. Hes 5 months old tomorrow. Today I got home from work and it was a beautiful 54 out so I took them for a walk. We got stopped by several kids and even one adult that wanted to pet them. Then we came home and Mona decided to stalk the kids that were playing outside. The last two pictures are from today, the first one is a little older. See if you can see the big line of drool coming from Leos mouth!
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Food
So i'll be coming home in less than a month!!! Aside from the obvious reason of coming to see everyone, a large part of my visit is going to be based on food. I've been living without flavor for too long. Here in no particular order are places I plan on stopping while I'm home. Please feel free to add if you think I've forgotten something.
1. Joe T Garcias
2. Sonic
3. Jason's Deli
4. Chick Fil A
5. Rosa's
6. Braums
7. Whataburger
8. Anything else Mexican related
Sadly I won't be able to eat at
Allsups
Taco Villa
The Burger
The Plaza
Ruby Tequila's
Huds
Hills
Can't say the panhandle has nothing to offer
I also plan on staying outside in the sun soaking it up for as long as possible.
1. Joe T Garcias
2. Sonic
3. Jason's Deli
4. Chick Fil A
5. Rosa's
6. Braums
7. Whataburger
8. Anything else Mexican related
Sadly I won't be able to eat at
Allsups
Taco Villa
The Burger
The Plaza
Ruby Tequila's
Huds
Hills
Can't say the panhandle has nothing to offer
I also plan on staying outside in the sun soaking it up for as long as possible.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Random
I guess it's been a while since I've posted anything. It's so hard working 4 days a week to find the time to keep this updated :)
This is going to be a hodgepodge of things I've wanted to blog about, but have managed to squander my time doing something else.
I LOVE shopping at the comissary (grocery store on base). As long as you don't shop there on payday (to avoid everyone that lives literally paycheck to paycheck) it's normally not terribly crowded and the prices are awesome. I mean I can get 2 new york strip steaks for about $6. Totally worth weaving through navy wives in sweatpants and sweatshirts. When you go to check out though, you'll notice signs that say their baggers only work for tips. Seriously you want me to tip you for bagging my food?? Something that I'm going to assume is your main job responsibility. At home, they even take the bags to your car, no tip required. So when you're checking out, if you don't speak up fast enough, they'll put all of your bags into a cart that can only be taken outside by a worker. I've had to have them remove them before and put them in my own basket so I could take them outside. I NEVER have cash on me, ever. So I can't really let them take the bags out for free... The other day Matt and I went to buy a few groceries and before we knew it, they were bagged and in the mans cart ready to go outside. I didn't feel like having him move them to our cart so I hoped matt had a couple of dollars on him.. He didn't and I didn't... So I had to find something cheap to buy with my debit card so I could get cash back... Gum, no just bought some, chapstick, no.. I wasted probably 2 minutes looking for something cheap to buy so I could tip the bagger for pushing my bags 20ft to my car. I finally decided on altoids... So frustrating.. I don't get tipped for giving my patients extra warm blankets, or doing a timeout to make sure we're operating on the correct limb/location....
Another thing I'm getting tired of..... Smokers.. I can't stand walking behind or close by someone pulling their last drag before they go into a store. Lately I've become very irritated. I'll hold my nose the whole time until I'm free and clear of cigarette smoke. The other day I even said out loud so the man could hear me how much I hated walking through cigarette smoke and how you weren't supposed to even smoke 50 feet of buildings. ( I'm not exactly sure of the distance) I'm afraid I'm going to get beat up one day, but I don't care. Why should I or my children (whenever I have them) be exposed to something like that by the choice of a stranger???
My last gripe.
I'm getting really tired of getting up everyday at 5:15, putting on a face, and then climbing into my car at 3:30 when I'm done working to realize it's long gone. Really I look like a smurf in my blue scrubs and without hair at work, your face is really all you have. It's very frustrating.
On a happier note, I get to come home!!!! Matt will be out to sea so he won't be able to come :(
but I'm coming home for Sean's graduation. Where does the time go??? I'm so excited. I can't wait to see everybody and give baby Myka a real hug! I hear someone was a baby hog over Easter, surely she'll let me hold her more than a few minutes!
Happy Thursday!!
This is going to be a hodgepodge of things I've wanted to blog about, but have managed to squander my time doing something else.
I LOVE shopping at the comissary (grocery store on base). As long as you don't shop there on payday (to avoid everyone that lives literally paycheck to paycheck) it's normally not terribly crowded and the prices are awesome. I mean I can get 2 new york strip steaks for about $6. Totally worth weaving through navy wives in sweatpants and sweatshirts. When you go to check out though, you'll notice signs that say their baggers only work for tips. Seriously you want me to tip you for bagging my food?? Something that I'm going to assume is your main job responsibility. At home, they even take the bags to your car, no tip required. So when you're checking out, if you don't speak up fast enough, they'll put all of your bags into a cart that can only be taken outside by a worker. I've had to have them remove them before and put them in my own basket so I could take them outside. I NEVER have cash on me, ever. So I can't really let them take the bags out for free... The other day Matt and I went to buy a few groceries and before we knew it, they were bagged and in the mans cart ready to go outside. I didn't feel like having him move them to our cart so I hoped matt had a couple of dollars on him.. He didn't and I didn't... So I had to find something cheap to buy with my debit card so I could get cash back... Gum, no just bought some, chapstick, no.. I wasted probably 2 minutes looking for something cheap to buy so I could tip the bagger for pushing my bags 20ft to my car. I finally decided on altoids... So frustrating.. I don't get tipped for giving my patients extra warm blankets, or doing a timeout to make sure we're operating on the correct limb/location....
Another thing I'm getting tired of..... Smokers.. I can't stand walking behind or close by someone pulling their last drag before they go into a store. Lately I've become very irritated. I'll hold my nose the whole time until I'm free and clear of cigarette smoke. The other day I even said out loud so the man could hear me how much I hated walking through cigarette smoke and how you weren't supposed to even smoke 50 feet of buildings. ( I'm not exactly sure of the distance) I'm afraid I'm going to get beat up one day, but I don't care. Why should I or my children (whenever I have them) be exposed to something like that by the choice of a stranger???
My last gripe.
I'm getting really tired of getting up everyday at 5:15, putting on a face, and then climbing into my car at 3:30 when I'm done working to realize it's long gone. Really I look like a smurf in my blue scrubs and without hair at work, your face is really all you have. It's very frustrating.
On a happier note, I get to come home!!!! Matt will be out to sea so he won't be able to come :(
but I'm coming home for Sean's graduation. Where does the time go??? I'm so excited. I can't wait to see everybody and give baby Myka a real hug! I hear someone was a baby hog over Easter, surely she'll let me hold her more than a few minutes!
Happy Thursday!!
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