Good Morning!
This whole jet lag thing is really kicking my butt. I've been up since 2am. Haven't crashed yet, but if it's my luck that will happen when we are out shopping for essentials or something and halfway across the base. It's just a ten minute walk from one end of the base to the other, but when you are running short on sleep like I am...functioning like normal is a thing of the past.
On a good note, I've seen three Christmas trees here on this tiny base. If you happen to know me well, you'll know that I can't fathom Christmas without a tree. Since I haven't been able to find a "Charlie-Brown" tree for our hotel room yet, you'll be happy to know that there is a real one outside our window on the other side of the street!
When everything feels upside down, it's the little things that count.
Including the fact that Hawaii Five-O is on the TV here. I actually cried tears of happiness when I saw the preview for the next show. (Mom: I promise not to call you at 2am in the morning to tell you how it went.)
We are off to get a cell phone.
Love to all!
12 December 2011
Oh what fun it is tonight....
Actually, it's morning here in Vicenza, Italy. Since neither hubby and I could sleep, I decided to deal with AT&T and try and get our phones unlocked so we can purchase cell service here. Unfortunately, they won't unlock our phones due to a contract with Apple. Nice.
Now we can only hope that the cell phone place here can unlock them. =0) Cross your fingers!
Now we can only hope that the cell phone place here can unlock them. =0) Cross your fingers!
22 November 2011
Moving Madness
All of our stuff is either packed in boxes, or wrapped and tagged, and waiting to be loaded into crates and onto the truck.
With only my computer to help pass time, I've been looking for jobs and volunteer opportunities...and not to pick on anyone, but the volunteer site could use a spell-checker!
"Transprotation"
"Asist"
"Assistt"
Really? Do they have a five year old managing the site?
With only my computer to help pass time, I've been looking for jobs and volunteer opportunities...and not to pick on anyone, but the volunteer site could use a spell-checker!
"Transprotation"
"Asist"
"Assistt"
Really? Do they have a five year old managing the site?
09 November 2011
Living In A Dream
I'm not the uniform gawking type, but when my tall,dark and handsome, comes home every day wearing his fatigues ...I can't help but drool. And he's all mine to boot!
Actually, there are days I still can believe I got to marry my best friend, the one that makes my heart skip, the one I get to go to Europe with and have the experience of a lifetime...
Someone pinch me please!
Actually, there are days I still can believe I got to marry my best friend, the one that makes my heart skip, the one I get to go to Europe with and have the experience of a lifetime...
Someone pinch me please!
18 October 2011
The Holiday
Graham: Well, I cry all the time.
Amanda: You do not.
Graham: Yeah I do. More than any woman you've ever met.
Amanda: You don't have to be this nice.
Graham: It happens to be the truth.
Amanda: Really?
Graham: A good book, a great film, a birthday card, I weep.
Amanda: Shut up.
Graham: I'm a major weeper.
I've been having multiple "Graham moments." The whole leaving concept has started to sink in big time. My husband got his official transfer orders last week and I cried my eyeballs out. Don't get me wrong...I was elated over the fact that we FINALLY got the papers, so now I can start processing my Visa (once my no-fee passport comes in), but it also meant that we are leaving for real. This isn't a short vacation. It's three years.
Of course I have the opportunity to come home whenever I want. But I'm trying to reconcile myself to the fact that I won't be coming home during those three years. I don't want to waste money traveling to the US when my husband and I could use those $$$$...$$$ to experience and travel throughout Europe.
But back to the Graham moments. I was trying to put together my Christmas budget I as begin to plan and scope out deals for the few presents that I'll be buying. As I thought about presents for my mom, I started to tear up. I'm going to miss Mom tanto.
Amanda: You do not.
Graham: Yeah I do. More than any woman you've ever met.
Amanda: You don't have to be this nice.
Graham: It happens to be the truth.
Amanda: Really?
Graham: A good book, a great film, a birthday card, I weep.
Amanda: Shut up.
Graham: I'm a major weeper.
I've been having multiple "Graham moments." The whole leaving concept has started to sink in big time. My husband got his official transfer orders last week and I cried my eyeballs out. Don't get me wrong...I was elated over the fact that we FINALLY got the papers, so now I can start processing my Visa (once my no-fee passport comes in), but it also meant that we are leaving for real. This isn't a short vacation. It's three years.
Of course I have the opportunity to come home whenever I want. But I'm trying to reconcile myself to the fact that I won't be coming home during those three years. I don't want to waste money traveling to the US when my husband and I could use those $$$$...$$$ to experience and travel throughout Europe.
But back to the Graham moments. I was trying to put together my Christmas budget I as begin to plan and scope out deals for the few presents that I'll be buying. As I thought about presents for my mom, I started to tear up. I'm going to miss Mom tanto.
08 October 2011
Good News...Sort Of
My primary physician doesn't concur with the specialist that said I have lupus. This is a good thing in some ways because I'm not branded with this diagnosis...yet.
Bad news is I don't trust my primary. She's only seen me for two months, and while she has all my records, it would take longer than two months to read though it all! On the other hand, I trust the specialist who's known me for years.
Thankfully I'm not having any significant problems at the moment, so I'm crossing my fingers in hopes that things will stay this will until we get to Italy, and then the Army docs take it from there. Boy, do I feel sorry for them. Haha.
Bad news is I don't trust my primary. She's only seen me for two months, and while she has all my records, it would take longer than two months to read though it all! On the other hand, I trust the specialist who's known me for years.
Thankfully I'm not having any significant problems at the moment, so I'm crossing my fingers in hopes that things will stay this will until we get to Italy, and then the Army docs take it from there. Boy, do I feel sorry for them. Haha.
06 October 2011
Lemons
I was just recently diagnosed with lupus. Oh the irony. Especially since the day before I received this diagnosis, I posted the "Spoon Theory" and the my first words were...."I don't have lupus."
When I first received the news, I was almost relieved. There was FINALLY a reason as to why all these random things were happening to me at such a young 20-something age. Fast forward to a few hours later, after I had spent some time "Google-ing" my diagnosis, I was no longer happy. I was now overwhelmed, upset, and scared. Lupus patients have SO many problems as time goes on. Is this going to be me? Am I going to look like that?
Maybe I can wake up tomorrow and this will all be just a bad dream.
When I first received the news, I was almost relieved. There was FINALLY a reason as to why all these random things were happening to me at such a young 20-something age. Fast forward to a few hours later, after I had spent some time "Google-ing" my diagnosis, I was no longer happy. I was now overwhelmed, upset, and scared. Lupus patients have SO many problems as time goes on. Is this going to be me? Am I going to look like that?
Maybe I can wake up tomorrow and this will all be just a bad dream.
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