Wow, it's been a while. Things have been crazy. I can't BELIEVE that things have been crazy. This is deployment- usually I've got insane amounts of free time on my hands and THAT is what drives me crazy. But lately, I've been ridiculously busy, and the lack of free time is what's driving me crazy. Just a few more days of work and then I'm headed to PA for a long weekend. Still, I've got plans for every day that I'm there. But at least I won't be working. I need a break from work so badly... it's stressing me out that everyone else is stressed out. Things will be totally fine, but even when something happens that I wouldn't normally stress over, if my boss or anyone else is stressing over it, then I do too. Vicious cycle.

And at least I'm almost done with one of my classes! I have one more chapter to read, some studying to do, and a final exam to take, and I am officially done with accounting. The bad thing is that I also have a stats midterm exam to take this week, but that's okay. Then my next class is intro to world religions... which I'm sure will consist of a lot of reading and writing, but I don't mind if I can not have to do math in TWO classes. :)

I got to talk to Cody on the phone last week, so that was nice. He said he actually bought me something! He said he wasn't sure if I'd like it but all the guys said I would. I'm horribly curious to know what it is but I'm positive that he won't ship it to me, he'll make me wait until he gets back. I'm already starting a list of things to have at the house for when they get back. Lots of food and stuff to make drinks and anything I can think of that I know the guys like. I know Cody wants a grill but I'm going to have to just wait to get that because I don't want to be the one picking it out and have it not be what he wants. I think we're both equally excited about the house/yard/grill thing... thank goodness, no more apartment... no more stairs that make it impossible for me to move anything heavy in or out.

ha Which was a big part of my life this weekend. My stupid computer desk has been falling apart for a while now, but we've had it since we got married and I really do like it. However, the keyboard shelf fell apart the other morning and that was just IT. I had a few hours before I had to be at work, so I jumped in my car and went to the NEX furniture place and bought a new desk. Of course, it was in pieces in a box, w hich was great because it fit into the car just fine. I was so anxious to get started on putting it together that I decided I would get it up the stairs and inside the apartment on my own. I made it up the first two flights of stairs, and then just let it sit and opened the box... and carried it up the last flight piece by piece. It was HEAVY! But I now have a really awesome desk that doesn't look like it should be in a college dorm room.

Which reminds me, a guy came in to work on Friday and looked at me and asked if I was enjoying spring break. (The schools here were on break this past week.) I said... uhh, I'm not on break. And I asked how old he thought I was. He wouldn't guess, saying he knew better than to ever guess a woman's age. When I told him 22, his eyes got big and he told me I look like I'm a sophomore. *sigh* Is it too much to ask to even just look 18?

Well, Cody's gone and I'm left to hold down the homefront... complete with not only our own dog but a visitor as well. I'm pleased to announce that Jersey and Achilles are currently laying down in the same room and leaving each other alone. I wasn't sure if the moment would ever come. Thank goodness it has because I might have just lost my mind if I had to deal with three weeks of them running circles around the apartment at all hours. Jersey really is quite brave- he's a Cocker Spaniel, and Achilles is a Great Dane... and quite a bit bigger than Jersey. They get along pretty well, except that Achilles really wants to play tug of war with his duck and Jersey just doesn't understand. 

I took Achilles along to base this morning to say goodbye to Cody before he left. At the gate, I rolled down my window to show the gate guard my ID, and Achilles (for the first time ever during a trip to base) stuck his head out the window and looked all cute at the gate guard... then it was like he realized all the sudden this was a person, and he started barking! lol Anyone that looks the least bit threatening he just has to bark at. I probably looked just shocked as I apologized and pulled away. Crazy dog. He had a good time sitting in the car in the parking lot watching all the activity going on around us though. 

I'm sad that I'm missing Dutch Days back home. This is only the second year I haven't been home for it. It was so nice to be there last year because it's so many people I know all in one place, so it's the perfect way to spend a few days at home. I took Achilles last year and managed to get kicked out of the park because dogs weren't allowed. But I took him tot he parade... which he slept through. I don't think he'd do that anymore! He'd probably bark at the marching bands and want to run up to all the candy being thrown. Oh well... hopefully I can make a trip to Pennsylvania this fall during hockey season. That would be well worth the wait.

I thought of something else to write about... how about the fact that I need/want a job? Seriously, I consider myself a good worker... I will work extra hours, I don't slack off while I'm there, and if I'm not busy I'm not content. You'd think with all the places I've applied to here in Virginia Beach, at least SOMEone would have called me. Now I'm applying to places I'd have to drive to just because if I could GET a job then I could afford a second car payment so we could get me a car. I'd even work weekend mornings at this point. As much as Cody's going to be away from now until deployment... crap I would work ANY hours they'd want me to when he's away. I LOVE animals... why not work at a vet's office or Petsmart? I love design and home remodeling and stuff... why not Lowe's or Home Depot? Or even just a simple office job? Virginia Beach is HUGE... how is there not a job out there for me? It's so frustrating. How is the only job I have found in over two years at Subway, where I worked in high school? It's just not cool.