goodbye hoodbridge

We FINALLY got a house on Fort Belvoir! We don't have any interior pictures because people are currently living there, but here is the floor plan. It also has a 2 car detached garage, yay!

i hate everything about you

I hate you Tricare. I hate the fact that I have never seen the same doctor twice. I hate that the doctor's must read my file in front of me to know what is going on. I hate that you never have my blood test results on time. I hate that I have to make appointments at least two weeks in advance and still wait for over 30 minutes to be seen. I hate pretty much everything about you.

It's Friday the 13th. I'm a very superstitious person so this is not a day that I look forward to. I don't want to see any black cats, walk under any ladders, see a hat on a bed, walk with one shoe on, break a mirror, or spilt a pole. It's probably best if I just don't come into contact with anyone today. Wish me luck!

members only

I joined DQs Blizzard fan club for two reasons a) so I could get a coupon for a free blizzard, b) so I could vote for my favorite flavor in hopes they will keep cotton candy around longer than this one month! :) Everyone else should go to their website and vote for cotton candy too www.blizzardfanclub.com.

i have been waiting for you

Dairy Queen has brought back the Cotton Candy blizzard! It's one of my two favorite things mix together, soft serve ice cream and cotton candy. If you haven't experienced this tasty goodness yet, I highly recommend getting in your car immediately and driving to DQ to purchase the largest size you can!

I couldn't find a picture of the blizzard so this will have to do.

we need a new house

We have been living in our current townhouse for over two years now and it's time for a change. I tell people that we have outgrown it which is ridiculous since there are only two of us plus Louie and our townhouse is two floors with three bedrooms, but last night sealed the deal. We went to bed with the windows open since the weather is so nice to be awoken at 12:27 am to gunshots outside!!! In the past year things have started going downhill in our neighborhood to include: armed robberies, spray painting doors and cars, etc. There were 12 rounds fired and needless to say it woke us up, so Chris called the non-emergency number to inform them they might want to send some police to check out the surrounding area. We have decided that we are going to try and move onto Fort Belvoir. They have new housing which include two car garages, maple cabinets, energy efficient appliances, and safety. They don't have any openings in the new neighborhoods (as of today) but we are going to continue checking in.

For all my non-military family members and friends to visit me you will have to get a pass to come on base and have your car searched, sorry for the inconvenience, but I feel my safety is worth it! See picture below for future home (hopefully!)

boil, boil, toil and trouble

Sorry that's the only catchy quote I could think of to describe the Crawfish Boil!

So we have started planning the crawfish boil again this year and I'm hoping that there's no rudeness like last year. Again it's on my turf, so I will have no problem letting this particular female know if she's out of line, but I have seen her a few times since and she steers clear of me. Other than this one female, I'm thinking everything will be great as long as the weather cooperates! It's at a new location which will provide more room for the guest, but there should be great food, good beer, and fun times to be had.

I had another trip to Walter Reed on Monday. The procedure was very uncomfortable, imagine the worst cramps you've ever had and then some and you might come close to how I felt. Chris' visit on Tuesday went well, everything checked out normal for the both of us, so one more blood draw on the 14th and back to Walter Reed on the 24th to see how to proceed - keep your fingers crossed.

Work has been the same this week, nothing exciting, but I'm getting very annoyed with people not doing their job and it being tasked to me. I don't want to find these guys long-term apartments, I'm not a leasing agent, why can't someone else do it?! I have made some headway, but accounting is taking way to long to fill out the proper paperwork.

The hubby and I are trying to plan another trip back to New Orleans. We are hoping to go down there around May 10 so we can celebrate Nan's birthday and I can meet the few family members that I haven't gotten a chance to meet. Speaking of in-laws, can I get some new ones? I'll keep my husband, but others just drive me crazy and I don't know how much longer I will be civil to them.

P.S. I have been enjoying the wine and warm weather! Sorry I have tried to add my favorite things to the side or at least other blogs, but apparently I'm blog retarded.

Cheers!

So... I have decided to try this blog thing. I don't have a lot that goes on or at least not worth writing about. Updates might be minimal.

Thank god it's Friday! I arrived at work this morning after having to stop at 7-Eleven in Little Mexico also know as Manassas and buy a quart of oil because the jerks didn't put my oil plug in tight and my oil has been leaking out for the past two weeks. Don't worry I'm stopping by the shop on the way home to have them fix this problem. I chose to stop at this 7-Eleven because last Friday when I stopped at the Exxon by my house I filled up my gas tank and started to drive away when someone pounded on my trunk. I know that like many other young females I have received those forwards that talk about crazy men kidnapping women by pretending to hit their car, of course this is the first thought that crosses my mind. I cracked my window to see what the guy wanted and he handed me one of his "business cards". I couldn't even read his name, but his title said something along the lines of entertainment industry, as I look at this guy I'm think this is some joke. He proceeds to tell me that I looked real nice and he wanted to take me out on a date that weekend, I asked him if he was serious and that's why he pounded on my car?! He said that he wanted to get my attention before I left so I threw my hand up and told him I was married, threw his business card out of my window, and drove off. Now, you can understand why I would be hesitant to stop there again.

Little Mexico's 7-Eleven was not much better as you can imagine by the location. I felt like I was at one of those car shows except I was the model and I was uncomfortable. I don't mind when gentlemen offer assistance, but I don't like it when they stand around and stare, make catcalls, make unwanted advances, etc. I'm fully capable of popping my hood, unscrewing the lid for the oil and pouring it in. I was happy to be done and speed off to work.

After having these experiences, I have begun to not expect much out of Friday's. Oh how today how surprised me! I boot up my laptop and find a message from a co-worker stating she has a package for me and to come to her office when I get in. I start getting excited because this particular co-work has given me an occasional bottle of wine before and so this is what I'm thinking the package could be. I enter her office and she tells me to grab my car keys and she would meet me by my office. We go down to the parking garage and she gives me almost a case of wine!!! 10 bottles to be exact! I knew there was a god. On that note I'm expecting a great weekend. Cheers!