Settled in, finally

Last night I finally had a housewarming party. Well, sort of. It was a combination of a lot of things. FMO finally picked up the temporary furniture so I went on a mad cleaning spree, Gabe left this morning for SFAS, and Michele is positively pregnant. We saw pictures last night of an 8-week old peanut. It was weird to see. I also got a letter this past week that says I have been assigned through the professional filler system (PROFIS) to the 47th Combat Support Hospital (CSH) out of Ft. Lewis, WA. So, when 47th CSH deploys, I will be going with them. So many events lead to a great reason to have people over. I made Emily's famous caramel oatmeal bars, lasagna, and other appetizers. It went well. I'm no professionally trained chef like Michele, but I can at least follow a recipe. I stayed up all day after working night shift and tried to stay up as late in to the night as I could to spend time with Gabe. I didn't last very long. I was exhuasted. So, I sent him off this morning with treats and earplugs to SFAS. I know he'll do well, he's been working his butt off.

I start day shift on Monday. It will be good for me. I will get on a normal schedule and have all the time in the days to do the things I need to do. I will also be able to spend weekend evenings with my friends which is the disadvantage to night shift.

It's a gorgeous day out, I feel guilty for wanting to sleep, but I tried to stay up for two days straight. I'm exhausted. It's the one nice thing about living out in the country. I get the great sounds of nature on a nice day.

I'm addicted to 'Ugly Betty'. I'm so addicted I had to buy the season pass on itunes for season 2. I'm all caught up to the present and I can't wait until next week's episode. I still have not succumbed to AFN or German cable. We'll see how long I hold out.