Home Again

Lance came home. He came home with Cadbury's Dairy Milk, the Nigella Lawson cookbook and a cold.

Yes...I am going to be sick next week! All my friends have colds and now Lance has one. Hooray!

Anyway, I warmed up his plate of food once he got in and changed out of his uniform. He wasn't a fan of tourtiere, much to my surprise. It's meat in a pie crust. What man in his right mind would not like that (unless they're vegetarian, which he isn't)? But he didn't care much for it. And we still have 6 pieces in the fridge. Guess I'll be tossing most of it out.

After he ate, he got caught up on email while I looked over all the food porny-ness of Nigella's book. Oh. My. This book is amazing. I am going to make my own sunblush tomatoes (which, from what I can tell, are similar to sundried tomatoes, but they are between fresh and dried) packed in oil...it is probably cheaper than buying the jars at the store. She even has a macaroni and cheese recipe! I'll have to try it sometime, although we really like the two reduced fat recipes I normally use, and nothing about her recipe is in any way reduced in fat. Her recipe for hummus looks freaking amazing. There are so many recipes I want to try.

So...that was how we spent our evening. Lance briefly talked to our real estate agent, and he said that he had been by our house this week and that it looked fine...no sign of damage from last weekend's severe weather. So that's cool that he checked up on things without us even having to ask.

I didn't sleep quite as much as I wanted to last night. Because Lance is congested, he's breathing much more loudly, so it kept me from sleeping. But I have nowhere else to go to get any sleep. This stupid sofa that we currently have in the living room is the most uncomfortable piece of furniture ever, and the bottom cushions keep sliding off all the time.

Grocery shopping for us today...we were supposed to pick up our rental car today too, but since the crap-mobile seems to be beyond redemption, we might as well just drive it until a few days before we leave. Then we have to go to the junkyard and have them take it and then go to the base to cancel our registration. That's really our only option now.

Saturday Stuff

We have our flight to Seattle booked. Lance brought home the itinerary last night.

The night before we leave, we'll be staying at the Radisson SAS at Amsterdam Schiphol. I'm really excited about this, because Lance requested the Ibis, but the Ibis was booked, so they put us in an even better hotel. I am not going to complain! Especially since we're not paying for it!

We don't particularly like the flight schedule though. There are nonstops from Amsterdam to SeaTac, and that is what we requested. But they scheduled us from Amsterdam - Washington Dulles - SeaTac. And we got to the seat request on the Amsterdam - Washington Dulles leg, and all but the middle seats in the middle rows were taken. So we have horrible seating arrangements too. Not well pleased.

At least it's the last time we'll be doing this trans-Atlantic flying. I don't intend on it being my last time *ever*, but it will be for awhile.

Anyway, we finished our grocery shopping today. I was stupid and forgot to put the shopping list in my purse before we left, but I managed to remember everything...well, except for one item, but forgetting that is no big deal. We didn't have a lot to buy. At the commissary, I saw a guy in his Ohio State gear, wearing a hat that said "Fear the Nut"...I was giggling endlessly. I love it!

I am also in my Ohio State gear as TODAY IS THE BIG SMACK-DOWN WITH MICHIGAN! I love my Buckeyes, but I'm not placing any bets on this game. We are both coming from losses last week and we're both angry, but Michigan has more reason to be pissed off than we do, since they have lost 3 games this season and we only lost one. And it's been 3 or 4 years since their last win against us. And they have the home field advantage. Lance has been asking me to speculate on the game, and I am not even going to do that. I'll listen on the internet and root for my team, but I'll be gritting my teeth through most of the game. I think it's going to be close.

Just been looking at the job boards again...seems almost a pointless exercise. There is *NOTHING* out there that is perfect for my education and experience level. It's so frustrating.

Working at home sounds better and better all the time. I'm getting closer to making a decision about signing up as a writing coach through Write at Home, and the more I think about it, the better an idea it seems. I just wanted to work outside the house for a change because I need interaction with other people. I don't want to live my life like a hermit. Besides, how am I supposed to meet people if I work at home? But if I do decide to go that route, I'll probably pick up a part-time job somewhere. I keep perusing the job listings at the local community colleges...one has a campus at Kent Station, just 10 minutes from our house...hoping an administrative-type job opens up that I can apply for. The PCS gods have been smiling down on us for the most part (with the exception of the car), so hopefully the right job will come along at the right time. It's still early yet.

FEAR THE NUT!!!!!

Rose Bowl bound and BIG 10 CHAMPS! SUCK IT, WOLVERINES!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!