Time Flies

It is amazing how much faster the days pass by now that I am working. Grrr. I don't like it. I need to be more intentional with my time here. I want to do more traveling on the weekend and explore more of this great land! Unfortunately this past weekend I was sick. I spent all day yesterday inside reading Harry Potter. I never thought I would say this, but I am addicted to the series. I am on the seventh and final book and it is consuming me. It was good to have someting to get wrapped up in, so that I could rest up and allow my body some down time. I started this week with a cough and a little congestion. I assumed it was allergies, since everyone around here is doing the same thing. Slowly my cough progressed so that Thursday I was starting to lose my voice. I sounded like an adolescent boy going through puberty. It was lovely. Friday my voice was kaput. It did not work. Saturday I spent all day indoors reading until Saturday night Paul and I ventured to the movies. We saw the remake of Nightmare on Elm St. It was so-so. At first we thought we were in the wrong movie theater because there were two couples with small children ranging in ages from infant to six years old. Parents of the year. Those poor kids looked traumatized at the end of the movie. Essentially the parents were only making it harder on themselves. The entire premise of the movie is not to fall asleep or you will die. It is just weird because for some reason I assumed that soldiers would make very disciplined and involved parents. This is proving to not be the case for a large majority of the parent population. There is a small percentage of parents who are really great and involved parents, but the majority are just terrible. Case and point the parents who brought their kiddos to a rated R horror flick. Way to go.

Today I am feeling much better. My voice is almost totally back, so I am planning on reconnecting with the world via skype. I am finding it a lot harder to keep in touch than I thought it would be. It is killing me! I have missed numerous skype dates and I miss you guys. I guess you could say I am a little homesick at the moment. Just missing some of the conveniences I was used to...being able to get in the car and go wherever I wanted, hanging out with friends and family, shopping at my favorite places, etc. I know...I am throwing myself a bit of a pitty party. I will get over it. I just love you guys and I hate missing out on things like friends' graduations, birthdays, and anything really. Don't get me wrong, I think this is a fantastic opportunity here. I am finding out more about myself while trying to become an independent person. All right. That was deep enough for one post :) Love you guys!!