We survived another packout! Yay! This move was by far the worst one yet... and I'm just praying we don't end up with a massive damage claim like I'm expecting. By the second day of the packout I was ready to have not nice words with the packers. Sigh. At least it's over.
The cats didn't seem to enjoy the car ride to Palm Springs. We had them in a dog kennel together... that lasted about 1 mile. They were quite literally cage fighting. Blue had Angel cornered and was up on her back legs "popping" Angel left and right while hissing. About the 5th attack in a mile (complete with fur flying through the air) and we detoured to the vet clinic to get a sedative (for them :) and to seperate them. Who would have guessed the sedative would have a 6 hour delay! Oh yes, our cats persisted to meow and protest for 6 of the 9.5 hour drive to Palm Springs. Sometime in the 6th hour the sedative kicked in... either that or they had put their heads down in defeat. We survived rush hour in Los Angeles (those drivers are crazy!) and spent the weekend in Palm Springs visiting with Justin's mom.
The kitties have been pawned off to Justin's parents and are in Phoenix until the end of the month. Justin has 5 weeks of EDO (Engineering Duty Officer) Basic School in Port Hueneme (aka- Port Who Needs Me) and so the grand kitties are with the grand parents. From what we've been told, they've taken over the house and are training their new servants. Ha ha.
The week of graduation we found out that there was no BOQ (Bachelor Officer Quarter) availability in Pt. Hueneme and we were being put up in a hotel out in town. My research indicated that none of the rooms at this hotel had a kitchenette so I came prepared to cook on the top of dressers and wash dishes in the bath tub. It's not ideal but I've done it before. Let me say I was so amazed at the room the Lord provided! We have a Suite, complete with kitchenette AND a fireplace! Wow! Of 26 students, Justin was the only one assigned to a Suite. Praise God for his provision!
There's not much for me to do here... but then again, there wasn't much for me to do in Monterey. Our internet is SOOOO slow at the hotel that we've resorted to trips to Starbucks in the evening for internet access. The problem came in getting a signal long enough that we could look up the closest Starbucks. Yes, it really is that bad. The terrible internet connection is part of the reason for my lack of blogging lately but hopefully that will change now.
I have discovered a few perks to hotel living.
1.) The towels and linens get changed and washed magically.
2.) Fairies make the bed each morning.
3.) No cleaning necessary. In fact, if there are any dishes in the sink, house keeping washes them! Ok, so that's slightly embarrassing...
4.) Free hot breakfast! Did I mention that there are no breakfast dishes!
5.) Manager's Reception... a fancy way of saying Free Drinks each evening! LOL. Too bad I can't take more advantage of that!
6.) No taking the trash out.
7.) We never run out of toilet paper. This is a biggie for me :) Ha.
So let me conclude this post with a tour of where we're now living...
We're loving the King size bed. I'm not sleeping very well (due to a lot of back pain)... so this bed is big enough that Justin can roll to the other side and remain relatively undisturbed by my tossing and turning.
Not very impressive... but I've managed to cook dinner and lunch in this little kitchenette.
The desk... where I spend way too much time waiting for pages to load.
The fireplace! I love that the air conditioner is right next to it... to cool the room back down :)
The kitties have been pawned off to Justin's parents and are in Phoenix until the end of the month. Justin has 5 weeks of EDO (Engineering Duty Officer) Basic School in Port Hueneme (aka- Port Who Needs Me) and so the grand kitties are with the grand parents. From what we've been told, they've taken over the house and are training their new servants. Ha ha.
The week of graduation we found out that there was no BOQ (Bachelor Officer Quarter) availability in Pt. Hueneme and we were being put up in a hotel out in town. My research indicated that none of the rooms at this hotel had a kitchenette so I came prepared to cook on the top of dressers and wash dishes in the bath tub. It's not ideal but I've done it before. Let me say I was so amazed at the room the Lord provided! We have a Suite, complete with kitchenette AND a fireplace! Wow! Of 26 students, Justin was the only one assigned to a Suite. Praise God for his provision!
There's not much for me to do here... but then again, there wasn't much for me to do in Monterey. Our internet is SOOOO slow at the hotel that we've resorted to trips to Starbucks in the evening for internet access. The problem came in getting a signal long enough that we could look up the closest Starbucks. Yes, it really is that bad. The terrible internet connection is part of the reason for my lack of blogging lately but hopefully that will change now.
I have discovered a few perks to hotel living.
1.) The towels and linens get changed and washed magically.
2.) Fairies make the bed each morning.
3.) No cleaning necessary. In fact, if there are any dishes in the sink, house keeping washes them! Ok, so that's slightly embarrassing...
4.) Free hot breakfast! Did I mention that there are no breakfast dishes!
5.) Manager's Reception... a fancy way of saying Free Drinks each evening! LOL. Too bad I can't take more advantage of that!
6.) No taking the trash out.
7.) We never run out of toilet paper. This is a biggie for me :) Ha.
So let me conclude this post with a tour of where we're now living...
Main room...
1 comments:
Not bad for a hotel! And no cats! :) I'm picking up the 2 yr old photos tomorrow and will get one in the mail with a card to you guys when we come home this weekend (YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!) By the way, I'm putting a little video together for you as a thank you for that lovely card! :) And I'll have you know that we still have the Lightening McQueen musical one from last fall- there are just limits on how many repetitions we hear at one time. I have two words for you as you anticipate gifts for your little one: your brother.
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