It's been a while.

I haven't updated this thing in forever, so I guess I should. We are living in VA now and loving it. I have a job where I started out being hired for a customer service job and ended up with an assistant front end manager position. I must say the $15.85 an hour as opposed to $7.90 is a lot better. I must say though, that some days the stress of it all is just too much. I don't get to take breaks, ever, and I'm responsible for everything at night. Last night I litterally got sick over all the stress. As the AFEM, last night, I had to run a register (for the long lines), do overrides for alcohol because all my cashiers (all three of them) were under age, and run the customer service desk which includes lottery, returns, that type of thing. I thing I got more of a workout last night then if I went to the gym. I'm thankful for the customers that don't act like they are the center of the universe. They were sympathetic and nice about me leaving them constantly.
Sometimes I'm not sure if this job is worth it. I mean the money is ok, but when you think about it for the area, it's just ok. I work 6 days a week, most of the time with up to 9-10 days betweek days off, constantly being left alone to do the work of 3 people. Yet, I'm still waiting for my promotion paper work to be filled out and filed. I got the raise becaue I said something to management. When I started, the FEM was an amazing guy. He was the nicest, most helpful, and most supportive manager I have ever met. Untill one day he tells me they are transferring him in 3 days. Now we are stuck with some chick with a BA in english who thinks that management means sitting on your ass all day, or coloring and making pretty stuff to make the cashiers know they are doing well. With the old FEM they knew they were doing well, they just didn't have to have it posted on a board.

Patrick has gotten promoted to Specialist now. I was so proud of him! He does such a great job and he deserved the promotion. Shortly after getting the SPC promotion, he was told they are going to get him his SGT rank before 2011. I didn't believe it when he told me. Nobody, at least in this MOS, makes rank that fast, especially when he's not in a combat unit. Then he came home with correspondence courses, and was telling me all about the stuff they are sending him to so get can get promoted again. I couldn't be more proud of my husband. This was something that he needed so that he knows he is a great soldier and a great person. His grandfather passed away in October and that was a great loss to him and he found himself lost. I think this is helping him to find himself again and build himself back up.
Patrick has now started back at college. He is taking two classes and doing great at them. I think he's finding it a little easy as it is online, but at the same time I see him struggling to remember the assignments and waiting until the last minute to finish things. I believe though, that this is what he needs, to work on that responsibility of his.

We got a kitten right before christmas. We have named him Omnuris. He's the most adorable kitten in the whole world. As I type this he is poking his head up from behind the laptop screed to see what is going on over here. He likes to pretend he is all secret ninja kitty, when in reality he's just a spaz. This cat will be so sweet and sleeping one minute and the next will be racing through the house going nuts. I seriously believe his facination with water will proove disasterous very soon. He loves to watch the toilet water go down and look into the tub when it's full, but I see him falling in extremely soon.

I am currently enrolled at Northern Virginia Community College, but because of the run around they gave me I can't start until the Fall semester. So, I have applied to George Mason University for my BSN. Everything so far is looking good and I hope to be accepted and just finish with a BSN instead of an associates RN degree. At this point anything will do. I sat and figured it out and it's going to take just as long for both degrees anyways. I have almost all the pre reqs done except a microbiology course and if I get into the BSN course a statistics course. I'm excited at the possibility to be getting my BSN and going to a University instead of a cheap community college. I want a good, solid education so that I can quit working these dead end jobs that I hate.

I am currently going through tests for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. I had an ultrasound and a blood test and I'm waiting for the call from my doctor. I know I said before I never wanted kids, but I guess the though of the possibility of not having them puts everything into perspective. I do want kids. I've heard the treatment for PCOS is birthcontrol. Thats just not something I can deal with though. It causes these migranes that aren't like a normal one. I can be fine one second and the next be throwing up in a horrific migrane that won't go away. I'm on an everyday medication that is suppose to prevent them, but they still happen, just not as often. When they do happen I have Immatrex to take, which doesn't work either. It dulls the pain to a manageable level for a few hours before the migrane is back in full force again. I think overdosing on excedrine migrane does the same effect, only cheaper. Well, if I had to pay for my meds...

So thats my life up to this point. I know boring and not much going on I guess. We have decided to go on a cruise in September which I'm excited about. Other than that it's just us going about our lives at a glaciar pace.