It's good to see you again! Where shall we start? How about where we left off: February.
But first, allow me to clarify that we do not
own a hammock.
Get comfy. Then bookmark this page so you can finish reading after resting
your eyeballs or vomiting, whichever need arises first.
FEBRUARY
Scott returned from Iraq on the 21st. He
enjoyed his super secret deployment stuff but was glad to be home. Thanks again to all
who sent him stuff, e-mailed him stuff, thought about him & thought about
sending or e-mailing him stuff
– it was very much appreciated & made the
experience all the more pleasant.
APRIL
¿Dónde está el baño? We spent a week sipping piña coladas poolside & playing
(tequila) water volleyball in Puerto Vallarta
(that's Mexico for any gringos tuning in).
MAY
Let the academania begin! Scott's sister Kari graduated from college & his
brother Brett from high school, so we hit the yellow brick road
for a day of Kansas commencements. Then we hit up Missouri for more
celebratory milestones: Scott's grandparents both turned 80 & marked 60
years of marriage!
JULY
*COLLECTIVE SIGH OF RELIEF*: We got orders to Texas & not Wyoming! (No
offense to any reader from, in, near or with allegiance to Wyoming.) No more
frantic e-mails & phone calls to Air Force comrades seeking to crack the how-to-avoid-another-undesirable-assignment code. San Antonio was
on our "dream sheet" so we were (still are!) grateful
to get it.
This news led to our first putting-a-house-up-for-sale adventure
– & what a
stressful adventure it was.
AUGUST
1. Blindly toss all belongings in boxes/Rubbermaid containers & stack neatly in
basement.
2. Dig out toothbrush from basement.
3. List house with realtor.
4. Sell house in a week to second looker.
5. Bribe friends with pizza to help move into the only apartment complex in
Spokane that accepts cats AND month-to-month leases. Naturally
it was on the second floor. With no elevator. Sorry about that, loyal mover friends!
SEPTEMBER
Viva Las Vegas! Labor Day weekend kicked off our annual vaca to Sin City.
Jamie & Co., glad you could make it out.
OCTOBER
Find those passports, amigos, it's time for more sunburns! We did the adults-only/all-inclusive thing in the
Dominican Republic with friends from Omaha. Since the all-inclusive
feature pretty much only included Frisbees & no-name liquor, we spent
every day hanging out at the pool bar, or the "pee bar" since I didn't see
many patrons exiting the pool to take care of business. We had lots o' fun in the
sun. And urine.
A week later we were back in the Spokane airport's security checkpoint line
to start our house-hunting expedition in San Antonio. Little did our realtor
know what he was in for! Three days & 26 houses later, we found
5727 Lasalle
Way & called off the search.
NOVEMBER
On the 24th we packed the Sportage to the gills, cranked up the Sirius & hit the open road. Two thousand miles, 22 hours, 14 years of wedded bliss
& 1 moving violation* later, we were in
our new home.
*Dear Colorado State Patrol: For the record, I was REALLY not trying to
spring that prisoner from that transport convoy! And thank you for citing my
expired license & not my excessive speeding.
Our first full day in our new house was Thanksgiving
– we gave thanks to Tucholski, for without his/her unsecured wireless network, we would not have
had free Internet for the two days it took Road Runner to get us wired up.
DECEMBER
All of our stuff got delivered (nothing missing or broken), Scott
started his job (which he likes) & we rang in the new year downtown with our
first houseguests.
JANUARY
Scott pinned on captain (O-3) on the 13th (yes, I saved the best news for
last)
– YIPPEE!
Now that we're all caught up
– hello, are you awake?
– we'll try to avoid another read-a-thon with
regular updates!
Happy 2009! Keep in touch!
Lisa & Scott (& the three amigos, of course!)