cookie dough

Why does it have to be so much better before you cook it? Why?!?!?

saturdays

Husband works six days a week. And on Saturdays, he's usually gone from 7am to 9pm. He just called and said he's on his way home, so it will be an hour and a half. Awesome. Too much alone time gets old!

Mon-Fri he does his regular job, packing parachutes. He's home by 6pm most of the time, and doesn't have to go into the field overnight or for weeks at a time like many soldiers. So I'm thankful for that.

Saturdays he jumps with the skydive team. So that's really fun. Today he jumped 11 times! Normally he gets 5-7. Now that he has 200+ jumps, he can actually jump on the team at demonstrations. So far he's only driven the van around and done ground crew.

I'm glad he got in with the team, because we were paying big bucks for him to jump. Now he goes for free, but has to go every weekend. And next Fri-Sun, he's going to Louisiana with them.

tornado warnings

I spent 30 minutes on the floor in my bathroom last night. And I wasn't puking, thank you very much. The sirens went off, and we were under tornado warning for a while last night. Its creepy when you hear the voice saying "A tornado warning has been issued. Seek shelter now. Do not delay. Seek shelter now." On the plus side, we can definitely hear the sirens from our apartment.

I don't like when we're under warning. Not so much because I actually think we'll get hit, but because I'm not used to it and don't know quite how to respond.

Husband says "You can't outrun a tornado." Last night, he went to bed while I hid with the cats. He grew up in HI, with hurricanes and tsunamis.

I much prefer earthquakes. They are few and far between, plus there's no warning. No warning means no freaking out and hiding. Its more of Yikes! That just happened! Now let's clean it up.

overdue

I met up with my friend S yesterday. When we were first getting to know each other, we had a conversation about how all these young Army wives get married and get pregnant right away. I made my feelings on children known (I don't want them) and she wanted to wait a while after her wedding so she could finish her master's and just be married.

Two weeks later, she was pregnant. Oops! She was so funny when she told me, because we had talked about how she didn't want to be like that. I think she may have even apologized. She was legally married, but in the Army way, hadn't had the ceremony yet. It was a month away when she found out, and she didn't tell many people until after the wedding.

Well she was due Monday. And we went to Panera and got pedicures on Tuesday. Baby A is still in there, with no signs of an impending delivery.

:)

So far, the day is going well! I worked out, and now I have a cat on my lap and a latte in my hand. Fabulous. :)

dude!

Dear Mother Nature,

Please fix the temperatures. I am on spring break and would like to leave the house without a jacket. 50° is not conducive to a week spent at the pool. A month ago, we were having beautiful 80° days. I would like those back now.

Thank you,
Liz

scheduling

I'm trying to figure out my schedule for grad school this summer. I can take 9 units, but I'd be gone until 9pm three nights a week. I was hoping summer school classes would be in the mornings, but they aren't. If I do all 9 units, I might be able to finish next May, instead of doing another summer. Plus, there's always the threat of us moving, and me having to start over or stay here alone to finish. I kinda just want to get it done. I'm meeting with my adviser tomorrow or Tuesday, so I hope she can help me sort it out.