WOW! Has it really been 2+ weeks since I last blogged... sorry... a lot going on over here in Japan! Cinco de Mayo came and went and we had a little fiesta at our place to celebrate... what better place to celebrate than... err... Japan!?!? That's completely besides the point... it was a Saturday and sunny and margaritas were in order! We had margaritas, sangria, and lots of Coronas! Chips, dip, tacos, quac, etc along with Eugene's famous fried chicken which I stayed away from but is always a BIG hit!!!! We get really great afternoon sun on our patio and it was nice to sit out there and get a little sun and enjoy the night with good friends. It was also the "super-moon" that night and the sky was clear and from the other side of our building we could see it perfectly! It was a perfect evening.... now the next day was a little rough for me, but well worth it!!!!
I started my new job at the hospital here on base as the "Infection Preventionist" last Monday and have survived my first week and a half... barely. It is basically an infection control nurse job and very different from any other job I have ever had in nursing. It is not bedside nursing care which I have always done and I am up to my ears in paperwork, policies, and military politics... it is quite interesting actually! Hopefully I can survive the next year doing this until we move back to the U.S. The REALLY great thing is that i have a real JOB... finally!!!! It's a little strange to wake up every morning and have to actually get dressed and go to work instead of hanging out in my sweatpants, but it is definitely a nice change of pace!
The U.S.S. George Washington is out and about in the ocean conducting "sea trials" for the past 5 or so days to get the ship ready for deployment, so Damian has been very busy with that! The week before he was working very long hours getting ready for their upcoming deployment so I wasn't seeing him much anyway!
I really do need to keep up with these blogs because so much has happened in the past few weeks... crazy! My grandmother passed away last week... she was the most amazing woman I have ever known and feel very lucky to have so many memories of time spent with her. She has influenced my life so much and I am a better person because of it!
If you would like to see just how amazing she was... click on this link.
Happy belated Mother's Day to all the mothers out there! I will try to keep up on the blog a little better!
Japanese Word of the Day:
haha: mother (that's funny... really I can't make this up!!!)
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