Holy road trips Batman!

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Sun setting behind us somewhere along the road through Arizona..I think.

So we just “settled” into our new home state for the next three years. When I say settled, I mean we arrived with what we boarded the plane with, our dogs and 8 pieces of luggage, the rest of our household goods we will see sometime in December and we’re on the hunt for suitable housing. We left our home state of Hawaii and spent four days literally driving across the mainland United States to get to our new home of record. Not only are we getting used to an entirely new state, new people, new culture, and holy crap new speed limits, but oy the weather (for Hawaii people the hardest and most obvious difference is going to be the weather, especially in November, there are seasons??? WHHHAAAAAAATT!!!)  Continue reading “Holy road trips Batman!”

The joys of pets and another Master’s degree

Approximately 2.5 years ago I started out the journey on my second Master’s degree…yes one was not punishment and torture enough, I decided to go back for more. I do these things not just to torture myself, but also to keep myself busy. I’m that type of person that if I am idle and in the case of the military life, living separated from your spouse, I will drive everyone insane: from my husband to my family and friends. Therefore, for everyone’s sanity, I generally have to take classes after work so that I’m completely pooped out and won’t bother anyone.  Continue reading “The joys of pets and another Master’s degree”