dear dinfos,

i have so much i want to share, pics, a long lengthy (hopefully not boring) post about our experiences since moving to guam, BUT..... still no computer. so back to the heading of this blog.... it all began when jeff was at his tech school (which they call dinfos- defense information school) & about 1/2 of his class gradutated without orders. which for those who are not militarily (?) inclined is not really supposed to happen. jeff finally recieved his orders the day before we got on the plane for guam & that is the main reason why that after 2 months we're still waiting on our "quick" shipment. which has my computer!!!!
i can't wait until we can finally get settled. & i think i've worn out all the clothes that i could fit into my one suitcase. i've never been very good about packing for a trip, but i think through this i've learned a valuable lesson...... "you can never have enough clean underwear" is not the best advice to base packing a suitcase on. i have yet to run out of underwear, which don't get me wrong, is awesome, but i have been wearing the same 2 pairs of shorts for 2 months now. which is pretty gross.
oh besides our computer, i also really, REALLY need a vacuum. our carpet is grosser than my shorts. tomorrow is our "deliver no later than" date. fingers crossed we'll have our things by next week.
so to wrap it up, thanks dinfos for making this 1st PCS the most interesting experience it could be. in all honesty i think we've learned so much from this & my level of appreciation & gratitude has grown.
signing out now. until the next library visit, or quick shipment delivery........

HoHoHo

Happy Holidays!

I have so much I want to share & update, but don't have the time or our computer (for photos) yet. Just wanted to send a quick, but none the less meaningful, seasonal greeting!

no nuts this year

i really can't believe it is almost christmas time. could that be because it's so hot & tropical here, or most likely that i'm not in a tutu & pink tights hearing waltz of the flowers for the umpteenth time? it really hit me the other day, that i am unemployed. this is both good & bad..... good because i literally could do whatever i want whenever i want (with some understandable exceptions) & bad because whatever i want whenever i want mostly revolves around running errands, cleaning house, watching tv & going to the gym. not so glamourous. missing that sugar plum schedule right about now. i'm gonna try to remind myself that it's still winter & christmas & new years are all right around the corner, even though i haven't heard a single note from nutcracker & i'm wearing shorts & flip flops..... oh & maybe the biggest christmas celebration obstacle we face is that the schultze house is seriously lacking decorations...... no tree, no lights, no wreath..... just a sad little red bow. but i like that bow & it's our start, our new guam life. and in all honesty it really is hard to feel like celebrating when your family is halfway across the world. that is a difficult reality to face. but there will be visits, oh yes, there will be visits.... it's just a matter of time. (and $)
in other news, our car is on the island! been to the dmv twice now (my new guam drivers license & our temporary driving permit) only one more time to go...... to register the car officially.
& all i really want for christmas this year is our computer!! it's on it's way!!