culture shock..

hi everyone,

It's been a few weeks since ive updated my blog.
its been a whirlwind adjusting to life in spring lake, nc.
all the roads are highways. every fast food place imaginable is in a 3 block radius. strip clubs, gun shops, and pawn shops are more frequent than trees. welcome to life surrounding an army base.

the job hunt has been equally as difficult. ive applied to 500 jobs and have had two interviews. both which i have no interest in doing. i think i am getting to the point in my life where i dont want to just settle for "any" job. ive been in the work force for almost 10 years now, and i'm ready to do something where i love getting up in the morning and going to. a job where i dont have to work weekends. i'm totally fine with working a 9-5er. that is something I would not take for granted whatsoever.

Jonny started work this week on bragg. His unit already deployed to Afghanistan middle of March. Due to the shortage of troops, he has to get deployed very soon to catch up with his unit. As of right now sometime in May seems the most likely. The good news if there is any out of this, is that the deployment may only be about 5 months in length.

Everything is happening so quickly. We just got here. We just started working and adjusting to being back together. Now its all changing.

I have made the executive decision to go back home to the Cape and work June-labor day weekend in September. With my job, I will be making double or even triplein one week on the cape, compared to one month of work here. It also will be a good distraction being busy and around people who I love while Jonny is in Afghanistan.

There are a few good perks to being here however:
1. life shuts down on sundays. i like having a designated "family" day.
2. drinks are like 3 dollars, and they give you a good buzz
3. so many dogs every where!!!
4. my apartment/community is gorgeous--everything is brand new and i could never afford a place like this back home. thank you us army for something
5. the weather. already in the 80s, sunny, and the pool opens for good in a month
6. so many fun things around to do. a lot more interesting than cape cod, ma

Things i miss:
1. my dog. my family. my sister
2. TD bank--i still havent got my debit card here. come on people!!!!!!
3. people moving at a faster pace--sometimes the service is so terrible down here
4. sports. sad i cant watch the redsox :(

with all my free-time in the past week and a half. ive been doing a lot of soul-searching and its been a good thing. its really time to make some changes and set some long term goals. i've realized i havent achieved anything substantial in my life since graduating college and i am tired of feeling "lazy".
time to turn over a new leaf.