Shrimp Oysters & Beer

So, Thanksgivng is at an end. Our house guests have fled and returned to their home state. We are now in DC with Joelle's sister and her husband.

We went to the newly opened American History museum (awesome) and are now at this great bar where you can get booze and oysters.

I have to sa, I love the fact that we live far enough out that we wer able to get such a gorgeous house for cheap, but I do regret that there isn't this kind of class out our way.

Now don't get me wrong, I wouldn't want to live in DC. I enjoy driving too much and get too frustrated with crowds to live in a city like this. But to live in Olde Town and have access to things like this would be great.

However, the trade-off just wouldn't be worth it. I'm not a condo kind of person (I've lived in an apartment building before... Not my style) and the kind of single-family home that we could've afforded out here wouldn't have been what we were looking for.

The long and short of it is that I'm happy where we are, the grass is just always greener (Interesting factoid that I am making up: the grass is greener because cow shit is a great fertilizer!)

Enjoy!

From the Mouths of Babes

So, really quickly, I wanted to share something that was said today at our Thanksgiving dinner.

So Joelle started eating leftovers off oh her sister's plate. I leaned over to her 7 year old niece and said, "Aunt Joelle is what we call a vulture."

The kid sat for a moment and aptly responded, "I thought she was a lawyer." Little did she know that the two are synonymous. :)

I hope that everyone is having a great Thanksgiving!

Been Awhile

Howdy! It's been a lttle bit since I last posted. Things have been pretty crazy.

Today was a pretty good day. It was our last day at the track. Everyone in my group qualified on their first attempt. They said that that was rare. Also, today marked the end of my fifth week. Only 21 more to go. :)

Anyway, the housewarming party went well. I was a little (lot) on the tipsy side. But everyone had a good time.

I know this isn't much of an update... I'll try to think of something more interesting to post.

Obama Wins 'Pussy' Vote!

This just in. In a election day coup, Senator Obama was able to bring out the pussy vote in record numbers. When asked about his choice for President, this pussy stated, "Meow."

Anyway... I was very lucky. I managed to scoot the second that work let out and get to the polls quickly. From walking in the door to casting my vote, I only spent 16:52 on the electoral process. The lines were longer by the time that I was walking out, so I guess I got there just in time.

I hope that everyone is having a happy Election Day. I have to get up at 0400 for work, so I'll be napping on the couch/ watching results on CNN. The Academy is going well. It's stressful as Hell, but I'm learning a lot.

Anyway, have fun!