Yippee; I'm in my new quarters and online again! Life is good! My room is the far door. As you can see, I have a lovely view of one of our ubiquitous concrete walls but still, I'm in a place I can make somewhat permanent. I've added a couple of small area rugs to cover up the grey tile floor and will work on getting something to put on the bare, panel walls. The big coup was getting internet established but again, my Chief came through and now I'm online to the world. One of the other O-5s has the near room and we share a small bath in the middle. Oh Mom, in the small world category, he is a graduate from Appalachian State and he has a relative who works at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC.
Speaking of my Chief, he's been here a little longer and has done some extensive modifications to his quarters. We grilled steaks there again tonight and it is such a nice break from the DFAC. Having just a few of the guys over in a relaxed atmosphere makes for a great change of pace to everyday life. The only thing missing was a cooler full of cold beer; guess I'll have to wait until I throw my, "Back in the World" party when I get home and can enjoy my deck again.
Life is settling into a good routine now. I'm getting comfortable in my job and now I've quit being a nomad for a while. The job is rewarding and there's nothing quite like giving a live demonstration of our equipment to a soldier and having him say, "Wow! Your stuff really works!" Makes them feel safer and takes away one more thing they need to worry about while on mission. Like I said, life is good.
Cheers, Pearl
PS - I've added a new link - Gritty Kitty Blog. "Toonces" is a junior officer with whom I went through training and is over here doing the same job I am. I was checking my statistics for the previous blog and saw I was getting referrals from her blog. I thought I'd return the favor. Quite the blog network we have going.
