I decided to begin this deployment as I mean to go on. No... not crying alone in my car. Not inhaling an entire carton of Pringles and a bag of Twizzlers in one sitting... Maybe let's just not actually take Thursday into account at all. But from Friday on, I was bound and determined to have a Good Weekend.
I kicked things off on Friday evening with a girls' night at a friend's house. We ate tons of junk food, played corn hole in the dark (I still don't fully grasp that game), watched YouTube videos, and generally just helped take each others' minds off the fresh absence of our husbands. I had intended to spend the night, but around 2 in the morning, I felt an overwhelming wave of homesickness and just wanted to be at my house. Fortunately, I didn't have to call my mom to come pick me up--being 28 is SO much better than being six!
Saturday, I got the house in order, went for a four mile run, and made a sizeable dent in our DVR backlog. Then, yesterday, I tried out Barsa, a tapas restaurant downtown, with a friend. We've both been facing a lot of the same obstacles over this past year, so it's always nice to hang out and know that the other person just "gets it". Also, the drinks and food were delicious! I was thrilled to see "Pisco Disco" on the cocktail menu. When I had my bachelorette weekend in New York many moons ago, we went to a swanky club where we ordered and subsequently fell in love with, Pisco Punch. It's not a liquor I see on a menu often, but when I do I always try it out and bask in the fond memories.
I also uploaded a profile to a couple of babysitting sites, and have even booked a couple of jobs with a friend! I'm really focused on trying to make some money over this deployment to put toward our Baby Buying Fund, and I like that with babysitting I can still retain some flexibility and make about the same hourly wage (if not more, which is pretty sad) than I would in many local office and childcare jobs. Hopefully the jobs start trickling in soon.
This upcoming week is also pretty full, and I'm looking forward to brushing off the Alice in Wonderland costume for some Trick or Treating at the Outlets this afternoon! Happy Halloween!!
I kinda love that you plan to go trick or treating!!!!
Sounds like you had a full weekend, girly.
Posted by: Molly | October 31, 2011 at 04:20 PM
I can't wait to see your Alice costume!
Posted by: Thoughts Appear | October 31, 2011 at 05:54 PM
I love the idea of doing some babysitting! I can't even begin to imagine the life of a military wife; good on you for taking charge of how the deployment goes for you :)
Posted by: Kate | October 31, 2011 at 07:12 PM
Sounds like a fun weekend! Glad you didn't have to call mommy to come pick you up. :) LOL. I hope you find a fun job to make some money & to make the time fly a little faster. ;)
Posted by: Melissa | October 31, 2011 at 07:46 PM
Awh, I'm so sorry he had to leave again. I think your plan to keep with activities is a good idea. I wish we lived closer, I'd hope we could be friends or something or at least you let me bring baked goods by :) But I love your plans and trick 'o treating--awesome!
Posted by: Sara | October 31, 2011 at 09:06 PM
Good luck with your baby sitting job! Hopefully the jobs come in quickly!
Posted by: Kanya | October 31, 2011 at 09:38 PM
I can't even imagine what it is like to go through a deployment for that long! I would probably start eating and not stop. But I'm glad to see you making a positive out of it.
Oh lord! Trick or treating. The last time I went trick or treating was when I was 18. My friends and I thought it would be fun. SO we did, and one guy in the neighborhood opened the door as was like, "man, forget the candy! Wanna a beer?" LOL
Posted by: Brittany E. | October 31, 2011 at 10:58 PM