Options

Today was a normal day. We picked up our 2000 Dodge from the dealership where it had eighteen hundred dollars worth of work done. Only to try and open the front passenger door and it did not open. I was angry at the time but now I can laugh. The best part was why it would not open . . . a loose bolt. The first thing I said when my husband got home, "even I can tighten a bolt." Yes, I said it. As I type this I am laughing. I am sure you are wondering why I titled this post 'Options.' Again today my crazy husband and I were talking about places we would like to live when he is out of Army. His "foreign" choice Hungary. That is correct I said Hungary. My choice, Ireland. I cannot pronounce half of the names of the cities and towns in either country. I am not sure we will ever live in a foreign country but it is funny to listen to us talk and dream about it. Karl also talked to the service guy at the dealership about how much the mechanics make at the dealership. He said starting pay was about twenty dollars per hour and they have one guy who has worked there for thirty years he makes forty dollars per hour. I think that is not all that bad, Karl agrees. My worry, Karl is not all that mechanically inclined. But that could change after some training. Anyway, I do not think in my life I have ever felt like I have had so many options open to me. We have nowhere we have to live. I think living away from family and my hometown has made me realize that I can. Look out, I could be moving to a town near you.

Thirteen

Thirteen, the number of days I have until the Fall semester starts at Cameron. I am super pumped although Calculus is not all that thrilling. I need to brush up on my Trigonometry or it could be a massacre of my grade point average. It has been a rather uneventful break. My professor called today to tell me he recalculated my grade and I have an A in Earth Science. I was happy with the B because I do not think I put in all the effort I should have for the class but I am glad to see that the work I did do was excellent rather than just above average. I am really going to miss science classes. I learned so much and it has definitely changed my opinion about the Earth and my part of it. I am even considering a "bicycle car" called an ELF for my next car. It is very innovative and super cool looking. And to be honest not all that expensive. Cheaper than anything I was planning on purchasing before. I have also fallen in love with the Wichita Mountains, so much so that I am contemplating staying here in Lawton. I know that is completely crazy and it means not moving closer to the city with all of its amenities. But the city does not have the view that this area has either or the space for that matter. So, as usually I see another option and it draws my attention like a moth to a flame. Any changes in our current living situation are not really in the cards per se but I constantly dream of what life will be like when school is done and my husband is off Active Duty in the Army.