Internet-less (kinda)

Well- We finally have internet at Frank's house! However- It isn't wireless, so we all have to share the ONE ethernet cord. Oh well. Now for the news!

Jon and I have been staying at his friend, Frank's, house for a week now. We're sleeping on an air mattress, but at least we aren't staying in a hotel or something. He has two roommates- Joe and his girlfriend Christina. Christina is super nice. At least there is someone else in the house during the day while the guys work. I met Frank's sister, Felicia. She's a hoot. We went dress shopping last Friday for the Marine Ball. She's going to go with Frank since her husband won't be home in time for the Ball. She got a really pretty full length purple dress at Sears for $90. We went to Ross and I found a cute knee length black sparkly-ish dress for $25. Talk about some killer deals! Mom will send me shoes and accessories. I'm glad that I've made two friends since being out here. It makes being without Jon easier. Jon's off training this week so Frank has taken it upon himself to irritate me Jon style. He's doing a good job! ;o)

Since being here Jon and I looked at about 15 houses total. On Saturday we looked at about ten houses, but we weren't quite set on one. At 6 pm we looked at one more house and just fell in love with it! It has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a 2 car garage, killer kitchen and eat in area, huge living room, a laundry room, front and back yards (which will both be sodded), an attic, and stainless steel appliances. It doesn't initially come with a fridge, but they will install a matching 26 cubic ft side by side with water and ice in the door for $1000 (about $600 less than what we'd have to pay for a matching one). The cabinets are a deep cherry wood and the Formica counter tops are a light grey. The builder is going to pay 2.5% of the closing costs, which is about $4400. SO- We'll just use $1000 of that for the fridge. We also got the house in time for the tax rebate for new home owners. SWEET!

I started hunting for jobs online this week. A lot of the places want me to fax my resume, so I need to figure out where to go for that.

All in all- I'm doing pretty well out here. I'm enjoying the air and wildlife, and I'm making friends. Things are falling into place. The stress paid off! =)