The DMV!!

     So now I am in the DMV, which stands for D.C., Maryland and Virginia, a larger and busier metropolitan area. This time I had to make the 13 hour trip back home all by myself. I packed up ALL my stuff, packed my truck and drove home for the weekend.

Crossing the Mississippi River again on my way HOME!

     

Welcome to VA!!

     I arrived here Sunday evening to stay in a hotel because my apartment had no furniture until the next day. The hotel was nice except the business area as they called it consisted of an e-computer without Microsoft Office or its own printer - NOT COOL!.
     The first couple of days at work was spent as usual in orientation of all kinds and tons of computer based training. Talk about sleepy days. Thankfully week one went by and I was finally into orientation and actually in a room. This was my opportunity to learn the computer charting system - EPIC. That was really important because I had not previously worked with it anywhere else.
     On day two after my arrival I was finally able to unpack my truck and move all my junk in on the second floor. Thank God my apartment is on the front - closest apartment to the stairs. Very modern appliances - all stainless steel, beautiful countertops and cabinets. The furniture is so so, with possibly the world's most uncomfortable sofa EVA! But get this - what do realty properties have against overhead lighting? Other than the kitchen and dining room this joint has no overhead lighting! I had to request a floor lamp from my travel company, otherwise I would have been living in a dungeon for 3 months!

     Again, I had mapped out a couple of churches in the area - so I was excited for my first week to attend. Extremely large congregation. AWESOME WORD!. Enough said!

LOVE the kitchen!

Last Days

     Well my ArkLaTex assignment was a pretty descent one. My last days were spent getting drug tested (again) for the new assignment I accepted, and of course packing. My last weekend a member of the church I was attending invited me over for dinner after church which was nice.

     My assignment ended on a Tuesday and I was out of there on Wednesday for my long journey home - alone this time.

     Kinda weird, but I met more people on my move out day than I think I met outside of work the entire time I was here. One of the maintenance men actually helped me tote some things down to my truck. Then a cleaning crew came to clean the apartment next to me, (which would explain why I never saw anyone there) and one of the crew also assisted me.

     I tried to do the trip in one day but I couldn't make it. Stopped on the other side of ATL in Conyers for the night. Next stop, HOME SWEET HOME (for the weekend) by way of my SWEETIE 1st!!! 

Hurricane Isaac

Hurricane Isaac decides to make itself known - considering the history of the area I was concerned. Before accepting the contract I was sure to investigate this whole hurricane/weather situation, but I was wrong. Thankfully I had a few days to prepare in the event of the storm really coming down the line.

What I discovered is that my city is a lot like my home - far enough inland that it is usually the evacuation destination. Forecasts were coming in about 5 days before landing. I did the usual prep - buying some non-perishable food items and bottled water, prayed and prayed more.

My family and friends were highly excited by the prospect of me being caught in the hurricane especially by myself, so I decided to start a hurricane update - periodically I would send a mass text message to everyone reporting the progress and projection of the storm. This method seemed to calm their concerns and nerves.

Thankfully the storm moved exactly as expected. Many residents of the low lying areas were evacuated to my city and I think we only experienced a little rain. So Thankful!!!