Day Twenty-Two.

It's snowing!! We are supposed to get up to 6" so I could wake up to a winter wonderland in the morning!

I am surprised that I am still awake. I didn't sleep much, and didn't take a nap or anything today. I finally went to bed at 2:30am but the party upstairs was still going until at least 5:30am because I kept waking up and could still hear music bumping. I'm glad they at least have places to be early in the morning during the week.

My soldier worked at the FARP last night. He had a lot to talk about today!He seemed to really enjoy it. I hope he gets to work there more often, as long as he stays safe!!

He said it wasn't as cold there as it has been recently in the evenings. They worked out of a little building near a landing pad for the helicopters. He said they only had three or four come in during the shift.
They wear a flight helmet, and a head lamp when they go out to work on the birds. They turn on the head lamps as the helicopter is landing so they can see everyone. Then when the helicopter is taking back off the pilots do a count to make sure the area is clear. There are all kinds of safety measures with "grounding" the bird and making sure everything is safe and secure. Very technical and procedural, but all sounds like common sense type stuff.

He was pretty tired. He has to take some sort of driving class this week and will be doing so on a day-time shift, so he has to sleep during the time he is usually working, and visa versa this week.
Today he tried not to sleep much so he could sleep through the night and be ready to go in the morning. It's kinda crazy that they have them flip flop shifts so often. He'll be back on the night shift next week!

I imagine when he gets back home, we'll both be sleeping like babies! Well, I guess after he adjusts to the time difference again.

I am pretty tired. It's been a long day. I got up and worked out and did some laundry and dishes. I talked to both my mom and my boyfriend's mom, as well as my boyfriend today. It was good to get some socializing in. It makes me feel a lot less alone. I got a little teary at the end of my video chat today. I contained it pretty well, but I think he can tell when I'm getting emotional and trying to cover it up. I was just missing him a lot and wanted to be right there with him, snuggled up in bed, listening to him snore. :)

I wish the weather was nice here. I think I have a touch of the winter blahs too. I need some sunshine!! At least the days are getting longer now (supposedly, but I haven't noticed yet!)

Time for some shut eye, I hope. I need to get my mind to wind down first.