All smiles now!

AJ’s first trip to the vet was a success! He didn’t bite anyone, didn’t growl at anyone, nothing. He was all love to everyone there, and I’m pretty sure he would have gone home with any of them. It’s probably because he wasn’t feeling good and they made him feel better. His problem…his anal glands needed excreting, which is really disgusting. He cried so loud when they did it, but he felt so much better afterwards. And it smells horribly! I had to change my clothes when I got home just from holding him. Apparently, that’s where they store their “scent” to mark their territory, and it was pretty rank. But AJ is feeling so much better, and he’s back to himself.

Pobrecito

Poor AJ is having some problems with his rear, and he hasn't been feeling well at all. Tomorrow we get to experience our first vet visit in San Diego! Pray that it goes well and that AJ isn't too sick! :(

It COULD have been worse?!?!

I guess it’s what you expect when you have the Navy move you. What makes me angry is that if it’s your job…you should do it well. If you’re a janitor…be proud and clean that toilet well! If you’re a teacher…be proud and teach your students well! If you’re a packer…be proud and pack boxes well! It isn’t that hard…James and I have moved ourselves three times with very few difficulties and broken items. In fact, on our move from Texas to Virginia, only one glass broke. Just one! But…apparently getting paid to pack peoples stuff means that you can suck at it because it isn’t your stuff. Movers on both sides of the coast gave us quite the attitudes. Well…let me tell you how excited their bosses are going to be when our claim comes through. Let’s hit the big ones…our TV didn’t show up. Half of our bed didn’t show up and they broke the rest of it (oh yeah…a family heirloom). One of our brand new dining room chairs didn’t show up. They broke our new living room chair. An adorable clear coffee table didn’t make it. A few boxes, etc. That’s the stuff that didn’t show up. Boxes were ripped apart, shredded, crushed, pretty much pulverized. A ton of stuff is broken…I don’t even know where to begin on that one. It’s been fairly entertaining opening boxes labeled clothes to find kitchen stuff, or boxes labeled clothes to find books. I don’t think I’ve opened one box that was labeled correctly or packed well. I take that back…one of the boxes that we packed from Blacksburg with our glasses was labeled and packed well. Oh…wait…we did that ourselves! So…the moral of the story is that we should never let the Navy move our stuff again, and when they do, we are paying for it ourselves and getting reimbursed. Because really… this has been unacceptable.

Come on in!

It feels good to have a place to call our home in beautiful San Diego! Though it took us quite a while to find a place, we have moved into a very nice complex that overlooks Qualcomm stadium. If we are willing to spend enough money, we could literally walk to the games, and it would be about the same distance we used to walk from AJ to class. Seriously…we’re that close! Our apartment is pretty much in the middle of everything in San Diego, and it only takes James about 10 to 15 minutes to get to base, and it took him 9 minutes to get home yesterday. We love it! Our little home is a bit small, but still bigger than we thought we could afford in San Diego! It has vaulted ceilings, beautiful crown molding, granite counter tops, some hardwood floors, built in bookshelves, a huge kitchen, a fireplace, and a Jacuzzi bath tub. And we are on the third floor, so I feel safer (though our movers were really angry about that!). I think my favorite thing about our apartment is that we have an awesome view of palm trees and fun tropical plants. We can’t wait for everyone to come and visit!

Yes...we really bought a lime couch! :)

I am super excited about our new love seat! Though I try to keep it inside as best I can, I LOVE bright colors and fun crazy furniture, and I fell in love with this couch as soon as I saw it. And the best part about it is that we found it on craigslist for only $150! It belonged to an adorable couple in Northpark who are moving to Germany. He was an interior designer and their apartment looked like a contemporary furniture ad. So fun! So now you all have to come and visit just so you can see our awesome new love seat!

Our Fifth Address together!!

We have an actual San Diego Address now! If all goes as planned, we should be moving in this afternoon. We are so excited, and I can't wait to put pictures of our apartment up! :)

Please email me at: aburley@vt.edu for our address and phone number! :)

We are inviting you to come out and visit! This is an open invitation...you are always welcome in our home! :) San Diego has sooooo many fun things to do...we are only beginning to scratch the surface!

Can't wait to see you all!

Always, Angela, James, and AJ

Naval Station San Diego

We made it! Somewhere around 2,000 to 3,000 miles from Coast to Coast, plus sidetrips.