Today we went to church. E did some research earlier in the week and found a nice church a little ways off post. We arrived a little early, and much to E's dismay we went inside early instead of going to get doughnuts before church started. No sooner had we found a place to sit than people started coming up to us left and right and introducing themselves to us.
This church has people from so many places, and it has so many people that will be very helpful and understanding for E and I. Many of the people attending the church have either been in the military in the past, have worked on post, or are still working on post. We spent a good twenty minutes getting to meet people until church started. Then again during the meet-and-greet portion of the service, and then after the service. We met many people who gave us advice and direction and offered us ways to be involved. More importantly, they offered suggestions on how to keep me busy! Sometime in the near future I should be able to connect with other wives and go out and do fun stuff with them, but I was also given some direction and some suggestions about where I could volunteer (some of which included with the church).
After that we were invited to the Sunday school classes between services, so we stayed for that.
Then comes E's favorite part of the day. The anxiously awaited trip to the Waffle House!!
He thought he was so sneaky. As we were leaving the church parking lot he goes "I'm going to take you out for a treat!" Little did he know, I knew he was going to do it before we even left for church!
It was yummy!! Although, I'll have to say that it made me a little homesick for Minnesota for a minute when I realized how much I miss the no-smoking laws... But I quickly got over it!
Now I sit and quietly try not to disturb E as he does a bunch of homework and important sounding things. He told me today at breakfast that he's figured out a couple of good people to be friends with that seem to be down to earth. E seems to be settling right in and I think is grateful for the business in his life after having a month of loafing around with no real productivity. He seems to be making all kinds of connections, and people are eager to help us out at every chance we can get.
Oh! I almost forgot! I know some of you have been asking for pictures of the base and all that jazz, which I hadn't gotten around to yet because of all the rain, and my not knowing where I'm going or what I'm doing, but I was just informed last night by E that he volunteered to be the photographer...so he needs the camera. So much for practicing my photography skills this summer :P I'll just have to practice on the weekends. However, E said I could maybe help him with some of it (FB and uploading and such) so maybe that will give me a little bit of things to do as well.
I finished my first book since we've arrived, and now I'm on to the second! It's called How to be an American Housewife by Margaret Dilloway. In case you were wondering, it's a novel, not a self-help book. I'm finding it very interesting so far as it is about a Japanese woman that married an American sailor during WWII or shortly thereafter. It made me think, for as bored as I think I am, and for as lost in the military protocol as I feel, at least I can speak English, know American culture, and nobody is holding anything against me because of how I look!
Anyway, that's really all I have to report for now!
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