Happy Halloween

It's Halloween! It feels weird though. I am sitting in a hotel room without a costume. :( I do however have a t-shirt that says Trick or Treat. I got it awhile ago and am finally excited I can wear it. I am in El Centro, California. Brian is working the Algodones Sand Dunes as a paramedic for the Bureau of Land Management. I decided to come with Brian so that I could spend some time with him! I also wanted a break from Bakersfield. I love our new apartment but I needed a change of scenery. We are down here until Sunday. Brian is having a great time and I'm sure there will be lots of pictures.

On another note, I will be heading back to Wisconsin when I return to Bakersfield. Sadly my Uncle passed away earlier this week. I will be flying out I think on Wednesday and then staying for a week. It all depends on the ticket I can get.

Well, I have been trying to type this blog for the past two hours and I am just a little distracted! I'll add more later!

Quick Post

I have some good news and some really bad news. Good news is that Brian got back from the fire last night safe and sound. I am really happy to have him back. He was only gone for a couple days but it felt like a lot longer. It might have had something to do with the fact that I was moving a lot of boxes by myself. Ok, so not A LOT of boxes but it always feels like a lot when you have to go up and down the stairs! I promise I will post pictures today or tomorrow. I Want to have the place looking nicer before I take pictures! I will be waiting for the gas company to come today to turn the gas on. They told me they would be here between 7am and 5pm. So since Brian is at work from 9 am till 6:30pm. I have to be here waiting for them. Grrrr. I hope they come soon! I don't have any hot water, a stove, or a dryer until they turn the gas on.

Now for the really bad news. I know some of you already know, but I got a phone call this morning informing me that my Uncle is not doing well at all. I don't know the whole story yet but my Uncle had a heart attack. He is in need of a heart transplant. He is on the waiting list and I am hoping that he will get one and it will work. I just needed to let you all know to get this off my chest. Please keep him in your prayers for me and my family.

Santa Ana Winds!

I know it's been a little while! So the day after my last post Brian came home from the Chalk Fire! He came back on October 11th! I was very happy. I was getting ready for my weekend in L.A. that night and since Brian had just gotten home he wanted to spend more time with me and come with me to L.A. So we left after he was done with work on Saturday. We had a great time visiting Blair and her boyfriend Brandon. We went to a great Italian restaurant, a farmers market, and the ocean! It was a whirlwind of excitement in a day and a half!

Sunday we left L.A. to go and borrow Brian's parents truck so we could move into our new apartment! We now have a new address! If you want the address let me know! Pictures to come soon, I promise! We started moving into the apartment on Monday afternoon. By Monday night Brian got a phone call from work asking if he was available to go to the fires that broke out over the weekend due to the Santa Ana Winds. So now it is Tuesday and Brian is on another fire! This time he is on the Juliet Fire near Camp Pendleton. It is a marine base near Oceanside, CA. He left this morning at 4:00am. Lucky for me we got almost all the large furniture moved into the new apartment so I can take my time and move the rest over before October 31st. If Brian is gone on this fire for 2 weeks then he will come back just in time to have us check out of our old apartment. He doesn't think he will be gone the full 14 days but I don't believe him. Hahaha

It has been awhile since the last post due to the fact that we were in L.A. and then moved into the new apartment. We had no Internet until today. We also do not have any gas until Friday. So I am between apartments. No gas means no hot water and no dryer. That's right we have a washer and dryer in this apartment!! I never thought I'd be excited for a washer and dryer! Anyway, the apartment is beautiful and tomorrow I will try posting some pictures...maybe even a video!

It's Fall!

It's October and it is starting to feel like fall...Well as close to fall as it will get here in California! It is finally starting to cool down. It did not even make it to 80 degrees today! It is wonderful! I am ready for it to be a little cooler. Once Brian and I move to our new apartment we can leave the windows open at night. I am still waiting for Brian to get back from the Chalk Fire. He could come home tomorrow at the earliest or Tuesday at the latest. I am hoping for tomorrow. This fire feels like he has been gone forever. I suppose it feels a lot longer because I am not working to get my mind off of it.

In other news, I am going to L.A.! I'm going to visit my friend Blair. We haven't seen each other since the wedding! It will be wonderful catching up and learning more about SoCal life!

It's been such a change but I'm glad to have the support of such great friends and family. Thank you!

October!

It's officially October! A new month means new changes! Brian is on another fire, its the Chalk Fire. It is in a part of California where Brian has already been earlier this year. He was on the Indians Fire in June. Now another canyon close to where the Indians burned is on fire. He left on Sunday and is still gone. I expect him to be gone for the full 14 days. If you want updates on how the fire is doing go to http://www.inciweb.org/incident/1551/ They update the website at least twice a day, usually 6am and 6pm Pacific time.

Some good news! Brian and I just found out we got our new apartment! I asked when we can move in and they told me tomorrow. I got really excited! Unfortunately, I have to wait to move in until Brian gets back from the fire. He has to be with me to sign the lease. So I have been trying to keep busy today by packing things that we don't use everyday. I am really excited to start moving! Well, maybe not excited to do the physical moving but I am excited for a nice new gated apartment! I am also very excited to have a washer and dryer IN the apartment! No more crazy people when I do the laundry!

We'll try to keep you updated! Happy October!