Car Dealerships, Oakleys, and Home

Car Dealerships

Let me just say that I will NEVER buy a car in a military town. They screw you (or try to) every time. I've spent my past three days dealing with TWO dealerships, 2 credit unions, and stupid sales people. I really don't feel like explaining everything, but I can tell you at one point we "owned" a 2008 Mustang for about 13 hours. We took it back. Want to know why? Because I realized that the price they gave us didn't include the rest that we owe on our trade in... Outlaw (the HHR). So we were paying TWO notes for only ONE car. YEAH RIGHT! Took that bottom line stock piece back!
The moral of the story is wait for a good deal, wait and make a big down payment (not a trade), and just have two cars instead of just one.



I promise, I won't take them to Mt. Scott!

So, about 7 months ago we went bouldering on Mt. Scott. I stopped about 3/4 the way up and took my Oakleys off to put up my hair again... We finally get to the top and guess who realizes that they never took off their sunglasses from hanging on her shirt to put back on her face? Yeah, me. So, RIP pretty bronze polarized Oakley Darts... You're missed.
About two weeks ago I finally got a new pair! Thank God! I missed my good quality sunglasses. I basically live in them from March-October. I promise I'll buy a cheap pair next time I decide to go climb a mountain.
And this weekend Aaron finally gets his new pair. I bought his first pair 3 months after we started dating for Christmas 2008. So, I guess after 2.5 years he deserves a new pair, right? Especially because I only had mine for 6 months and then lost the ones he bought me on our honeymoon... haha


Home is where the heart is. Or maybe it's where the Army sends us?

So, we are now at the point where projected orders should come in; give or take a few weeks. Projected is the operative word there. Yes, that means they could still change, but is about 75% a sure thing. We hear that our options at this point are something like this:
Ft. Hood, TX
Ft. Bliss (El Paso), TX
Ft. Sill (Lawton), OK  - we are here now
Germany
and Maaayyyyybbbbeeee Ft. Bragg, NC

Well, it wouldn't be completely bad if we stayed here in Lawton. Sure, Oklahoma SUCKS... but we wouldn't have to move... I already have a job... it works. And we could basically just take leave to come home to Louisiana after graduation and then come back home to Lawton.
Ewwww did I just call Lawton home? I honestly wouldn't know what to do with myself if we came back home to LA for a bit. There are so many people we miss (and a lot that we don't), so many people Aaron still has to meet, food that we miss, places to shop that just don't exist in OK, and ahhhh its just so over whelming. Then again... Lawton is where Aaron and I live, work, and everything in between... hmmm...



I don't have too much to say for today. What about you?

The truth, Playing dirty, and Pay Freeze

First of all I would like to apologize for the length between this post and my last. I got switched to another property (a story you will get later in this blog)... among other things. Let's just get right into it, shall we?



The Truth

The DNA test came back... And the answer we got was both happy and sad. What I grew up knowing is true. Obviously, that's the happy part. However, there is a saddening in this as well. There will be a lot of questioning and unsureness on the other side of the fence, but on my side of the fence... the story is complete. In the event, however, that somebody stirs a pot of lies... I WILL defend MY family.


Playing Dirty

The reason I have not been posting much is due to the fact my work world just got turned upside down. (Inset clip of Fresh Prince theme song here) I've gotten moved to another propety in Lawton. Let me remind you that Aaron and I only have one vehicle and I only got a 12 hour notice of my new location. Also, that this property is a hell hole. They brought the ever lovely Rhonda and I over to do a lease up (get numbers up becuase we are bad asses at what we do) because what had been going on there was just plain WRONG. Let me just say we are being screw in the butt* repeatedly for basically doing them a favor. Example? I was promised and extra GRAND for a bonus... cool right?! HELL YEA! Oh wait... I'm not getting it anymore because their too cheap to give what they promise.
There's a lot of venting that I could do here, but I could go on for DAYS on everything I've been crapped on for the last not even two weeks.




Pay Freeze

Military pay freeze may begin in April if big wigs can't get their act together?
Don't even start me.


I feel as if I've been away from the world for ages.
Anyone got anything they want to share?