The Rest of June

Things have been wild this week. Yesterday marked the completion of my fourth year at Aerojet. I'm very glad of the experience and of the friends I gained, but I'm also glad to be moving on and challenging myself. With just a few days to go now, I've been counting them as they go by.

Monday evening, my parents and I took in "The Hurt Locker" (2009) which is about an EOD team in Iraq. It was very graphic, obviously, but also enlightening about what a day-to-day is like over there. It was a little distressing, because I know folks are going through that every day, even now; and of course, my brother will be heading for Afghanistan in a year or so. Afterwords I prepared a few presents for friends before retiring for the evening.

Yesterday morning I got a call from the airline, saying they had cancelled my return flight from Atlanta in September... and I worked out a better deal, leaving the morning after instead of the evening before. So I'll get enough time for everything I want! :) But then I also got a call from my insurance company, and it left me feeling a bit frazzled. Everything's fine, it's just I'll have a few dollars less than I thought I would. And then I had my dentist's appointment. Even though I only had a cleaning 3 months ago, with all the healthy food I've been eating (with hardly flossing at all), I really needed one. So I'm cleaned up and better informed... another blessing coming in at the perfect time. My insurance stops at the end of next week... and I made an appointment to get a leaking seal (from when I was a kid) replaced before then.

That night my parents and I had a little bit of Bible reading and prayer together, so that was nice. I also went through the top of my desk, cleaning things out and remembering my staggering Visa bill (most things from the Big Trip). And I misplaced some pocket sheets that I bought a while ago for my patches... so sometime I need to find that. At that point I was letting things worry me more than I needed to, so I took off for a run and it made me feel much better. 1.5 miles in 14 minutes... a little faster even. I relaxed very well after that, some push-ups, and a long shower.

Today was neat! We just had a department potluck with managers providing hamburgers. :) People bring all kinds of neat salads and sides; I found I really love sliced green pepper with humus.

Gosh, year's half over! And five working days to go... :)

Jp