Day 13: Up and Down

I met  Gretchen Wilson this morning! Huge WOOT!!  I just happened to walk into the PX and see a table set up for a CD signing. Then I saw it was her. The creator and singer of the music that has gotten me through so many hard times and rough patches I can’t even count. If I’m feeling bad about myself because I’m not like other wives… Redneck Woman and The Girl I Am snap me out of it. If I forget for a moment how to hold myself together, Holding You gets me through it. The list goes on. So, to finally get the chance to thank her for that…made my day. And…she thanked me…”he couldn’t do what he does if you didn’t do what you do”. Well I couldn’t do What I do, if she didn’t do what she was. In a time when I was having trouble relating to ANY country music (female) artists…she took us all by storm. I even had my pic taken with her. My stupid phone ATE it. *cry*

And from the majorly UP moment, to the WAY down. I ran back out to grab groceries and such. I stopped at the food court for our dinner, the sandwich shop didn’t have enough meat for mine and A’s sandwhiches, and the Taco shop B likes is gone. So I go back to the truck, with my Chocolate Mocha Chillata from Cinnabon (omg yum). It won’t turn over. So, I flag down a couple guys in a truck. They try using my cables, but they’re dead too. Great. So this guy goes the extra mile, LITERALLY, and goes home to get his cables. The truck started YAY!! I got home, let it run another 10 minutes or so. Then I turned it off. It’s dead again.

I can’t get ahold of the auto crafts center to ask about anything, none of the numbers work. I already paid all my bills, bought my groceries, and am broke until payday. Deployment pay hasn’t even started yet, I have to mail boxes. At least the post office is in walking distance. It’s a long walk, but it’s doable.  I don’t mind the ups and downs, but c’mon…in ONE day??? Looks like I’ll be doing some mechanic work again this deployment. Oh joy.

Tags: OEF 2009, vehicles