The only way to describe it...

... is weary.

I've had an exhausting couple days, and there are a few more ahead.

Monday... I can't remember what I did Monday. Stress out, I think. But some of it involved going on Base and getting paperwork squared away.

Tuesday was almost a day off. We went to Fredericksburg, VA to browse antique stores. Found an amazing tea and spice shop, but Reagan wants to make a special trip for stocking up on teas. Silly.

We signed papers Wednesday, listened to the landlord tell us about different stuff. After moving the first carload of stuff into our living room, we hurried back to the motel to check out and get the rest of our gear.

Our first trip to a grocery store was minimal, food for the moment and a couple indulgences. Ikea buying trip #1 yeilded a mattress and two chairs; Costco trip #1 was similarly (that is, minimally) fruitful. (I was too tired and cranky to get a cart after we'd paid for our membership.) Putting together the chairs was satisfying, though.

Today involved waking up early for the Internet Guy, waiting for the plumber who never came, hurrying on Base to find out plans for Sunday, then mass quantities of shopping at the PX and the commissary. The latter resulted in a very full shopping cart.

In store for tomorrow: waiting for the plumber who will show up, and a second trip to Ikea! We'll be getting a worktable and something to keep clothes in, plus start collecting those things that make a house function like a home... like shower caddy, hand towels, the thing in your silverware drawer that separates the forks from the spoons. Also: more time at Costco, and storage for surplus non-perishables.

Previously we'd planned to go to a building surplus store in Maryland on Saturday, but I'm not sure I'll have the energy. I want tools for a couple woodworking projects I have in the pipeline, and they're having a sale.

Then Sunday... Reagan has to be at work at 3am to work the marathon in DC. I'll take him there, and pick him up again late that night. I have the whole day to myself to.... ?

Monday is another early day on Base to do some administrative stuff (motel refund, household move), then come six blissfully planless days.

Now, despite still being too worn out to game, much less write, I'm going back to some well-earned sloth. The clever and thoughtful posts come later.