Moving: Phase 1

The first of our things and family are off to Kentucky! David left Monday morning about 5:45 AM for his new duty station. He arrived around 10:15 AM {4.5 hours ... not bad although he wouldn't tell me how fast he drove :) }, and headed straight for his new office AFTER stopping at a gas station to shave. Thank goodness he pulls off being homeless well! :)

Bye!

Loaded to the MAX!!

The guys he has met at the office seem nice {one even invited him over for dinner ... unfortunately he is moving soon himself}, and he says the area is very rural -- there is a Kroger, Walmart, and Starbucks right off the interstate, but not much else. He has seen some massive houses {one with 5 - 6 garages} and lots of farms with a few horses scattered in there.

He has gotten right to work setting up his new office, which is bigger than he was expecting. And even has a nice TV with cable! Besides a brief break for dinner on Monday night at McDonalds {his options are limited so it is a good thing he likes Micky D's}, he worked until 4 AM on Tuesday morning. All I can say is he likes things set up the way he wants them! :)

The new station from the front entrance ... David's office
is at the back through the glass window.

David's desk and some of his awards.

Looking out through the window in David's office.
And, yes, all those plaques on the wall are his :)

For those wondering where David slept his first night in Kentucky ... at his office on the air mattress. I tried to talk him into going to a hotel {especially since we don't have to pay for it for the next 9 nights}, but he wanted to keep working in his office and didn't want to leave to search for a place. He has stayed in a hotel every night since though :)

Tuesday, he drove to Nashville and back in his new-to-him government car -- a Ford Fusion Hybrid -- to get his brand new computer {he is very excited about this!}. And yesterday and today have been filled with more organizing of his office {he admits he is OCD!}, meeting some more of the guys he will be working with, getting a gym membership, going to several of the local high schools, finding a storage unit for all of our belongings to go into for a few months, and familiarizing himself with the area to determine where we are going to live.

Nothing like hitting the ground running! Good luck on this new adventure, Babe! See you soon!