Yeah, yeah... been a loooong time....

Okay, okay, so I've been reeeeaaaalllly bad about updating.... anyway, yes, we're still alive up here in hell - I mean, Minot. Here's a run-down of what we've been up to lately:

- Went to Colombia Sep 28-Oct 15. It was awesome! We didn't want to come back, especially Silvia. We'll have pictures available soon.

- I got promoted to Captain in August. What does that mean? Basically, a few more salutes. My job, for now, is the same. By my estimation, we have 7-9 more months here. Which ain't bad. It ain't tomorrow, but it ain't bad.

- Found out that I'll be able to get leave for New Year's, so we're planning on going to Illinois and partying at my parent's house. I know that might sound kinda lame, but it's their new house, it has a bar in the basement, and my parents are actually pretty fun to party with. Livvy will sleep upstairs.

Going on leave and then coming back to Minot really, really made us realize how much we don't like living here, and how much we are looking forward to moving on. Right now we're shooting for an assignment somewhere in Colorado or maybe Florida (though we're growing less and less fond of the notion of running from hurricanes...) Until then, Silvia is trying to find a job to pass the time a little more quickly, as well as bring in a little extra dough. She was working at the hospital, but they kinda screwed her over. That story is for another day, however. It's kinda late (10:10pm, though in college, that was bar-going time...) Silvia is already in bed, and I have to get up early to - what else? - go on alert. Anyway, I will try to update more frequently. I just haven't really been in the mood lately. I guess 3 glasses of Chardonnay made the difference tonight.