Oops

I guess I should have addressed the previous open letter to "Mother Nature" instead of Hurricane Irene. Looks like I didn't go far enough up the chain of command...  So like everyone else on the East Coast, I'm going to blog about the Earthquake.  If you don't know what I am talking about, then you definitely live under a rock.

But instead of telling my harrowing tale, I'm just going to make a short list of things that I learned from yesterday's earthquake:

1. I already had a hunch, but now I know for sure that in any survival situation I will be the first to die.  Think deer in the headlights.

2. If there is ever a real emergency in DC, we are all screwed. 

 mass chaos immediately following the quake and evacuation at Washington Navy Yard

3. Once again, I'm pretty sure my dog handled this event better than I did.

And another quick list for the inevitable FAQs:

1. Our new house is fine.  In fact, Joey is very proud that his white picket fence survived an earthquake.  He’s been talking about it all day.

2. Damage at the In-laws was limited to a book that fell off the TV.

Earthquake Damage

3. No, I didn’t feel any of the aftershocks.

So like I said, perhaps I was a little too curt with Irene, so she tattle-tailed on me to her Mom.  So let me go ahead and revise my open letter, in a nicer tone…

Dear Mother Nature,

While I understand and respect your power and might, I would like to request that you please refrain from any more natural disasters.  I would love to be able to enjoy my upcoming vacation(s) and my parents’ visit without any further issues.  Thank you for your understanding.

Respectfully,

Sarah

 

WNY? FML.

Today was the first reporting day for my job at the Washington Navy Yard.  “Wait, I thought Joey got a new job, did you get a new job too?” No.  No I did not.  I am lucky enough to work on site with the Government and our entire Command moved to the Navy Yard.  In Southeast. In winter.

Let me go ahead and tell you about my morning.  I woke up, a tad late, due to my Min Pin randomly waking up in the middle of the night and eating a huge meal and then deciding he needed to go outside around 4am.  Luckily, this gave me a chance to check out the Lunar Eclipse!  Anyway, I rushed to the metro station and got there right on time to catch the train.

When I arrived, I had 15 minutes to walk the 7-8 blocks to the Navy Yard. Yep… in Southeast. In winter.  I started walking down 8^th street and after 5-6 blocks I saw the gate to my right.  So I walked over, showed my credentials to a very cute guy in camo, and walked right in.  The place was deserted.  This should’ve been my first clue.  I wandered around a soccer field, outdoor gymnasium, and a few more buildings til I finally found a parking garage where I asked the next cute guy in camo, “Where is Building ###?”.  “I think you are looking for the Navy Yard, ma’am.”  “Ummmm is this not the Navy Yard?” “No, this is the Marine Barracks…”

&#%@*!

So off I went in search of the Navy Yard, which I found right away due to cute Marine boy’s accurate directions, and headed in.  For the next 20 minutes I got a nice little tour of the ENTIRE Navy Yard- from the Officer housing to the Cafeteria, to the Museum, to -FINALLY- is that my building!?! THANK THE LORD!!!!! My legs were completely frozen and I couldn’t feel my face.  I’m probably going to get pneumonia now.

So I went inside, where a slew of other bad things happened such as my access badge not working, my crate full of important papers being missing, and my stomach rumbling….

Can Friday PLEASE hurry up and get here?!?!?!?!

SG