Maxwell AFB

Okay okay. I'm about to reach my limit on bad luck. So just when we're getting settled into our extended stay place, Ben's commander says we definitely have to move on base. Apparently it's totally unheard of for a student at ASBC to live off base. The girl who told us it was okay was new and obviously wrong. Fantastic. So we found out all this on Wednesday and we had to move all our crap (again) on Thursday. It was crazy. Unbelievable.

On a positive note, Ben's program is super aware of the spouses and there's a whole program just for us! The flight commander's wife put together this whole list of activities throughout the 6 weeks we're here. So nice, huh? Last night we went to our very own briefing and a meet & mingle. And this morning I went to a spouses brunch. Made a few friends, had some tasty food. It was fun!

So because of this new housing change, we had to find a new place for Lillie. No pets allowed. She spent last night in a local kennel (it's so nice!) but keeping her there the whole time is super expensive (like $850!). Fortunately Ben's aunt and uncle agreed to keep her for us. So we're driving up to their house in northeastern Mississippi tonight and staying the weekend. I'll have to put some pic of their place... it's so great! They have like 3 little lakes on their property and horses and everything. I'm gonna go fishing off the paddle boat. :) So I guess Lillie really is going to live in the country for a while. Ha ha! Later!

Bonnaroo!

Friday and Saturday we went to Bonnaroo!!! Yay! It was such a blast! Here's some pics... Bonnarooooo!!!

The GIANT main stage.

Ha Ha! Chris Rock!!! Sooo funny!

Ben and me just before Metallica!

James Hetfield from Metallica.

Whew!

Okay, we found a place to live for the next 6 weeks. I'm so relieved! We spent the morning running around to the places we'd researched last night and we ended up with an extended-stay place. It's like a nice hotel with a full kitchen. It's not ideal, but it's in a safe area and it's affordable. Whew! What a relief!

On another note, we're heading to Bonnaroo tomorrow! It's this 4-day concert festival in Manchester, Tennessee. I'm so excited, but not quite as excited as Ben. He's waited his whole life to see Metallica and he's finally getting the chance. He's also looking forward to Willie Nelson, Pearl Jam, and Les Claypool (of Primus). I'm excited to see Ben Folds (oh I love him so much!), Jack Johnson, Donivan Frankenwriter, and Aimee Mann. It's gonna be so amazing!