Countdown to Albuquerque

I just have a few minutes before I need to hit the hay tonight... my home appraisal is officially scheduled for Monday at 11:00am and I am in panic/clean/organize mode around here! Needless to say I kicked into high gear today and am pretty tired tonight.
I decided to start my "Countdown to Albuquerque" officially tomorrow... April 1st and have to put one of those ticker things on my blog... note to self to do that in the a.m!! You may be wondering why the heck I am going to Albuquerque, New Mexico? To see Nate!! Though Nate is currently training in El Paso, Texas (Fort Bliss and Camp McGregor) the were allowed to choose to go to Tuscon, Albuquerque or stay in El Paso for their pass dates. We decided on Albuquerque as Nate did an AT in Tuscon two summers ago and wasn't all that thrilled with it (sorry Tuscon fans and residents), we didn't want to stay in El Paso as the majority of families are visting their soldiers there and felt it might just feel like an extension of training for Nate not a vacation to run into everyone the whole time... so Albuquerque it was. I have been to Taos and Santa Fe and enjoyed my trip there so I figured we could have a good time in Albuquerque. I am really tired of typing Albuquerque now... so that is the plan. Finley and I fly out of Mad-town on April 18th and stay till the 22nd (those are Nate's pass dates... he will be picking us up and dropping us back off at the Airport). I have booked my flight and our hotel and am just putting the finishing touches on our trip. Yeah!!
Sidenote... Nate is actually in Little Rock, Arkansas this week for a week long "class" he is taking as part of his training. He and two other soldiers are attending this and though they are learning and in class everyday, it's also a little break and change of scenery from thier daily grind at Bliss and McGregor. He has been to this Nat'l Guard base in Little Rock for training before and it's pretty nice. He has a much nicer place to stay than his quarters at McGregor so there's a bonus (his own bathroom...not the dormatory style shared bathroom like his quarters at McGregor- just thinking of my college dorm bathroom sharing days gives me the creeps!! lol) He will be heading back to Texas on Friday. Enjoy your quasi-freedom for the week Nate!!