Made It Back to Orlando

The Bus trip from Ft. Benning to Orlando was pretty uneventful. It was a short seven hour trip. The best part was our arrival -- back in a hotel, with satin-like sheets, and an entire weekend to enjoy them. I didn't know I could sleep so much on Saturday. It did manage to socialize with the rest of the unit for about an hour and a half during lunch -- but managed to make my way back to my room for my afternoon nap. My wagon was draggin'.

The training here at the headquarters is going well. Rather than overwhelm us with briefings, they sprinkle them around the training day. The briefings as to what our jobs will be once we deploy are extremely interesting, and we are on the edge of our seats to learn more! Most everyone knows and is familiar with Microsoft Office (to include Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). Today, we had classes on Microsoft Office and those particular programs. Most of the soldiers were amazed that they could truly be taught something in the classes. The military has a way of dressing up briefings with slide presentations, and most of us are self-taught, or have a buddy who has taught us what we need to know to navigate through the programs. Our instructor was fabulous, and was really able to teach some "PowerPoint Rangers" something new.

Ed is flying to Orlando on Friday, and am looking foward to spending a weekend with him. We've never been to Epcot, and are making plans for Saturday!!! This morning we took a break at 10:39 to watch the Space Shuttle Discovery Launch. Kennedy Space Center is not far from here, and we were able to see the Space Shuttle after it launched. Truly breathtaking to watch it -- even though we were quite a way from the launch pad.

I'm learning how to publish pictures, so I promise more soon!

Til later ~~ Candy