We have nothing to compare it to so I’m not sure how it went. I really have to leave it at that as too many locals get notice of this blog now and I need to be responsible with my wording. bleh, I hate being “responsible”.

Sadder than how it went down, is that our B shift is pretty split up now. Hubby and I always figured it would happen. We’ve waited for it. Honestly, we always thought he’d be the one moved and that isn’t the case so I guess I should pull that positive out of it as well. Believe me, I’m pulling for positives and I’ll probably start freaking out as the new year gets closer.

However, being on different shifts is just going to SUCK. PERIOD. It really stinks to bond with people and know that in a few months we all won’t be on the same shift together anymore.

First happy note? The big two not on our shift are family so I know even if the guys are working, we’ll still try to get together a lot. It just won’t be as easy as it is now since we know the guys are off at the same time.

I’m sad that we won’t be on the same shift anymore. My hope is this is only a 2 year inconvenience and then we’ll all be on the same shift again when we get to rebid. We’ll just have to see if we get an option to bid again.

Best thing about being on B shift still? The first wife I met and got to be good friends with is still on B shift too roflmao Absolutely adore her, her hubby and their little one. So thankful we still have them! We have some other friends as well, but these were friends that were all hired on the same time we were.

But hey, if you are going to get the shift where some of the good friends aren’t, well then it needs to be the shift of no holidays right? WE DON’T WORK ANY HOLIDAYS IN 2011! Not only no holidays, but the 4th is the middle of the 4 day and so are many other holidays. SWEET! We don’t have a lot of days we need to schedule for vacation. This is going to be extra incredible because we’ll have our trailer by then. So we can plan trips and others can meet up with us.

We have our 3rd annual B shift camping trip (umm A/B now lmao) but then we’d also like to get a new trip to the ocean planned. We have the spot picked out and it’s pretty private so we don’t have people coming up telling us, “Do you know what time it is?” That’s just not a good question to ask. roflmao Funny thing is, one of our first things to look at was when we should schedule said annual camping trip and what days we’d need to take off in order to get both shifts together.

We still have a few months until the end of the year and we’ll keep enjoying how easy it is to schedule time with our friends right now.

I know the weather is changing. This week we are warmer than average (70′s) even though it’s going to rain during the warm weather we hear. But it’s cooler in the mornings and evenings and there is always dew, a very thick dew now. Ugh, I’m not a fan of fall.

With the weather change also comes this darn daylight change which is the worst. Being in Seattle there are more than a few of us with seasonal mood disorder (I think it’s called) It’s the fact that we don’t get to see the sunshine and we truly do lack vitamin D. Anyway, the weather change and light change starting makes a difference.

But no bigger difference than the fact that the house is getting locked up so early. It seems like overnight that I started locking it up at least 2 hours earlier. It’s still warm enough, but by 9pm it’s pitch black out. Yes, I’m sure hubby will be glad to hear that it’s all locked up safely so early on days he’s at work. One reason I have to is my dogs creep me out by barking at every noise that was NOT made and I get tired of jumping.

How fast I have to get the house locked up will also have to depend on what is on tv for the night. Umm, it’s been thrillers lately so I’m a little extra jumpy.

But I know it will be sooner and sooner each day. It’s a sad reality of the calendar changing. I’m not a fan of fall. Except for the fact that football is on a minimum of 4 days a week!!!