Hello! It is exciting to be back! This Spring featured a lot of same old-same old travel in San Diego and the Bay Area (omg, I am so spoiled) as well as some stressful job-hunting that I didn’t feel like live-blogging. The last entry was about a meeting where among other people that I met…I met my future employers! Yes, I now have a job! I am also Coronado apartment-less. I have two more days of work after a week of leave where I was supposed to go to my college reunion and see my family and instead…COVID. Bleh, yes, after more than two years, I came down with the ‘Vid.
I’ve had super mild symptoms. The day that I did a home test, I only did it b/c I felt slightly off and I was about to travel. Well…shit, as my MIL said (which was the first time I think I’ve heard her say that, hahahaha). So, I called off my travel plans and holed up in the Point Loma NGIS. An oceanfront room where my Navy career can come full circle since this is where I stayed during my SWMDOIC class before the Kitty Hawk? How nostalgic!
The day after I tested I was a liiitttlleee more symptomatic with an occasional cough and sore throat. But the past few days, I’ve felt fine and tomorrow, I can come off isolation per CDC calculator. So what am I going to do? Take a road trip to the Great Outdoors so that I can still be by myself during the time that I’m still supposed to mask up.
So, yes! New travel! Time to blog! I am going on a road trip to the Grand Canyon, Bryce, and Zion. I have big plans and I think it’s going to be a pretty epic trip.
Then I head into work on Thursday and Friday. Friday evening is the Hail and Farewell and then I am d-u-n, DONE! Thursday and Friday are going to be pretty crazy, but I’m in a good position since a lot of my admin work is totally done. That checkout list is pretty long though…
Portmanteau Suitcase 
Sorry to hear about COVID! It seems to be getting everyone eventually.
We had to test negative to go to the US a few weeks ago and I was SO nervous because we needed a negative COVID test 24 hours before which leaves precious little time to reorganize the trip. Thankfully we were all negative, but I was nervous for weeks leading up to the time (especially since our 7-year-old had a cold at one point; every rapid test at home was negative but I felt for sure someone would catch it in that lead-up).
Sounds like some exciting things ahead for you – wishing you clear skies and lots of fun in the weeks ahead 🙂
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Thanks Elisabeth! I agree, it did feel a little inevitable but I do wish I had been a little more cautious given my events-packed June. Also, I empathize with the COVID positive dread when something important is coming up- I’m glad it worked out for you all!
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