Day 62------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (*) refer to bottom
My grandparents came and picked me up Friday, punctual as ever, so I had to throw some stuff in a bag and call it good. I finally signed out at the Duty Office after grandpa had a nice 15 min chat with my Rec boss about fishing (of course), and we drove from base* into Union Gap and at dinner at Miner's. This place had burgers, "The size of steering wheels," as Grandpa said, and boy was he not joking. After dinner we went to my great-uncle Tom's place to stay the night. I weighed myself and I had gained almost 10 lbs from that burger, fries, and the large root beer float I ate (don't worry I was back to normal by morning). We stayed up late Friday night and had a wonderful conversation with Avril, the English woman who takes care of Travis (my aunt and uncle's son) and, until recently, Great Grandma Sauve.
Saturday was pretty lazy. Since we slept in the windowless basement, of which Uncle Tom has decked out with Washington State University Cougars' stuff (he calls it the Cougar Den), it was easy to lose track of time. I didn't wake up till about 0930 and even then I didn't get out of bed until 1045. Grandma, Grandpa, and I finally got out of the house at 1230 - 1300 and we went out to an amazing mexican restaurant for a quiet lunch.
After lunch, we went shopping and I got some new work boots (which I LOVE! Thanks Grandma & Grandpa!), hangers, toothpaste, and a few other necessities. I'm very excited about my new boots because now I don't have to wear the crappy ones Job Corps issues us.
Later, when we had gotten all the things I needed, we went back to Uncle Tom's, back down into the Cougar Den, and watched several games of football. Sorry Huskies, you tried! Haha Cougs, you just couldn't take the heat!* At about 1830 we all loaded up once again to bring me back to base. It was sad to see my grandparents go, especially since I won't see them until next spring when they get back from Hawaii. But like grandpa said, it's not like there isn't such a thing as a telephone.
Oh my goodness, I cannot believe that I can't be gone for 28 hrs without this whole place turning into complete and utter chaos! I was here 15 min and I was bombarded with people asking me if McGee* was alright. I was totally confused about what they were asking when finally one person explained that McGee had been caught drinking heavily on center. I couldn't believe it. The very last thing that I want to have happen is McGee getting kicked off center. He's one of the few people here that keep me sane. As it turns out, he was drinking Black Velvet with Pepsi, acting totally belligerent, while hanging out at Rec. I know it's not my fault and there's nothing I can do now, but if I had just been here, I could have talked him out of it. At least kept him safe. I'm praying for him now, hoping that he stays.*
*Fort Simcoe. 'Base' is what students call it most of the time.
*Funny how I'm a Washington State Huskies fan that stayed over night in a Cougar Den.
*McGee is one of my dear friends here at Fort Simcoe.
*The last time I went on weekend pass with my parents, I came back (on Sunday) and Recreation hadn't been cleaned since Friday (the day I left). This weekend, my Vice President took some sort of last minute "days off" without notifying me, so there were no Rec Leaders whatsoever that could have prevented this. What the hell good is a Vice President if he can't pick up the slack when I'm gone?
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