Day of Epic Fails

*sigh* What can I say? It's been a rough day.

I know, I know. It's 2230 on the east coast, but it's only 1630 here. Maybe I'll figure out this time difference thing soon.

When we got to our hotel on Monday, I noticed a flier about an orientation for newcomers to the island for today (Thursday) at 0900. I was so excited about it! So, I told Joe that we should go because he's off until Monday. Sounds good right? Get it out of the way, not have to worry about it later because it's mandatory. Good idea, right? Wrong. Oh, so wrong. We showed up [about 5 minutes late] and as soon as we walk in the door we felt retarded. Why, you ask? Every. single. Soldier was in uniform except for Joe. And of course, the table we picked to sit down at was full of captains. *sigh* About 5 minutes into the history of Hawaii, we desperately needed to be out of that place and I had devised a plan. =) I got up first, making it seem as if I was just going to the bathroom. Joe came out a few minutes later. On his way out, he was stopped by another Soldier who told him that he didn't need to come until his class (?) came. Epic, epic FAIL.

So, I apologized about 9 bazillion times on our short walk back to the hotel. I felt like an idiot, and I felt even worse for suggesting we go and then he ended up being the only one not in uniform. When we got back to the hotel, we chilled for a while and had lunch. Then, we had the bright idea to go to North Shore. One of his friends from AIT has been here for 2 weeks and told us that he just takes the bus for like $2. Sounds great and convenient, right? Wrong. Supposedly, this bus comes by once an hour. We headed up to the bus stop at 1300. 5 minutes after we get there this very native looking guy came up and we asked him about when the bus should be there and basically how we'd get to North Shore. Neither one of us could understand him, but we did find out that we needed to grab some cash before we went. So, off we went to get cash. After wandering aimlessly around the PX/Commissary area, getting cash, and realizing we needed to go online to find the bus schedule, we came back to the hotel. We found out that we have no stinkin' clue about public transportation and the route(s) we need to take to get where we need to go. FAIL. So, we decided to wait for his battle buddy to tell us where to go. Hopefully, I'll get to get out of this stinkin' place tomorrow!!!!!

I'm so incredibly sick of being in this room. It's nice, yeah, but you can only watch so much tv in one day, let alone a week. We are taking a free bus (brought to you by the military) to Waikiki on Saturday, but I'd like to do something tomorrow too. I think it's a little sad that I've been here for 3 days and all I've seen is the Army base and the freaking airport. We need a car. Why do rental car places charge so much?! Even the one on base is ridiculous! I know it's "peak season" or whatever, but really? $40 a day for the tiniest car you have? Really? Not cool, people.

Right now, I'm just hoping to get out of the hotel for dinner. Maybe the hubs and I won't get in an argument about what to watch on tv tonight. *sigh* I think I'm going to have to constantly remind myself that I should be loving and taking advantage of all this time we have together. Chances are that he'll be deployed in the next month or so, and I'll be wishing that I'd spent more time with him - not arguing, but having fun.

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