Shift Change

So thanks to Derek, David and I now start work at the same time (3pm) and I finish at 9:30 instead of 8:30 which means I have to sit around APX for only 2 hours at night instead of 3! Huzzah! It may not seem like a huge difference but after only 1 day it definitely is - we have an extra hour at home before work, David does not have to sit around for over an hour at work before his shift, and I do not have to wait for 3 hours for him to finish. I think I may start bringing a book to read instead of dragging the laptop around - really nothing I can do until my committee reads the thesis and send in editing suggestions. Also, I cannot believe that we about 64 days before we pack up all our stuff and start the drive down to AZ!! The current plan is to leave on the 11th of August after David's parents fly in on the 10th, stop in Las Vegas for the night and then hit Tucson on the 12th. We shall see how this plan works out. I've already decided that my last day of work will be July 31st so I can sort/pack/clean the apartment before his parents arrive - it might get moved back earlier if needed for my thesis defense or if I need time to edit/print/do whatever for it and feel that work would take too much time away from that. So I really only have to survive approximately 7 more weeks of work (worst case scenario) which makes me very happy.