Easter and Haywire

I kept busy today.  I went to mass at the cathedral for the first time in a while.  I couldn't help but draw on the parallels I'm currently experiencing between Lent and moving to Germany.  Both situations deal with a lot of anticipatory excitement.  Both occur over very similar if not identical time frames...the house being vacant for the first time on Ash Wednesday and active duty in Germany starts the very day after Easter.  Lots of preparation is involved...spiritual preparation for the death and return of Christ and emotional, spiritual, financial, professional, social, cultural, and probably every other type of preparation needed for the move to Germany and the beginning of a very new and different career and family.  I thought the deacon had a respectable sermon as well.  At one point he quoted the bible saying, "Now is the time of fulfillment."  Things seem to be going well for so many people close to me.  It really does feel like the good are finally reaping the rewards of their labors.

Afterward, I finally saw the movie Haywire.  The action scenes were better than I expected...quite brutal and realistic.  The brutality was more extreme because the main character was a woman, so it seemed even more harsh to me when the bigger men start beating on her and then she kicks in to MMA fight tactics and wins every single fight.  The supporting cast was unreal: Michael Douglas, Antonio Bandaras, Ewan MacGregor, Michael Fassbender, Bill Paxton...Channing Tatum was in it too and he did alright.  The main actress was clearly an MMA fighter...not much in the acting department but a way good call for action scenes and utilizing her relatively attractive looks and her being almost the only woman in the movie with a field of guys for contrast.  I would see the sequel if they ever came out with one.

When I got home, walked the dog, and had dinner, I was crazy tired.  It was probably due to a combination of the late night last night and the perpetual moving during today.  I rested for about an hour, then rallied and got our federal taxes done.  The military has a mypay website for W2's, which is nice.  They organize almost all of you tax forms in one personalized website.  Very convenient.  Filing jointly is a slighly different animal.  Even with the PILES of items we donated, we're still better off with the standard deduction.  We do get a refund, but comparatively smaller than at least what I'm used to.  I'll be curious to see what state comes out to.  I also got a couple of bills taken care of and will FINALLY get B and L's gift out to them.  I found their address with relative ease online.

I do get a massage tomorrow.  I've never had a professional massage before, so I am curious to see how it goes.  Thank you, my lovely wife!

On the Georgia front, things are moving along, even if there continues to be drama.  My wife's personal task was to clean her room, and hang out with classmates during the day.  She's very happy to have Land Nav behind her so she can focus on the next thing they throw at her.