almost there

so we've been in training for just over five weeks now. two states. several areas of training. everything from camping to van driving to emotional intelligence to FEMA basic training to learning the entire process of how to get someone registered with FEMA in the event of a disaster and what exactly the registration and application process requires (so to all my fam and friends back at home...the next disaster that comes our way, I've got you all covered). this is the most intensive training I've ever received and feel a little bit like my brain is going to explode, but in the best way possible.

we just found out tonight that we will be deployed this sunday to queens, new york. we haven't sat down and worked on our spike prep packet yet (the packet full of information we will need regarding travel, accommodations, etc. before we head out) but I'm assuming it'll take around four days to get there via van caravan. we don't know if we'll be with other FEMA corps teams yet or not but it is official we will be heading east come sunday morning (or as official as "FEMA-flexible" allows). due to the extreme change in temperatures going from desert land to east coast blizzard land, I took a little jaunt to walmart with my team tonight and bought a $5 fleece/"bubble" jacket that I'm pretty sure will solve all of my cold weather needs. I didn't anticipate I'd be buying $5 red jackets from walmart in preparation for driving across the country in a 15-passenger van at this point in my life, but it definitely keeps things interesting, doesn't it?