The reason I am still here is AK is that I am waiting for my divorce hearing on the 16th and I am waiting for the Army to approve paying for my travel as tickets are almost a grand this time of year. I had an appointment with the col. who has to sign the orders for me to leave. So far, my soon to be ex-husband has been in charge of getting the paperwork done, so that's why it has taken a month. It's funny how it took him a week and a half to go sign the papers, but when he found out he has to pay me around $930 a month for every month that we are married but not living together, he was at the legal office within an hour. For those who don't know military stuff, that money is from what the army pays him extra because he is married. And I got my check. Considering all that time I didn't work and all the trips I gave up as a flight attendant so I could see him, I don't feel bad taking the money.

I was really nervous about going in to the appointment. I don't like dealing with that kind of stuff and I was afraid I would say the wrong thing. Me three years ago never would have had the guts to stand up for myself. And the packet had a chaplain's statement in it about how Alan was heartbroken and he really wanted to reconcile, but I didn't. It is really hard to reconcile when the reason I am leaving is the crappy way he treats me. I can't really blame the chaplain and the rear-d (another person who is supposed to be helping me with returning to the lower 48, but really isn't) for being sympathetic to Alan as I kept buying his bull shit and forgiving him and coming back for the last three years.

But when I went to the appointment, I didn't even have to see the col. as what I am guessing is his assistant took care of getting him to sign the form and was really nice. I am sure that if I hadn't gone into the office, the form would have sat there for another month at least. I mentioned that the rear-d had not been very helpful (he helped Alan tow the cars while I was at work and he stored them at his house, which I found out after calling the police and from Alan) and today he called and was very nice and wanted to make sure I knew about the hearing. Interesting.