Another VIRUS!

Approximately two weeks ago, Kristine's computer mysteriously got a virus while we were at church. It was working perfectly before we left and was worthless when we got home. Bad news bears. So when I started getting a pop-up message saying my anti-virus was out-of-date last week, I didn't hesitate to tell someone. Unfortunately, I must have chosen the wrong person, because my computer at work was infected with some sort of virus this afternoon. I'm almost certain it won't cause too much damage, but what do I know about computers?

Before the infection, I was very busy catching up with work that tends to accumulate on Fridays when Joe and I are both out of the office. It's good to know that our tasks are quite important in the larger scheme of things. When we are away, it doesn't go unnoticed.

The most notable event of the day began with a voice message for me from Friday. A woman whom I had never heard of was *returning my call* and Chance said he was unable to understand what she was asking. The number (according to my trusty whitepages.com reverse look-up) was an Iowa cell phone, and her voicemail was automated. Scary. I opted not to leave a message and was fortunate enough to have her answer when I called a second time. After listening to her talk about a bunch of correspondence I had supposedly had with her and a friend of hers for the past several weeks, I finally figured out that she had been communicating with an Amy that works for another senator. She had the wrong number...what a relief! I thought I was losing my mind. It may not seem like a very big deal to you, but when you are communicating with someone who may or may not be a very influential person on behalf of a U.S. senator's office, it's a horrible feeling having no clue where a conversation will take you.

For all of you reading this, I hope you enjoy my updates. They are frequent and thorough for class purposes, so continue reading as much or as little as you like. And if you have a few free moments, I'd love to hear what's going on in your life. Shoot me an email or leave me a voicemail. Although I don't have much time to sit around missing my life in Iowa, that doesn't make YOU any less important.

*All my love from DC*