<human>: Can you give me the gist of the text in a nutshell?

Hi everyone,

I've been browsing this subreddit for a couple months in anticipation of my new puppy (9 week old Brittany) and, so far, it has really helped me prepare for her.

I am, however, having a hard time with crate training. Here's the story.

Thursday - picked her up from the airport in her crate. She looked a little scared, but warmed up to me in minutes. We had a long day of meeting my roommates and their dogs (this went better than I expected) and after she passed out in her bed, I moved it to the crate and shut the door. I heard/saw her wake up a few times, but she mostly slept for almost 8 hours without a peep. I woke up and let her out before she made noise.  

Friday - I stayed home with her all day. Quick walks, playing in the back yard, naps, quick training sessions, eating, etc. I had to leave her crated alone for the first time later that night, so I did a test run while I got ready for work. She was in there for 15 minutes and she was absolutely SCREAMING the entire time. After I got out of the shower, I waited outside my door, hoping for a few seconds of silence so that I could praise her, but it never came. I alerted my roommates about what to expect when they got home. Later, they told me that they were unable to listen to it so they let her sleep with one roommate's mom (who is visiting) and she was quiet. After I got home from work, I placed her in her bed, but she wouldn't stop yelping until I let her on my bed. I caved for the night because my roommates work very early, but I want to work with her on crating today before I leave for work again. 

Basically my problem is not having a window of opportunity to praise her for silence. Ideas?
<bot>: new puppy screaming bloody murder when I leave her in her crate, needing to acclimate her ASAP because of roommate's schedules.