17 Days until Audrey is in my arms and as my father would say "That is a beautiful thing." I am currently in miser mode conserving all of my funds so as to have a very full vacation when I am home. It will just be wonderful, there is no way it can't be amazing.
A lot has happened since my last actual post. My friend Douglas Byrd whose picture is in the previous post was suckerpunched by some Yuba City dumbass breaking his jaw in two places. This guy came out of nowheres to take out Byrd's friend and punched Byrd too. The guy was just trying to prove himself for a girl. Thats what I got the impression of from other people who were there who saw it all. Byrd is gonna have his jaw wired for at least a month and probably have bolts put in. Vance Stokes, the Gullivers and I are going to visit him today after his surgery. Hopefully everything goes okay.
I got Airmen of the Quarter for my squadron my first quarter being there. This I am totally ecstatic about, although it was my friend Lapso who did the package for me so I owe a lot to him. When I read the email saying that I got the award my first thought was "All the TIs at basic who said I would never amount to anything."
In the next 17 days I have honor guard to join, CDCs to study, mountains to ski, roads to run, cows to outrun(scary story, ask me about), computers to network, friends to make, and of course, a special lady to see...In 17 DAYS!!!!!!!
P.S. I wish people would leave more comments. That way I know people actually read this thing and don't just have me bookmarked on their Internet Explorer to make me feel good.
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Sunday, March 19, 2006
the "Hat" of St. Patrick's Day
Johanna & Rob Gulliver are not only America's dream couple but El Salvador's too.
Doug Byrd - Ladies he's all chin
Vance "El Cochino" Stokes - the new rival to the marlboro man
Since my age has currently not surpassed
19 and everyone else was 21+, I needed to
fit in so I bought some Stewart's Root Beer
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Hackett Mouth
n. hackett mouth - hack*ett mou*th (hac-ett mow-th) - a chronic condition predominantly found in Scot-Irish people residing in the highlands of Northern New England. Condition is usually genetic & passed along through the generations. Patient often uncontrollably tells people off and explains him/herself despite hazards of the environment. Patient often gets into trouble.
On a recent Easter Sunday my Cousin Matthew(on my mother's side) who had never met any of my mother's friends talked about how his big mouth, his "Hackett Mouth" had gotten him into trouble. My mother's friend who heard this all smiled and laughed in agreement particularly on the reference to the "Hackett Mouth," since they were well aware of my mother's ability to say exactly what she thinks. I have inherited this condition.
To many of you this may not be that big of a surpise however to others you may just smile and come to a realization about me as you read this post. I have lived with Hackett Mouth my entire life but recently the outbreaks have been more frequent. For example as many of you know I am in with Audrey Schwinn - (currently my favorite person in the world, well next to my mother and Van Morrison but Audrey understands this and knows she has to share my heart with these two other people.) Without going into detail in respect to Audrey and our relationship; she was doing something that was bugging me and I said something that I shouldn't have said at that time or much rather should not have worded the way I did and before I knew it I had another outbreak. She was big time pissed at me but thankfully our communication skills are pretty high so we worked it all out. Looking back this event can definitely be categorized as our first conflict of interest.
My hackett mouth condition although getting me into trouble can have a positive effect in the end. Definitely not all the time though. However in the case of Audrey and I my hackett mouth augmented our relationship. It was reaffirmed to me how it is okay to disagree - that's what gives the relationship its earthquakes but earthquakes forge the beautiful landscapes that make relationships worth having.
On a recent Easter Sunday my Cousin Matthew(on my mother's side) who had never met any of my mother's friends talked about how his big mouth, his "Hackett Mouth" had gotten him into trouble. My mother's friend who heard this all smiled and laughed in agreement particularly on the reference to the "Hackett Mouth," since they were well aware of my mother's ability to say exactly what she thinks. I have inherited this condition.
To many of you this may not be that big of a surpise however to others you may just smile and come to a realization about me as you read this post. I have lived with Hackett Mouth my entire life but recently the outbreaks have been more frequent. For example as many of you know I am in with Audrey Schwinn - (currently my favorite person in the world, well next to my mother and Van Morrison but Audrey understands this and knows she has to share my heart with these two other people.) Without going into detail in respect to Audrey and our relationship; she was doing something that was bugging me and I said something that I shouldn't have said at that time or much rather should not have worded the way I did and before I knew it I had another outbreak. She was big time pissed at me but thankfully our communication skills are pretty high so we worked it all out. Looking back this event can definitely be categorized as our first conflict of interest.
My hackett mouth condition although getting me into trouble can have a positive effect in the end. Definitely not all the time though. However in the case of Audrey and I my hackett mouth augmented our relationship. It was reaffirmed to me how it is okay to disagree - that's what gives the relationship its earthquakes but earthquakes forge the beautiful landscapes that make relationships worth having.
Saturday, March 11, 2006
Paralleling Parents / Word Doc of Life
Isn't it interesting that despite however hard we try we seem to shadow/parallel our parents. Today was just an epiphany for me. I remember when I was a child my mother told me that she wanted to join the military when she graduated but her Dad wouldn't sign the paper that they had for women back in those days. She also told me once that she wanted to be a teacher at one point in her life whereas I did as well. Now my mind is quite made up that I want to lead my life in the direction of nursing like my mother. My compassionate nature, intellect, work ethic and characteristics would serve well in the field. I always wanted to help people. Nursing is one of the most direct ways you can help people when they are in a bind.
Another "isn't it interesting" thought is how we also sometimes follow the relationship our parents demonstrate for us. Being 19 years old, and in my opinion an old 19 (from what I have been told) I am able to really look back and examine the relationship my parents had. Frankly their relationship was crap...They didn't like each other for a long time. I thought that's just how marriages were but now I know better. Not to put my parents down or anything but they had a family to raise and got married for different reasons, I know that now. Anyways getting back to how often times our own relationships parallel that of our parents or the examples set for us I noticed that some of the relationships I have had have been similar to that which have been set for me. But ask either of my parents and they will tell you I have always been an observer and a warrior of optimism so from the examples set before me I hope I am able to work my life like a word document and cut & paste what I want...but sometimes in the word document that is your life the keyboard writes what it wants...
Another "isn't it interesting" thought is how we also sometimes follow the relationship our parents demonstrate for us. Being 19 years old, and in my opinion an old 19 (from what I have been told) I am able to really look back and examine the relationship my parents had. Frankly their relationship was crap...They didn't like each other for a long time. I thought that's just how marriages were but now I know better. Not to put my parents down or anything but they had a family to raise and got married for different reasons, I know that now. Anyways getting back to how often times our own relationships parallel that of our parents or the examples set for us I noticed that some of the relationships I have had have been similar to that which have been set for me. But ask either of my parents and they will tell you I have always been an observer and a warrior of optimism so from the examples set before me I hope I am able to work my life like a word document and cut & paste what I want...but sometimes in the word document that is your life the keyboard writes what it wants...
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Let's Get it....Off
I am currently in pain but I am holding in there. Most of you who know me know I am ridiculously hairy and well...its gone. To witness Op. Wax Maxx just click on the link.
Random shout out to Karen Lewis - hope you are enjoying yourself at work today!!! Thanx for the talk.
Work has been going really really well. It feels like I am earning my place on the team. Finally I am starting to pull my own weight when it comes to the workload since the workings & routines of the shop are more apparent to me. Life is good out here.
My friend Josh Yennie finally came back from Keesler AFB MS. I had not seen him since they moved him and the others out immediately following Katrina. During tech school we talked about how we were going to take Beale AFB & northern California for that matter by storm. Now that he is here we can finally get crackin'.
Last night was nostalgic yet defining since I went for a run in the moonlight. A 12 hour shift had already been worked and I was headed for the gym where an elliptical machine was waiting but when my sights gazed above to see the quarter moon and all the stars...There was a decision that was made without my own intervention...there was a run that had to be had. So my feet hit the pavement at 8:15ish & didn't stop until 'round 9:20ish. There were periods when the only source of light that kept me on the trail was emitting from the moon. It had rained earlier in the afternoon so there were puddles but I gave them no regard. All my ears could hear were crickets and the water draining out of the streets. My ears heard waterfalls but the light of the moon wouldn't show them to me. Lastnight was definitely a spiritual experience.
Finally, I splurged and purchased Marvin Gaye's Let's Get it On album. Although I own it on vinyl it is still something that jumped out at me at Best Buy. (Plus it was only $9.99) The album is a masterpiece. A lot of soul and R&B music of the present and the past have been all about how the singer loves the muse of the song because of sexual attraction, personality characteristics and so on. Whereas on the Let's Get it On album Marvin demonstrates two intertwined messages; 1) Sex does not have to be riskay and improper, it can be mature and serious. 2) Sex is not lust and can have a foundation of love. It is here that sex can augment the relationship between two people and that is what we are all looking for or so I hear.
Random shout out to Karen Lewis - hope you are enjoying yourself at work today!!! Thanx for the talk.
Work has been going really really well. It feels like I am earning my place on the team. Finally I am starting to pull my own weight when it comes to the workload since the workings & routines of the shop are more apparent to me. Life is good out here.
My friend Josh Yennie finally came back from Keesler AFB MS. I had not seen him since they moved him and the others out immediately following Katrina. During tech school we talked about how we were going to take Beale AFB & northern California for that matter by storm. Now that he is here we can finally get crackin'.
Last night was nostalgic yet defining since I went for a run in the moonlight. A 12 hour shift had already been worked and I was headed for the gym where an elliptical machine was waiting but when my sights gazed above to see the quarter moon and all the stars...There was a decision that was made without my own intervention...there was a run that had to be had. So my feet hit the pavement at 8:15ish & didn't stop until 'round 9:20ish. There were periods when the only source of light that kept me on the trail was emitting from the moon. It had rained earlier in the afternoon so there were puddles but I gave them no regard. All my ears could hear were crickets and the water draining out of the streets. My ears heard waterfalls but the light of the moon wouldn't show them to me. Lastnight was definitely a spiritual experience.
Finally, I splurged and purchased Marvin Gaye's Let's Get it On album. Although I own it on vinyl it is still something that jumped out at me at Best Buy. (Plus it was only $9.99) The album is a masterpiece. A lot of soul and R&B music of the present and the past have been all about how the singer loves the muse of the song because of sexual attraction, personality characteristics and so on. Whereas on the Let's Get it On album Marvin demonstrates two intertwined messages; 1) Sex does not have to be riskay and improper, it can be mature and serious. 2) Sex is not lust and can have a foundation of love. It is here that sex can augment the relationship between two people and that is what we are all looking for or so I hear.
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