tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19632391106587714352024-02-07T00:07:57.771-08:00East Coast LaBaysD2http://www.blogger.com/profile/01748748824689033656noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963239110658771435.post-57540068318783957442011-09-04T12:52:00.000-07:002011-09-04T12:52:17.696-07:00New Name New Place<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div closure_uid_png6vd="112">It's been awhile since I blogged! I changed the name of my blog because we are not in the Empire State anymore we are living in the land/water of Crabs now!! So we have been living here in Maryland for about 4 months now (me a little longer) and we are Homeowners! It's been a pretty crazy ride with all of these changes but we are really finally starting to get really settled in. Shane started school again here (Anne Arundal Community College) and Paxton started 2nd grade at High Point Elementary! Work is going very well (mind a little slow for my taste) for me and it is just all seeming to come together! We haven't done a lot of "fun" things since moving here but did do a few things. Shanes mom and dad came out for a visit and while they were here we went into DC for a day and it was nice to see the monuments again! They all also did a water tour in Baltimore (I had to work) and we all made a trip to the OC, Ocean City that is! We had a Great time chilling on the beach for a day too bad I didn't think and didn't put any sunscreen on! OUCH!</div><div closure_uid_png6vd="112"><br />
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</div><div closure_uid_png6vd="112">So I'll try to keep this a little more updated, especially as we enjoy everything that Maryland and DC have to offer!!</div></div>D2http://www.blogger.com/profile/01748748824689033656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963239110658771435.post-12319976805376353122011-01-30T13:30:00.000-08:002011-01-30T13:30:16.341-08:00A day in the city!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">My "old" co-workers asked if anyone wanted to have a city day with them so I jumped on the chance! We were doing a kid free/husband free day! It ended up being myself, Amanda and Amy and her baby Landon which is the BEST baby!!!!! We had such a Great day and I'm so happy Amy and Landon came with us! Amanda drove in and showed us where her "parking" spot was so next time Shane and I go hopefully we can park there too! It's right by Grant's Tomb so we stopped in there first which was neat, I probably wouldn't have gone there otherwise. We then got on the subway and were on our way, to where, we didn't care!! We got a little turned around on the subway but thats alright, it was an adventure!! LOL Finally got it all right and we went to The Met! It was really neat seeing all the old artifacts and such! We also saw a TV star - Marcia Gay Harden! I tried to get a picture of her but I didn't want to be "that person"! LOL While Amy and Amanda ate their lunch I got to feed baby Landon and it was GREAT!! I haven't been around a baby in so long! I LOVE BABIES!!! We then walked and walked and walked some more! While walking around Central Park and seeing all the Horses and Carriages it just made me what to do a ride with Shane even more!! I just think that would be so COOL! We ended up by The Plaza so we decided to go in! We went to the Eloise store which was SO CUTE! Then we stopped for tea and cookies and the tea was super yummy! Saw all sorts of "fancy" people while there, it was Cool! After that we decided to head for dinner. Amanda really wanted to show us one of her favorite places to eat. While walking there we walked by the Museum of Sex!! HAHAHA It was SO funny! I had to stop and take a picture of their window display of Dildos!! LOL The onto the the BBQ joint called Hill Country. After another small turn around (only about a 1/2 block out of our way! hehe) we got there and go seated right away! I was nervous about food like I always am since I'm so picky but OMG this was GREAT! You went to a counter and ordered your meat and they wrapped it in paper and thats what you ate it off of! LOL They had Brisket, Chicken, Pork Chops and Sausage links. I went for a 1/4 of a Chicken and even though the bone was in it (I ate very little and not close to the bone) and it was GOOD!!! Amanda let me try her Brisket and OMG that was FABLOUS!! Then they had a ton of sides but none of what I would eat but I did bring home some Sweet Potato Bourbon Mash for Shane!! LOL We then headed back out to the subway and head home and there were HUGE snowflakes attacking us!! Poor baby Landon was in his jammies (cuz he had a blow out at dinner! hehe) and it was COLD!! Got to the subway after walking past FIT which was cool!! All in all we had a Great Day in the city and I'm SO glad I was able to go with other female adults!!! <br />
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We went through being "checked" out to get back on post but at least they did let me on!! LOL Went back to Sarah's house and they ordered pizza which was Awesome!! hehe Again, we stayed up until like 2 am (well Sarah and I did but Shane was sick in bed) talking! <br />
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Sunday we got up and Sarah, Paxton and I headed to the Metro (after Shane went and had to pull out cash for me! LOL) to meet up with Jenn! I have "known" Jenn for MANY years online but we haven't met in person! It was GREAT! She is such a Sweet lady and we just talked and talked and talked while we had lunch! We walked around the mall a little bit and then headed back on the metro! While on the way back we made plans with Shane and Mark (who went to a Tattoo convention while we shopped) to go to dinner and a movie! We ended up at Red Robin for dinner and then to see Gulliver's Travels in 3D. It wasn't that great of a movie and the 3D SUCKED!! But it was just cool being out with Mark and Sarah!!<br />
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We headed home this morning and it was a uneventful trip home which is nice! Now I just have to figure everything out on how to get my IDs! I ordered my birth certificate last week because mine is missing and I know I'll need that to get my drivers license. So once I get that, then I can go get my military ID! UGH! I have to go through so much to get two little IDs but I can't do ANYTHING without them! <br />
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It's been a crazy weekend but an enjoyable one none the least!!! We always have such a good time when we hang out with Mark and Sarah and I can't wait to actually move in with them for awhile! YAY!!!D2http://www.blogger.com/profile/01748748824689033656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963239110658771435.post-53422221648177265482010-11-25T12:46:00.000-08:002010-11-25T12:46:31.384-08:00Radio City Christmas Spectular Featuring the Rockettes!So we got tickets and headed into the city yesterday! When we got to the train station I forgot since it was a weekday we had to pay for parking, something I hadn't had to do before but oh well, only like $3! Get on the train and get going! Of course while on the train I start not feeling so great (surgery wise) plus this nasty cold I have but I dealt with it! We got to Grand Central and headed outside! The plan was to take a taxi everywhere since it was cold and I "can't" walk as much as normal! Well Shane pulled out his GPS on his phone and said it was close so we'll just walk. So we head up Lexington from 42nd to 39th! Then we go up to 6th and go figure next thing we know we are going past 42nd again! We could have just came right up 42nd and been the same place but NOOOOOOOOO WE were following the GPS instead :( I was NOT a happy camper! We are like speed walking because we know it's getting later and later and I wanted to be at Radio City by this point! So we finally get there and head over to a LONG line when a guys says if we already have tickets we have to go to "this" line! Well we start walking the line, and walking and walking and walking some more! We are at LEAST three blocks away from the door :( I'm PISSED at this point because we only have 15 mins till show time and ya know they are going to start on time. So finally the line starts to move a little and we hear a cop say that the 54th street door is not line so we book it!! Literally we ran (Paxton and I) and Shane had a good kick to his step too! So we get in the line and get through the door and find our seats!! WOW, great seats on the floor! We had like 2 mins and the show started! A guy with cotton candy comes by and I think, what the hey, lets get her some! So I flag him over and I ask how much and he says, $12! WTF??? NO!!!! OMG The show was just too Awesome! It was really the best thing I've done in NY thus far! The Rockettes were awesome and the Santa (MC) was So real like!!! There was some surprises and it was just all around great! Afterwards Shane wanted to go eat at Grays Papaya. We again start to walk because he is "sure" it's just up the road!! YEAH NO! So we get a cab! We tell the guy 2090 Broadway and he takes us to 29th and Broadway! UMMM NO!!! SO again we tell him the address (like 10 times) and he plugs it into his GPS and off we go! So we get there and OMFG it was a $25.00!!!! Again, I'm pissed but whatever! So Shane gets his hotdogs and Paxton trys one too and they both LOVE them and they had better!!! The hotdogs and drink cost $5 so alas, it was a $30 damn hotdog!! LOL<br />
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So we grab another cab and head back to Grand Central where Shane and Pax get cupcakes and we hit the train home!! <br />
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According to Shane it was all an adventure and I will agree that yes in a way it was and rinding around the city with all the lights and such was cool but I was SO SORE and COLD!!! But the whole point of us going in was for the show which was AWESOME!!!!!D2http://www.blogger.com/profile/01748748824689033656noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963239110658771435.post-18326097334012660802010-11-08T05:12:00.000-08:002010-11-08T05:12:51.838-08:00Day 15 - The Person You Miss the Most (30 days of Me)The person I miss the most??? Right now I can honestly say I miss ME, the REAL ME! I don't feel like myself and I haven't for sometime now :( I feel like I am trapped inside my own mind and I can't get out! I know, I totally sound crazy and sometimes I do think I am! LOL I really think what a lot of it is because of this transition we (Shane and I) are going through not being in the military anymore, him not working anymore, moved away from EVERYONE we knew and we still haven't found "friends" here! I have some GREAT co-workers but alas, they are also military spouses and will be gone soon too :( I just really do miss the person I used to be! I was fun, full of life, wit, charm, laughter! I feel like none of that is there anymore :( I just keeping trying to find me and it just isn't happening.D2http://www.blogger.com/profile/01748748824689033656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963239110658771435.post-12659267372171418012010-11-08T05:09:00.000-08:002010-11-08T05:09:20.010-08:00Day 14 - Someone You've Drifted From (30 days of Me)Someone I have drifted from??? Hmmm?? There is A LOT of people!! Being a part of the Military Family people come and go and some you will hold close and others you will not! I keep thinking back to Fort Riley, the first three years of our Army life and OMG it was AWESOME!! I got there knowing noone and nothing about the Army and I left there feeling like an experienced Army wife with power and knowledge and FAMILY! Army spouses are more then just friends to one another, we do become a family and I really miss that family! There was a group of us at Fort Riley, many belonging to an internet board together (many still do) but when we were all at the same place and having park play dates, coffees, ESC events, etc. it was really the best times! I was happy and full of spark and now I have drifted from that family, that closeness with anyone in person (still have my ties with many of my Army family but it's so different when you are 1000 miles apart!).D2http://www.blogger.com/profile/01748748824689033656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963239110658771435.post-81372798492571319152010-11-06T15:25:00.000-07:002010-11-06T15:25:41.731-07:00Day 13 - Someone You Wish You Could Forgive (30 Days of me)Right now the person I wish I could forgive is myself. I am my own worst critic and I am harder on myself then anyone else! I really feel that I have failed in providing correctly for my family and living the life I want! I do know that it's not my fault that the contract isn't being renewd, that is dang Lynch's fault but I am the one who knew that the possiblity of the contract end was there and <strong>I</strong> chose to move my family here! Shoot, I swear this is the second most expensive place to live (besides HI) and now we are "stuck" here until our lease is up. Yes, if I get a job elsewhere I will move on my own to work and that itself is a SUCKY thing that again, is MY FAULT!D2http://www.blogger.com/profile/01748748824689033656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963239110658771435.post-44393975259175276692010-11-05T08:45:00.000-07:002010-11-05T08:45:38.786-07:00Day 12 - The Person You Hate Most/Caused You A Lot Of Pain (30 days of me)A person who has cause me a lot of pain right now is LTG Lynch! He is the General of IMCOM and he has decided to not renew the Customer Management Services Contract so I am now going to be out of a job! So not only has he decided to put 30+ people out of jobs (some of which are the bread winners for their family) but he is getting rid of a program that has Beneifited A LOT of Soldiers, Family Members, Civilians and Retirees throughout the US Army! For the last couple of years a lot of the Army's focus has been on what can we do to keep our Families happy which in turn makes the Soldier's happy which keeps them IN the army and this program is a way for them to know what is wrong and suggestions for them to fix it. Too bad because the decision of one person this avenue of getting those issues resolved is now gone :(D2http://www.blogger.com/profile/01748748824689033656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963239110658771435.post-67151277259617211682010-11-05T03:45:00.000-07:002010-11-05T03:45:22.536-07:00I gambled and I didn't win :(So I know that I took a HUGE risk in moving to New York knowing that the possiblity of the contract not being renewed and I myself took that gamble, and now I've lost :( My contract is ending in 24 days. Of those 24 days I'll only be working 17 days! This is Crazy insane and I can't believe it has really come down to this! NOW WHAT? Shane asked me last night what do I want to do now? There is NO want in this situation what so ever there is only what we are going to have to do and I don't even know what that is! I have been applying my butt off to other jobs for at least 2 months now and NOTHING has happened! DAMN CPOL/CPAC and their STUPID system and I can't get my resume picked up for NOTHING even though I pratically had other more experienced people write it for me and still nothing! I hate the way this system works and just because Shane retired I can't even apply for half the jobs :( I know what I can do, I know what I am qualified for but I'm not even given a chance :(<br />
So now what? I keep applying for jobs and even apply for jobs that are "below" me now just so that we can at least pay our bills! If I just go on unemployment that will be like making 8.25 a hour! OMFG I haven't made that little of an amount since I was in HIGH SCHOOL! This is NUTS!<br />
I still just can't belive that I have put my family in this position, I'm sure a failure :(D2http://www.blogger.com/profile/01748748824689033656noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963239110658771435.post-83607122138494056212010-11-04T06:25:00.000-07:002010-11-04T06:25:23.172-07:00Day 11 - A Deceased Person You Wish You Could Talk Too (30 days of me)This was a hard one but since I believe that God calls you when it is your time and you should be "left in peace" but if I had to really choose someone I would choose Alan or Tim. Alan was a dear friend of ours a few years back who took his own life and Tim was a friend of mine from WAY back who also took his own life. The reason why I choose them was for one question each, Why?D2http://www.blogger.com/profile/01748748824689033656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963239110658771435.post-67457623149492828242010-11-03T11:37:00.000-07:002010-11-03T11:37:13.970-07:00Day 10 - Someone You Don't Talk To As Much As You'd Like Too (30 days of me)Someone that I don't talk to as much as I would like to?? Well I have a few of those but those who come to mind first are Kelly and Bri! Kelly is a GREAT friend and I miss her a lot! We clicked when I was a key caller for her when we both got to Hawaii! I called her once and we chatted and I knew she was totally a nice person. Later we ended up being at FRG things together and we just became friends! Our friendship grew as the deployment happened and I don't know if I would have made it through the deployment without her! That deployment was a whole different ball game because I was working full time this time unlike the one before when I was a SAHM! Kelly helped me out a lot since she has "been there done that" as far as being a military wife and a mother! Her kids (esp. her daughter) helped me out SO MUCH as well with babysitting Paxton so I could actually have some adult time and enjoy friends! We used to sit and talk for HOURS either by phone or sitting on her back porch drinking iced tea and smokin cigs!! It was Great!<br />
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Bri is another friend from Hawaii (who is now in CA) and OMG I seriously couldn't have made it through deployment and work without her!!! I was trying to make something of myself with work so that ment throughing EVERYTHING into working LONG hours and Bri was there to help me with Paxton and of course she was Awesome!! Bri was the BEST neighbor I had ever had (after her was Amiee and she was AWESOME too!!!). I hadn't ever had neighbors like Bri before! I didn't know that it was possible to have real friends as neighbors and I MISS IT!!! We used to sit in the garage (which had a big comfy chair) and smoke and drink and talk, talk and talk!!! She is an AMAZING person and a Great Mother who has been through a lot in her life and she deserves to just be HAPPY! I MISS HER!!!D2http://www.blogger.com/profile/01748748824689033656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963239110658771435.post-75026408132618589852010-11-02T05:33:00.000-07:002010-11-02T05:33:42.390-07:00Day 9 - Someone You Wish You Could Meet (30 days of me)The one person I have ALWAYS said I wanted to meet was Tyra Banks! People laugh at me and ask me if I'm for real when I say it too!?!?!?! LOL I think that Tyra is an Amazing woman! Not only was she a FABLOUS Super Model (which I know I'll NEVER be) but she is a business woman and has two TV shows (which I believe her talk show has gone away now :( ) I totally LOVE ANTM (America's Next Top Model) and if she wasn't the person "in charge" I don't know if I would watch! Another thing that Tyra does that not everyone knows about is she runs a camp for girls to feel better about themselves. She has the girls taught about self confidence and self respect! Tweens/teens NEED this! Tyra just really is an all around great person (from what I know of her)! She isn't someone who is plastered all over the internet/gossip mags and that is another reason that makes me beleive that she really is a good person!!D2http://www.blogger.com/profile/01748748824689033656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963239110658771435.post-31297794161879916032010-11-01T11:10:00.000-07:002010-11-01T11:10:05.938-07:00Day 8 - Your Favorite Opposite Sex Friend (30 Days of Me)Of all time my favorite opposite sex Friend was Colin! For the life of me I can't remember how I met Colin??? It's crazy to think back about him! He really was my best friend for a long time! We used to sit on the phone for HOURS (literally ALL NIGHT sometimes) just talking about crap! I'm sure at the time we must have thought it was important but I'm sure it really wasn't! LOL He knew EVERYTHING about me at the time, more then even a few girlfriends who I really trusted! He was just that easy to talk to. There were a few times when our "friendship" got a little "woozy" but nothing ever happened to make us not be friends! It's been many years since I have had any contact with him but there are times here and there that something will bring up a memory of him and I do wonder what ever happened to him and I wish the best for him!D2http://www.blogger.com/profile/01748748824689033656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963239110658771435.post-14460263212414203362010-11-01T11:00:00.000-07:002010-11-01T11:00:36.985-07:00Day 7 - Your Parents (30 days of Me)Well what can I say about my parents, they are my parents and I love them because of it! There is A LOT of history in this department that I would rather not dredge up at this time! Right now in my life I have a good relationship with my parents and that is what really matters now! They have been there for me over the past 6 years when I really needed them (bbsitting my daughter for my many surgeries and out of town conferences) and they have been supportive of my marriage and leaving with the Army! D2http://www.blogger.com/profile/01748748824689033656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963239110658771435.post-33288648407385360692010-10-30T13:29:00.000-07:002010-10-30T13:29:49.949-07:00Day 6 - A Stranger (30 Days of Me)Well I can't really talk about a stranger that I have had contact with today but it's 425pm and I am still in my PJs and just woke up from a nice long nap!! <br />
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The last strange I can remember having contact with is actually the hosptial staff on Tuesday. Each person I talked to that day and had to verify my birthday relized that my birthday was the next day and each of them wished me a happy early birthday! I thought that was very nice of them!<br />
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It was too funny that when I was telling a friend at work about this it was funny because she was like "I wouldn't have even relized the dates!" And to think about it, a lot of people most likely wouldn't put the dates together that way so it was really neat that each of those ladies at the hosptial did!D2http://www.blogger.com/profile/01748748824689033656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963239110658771435.post-13074766147155797922010-10-29T06:03:00.000-07:002010-10-29T06:03:52.440-07:00Day 5 - Your Dreams (30 days of me)My dreams??? Hmmmm??? I dream of winning the lottery but then again who doesn't! LOL<br />
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This could be taken two routes. What do I dream of for myself (like as my future) or what I did dream of for myself or actually what do a Dream at night when I sleep! Well I might as well address all thee above!!<br />
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As for what I dream about at night when I sleep, I don't really know!! I haven't been remembering many dreams lately :( The only one I can remember was a "clip" about how I was shopping (post-op) and I kept grabbing sizes that were too big and when I finally grabbed a size clothing that fit it was a number I don't EVER remember being able to fit in! LOL<br />
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For my dreams and aspiration, well right now I can honestly say I don't have much or more so I don't have any thing that isn't attainable within a few years. I want to have a home with a yard so that my daughter and dog have a place to play. I want to have extra money to travel with and to just enjoy life with my husband and daughter! I do wish that I will have a more stable job that I enjoy doing as well as I enjoy this one!<br />
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What I dreamed of for the future many moons ago was that I would someday be a Lawyer in NYC!!! Well the lawyer part isn't ever going to happen and I won't live in NYC but I do live an hour away! YAY!!D2http://www.blogger.com/profile/01748748824689033656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963239110658771435.post-50554356949248833852010-10-28T04:43:00.000-07:002010-10-28T04:43:43.376-07:00Day 4 - Your Siblings (30 days of me)WOW, my sibling, what can I say about my sister Chance. She's Great and now that I'm an adult and we don't live together I LOVE HER!! LOL<br />
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Growing up was interesting to say the least! I was the younger sister and I wanted to be all up in her business! Doesn't every younger sister? Since we didn't have a lot of parental supervision (back in the day when you were able to leave children at home alone) we did a lot of whatever it was we wanted to do and of course, I wanted to do whatever it was that her and her friends were doing! I'm sure she hated me for awhile because of it! But, what older sister doesn't?<br />
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After we were no longer living under the same roof and we were both out on our own things became the way they are supposed to, we are friends! Shoot, there for awhile we lived about 4 blocks from one another and it was Great! That was when she had my oldest nephew and I really think that brought us a lot closer!! Since he was my first nephew, I wasn't married yet, you can believe I saw him (and my sister) pretty much EVERYDAY for the first year of his life, thus how Chance and I became closer!<br />
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As the years have gone on we have still had our share of disaggrements (usually about money, what isn't?) but we really are great friends and she's my sister, no matter how annoyed I get with her I Love her and I will do ANYTHING for her!D2http://www.blogger.com/profile/01748748824689033656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963239110658771435.post-15659185620228340832010-10-27T05:05:00.000-07:002010-10-27T05:05:57.503-07:00Day 3 - Your Crush (30 days of Me)Well honestly I don't have a crush since I have already found the love of my life - my soulmate! Granted, there are people out there that I find very attractive but I wouldn't say that I have a crush on anyone! <br />
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Shane and I both LOVE the TV show Friends! We watched all the shows when they were on (and now own them on DVD) and there was a show where they had a "list" of the famous person who is "free" for them to "sleep with"!! Well Shane and I joke all the time about who is on our "list"! LOL I still wouldn't call that a crush but the top of my list is Channing Tatem. He's HOT! For the longest time it was LL Cool J because that man has the best abs! LOL<br />
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But all in all, sorry to dissappoint but I don't have a crush!D2http://www.blogger.com/profile/01748748824689033656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963239110658771435.post-79824885794883608432010-10-26T03:40:00.000-07:002010-10-26T03:40:38.995-07:00Day 2 - Your Ex Boyfriend (30 days of me)Well I have to admit that I have had my fair share of these! LOL Most of them not very serious and some of them sure were Fun! <br />
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I guess when I really think about an ex boyfriend though I do think of my most "serious" relationship before my husband and that was with Andy. (funny enough that today is his birthday as I'm writing this) Andy really was a great guy but we were young and dumb to say the least. For a long time I really did think that we were in it for the long haul until things ended, which I have to be honest that I don't really remember exactly how they ended?? My poor brain has been fried so many times over that I can't remember a lot of things about growing up, I'm too old! <br />
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It was just not too long ago that I was sitting at work in training and my phone said I had a friend request on Facebook and sure enough it was Andy. I didn't know how to react? Should I accept or not? I talked to Shane about it that evening when I got home and of course he didn't care either way (not as if I was asking for approval but I felt it was a respect thing to let him know that I might accept the request.) In the end I did accept because there shouldn't be any reason not to, I'm an adult, married for almost 10 years and Andy was a part of my past that I don't regret (I don't regret any of past actually) and I have wondered many times what happened to him! So he sends me a message and we get to "chatting" back and forth via the messages on facebook. He is married with step-kids and seems very happy. He is sober and doing really well. I was very happy to hear this and I am very happy for him! I have to admit though that it was strange to "talk" to him again after so many years. He really was the first guy I was IN love with and I wish him all the best!D2http://www.blogger.com/profile/01748748824689033656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963239110658771435.post-84546150681805711812010-10-25T05:59:00.000-07:002010-10-25T05:59:34.902-07:00Day 1 (of 30 Days of Me)Day 1 is supposed to be about my best friend! This is a hard question to answer because I honestly have three best friends that I wouldn't trade for anything!<br />
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My Husband! He really is my best friend and I know he would be very surprised to know this but I do put him before all the others!! LOL It's been a "thing" for many years that we've been together that I put my friends first because they are always there for me no matter what but honestly my husband has been there for me through it all for the last 10+ years! We have known each other for 11 years and we were friends before we were lovers! We've been through a lot in the past 11 years and I know I can always count on him to be there for me!<br />
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Brooke! WOW, what can I say about Brooke. She's everything I need in a friend! She is real and will always tell me how it is no matter what. It could be something that is going to hurt my feelings but if I need to hear it, she'll tell me! Even though we have literally only seen each other 1 time since 2006 it doesn't matter, we are still the best of friends! That one time we did finally see each other again, it was as if nothing had ever changed even though A LOT had changed in those years! We both lived in OCONUS locations but still found time with the crazy time difference to talk at least once a month if not more! I wish we could be closer together and even though I would have never wanted to live in TX I would move there in a heart beat if I had a job just so that I could be closer to Brooke!<br />
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Brandi! She is my daughter's Godmother so we know that she is VERY important to me! I think that without Brandi I wouldn't be the mother or the Army wife I am today! (Granted we are retired Army now) She thought me a lot about how I WANT to be. What kind of mother and wife (read homemaker as well) I want to be and I feel that she gave me a lot of strength in the first few years of being an Army wife and mother! She is also my spiritual friend who helped me get back into the church and I can't ever thank her enough for that! I too would never have seen myself choose to live anywhere in LA but if I found a job, I would go in a heartbeat just to live closer to Brandi again!<br />
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Well as I said, I can't choose just one, all three are my best friends for different reasons and I will NEVER give them up!D2http://www.blogger.com/profile/01748748824689033656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963239110658771435.post-67074991132246746002010-10-25T05:47:00.000-07:002010-10-25T05:47:59.662-07:0030 Days of MeA couple of my friends are doing this, and it seemed like a great way for me to reveal the "real me". <br />
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Day 1 - <em>Your Best Friend</em><br />
Day 2 - <em>Your Ex Boyfriend</em><br />
Day 3 - <em>Your Crush</em><br />
Day 4 - <em>Your Siblings (Or Closest Relative)</em><br />
Day 5 - <em>Your Dreams</em><br />
Day 6 -<em> A Stranger</em><br />
Day 7 - <em>Your Parents</em><br />
Day 8 - <em>Your Favorite Opposite Sex Friend</em><br />
Day 9 -<em> Someone You Wish You Could Meet</em><br />
Day 10 - <em>Someone You Don't Talk To As Much As You'd Like Too</em><br />
Day 11 - <em>A Deceased Person You Wish You Could Talk Too</em><br />
Day 12 - <em>The Person You Hate Most/Caused You A Lot Of Pain</em><br />
Day 13 - <em>Someone You Wish You Could Forgive</em><br />
Day 14 - <em>Someone You've Drifted From</em><br />
Day 15 -<em> The Person You Miss the Most</em><br />
Day 16 <em>- Someone That's Not In Your State/Country</em><br />
Day 17 - <em>Someone From Your Childhood</em><br />
Day 18 - <em>The Person That You Wish You Could Be</em><br />
Day 19 -<em> Someone That Pesters Your Mind (Good or Bad)</em><br />
Day 20 -<em> The One That Broke Your Heart The Hardest</em><br />
Day 21 - <em>Someone You Judged By Their First Impression</em><br />
Day 22 -<em> Someone You Want To Give A Second Chance To</em><br />
Day 23 -<em> The Last Person You Hugged</em><br />
Day 24 -<em> The Person That Gave You Your Favorite Memory</em><br />
Day 25 - <em>The Person You Know That Is Going Through The Worst Of Times</em><br />
Day 26 - <em>The Last Person You Made A Pinky Promise To</em><br />
Day 27 - <em>The Friendliest Person You Knew For Only One Day</em><br />
Day 28 - <em>Someone That Changed Your Life</em><br />
Day 29 <em>- The Person That You Want To Tell Everything Too, But Are Afraid To</em><br />
Day 30 -<em> Your Reflection In The Mirror</em>D2http://www.blogger.com/profile/01748748824689033656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963239110658771435.post-77960007514734763752010-10-10T15:15:00.001-07:002010-10-10T15:15:30.771-07:00A few pics of St. Patrick's Cathedral<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUlzO9Qjx-LehhZk5o8WokhqXXh5pN89Q-c_AlBn2R-uMjtxvy0WZ92JrzScX_-g8rL539wj33JjEYeXgFTaZD7AA5_NuNIwmb7dRX6nCMd9GDcjhax81wwPt_CocrxFigAsWEbnCBmU/s1600/SANY0038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUlzO9Qjx-LehhZk5o8WokhqXXh5pN89Q-c_AlBn2R-uMjtxvy0WZ92JrzScX_-g8rL539wj33JjEYeXgFTaZD7AA5_NuNIwmb7dRX6nCMd9GDcjhax81wwPt_CocrxFigAsWEbnCBmU/s320/SANY0038.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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So we get going again and end up going over the Manhattan bridge?? Hmmmm, cool going over the bridge but confused why we were?? Finally the GPS says we are where we are supposed to be? WHAT? No we are NOT! We are in Brooklyn! It was the right address, just the wrong city! We put into the GPS New York City but we should have put Manhattan in. So we finally get the GPS going in the right direction. Get back over towards the church and find street parking about a block and a half away! <br />
Got into the church and of course am totally taken aback by the beauty of it all! Find seats and wait for Shane to get in. Then Paxton had to use the restroom so we head to a security guard and ask where it is. We have to go back across the street. We RAN! Found a restroom and got back. Then Shane had to go too! That's what we get for being in the car all the way from home to Garrison, to Brooklyn and back to Manhattan! LOL<br />
When the procession was coming through, Paxton was standing on the outside and one of the priests stopped and said he was happy to see we made it back from the restroom! LOL OMG TOO FUNNY!!! <br />
Mass was AWESOME!!! There was 15 alter servers, 5 priests, 3 bishops and the Archbishop! The three bishops were visiting, 1 from Italy and 2 from the Sudan(sp)! It was SO COOL! Plus, mass today about when Jesus healed the Lepers and I immediately thought of our church (which I miss dearly) in Hawaii, Saint Damian of Molokai! When Archbishop Dolyn started his homily that is mostly what he talked about, Saint (Father) Damian!!<br />
The Creed and the Lords Prayer where both sung in Latin and also a few of the communion songs (there were many with so many people in church)! VERY COOL!!<br />
During the recession, Archbishop Dolyn stopped and joked with Paxton that he could hear her signing all the way "Up there!" It was so Cute!!<br />
Next time we are walking around the area of the city there I am going to go in and take a TON of pictures but I do have a few! I'll try to figure out how to post them!<br />
Afterwards we headed out and came back towards home for Olive Garden!! Which was "fun" too! LOL The poor waiter was only on his second day and he made a mistake so no one got their dinners ordered in the system but by this point everyone was full from the app. and salad and breadsticks (thats all I eat anyways! LOL) So we didn't have to pay for Shanes dinner and we got another free app to bring home! LOL<br />
All in all a Great Day!! Tonight is "family night" (if Paxton can ever pull away from her friends tonight) and we are going to watch Sky High! Tomorrow Paxton starts her first day at gymnastics!!<br />
Life is good and God is Great!D2http://www.blogger.com/profile/01748748824689033656noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963239110658771435.post-2556430319395167522010-09-30T09:40:00.000-07:002010-09-30T09:40:41.209-07:00Mistake?Have you ever thought that maybe you made a HUGE MISTAKE in your life and wasn't sure what exactly to do about it? Well, I think I am here now. I don't regret much of NOTHING that I have done in my life but I think I may have really messed up now :( I took a HUGE risk by moving my Family across the US, away from anyone we know and any assistance we might be able to recieve because I thought I found "THE JOB" that I could turn into a career. I really felt that God was telling me that I was meant to come to New York for this job! Maybe I misintrupted the signs? I don't know!<br />
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I knew that this was a contract position and that the contract would be up on 29 November but for some reason I had faith! I really did believe that there was NO WAY this program would go away. It's such an important program, blah blah blah. Well again, when I'm wrong I can admit that I am wrong and here I am saying it. I think I was wrong :(<br />
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It is a VERY IMPORTANT program to the installations who have a full going program. Here we don't! After talking with some "important" folks yesterday, they don't believe in the future of it either or they believe that there will be a "gap" in there. Thus, the contract will run out and then they'll either bring back contractors for it or change it to GS. So either way you look at it, I'll be out of a job :( I know no "OFFICIAL" word has come out on this still but this is not only My feeling anymore, others are sharing it as well.<br />
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Speaking of GS, I am DONE. I am ready to just throw my hands in the air and quit with that! I have been trying for over THREE YEARS to get into the GS system and it just keeps getting worse and worse for me! Damn it, I am a good person, I work HARD and I am DAMN GOOD at whatever it is I put my mind to but I can not get a job to save my life :( With having No Preference really is what hurts me :( Now, I am informed that the CPAC office here cannot post external postings and that they are sent to an office in Maryland. Okay, no big deal right? WRONG, this office in Maryland is behind by approx. 6 weeks in making external postings :( So the jobs that I could possible get because I am MORE THAN qualified for will not have an exteral posting before the closing date :( This whole system SUCKS, thats for sure and I am sick of it!<br />
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Okay, so I've been now applying for jobs with my contract company, which I LOVE by the way, but again, it's contract and you never know when it might go away! Plus, I've been applying for "normal" civilian employment but nothing yet. I did get a call from AFLAC but as I researched it more I would have to pay to get a licence and so forth, yeah NO, if I have to PAY to get a job, something is wrong there!<br />
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So here I sit, not knowing what else to do at this point. I know I really need to just leave it in God's hands and he will provide for me but when I don't know exactly how I am going to be able to pay rent and bills, I get a little worried!D2http://www.blogger.com/profile/01748748824689033656noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963239110658771435.post-80308915065896469752010-09-22T05:49:00.000-07:002010-09-22T05:49:56.717-07:00Church ShoppingI'm sure my Military family will understand this since there is so much moving around. Okay, so each time we move we have to find a new church. I'm sure some people just make do with what is on the installation or what is closest to their house but honeslty, that just isn't me! I need to FEEL the church I'm going to. It took me long time to come back to the church and now I really want to be somewhere that I feel welcomed! When we were at the church in KS I think a lot of it had to do with the fact that I had such GREAT friends there! We tried in Hawaii and just didn't "feel" it at first. After awhile we tried again and something clicked! Hawaii was FABLOUS! We had Great priests, a wonderful choir and music and it really felt good to be there! When I started to teach I was welcomed by everyone and it was really awesome! Well, now we are again at the point of having to find a good "home" again and I feel that I still haven't found it. Shane really wanted to stay away from the military churches so we tried many other places but nothing was a good fit. We finally come on post for mass two weeks ago and it was good. The priest seems pretty down to earth and likes to joke about Army football (which if you have ever been to West Point ya know that is THE MOST IMPORTANT thing here!!). One of the biggest problems are the pews. They are VERY Small and Shane doesn't sit well in them (his knees have to be bent up into his chest it's so small) so we sat where he could move better but I didn't like the area! I know, it's all a compromise! LOL The other part is the CCD Classes! I really want Paxton to be in class but I called and they haven't called us back :( Also, they CHARGE MONEY for it here???? I just think that is CRAZY that I have to pay for my child to go to CCD. <br />
I just hope we find a place to be comfortable soon because I really miss having a good place that I feel like I belong.D2http://www.blogger.com/profile/01748748824689033656noreply@blogger.com1