Skydiving!
Skydiving rocks! Except for those first 45 seconds of ear shattering pain during freefall. The gliding down after freefall was the best part. O, and the intial jump out of the plane was sweet too....
View ArticleMoving into the Townhouse
We officially moved into the townhouse. When I say ‘moved in’ really I mean we rented some furniture and have our Iraq stuff moved in. Otherwise all our household goods and personal items are still in...
View ArticleMaryland Renaissance Festival
The festival was a blast. Curtis made his own outfit – which turned out really well. He bought raw fabric and a sewing machine and just sewed it all together! The mans got skill. I on the other hand...
View ArticleThe Big Apple
New York is Amazing, in all its big city ways. I went with my closest friend from High School (’03), Jessica. She had a job interview in the Big Apple so I went with her as shes never been to a city...
View ArticleBeowulf
Curtis and I decided to go see the new movie out in theaters, Beowulf. We saw it in 3-D, which rocked! The live action combined with the real-like animation made it one heck of a ride. I was pretty...
View ArticleDriving..Vacation..Driving..
Curtis and I leave today to drive to TN for Thanksgiving. We are spending the holiday with his family. Its been around two years since we’ve been able to stop in and enjoy family time. The drive should...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving
We arrived safely, after a very long drive. Slept the night away and then woke up today to enjoy Thanksgiving. His Dad and step-mom live way out in the country in a very classic rustic comely home. I’m...
View ArticleEl Camino and Black Friday
The first thing Curtis wants to do after Thanksgiving is take his el camino for a drive. After about 20 minutes of doing 90mph on TN back roads, I’m ready to pass out from fear. The car rumbles with...
View ArticleThe Long Drive Back
We drove back last night. We left Saturday afternoon and arrived at the crack of dawn this morning. It was a long drive, but the roads were almost completely empty. During parts of the journey it felt...
View ArticleTX – National Guard
We’ve only been home a few days and already are leaving. Curtis and I fly out in a few hours, this Wednesday morning, for Texas. We have National Guard obligations that we have to full fill before we...
View ArticleWho needs a Clutch
Its been quite the adventure getting here. We stayed up all night last night and now are quite exhausted. Slept a little at the airport this morning at 5am. Arrived in San Antonio, took a cab to our...
View Article2yr Anniversary
Yesterday was our two year anniversary. And we spent it with the National Guard. Ehh! No it wasn’t all that bad. While we did spend the day with the National Guard, we did get to spend the night doing...
View ArticleKP Duty
Yesterday while taking care of National Guard stuff an awkward situation arose. We (all the soldiers) are sitting in the bleachers talking to our platoon sergeant. And hes asking for volunetters for...
View ArticleCurtis is Deployed
Curtis deployed this weekend. While I am sad (very) he is excited to finally be on his way. Hopefully I will follow in a few weeks so we won’t be separated too long. I said good-bye to him yesterday...
View ArticleI’m off to CRC…then Christmas in TX.
I’m leaving today for CRC in GA. Its a week of training and checking the box paperwork that the military requires for a contractor (me) to deploy to Iraq. As I’ll be staying in the barracks, I’m not...
View ArticleEmbarrasing Moments in the Airport
Today was a travel day. I flew from San Antonio to Atlanta to D.C. to get back to work tomorrow. I always like to arrive at the airport about two hours early; to avoid the crowds, read a book, and just...
View ArticleThe beginning of another adventure – Iraq..um..again
I leave within the next 24 hrs. I’m packed up . . . for the most part. This will be my last post till after I arrive in Baghdad. I’m not sure how good the connectivity is over there. If Curtis is...
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