Look what I found!!!

Actually, George Borden sent me this...how about a huge shot of nostalgia?? In fact, I had forgotten who all was on that trip - oh yeah, that's right: I was suffering from the worst dehydration headache ever!!! And it started during the 1st 1/4 of the 20 mile hike - no bueno! Hey, now who is that hot lil' biddy in the middle??? Oh hey Shan!!! ; )

Happy Valentine's Day to Me.......

So, about that last post and having 30+ days before I said bye-bye t0 my civilian life...30+ days has now become 17 days...Yeah yeah yeah, I'm a whiny baby, boo hoo...I think, if I had been properly prepared for this shocking blow to the way I wanted to do things, I'd have been ok, but clearly, that is not the case...

Good news, I got my new contract for Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD, which basically means "bomb squad"), a facet of Navy Special Warfare/Operations, $40,000 signing bonus, and the pride, honor, and glory of knowing you are a member of an elite task force (of course, provided I survive the training; I've set off to mentally prepare myself during the rest of my short time left in SLO, to will myself to just not quit, no matter how hard it gets, to achieve success).
Bad news, apparently they are in such a high demand for EOD and SEALS that they want me ASAP. I guess in order to have me in the next EOD class, I gotta leave for Boot Camp on the 14th of February - what a wonderful v-day for me...sure I didn't have anything planned, but still: hooray : P

So, I was planning to visit friends all over the state, and await the arrival of the Pulliams, but it seems I'm getting extra lessons in sacrifice [I may have to miss 3 or 4 weddings, one of which might be my sister's...], my friends' kids' birthdays, and I just don't know if I'll get to say my "Good-bye's/See you later's" in person or at all...that's just the way I roll, I always try to say "G'bye" before leaving...then again, that's partly why I set up this blog, to document my military journey, share my experiences and stories, to stay connected to y'all and gather your support when I'm on the front lines, quite possibly "saving the world" (one bomb at a time)...

2 Week Notice

With 33 days, and counting down, left to my civilian live, I put in my 2-week-notice at work. Feels pretty good : ) I'm excited, as well as nervous and scared, about moving on with my life. I realize that, while being there for my friends is a huge priority to me, I can't put my own life on hold for every event of everyone else's life, as we all inevitably move on with life and some may have to break away to do whatever God puts before them...perhaps a lesson in sacrifice?

Anyway, I'm headed to LA Sunday/Monday, staying at the Westin, and then on to the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) to prove my vision is solid, and draw up a contract that I wasn't eligible for with my pre-LASIK vision. There's a small possibility that that could postpone my shipout date of Feb. 28, but I doubt it - if anything, they'd want me sooner than later. So it's probably safe to say that I'll definitely be gone by the 28th, but there's a very small chance that it could also be a little bit later...we'll see!!

Road Trip!!!

[How do you publicize your blog? I know a few of my friends will probably be interested in this particular blog, but I don't think many of them even know I have a blog...]

Oh hey gang!
So, for those of you that know Ish and Dave/Rachel/Pearl Berry; well, Ish and I were having a manly dinner "date", consisting of white rice, Trader Joe's Orange Chicken (talk about easy, good, healthier dinner fare), and beer, and we came up with an excellent idea...Well, first, I had just had an awesome weekend down in SoCal, visiting a few friends that I hadn't seen in a while, or since they moved from the SLO area many many moons ago, and I'm scheduled to ship out for Basic Training with the Navy in a little over a month from now, and I said to Ish:

"Ish, what does your February look like?" and Ish replied: "Feb-tober?" "Yeah, Feb-terday..." And I can't really convey the rest of the dialogue...But, I really need to make the rounds to the north, and we've decided to plan a trip up north to see Dave & Rachel & their new baby Pearl, Berry, up in Portland, OR, before I ship out...and so, I present you the same question I asked Ish:

What do your February's look like?? Anyone wanna join us on a road trip to see the Berry's?????

Howdy!!

Well, this will be my 3rd? attempt at Blogging...hopefully this attempt will run itself into a regular thing. I suppose I didn't really have much to talk about during the other attempts, but I think with a major event on the horizon (that event being my enlistment in the United States Navy) I might have more to say and things to share.

Here's to a new start at Blogging!