'I, Mr. Superman, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.'
He's in!! He was sworn in today and is now an official USAF Trainee. I didn't get to be there but he will swear in again at his Basic Training Graduation and become an Airman. I'm so proud of him!!
Now we wait three weeks to find out when he leaves for Basic and what job he got!
3.12.2009
3.11.2009
NEWS
Alright everyone, things are squared away and Mr. Superman returns to MEPS tomorrow. Even though he just needs to interview with the doctor then job counsel he still has to be there at 5:30. No fun at all but he is just happy things will be done. So if all goes as it is supposed to then he will swear in to the USAF tomorrow afternoon. Cross your fingers and pray for us that all goes well and that there are still jobs available. Update to follow.
3.07.2009
Horror Stories WARNING: MAY CAUSE YOU TO GET GOOSEBUMPS, THE HEEBIE JEEBIES, OR LIFT YOUR FEET OFF OF THE GROUND WHILE READING.
Hey people I know you've probably noticed I have been blogging like CRAZY!!! I don't know why I just find myself doing it more and more often. I enjoy it I really do. I like expressing myself and sharing things with you all and when it really comes down to it, it keeps me busy and lets me vent. Mr. Superman says he thinks its good. Its like journaling and he really wants me to keep up on it while he is gone so he won't miss out on anything. Sure it'll take him FOREVER to read up on five+ months worth of stuff when he gets back but anything to make my baby happy.
Alright so I am terrified, I mean absolutely terrified of a few things. I hate cockroaches. The ones in AZ are nasty and gross and are all over for the bulk of the calender year. I have had two really traumatizing experiences with these nasty little things and I feel very justified in my loathing of them.
One was when I was 15 and I was at a party with friends. Huge party, we're talking massive house, easily two hundred people, tons of different things going on. One was on the side of the house they had set up a movie. I cannot for the life of me think of what that thing is called but its like the thing you can do slide shows or whatever. PROJECTOR SCREEN!! I got it. HAHA. Well they had a movie playing and everyone was just lying on blankets in the grass or sitting on a few couches they had out there. I was sharing a blanket with my good friend D and a few of her friends. Like 10 minutes into the movie and I feel a tickle on my chest. I scratched at it and continued to watch the movie. I kept feeling little tickles then all of the sudden I get this really sharp pain on my skin and it freaks me out enough that I screamed a little. Now people, you all know that my chest area is semi... for lack of a better term well-endowed. Its easy for things to get lost. Well I stick my hand down there and feel something big and crunchy and gross and I flick my hand out and there was, I kid you not, a 2 inch long massive gross cockroach!!! I nearly vomited.
Oh man I totally am giving myself the heebie jeebies. I won't share my second experience. It is real similar though. Use your imaginations.
I am also horribly frightened of bees. I have never been stung and I know the whole, "don't bug them they won't bug you." thing. Growing up we had hundreds if not thousands of bees living in the white stucco wall that enclosed our property. We had a pool and they would always swarm around the water. Everyone in my family I think has been stung except me. I am scared of them for a different reason. I nearly swallowed one. Yes you read right. I could be bosom buddies with
the little old lady who swallowed a spider
I managed this dangerous feat by being careless and lazy. I was maybe 8 years old and playing my best friend at the time G. Her grandma had been kind enough to let us have two Cokes. We were playing but had gone inside for a quick minute to get something or other and left our sodas unattended. I came outside and immediately went in for a swig of my delightful elixir and brusquely felt something fuzzy and so not coke like in my mouth. I spit and sputtered and coughed and to my utter amazement and horror there was a black a yellow bee crawling around disoriented on the sidewalk. EWIE I know. Hence no more Coke for me. Besides that incident I can't stand the taste.
And lastly (not the last thing I fear, just the last for this post) I am seriously and most vehemently so terrified and disturbed by praying mantis's. *GAGx100000000* I think they are the creepiest little things ever. Probably about 7 months ago at our house in AZ we had a garden. It was wildflower garden. All of my flowers died due to the sweltering 110 degree weather but I had also planted for Mr. Superman, Mammoth Sunflowers. These things were MASSIVE. They were nearly as tall as our house and the flower blossoms themselves were nearly as big our our heads. The stems were thicker and stronger than corn stalks and they managed to survive the nasty heat. Well we came home one evening from grocery shopping and were walking around the house to the front door when I nearly dropped my bags. There was the ugliest, creepiest thing I had ever seen.
This is what stopped me in my tracks. This Orchid Praying Mantis. How unfitting and inappropriate a name. Orchid. How about nasty ugly evil thing. Seriously people this heightened my terror. The red eyes make me feel like its evil and going to attack.
Bah. Not that I have thoroughly driven myself mad, its time to wake Mr. Superman up. Byyye!!
Alright so I am terrified, I mean absolutely terrified of a few things. I hate cockroaches. The ones in AZ are nasty and gross and are all over for the bulk of the calender year. I have had two really traumatizing experiences with these nasty little things and I feel very justified in my loathing of them.
One was when I was 15 and I was at a party with friends. Huge party, we're talking massive house, easily two hundred people, tons of different things going on. One was on the side of the house they had set up a movie. I cannot for the life of me think of what that thing is called but its like the thing you can do slide shows or whatever. PROJECTOR SCREEN!! I got it. HAHA. Well they had a movie playing and everyone was just lying on blankets in the grass or sitting on a few couches they had out there. I was sharing a blanket with my good friend D and a few of her friends. Like 10 minutes into the movie and I feel a tickle on my chest. I scratched at it and continued to watch the movie. I kept feeling little tickles then all of the sudden I get this really sharp pain on my skin and it freaks me out enough that I screamed a little. Now people, you all know that my chest area is semi... for lack of a better term well-endowed. Its easy for things to get lost. Well I stick my hand down there and feel something big and crunchy and gross and I flick my hand out and there was, I kid you not, a 2 inch long massive gross cockroach!!! I nearly vomited.
Oh man I totally am giving myself the heebie jeebies. I won't share my second experience. It is real similar though. Use your imaginations.
I am also horribly frightened of bees. I have never been stung and I know the whole, "don't bug them they won't bug you." thing. Growing up we had hundreds if not thousands of bees living in the white stucco wall that enclosed our property. We had a pool and they would always swarm around the water. Everyone in my family I think has been stung except me. I am scared of them for a different reason. I nearly swallowed one. Yes you read right. I could be bosom buddies with
I managed this dangerous feat by being careless and lazy. I was maybe 8 years old and playing my best friend at the time G. Her grandma had been kind enough to let us have two Cokes. We were playing but had gone inside for a quick minute to get something or other and left our sodas unattended. I came outside and immediately went in for a swig of my delightful elixir and brusquely felt something fuzzy and so not coke like in my mouth. I spit and sputtered and coughed and to my utter amazement and horror there was a black a yellow bee crawling around disoriented on the sidewalk. EWIE I know. Hence no more Coke for me. Besides that incident I can't stand the taste.
And lastly (not the last thing I fear, just the last for this post) I am seriously and most vehemently so terrified and disturbed by praying mantis's. *GAGx100000000* I think they are the creepiest little things ever. Probably about 7 months ago at our house in AZ we had a garden. It was wildflower garden. All of my flowers died due to the sweltering 110 degree weather but I had also planted for Mr. Superman, Mammoth Sunflowers. These things were MASSIVE. They were nearly as tall as our house and the flower blossoms themselves were nearly as big our our heads. The stems were thicker and stronger than corn stalks and they managed to survive the nasty heat. Well we came home one evening from grocery shopping and were walking around the house to the front door when I nearly dropped my bags. There was the ugliest, creepiest thing I had ever seen.
This is what stopped me in my tracks. This Orchid Praying Mantis. How unfitting and inappropriate a name. Orchid. How about nasty ugly evil thing. Seriously people this heightened my terror. The red eyes make me feel like its evil and going to attack.
Bah. Not that I have thoroughly driven myself mad, its time to wake Mr. Superman up. Byyye!!
Extremely aggravated/irritated/irate/angry/fed up
Alright people here is yet again another update.
Today was supposed to be a BIG day. A big day indeed. Mr. Superman got clearance after a week of high stress and fighting on my part with people mostly out of state. He left at 5:00 this morning to head down to the MEPS bldg where he took his ASVAP and where all of the other US Military and USAF stuff happens. He had to get blood drawn and a drug test, eye test and tons of other stuff done in order to be able to get his physical. He then kinda just hangs out all day then was supposed to meet with a Job Counselor to go over his job picks then in the afternoon swear in and then everything would be official. We thought we were done jumping through hoops and all the stress was gone.
I get a phone call from SGT. V. Bad feeling in my stomach. He proceeds to tell me Mr. Superman can't do anything more today because.... get this. The doctors office in AZ that was in charge of sending his complete medical chart.... only sent over the records for his left knee!!! I couldn't believe it. So we are again in limbo due to somebody else's incompetence and stupidity and lack of caring for someone else. I thought I had drilled into them the necessity of speed and accuracy. That our lives are held up until this was all taken care of. NOPE. I guess not.
So on Monday I get to call the doctors office and try to get them to find the records for the right knee, then get the doctor to sign a separate release form for his right knee, and pray they get it right this time around. The worst part is that on Monday the job drop comes through. The AF office here has all week to dispense and assign these jobs and if on Friday there are still some they get sent to some other squadron in the country.
Even if I do get everything I need on Monday, it cant get reviewed until Tuesday and Wednesday, MEPS is closed. The earliest Mr. Superman could go back in is on Thursday and spend another entire day trying to get everything done. Chances are there would be none of his job picks available by Thursday and we will still be forced to wait until the second week of April for the next drop. The ironic thing is by us rushing and stressing and me being on the phone for hours and arguing our case was all in attempting to avoid this.
So much for doing all we can right? It got us no where.
Today was supposed to be a BIG day. A big day indeed. Mr. Superman got clearance after a week of high stress and fighting on my part with people mostly out of state. He left at 5:00 this morning to head down to the MEPS bldg where he took his ASVAP and where all of the other US Military and USAF stuff happens. He had to get blood drawn and a drug test, eye test and tons of other stuff done in order to be able to get his physical. He then kinda just hangs out all day then was supposed to meet with a Job Counselor to go over his job picks then in the afternoon swear in and then everything would be official. We thought we were done jumping through hoops and all the stress was gone.
I get a phone call from SGT. V. Bad feeling in my stomach. He proceeds to tell me Mr. Superman can't do anything more today because.... get this. The doctors office in AZ that was in charge of sending his complete medical chart.... only sent over the records for his left knee!!! I couldn't believe it. So we are again in limbo due to somebody else's incompetence and stupidity and lack of caring for someone else. I thought I had drilled into them the necessity of speed and accuracy. That our lives are held up until this was all taken care of. NOPE. I guess not.
So on Monday I get to call the doctors office and try to get them to find the records for the right knee, then get the doctor to sign a separate release form for his right knee, and pray they get it right this time around. The worst part is that on Monday the job drop comes through. The AF office here has all week to dispense and assign these jobs and if on Friday there are still some they get sent to some other squadron in the country.
Even if I do get everything I need on Monday, it cant get reviewed until Tuesday and Wednesday, MEPS is closed. The earliest Mr. Superman could go back in is on Thursday and spend another entire day trying to get everything done. Chances are there would be none of his job picks available by Thursday and we will still be forced to wait until the second week of April for the next drop. The ironic thing is by us rushing and stressing and me being on the phone for hours and arguing our case was all in attempting to avoid this.
So much for doing all we can right? It got us no where.
3.06.2009
Stay
Fighting for words, always at a loss.
Musings spoken aloud, but what is the cost?
Is it worth the struggle? Is it worth the pain?
Getting it out in the open, brushing off the shame.
To stand up tall, and shake off the nagging thoughts
“You are going to fail.” and “It will all be for naught.”
I must be strong. I must push on.
I must continue. Move through the night towards the dawn.
It is always darkest, before the light,
But this seems as if this is an eternal night.
Right or wrong, black or white,
I have traded in my blindness for a world full of sight.
I have sacrificed for what is known as the “greater good”
I haven’t always been this way, haven’t always done what I should.
Struggling along, winding down this way,
Has taught me so much, has to taught me to stay.
Stay the course, no matter how hard.
Stay the course, no matter how scarred.
He will protect me. He will lift me up.
He will save me. He has already drank from the cup.
I must be strong. I must continue on.
Stay steady down this long narrow road,
Towards the ever nearer dawn.
I DID IT!!!
Alright so you may have noticed my blog looks a little different. I am soooo proud of myself. This morning I found myself alone with nothing to do. Big surprise right? So I get online and I am just kinda surfin, messin around with stuff and I decide I want to have a 3 column blog. Simple right? I should just be able to click a button and it does it all for me?
WRONG
I found a tutorial on how to covert from a two column template to a three column template and I concentrated and I figured it all out! Without messing anything up or losing anything! Can I get a WOOT WOOT??!!
Cody got home from his meeting with the Sergeant and asked me a question whilst I was in the middle of my blog's conversion and I had to say, "Just a minute, I am in the middle of something vitally important." He understood of course and didn't even jump that high when I let out a, "YEAHHH!! I DID IT!!." His reflexes were even decently fast when I held up my arms in exultation and wanted a double high five.
I feel accomplished.
Something else great happened too! Cody took off a few minutes ago to yet again attempt at getting our replacement tire. Him being the sneaky little booger he is remembered the two guys' names from the first time we went in. Ian was the jerk that refused our tire insurance so Cody simply called in, asked if Ian was in, and upon being told that he was not, he headed out to the tire place. Not ten minutes later, i got a text saying we got our free tire and it only cost $11.00 to renew the insurance instead of $13.00. I know I know big woop right? It is a big woop and it makes our victory all the more sweet.
WRONG
I found a tutorial on how to covert from a two column template to a three column template and I concentrated and I figured it all out! Without messing anything up or losing anything! Can I get a WOOT WOOT??!!
Cody got home from his meeting with the Sergeant and asked me a question whilst I was in the middle of my blog's conversion and I had to say, "Just a minute, I am in the middle of something vitally important." He understood of course and didn't even jump that high when I let out a, "YEAHHH!! I DID IT!!." His reflexes were even decently fast when I held up my arms in exultation and wanted a double high five.
I feel accomplished.
Something else great happened too! Cody took off a few minutes ago to yet again attempt at getting our replacement tire. Him being the sneaky little booger he is remembered the two guys' names from the first time we went in. Ian was the jerk that refused our tire insurance so Cody simply called in, asked if Ian was in, and upon being told that he was not, he headed out to the tire place. Not ten minutes later, i got a text saying we got our free tire and it only cost $11.00 to renew the insurance instead of $13.00. I know I know big woop right? It is a big woop and it makes our victory all the more sweet.
3.05.2009
What to do, think, think, think...
I have been stranded without a car this week. Normally it wouldnt bug me but I need milk. I have needed milk for a few days now. Cody's car contracted a flat tire. No biggie right? His tires are like 8 months old so this was slightly annoying but fixable. When we purchase tires we purchase the replacement certificate. This certificate guarantees a free replacement if anything happens during the life of the tire. I also checked online and on the website for the company it says "no matter the wear on the tire". We go in a few days ago to have it replaced because it was not fixable. The stupid guy tells us Cody's tires are "legally bald" and they won't replace it for free. I argue with him, try not to reach across the counter and grab his neck, and we end up walking out extremely angry. We look at his tires. There is no way that they are even close to being bald. So that is why I have been stranded here. Cody ahs been using my car and that leaves me in our apartment all day. Lately I have been trying to clean and just make sure things are always picked up and such but I can only clean so often. Cody feels bad for me but its not his fault.
I know this post is just a bunch of tangents all strung together and its more of a rant than a post but there you have it. I came across this picture that my friend sent me right after we got married. It made me smile. Its totally me. I guess I will go clean yet again and try to forget about my need for milk.
I know this post is just a bunch of tangents all strung together and its more of a rant than a post but there you have it. I came across this picture that my friend sent me right after we got married. It made me smile. Its totally me. I guess I will go clean yet again and try to forget about my need for milk.
3.04.2009
Oh my beloved Pete's
For those of you who know me you, you know that I am devoted to Pete's Fish and Chips. I hate hate hate fish but their chicken, mmmmmm mmmm mmmmmm. Seriously people thinking like close my eyes, nearly black out, curl my toes good food. And their special sauce is to die for.
I have been sitting here all day literally smelling Pete's. Yes, here in my apartment in UT, 12 hours away from Pete's I have been smelling and craving and nearly driving my self crazy. this hankering will not leave me alone. I searched the web for a recipe even remotely close to their sauce but came up empty handed.
So in my fryer at this very moment I have potatoes and chicken tenders frying. Its the best i can do.
Quick Update
Well after making dozens of phone calls everyday and stressing like crazy all of the paperwork is done. It is a miracle we got everything together as fast as we did especially with all of Cody's medical records being out of state. Sergeant Vanhook actually said we are the fastest he has ever seen someone getting everything taken care of. I just had to laugh. So now Cody's file is just being reviewed and he will be having his physical *hopefully* Friday or Saturday. After that he sits down with someone and goes over all of his job choices and submits those. Then its usually two to three weeks until we hear what job he got and when he ships out for basic. Everything is out of our hands now and its really just a waiting game.
We went through last night and Cody picked his list of jobs. He is excited for the options he has. Cody being the genius he is got the highest score possible on the ASVAP (the test to qualify) so if all goes how it is supposed to he will get one of his top choices.
After we get the date for him to leave, we will start packing here then drive down to AZ to visit people and get me settled. Then my heart will break when I drop him off at the airport for him to get back to UT. He will then leave from UT for Basic.
Basic is 8 1/2 weeks and we will get one call for sure but have letters. At the end of Basic I will go to TX to spend FOUR DAYS WITH HIM!! I then leave again and he then ships out to whatever base his Tech School is at. Tech School is usually 8 more weeks then he is granted leave to come get me and for us to move to whatever base he is then assigned to be stationed at. There is only one job on his list that has a really long term of tech school. In which case I would be able to be with him.
We are bracing ourselves for 4 to 5 months of separation though. *WINCE* We are excited for our future though and the opportunities that are coming our way. Just thought I'd update everyone! Love you all!
We went through last night and Cody picked his list of jobs. He is excited for the options he has. Cody being the genius he is got the highest score possible on the ASVAP (the test to qualify) so if all goes how it is supposed to he will get one of his top choices.
After we get the date for him to leave, we will start packing here then drive down to AZ to visit people and get me settled. Then my heart will break when I drop him off at the airport for him to get back to UT. He will then leave from UT for Basic.
Basic is 8 1/2 weeks and we will get one call for sure but have letters. At the end of Basic I will go to TX to spend FOUR DAYS WITH HIM!! I then leave again and he then ships out to whatever base his Tech School is at. Tech School is usually 8 more weeks then he is granted leave to come get me and for us to move to whatever base he is then assigned to be stationed at. There is only one job on his list that has a really long term of tech school. In which case I would be able to be with him.
We are bracing ourselves for 4 to 5 months of separation though. *WINCE* We are excited for our future though and the opportunities that are coming our way. Just thought I'd update everyone! Love you all!
3.01.2009
Birthday Party Night!!
Well this past weekend was fun and long. We made plans with Cody best bud Andy to go out on Friday night to celebrate his 21st birthday.
Andy brought along a few friends and the night was a blast. We took off around 8:30 and did dinner at a Chili's dowtown'ish. Andy's friend Drew had a friend visiting in town before moving and she made my night so fun. Her name is Ashley and being that it was just us two girls we had fun putting up with the boys all night.
Andy's friends Doug and Tim were there as well which we knew from previous nights out. We had a blast at dinner then ended up all going to this club Allure for some dancing.
After wearing ourselves out we all came back to our house for some good ol' Phase 10 and movies.
Everyone but Doug ended up crashing over here due to the late hour. Saturday morning was fun just hanging out and relaxing. Cody took off about noon to go have lunch with his dad and everyone else took off about an hour later.
I got hit with some pretty nasty flu symptoms but thought I might have just eaten something bad. When Cody got home he was having the same issues so we came to the conclusion that since we both had headaches, fevers, and major stomach/nausea issues that it was just a 24 hour flu. I was the one that could actually move so i dragged myself to Walmart to get him some Sprite. We spent the afternoon trying not to die from misery (insert not a dramatization here) and we succeeded.
My great friend Jill also came by with her fiance Sean for a quick visit. They live up in Ogden and are getting married this Friday!! They came to see the house and get all the finer details of our goings on here in UT. It was so good to see her. She has always been such a great friend. I am soooo excited for her and Sean.
I was barely able to keep down what little food I had in my tummy while they were here and narrowly escaped having to run to the bathroom a few times. Today we are doing somewhat better although we are super shaky and weak and just physically not feeling up to par.
Cody starts maintenance work this week again until time to ship out. We hope all is well with you and are grateful for the congrats, well wishes, and love!
Andy brought along a few friends and the night was a blast. We took off around 8:30 and did dinner at a Chili's dowtown'ish. Andy's friend Drew had a friend visiting in town before moving and she made my night so fun. Her name is Ashley and being that it was just us two girls we had fun putting up with the boys all night.
Andy's friends Doug and Tim were there as well which we knew from previous nights out. We had a blast at dinner then ended up all going to this club Allure for some dancing.
After wearing ourselves out we all came back to our house for some good ol' Phase 10 and movies.
Everyone but Doug ended up crashing over here due to the late hour. Saturday morning was fun just hanging out and relaxing. Cody took off about noon to go have lunch with his dad and everyone else took off about an hour later.
I got hit with some pretty nasty flu symptoms but thought I might have just eaten something bad. When Cody got home he was having the same issues so we came to the conclusion that since we both had headaches, fevers, and major stomach/nausea issues that it was just a 24 hour flu. I was the one that could actually move so i dragged myself to Walmart to get him some Sprite. We spent the afternoon trying not to die from misery (insert not a dramatization here) and we succeeded.
My great friend Jill also came by with her fiance Sean for a quick visit. They live up in Ogden and are getting married this Friday!! They came to see the house and get all the finer details of our goings on here in UT. It was so good to see her. She has always been such a great friend. I am soooo excited for her and Sean.
I was barely able to keep down what little food I had in my tummy while they were here and narrowly escaped having to run to the bathroom a few times. Today we are doing somewhat better although we are super shaky and weak and just physically not feeling up to par.
Cody starts maintenance work this week again until time to ship out. We hope all is well with you and are grateful for the congrats, well wishes, and love!
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