Apartment Woes

Unhappy living in an apartment? I am sure you (my loyal readers) are confused wondering how such a thing could ever occur. Well, yes, despite all the wonderful advantages of living in and apartment, I, ever unsatisfied, am not happy.

But seriously. Everyone knows how annoying apartment life can get. Well, I have peaked on the annoyed scale. Lets start off with parking. There is usually plenty of parking, but now that the pool is open, people get all their little friends and take them swimming in the tiny pool. Well, that is all fine and good, but there are like 6 cars in my section that are taking up MY space. Last night I had to park all the way down the hill and walk up in the dark, while people's random friends are just smokin and having a great time. If I had guests over and parking was tight I would ask them to park further away.

Then there is an evil woman. When she first moved in about January, she started parking in the handicapped spot, yes you read right. We asked if she should be towed and they said because here wasn't a sign posted (just paint on the ground) that it wasn't a legal handicapped spot. I later saw this woman pregnant and smoking, yes again you read right. Now she that she is almost due, her mother has come to stay with her (who also smokes) and she instructs her mother to park in the spot as well. It is like using the handicapped space her own personal reserved spot but she doesn't have to pay for it. Ps- her kids are annoying.

On to neighbors. There is some kid around here that practices his flute, or some other wind instrument. It sounds like Close Encounters of the Third Kind. There is no song played just notes and more notes. And there is a giant dog living next door that barks, (of course big dogs are against the rules) but it is his bird brother that drives me nuts. He doesn't tweet or chirp chirp, he squawks ALL DAY LONG.

And we have no air conditioning which is a common thing up here. But that is ridiculous.

I want my own house. But I don't want to buy anything when I know I am leaving in 1 1/2 years. Apartment life just sucks.

Here Comes the Sun

The Sun Is Here. Enough said!

A Present For Me....

Ok well I am so completely excited I could hardly breathe. Tonight, as I sat down to my tv dinner, in front of the (how appropriate) tv, with my CareBear coloring book (a nightly ritual) I am shocked! What comes on CBS but BIG BROTHER!!!!

About 5 years ago, I fell in love, in love with this amazing tv show. Call me crazy but it is so completely fabulous. Almost as good as The Mole. (Which by the way, I would pay money to have back on tv, the normal, anderson cooper hosting, no celebrity Mole, yum.) Anyway, Big Brother was so amazing the second season with the terrible Will,who I LOVED to death!! Big Brother is what makes the summer worth suffering through.

This season of Big Brother is drum roll please............... ALL STAR BIG BROTHER!!!!!!! I know, I gasped as well, and maybe let out a little shriek of glee. And we, America get to vote for who we want to come back in the house. Man I love this country.

Please as a gift to me, if you have time stop by and at least vote for Will. Big Brother Season 7 Never before and never again have I loved a character like Will. But I also have a couple other favorites you might want to vote for, but about all WILL. I MUST HAVE WILL!! :)

1. Will
2. Kaysar (who is reminicent of Will just not as funny)
3. James (oh how I root for the underdog)
4. Jase (only because he is the biggest idiot, he is fun to watch)
5. Janelle (pure evil)
6. Alison (I just want to see Will eat Alison alive!)

Please. You have feel sorry for me. I live by my self, and my husband is gone, on a boat, I don't get to talk to him for months at a time. (are you feeling sorry for me yet?) Come on, it wouldn't be a summer without a great rip roarin' season of Big Brother. Whoo Hoo!

Please vote, it takes 2 seconds. http://www.cbs.com/primetime/bigbrother7/
watch video 2 to refresh your memory of funny, evil, Will

Will you still need me... oh wait I am 64!

Today Paul McCartney turns 64. he he he, now McCartney wrote a great song about 40 years ago entitled When I Am 64.

"When I get older losing my hair, many years from now. Will you still be sending me a Valentine? Birthday greetings bottle of wine...You can knit a sweater by the fireside. Sunday morning go for a ride. Doing the garden, digging the weeds, Who could ask for more? Will you still need me, will you still feed me, When Im sixty-four."
So lets all say it together:

"Paul, yes we still love you now that you are 64!"

read the entire story at:Paul McCartney turns 64





Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there! Especially mine!! Love you Daddy!

A Rant

I am mad, yes mad. Not ticked or upset or frustrated. I am mad.

I have been really working hard to get rid of the post marital, all by myself so I don't like to cook, wieght gain. Ever since David has left (which it seems like forever but it was only May 30) I have worked out everyday, EVERYDAY. And I have been eating so much healthier. Seriously, I have been so good.

And and have I lost any weight you ask? No NO NO NO!

So I am mad. Meredith says she won't let me quit but I am totally feeling the itch to just get some icecream or lots of yummy, cheesy, food that I want SO BAD.

I am just mad. Really just sad.


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JoJo, Jo Bob and Jo Schmo

This is going back in time a little but still a blog worthy story. Before David left we went camping, because there are state parks in Washington like white on rice. Seriously, you could throw a stone from anywhere in Washington and be sure to hit a State Park. They have 120 of them, for a small state like Washington that is a ton. To put it into perspective Texas advertises 115 state parks. (there might be more but this is the number I found at Texas State Park Guide, if you can find a more accurate number I am pretty curious)

Ok, so we go to our favorite Manchester State Park. We go there all the time for little walks cause it is so pretty and quite and there is a great view of Mt. Rainier and the Seattle Ferry that goes back and forth. David and I have a secret spot, that takes a bit of getting to, but when you are there it is peaceful and quiet and you can see the seals, yes seals. One time, I think it was Mother's Day, we saw a seal catch a fish and eat it only a hundred yards away from us. Later that day, a beautiful gray seal with dark spots came 20-50 ft from us and stuck its head out of the water and was swimming closer and closer to us and looked us in the eyes and swam away. So cool.

Anyway, we got inspired by some pretty weather to go camping. David took a week leave, cause he had been gone for a while and now is going to be gone for 2 months. So there was lots for us to do, so we decided to camp for one night. Well, of course the day we registered our camp site it starts raining. This was our first time with our new tent (thanks mom and dad!), so we had to set it up in the rain. And we had planned to cook hot dogs for lunch but couldn't get a fire started. So we cheated and went back into town to get some food. (our park is like 15 min from the apartment) While we were out I remembered we left a bag of ice on the kitchen floor, so we rushed home to clean it up. We didn't start off real well but it gets better I promise. So when we get back it is still raining and so we got in our tent and played Boggle, my new obsession, and ate cherries.

Well the rain does stop eventually, and we hear little scurrying on the tarp. hmmmm what is that. David unzips the window and calls me over. What is it?!? A baby squirrel!!! He lives in campsite #35. Long story, but I named him JoJo. The neat thing was he hung around and I could walk really close to him. I tried to feed him a Frito but he only liked acorns. On another one of our walks I saw JoJo's brother Jo Bob (another baby squirrel), and Jo Schmo the local chipmunk. When we were cooking our lunch the next morning, JoJo was still there. I think he really liked me, which made me happy because who doesn't love teeny tiny animals?

After we had the car all packed and ready to go, we stopped by the volley ball net and played a little badminton. Now, for some reason this was the most fun of the whole trip. I love badminton. You don't have to hit the birdie hard, and well I probably don't play by the rules but I always have a good time. It was really fun.

So despite a miserable beginning the trip turned out really well. And we stayed mostly warm and dry. David and I cannot wait to go back. So camping trip one = a success!!

Blogarrhea

I apologize for not blogging. It hasn't been because I am busy or anything. Just that life is pretty regular and I don't have a whole lot to say. I authorize the reading of this post in installments if that is easier, I realize how hefty it is.
David is gone again, this time for longer than he has been lately. He is gone till, cross your fingers, my birthday. They are scheduled to fly home on my birthday, but with the Navy you never know. This means he is going to miss our one year anniversary. Yeah, I know. But this is the life we lead. I won't be alone this July forth because my parents are coming!!! YEA! Some might not be excited but I am. I haven't seen any family for six months and I can't wait. The last time they were up here in October I hadn't gotten to know the area, and know I am hoping I have lots of stuff to show them.

Crystal Conner had her baby 13 days ago. He is a healthy little boy! I guessed it was a boy and I was right. He is super cute and tiny. David held him and I was impressed. He didn't run in terror, it was quite endearing. Crystal did have an emergency c-section so our plans to join a gym have been postponed till July.

It is apparently my role to be the token exercise buddy for all of my friends. Meredith, who lives in my apartment complex and is from Humble and went to school at Trinity (so we have lots in common), along with another wife have made a bet with their husbands on who could lose the most weight, wives or husbands. Me and David didn't get in on this because David just thinks skinny thoughts and loses 15 lbs, in like one month. So we don't have this contest. So I am Meredith's drill sergeant, and I work out with her so she feels motivated. Crystal is going to use me the same way to lose the baby weight. Now this is incredibly ironic because I am the most out of shape and shall we say not athletic person maybe in the WORLD, and this is my role? ehh whatever. I just say my body is acclimating to the colder temperatures thus gaining body fat stores for the cold winters and unbelievably cold springs.

Which brings me to my next topic, what season is it again? Ok so it is June and it feels like March felt, which feel like January. Ok, maybe not that drastic. But it is an unusual day to get above 65. And if the sun comes out at all we flutter out like little moths or reptiles absorbing what sunlight we can. It is quite ridiculous. To quote the sermon from Sunday:

"Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun" Ecclesiates 11:7

And the preacher says, "Can I get an Amen?" And this wasn't a joke. We seriously all said Amen, that there are sunny days or this place would be miserable. I keep wondering though, when is summer? Because everyone says summer is SOOOOOO beautiful up here. Not that I don't believe them but it is cold in June, a baseball game in May they were selling hot cocoa, the rain has not let up. David and I arrived here in September and well, it is fast approaching, and it was pretty much like this when we got here. So when is summer? July and August? And is that a proper summer? Well at this point who cares. A sunny day, a dry day so people can mow their lawns, a day to go to the zoo, or turn on a fan (we don't have AC up here) oh at least one would be great now.

Lastly a bit of exciting news about David. He received a wonderful honor a few days ago. He was awarded Sailor of the Day. (bear with me because I am completely ignorant about the Navy) So he got to meet the Captain of the boat, which is a really big honor. The Captain gave him a coin, which is like something they do in the Navy, I have NO idea what it means but I do know it is super cool. Then he got to drive the boat.

Now this a big deal mostly because it is like a huge air craft carrier with 6,000 people aboard. Something very few people get to do. And to top it all off the Captain came on the intercom and said nice things about him. So it was really neat and made David feel really good to be recognized for his hard work. Which I take great pride in, because I think it says a lot about me too. My only job right now is to keep David motivated and focused and support him while he does such a stressful and difficult job. So I kinda think I got honored too. Yea for both of us!

So I know I said I had nothing to say. Well I guess I did.