For alissa:)

Ive been slacking on posting on here, and miss Alissa said that I better get on it, so this ones for you:) I spent my first Christmas away from home in California. Sure was weird to have no snow and 70 degree weather. I enjoyed it tho with my new family here. Thankyou mom for keeping in touch with your high school friends, and to Bonnie and her family for taking me in all the time! I'm getting ready to head to Virginia to see my mother and sisters on Tuesday in their new Virginia house!! Can't wait to see them! Also helping my best friend Michelle get ready for her wedding in august!!:) super excited for them!! Right now I'm outside in shorts on new years eve! Never thought it could be so warm anywhere this time of year!! last night I got to see two of the girls I knew back in Florida who recently got stationed in Cali! Super fun to see them again!! Gonna miss all the new years kyds up north this year! hope everyone has a safe and happy new yeAr!!

MOnday moving:)

Moving out of the barracks to a house today :D yay!  I'll be able to cook again! And have more than a 2x2 box to live in! I'm going to have another address, but I can still get mail at the address I have right now. Not too fun going to work after a long weekend. Time off really felt good tho! :) Went to a Tim McGraw concert last night. Military got in free! One of the perks:) packing up. xo

Happy Birthday Marine Corps

The Marine Corps has been around for 256 years. Here its a big thing and all the units have a birthday celebration. Dinner and stuff and we all wear our dress uniforms :) today everyone was saying happy birthhday to each other. kinda cool:) We have some extra days off too, for the veterans day holiday! Yay! Get some highly needed relaxing done:) Hope everyones doing good!

So much to take in..

So it's been a crazy weekend. One thing after the next has been happening lately. Car troubles have become the least of my worries. YesterdAy I bought a breAst cancer awareness necklace and bracelet in support of my grandmas fighting, and for everyone else out there fighting it! Praying thAt gramma Betty's surgery goes good Tuesday. Praying for the wakeham family who lost Jeanette. Such a sweet girl. I feel lucky to have had the chance to meet her. And praying for my brothers and sisters in the marine corps. Have come to find that overseas isn't the only dangerous place to be. Two of my MC brothers have died here in the states. One last night Sometimes having fun turns bad. Nobody could have guessed this would happen. I have leArned that we have to be strong for the people that are worse than us. Support is what people need most. I'm fortunate to have so many people that have my back. Love you guys!:)

Saturday morning:)

Woke up at seven today. Instantly questioned why I was up so early on a saturday! I guess that is sleeping in when I wake up at 5 on the usual weekday. Went to breakfast at the chowhall by myself. Most people were sleeping still. Had a yummy omelete, grape juice, and coffee. Came back into my room after and found my roommate sound asleep listening to the same song on repeat. I now know the song word for word. HAHA. Eventually she woke up and turned it off. Talked to my big brother matt on the phone last night! Back in the states! SO proud of him! :)   Plans for a girls day today with Sheena and Alyssa:) And Dorthea comes back from leave today:D She got to see her man that just graduated boot camp yesterday! Can't believe its been a year since I was graduating bootcamp! Time flys! Hope you all are having a good weekend!:)

Me and sheena a while back:)

I was out a couple weeks ago by a pier. There were some little kids playing in the sand. Cute little baby size footprint next to the big one :)

This one is a bolt on the wood with some cool coloring around it. The people that have looked at it were so confused as to what it was. lol. I thought it looked pretty cool though;)

Under the pier. All  the nasty barnicles on the bottom

The starfish and barnicles on the bottom of a pillar

I omitted the "no" :D

Seaweed hanging from the pier

wow its been a minute!

Hello everyone! I haven't posted on here in quite awhile. I was lacking computer internet access for awhile. Kinda hard to write a lot on just my phone. haha. I am at my new squadron. Pretty sure I haven't posted about it at all. I've been here since September 6th! Its tough, not training anymore. Its a job now, with the military lifestyle mixed in. Being the new guy on the jobs stinks, but thats part of it. We have to earn respect from the other people of higher rank that work there! It's stressfull, 10-12 hour days. I am always ready to crash in bed by the end of the day!! I also have car trouble on top of that. Stupid vehicles. Just like cars, our helicopters have things that need to get fixed everyday! I'd have to say it's pretty cool when we get to be right out there with the turning birds tho. (helicopters that are preparing for takeoff) We get to be out there when they are going out, coming in. Etc. I remember back home, when like once every 2 years we'd see a helicopter go by and be all amazed. Now, just in my squadron we have about 20 of them, and they are coming in and going out all day! :) I'm not sure that I am going to make it home for the holidays, because of the costs of car repairs. Cross my fingers tho! Missing everyone, and the good old UP!! :)