Well, today is the day, I leave for 6 months, you guys take care and stay safe ok. I probably won't be able to post so don't worry. Like I said, life is life!

4 more days and I will be gone....this does not feel like a deployment coming up for some reason. I don't know how to explain it but it just doesn't feel like a normal deployment. Are we THAT used to them that it really doesn't affect us anymore or is just that we are hiding our feelings to ourselves so we don't upset the other people in the family ( Read more... )

We have two eagle chics on cam right now. Go to www.wvec.com, click on cam, click on eagle cam. The first one hatched yesterday and the second one is coming out now. There is still another egg left to hatch which should be soon. The Norfolk Botanical Gardens is hosting it and it has been on the news here in Norfolk. Just thought I would spread the ( Read more... )

Hi there all, well, I am registered to crew in the Avon walk for Breast Cancer awareness at the end of Oct. I would rather be walking in it with Carrie but there is one thing that is stopping me. That is why I am coming to you all. I have to raise at least 1800.00 by Oct 23. I don't ask for much from anyone but am asking now for your help. Here is ( Read more... )

I owe I owe it's off to work I go.....so I can really pay my bills I owe I owe I owe I owe....

can you guess where I am about to go....

Well, I received a nudge in my email to update so here it goes. I went to Mobile with the ship and went home instead of seeing all the boobs in Mobile. Had a fairly good time for the short time that I was there. Other than that not a lot is going on. For future reference though, I do not have internet when I am out to sea. I am home for about a ( Read more... )

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So, I am back on the ship again. Which means that I am giong to be gone for several months at a time, if you don't hear from me don't worry. I am ok. Not much to say right now except I am in the ride of my life going to this place.....the captain likes to get underway. I checked on board during an assesment and we leave for a six month deployment ( Read more... )

Starting my school today. It is supposed to be a refresher course but with all the changes in systems and what not I am nervous. It was hard as hell the first time I went through so this is going to be interesting. Wish me luck everyone. Oh yeah, it is a 10 week school......

And the story goes on.....House is painted, fence is up, stuff is up on walls, house is beginning to look like a home....well, kinda, yesterday Anna tried her hand a homemade spaghetti sauce for lasagna, Carrie supervised. I got to taste it and it was outstanding.....tonights dinner, lasagna, banana pudding, and I don't know what else, but who ( Read more... )