Well hello there... Long time to post.I know, I know bad amber tsk tsk tsk. But to my own defense there was a portion of time where blogger was being stupid and wouldn't let me log in. So cut me a little slack prease.
So what's new in my life since my last post? Not a whole lot.
I celebrated my 21st in April. Wooohoo! I wasn't expecting it to be very eventful, but there was some sneakyness going on behind my back. Little did I know my parents were traveling out for a birthday surprise and I was completely clueless. I knew I had some kind of birthday thing going on but I didn't know anyone was coming down for a visit. The night they arrived I went to "How to Train Your Dragon" with my friend Niki, her son, her husband, and another person, which was pretty awesome with the 3D-ness. Then I went back to her house and was instructed that I could not leave until Josh gave the ok. At that point I assumed he bought something for the house and was setting it up or something along those lines. I didn't end up getting to leave until 2 or 3 in the morning at which point I was very antsy. I arrived home to find nothing new, except that everything was clean, and that Josh was not there. This got me even more confused. Josh walks through the door a couple minutes later. I go out to the living room and hear a tap tap tap on my sliding door. To my utter amazement, there stood my mammy and pappy. I was completely shocked that there they were, just standing in my backyard, when moments before I figured them to be tucked in bed in dear ol' Michigan. It was so exciting to have them here. We went to San Diego to see the ocean which was pretty cool, though there was an earthquake that day which was freeeeaaaaaaky, and did some site seeing around yuma, a fair and the prison. They made my birthday awesome and I'm so glad they came down.
So that was the most eventful thing that has happened since February. I've been trying to get things for me to go back to school rolling. I sent in an application to Arizona Western and I'm waiting to hear back from that. Hopefully I can get it all set up soon. I'm going to work on getting a job when I come back from Michigan in June. Which I suppose leads me to my next topic...
I'm going home on the 30th for a couple weeks to see my stinker baby DooDoo gradumatate from high school. Good lordy that makes me feel old. I'll be going to her ceremony and open house. Not to sure when I'm coming back to Arizona, since we only bought a one-way there due to financial reasons. I'm definitely excited to be going home for a little while and being able to see my family and friends. Hopefully it warms up there, because if not I'm going to be toting a parka everywhere I go. I have grown very fond of the warmness here. We'll see I suppose. I'm gunna miss Joshua and my baby benji, but I can't wait to go for a little while.
Josh and my first anniversary is this Sunday. As boring this year has been at times, it has gone by somewhat fast. I'm excited to celebrating it with him and look forward to the many to come. :)
Along with celebrating my anniversary this weekend, I'm also highly considering getting a tattoo. I found this moon and stars thing online that I love. I tried posting a pic of it, but it's not letting me. Oh well. So yeah. I just have to make a couple decisions about colors and placement, but it's 90% likely to happen. I'll update if it does.
I wish I had more exciting things to talk about, but unfortunately that is not the case :(. I'll try and update this more in the future so I can remember more of the day to day funny happenings that occur.
Until then my lovelies...
<3 Amber
Current Location: Yuma, AZ
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Weather Conditions: 89 degrees and sunny
Quote/Lyric/Thought: Dreams get you into the future and add excitement to the present.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010
I hAtE iT wHeN pEoPlE tYpE lIkE tHiS bUt I'm ToO bOrEd To CaRe
Many holas to my few readers out there in internetland.
Life at present is the same as always. Nothing overly exciting goes on day to day, but that's life. Benji got a haircut this weekend. He is looking quite dapper if I do say so myself. Writing this just inspired a mini photo shoot because well I'm just that bored. And here are some of the fantabulous shots.
Ok, ok enough of that. I'm sure I'll end up posting more on facebook because I do love my Benji boo boo boo boo boo. Oh lord. That is enough of that.
I was quite "manly" this weekend, minus the whole weiner part. I went with Josh, Alfonso, and a couple other guys out to a desert part about 20 miles out and shot guns. It was my first time shooting a gun. I shot a shotgun, some other huge ass thing that I don't remember then name of, and a handgun. Definitely scary at first, but it was a lot more fun than I expected. Nothing like shooting the crap outta stuff to pass the time. After shooting, we took Josh's quad out to a sandy-dune type place out by the highway. I didn't ride it, but I did ride in a pick-up truck which was fun. Josh is very proud of his wipe out while he was doing a jump. He's watched the video of it about a kagillion times. Stupid boys. I ended up getting a cold or some kind of allergy thing from the day, but I had fun and much better than sitting at home so it was worth it.
I'm on book #5 of my 75 book challenge. This puts me a little behind, but I'm sure I'll get caught up soon. I need to find some good new books to read.
Josh decided to request to go to night crew so I'm boreddddd and aloooone. There is a prospective trip to Six Flags this weekend so that should be fun. I'll update if such events end up taking place.
Beyond that...can't say there's much else to inform the world about. So I'm gunna hit the ol' dusty trail, figuratively I mean. No way I'm going to go wander about the desert this late at night. Getting eaten/bit/stung by desert critters is not on my to do list.
So until next my lovelies
Hope everything is going swell wherever you may be.
Talk to you soon.
<3 Amber
Current Location: Yuma, AZ
Time: 9:45 p.m.
Weather Conditions: 61 degrees and clear
Quote/Lyric/Thought: Ugggggggggggggggh I need a hobby.
Life at present is the same as always. Nothing overly exciting goes on day to day, but that's life. Benji got a haircut this weekend. He is looking quite dapper if I do say so myself. Writing this just inspired a mini photo shoot because well I'm just that bored. And here are some of the fantabulous shots.
Ok, ok enough of that. I'm sure I'll end up posting more on facebook because I do love my Benji boo boo boo boo boo. Oh lord. That is enough of that.
I was quite "manly" this weekend, minus the whole weiner part. I went with Josh, Alfonso, and a couple other guys out to a desert part about 20 miles out and shot guns. It was my first time shooting a gun. I shot a shotgun, some other huge ass thing that I don't remember then name of, and a handgun. Definitely scary at first, but it was a lot more fun than I expected. Nothing like shooting the crap outta stuff to pass the time. After shooting, we took Josh's quad out to a sandy-dune type place out by the highway. I didn't ride it, but I did ride in a pick-up truck which was fun. Josh is very proud of his wipe out while he was doing a jump. He's watched the video of it about a kagillion times. Stupid boys. I ended up getting a cold or some kind of allergy thing from the day, but I had fun and much better than sitting at home so it was worth it.
I'm on book #5 of my 75 book challenge. This puts me a little behind, but I'm sure I'll get caught up soon. I need to find some good new books to read.
Josh decided to request to go to night crew so I'm boreddddd and aloooone. There is a prospective trip to Six Flags this weekend so that should be fun. I'll update if such events end up taking place.
Beyond that...can't say there's much else to inform the world about. So I'm gunna hit the ol' dusty trail, figuratively I mean. No way I'm going to go wander about the desert this late at night. Getting eaten/bit/stung by desert critters is not on my to do list.
So until next my lovelies
Hope everything is going swell wherever you may be.
Talk to you soon.
<3 Amber
Current Location: Yuma, AZ
Time: 9:45 p.m.
Weather Conditions: 61 degrees and clear
Quote/Lyric/Thought: Ugggggggggggggggh I need a hobby.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Past, Present, Future Update
Hello from a new year... 2010. Feels exactly the same as 2009, but I suppose that's how it always feels when one year switches to another. But before I go on discussing the present and the future I'll review the happenings of the month of December.
The first part of the month was quite uneventful and filled with the anticipation of flying home for Christmas. On the 23rd, Josh and I drove to Phoenix and flew into Detroit. Even though our trip was a lot shorter than I would've like it to be, the time home was amazing. It was great being able to see and spend time with our families. Yes modern Facebook, cellphone, IM technology makes staying in touch easier, but it's not even close to seeing people face to face. Christmas Eve consisted of last minute present shopping, a gathering with Josh's side of the family, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, and Grandparents. Quite a big bunch, but luckily having a large family myself I was more than prepared. After that, we went to dinner at my house which was followed by the 9 o'clock service at church. Christmas was basically consisted of bouncing back and forth from his house to mine. It was definitely a crazy day, but, as corny as it sounds, full of love, laughs, and good times.
Yes this is all my family...
The next day I went to a Christmas celebration at my Aunt and Uncles house in Muskegon. We flew back to Arizona on the 27th. It was nice to escape the snow and come back to warmish weather, the kind that doesn't require a parka and other winter gear everytime you walk outside. I am perfectly content with not seeing snow again until the end of the year. Alfonso graced us with his presence for about a week while he was on leave. It was nice having company during the day. Don't get me wrong, Benji is great to have around, but is not the best conversationalist. New Years Eve was pretty fun. We made a fire in the backyard in our mini bbq and had a couple people over. It wasn't anything crazy, but we had a good time. After the holidays things got back to "normal." I'm not usually one to make resolutions on New Years, but decided to try one out this year. I've decided to attempt to read 75 books this year. Crazy...probably, but I've got a lot of free time on my hands so I figured why not. Especially since the job hunt has been less than satisfactory, but I digress. So far there's 2 down and 73 to go.
Moving on from past events, presently I'm laying on the couch while typing this and half-paying attention to the Brady Bunch reruns on TV Land. I feel semi-fulfilled for the day by repairing one of Benji's favorite toys, his red squeeky snoopy ball. It had slightly ripped and he decided it would be fun to try get the stuffing out. Nothing extremely special, but a small accomplishment.
Futurewise... I really really really really really really really really really hope that I get to see Julia this week. She's going to San Diego for Evan, her boyfriends, graduation from bootcamp. San Diego is only about 3 hours away from Yuma. So, we will see what happens. I will be very disappointed if she doesn't. Hopefully the car will get fixed this weekend. I'm praying that everything will go as planned. Also, someone Josh works with is looking at buying the quad, which would be amaaaaaaazing. One less bill to pay. Beyond that... there's really not much else planned. I'm going to put more job applications in for places that are around here. We could definitely use the extra money and I could use something to do, maybe meet people who aren't psycho retarted. Maria mentioned wanted to come out and visit for her Spring break, so that should be awesome. I'm seriously excited about going home in June for Julia's graduation stuff. I can't believe she's a senior. It feels like only yesterday I was in her place...oh how time flies.
I miss all my family and friends, those that live in Michigan as well as other places **Florida**.
Alright well I am going to go sleep. Along with reading, I am going to update this A LOT more often than I have, a couple times a week at least. I can't promise that they will be overly enthralling, but I will do my best.
I hope all is well wherever you are reading this from.
"Talk" to you soon
<3 Amber
Current Location: Yuma, AZ
Time: 5:20 a.m.
Weather Conditions: 51 degrees and partly cloudy
Quote/Lyric/Thought: "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference."
The first part of the month was quite uneventful and filled with the anticipation of flying home for Christmas. On the 23rd, Josh and I drove to Phoenix and flew into Detroit. Even though our trip was a lot shorter than I would've like it to be, the time home was amazing. It was great being able to see and spend time with our families. Yes modern Facebook, cellphone, IM technology makes staying in touch easier, but it's not even close to seeing people face to face. Christmas Eve consisted of last minute present shopping, a gathering with Josh's side of the family, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, and Grandparents. Quite a big bunch, but luckily having a large family myself I was more than prepared. After that, we went to dinner at my house which was followed by the 9 o'clock service at church. Christmas was basically consisted of bouncing back and forth from his house to mine. It was definitely a crazy day, but, as corny as it sounds, full of love, laughs, and good times.
Yes this is all my family...The next day I went to a Christmas celebration at my Aunt and Uncles house in Muskegon. We flew back to Arizona on the 27th. It was nice to escape the snow and come back to warmish weather, the kind that doesn't require a parka and other winter gear everytime you walk outside. I am perfectly content with not seeing snow again until the end of the year. Alfonso graced us with his presence for about a week while he was on leave. It was nice having company during the day. Don't get me wrong, Benji is great to have around, but is not the best conversationalist. New Years Eve was pretty fun. We made a fire in the backyard in our mini bbq and had a couple people over. It wasn't anything crazy, but we had a good time. After the holidays things got back to "normal." I'm not usually one to make resolutions on New Years, but decided to try one out this year. I've decided to attempt to read 75 books this year. Crazy...probably, but I've got a lot of free time on my hands so I figured why not. Especially since the job hunt has been less than satisfactory, but I digress. So far there's 2 down and 73 to go.
Moving on from past events, presently I'm laying on the couch while typing this and half-paying attention to the Brady Bunch reruns on TV Land. I feel semi-fulfilled for the day by repairing one of Benji's favorite toys, his red squeeky snoopy ball. It had slightly ripped and he decided it would be fun to try get the stuffing out. Nothing extremely special, but a small accomplishment.
Futurewise... I really really really really really really really really really hope that I get to see Julia this week. She's going to San Diego for Evan, her boyfriends, graduation from bootcamp. San Diego is only about 3 hours away from Yuma. So, we will see what happens. I will be very disappointed if she doesn't. Hopefully the car will get fixed this weekend. I'm praying that everything will go as planned. Also, someone Josh works with is looking at buying the quad, which would be amaaaaaaazing. One less bill to pay. Beyond that... there's really not much else planned. I'm going to put more job applications in for places that are around here. We could definitely use the extra money and I could use something to do, maybe meet people who aren't psycho retarted. Maria mentioned wanted to come out and visit for her Spring break, so that should be awesome. I'm seriously excited about going home in June for Julia's graduation stuff. I can't believe she's a senior. It feels like only yesterday I was in her place...oh how time flies.
I miss all my family and friends, those that live in Michigan as well as other places **Florida**.
Alright well I am going to go sleep. Along with reading, I am going to update this A LOT more often than I have, a couple times a week at least. I can't promise that they will be overly enthralling, but I will do my best.
I hope all is well wherever you are reading this from.
"Talk" to you soon
<3 Amber
Current Location: Yuma, AZ
Time: 5:20 a.m.
Weather Conditions: 51 degrees and partly cloudy
Quote/Lyric/Thought: "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference."
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Good riddance
Good evening from the wee hours of the morning.
I haven't updated this is forever. Oops. If I were ever to be in the mood to write about life tonight would be it hands down.
Today has been...a utter pain the ass to put it plainly. I spent yesterday morning throwing up and then sleeping the rest of the day. This "morning", 2-something in the afternoon, I woke up and promptly was bombard with complete bullshit, having my way of life scrutinized by an individual who by no means has the right to judge my life. Honestly, it amazes me that people take the time to sit and worry/get upset about my life when in all reality they should look in the mirror to deal with all the problems they should be solving in their own life. I don't sit around pondering, criticizing the way you live because, for one, it's not my business and for two, I don't really care. Trust me, I have plenty of things I could point out to you about how you do things and how things run in your house, but that's just it...it's YOUR house. What goes on there is for you and your family, then same goes for me. It doesn't matter if you understand it or accept it, you don't need to. I'm sorry that you feel the need to put me down to make yourself happier about yourself. In that respect, I can honestly say I pity you.
In the end, all you have managed to do is make yourself look like a complete fool/judgemental petty bitch. Harsh? Yes. The truth? You bet.
I'm really excited that Josh and I are going to be going home for Christmas. I can't wait to see everyone and be around family and friends who love and care about me. If this whole stupid unneccesary ordeal has showed me anything it's... 1) Live life the way YOU want, anyone who has issues with it can move along because your opinion has no value. 2)Real friends and family truly do accept you for who you are and don't judge you for it.
Obvious things, but once again reinforced by individuals who contribute to the negative energy of the world.
I'm thankful to have the negative energy out of my life. Lord knows I don't need it.
On that note I'm going to escape into Musicland until I fall asleep.
Good night :)
<3 Amber
Current Location: Yuma, AZ
Time: 1:45 a.m.
Weather Conditions:53 and clear
Quote/Lyric/Thought: "Karma moves in two directions. If we act virtuously, the seed we plant will result in happiness. If we act nonvirtuously, suffering results."
I haven't updated this is forever. Oops. If I were ever to be in the mood to write about life tonight would be it hands down.
Today has been...a utter pain the ass to put it plainly. I spent yesterday morning throwing up and then sleeping the rest of the day. This "morning", 2-something in the afternoon, I woke up and promptly was bombard with complete bullshit, having my way of life scrutinized by an individual who by no means has the right to judge my life. Honestly, it amazes me that people take the time to sit and worry/get upset about my life when in all reality they should look in the mirror to deal with all the problems they should be solving in their own life. I don't sit around pondering, criticizing the way you live because, for one, it's not my business and for two, I don't really care. Trust me, I have plenty of things I could point out to you about how you do things and how things run in your house, but that's just it...it's YOUR house. What goes on there is for you and your family, then same goes for me. It doesn't matter if you understand it or accept it, you don't need to. I'm sorry that you feel the need to put me down to make yourself happier about yourself. In that respect, I can honestly say I pity you.
In the end, all you have managed to do is make yourself look like a complete fool/judgemental petty bitch. Harsh? Yes. The truth? You bet.
I'm really excited that Josh and I are going to be going home for Christmas. I can't wait to see everyone and be around family and friends who love and care about me. If this whole stupid unneccesary ordeal has showed me anything it's... 1) Live life the way YOU want, anyone who has issues with it can move along because your opinion has no value. 2)Real friends and family truly do accept you for who you are and don't judge you for it.
Obvious things, but once again reinforced by individuals who contribute to the negative energy of the world.
I'm thankful to have the negative energy out of my life. Lord knows I don't need it.
On that note I'm going to escape into Musicland until I fall asleep.
Good night :)
<3 Amber
Current Location: Yuma, AZ
Time: 1:45 a.m.
Weather Conditions:53 and clear
Quote/Lyric/Thought: "Karma moves in two directions. If we act virtuously, the seed we plant will result in happiness. If we act nonvirtuously, suffering results."
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Getting Used to "Fall" AZ Style
Well hello lovely reader. Welcome back :)
Another week has gone by since my last novel-esque blog. I'm actually surprised at how quickly the days passed. There are probably several reasons as to why this is.
This week I've been hanging out/ getting to know another Marine wife. She lives in the same apartments as I do so we've been doing stuff just about every day. It's nice to have another girl to interact with, especially one that is in the same situation as me and understands how things are. Plus, she's from Wisconsin so she knows how things work "up north" like corn mazes, apple cider mills, pumpkin patches, etc. We have a lot in common and she's pretty cool so far. So yeah, having someone to do stuff with has definitely passed the time.
Josh and I are still in the process of settling in. Everything is unpacked, minus a couple of my boxes. Now we are getting things organized and set up. I still have to put my clothes away. I am so glad that we have the washer and dryer now. It's definitely convenient. I'm really grateful for all the generous donating people did before we moved. Josh and I appreciate it. I'll take some pictures and post them after I get my camera charged.
Josh and I are doing well. Josh works long hours during the week, but we get to spend the weekend together. He's a brat but I love him. Benji is his normal sleepy and crazy self that loves to chew on everything.
We're still working on potty training him. Hopefully that won't take much longer.
I forgot to mention this is my previous update, but I now have the use of a car I can actually drive. A guy Josh knows deployed and needed a place to keep his car so he left it with us. It's a mustang and an automatic (yay!) so I can drive it. It will be nice to have so I can go places during the day. I still will have to learn how to drive Josh's car eventually, but now I can take my time in doing so.
It's getting "cooler" out. By cooler I mean like high 80's- 90's which is fine by me. I can definitely live without the 100+ temps. The only thing I don't like as much is it getting colder at night. However, it does allow the option of opening the windows at night which could be nice. I kind of miss the way fall is supposed to be with the trees changing color, having a reason to wear my rain boots, and all that stuff. I bought some apple cider from the store...it just wasn't the same. Ooohh well...
Alright well I am going to go enjoy the rest of the weekend. I'll try and get pictures posted up this week *fingers crossed*. I hope all is well wherever you may be.
Until next time, Stay classy San Diego. (sorry I couldn't resist)
<3 Amber
Current Location: Yuma, AZ
Time: 1:55 p.m.
Weather Conditions: 81 and clear
Quote/Lyric/Thought: I want uncle john's donuts and cider :(
Another week has gone by since my last novel-esque blog. I'm actually surprised at how quickly the days passed. There are probably several reasons as to why this is.
This week I've been hanging out/ getting to know another Marine wife. She lives in the same apartments as I do so we've been doing stuff just about every day. It's nice to have another girl to interact with, especially one that is in the same situation as me and understands how things are. Plus, she's from Wisconsin so she knows how things work "up north" like corn mazes, apple cider mills, pumpkin patches, etc. We have a lot in common and she's pretty cool so far. So yeah, having someone to do stuff with has definitely passed the time.
Josh and I are still in the process of settling in. Everything is unpacked, minus a couple of my boxes. Now we are getting things organized and set up. I still have to put my clothes away. I am so glad that we have the washer and dryer now. It's definitely convenient. I'm really grateful for all the generous donating people did before we moved. Josh and I appreciate it. I'll take some pictures and post them after I get my camera charged.
Josh and I are doing well. Josh works long hours during the week, but we get to spend the weekend together. He's a brat but I love him. Benji is his normal sleepy and crazy self that loves to chew on everything.
We're still working on potty training him. Hopefully that won't take much longer. I forgot to mention this is my previous update, but I now have the use of a car I can actually drive. A guy Josh knows deployed and needed a place to keep his car so he left it with us. It's a mustang and an automatic (yay!) so I can drive it. It will be nice to have so I can go places during the day. I still will have to learn how to drive Josh's car eventually, but now I can take my time in doing so.
It's getting "cooler" out. By cooler I mean like high 80's- 90's which is fine by me. I can definitely live without the 100+ temps. The only thing I don't like as much is it getting colder at night. However, it does allow the option of opening the windows at night which could be nice. I kind of miss the way fall is supposed to be with the trees changing color, having a reason to wear my rain boots, and all that stuff. I bought some apple cider from the store...it just wasn't the same. Ooohh well...
Alright well I am going to go enjoy the rest of the weekend. I'll try and get pictures posted up this week *fingers crossed*. I hope all is well wherever you may be.
Until next time, Stay classy San Diego. (sorry I couldn't resist)
<3 Amber
Current Location: Yuma, AZ
Time: 1:55 p.m.
Weather Conditions: 81 and clear
Quote/Lyric/Thought: I want uncle john's donuts and cider :(
Saturday, September 26, 2009
MASSIVE UPDATE-A-MAH-JIGGER
I apologize for it being almost 2 months since I updated this. In all honesty for the majority of the time away I didn't have much to talk about beyond "I don't know when Josh is coming." "Benji is super cute" and "I'm bored." I figured none of that is particularly note-worthy or interesting, hence the lack of posts.
I ended up leaving Yuma to go back to Michigan by myself around the 11th of August. I had to move everything out of my apartment in East Lansing. All the paperwork and military b.s. hadn't been complete yet for Josh to be able to come with me so I came home alone. After moving out of my apartment on the 19th I was relocated to my parents house. It was nice to be home, but I got kinda stir crazy. The majority of my day I laid around and played with/watched Benji. I did spend sometime seeing family and friends in the evening, which was fun.
Over a month after I returned, Josh finally came home to pack all our stuff into a U-HAUL and drive it back down to Arizona. Unfortunately, the Marines only gave him 7 days away from work so he only had a couple days home. He arrived on Wednesday the 16th of September. That evening we went to my sister Laura's house for a get together after my grandmothers memorial service.
The next day we started loading up the U-HAUL. We had lunch with both sets of his grandparents, which was good since Dana, mother-in-law, makes delicious food and of course the company was nice. I had to take Benji to get some more of his puppy shots, including his rabies vaccine. He loves the baby food that the vet spoiled him with. After that, the day concluded with massive packing and then crashing. I'm still surprised that we were able to get everything into that seemingly tiny U-HAUL truck.
We started our journey that Friday, after giving final hugs goodbye. Josh's grandma dropped off some awesome maps, including one that had step-by-step directions. It took us a while to get around in the morning and we didn't end up leaving town until 2-ish. We drove down through Michigan down into Indiana. After many hours of driving, we decided to stop to sleep at the Drury hotel in Tarre Haute Indiana. The hotel was really nice and even had hot breakfast in the morning, which included make your own waffles! Yum :)!
Saturday we helped jump someones car then we started back on the road. We traveled through the rest of Indiana, the bottom part of Illinois, a tiny part of Missouri and 99% of Arkansas. This part of the trek included TWO bridges going over big rivers, one being the Mississippi. I spazzed out, which should go without saying, especially because I had to drive over one. UGGGHHHHH. Not. Cool. Beyond that the drive was smooth with the exception of a little bit of rain. That night we decided to stop at Texarkana Arkansas. This hotel did not have a waffle maker :(. I had some oatmeal. Hardly comparable with waffles, but you have to make due with what you are given.
After a good nights sleep, we continued on from Arkansas into Texas. If you didn't know the state of Texas is freakishly annoyingly GINORMAS!!!!!! You'd think that this massive state would be filled with a lot of different things to look at along with new scenery every so often. This is not that case. Texas consists of flat land with desert shrubbery, cows, oil pumps, occasional wind turbines, and the occasional town separated by nothingness from the rest of civilization. In Michigan, you'll have maybe 15-20 miles between towns at the most. The space in between towns in Texas is at least 50+ miles at least. There was the occasional gas station plopped by the side of the highway. Beyond that there were no signs of civilization anywhere with the exception of the semi-trucks and other cars on the highway. That night we stopped off at a hotel, maybe Comfort Inn, in Odessa Texas, a setting in season 1 Heroes for those who are fans. We had to sneak Benji in because they technically didn't accept pets. Thank god he is one of the most quiet dogs evar and didn't make a sound the entire time he was there. This hotel was extremely awesome because not only did it have a make your own waffle thingy, it had a Better Batter dispenser and the waffles came out as the shape of Texas. I was extremely amused by this.
Monday was thankfully our last day of traveling. We went from Odessa Texas through New Mexico to Yuma Arizona. New Mexico was just about as boring as Texas, though it had some mountains. We had to go up and down a couple big hills, but nothing compared to what we drove through last December. I would have died if we had to go up and down those slopes in the U-HAUL. We made it into Yuma around 10 p.m.
Road trips are fun, but I was definitely ready to be out of the U-HAUL for good. Benji did really good traveling. He slept a lot, but I made sure he drank water and tried to feed him when he wanted to eat.
When we arrived to the apartment we discovered that they had recently repaved the lower parts of the carports. The cement looked dry, but they were still blocked off. Because of this, all the cars that would be in the ports were on both sides of the street making it impossible to drive the U-HAUL through. We ended up parking it down the street.
Tuesday night we started unloading the truck...from down the street. Needless to say it was a major pain in the ass. Josh, with the assistance of the dolly, moved stuff from the dolly up to the car port. I carried what I could from the carport into the apartment. We got about half the truck emptied. The next day, they decided to reopen the car ports. All the cars that were on the street went back into the ports leaving the street open for driving. This made unloading the rest of the U-HAUL that night a lot easier. The rest of this week and now weekend we've been unpacking and putting things together. Once everything is set up and organized I promise I will take pictures and post them.
Phew...that was quite the massive update. I apologize for not doing this in smaller parts. I will make me updates much more frequent, cross my heart.
All this writing has worn me out. I might take a quick snooze with Benji, who is already napping on the couch. I'll be sure to write again this week. Keep your eyes peeled.
Current Location: Yuma, AZ
Time: 4:54 p.m.
Weather Conditions: 107 and clear
Quote/Lyric/Thought: “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.”
I ended up leaving Yuma to go back to Michigan by myself around the 11th of August. I had to move everything out of my apartment in East Lansing. All the paperwork and military b.s. hadn't been complete yet for Josh to be able to come with me so I came home alone. After moving out of my apartment on the 19th I was relocated to my parents house. It was nice to be home, but I got kinda stir crazy. The majority of my day I laid around and played with/watched Benji. I did spend sometime seeing family and friends in the evening, which was fun.
Over a month after I returned, Josh finally came home to pack all our stuff into a U-HAUL and drive it back down to Arizona. Unfortunately, the Marines only gave him 7 days away from work so he only had a couple days home. He arrived on Wednesday the 16th of September. That evening we went to my sister Laura's house for a get together after my grandmothers memorial service.
The next day we started loading up the U-HAUL. We had lunch with both sets of his grandparents, which was good since Dana, mother-in-law, makes delicious food and of course the company was nice. I had to take Benji to get some more of his puppy shots, including his rabies vaccine. He loves the baby food that the vet spoiled him with. After that, the day concluded with massive packing and then crashing. I'm still surprised that we were able to get everything into that seemingly tiny U-HAUL truck.
We started our journey that Friday, after giving final hugs goodbye. Josh's grandma dropped off some awesome maps, including one that had step-by-step directions. It took us a while to get around in the morning and we didn't end up leaving town until 2-ish. We drove down through Michigan down into Indiana. After many hours of driving, we decided to stop to sleep at the Drury hotel in Tarre Haute Indiana. The hotel was really nice and even had hot breakfast in the morning, which included make your own waffles! Yum :)!
Saturday we helped jump someones car then we started back on the road. We traveled through the rest of Indiana, the bottom part of Illinois, a tiny part of Missouri and 99% of Arkansas. This part of the trek included TWO bridges going over big rivers, one being the Mississippi. I spazzed out, which should go without saying, especially because I had to drive over one. UGGGHHHHH. Not. Cool. Beyond that the drive was smooth with the exception of a little bit of rain. That night we decided to stop at Texarkana Arkansas. This hotel did not have a waffle maker :(. I had some oatmeal. Hardly comparable with waffles, but you have to make due with what you are given.
After a good nights sleep, we continued on from Arkansas into Texas. If you didn't know the state of Texas is freakishly annoyingly GINORMAS!!!!!! You'd think that this massive state would be filled with a lot of different things to look at along with new scenery every so often. This is not that case. Texas consists of flat land with desert shrubbery, cows, oil pumps, occasional wind turbines, and the occasional town separated by nothingness from the rest of civilization. In Michigan, you'll have maybe 15-20 miles between towns at the most. The space in between towns in Texas is at least 50+ miles at least. There was the occasional gas station plopped by the side of the highway. Beyond that there were no signs of civilization anywhere with the exception of the semi-trucks and other cars on the highway. That night we stopped off at a hotel, maybe Comfort Inn, in Odessa Texas, a setting in season 1 Heroes for those who are fans. We had to sneak Benji in because they technically didn't accept pets. Thank god he is one of the most quiet dogs evar and didn't make a sound the entire time he was there. This hotel was extremely awesome because not only did it have a make your own waffle thingy, it had a Better Batter dispenser and the waffles came out as the shape of Texas. I was extremely amused by this.
Monday was thankfully our last day of traveling. We went from Odessa Texas through New Mexico to Yuma Arizona. New Mexico was just about as boring as Texas, though it had some mountains. We had to go up and down a couple big hills, but nothing compared to what we drove through last December. I would have died if we had to go up and down those slopes in the U-HAUL. We made it into Yuma around 10 p.m.
Road trips are fun, but I was definitely ready to be out of the U-HAUL for good. Benji did really good traveling. He slept a lot, but I made sure he drank water and tried to feed him when he wanted to eat.
When we arrived to the apartment we discovered that they had recently repaved the lower parts of the carports. The cement looked dry, but they were still blocked off. Because of this, all the cars that would be in the ports were on both sides of the street making it impossible to drive the U-HAUL through. We ended up parking it down the street.
Tuesday night we started unloading the truck...from down the street. Needless to say it was a major pain in the ass. Josh, with the assistance of the dolly, moved stuff from the dolly up to the car port. I carried what I could from the carport into the apartment. We got about half the truck emptied. The next day, they decided to reopen the car ports. All the cars that were on the street went back into the ports leaving the street open for driving. This made unloading the rest of the U-HAUL that night a lot easier. The rest of this week and now weekend we've been unpacking and putting things together. Once everything is set up and organized I promise I will take pictures and post them.
Phew...that was quite the massive update. I apologize for not doing this in smaller parts. I will make me updates much more frequent, cross my heart.
All this writing has worn me out. I might take a quick snooze with Benji, who is already napping on the couch. I'll be sure to write again this week. Keep your eyes peeled.
Current Location: Yuma, AZ
Time: 4:54 p.m.
Weather Conditions: 107 and clear
Quote/Lyric/Thought: “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.”
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Insomnia strikes back
Heyyyyyyy
So not much has been going on lately that is overly exciting. I chill during the day while Josh is at while and preoccupy myself with the t.v. and Internet. Around 5ish Josh gets home from work and then we spend time together until he falls asleep. On the weekends we hang out with Alfonso, Josh's marine buddy, go to the movies, eat... random stuff. I like the weekends because I get to leave the apartment and go out. Usually Josh is to tired to do much during the week, which is understandable, but I do tend to get stir crazy.
So last blog I was talking about the good and bad of Arizona. I realized that I forgot a couple things that I found interesting.
1) There's no cash for recycling cans and bottles. I realized this once I got down here and was very disappointed. It's sad because we have a growing collection of cans and bottles. There are only two options for disposing of them: recycling or throwing them away. I've decided on the first. I found a recycling drop off point not to far away from the apartment. It's better than nothing I guess, but it still isn't as exciting because there's not cash money coming out of it. I know you shouldn't do good things just because of a reward, but still...it doesn't hurt.
2) There are these weird cool misting thingies at restaurants with patios and outside shopping centers. It makes sense since why they exist it's so hot down here, but it's still odd to me. They feel really good actually.
3) Out by the highway, which is about 10 minutes away from my apartment, there are three huge circular structures. I'm pretty sure they're for water collecting purposes, but I could be wrong. They have multicolored mountains painted on them. I think they look cool buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut maybe that's just me.
That's all I can remember wanting to talk about, at least for now. I'm bound to think of something else eventually.
My digital camera randomly disappeared. I have no idea what could have happened to it. Last thing I knew, I put it in the front closet and it is no longer there. Sooo I guess the closet monster decided to eat it for a bedtime snack. I hope it shows up somewhere. If not I'll have to go get a new one, which isn't so tragic because I was considering doing it anyways, now I have an excuse.
With some inspiration from my cousin and my new surroundings, I've decided to re-explore my astronomy hobby that I go on and off with. I bought a couple books off amazon, which hopefully come in the mail soon. I have a pretty good view of the sky from my apartment and can see most of the sky. One of these nights I'll have Josh drive me somewhere out in the middle of nowhere where a lot more stars will be visible. It will be nice to bring my telescope down here, even though it's a cheapy thing. Having that will be better than nothing and I might invest in a pair of binoculars down the road.
GOOD NEWS!! I'm coming home sometime this week. I have to be out of my apartment on the 19th, so I will be coming home to get my stuff out and help Maria clean everything. Unfortunately, Josh won't be coming with me. The Marines are still being obnoxiously and unnecessarily slow. I'm pretty sure a ADD chimpanzee could get things organized faster than this. SUPPPPERRRRRRR FRUSTTURRATTINNNGGGGGGGGGGGGG. Though I am excited to come home and see all my family and friends, I'm a tad weary because I don't really want to have to deal with an extended period of seperation from Josh. It's not something I enjoy having to go through, but it's necessary. I can't wait to have my stuff down here and my babyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!! I'm super excited about seeing my puppy, which I'm still not sure of what name I want to dub it.
Alright well it's getting late and I'm going to try to catch some zzz's. Hope all is well where ever you may be.
Goodnight
<3 Amber
Current Location: Yuma, AZ
Time: 4:49 a.m.
Weather Conditions: 75 and clear
Quote/Lyric/Thought: God, grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
the courage to change the things I can;
and the wisdom to know the difference.
So not much has been going on lately that is overly exciting. I chill during the day while Josh is at while and preoccupy myself with the t.v. and Internet. Around 5ish Josh gets home from work and then we spend time together until he falls asleep. On the weekends we hang out with Alfonso, Josh's marine buddy, go to the movies, eat... random stuff. I like the weekends because I get to leave the apartment and go out. Usually Josh is to tired to do much during the week, which is understandable, but I do tend to get stir crazy.
So last blog I was talking about the good and bad of Arizona. I realized that I forgot a couple things that I found interesting.
1) There's no cash for recycling cans and bottles. I realized this once I got down here and was very disappointed. It's sad because we have a growing collection of cans and bottles. There are only two options for disposing of them: recycling or throwing them away. I've decided on the first. I found a recycling drop off point not to far away from the apartment. It's better than nothing I guess, but it still isn't as exciting because there's not cash money coming out of it. I know you shouldn't do good things just because of a reward, but still...it doesn't hurt.
2) There are these weird cool misting thingies at restaurants with patios and outside shopping centers. It makes sense since why they exist it's so hot down here, but it's still odd to me. They feel really good actually.
3) Out by the highway, which is about 10 minutes away from my apartment, there are three huge circular structures. I'm pretty sure they're for water collecting purposes, but I could be wrong. They have multicolored mountains painted on them. I think they look cool buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut maybe that's just me.
That's all I can remember wanting to talk about, at least for now. I'm bound to think of something else eventually.
My digital camera randomly disappeared. I have no idea what could have happened to it. Last thing I knew, I put it in the front closet and it is no longer there. Sooo I guess the closet monster decided to eat it for a bedtime snack. I hope it shows up somewhere. If not I'll have to go get a new one, which isn't so tragic because I was considering doing it anyways, now I have an excuse.
With some inspiration from my cousin and my new surroundings, I've decided to re-explore my astronomy hobby that I go on and off with. I bought a couple books off amazon, which hopefully come in the mail soon. I have a pretty good view of the sky from my apartment and can see most of the sky. One of these nights I'll have Josh drive me somewhere out in the middle of nowhere where a lot more stars will be visible. It will be nice to bring my telescope down here, even though it's a cheapy thing. Having that will be better than nothing and I might invest in a pair of binoculars down the road.
GOOD NEWS!! I'm coming home sometime this week. I have to be out of my apartment on the 19th, so I will be coming home to get my stuff out and help Maria clean everything. Unfortunately, Josh won't be coming with me. The Marines are still being obnoxiously and unnecessarily slow. I'm pretty sure a ADD chimpanzee could get things organized faster than this. SUPPPPERRRRRRR FRUSTTURRATTINNNGGGGGGGGGGGGG. Though I am excited to come home and see all my family and friends, I'm a tad weary because I don't really want to have to deal with an extended period of seperation from Josh. It's not something I enjoy having to go through, but it's necessary. I can't wait to have my stuff down here and my babyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!! I'm super excited about seeing my puppy, which I'm still not sure of what name I want to dub it.
Alright well it's getting late and I'm going to try to catch some zzz's. Hope all is well where ever you may be.
Goodnight
<3 Amber
Current Location: Yuma, AZ
Time: 4:49 a.m.
Weather Conditions: 75 and clear
Quote/Lyric/Thought: God, grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
the courage to change the things I can;
and the wisdom to know the difference.
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