Mood:  don't ask

Hello all…

I was planning to write a bunch this morning, but I am really tied down with flash cards and coloring. Yesterday Flyboy was told the status of his EPR and it is one signature away from being a final deal. The kicker is Flyboy has enough time and grade now that leadership is pushing him to test for Staff Sergeant. It is really confusing and it will take me a bit before everything clicks, so when that happens I will re-explain it. Anyway, they are really pushing him, I mean they sent him home with another book to read and study (the main book he will be tested on) but this one doesn’t have any questions so guess what I have been asked to do? He still needs to finish the CDC’s, which is at least another 250 flash cards for me and about 500 that need coloring. Eek! Yeah, I have a feeling it will be really crazy around here, so please be patient with me if my entries are a little short in the next week or so. (I have no idea how long this will last) But Flyboy has figured out the reasoning behind my not being up to par, nerves. Of course he had to enlighten me this morning right before I dropped him off, leaving me to only think about it more instead of discuss it. His heart is in the right place; just his timing is off as usual. I need to eat something, I know I am hungry, but nothing sounds good. I am disgusted by the thought of cheese! And you all know how much I love cheese. It doesn’t even stop with cheese! It’s EVERYTHING. Well, everything except Rice Krispies cereal. (I plan on heading out to the store to get some here really soon). Last night Flyboy made some spaghetti. I told him no meat just mushrooms (which is weird) it actually hit the spot, and he made a killer sauce. (He gave me a bunch… almost too much, but it was good. He said that he opened the wrong end of the spice container and put too much in, and oddly enough it was the perfect amount. I hope he can make the same mistake again! ((Never thought THOSE words would come out of my mouth haha)))

Anywho, I am exhausted. I couldn’t sleep last night so I ended up doing a bunch of flash cards. I have 30-something left, ending this section and set, YAY! Though I have one more set that has 3 sections, I am hoping to get those done before the end of next week. I think I do better flash cards when I am tired rather when I am awake and cheery. I came up with some pretty cool ones this morning. Hehe.

Flyboy is doing Snack Bar Duty today, so I have no idea when he will be released. I hope he isn’t stuck there too long, I know how tired he is too. It was really hot again last night. This weather has been driving me nuts lately. It will be hot outside and freezing in the house, but when its cool outside it will be really hot inside. I know that sounds silly to be frustrated at, but it really is frustrating.

I think I am going to head to the store now. (I don’t even want chocolate!!!) Rice Krispies here I come!

Mood:  cheeky

Hello all!

*yawn* I hope everyone’s morning is going well so far. =) Mine so far has started off very cold (28 degrees) and with a tummy ache. Man I am not having a good week. Haha.

I did half of the dishes yesterday afternoon, I really didn’t feel like washing that “rice” pan or all the silverware. So that is on the agenda for today. I also plan on working on more flash cards. I have finished two books out of the three book set. I have 55 questions left to put on flash cards. Hehe Flyboy has a nice tall stack that he has to color. I mean I will help him color some, but goodness, that is a lot of cards! I think they are turning out well! I am having trouble with the ones that have the answer as ranges; for example, 106.3-423.48 MHz. (not an actual answer just an example…) But it’s like, there are several, several answers like these and its getting harder coming up with visual’s to help memorize them. I am working on it. =)

I think I am going to have a bowl of cereal and then head off to start back up on the cards. I need to get this set done so he can study them before his test in March. Speaking of March, I can’t believe it is March already! It seemed soooo far away in December, now I am up for a follow up visit re-PCOS. Fun times.

Anywho, I think my tummy is getting more aggravated with me, and I better go before it decides to take its sudden frustration out on me. Haha. Grr. Hope you all are doing well. =) Love Ya!

~NikiRose  

Mood:  happy

Morning!

There isn’t much to say today, really. Yesterday I finished folding and put away the laundry, except for the socks, I still have to sort those. I made the bed and put the groceries away, got the trash together and then my migraine wouldn’t let me do much more. So I am going to finish up what I didn’t finish yesterday.

Last night Flyboy was in charge of making rice, it is now burnt to the pan. I am not looking forward to cleaning that one. He set his watch to go off in ten minutes but it never beeped. I watched him set it too. Most of the rice was still okay though, so we still had our mushroom chicken and rice. This afternoon he is having some leftover lasagna I made from scratch.

The rest of the night was kind of a blur, I was so tired. I think we ended up falling asleep around 2200 and then we woke up at 100 because it was too hot. For some reason the thermostat keeps “magically” getting adjusted. Flyboy claims he doesn’t touch it and I know I don’t touch it, so I think we may have an evil fairy in the house with resentment towards blonds or something. Either way, it is getting really annoying.

Oh Flyboy was saying this morning that the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force is in town this week and he has been hanging out with Flyboy’s squadron. (The Chief “grew-up” at this base with Flyboy’s squadron, so there is a lot of family here) He also has been going around randomly testing airmen on things they should know *cough* pulling your hair back when putting on a gas mask *cough* Anywho, I just thought that was a cool bit of information.

I am also happy to hear that the CD I got signed for Aunt Marvella, has safely arrived. I was a bit worried about it. The last couple times I have shipped packages out they don’t arrived when scheduled and have gotten lost at times. A little frustrating I might say.

I also might air out the house. I have figured out where this new headache is coming from… the burnt rice smell. I REALLY don’t need a headache today. =/

Sadly, I think that is all for now. I wish I had more to bore you with but I am out of material at the moment. =S I hope you all are doing well! Take care!

~NikiRose

Mood:  chillin'

Good morning!

I don’t have much to talk about this morning; I have a BUNCH of chores to catch up on. I went shopping on Friday and still need to put some of the dry goods away, dishes, as always, I have laundry than needs to be put away and some that needs folding and I need to wash Flyboy’s uniforms. I also need to package all the leftovers I froze this weekend, so Flyboy can have some tasty lunches or I when I don’t feel like cooking, there are meals in the freezer. I also need to baggie up the fruit and veggies for snacks and I need to do lots of vacuuming. Yeeeah, can you tell I am behind? Now, the bathroom is Flyboy’s responsibility, that is not on my shoulders. (After a while of being completely baffled as to why when I was single my bathroom was spotless and now that I’m married, it’s a mess. Guys have dirty bathroom habits… I am talking about the sink too! Haha Wish I was given a heads up on that one, who knew that even after Basic, guys would lose those “clean” habits haha.)

Flyboy made it home on Friday afternoon; I think it was around 1500 sometime, I’m not quite sure. He enjoyed his “vacation” but was really glad to be back, especially when he got to come home to homemade beef stroganoff. Hehe =) Friday, we pretty much crashed. He was exhausted and I didn’t get any sleep the night before. Saturday, he woke me up at like noon and asked me if I would like pancakes for breakfast. =) I really liked that, but then he wasn’t sure when to flip them (he wanted them to be perfect) so he had me come in the kitchen. Then one thing led to another and I ended up making pancakes. It was really funny; I didn’t even realize I had taken over. Normally I get frustrated at the mess or something and it’s like a hostile take over, this time neither one of us had realized it until after we ate. After breakfast we headed out on a quest to find matching snuggle bunnies. (The enlisted guys have decided that they want to have their own get-together, non formal type, instead of the fancy shindig this Friday. Well they decided on a pajama theme, I guess, and so Flyboy and I decided it would be fun to show up in snuggle bunnies. I mean, it’s us.) We were unsuccessful on that quest, but we were able to get his film developed from his TDY. (He will be posting soon) Then we headed down to where our first apartments were so I could show him the damage from the recent tornado. We got hungry and stopped at a Mexican restaurant that we always went to when we were dating, then headed to the mall to finish a previous quest. I don’t even want to talk about the mall, I have no idea how we made it out of there alive, let alone with my car in one piece. *shivers* Sunday, was same old, same old. Monday, was a day off, and I got stuck with a migraine. I don’t think it was from the Glucophage, but it sure didn’t feel good. I have one now actually. This one is a different one. I think this one is because I haven’t had enough water. I decided to stop drinking for about a day (I had water but not a bunch) because I have been visiting the restroom too often for that amount of water, it gets a little annoying after the 5^th time in 2 hours! Oh well. I will monitor intake and visits over the next few days to see if there is anything to really worry about, so I can bring it up to my doctor when I have my wonderfully “yearly” exam. Bleh. =/

Anywho, Flyboy is at work, I am hoping for a 1500 release tome so we can get a head start on PT and bedtime. I am so tired. Plus, whatever is rolling in weather wise, I don’t want to be driving in it or stuck at home by myself in it again. It is very dreary out there and we have a lovely breeze from the south. =) not. Oh before I forget…

****SOLDIER UPDATE**** Soldier sent this out on Valentines Day, so I thought I would post this just incase you didn’t get it. (I don’t think he has everyone’s email yet. I am working on that)…

Hello, I would like to apologise for the generic of this email and that all can see it all.

     For starters I would like to wish everyone a happy valentines day. No I am not trying to be cheep. Our crew has been stuck on site for the last few days. We have been isolated to insure "stability" amongst us. I am the last one to get on to write to Yall. So here this goes.

     There are many ways for me to send a message straight to you. Its sad to say i am stuck out here, and not in the states with you.
To be there for the random moments that come at times slow pace. Is to be there for the thoes special  days that show a gleaming face. Yet as I stand out here in the essence of a war. I would rather be nowhere else, to protect yall from a far.

happy valentines day yall

 &

happy birthday Grandma

For all of you in california i will be returning end may to 13 june

 Once again sorry for the short letter and email

That is all I have heard out of him. I wrote him about his taxes and this entire hoop jumping with the IRS and not even an “okay”. But I will keep you posted as always. =)

I guess that is it for now. I need to get started before I loose motivation. =( Keep warm and all that jazz. Take care!

~NikiRose

Mood:  a-ok

GRANDMA HULL

Mood:  on fire

Hello all!

This is going to be a short one, am SOOOOOO tired it’s not funny and my eyes are burning from the onion I had to destroy for Flyboy’s stroganoff. (He is coming home today and he requested it)

Sherwood is having lunch in the backyard and he seems really frustrated that I haven’t topped off his food yet.

I went shopping today, and I learned a new shopping rule. From now on I am going to shop the day before everyone gets paid (I do that normally) because today was a mess by 730!!! Yeah, I did not have a good shopping experience this morning, which is a shame because I really needed it. I am so tired.

So I started to make Flyboy’s dinner and realized I never picked up a yellow onion (I forgot to write it on the list), so back to the store. There was a looooooong line at Wal-Mart, oh my goodness.

Needless to say bed sounds soo good. I don’t even care that the sheets are still in the wash. (Though, I am sure that Flyboy will). While I was shopping I picked myself up a top Ramen cup, I know the salt content is threw the roof but I drain the liquid after the noodles are cooked. Plus, I haven’t had one in years.

I am hearing planes fly over, I really hope that is him. He said sometime before 1500 and he never did say if it was Cali time or my time. I am hoping he meant my time; otherwise bed will be even farther away. =(

I better go before my ramen gets cold. Cold ramen is like ice cream falling off your cone into the dirt. You know?

Take care!

~NikiRose

Mood:  down

Buenos Tardes!

Well hmm… Didn’t do much yesterday. Apparently the night before I slept wrong and on top of something, which I am going to assume was one of Flyboy’s flashlights that fell off the headboard. So now my arm hurts like crazy and it isn’t feeling better. It also didn’t help that my arm had fallen asleep either. =( ow.

Flyboy said that he will be writing an entry in here when he gets home. Hopefully he will be coming home tomorrow. Cross your fingers!

Today I headed down to base to deal with Soldier’s taxes. I had a hunch to call the IRS to make sure there wasn’t anything else I needed to fill out before filing his taxes, apparently I did. I needed to fill out a Form 2848 then fax it to the IRS with a copy or the power of attorney. Most confusing document ever! It took me an hour to fill it out (had to make sure I was doing it right) then I headed down to Kinko’s to fax it. That was EXPENSIVE oh my goodness. The IRS decided to give me a long distance number so it cost a bunch more. I ended up spending $40 bucks just to fax it all. Bah =P Soldier will be getting a bill haha. It just blew my mind though.

I was supposed to go grocery shopping this morning but I decided to hit the snooze button instead. (Hehe) Needless to say I will be doing that tomorrow, as well as the dishes.

Well Flyboy is calling me again so I better go for now, take care!

~NikiRose

Mood:  cheeky

The Josh!!!!

Mood:  not sure

Is it over…?

Well most of my day has been huddled under the covers in the bedroom waiting for the green light to hide in the bathroom with important docs, Kevlar helmet and a BUNCH of blankets. Luckily, so far, I haven’t been thrown that green light.

This morning it was a bit humid and then 1330 rolled along and the storms were relentless. It decided to get worse as schools were supposed to release students. (Don’t worry, the schools went on lock down for like 2 hours and some kids didn’t get home until after 1700! They were all safe too!) There was a tornado that landed at the intersection of where our first apartments were… yeah, I am SO glad WE moved! It took out several businesses in the shopping center and the main Expressway (the most dangerous road in the WORLD! I would rather take my chances crossing 8 lanes for LA freeway traffic than 4 lanes of this Expressway, I mean I would rather pitch a tent on the Autobahn then try to cross that Expressway…) Anyway, they actually closed it down because of all the debris and power lines everywhere not to mention everyone who just slammed on their brakes at once when they saw the funnel mess.  Lots of people lost houses and then up north they got hit worse. I really don’t like these storms. I know I say that every tornado season, but it is starting to get under my skin. It also doesn’t help that Flyboy is a million states away either. We got hail the size of tennis balls, again. I probably should go check on my car. Though I may wait until morning… I was planning on a trip to the gym tonight, like I did yesterday, but I am not going out there, I tell ya.

Speaking of working out, yesterday felt great, though I am feeling it a bit today. Didn’t think I was going to feel it this bad. Oh well. It was upper body yesterday and I really enjoyed it. I started off with push-ups and I was able to push out 15 diamonds before it got too awkward. There were a bunch of guys that would take turns walking by and just stop and watch me, they were like “dang!” It was cool, but weird. I continued with the rest of the pushup set and then went to the weights to tone. I ran and then headed home. I was pretty excited too because I drank two bottles of water, which normally I don’t drink that much, and it bothers me. Today is lower body, so I am going to go back to my room and work on that.

Flyboy had the day off today, no mission for him, and so he and a small group of guys decided to check out San Francisco. So far Flyboy has said they walked instead of drove (parked in a parking garage) and they went to Fisherman’s Pier and China town. Flyboy tried the stuffed duck? Something like that. He took some pictures so is they turn out well (not horribly blurry, I love you Flyboy) then I will post them after we get them developed. I don’t know what else they got to do or see, so I will add more about it tomorrow. (Hopefully he isn’t too tired to call tonight)

I didn’t end up making that chicken dish, I had salmon steak instead. I opened up the freezer and it was screaming “Eat Me! I’d rather be digested than be frozen next to these self centered pork chops! Pleeeease have mercy!” So I had salmon with some green beans and a couple Triscuits. Oooh fancy ;) tonight, I have no clue what is going to scream at me when I walk into the kitchen. It might be the sink though, telling me to get the dirty dishes out of its mouth, haha. I don’t know. I am really jittery, not a big fan of thunderstorms that produce tornadoes, you know?

Umm… Other than that I think that is it over here. I have been doing flash cards all night (I have really slacked off on those) so I am almost caught up, only about 128 left for this group. I must REALLY love this guy, I tell ya, these questions and answers are getting more and more technical and less and less visual. Which isn’t helpful when it comes to creating a picture to help retain the information, you know? I strongly believe there is a limit to one’s imagination, and I found mine. Haha.

Well, that is Flyboy calling, I better go. He says “hello” by the way. Take care. Good night =)

~NikiRose

Mood:  blue

Good after… noon?

Sorry guys, I didn’t mean to wake up so late. I had a hard time falling asleep last night. Crew rest really screws me up. Flyboy made it safely to his destination yesterday… 400 wake up... blah.  They were originally supposed to go to Washington for this one but like I said plans got changed, so now that little bugger is in Cali!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Guess where too????? Travis AFB, so if you hear this loud alien like scream over head, that would be my hubby in his E-3. I mean, we are planning to head up there when we come out to Cali anyway, so much for him seeing it with me for the first time! (It’s okay though, at least he hasn’t gone TDY to VAFB; I think I would loose it then. ((not really but I think you know what I mean)))

****SOLDIER UPDATE****I got an email from him I think early Sunday morning, like right around the time I had to drive Flyboy to work. It says…

Hello Everyone I am back, and now I am allowed to say mission complete and all is accounted for. All personell are good and alive. Not much to say but glad to be back. There is still much I must do but we are all back with Delta

back in cali in may.

gtg

with love

SOLDIER

PS

Please send to thoes that are not listed. sadly they are not in my address book. will be fixed asap.

(He didn’t really sign it Soldier, but yeah, I am sure you understood that. Other than that, this is the exact letter he sent)

I figured this would be the easiest way to share it with everyone. I tried to message him while he was on but he didn’t reply. I will see if I can get in contact with him again.

P.T. is going well; I am going to research some exercises/activities that can help strengthen my knees. I think if they were stronger I would feel more confident being involved in vigorous activities, plus I am shooting for less pain when it is stormy, yes? I didn’t get a chance to measure Flyboy on his progress; he had forgotten that I wanted to do that before he left for his TDY. It is alright, I guess. I have lost like 3 pounds since the last measurement and an inch around my waist.  We are still working on it though. I have been reading Flyboy’s BTG (basic training guide) regarding the fitness section and I think I am going to incorporate some of the advice in it during our P.T. I think they know what they are doing when it comes to P.T. in basic. Haha. Anywho I will probably head down to the gym in a few hours now. Since I screwed up the day and woke up really late, around this time 1630 the gym is packed. (Everyone is pretty much released at 1630 and so they all hit the gym before going home) between 1400 and 1600 is the ideal time to go. It is like right after lunch and right before release time, so there is like no one there, which means more machines available! Flyboy is able to put P.T. in his schedule, as is everyone over there, and he can either schedule it for the mooring, which would make work begin at 930 and relapse time at 1630 or he can schedule it for afternoon and have 1400-1500 release time and show up at work at normal time. Hmm... I think earlier afternoon is the better way to go, plus the extra morning hours to do P.T. is most likely to be blown off and used as extra “sleepy-in” hours.  So we go the afternoon route, and it seems to suit us best.

I think for dinner I may make some of that cheesy broccoli rice thing I had mentioned a week ago. It sounds really good at them moment, though anything does really.

I don’t know if there is much of anything else at the moment. I mean our storm has blown over and there wasn’t any tornadic activity, just lost of wind gusts (like now) between 40-60 mph and some drizzle that hurt like crazy because of the wind. Haha.  I should probably do some dishes before I head out for P.T. I went a little wild on Saturday afternoon and decided to do some creative cooking and well I made a bunch of messy dishes and because Flyboy was taking off in 12 hours (and 8 of them have to be uninterrupted sleep) I decided to do them yesterday, and that well, didn’t happen. So I am figuring that if I want to have dinner tonight, I best wash me out some pans. Haha.

So I will let you all go for now. Take care!

~NikiRose