Mood:  chatty

          When we last heard from our heroine, NikiRose, she was about to have her car taken to the dealer for an estimate due to a mysterious fluid found dripping from the drive shaft.  As it turns out, the fluid ended up being factory oil, and Saturn had released a memo referencing the said phenomena….

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Hey ya’ll! Flyboy here, giving this blog a much needed update.  Niki is under the weather again.  We have just returned from a visit to Mississippi Mom and she is having an allergic reaction to all the pet hair, dust and pollens that she is not used to.  So that leaves me with the task of updating a month’s worth of activities; which I happily take on.

I decided, of course (as logic dictates), to pick up the tale right where we left off.  With the car problem identified, we were able to have lunch with Radar and his girlfriend.  We went out and had a Vietnamese noodle dish called Pho’.  Now, the dish is basically noodles, beef, and beef broth, but Radar showed us that it was highly, highly customizable.  We were able to add things like green onions, basil, lemon or lime wedges, bean sprouts and cilantro.  It was tasty, though different.  We then travelled to the Asian market and browsed around there for a while before having something called Boba Tea.  It is a tea that comes in all sorts of different flavors, but it comes with nickel sized tapioca balls inside it.  It is very, very good, but a little different when a tapioca ball comes thru the straw and suddenly you are chewing on a sticky thing the consistency of caramel. Overall, we had a good time with Radar and girlfriend.

After that, I started to get ready for a TDY to Florida, and Niki was getting ready to make a solo trip to Mississippi to visit.  At the last minute, the TDY cancelled due to lack of funding and suddenly we had a planned trip to Mississippi that I could go to as well.  I quickly rushed to submit leave, where I discovered that they had completely changed the process again and I had my request rejected 3 times because I had no idea what I was doing, and prepared for an 8 hour journey. 

The trip itself was fun.  Mississippi Mom had gotten a new puppy.  The puppy is a chocolate lab mix and is adorable.  Unfortunately, the puppy was a stray that had somehow ended up getting its head bumped by a car, but there doesn’t appear to be any lasting effects of that.  Also, we found out that the dog has mange.  When we got to MM’s house, the puppy would just start uncontrollably scratching itself and start howling in pain since it couldn’t get the itch.  After 3 nights of this (and nearly a week for MM) we finally took the pup to the vet, who confirmed: we had found ourselves a mangy mutt. After we applied the gel to heal the mange, the pup ended up becoming a real puppy again. 

While we were at MM’s, we found that Niki’s brother is going to be deploying to the middle east in only a couple of weeks… which meant especially that he couldn’t actually come to MM’s for an early Thanksgiving (the whole reason we were there in the first place!).   Then, he gets a call from the doctors that they found some “abnormalities” in his blood.  MM tells us that they found low thyroid activity, which explains his inability to lose weight.  We have yet to hear from N’s brother, so we don’t know if he is still up for deployment.

We got home yesterday, slept, then we went shopping this morning.  The only detail of note is that we found a 20 pound turkey for 69 cents a pound… that was a $15 turkey! The commissary is full of so many great deals, it is just amazing.  We had shopped for MM while we were there and everything at Wal-Mart cost $4-10 more than the commissary… which really surprised us.  It just is amazing.

Meanwhile, I received a really awesome offer for a house from one of my buddies at work.  He is offering a newly refurbished house (2 bedroom) to Niki and I for only $53000, with no money down and he even offered to pay all of the closing fees! So we may be getting ourselves a house!  We still need to look over the place, of course, and fully investigate it for termites, foundation problems, and other things that would keep us looking elsewhere…

Next year we are looking at the possibility of making a trip out to California.  That all depends on the gas prices.  As it is right now, the trip looks like it may cost somewhere between $1000-300, as opposed to $4000-600 as we originally estimated.  Regardless of whether we make the trip or not, we are bringing one of Niki’s friends out here to visit: BluEyez.  Niki and B have been talking about it nonstop for several weeks now and they are both very excited… if we make the trip to Cali, we will end up driving back to OKC wit B, and even if we can’t make the trip (if gas prices go up over $2.75), we still will fly her out.  All this means that I will be getting another vacation, which is always a plus!

Well, this blog is winding down… we are going to be sending out Xmas gifts soon, so watch your mailboxes.  Hopefully, Niki will be feeling better soon…

Till next time!

~Flyboy out.

Mood:  don't ask

Hola!

I am having real trouble with keeping up on this blog. There really isn't much going on here so I am finding it hard to write. =/ 

Tomorrow I go to the shop to get an estimate on our car and probably go grocery shopping the day after. 

Flyboy is doing well. He has been pretty busy at work, or at least that is what it seems like since he has been going in at sunrise and doesn't get off until waaaaay after 1600. Of course we head straight to the gym after he is released and it is crowded like none other. *shudders*

Speaking of the gym, I have decided to work on my push-ups at home and (speaking of that I need to update my "Activities") at the gym, work on my lats and triceps. I feel that I am not getting enough of a work out form my push-ups and need to build/tone those muscles to help me with the push-ups. A while back, like before June, when Flyboy and I would so as close to 300 a day as possible, we were also doing my toning exercises (lats, triceps, crunches, bench press). Which is why, I can only assume I was able to do so many then and not squat now. I mean with my sit-ups I have increased them tremendously, and yet I am stuck barely doing 20 push-ups. It is very frustrating because I was doing lots and lots a few months before. So, I am trying this and I think it may work. I started it yesterday (lats and triceps) and it felt GREAT! Hehe. I was also able to add a few more sit-ups to my total as well as a few to the first batch without stopping. (If that sentence makes any sense whatsoever.)

I know it is like 0430, I can’t sleep. =/ I am exhausted too! My muscles need to sleep; this isn’t going to be good for working out later today. I didn’t have any caffeine at all today, and the workout about killed me. (I jogged for 4.5 mph the whole time). I don’t know what it is. It may be because I am stressed about the car and what not. But I am REALLY tired and wish I could fall asleep. I think I may try to go to sleep here in a few. Sure it will only be for like 2 hours or so, but at least it will be something =S

I think I will do that. Wish me luck. Good night… ish

~NikiRose

Mood:  accident prone

Hello, hello, hello!

Well, we just got back from our workout. Flyboy is in the "Library" so I figured I would have PLENTY of time to make an entry. 

The workout  was pretty good. I upped (if that is even a word) my jogging speed from 4 mph to 4.5 mph. That felt AWESOME!!! hehe With the exception of my calf hurting of course. I got inserts and so the shin splints have gone away, but my left calf is killing me. I think it is because it is my clutch leg.... hmmm that and I may not have stretched it out well enough. It is funny though, since generally my right leg is the one that kills me. It is good to have change of pace I guess.

Tonight Flyboy is making Chinese. Mmmmm. =D I can't wait! I am starving. It is yummy and very fuilling. hehe (great English, I know.) 

Anyway, I have been working on his flashcards; they are coming along quite well. I just need to color them, and there are only so many colors. haha. 

Oh! This Friday or shortly there after Radar's girlfriend is coming out to visit him and he wants us to meet her. So, we will be going on a double date/hang out thing soon. Whatever you call it. I am pretty excited. =) Flyboy is too of course. 

Well, I am going to get the kitchen cleared out so he can cook. =) I shall continue this later, I think I might take a non-asprin too. Ow!

Love you all! Take care... Especially YOU Sleeveman... and The Josh... I tell you what! =)

~NikiRose

Mood:  on fire

Good afternoon!

I just got back from my work out. I really think I am getting shin splints… Yay! Not!!! After dinner is finished cooking, and has been eaten, Flyboy and I will head down to Wal-Mart and pick up some new inserts for my shoes. Next week, should be interesting. I will be jogging for a total of 10 minutes, 5 minutes at a time =S I have noticed the jump roping before the jogging has helped a bunch! Hehe =)

Yesterday I got a scary treat; well it was only scary the first five minutes. Apparently Flyboy was released from work early because he and Radar cleaned out this janitor’s closet and got their uniforms dirty. They were sent home to “wash” their uniforms, an all day job. Haha. So this week he has worked a total of 7 hours. Anyway the scary thing about all that was I was in the laundry room, organizing the shelves, had a load in the washer and dryer and the heater was on, and then all of a sudden I heard the front door open and shut. I know I locked that door; I double check every morning after I come back from dropping off Flyboy. I wasn’t expecting maintenance or anyone. So of course I was pretty spooked, then I hear, “Hey baby! It’s me!” Needless to say it was definitely a surprise.

I decided not to work out yesterday, my shins were killing me, like I stated earlier. It felt really good working out today though. We ended up going to bed early. Finally got a full night’s rest, haven’t had one of those in a while.

Today I finished cleaning the house, since Flyboy threw me off schedule yet again. Lol. I also worked on some more flash cards; I have been slacking off on those. =I

I think that is all for now. I better go check on dinner. Hope everyone is doing okay. =) We are doing great here! Take care!

Good night. =)

~NikiRose

Mood:  down

I forgot to say...

I hope you had a great birthday on Monday! I miss you guys very much! Can't wait to come out and visit. 

~NikiRose

Mood:  d'oh

Finally!!!!

I have kept you all waiting much too long. =/ this is going to be a long one… (Lol)

I think we should start from the beginning, beginning. After Mississippi Mom left from her visit, I was taking care of Flyboy who had accidentally made himself really ill. He decided to pick all the decent looking pieces of lettuce out of the spoiled bag; that he forgot to close, so he could be “healthy” and have a salad for lunch. (Even though there was a perfectly fresh bag beneath the one he picked through. Very baffling to me I tell ya.) Anyway, it took him a few days to recover from that. He had nasty fevers and well it was just awful. (He is fine now) That weekend he was suppose to go TDY, well funds came up short and it went from a TDY to lets land at home every night. He flew on Saturday and Sunday, that of course threw me off a bunch. I have a hard enough time crew resting with him as it is, but two days in a row; and then having him gone on the weekend and home during the week… weird. He said he got to fly over the Grand Canyon and can’t wait to see it from ground level. =)

Well, because he volunteered to fly on the weekend, he was awarded two comp days, and since Monday was a day off for the wing, he didn’t have to be back to work until today. =) The time off has been fun together, working out and what not, but we have been getting some curveballs thrown at us we didn’t even know we were even playing baseball! Haha.

First off, I had noticed this smell in the bathroom. It wasn’t bad (since bad is 3 week soiled PT gear that someone didn’t wash… *shudders*), but it was enough that I noticed something. I figured it was just Flyboy’s towel, so I would wash it like every other day. I got really busy and stopped noticing it, until after Mississippi Mom pointed out that the toilet needed to be tightened down. So after she left I decided to head down to the office and have a work order drawn up. (They are closed on Sunday. That's why I decided to go on Monday) Well that night I noticed that after I flushed the toilet, it would leak from the base!?! So… I flushed it again, sure enough, it was leaking, and not just water, yucky water…  Monday, I went to the office and they claimed they would get on it fast… 3 days later of course. I will say they are quicker with maintenance than the last apartments we were at. Then of course after he left the bath tub went from just “drip, dripping” to a decent stream… had to make another trip down there. (They fixed it yesterday ^_^) But on top of that, during one of our trips this week to the BX, I noticed that something was leaking inside my car, on MY side of the car. So I checked it out and apparently I am leaking clutch fluid! Not a good thing. I have to get it fixed before the brakes go out… That of course is going to cost a bushel. I am taking it to the shop to get it an estimate, and then we will go from there. Of course we have been saving up for a trip to my mom’s for Thanksgiving, and it is now looking like it may be postponed. =( We will know after the estimates. So I have been stressing about that. Then Monday, we contracted this worm on the computer. It is of course the latest one and it pretends to be from Microsoft! It is called MS Antivirus, XP Antivirus 2009, and so on and so forth. It is a nasty bugger. Flyboy and I got into the Operating System and resolved the issue. It disabled our internet as well as our spyware! I kind of feel accomplished after annihilating it. Hehe =) so, now we are back online and all is well.

Yesterday we got hit with a nasty storm; lots of rain and lightening and not to mention the thunder. It was pretty scary. I know it was a cold front that had moved it and the chances of tornadic activity were pretty much zero, but it still kept me up. =/ it was really cold yesterday, especially when we did our normal mailbox run. o.0 Though, I will say the trip was worth it, because guess what was in the mailbox?!? The Final Fantasy VII game I won off eBay for Flyboy. He played it when he was younger and wanted me to play it. It is his favorite game, but the thing is nowadays, that game is very hard to find, which means it is extremely expensive too. Expensive as in, on Amazon a nice copy goes for $200 bucks and on eBay the winning bid tends to be over $70, WAAAAY over $70. Well I came across this copy, that is black labeled (it means it is the original release, even more hard to find!), no scratches on the 3 discs and the instruction booklet in mint condition. The previous owner was a grown-up of course. ^_^ Anyway, I came across it merely because I was bored and just killing time. When I saw that there was only and hour left on the bid and it was at 50 bucks, along with the fact it is in awesome condition. So long story short I came out the winner (Flyboy had no clue, hehe. I surprised him with a copy of the receipt in his lunch for his Saturday flight ^_^). I won it for $60. It was a pretty awesome steal AND Flyboy’s been on cloud 9 since, and even more so that it showed up in the mail last night, it was a big morale boost. =) Well worth it.

Also on the plus side, I am sure everyone knows we have a credit card; its main use is to purchase big appliances and build up our credit. It can only be used on base and the interest rate is super low. I mean we took a long time with research and fine print reading before we made this decision. Anywho… they raised our limit by $300!!! Don’t worry, we won’t max it out or anything, I just think it is really awesome. =) We haven’t had the card for 6 months yet, and they raised it for us. We of course have been making payments ahead of the due date and what we have left over each month (after bills and a savings and emergency savings deposit) we put towards the card. It is really working out for us. The frustrating thing is that it is in Flyboy’s name so it is building up his already awesome credit. Though I am the one who needs the boost... Either way it is still a plus. Speaking of credit, my previous employer took care of that bill. I still think that the hospital screwed up. I did however have an investigation initiated on that company regarding that claim as well as that Cingular one. I have to wait 30 days or so before I get a report back from them. I am waiting patiently, you could say. But it is getting taken care of. =)

There even MORE good news… This work out I am doing is actually working! I have lost about ½ and inch around everything in a week and dropped 9 lbs. Of course 2 pounds were fat and the rest was water weight. But I am getting my curves back =D and my clothes are looking better on me. I Know I have a long way to go but at least I am progressing. Flyboy has been having me do inclined sit-ups, and I have been doing alright, I guess. I have been able to do about 15 easy and then 20 non stop and finishing up with 30 or so in the 2 minute time limit. Well today he had me do them without the incline and I did 40 in a row non stop! And they were the good ones that would have counted on a PT test. I finished with a total of 45 sit-ups! It felt AWESOME!!!! Flyboy was impressed too. My push-ups have been well, blah. On Monday, after 3 days of rest, I was able to do the first 10 with ease (ones that would have counted on a test) the rest were so, so and started to kill me. I like doing them barefoot rather than in tennis shoes. I can feel the burn everywhere like none other. So I am thinking tomorrow I will let my muscles rest from push-ups and resume them on day 5 of the work out. I of course will still run and do my sit-ups. I think I am improving a lot. =) I can’t wait to be able to run around that base trail with Flyboy. Hehe. I just wish the gym was a bit closer like it used to be before we moved. Oh well. =) They are remodeling the 24 hour gym in our complex (there are two of them) so as soon as they finish, all I have to do is walk about 100 feet and BAM! I can work out. How lazy is that? Hehe.

Today I am cleaning EVERYTHING. I got a bit lazy over Flyboy’s little comp day vacation. I have 2 baskets of laundry, lots of organizing and not to mention the evil pile of dishes… dun, dun, duuuun! That reminds me, Sunday; while he was flying I came up with this really sweet idea. I decided to surprise Flyboy with a nice dinner “out”. I think I had mentioned that in my last post, but I didn’t go into it because then it wouldn’t be a surprise. Anyway, I set up one of our small tables in the back yard, put a pillow case over it (I don’t have a table cloth) and set it as a romantic table for two. A while back we decided to try some of that French water, gross, but I liked the bottle and put some fake sunflowers in it (my favorite flower next to daisies), well I put that on the table as well as two wine glasses and a basket of home made rolls. I decided to make spaghetti with a side of salad and for dessert some Italian ice. Since we aren’t allowed to have candles I took his mini flashlight and took the top off of it so you could actually touch the bulb, and I set it in a candle holder. (It is supposed to come apart like that; it helps with the “sneaky, sneaky” thing when it is dark). Anyway when he got home I told him we were going “out” for dinner, a really fancy place, so we had to dress up and everything. I also had him make me a “romantic” playlist on the computer for me, while I was getting dressed. (It’s like a mix tape only; it is saved on the computer) I of course had the blinds shut, and he never looks out those blinds, so it was perfectly hidden. Hehe =) Needless to say he LOVED it and it was fun, corny and romantic all at the same time. Of course I played the romantic playlist during dinner. Hehe.

Anyway, well that laundry is calling me and I need to get these things done so I can work out this after noon. I do apologize about slacking off on the entries; it has just been so frustrating. Luckily the bad is beginning to outweigh the good, though we will see for sure when the estimate on the car is given… *closes eyes real tight* and *shudders* in the corner…

I better go now. I hope everyone is doing great! We send our love, always!

~NikiRose

Mood:  irritated

Well, we have a worm on the computer now and Flyboy and I are trying to get rid of it. We have to go through all the coding to find it. So... He has us logged off the internet until it has been eliminated. In other words I have to log on from the library. The posts will now be later in the day since it saves fuel. Plus I will need to wirte it all down on paper so I can type it up quickly here.

I am very frustrated, first the toilet, then the tub, now the car and now this? I know I haven't updated you on all that, I will, don't worry.

After PT I will start writing it all down than way I can type it up tomorrow. Sorry everyone =(

I have to head out now, my time is up. (there are other people waiting)

~NikiRose

Mood:  flirty

Sorry. =/ It's been a while, long while since I posted. I've been pretty busy and stressed lately and have had no patience to write because of it. My apologies.

As I wrote in my last entry I am starting a new work our routine. I am actually enjoying it as well as the challange of accomplishing a task rgar would prove that I could handle Basic (at least the PT part). All these charts say I am morbidly obese and my weight for my height should be between 122-168 pounds. Below 122lbs is under weight and above 168 is over weight. So basically, I have been overweight since 6th grade?!? =/ Anywho, I am shooting for 168 or as close as humanly possible. Haha! I really can't wait to start running again and I'm even more excited about running the 3 mile Base Trail with Flyboy. (We used to walk it a lot when we were first dating. I miss it) 

I am also working on counting my calories as you've noticed. I have'nt been too hungry at meals like I used to. It could be all the water I have been drinking or this snacking all day thing, whatever it is, it is working.  hehe =) 

Today I just got done with household chores that I had been putting off until I could stand it no more. I also put the groceries away... finally.I cooked a bunch of meat and then froze it. Tonight I have a surprise for Flyboy with dinner.(Since he may read this I will talk about it after it happens)

This weekend he had to fly. It was suppose to be a TDY but do to the lack of funds, it is became something else. Hard to explain really.  Anyway, I think he should be landing soon. =) (I can hear them flying over the house, it shouldn't be too long now) So him flying has thrown me off, not to mention everything else. Oh! Since he volunteered to fly over the weekend, he of course gets comp days out of it. And since Monday is a comp day for the Wing, he has Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday off and then goes back to work on Thursday. I think he has only worked a total of 10 days this week...

Well, after Mississippi Mom left, we (oh look at that, I am pretty good. hehe. They just landed =) I will finish this up when I get back from picking him up. We are "going out" to dinner tonight so I will have plenty of time while he is getting ready. lol Be back soon)

Mood:  on fire

Good Afternoon!

I didn't think I was going to be out this late in the afternoon. (man this computer lags!! o.0) I am at the library waiting for Flyboy to be released. I decided against wasting money, driving ALL the way home to eat lunch just to drive ALL the way back to pick him up. I am here already (it is near the gym) so I might as well not waste gas and just stay here. right?

He should be off around 1500 cross my fingers and then I can go home and have a snack before supper. My workout yesterday was AWESOME. Though today I woke up a bit sore. I still worked out today and then went for a walk with Fran and Mr. 3yr old (just turned 4 last Friday!) and his sister.  I am surprised that we still went for a walk today, it was really cold. Very nippy and misty, I mean just walking in it makes your face and ears hurt. I just got back from her house about a half hour ago. I am really hungry, not super hungry like yesterday, just  I  would like to make my tummy stop talking kind of hungry, you know?

I started Flyboy on the calorie website last night. He thinks it is really cool and is excited about it as well. Plus he is able to access it from his work computer.  =)

I don't think I will work out like I did today. I  am going to give my muscles a day of rest. I haven't worked out like this in a while and well they aren't exactly as ready as my mind is. haha. So that means that  Friday and Saturday I will be working out.

Oh! At the end of this month Radar's girlfriend will be coming to visit him and Radar wants us all to go out to eat together and hang out some. Yay!! A couple OUR age. I mean I don't mind hanging out with the older adults, but since they all have kids and I don't yet, there isn't really much I have in common to talk about. I feel left out sometimes. Sure there are other things to talk about but they generally want to talk about their kids, I mean I understand and I know I will be just like them when we have kids too, but for the meantime, I'm a little left out. Not to mention the age gap. The 3yr old's parents are 27 and 29, and they are the youngest couple we hang out with... until now! yay.  =) Sorry, I am just a little excited.

I am really tired, I can't begin to tell ya... I didn't sleep to well last night. I blame it on Flyboy. When I washed our bedding I didn't put the pillow cases on the same pillows (we have like 6) and so he claimed that these certain pillows were his, a few tiffs, 2 tweaked necks and 3 days later (this morning) I get I think you are right about the pillows, lets switch really quick. That was like 800, the alarm goes off in a half hour, and after switching pillows I slept better and his neck pain went away completely. HA!

Anyway, this computer chair isn't that comfortable and this silence is driving me bonkers, so I am going to head down to his building and wait with all the other wives . lol =)

If I don't write more later I will be back tomorrow. Take care!

~NikiRose signing off

Mood:  cheeky

Well this is going to be a quick one (for now), I really need to put the groceries away…. Dun dun DUUUUN! Hehe

Last night I came across this website where I can count my calories for free and such. It is AWESOME! I can put my recipes in there and it will calculate out a nutrition label for them, then I can save it under MyMeals and use it in my food journal. I can add work outs and it will calculate how many calories I burned it is really neat. =) Needless to say I was up late last night adding meals and activities. There is even a section where I can write, like on here. I have linked it on the left hand side of the page, under Misc as *Drifted*. If you want to read it, that is fine with me, but I tell you it will be more boring than this one. lol

I decided I wanted to start it because I really need to lose the pounds, especially if I want to remain an encouragement to Flyboy. He is doing great and all but he really wants me to run with him, and I can’t because well one, I am out of running shape and two, my knees… So I am going to start thins up on my own pace and when I reach his level, then I will go from there. I figure I am going to use one of the 14 week workouts that prepare you for Air Force basic training. (Since Flyboy wants me to run with him and all) and like I said, then I will go from there. Plus this will build my confidence up and I won’t be as down all the time. I am really excited about this. Another reason is since we are planning on going to visit family in sunny California; I don’t want my weight to be something they can continue to pick on me for. (Whether they meant all the jabs playfully or not, it still hurt my feelings and it still does to this day. )

Anywho, Flyboy has given me a new name for my blogs (he felt really bad), so, I am no long Cadaver1, I am… NikiRose. I like it a lot better too. So don’t worry, it is still me writing on this thing. =)

Well, I better update my food journal. Take Care!! Be Back Soon!

~NikiRose signing off for now  ----------------------

    
Look! I even figured out how to have a weight tracker hehe.

I know, I know, I need to put away the groceries… grr Oh well, it is still really cool. I will repost the tracker once a week… maybe… haven’t quite decided yet. I am too excited to think got to go!

~NikiRose signing off