The New Job and New Movie

So today, is Friday, and it is about 4:39 p.m.

I started my new job this week. It seems to be going well. I think as time goes on, it will become better. With the exception of two Soldiers, and two SSGs, I am the most junior person out of about 25 people. Oh, Joy.

I went and saw Star Trek last night with Alex and my neighbor, Scott. It was fantastic. I highly recommend this film to anyone who enjoys a good movie. You could know nothing about Star Trek and still have a great time. It also has the G.I. Joe, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and some other cool trailers. Go see it. You will like it.

Until next time, Strength and Honor.

I Got To Get Better At This

I have realized that I have to get better at updating this blog.  There is just so much going on, and I am not writing about it.  It could be because I hype it up in my head, and when I put it to paper, there is nothing really there.

So let us see.  Alex and I went to the Atlanta Braves Home Opener vs. the Washington Nationals.  We left our house at noon and the game was at 7:35 p.m.  Plenty of time, right?  Nope.  We got to Turner Field at 5:30 p.m. and then spent the next 2 hours 30 minutes trying to get to our parking spot.  We missed the National Anthem, the first pitch, and Flyover by the Air Force.  Everything.  By the time we got into the field it was the middle of the 2^nd inning.  At the top of the 4^th inning, they had a rain delay.  After about 20 minutes, we decided that we should go ahead and leave, because I had to work the next day.  Needless to say, after the rain delay was finally over, and they finished the game, we were already home.  Good thing we didn’t stay for the whole game, or that would have been some drive home. 

 

Alex was confirmed on Easter Sunday.  That weekend, Alex’s mom, stepdad, half brother, my mom, dad, brother Jerrod, and his two girls came to support him.  It was a nice weekend.  MacKenzie went back to North Carolina for the week with her mom.  Alex was set to go on a Spring Break retreat, but it was cancelled at the last minute.  The Youth Minister resigned the evening of Easter.  The parents rallied around the Youth Group, and were able to make many things happen that week, that helped soften the reactions that everyone felt.

 

On 30 April, I was bouting with one of my students in hand-to-hand combat.  I caught some Velcro to the face.  Not a big deal, but I mention it only because of the next day.  I was promoted to SFC on 1 May 2009.  I have some great photo’s because I have a black guy, and a busted chin.  Good times.

 

 

This past weekend, we went to the Jacksonville Zoo.  It was a fun time had by all.  The kids decided that they wanted to go to Cheeburger Cheeburger for lunch.  So I pull out my trusty Garmin and type in the name looking for the closest one.  SCORE!  There is one only 20 minutes South of the Zoo.  Actually, about 40 minutes with traffic.  Let me tell you how it was.  I wouldn’t know, because it closed down six months ago.  Sheesh.  Oh, well.  We know that there is one somewhere. J 

 

We will see where this goes in the future, but in the mean time, Strength and Honor!