The End is Nay

Things We Say:

Promethyzone? Isn't that what Lil Wayne drinks?--My cousin Chris
The poor kid was all kinds of drugged up, but he still was funny.  Hope his shoulder surgery heals quickly. Poor cuzzo.

Hopefully it isn't another 19 years before we see you again, ok?--My cousins in general.  The last time I was there I was two years old.  It was 19 years, and when I returned they were telling me that they still remember me.  I found this kind of ironic, since well, I was two. How similar can I be? lol.

That truck driver is probably like "SHIT! SHIIIIIT! I'M GONNA FUCKING KILL MY BOSS!!!"--boyfriend impersonating a truck driver on an icy mountain pass.
The icy mountain pass was great, only if because I got a couple laughs out of my boyfriend.  I like him when he isn't grumpy or angry or tired.  He makes me laugh even when he doesn't try very hard.  I guess this is why I have been so blissful with him for so long.  

Blurb My Brain:

I'm turning into a zombie.  I haven't started crying severely yet, although I think maybe my collective random tears are making up for it.  I'm getting really depressed that in two days I won't see my boyfriend for (hopefully only) six months.  I have taken my friends advices, and have been enjoying the time we have together, but I can't help but think that there is something that we're missing.  We're forgetting to do something, and in three days I'll regret it.  Maybe it's just spend every waking second together.  Maybe it's not. hah. I am not the clingy kind of girlfriend, so I don't think that last part is right.  But I don't know, I'm just feeling empty.  He bought me a jewelry set, and it's gorgeous.  I think that all of his family wants us to be engaged, but I feel like that would be wrong right now? Oh well.... I am going to have to get used to saying goodbye to him, since he's in the service or whatever.  I'm just super bummed, in a way I've never felt before. 

Featured Randoms:

I saw "I Am Number Four" in the movie theaters last night.  I liked the movie.  It's about aliens who fled their planet to come to Earth to stay alive, and there's only  9 of them left or something, but the first three are already killed.  The movie concept is pretty badass, and I think it had a ton of potential for a movie series.  Too bad the jerks behind me didn't think so.  There is nothing more annoying than talking about how much a movie sucks, WHILE IN THE MOVIE! I mean, if you hate it so badly, leave.  Don't ruin it for other people around you.  Grr.

Meeting the Parents was the Easy Part

Things we say:

It's in our family.  The sex drive goes as soon as we get too fat around, and then it takes too much effort!--Uncle Jerry
I just thought this was funny.

So you're the one I have to be nice to?--Uncle John
Yeah, according to Grandpa Bill--Me
I'm not taking orders from him! I think if you are trying to get into this family you need to take and give a good ribbing--Uncle John
You know, if you shaved your beard, you wouldn't look quite like a homeless man--Me about twenty minutes later
I proved that I can keep up with the family humor, and their roudiness.  I may not be old enough to drink around them, but I showed I don't need to be drunk to have a good time.  

Redheads do have fiery tempers, but they also have fiery passion you know--Me
Is that why your boyfriend is going bald?--Uncle Vic
I was getting blamed for the baldness, and rather than deny it, I just embraced it.  My boyfriend was balding when I met him. hah.

So, if you come from Germany, how come you don't have an accent?--Several people here.
This is actually a common misconception.  I suppose it's a "lost in translation" type of case, become I flew in from Germany, and my parents live there, but I'm not from there.  I am from Missouri I guess, although I haven't lived there since I graduated a couple years ago.  Plus I don't plan on moving back there if I can help it.  

(As my boyfriend's friend gives me a back massage) I think she is invited to the wedding just so she can give me a back massage before walking down the aisle--Me
I wasn't even aware we were having a wedding!--My boyfriend
Neither was I but she's gonna be there!!--Me
We both know that if we can make it through Korea, we'll probably get married.  But he hasn't got down on one knee, and I don't want him to yet.  But that back massage was so amazing, that I didn't care what was leaving my mouth! hah

Blurb My Brain:

So, I'm visiting my boyfriend's hometown in Montana, and I am loving it.  I can't believe how smoothly everything is going.  It is definitely going to be one of the strongest memories I will have with my boyfriend.  So far, we haven't done much.  We just have been visiting friends and family, and going shopping.  It is so amazing to be able to eat Arby's, and Wendy's, and pay for things in dollars. This morning was amazing because it was just me, my boyfriend, and the dog in bed. I loved it.

I am getting along so well with the family too.  After showing that I won't take crap from anybody, I think I have proved that I am ready to enter the family.  His parents even bought us a hotel room for the night at the local Hilton so we can have one night to ourselves.  Talk about amazing.  But I'm not letting it get out of control.  I still think it is best to wait until after Korea to get married to see if we can make it, but after this trip I don't see it being a problem.  I'm hoping that 2011 goes by so quickly.

What's Worse than Snakes on a Plane? 27 Hours on a plane.

Things We Say:

Race you to Salt Lake City!--Boyfriend to the boy sitting next to him.
At first, I was as perplexed as you are.  After all, you both are on the same plane, so how do you know who won? It turns out that whoever's side of the plane landed first is the winner.  I had never thought of this game, and thought it was nifty, so I thought I'd share.

Blurb My Brain:

So I'm in transit, sitting in a cozy airport gate chair.  We are in Salt Lake City, Utah, although we should have been in Great Falls, Montana about 12 hours ago.  We got to and from Detroit ok, but landing in Salt Lake was bad.  Winds up to 40 knots (I guess that's like 50mph) wouldn't let us land, so we circled around the airport a few times, before diverting to Grand Junction, Colorado.  Grand was not the word I would use to describe the 3 hour delay we had as we were forced to stay on the plane while the pilot lied to us, saying they were refueling.  Planes are considerably larger than cars, but even I know that they don't take 3 hours.  The best part was when my alarm to wake up in the morning went off, signaling that I had been awake for 24 hours.  Three hours later, I was at the hotel in Salt Lake, using Skype to call various family members.

Featured Randoms:

Speaking of Skype, that shit is the bomb.  I was able to call landlines for 2.3cents a minute, and call Germany for the same rate.  I was super excited. 

S&M, Life, and Dating

Things We Say:

So there was this one time at the Livorno sirport where we ran through security--My coworker Jon
No no no, let me tell you guys what really happened.--Different coworker Nathan
I LOVE it when people say things like that.  It is not only funny, but allows you to see how different perceptions can be!
 
Never did catch what you do; and usually I'm pretty good at catching things from women at bars.--friend Greg's facebook status.

My boss is so deceiving! He can tell you "when the contractor comes in I am going to tell him what he's doing is bullshit and illegal at the same time" but then the contractor walks in and he's like "HEEEY Mr. Contractor! How've you been?!"--Me about my boss
I think this is funny because he's not a little wimpy guy, so when he talks about handing it to the contractors, you expect to see bloodshed, but he is an EXPERT at hiding the fangs and still walking out the meetings with smiles on everyone's faces and hands being shaken.  I don't have the patience or tolerance for this kind of behavior, but one day I hope to. 

You're breaking the rule babe, you can't have more tattoos than me--Boyfriend
You're breaking the rule babe, you can't be homeless AND carless--Me the next day when he was done shipping his car out.
what was said was not funny. The fact that I happened to wait and stew over a comment for a day is what is funny. :)

Blurb My Brain:

So I'm really really really torn.  I have so many options, and I have no idea where I want to go.  My parents say I should wait until May to figure out where they are going before I decide where I want to go.  I am entirely too impatient for that.  I want to plan my life NOW dammit! I want to start the transfer process now so I have nine months for it to get done, and then I can have it ironed out.  Now, I have been thinking about this concept a lot lately. In fact, it is on my mind more than anything else in the world. The puzzlement is that one day I hope to be a military spouse (pending a willing man, lol) and so you would think that I should adjust to being in the air about where we are going.  Honestly, if I were married, I would worry less, because at least then I know that I will be paid to move around and stuff.  But not knowing where I am going to be in nine months, makes me anxious, since I can't begin to plan my move, my job, my living, everything.
The choices are:

• Baltimore
• Pros
• Close to UMUC, and can possibly take upperlevel classes face to face (which is amazing!)
• good district for my job.
• boss has a ton of contacts to help get me a job there.
• Cons
• Baltimore has a high cost of living
• Terribly unsafe city apparently
• No family in sight. lol
• Philadelphia
• Pros
• Fantastic district for work
• Boss is godlike there
• Boss has even more contacts there
• Close to NYC, but not close enough to hurt me like Newark hahah
• Boyfriend has relatives nearby to help me
• Cons
• don't know anyone there
• not too close to UMUC
• Kansas City
• Pros
• MUSIC. lol just kidding
• Commuting distance to the school that I already got accepted into. 
• driving distance to many friend's houses
• Cons
• DANGEROUS city
• Saint Louis
• Pros
• Know entirely too many people
• Know the area already
• Possibility for parents to live there
• Cons
• know too many people. 
• no desire to live there

So yeah, I'm leaning towards Philly, but gahhhhh I don't know.....

Featured Randoms:
So lately, I have been BELTING out a song by P!nk. It is called Ave Mary A, a different take on the prayer Ave Maria. It not only gives me goosebumps, but I bawl every time I sing "Ave Mary A" and the rest of the chorus.  Something about it speaks to me.  I'm not a hardcore religious freak but yes, I do almost feel as if I'm singing to Mary herself.  Kick ass song.

On the flip side, Rhianna did a song called S&M and I think the video is just interesting.  What are the singers of today thinking? Oi.

MEEP! My bad!

Sorry y'all. I am getting hit REALLY hard with the books, and am having a hard time squeezing in all the reading, commenting, researching, posting, and note taking in, let alone try to blog! Hoping to settle into a routine, but I know one thing... Three online classes is KILLER!

Things We Say:

Today is the worst day to hurt yourself.  You know how many kids die because they got hurt during the superbowl and their daddies were too busy watching the game to take the kid to the hospital?--My friend Ed
As soon as my friend said this to his four year old daughter, she started crying...because all the rest of us were laughing our asses off.  


I am soberly hung over.--Me
Watching Super Bowl XLV was a bad idea this year. It was a bad idea only because it started at midnight here, and therefore was not over until 4am.  I left our friend's house at 3am, somehow couldn't fall asleep until 4.  Makes a 7am alarm next to impossible to obey. So the sleep deprivation gave me a hangover like you wouldn't believe, and I didn't even drink anything! Oh well.  

No big deal, just lost in Mainz...--Me
I like to say "no big deal" when something really irks me. I don't know how it started or where I got it from.  This can be deceiving, because I usually say it in a nonchalant tone of voice. 


S.H.I.T!--Arzu
This stands for So Happy It's Thursday. I liked it, since I am much more excited for Wednesday (hump day) and Thursday (one more work day).

Blurb My Brain:

So my boyfriend and I are going to take a trip to Montana in 9 days. I'm pretty stoked.  Normally, I'd be worried that I'm not practicing good OPSEC (it's a military thing) but Montana is kind of a huge state.  Not many towns, but whatever.  I'm off topic. Sorry.  I'm excited because of all the things that you are probably taking for granted RIGHT NOW.  I miss Arby's, Wendy's, McDonald's menus I can read, Commercials, shopping on Sundays, shopping after 8pm, coldstone creamery, red lobster, and Walmart, and Target.  The next sentence I am going to say is very materialistic, and will probably offend someone: When you are out at the store next time (as long as it is not an AAFES) think of how much your country's soldiers are inconvenienced by serving overseas.  I didn't want to say suffering, because lack of a Big Mac (hey that rhymed!) probably does some of our soldiers good. But there are many things that we take for granted until we leave or don't have it. 

Featured Randoms:

I don't have many quotes this time, but I do have several randoms.
A friend from high school started an organization to help transgendered individuals afford to start their transformation.  At least, that's the gist of what I got out of it.  I always like to support fledgling organizations (see OMG!Coupons).  So visit the site, donate a little, and find out how you can help if you are so inclined.

Along side this, I saw a video of Wanda Sykes yelling at some teenage boys to stop using the phrase "that's so gay" and I have to say I laughed my ass off. Partially because I have a 15 year old brother, but also because....well no, just because I have a 15 year old brother. It sends a good message, regardless of personal beliefs.  Check it out.

The next featured random was just the fact that Facebook is odd sometimes.  An ad showed up on my sidebar that was of a mouse.  Take a look below. That is one shitty mouse. LOL.