Work out!

I have started my exercise routine again after the hectic moving weeks...It feels so good to exercise! It is a bit of a shock for my legs, because there are so many BIG hills out here! Flat land is hard to come by. Think of the hills in dellwood....suicide hill to be specific. There are lots of streets that are the SAME INCLINE as that hill! It's kind of scary to drive your car up and down some of those hillls because you can't see the bottom! :O Buut, it is fun to run up them!

Also, for you ladies that want to start working out and getting in shape before I come home...and start my "exercising with Sister Gretchen"........I thought I'd pass down this neat tool to you. It is a GPS/Satellite map that you can trace a running route on. It calculates distance and even ELEVATION!!! (Handy in California!) Here's the website: http://www.usatf.org/routes/map/

Home!

I finally made it home, but not until the 23rd.

I didn't get any of the earlier flights out of Pensacola, and then MY flight was cancelled for mechanical reasons. (Also the last flight out of Pensacola for the day)

SOOOOOOO, American Airlines changed my flight itinerary to get to San Diego by 0930 the next morning. This involved flying on Delta airlines to ........here's what I got:

-Pensacola to Atlanta, GA via Delta airlines

-Spend the night in Atlanta, and fly out the next morning...early!

-Atlanta to Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX

-Dallas/Ft. Worth to San Diego

Well, the Delta flight to Atlanta was delayed 6 hours! This was because "the AC unit was broke and needed to be replaced, and oh....fuel was leaking out the wing..." WHAT!?!?! FUEL LEAKING OUT!?!?! :O WOWZA! But at 0100, I'm really don't care! I eventually just slept on the floor for a good hour.

By the time we got to Atlanta, it was 0330. Going to a hotel was pretty much useless, because my next flight left at 0630! Then they couldn't find my luggage, and it "MIGHT" end up in San Diego. This was at about 0445 and I was just too tired to care. I just wanted to get home!

The rest of my flights were great! I even got blankets! :) I did make it to San Diego by 0930, like they promised! zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Just in time for sleeping! ha
It was all worth it, because I came home to find a BEAUTIFUL apartment!!!!

Here's my kitchen, that has sooo many cabinets and plentiful counter-space! :)

This is the view from our North-facing bedroom window

This is the view from our East-facing window, it is Mt. Helix. In fact, most of San Diego is on pretty hilltops like this! I can't imagine trying to drive a manual transmission car around here! You'd have a fun time doing hill-starts! :)

This is our living room. It's a bit dark, because it is nighttime...we have a large balcony too! It's outside the sliding glass doors there in the back. I plan on getting a palm tree for the balcony...and lots of pretty plants!

I'll put more pictures up later, it's been a busy couple of days getting everything unpacked! :/

long day

Flight got cancelled...

The plan:

Tonight, flight to Atlanta.

Spend the night in Atlanta.

In the morning.....Atlanta-->Dallas/Ft.Worth--->San Diego!


I just hope my bags dont end up in canada!

Cali, Here I COME!

Well, I'm ready to start flapping my wings to fly myself to California! The Navy booked my flight at 7pm! I'm trying to get onto an earlier flight, but everything is booked solid! I MAY get on the 3pm flight...and if that doesn't work, the 5pm.

Please God give me a safe and timely flight!

"Home"

James and Mike made it safely to San Diego on Sunday. Mike flew back to Chicago this morning...so now James is all by himself...unpacking...he called me today and really sounded sad. I asked him if he was OK and he said that he just really missed me! It feels good to be missed. Lately we've been really stressed (moving, me taking boards, logistical nightmares...) you get the picture. But absence really DOES make the heart grow fonder. It's only been 5 days since we last saw eachother, but now it's also like 2,000 miles! I can't wait to go "home!" I'm so glad I have someone to go "home" to, even though it will be in a new city/state/occupation/etc!

Just feelin kinda homesick tonight... :)

Forgetfulness!

I just realized that I forgot to post the pics from the party! These are from my graduation/commissioning/going away party on June 9th.....

Playing in the pool...this beach ball was HUGE! It was like 4 feet in diameter!

The grandmas (James parents' parents....everyone got along great! I was so happy!)The kids in the pool...Sofia is the one in the blue/green suit. James, me and Mikey with his bum leg...he couldn't climb any trees!The people that wanted to be photographed...There were some stinkers that didn't want to be in the group photo!!! I really like climbing trees! But do not attempt this in a skirt, unless you are wearing a SWIMSUIT underneath! :)

Me and the princess....or is it Grace?
Of course I put away the camera before the water balloon fight and then the whole "lets throw kina and gretchen into the pool" incident...... haha what a fun day!

Happy Father's Day!

I'm so glad I have a dad that loves me! He is the greatest dad in the world!