Not only do I need to know it for the meetings but I have heard that I need to learn some of it before I actually leave for bootcamp. This is not my strong point, Lord help me!
Hope you have a great rest of the week and weekend!
Thursday, July 30, 2009
random...
So I was just sittin here thinkin that I really need to start looking over my Navy history stuff. But the only thing is that I am not that motivated to get started because I am really not all that into history to tell you the truth. But I really need to learn some of it before our next meeting on Aug 10th.
Not only do I need to know it for the meetings but I have heard that I need to learn some of it before I actually leave for bootcamp. This is not my strong point, Lord help me!
Hope you have a great rest of the week and weekend!
Not only do I need to know it for the meetings but I have heard that I need to learn some of it before I actually leave for bootcamp. This is not my strong point, Lord help me!
Hope you have a great rest of the week and weekend!
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
Great way to start out a Monday!!
Finally have some great news!!! drum roll please........I finally got an internship..woo hoo!! So that is one less thing that I have to worry about right at this moment. I will be "working" at Southern Illinois Orthopedic Center in the HR depeartment. The manager that I talked to today seems really nice so that is a major plus right there. Also, she said that I could set my own hours, just as long as I get my required time that I have to get in for the semester.
So basically I will be working Mon-Wed there and then Thurs-Sat I will be going to work at the job that I have now at the hospital. So during the week I will be working a total of 60 hours! wow I will be one busy person. oh well, it will be worth it and it is only from Aug 24th to sometime in December when school is over.
Oh I will try and get my pics up from PCB sometime later this week since I don't have to work from Wed-Sat.
Hope you all had a great weekend and that the rest of the week is great as well!
So basically I will be working Mon-Wed there and then Thurs-Sat I will be going to work at the job that I have now at the hospital. So during the week I will be working a total of 60 hours! wow I will be one busy person. oh well, it will be worth it and it is only from Aug 24th to sometime in December when school is over.
Oh I will try and get my pics up from PCB sometime later this week since I don't have to work from Wed-Sat.
Hope you all had a great weekend and that the rest of the week is great as well!
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
PCB '09
So this past week was most likely the best week so far this summer. I finally went on most needed vacation to the lovely state of Florida! We rented a place in Panama City Beach. The house that we stayed at was right across the street from the beach which was perfectly fine with me. It was about a minute walk from our front door to the water.
The weather while we were there was perfect. Only had one day that it rained where we couldn't do anything, but we still had a good time that day anyways.
We actually didn't do a whole lot while we were there, excpet laying out on the beach and just relax. We did go to Pier Park, where there are a lot of different places to shop and a few places to eat. One of the best places in my opinion is Magaritaville. Great food, drinks and the place itself was awesome. Completely reccommend it.
But one of the best things that I did while I was there was to go Para Sailing! My aunt paid for my way for a birthday gift, since she said that she never gave me anything for my birthday. So she wanted me to do the highest flight that you could do. So I went on 1200 ft up in the air, for 4 miles, and they did 3 dips in the water while you were up. Let me tell you, it was one of the best things that I have gotten to do in my life. Also, to add to the great day, was that I got to ride on the banana boats that get pulled behind a jet ski. Which that was a blast as well, except the part of tasting a little more salt water than I wanted too.
On Thursday, I went to Destin to go out with my friend/old roommate. We had a great time that night. We went out to dinner at AJ's Seafood and Oyster bar and had a great dinner. Saw a band while we were there which was pretty good and had a few drinks of course. But one surprising part of the night when out of no where fireworks started going off. AJ's is right on the water so some boat out there put on a show. That was a nice little extra to our night. We also went to some other place called, club overboard, but it wasn't as good as AJ's. But over all it was nice to hang out with Jessica since we haven't done anything since I moved out earlier this month.
I hated that the week ended and I had to come back to reality. I could of stayed there for at least another week! But I guess all good things have to come to an end sooner or later.
I will try and get some pictures up pretty soon to share with all you guys. Hoep that your week is going well so far!
Until Later,
The weather while we were there was perfect. Only had one day that it rained where we couldn't do anything, but we still had a good time that day anyways.
We actually didn't do a whole lot while we were there, excpet laying out on the beach and just relax. We did go to Pier Park, where there are a lot of different places to shop and a few places to eat. One of the best places in my opinion is Magaritaville. Great food, drinks and the place itself was awesome. Completely reccommend it.
But one of the best things that I did while I was there was to go Para Sailing! My aunt paid for my way for a birthday gift, since she said that she never gave me anything for my birthday. So she wanted me to do the highest flight that you could do. So I went on 1200 ft up in the air, for 4 miles, and they did 3 dips in the water while you were up. Let me tell you, it was one of the best things that I have gotten to do in my life. Also, to add to the great day, was that I got to ride on the banana boats that get pulled behind a jet ski. Which that was a blast as well, except the part of tasting a little more salt water than I wanted too.
On Thursday, I went to Destin to go out with my friend/old roommate. We had a great time that night. We went out to dinner at AJ's Seafood and Oyster bar and had a great dinner. Saw a band while we were there which was pretty good and had a few drinks of course. But one surprising part of the night when out of no where fireworks started going off. AJ's is right on the water so some boat out there put on a show. That was a nice little extra to our night. We also went to some other place called, club overboard, but it wasn't as good as AJ's. But over all it was nice to hang out with Jessica since we haven't done anything since I moved out earlier this month.
I hated that the week ended and I had to come back to reality. I could of stayed there for at least another week! But I guess all good things have to come to an end sooner or later.
I will try and get some pictures up pretty soon to share with all you guys. Hoep that your week is going well so far!
Until Later,
Saturday, July 18, 2009
MIA for the past week, and this is why....
This isn't going to be very long one since I just got back from a 11 hour car ride from Panama City Beach, Florida. It was a great vacation and it was just what I needed! I will do another post and let you all know what we did while we were there and post some pics as well.
Hope that everyone is having a great weekend!
Hope that everyone is having a great weekend!
Monday, July 6, 2009
Sweet Home Alabama!!
So this past holiday weekend was the best that I have had in a while! As I said in my last post, I went to go see Lynyrd Skynyrd on Friday the 3rd at Harrah's in Metropolis, IL. I was able to go for free with my best friend and her dad, since her mom's sorority helps out during the concerts. Over all we had pretty decent seats and the weather couldn't have been any more perfect than what it was. They played for about an hour which was a pretty decent amount of time, I thought.
Here are some pics:
My best friend and I at the concert
After the concert we went out to have a some more fun:)
So on the 4th we went to her Aunt and Uncle's house at the Lake of Egypt. Even though the weather wasn't so great, since it rained most of the day, we still had a great time though. We were still able to go tubing. I have never done this before and I had a great time while we had the chance to do it. Can't wait to go back there again and just spend the day on the lake.
The weather finally cleared up in the evening and we were able to see some fireworks that night.
Hope you all had a great 4th!
Until later,
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Finally the weekend!!!
Starting off I want to say that I hope that everyone has a great 4th!
So I am really ready to get this weekend started!
On Friday night I am going to Metropolis to go see Lynyrd Skynyrd with my best friend. So it should be a great time and I can't wait!
Hopefully this wonderful weather we have been enjoying will stay around until after this weekend is over! I am going to be spending the night with her, since who knows what time we will actaully get done having a good time that night :)
Then on Saturday, we are going to be heading to Marion, where her aunt and uncle lives, and spend the whole day on the lake! She has told be that we are going to be tubing as well. So I have never done this before, so pray that I don't get hurt while I attempt to do it. But other than that, I have no idea what is in store for that day. I know that we are going to be going somewhere to watch the fireworks that night, which will be a great ending to a great day!
So I will tell you about my weekend sometime next week!
Do you guys have any great plans for this weekend?
Until later,
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
**Updates**
So today I am moving back into my parent's house. I don't think that it should be too bad of a move since I have most of my things alrady over there and plus it is onl y a few minutes away from where I am now. So hopefully, everything will go alright after I move back in since I am use to doing anything that I wanted to without having anybody questioning me what I was going to be doing. So that's what is new in my life right now. I know..pretty exciting right?? yeah, not so much lol
on the other hand, some updates on what I have written about earlier:
Internship: still looking for one. but the good news is that i now only have to work 20 hours a week for it instead of 40. this is pretty good since i dont have to keep looking for a paid one..which let me tell you..i dont think that they exist!! so keep your figers crossed that i find one pretty soon. i am hoping to get one by this the end of this week.
Navy things: so on my winery trip the past week, i learned about the college fund that is available that you can get that adds more money whenever you get the G.I. Bill. So I thought that this was a pretty good deal. When I got home I researched about it a little then headed to go talk to the recruiters about this. But as it turns out, I wouldn't be able to get this until after I have been in for 3 years. Not as soon as I would like it to be.
But my only dilemma is that, if I take the LRP right now, I won't be able to get the GI until I reenlist and the catch with the college fund is, from what I have read about it, that you have to ask for it when you first enlist. So what I am trying to decide is just take the LRP or not? Because if I could possibly get quite a bit extra from the college fund I could use that to pay on my loans that I have. But my only question is that, would I still be able to get it if I wait until I reenlist after my first five years are over?
Also found out that if I do decide to go to school when I first start out that I would only be able to get Tuition Assistantance since the GI doesn't start until after I am in for 3 years. This would only pay for the tuition and not the books or anything else that I may need. Again, still not a bad deal. I would much rather pay for books and not have to worry about paying the tuition any day. I guess I could do this if I took the LRP or not. What to do????
****started this a couple of days ago, move went great, just have to get everything organized now***
on the other hand, some updates on what I have written about earlier:
Internship: still looking for one. but the good news is that i now only have to work 20 hours a week for it instead of 40. this is pretty good since i dont have to keep looking for a paid one..which let me tell you..i dont think that they exist!! so keep your figers crossed that i find one pretty soon. i am hoping to get one by this the end of this week.
Navy things: so on my winery trip the past week, i learned about the college fund that is available that you can get that adds more money whenever you get the G.I. Bill. So I thought that this was a pretty good deal. When I got home I researched about it a little then headed to go talk to the recruiters about this. But as it turns out, I wouldn't be able to get this until after I have been in for 3 years. Not as soon as I would like it to be.
But my only dilemma is that, if I take the LRP right now, I won't be able to get the GI until I reenlist and the catch with the college fund is, from what I have read about it, that you have to ask for it when you first enlist. So what I am trying to decide is just take the LRP or not? Because if I could possibly get quite a bit extra from the college fund I could use that to pay on my loans that I have. But my only question is that, would I still be able to get it if I wait until I reenlist after my first five years are over?
Also found out that if I do decide to go to school when I first start out that I would only be able to get Tuition Assistantance since the GI doesn't start until after I am in for 3 years. This would only pay for the tuition and not the books or anything else that I may need. Again, still not a bad deal. I would much rather pay for books and not have to worry about paying the tuition any day. I guess I could do this if I took the LRP or not. What to do????
I have came to the conclusion that I hate having to make hard decisions, but I guess that is just part of growing up and I need to get use to it.
Well thats about it for the updates,
until later,
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