Did I Shave My Legs For This?

Ch-ch-ch-changes

As I've posted before, I get to retire soon.  Lots of changes abound, including some typepad house cleaning.  I've deleted the Tater Tot blog, but I have added Liberty Call.  The DISMLFT blog followed a period in my life while I was in the Navy, whereas Liberty Call will follow my transition into civilian life.  I'll be playing with the design for a while before I settle down on something, so bear with me.  I'm not sure that I'll keep this blog after Liberty Call gets off the ground, but I might archive it and save it for prosperity's sake.

I want to thank those that stuck with me even if I didn't post for a while.  I hope you follow me to the new blog and share my soon-to-be new adventures as I move from Sailor of the High Seas to Housewife in the Boonies.

 

Fair WInds and Following Seas...

232 days left...

I cannot wait.

What happens in 232 days? I will officially be retired! 20 years and 11 days of Naval service.

I'm so tired. I just want to have my life back. I'm tired of getting home from work and doing nothing because I'm too exhausted from the mental stress of my job. The job itself is easy, but the fact that out of the 15 people working for me, only about a eighth of them act like adults and do not require me to hold their hands constantly. It is totally draining.

I cannot wait to cook every night. I cannot wait to play with crafts. I cannot wait to do the things I took for granted even five years ago.

But on a different note - married life is AWESOME! It's hard to believe it's been three months since the wedding. It seems like longer, in a good way. I can't wait (I keep saying that!) to get a house to live in forever and just be us together. Sappy, I know.

Edit: I just received my official authorization to retire this morning!  Whoop!

And 2010 isn't even over yet

This has been a busy year so far. I'm heading down to Texas for my grandfather's funeral. We're hoping that the rest of the year is quiet. In February, my husband's grandma died. In March, he aunt passed. In April, we lost our baby. In June we found out that hubby's grandfather has cancer. We then got married in August. Earlier this month we had our honeymoon and my sister-in-law had a baby. And last but not least, last night I lost my grandpa to ALS.

I realy hope nothing else happens the rest of 2010 - I could use some peace.

Going down memory lane

I was just reading some old posts after I updated the Tater Tot, and holy crap! I was funny!

What the hell happened?

And the adventure begins!

I'm hoping with a baby on the way, and my need to journal the minute details of my life at times, the new blog I made The Tater Tot Adventures will be the best way to keep you all updated as well as remember my experiences.

I have a long way to go, and I'm hoping you'll share my journey.

More of a catch up

Thank you for all of the comments - I've been really REALLY busy. Less than a month after I posted, I found out that I am pregnant. HOLY CRAP! I'm due November 8th. The wedding that was tentatively scheduled for October is probably going to be sooner. There is just so much going on right now, it's ridonkulous. Earlier this month, I attended Transition Assistance Program class, to help me with retirement. My retirement ceremony is at the end of April next year. My actual retirement date is next June. 20 years. It's crazy. My life is insane, but in a good way. One of these days, I'm going to sit down and change the blog up a bit, but you know how that goes. Miss talking to you guys!

So, you come here often?

I know I don't. lol. Not on purpose, but I have been busy. Let's see if I can break it down. As you can see from the legend, I met someone. It was totally unexpected and kind of unwanted. We’ve been together a year in April and we’re getting married in October. Yes, I said married. Holy crap. It’s really weird. I never thought I’d find someone who absolutely and totally gets me. When I have the time (and when I’m not at work or spending quality time with him) I will tell more. For now, I think I’ll just enjoy myself.

Happy Thanksgiving ya'll

Heading to WV for Turkey Day. It's been a while and I figured I owed everyone at least that. Be safe this holiday.

Out of it

So yeah. I've been out of the online loop. I'd promise to make more of an effort, but you know how that goes. I guess I should just be happy that I posted at all. Now if I could just figure out how to get my categories on this damn iPhone app...

Nova Scotia, eh?

So that’s where we are. Beautiful country, at least what I’ve seen of it. I have duty today, but tomorrow the plan is to head over to the Titanic cemetery, Fairview Lawn and to the Maritime Museum to see some of the wreckage. The food here is great, and the city itself reminds me a lot of San Diego with it’s patio bistros and quirky shops. Yesterday we went to the Citadel and walked around there for a while. It was pretty cool seeing the ship from one of the battlements. Today has been the duty day from hell. We have already muster no less than four times and it’s only 1pm. I’m tired and I have the rev watch. I just hope that I have enough energy to make that trip to the cemetery without falling flat on my face.