Well that's no fun....

Today marks the end of day two of Northland Pioneer College's Youth Theater Camp. I'm helping and doing the choreography for the camp. It's fun, but putting a show together in less then two weeks, with children, is pretty insane - at least it's entertaining. The kids are doing "The Aristocats" a shortened version of the Disney movie. They will be performing on June 6th at 12 noon and 6pm if anyone is interested.
I start school again on Sunday, my two weeks of break are already over :( BUT I'm almost done! This seminar is U.S. history which is interesting, not my favorite subject, however it is the lightest reading load I've had in grad school.
So far it looks like Brian will not be able to live off base with me during his time in tech school, which is kind of upsetting. I still plan on moving though, because he will be able to go off base after duty hours and live with me on the weekends. Beyond that I don't think it is healthy for our marriage to be apart for so long (almost 9 months, in the first year and a half of our marriage). It's hard enough to be apart now, I don't see why we should put such a strain on our marriage when we don't have to. Also it's not fair to him that he misses the first 6 months of his child's life, so to Texas I will go :) - Although I wish I could move sooner - but I suppose mid-August is going to have to work.
Well that's the update :) hope all the people that read this are doing well!

Some Jokes that made me laugh

Everyone needs a good laugh now and then - these jokes just happened to brighten my day.

6-year-old Marriage
A six-year-old boy told his father he wanted to marry the little girl across the street. The father, being modern and well-schooled in handling children, hid his smile behind his hand. "That's a serious step," he said. "Have you thought it out completely?" "Yes," his young son answered. "We can spend one week in my room and the next in hers. It's right across the street, so I can run home if I get scared of the dark.""How about transportation?" the father asked."I have my wagon, and we both have our tricycles," the little boy answered.The boy had an answer to every question the father raised.Finally, in exasperation, his dad asked, "What about babies? When you're married, you're liable to have babies, you know.""We've thought about that, too," the little boy replied. "We're not going to have babies. Every time she lays an egg, I'm going to step on it!"

Drunken Husband
Sam wakes up at home with a huge hangover. He forces himself to open his eyes, and the first thing he sees is a couple of aspirins and a glass of water on the side table. He sits down and sees his clothing in front of him, all clean and pressed. Sam looks around the room and sees that it is in perfect order, spotless, clean. So is the rest of the house. He takes the aspirins and notices a note on the table. "Honey, breakfast is on the stove, I left early to go shopping. Love You!" So he goes to the kitchen and sure enough there is a hot breakfast and the morning newspaper. His son is also at the table, eating. Sam asks, "Son, what happened last night?" His son says, "Well, you came home around 3 AM, drunk and delirious. Broke some furniture, puked in the hallway, and gave yourself a black eye when you stumbled into the door". Confused, Sam asks, "So, why is everything in order and so clean, and breakfast is on the table waiting for me? I should expect a big quarrel with her!"His son replies, "Oh, that! Mom dragged you to the bedroom, and when she tried to take your clothes n shoes off, you said, "Lady leave me alone! I'm married!"

Young Minds
A young boy enters a barber shop and the barber whispers to his Customer, "This is the dumbest kid in the world. Watch while I prove it to you. "The barber puts a dollar in one hand and 25 cents in the other, then calls the boy over and asks, "Which do you want, son?"The boy takes 25 cents and leaves."What did I tell you?" said the barber. "That kid never learns!"Later, when the customer leaves, he sees the same young boy coming out of the ice cream store. "Hey, son, May I ask you a question? Why did you take 25 cents instead of the dollar?"The boy licked his cone and replied, "Because the day I take the dollar, the game's over!"

The Downward Slope

It's been interesting being pregnant, it seems that everyone around me has changed since I got pregnant.....except me and Brian. Since I've been in Arizona I haven't stopped doing stuff and I've been busy every day. It's has been a roller coaster, I have loved seeing everybody, but like I said it seems everyone changes when you are pregnant. My aunt saw me yesterday, and being as I hate people rubbing my stomach I had placed my arms over my stomach....but she didn't get it and still attempted to rub the belly. My dad told her not to, but she said everyone does it, and that once you are pregnant you are public property, and once the baby is born the baby is public property. This is what perplexes me, why do people all of the sudden assume because you are pregnant you are "public property"? Just about every woman I know has said how much she disliked people treating her like she was public property - so why do so many women, who have gone through this, then view me and the baby as public property? Pregnancy is the time when you feel like a hippo, have a whirlwind of hormones and emotions, and yet people seem to pray on all that and make it worse - and they all went through it! I guess I don't understand, I've never had the fascination with babies that other people seem to have, sure babies are cute, but I guess I've never viewed them as public property or have felt like I had any right to touch mother or baby without the expressed opinion of the mother - then again, that's just how my mother raised me.
Speaking of, my mother has been great, only a few problems have occured since I have moved in, but that is bound to happen when you move back in with your parents but really want to be with your husband. My mom has been supportive of the decisions Brian and I have made - even when other people don't understand. One of her friends said something about disagreeing with a decision Brian and I had made and she asked mom if she disagreed as well, and if she did why didn't she say something to me because after all it is HER grandchild. My mom looked at her friend and said "Actually it is my daughter's child, and I am not part of the relationship that is between her, Brian, and God, therefore it's none of my business unless they are violating that covenant relationship. Whether I agree with their decisions or not holds no bearing of whether it is the right choice that God is leading them to." I wish more people could be like my mom in this sense, she really hasn't tried to be controlling, and even when she doesn't agree she realizes that her discomfort is only stemmed from her instinct to have things her way. After all we all have that instinct, so when someone does something we wouldn't do we view it as wrong, when sometimes we shouldn't. She has been very reassuring which is nice, and so have Brian's grandparents the French's - I enjoy visitng with them, they lift my spirits and are so very understanding and caring. When older generations do things that upset the younger generations we blame it on "being set in their ways" but that isn't them at all, they seem to try and understand everyone around them, it seems they are fine with new things and different ideas, which has made me really comfortable when with them.
I should say that Brian is doing well, I talk to him often, although not for very long. He is usually pretty busy and is determined to achieve high scores while at school. I will see him soon, so that is exciting for us. Hopefully he will be able to get emergency leave once the baby comes, and since he will be here and if he has enough leave we have talked about him helping me drive out to be with him. It seems like the best solution, as I am most comfortable with him, and I will feel very relaxed and at ease. He has been amazing, even from so far away, he listens to every anxiety I have and reassures me that I am in fact not public property, that I have every right to be protective of myself and the baby. Once he even texted me saying I was the property of God and I can tell everyone to bug off - lol.
I suppose there isn't much news really - 10 weeks left before the baby is due, I have a ton of repacking to do, and two more seminars in school before I am finished. Brian is busy and happy and truly likes the AirForce, he is on the drill team and will be moving from Mississippi to Texas in July. So that's the update - hope everyone is doing well!!!

I've now completed my first week of Tech school

Tech school is an interesting Transition. We have gone from the Militant Discipline of BMT to the relaxed college environment of Tech School. For 6.5 weeks at BMT we pretty much had our lives dictated to us we were told where to go and when to go and couldn't do anything outside the schedule. If we weren't at an appointment we were in our dorms making sure everything was in order. We weren't allowed to talk to females and were pretty well isolated from the world outside the Training Squadron. Now that we have graduated were are on our own. of course we have our classes to go to and the entire Squadron goes together but after 5:30 our day is over and we are on our own we can go to the gym or to the library or to diner and no body tells us when or what or how. We can talk to females and hang out with them. And there is just so much more freedom and a lot of people end up getting into all sorts of trouble because they are the type that you give them an inch and they take a yard. They have to push the limit even though the limit has been clearly defined. At the same time the Air Force realized this reality and creadted the Phase program so as to not give us too much freedom all at once. Depending on what phase you are in decides hwo much extra freedom you receive. Phase 1 you aren't allowed off base and must still wear your uniform during non duty hours. Phase 2 you are allowed off base but must wear the Blue Service uniform, you are also allowed to drink but not while in uniform and you can wear civilian clothes during non duty hours. Phase 3 pretty much allows you to do anything that is not prohibited by state federal and military law. you can wear civilian clothes off base you can leave the state if you have permission you can drink off base you can drive a car in civilian clothes and many other things. So thats my life for the time being i'm just trying to get used to it all its a bit strange to go from militant discipline to lots of freedom in a couple of days. When you com from basic you were so used to being told when and how to do something that when you get to Tech School you expect the same and don't receive it and you're left confused and not sure what to do.

For anyone who would like to send me mail my address is
140 Phantom Street Box 12771
Keesler AFB MS 39534

Anyway thats about all i can think of right now

In Arizona

Here I am in Arizona for the next few months. The trip was decent, but we still have to unload everything and I'm pretty much useless due to my feet being so sore from the trip causing them to swell. The next week is a chaotic mess of unpacking and seeing people, I have friends that are coming into AZ for various reasons this week so I'm trying to see all of them, and I also have a huge paper due that I need to get sources for - so things may not slow down for a few days.

I found a very interesting website - so if anyone is interested here is the link

http://www.givingbirthnaturally.com/

I'm Done with basic training

I now have contact with the outside world YAYE. So its sunday and i have just spent a very enjoyable weekend with my wife, dad and father in law on and off base. i'm glad that i got to see them it would have been a long and lonely weekend if nobody had come to see me graduate. i'm not sure what to write right now because i'm still trying to process everything that has happened. The past six weeks has been a interesting experience on one hand it has gone by very fast but on the other hand six weeks ago seems like forever ago. it feels like i've been in for years. i guess we have just been so active and have done so many things and tried to cram so much into so little time that it feels like i've accomplished a years worth of work in a month and a half. so yeah i'm just slowly trying to unwind and process everything. tonight i leave for keesler afb in mississippi for the next 16 weeks two of wich i will be doing details such as raking leaves and such. but anyway thats all for now