Monday, September 15, 2008

Rafting trip and more!

Wow, what a weekend! I went white water rafting with a group of ten friends, what a blast! We went through Northern Outdoors in The Forks, ME... on the Dead River. I was scared at first, but once we started it was great! After rafting we spent the evening sipping on drinks and relaxing in a big hot tub, not to mention building a fire and eating some delicious meals! I can't wait to go again!





On another note, I'm starting to think my ex-husbands wife is a little off her rocker! Seriously, I've done nothing to them, we've been divorced for six months, I haven't seen him in eight months, nor have I spoken to him in awhile.. not even email! She's displaying SO MUCH hatred towards me, it's just weird. I've never even met the girl. She's acting like I should towards her really.. LOL ..like I pose a threat to her... very insecure, not to mention immature. I mean, he's her problem now, I don't want him! I'm actually quite happy for them and their growing family.. I wish she would stop being a psycho though. I feel like she's stalking me or something.. LOL Anyhoo, just venting I guess.. Jax is the only person who reads this =) Thanks for listening!

Monday, September 8, 2008

Fat Albert!

Well, I got to fly on Fat Albert yesterday! For anyone who doesn't know, Fat Albert is the C-130 that is part of the Navy and Marine Corps Blue Angel Team. It was truly the experience of a lifetime! Who knows when I could get another chance to fly on an aircraft manuevering like that. We did a combat take off, some insanely steep turns (75+ degrees), and a short landing (less than 1000 feet), thank goodness for seatbelts! I got to experience complete weightlessness for a full five seconds! It was amazing! If you haven't been to an airshow an seen the Blue Angels and Fat Albert fly, you should make it to the next one near you!


Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Name Change

So, for the past almost six months I've had to continue wearing my ex-husbands name at work... but, today, my paperwork finally came back!! WOOO! Now I can get my new military ID, change my uniforms, and stop having the constant reminder of his name on my uniforms! YAY!

Monday, August 25, 2008

My kayaking adventure!

So, I got to go on a kayaking trip the other day, and it was awesome! We were out on the water for several hours, and saw so many cool things, including a harbor seal pup! I met some new people, who are quickly becoming good friends! We island hopped to our destination, Eagle Island, which is (was) the summer home of the man that first reached the north pole. The entire island is now a state park, so we got a tour of the house, and got to walk some trails and eat wild berries! I had such a great time!

View from the house
^ The group preparing to leave Eagle Island


This seal was so adorable!!

Thursday, August 7, 2008

A little venting and mean humor...

So... since no one ever reads this I feel like I can vent without offending too many people. So, I'm recently divorced (finalized back in March). My now ex husband had a girlfriend while we were married, and they are now engaged. The funny part comes in because from my understanding he met her on leave, and fell in love (in less than a week), then left the country for about four months. When he returned she had moved into his (my old) apartment in Maine... after living together for about a month they got engaged. Now, I realize that my ex is indeed not the brightest.. but I knew well enough that he wouldn't just get engaged again, not that fast.. witout a good reason... and indeed she is pregnant. The poor girl.. I mean, he is such an abusive, jealous, insecure person..don't get me wrong, he has a good heart overall, but she has no idea what she is getting herself into. Sure, it's all great in the beginning.. but she is going to have his child and be attached to him forever now.. they don't even know eachother yet. He abused and assaulted me and our pets, as I'm sure he will do to her and his child.. it's so sad.

I felt sorry for her until tonight though. I found that she made a myspace page for my shepherd. (Which is just ridiculous in my opinion.) But my problem is that she is calling herself his mommy. I adopted him, paid $1600 for him, named him, and raised him from a puppy to an adult.. I'm Zeus' mommy. I know it shouldn't bother me that much, but, I had to give up that dog, along with several other things to make a clean safe break from my now ex.. and I miss Zeus. She is NOT his mommy, step mommy.. sure.. but not mommy! On another funny sidenote.. I saw that she has tattoos all over her side... HA.. they will never look the same after pregnancy.

Anyhoo, I still wish them well.. though I can honestly say that I've built up a pretty big dislike for them both.. I mean.. all the things I did to keep him out of jail, and in the navy.. and just overall out of trouble for him to turn around and have a girlfriend behind my back.. and completly screw me over and continue treating me horribly.. ug. I feel like I should've had him thrown in jail, and kicked out of the navy.. I could've destroyed his life! But, I didn't, I remained the bigger person. YAY me! As for her, she was messing around with a married man.. so I say "eff" her! Plus I had a couple shoe boxes of letters and cards there, and she threw them away! Seriously, she had NO RIGHT to do that.. isn't it illegal to mess with someone elses mail anyways? There were cards and letters not only from my ex, but from my family from over the years... It's all freaking upsetting.

But, I'm doing well overall. Work is moving right along, and I've still got my new car, great dog, and awesome apartment.. not to mention amazing friends and family. I've been getting out and doing things.. meeting new people, taking road trips.. and having fun! WOO!

Monday, July 28, 2008

Summer Vacation 2008

Well, I just had two awesome weeks of vacation! I flew from Maine down to Virginia and spent a few days in Fredericksburg. Though my time there was limited, I got to see so many friends! From there i went to VA Beach and got to meet my cousins new wife, and hang out with an old friend. Next I drove down to Topsail Island, NC... there I met up with about eighty family members from my dads side, and we all stayed at the Villa Capriani (a great resort). It's always great catching up with family, I really had a great time, and I can't wait to get back down to VA (and TN) in October!! Anyhoo, I'm going to post a few pictures, but all of them can be found on my myspace page!

My family picture.. / Some of the gang reunited!!

Topsail Island Beach / Me, and my newest nephew Liam!

Phil and Shannon

Thursday, July 10, 2008

July 4th, and my new camera!!

I had a GREAT Independence Day! For once I didn't have to work, so I actually got to participate in the events! I spent the day with one of my best friends, and my dog. We hung out at a festival... you know, watched the parade, played some games, and of course.. ate some fried dough! It was such a beautiful day, I even got to see fireworks for the first time in years! Oh, equally important, I got to use my brand new camera all day!! (Canon SD850 IS) I love it! So, here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure! Oh, and I added some more links for ya to check out!
Trying out the firework setting!
Gixxie playing at Lands End
Cute kid at the parade, the mother wanted me to take a pic with the special setting. lol
I love this one.. it's just so nifty. =)

I took a drive out to Lands End with Gixxie... it's so peaceful down there.
This was after Gixxie went swimming, so yeah, she got me completely soaked!!
This was her reaction!... but who could be mad at that face?